The COMPLETE Index / Railgun Timeline (2008 - 2020)
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- The Railgun / Index Series is one of the few anime franchises that appear to have a high barrier to entry, but in this video I will explain the complete chronological timeline of events for the anime, to clear up any confusion you might have.
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Can we just sit down and appreciate the amount of work this man has put into researching for this video?
fr tho-
Fr like bro just watched over 150 anime episodes just to make a timeline
Soooooo complicated. Why must anime be so hard?
Bro first bruh this is completely insane at first I thought this dude doesn’t have a life but it took him a month so he took breaks but like bro he did so much research proved multiple “officials sites” wrong and done did a full ass order to the episode like bruh this is insane I just want to know that your work has been recognized well done
I watched this anime back then. Rewatching it now using this full chronological order. Thank youu!!
Nice to finally see this timeline get updated.
dam i really love a certain series because it portraits many main characters ( touma, index, misaka, and accelerator)
And Hamazura
Eljay Duldulao personally i’ve never considered index a main character but only the ones you said + hamazura
heh, and people call Fate a terrifying franchise to get into.
but fate is shit
But it is, Fate is absolutely horror. Ever watched gigguks vid of fate? Ye
@@jhny0 no lmao.
@@cueiyo6906 people over complicate it too much lmao, it literally just fate zero, then fat ubw, and then the heaven feel movies. You can watch the spinoffs whenever or just never
@@sho.sinha_ its not that simple bc the fate/zero novel was written after ubw and heaven's feel
this is so helpful and i will try to rewatch with this timeline. thank you!
This is amazing! Thank you dude. I always wanted to watch this anime and this video just gave me the excuse i needed. Muchos gracias. Hope wherever you are life is great for ya 😊
Hey man I been holding out on this anime for years (since season 2 of index ) because i didn’t know how to watch it but decided to watch it literally today your video helped out a lot appreciate it 🙏🐐
Bro massive respect for this guy
You rock, boy. Thanks
If I’m ever bored enough I might end up making a mega-edit where I cut the entire series into one long “movie” and if I do this video will be a big help lol
The hardest part about doing that would probably be picking the “better” versions of redundant scenes, ordering concurrent scenes, and subtitle alignment XD
This would be amazing!
It would be hard to do right?
Massive respect to you dude I don't know your name Soo I will go with Jimmy
Thank you Jimmy 👍👍
Good job pal,,,, ur a dedicated individual!!!thanks this helped a lot!!😌👍
I put the series in order on my channel
If there isn't content overlap (such as in Sisters arc, were two series cover the same events), just watching the arcs in order most likely suffices, at least for me. I think it's just a hassle to check the infographic for what to watch inbetween every episode. But hey, if you're a madman, go ahead
well looks like i am
gr8 flippin job dude
Thank you, it took so long to make this video so I'm glad some people found it helpful😁😁😁
this is the way i want to watch thanks so much for breaking it down.
So how was your experience by watching this order? I can't understand a thing watching in this order
I have been enlightend thank you now I have to rewatch everything xD
Not all heroes wear capes
Im ngl, look at this timeline makes my head hurt lol. I think i'll just sit back and enjoy it and try to understand the timeline as best as possible 😭
Thanks bro
Thanks
thank you!
I just did my absolute first watch with the full chronological episodely from your infographic on the right and it was an amazing experience (up until index III LOL) thanks a lot
reading NT now volume 4 but skipping all the church cringe whenever I see it, I like magic side just not how the european churches are portayed I cant get why he had to write magic to originate or be used by those. otherwise I love both Index plot parts and Railgun slightly more atm. I wished romance was more a thing in the whole series and wanted 10032 to win over Mikoto and the rest of the index harem trash. likely not gonna happen as there are too many characters around already and its only gonna get more. sigh. 10032 deserved it the most IMO.
@@Snailed_Suika so hows the journey going? Lol
well there is a lot of cast and often kamachi is progressing the plot yet adding more from what I read up to NT 15 to be honest its up to likes and dislikes @@Snailed_Suika
no idea@@pierocolombo2643
could you make a complete summary of the series? I think that would be popular
Alright, fuck reading the novels and the "full anime" chronological order.
I'll stay safe with the broadcast order even though I prefer Railgun.
I was finally able to put this series in order by arc on my channel
Finaly thx bro
Hmmm, I may try to watch the series in this exact order when I eventually rewatch! It would be interesting to say the least
Now I can enjoy the video with no spoil
tbh, i dont care about timeline for the anime right now. I just read or watch everything on my own way. I like this though.
I like this video 🥰.... Keep it up 😁....
Accelerator was really weird instalment when it comes to Raildex anime. It adapted over 109 pages per episode on average, each episode added some new content (episode 8 was the most extreme one in that regard), and despite all of that, there was still a need for a one-episode anime-original storyline just to fill the season. And current pacing in the manga is equally bad, so, probably no season 2 in the forseeable future.
On the bright side, there is a high chance that Index New Testament and Astral Buddy adaptations are going to be announced this autumn, based on voice actors J.C. is planning to bring.
Honestly I am really looking forward to an Astral Buddy anime, after that April Fools post on the subreddit, I would love to see there be an actual anime.
Accelerator manga ends next month, so... It will air shortly after index New Testament (please, not a10 volumes in 26 episodes anime again). With will air after Railgun T ends.
No NT or Astro Buddy yet
@@runforestrunfpv4354 Right in the kokoro.
thanks for this video,but i can understand the timeline watching the anime,but i will watch the full according to this timeline when i have time again
Closest thing to a chess anime may be March comes in like a lion but it’s about shoji
Big up. Mate 💜
Keep uploading 😊
Good vid dude, any chance you could do a recap vid about Toaru or a explained vid ?
Fate is confusing but this?
Gotta blast
Honestly I already had a list but it didn't include accelerator btw your list and the list im following are rougly the same yours alot more detailed
2:50 so what happened to railgun episode 5? Instead of going railgun 1-4 then railgun 6-7 why not just go railgun 1-7? Why skip 5?
Also how can you have railgun 15-21 on the first page but then have railgun season 1 episode 18 appear right before railgun S?
shoot when im done with the anime ill rewatch it for it timeline
We need season 2 of Accelerator
I agree with you I am watching Accelerator season 1 its so good series
Where is Index season2 ep 15-16?
The last part of Dream Ranker will happen after Index III Episode 6 aka everything after the Frenda stuff
Thank you for clarifying, I asked a few people on the subreddit about this after reading the manga myself, and the common consensus was that at the current rate the anime will end before the Battle Royale Arc in Index, but once the Railgun T finishes and we have confirmed where it ends, like I said in the video, I will update the infographic in the description to accurately represent the full anime chronological timeline😁
@@aniosophy7768 you're very knowledgeable you have my respect
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@@aniosophy7768 How did you make this image file this large did you use software?
imgur.com/119XZG2 How?
Where index season 2 episodes 15 and 16 or did I miss something
I checked the new timeline when I watched Railgun T and like, "Frenda? Is she already dead lol". Btw I miss her damnnn 😭
Sir you are a true fan, we are all filthy casuals compared to yourself
will there be a railgun season 4 bc i love that series so much
I love it too, but honestly by the end of Season 3 we are going to be very close to catching up with the manga, so it will probably take at least three maybe four years before we get a season 4 of Railgun. On the plus side we might get a season 1 of Astral Buddy before then, which features a lot of the same characters from the school, so there will be that.
It will take about 5-6 years to announce Railgun ss4 because the anime has caught up the manga.
Can I watch it in chronological timeline order?
Fuckin Finally!!!!
A god has descend!!!
lol😂😂😂😂😂😂
Its Rewind time!
Where does index season 2 episode 15 goes
I'm wondering what happened to railgun season 1 episode 5.
tf happend with index II episode 15? and 16?
Wow, I can't believe no one caught this until now (including myself), if you look on the chart that is linked in the description episodes 15 & 16 of Index Season 2 coincide with Railgun T Episodes 16 & 17, so they should just be watched after that. Thank you so much for pointing this out, sorry I didn't catch this before uploading the video, however you can always check the chart in the description because that is being updated as new episodes come out😁
@@aniosophy7768 You also forgot Railgun Episode 5. I know it's a flashback, but there are events happening in the present time.
@@akilikesnuggets4589 You look closely, he did forget.
@@akilikesnuggets4589 As I said, you look closely. That's Episode 5 of Index. I'm talking about Railgun's Episode 5.
@@akilikesnuggets4589 That's the time I paused at. The only Episode 5 is Index's Episode 5.
i just wonder if its good idea to watch in this order when you havent seen anything about it before, not even knowing what this anime is about, besides that there is magic and science side..
I highly don’t recommend watching it in this way. Just mainly to clarify when things happen in the series to get a better understanding
I recommend if you haven’t watched it yet to watch index s1, railgun s1 and s2, index s2, accelerator s1, railgun s3, and finally index s3
This is as complex as the call of duty zombies aether story line
The railgun T currently has 21 episodes but its ongoing status mode so you know RT has a 25ep complete ep. wew. That's nice i can't wait for the last 4 episode of RT so i cant rewatch straight.. I'll do it For your timeline anime vision. . 💪
Video stars at 7mins
So how this works is i watch railgun 8 then index ep 1
is it necessary to see "full chronological time"? i don't get it XD i got mind f**k.. pls explain! so let's say i want to see railgun season 1 do i need to full watch the anime or do i need to watch 8 episodes and then start the episode 1 of the index one ? XD or the episodes are just conected to each other?
Where to watch all this kind of anime?
wanna ask something. ive watched the full chronological order but its different from yours and btw its not updated the accelerator season 1 index season 3 and new railgun T. so i watched the order until season 2 and then i go watching starting season 3 index and then accelerator and then new railgun (which i keep this updated the new episode every week). so my question is didnt i have make a big mistake about it or not and if i do, do i need to rewatch it back using yours? cuz basically its 50% the same order like you. i think i spend using the order was around 2 months i guess (well im still studying so didnt have much time to watch anime series like this)
I mean, if you understand what is going on in Railgun T right now, then I think you are fine and do not need to rewatch anything👍 There are going to be future installments in the series that are going to happen all throughout the timeline, so it is inevitably that the chronological timeline will need to be updated, but for now this is the most exact version of the chronological timeline for the anime, if you want to experience everything chronologically that has come out so far you can watch it in this order, but I don't think you need to, only if you want to, if you have a general understanding of things then you are good😉
@@aniosophy7768 ouh okay thanks for the information. Glad to hear that
I'd say it's pretty easy to keep up when only watching the anime, but since the index anime is sooo bad and people recommend to either read the manga or the LN, that makes this just way more complicated to keep up with
You shouldn't be making speculation about Railgun T's Dream Ranker Arc episodes when it's not out yet. The list for the timeline is inaccurate as for now. Yes, I know that you already mention this in the video but it's best to wait for Railgun T to finish first before making this video.
Eh, not being considerate enough towards Dream Ranker won't hurt anybody, it's easily the weakest arc in the manga.
@@aminadabbrulle8252 the first half was on the same level as Level Upper, the second half maybe on the level of Mikoto vs Mugino.
@@Javifaa The main problem is the fact that unlike every other arc, Dream Ranker is a set of vaguely connected stories instead of one coherent tale. And it also tries too hard to compensate for the fact that both Sisters 2.0 and Daihaseisai 2.0 didn't have Mikoto taking out final boss.
I’m currently watching with the index order, should i change it to this chronological timeline? Wdyt??
I mean, it is up to you😅 Do you like Index Order so far? Then I would say stick with it. But if you are unsatisfied and want to watch the series chronologically then I would say give that a shot instead. You know you best, so I would say just pick the one that you feel is best for you😅
Please make an updated version. 🙏🙏
Nothing new has come out yet, so why would I need to make an updated version?
@@aniosophy7768 I wasn't aware this was completely up to date, but thank you for reaching out 👍🏻
Where r u know, we want you
why is this such a clusterfuck
Wait I don't get it why does Index ll episode 1 come after index season 1 episode 20 then proceeds to go back to the first season.
The 1st episode of Index 2 is originally part of the 3 stories arc(volume 5) which Index 1 covers. It takes place on the same day when Touma fought Etzali, and Accel met LO and got shot.
For some reason s1 didnt adapt this part of the novel and when s2 aired they just included that part of the arc in Index 2.
Oh and what does coincide mean for the episodes 🤤 like does it mean to like just watch those one after another like index 11 through get 12 then 12 of railgun but like there just showing different perspectives?
Hey, first thanks for the kind words, so "coincide" in this contexts just means they happen on the exact same day timeline wise. Sometimes it is to show a different perspective of the same event, but sometimes it is not, this really depends on an episode by episode basis, but some of the episodes will literally have nothing to do with one another, but will happen on the same day.
yo are the only one can understand the timeline.
where's index 2 ep 1 n 2?
Ohhhhhhhh that is why Renda didnt appear to lunch with satem on Railgun T, lucky my that i saw by mistake Railgun T before of index III; then why they release index III before Railgun T??? My head crack when i saw renda died in index III and she was in Railgun T
forgot the f
So i did everything wrong cuz i watched index season 1 then railgun season 1 index season 2 and now will start railgun season 2 kinda not understanding why the other misaka s are not in the first railgun tho thats why i thought of checking the timelines. I didnt even know accelerator had his own series i used to watch magical index way back in 2013 but im glad i restarted watching it now.
is this right ? chronological order
Rather than argue about a watch order. I want to hear your personal experiences. How did you watch the series? For me I watched all of Index and only after finishing it did I move to Railgun because I didn't know it existed until after I had finished. I admit it isn't that its was not a great watch order though.
I have been watching seasonal anime since before season 1 of Index was released back in 2008, so I first watched the series as it was released. So Index Season 1, then Railgun Season 1, then Index season 2, then Railgun Season 2, then I stopped watching the series because there was a big gap between releases, and then I just rewatched everything a couple of times to make this video. To figure out the full chronological order I had to watch some episodes 4 or 5 times to figure certain things out in the background like when EXACTLY did the sun set and when certain episodes went past midnight.
What the hell 🤣🤣 .. I think I've pick up wrong anime..
ähhhhh where is index season 2 episode 15/16?
what happend to ep 15 and 16 in index season 2
I can't believe no one caught this until now (including myself), if you look on the chart that is linked in the description episodes 15 & 16 of Index Season 2 coincide with Railgun T Episodes 16 & 17, so they should just be watched after that. Thank you so much for pointing this out, sorry I didn't catch this before uploading the video, however you can always check the chart in the description because that is being updated as new episodes come out😁
I hope you injoy thif video?
certain scientific accelerator takes place before he turns into an angel?
Yes it happens before Index III chronologically.
@@aniosophy7768 wait so when was accelerator seen last time?
What do you mean? Like the timeline shows, the last installment in the franchise (so far) is Index III, and you see him in there. Many of the other seasons that have came out after Index III like Railgun T and Accelerator are technically prequels to the events of Index III since they happen before it. So you can also see him in those😅
What about the , a certain scientific acceralator
When I say "Accelerator" in the video that is what I am talking about😅
When he says accelerator, he means the entire season in that one go in the timeline (I think)
When does railgun T starts airing again?
@@Versifyd yay :)
3 days
Fuck I started from Railgun T and I'm like halfway through it now should I really start from the beginning
If you do not want to be spoiled, Yes, Railgun T spoils all of Railgun Season 2, the main conflict of Index Season 3, and of course all the stuff that came before like Index Seasons 1 & 2, and Railgun Season 1, the longer you watch Railgun T, the more stuff from earlier season will be spoiled. If you do not care about spoilers then keep going I guess😅
@@aniosophy7768 heyy i watch just based from the number index 1, 2,3?? what should i doo
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Wait is this how your supposed to watch the series
Only if you're a masochist. If not, the broadcast order is perfectly ok
Why is this so fucking complicated cant i just watch the whole railgun series and then index ??
You can 👍🏻
So any one here know the read order for the LN ?
Just do release order, look at the day the first one was released, and then just go from there.
You can find a read order in the subreddit. Or come to Kamachiland Discord server and ask.
I HAVE NOT YET WATCHED THE SERIES BUT WHAT IS UP WITH RAILGUN SEASON 1 EPISODES 5 AND 18. Why are they so messed up in the timeline? Can anybody explain it without spoiling anything hehehe thankss
Like I said in the video, Go to the reddit post I linked to in the description, it has Q&A that answers all of these in depth questions.
filler, filler and filler =))
I feel like a listened to an ancient scroll being reed
What does it mean when the episodes coincide?
"Coincide: occur at or during the same time." - Google Dictionary.
wait... Railgun T episodes 16-25 is aired already?
No the are more accurately guesses since he read the manga
Not interested in this anime but it has tittle "index magical" and "a certain scientific" that's why im watching this if i can take an advantage for surviving lol
Hi guys. Can anyone please help me. Not directly connected to Railgun I admit but how do I get an English version of a Japanese Manga Comic. I've tried everywhere. Does anybody have a suggestion and or know how to contact Manga in Tokyo? Thank you.
What do you mean? You mean a Manga that has not been translated yet, or are you just having a hard time finding a physical or online copy of a certain manga that has already been translated?
I watched index 1 a while ago. I want to get into railgun 1. But I noticed that the first couple episodes are mostly about the girls having fun.
Can you suggest which arcs are a must and which I can skipped?
I mean, that is kind of the heart of the series, since it focuses a lot more on the daily lives of these characters, instead of only the epic parts like in Index. So I would say you really should not skip anything, if you want to know when it get more seriously, that would be episode 6, although this too is also a bit more lighthearted when compared to the first season of Index. Railgun does not really become seriously until Season 2, but the change in tone from season 1 to 2 is one of the best parts, so I personally would still recommend that you watch the lighthearted season 1 before watching the more seriously season 2.
@@aniosophy7768 yeah I get you. Unfortunately I don't have much free time nowadays :(
I should have said that I'm fine with the light hearted tone if it's about Misaka or Touma. I was hoping I could skip the part without them.
someone give me the motivation to watch index cuz i cant stand touma
Is there season 4 on certain magical index
Not yet
wait about two years
your voice just makes it hard to watch I can barely understand what your saying
Skim rewatching up to Episode 12 of Index, now I want to rewatch Railgun at the same time to get the full context of the Sisters and Accelerator because it's so odd to experience Misaka's grief without remembering why she feels the way she does, but either way... as flawed as the anime seems to be from the novels, I think the plots and writing is kinda terrible in how idiotic and dumb they are in how illogical they are. ... So far I'm noticing that the constant plot of allies fighting is stupid.
I don't know how to explain, but man. ... As much as I enjoyed this franchise, I'm realizing how bad it is today for how flawed it is.
Do You recomend it?
Is Railgun T episodes 21-25 English dubbed yet???
If not please tell me when it will be...
Has anyone tried this watch order?