Toaru Majutsu no Index (A Certain Magical Index)

Despite 80% of its 2.3 million population being students, Academy City is far more advanced than any other nation worldwide. Its residents awaken something akin to a supernatural ability inside them, which is then ranked from Level 0 to 5. Along the lines lies Touma Kamijou, a powerless Level 0 esper. While his abilities are recognized as useless, he possesses a mysterious phenomenon known as "Imagine Breaker," which allows his right hand to nullify any supernatural powers upon coming in contact with them. Despite that, he claims to have rotten luck due to the misfortunes that frequently happen to him.

One day, a girl calling herself Index Librorum Prohibitorum mysteriously lands on Touma's balcony and explains to him that she is being hunted down by magicians. This leads the powerless boy to discover a whole new world—one where magic exists. With Touma facing the problems that arise from both the scientific and magical sides of the world, how will he resolve them?

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As a series, Toaru Majutsu no Index has appeared numerous times in the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! rankings under the best light novel category; 1st in 2011, 2nd in 2012/13, 3rd in 2014, 4th in 2015, 7th in 2016, 3rd in 2017, and 9th in 2019.

The series was published in English as A Certain Magical Index by Yen Press under the Yen On imprint from November 18, 2014 to March 24, 2020.

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Dec 6, 2024

YecaCRPD

Recommended

After Many months I finished this novel, I'd be lying if I said I didn't like it, but it has its problems like very repetitive fights and a drop in quality after the fifth volume with villains that the author wants us to empathize, but he doesn't succeed and they could have had their moment to shine in the volume 18, the author brought together all those villains and allies, who we met from volume 1, in volume 18, but they came to nothing. The same thing happens with GROUP, I can't connect with any of them besides Accelerator, but the volumes that participate are ...

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Mar 21, 2023

Lwhru

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Kazuma Kamachi's first job is not a perfect job, there is no doubt about that. His pacing is somewhat erratic and many of his story arcs could easily be separate stories, were it not for the recurring characters. And speaking of characters, this series has an incredibly high number of characters, but many may disappear to not be mentioned in another 5-10 volumes in the future (Index, for example, when his name is in the title, sometimes he just appears for a brief scene and then forget). However, if everything were bad, I would not be writing about this story, especially that little by little ... it is noticeable how the author improves his writing (Volume 3 being when this narrative shows its true colors) and although on more than one occasion almost I'm dying of laughter As ridiculous as the story gets, we get to see some of the more original special abilities within this type of story, for example, not limiting someone with electrical powers to only generating lightning, but also controlling the associated physical phenomena like magnetism. .
In the same way, the strong elements are in how the universe of its story is created and expanded, being narrated from different angles and from the perspective of different characters, since as the story progresses some characters develop little by little, until it reaches its end. for becoming protagonists with their own motivations, either to redeem their crimes or seek to protect someone important. Thus the story acquires different shades of depth, we already have the protagonist who does not hesitate to help others, the antihero trying to leave behind his dark past or the "normal" subject who ends up involved because he wants to protect something.

Following the idea of the nuances of depth, the world that has been built in this narrative carries the idea of duality and the coexistence (not peaceful) of science and magic in equal parts quite well, although normally each arc focuses only in one aspect. Whether it's magic or science, it's not until very late in the story that the two mix to create the big conflict arcs of the story. There are many rather complex explanations for how the powers work in the world of these novels, either from real elements or concepts invented by the author that help build the logic of the entire narrative universe of him.

In general, although as a reading it has several ups and downs, I must admit that I had a lot of fun reading it and it didn't cost me much to read the 41 volumes, so I could recommend it as an easy reading of a fantasy shonen or if you want, watch the anime, without However, as I said before, it's not until the third novel that it really shows its strengths, so if you're interested, you should wait a bit for the story to pick up a fast pace. It won't be especially deep and won't make the most of the elements that available, but the fact that it is a fun experience works in its favor.

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Dec 27, 2022

TAMNI-GT

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INTRODUCTION: I will hold on to avoid as many spoilers as possible

Okay, this is my first review written for a light novel, so be a little kind if I end up wavering and getting lost in the subject, okay? (As I am a complete amateur, I will use terms that can be a little subjective, but know that everyone stands out from the main series as a whole, like ... Toaru or Index. Of course, there will be moments that I really want to talk about to toaru series as a whole, or the Index character, but I believe that will be obvious when ...

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