A Certain Magical Index (2008)

Action · Animation · Comedy

Touma Kamijou is a student living in Academy City, a highly advanced place in terms of technology. Despite being gauged as a level zero esper (no powers), he possesses on his right hand the Imagine Breaker, an ability that negates any power whatsoever. Touma finds a young girl named Index who is trying to run away from Necessarius, a powerful magic organization that she is member of. Blessed with the skill of memorizing any sort of information, she holds 103,000 forbidden magical books within her head. As science and magic cross paths, Touma must face several dangers amid espers and magicians who appear in the exciting scientific town.

IMDb rating: 6.7 (2,734 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 ↑ +1.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2008)

7.38 avg 24 episodes 6.8 → 7.5 23 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Gakuen toshi	6.8	143
2	Inokentiusu	7.0	125
3	Nesesariusu	6.8	117
4	Kenzen kioku nôryoku	7.5	115
5	Rimitto	7.5	110
6	Imajin bureikâ	7.6	110
7	Kagaku sûhai	7.3	107
8	Arusu maguna	7.5	107
9	Dîpu buraddo	7.6	109
10	Misaka Mikoto	7.4	112
11	Shisutâzu	7.5	107
12	Reberu 6	7.5	103
13	Akuserarêta	7.4	107
14	Saijaku tai saikyô	7.5	109
15	Enzeru fôru	7.4	102
16	Kamijô Tôya	7.5	101
17	Kami no chikara	6.7	106
18	Repurika	7.6	98
19	Rasuto ôdâ	7.4	103
20	Uirusu kôdo	7.6	104
21	Kauntâ sutorappu	7.4	96
22	Gôremu	7.4	99
23	Tomodachi	7.6	99
24	Kyosû gakku Gogyô kikan	7.5	102

Season 2 (2010)

7.75 avg 24 episodes 7.8 → 8.0 23 min avg

Rebound

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Saigo no hi	7.8	84
2	Hou no sho	6.4	88
3	Amakusashiki	7.7	79
4	Sheôrufia	7.6	78
5	Rôtasuwando	7.8	76
6	Remunanto	7.7	76
7	Mûbu pointo	8.0	81
8	Daihaseisai	7.5	77
9	Rûto disutâbu	7.6	76
10	Shôto hando	7.6	73
11	Sutabu sôdo	7.9	72
12	Beruvedêre	7.7	69
13	Shito juuji	8.0	68
14	Mizu no Miyako	7.7	69
15	Jo'o Kantai	6.5	75
16	Kokugen no Rozario	7.6	68
17	Batsu Gemu	8.1	74
18	Kentai Bango	8.0	70
19	Kihara Amata	8.2	71
20	Ryoken Butai	8.1	73
21	Gakushu Sochi	8.1	70
22	Tenbatsu Jutsushiki	8.2	72
23	Kaisenmae	8.1	68
24	Busou Shuudan	8.0	72

Season 3 (2018)

8.35 avg 26 episodes 7.8 → 8.6 23 min avg

Saved best for last

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Chaos	7.8	77
2	The Right Seat of God	8.1	65
3	The Document of C	8.2	62
4	The Dark Side of Academy City	8.1	59
5	Dark Matter	8.7	66
6	Super-espers	8.5	63
7	The Third Level	8.2	60
8	Saint Breakout	8.4	56
9	Holy Mother Veneration	8.4	60
10	Sky Bus 365	8.0	61
11	British Labyrinth	8.3	56
12	Mercenaries	8.3	54
13	Curtana Original	8.6	55
14	Heroes	8.5	54
15	Spark Signal	8.3	57
16	The Governing Board	8.8	63
17	Dragon	8.3	58
18	The Alliance of Independent Nations	8.2	53
19	Misaka Worst	8.4	56
20	A Reason to Protect	8.2	56
21	The Star of B'Tselem	8.3	54
22	Angel Power (Gabriel)	8.7	55
23	Fuse=KAZAKIRI	8.5	56
24	List of Prohibited Books (Index)	8.4	59
25	Wings	8.3	61
26	Son of God	8.6	63

A Certain Magical Index (2008)

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