The second, A Certain Scientific Accelerator, focuses on Accelerator, a teenager who can control vectors, known as the most powerful Esper in Academy City.
One of them is A Certain Scientific Railgun, which focuses on Mikoto Misaka, an Electromaster and one of the most powerful Espers in the city.
This leads to a power struggle between the magic and science factions for control of the world.īesides its own manga adaptation, the series also has two manga series which are side stories focusing on other main characters. While Magicians align themselves with different beliefs, Espers are aligned with scientific institutions. Others, known as Magicians (魔術師 Majutsushi), gain their powers upon mastering the power of magic, either from obtaining knowledge from different mythologies or by using mystical artifacts, though the existence of magicians is a secret to the public. Those Espers who gain their abilities without the aid of special scientific instruments, whether at birth, are referred to as Gemstones(原石 Genseki). Individuals who possess special powers acquired via science are called Espers(超能力者 Chōnōryokusha).
The light novels focus on Tōma Kamijō, a young high school student in Academy City who has an unusual ability, as he encounters an English nun named Index.Ī Certain Magical Index is set in a world where supernatural abilities are a reality.
She is a nun from Necessarius, a secret magic branch of the Church of England, and her mind has been implanted with the Index Librorum Prohibitorum103,000 forbidden magical books the Church has removed from circulation. The plot is set in a world where supernatural abilities exist. One day, he finds a young girl hanging on his balcony railing named Index. A Certain Magical Index (とある魔術の Toaru Majutsu no Indekkusu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura, which has been published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint since April 2004.