23:35 She killed it! She's exactly right. They take place at the same time and are just focused on different characters/aspects of the Toaru universe :)
This series is ALL about POV, all of these are intertwined and linked together. Same timeline, same place, everything. You just follow someone different. Also, I believe you can take breaks with these.
@@BOLDcast and the crazy thing is all of this is only HALF of the series bieng adapted. A Certain Scientific Dark Matter & Astral Buddy don't even have an anime, nevermind Index's continuation New Testament XD
Railgun T is currently airing, which is probably why it has been so heavily recomended. Oh and I’m pretty sure there is zero connection with mirai nikki.
@@chandlerplays1685 Yeah super confusing in the end this was the climax and i can't remember shit about it. That's why I'm starting to read the light novels. Probably gonna explain a lot of things.
Regurgitating Gigguk quotes aside, the toaru franchise is heavily underrated in the west but stupidly popular in japan. Everything makes at least some degree of sense since it's grounded in actual science and religion and that's something I enjoy Edit: Ah, yes. They're people of culture who agree Roar is the better opening.
yayy!!! peace peace!! Yeah those are some very cool characters and specially their powers. On another note tho, if you guys haven’t check it out yet I recommend this one anime called Re:Creators, the main villain and antagonist have some very cool powers in that anime. Just recommending it cause it has a similar vibe to those shows character power wise.
@@Wallie33. oh i have been planning to watch that for a long time i just haven't gotten to it yet . will move it up on my plan to watch list , thanks !!
@@max55436 index is very easy to understand if you only read the light novel and have neurons. Turns complicated if you read railgun manga and the others spin off manga and novels, and try to mixed with index.
Each series fits together in the same timeline with references, hints, or expanded tellings of events that occur in the timline of the franchise. I would go in watch order with Index 1, then Railgun 1, after that you get a good grasp of the Science and Magic sides also in timeline order Railgun starts before Index. After you finish the first seasons of both go with Railgun S. You get the complete rundown of why Touma (MC of Index) and Mikoto (MC of Railgun) know each other and Railgun S expands of a certain event that takes place in Index S1 which evolves Mikoto. Also S might be the best adaptation. Accelerator season 1 would be next and takes place after season one of Index. Jump into Index 2 with Railgun T following. First half of Railgun T and the first half of Index 2 occur at the same time with more events expanded out in T. The next half of Railgun T comes in timeline wise in between in end of Index 2 and 3 with some characters being in both second half T and in Accelerator. The Index movie could slide next into watch order followed by the third season of Index finishing off the first main series of arcs in the light novel franchise covering the first 22 novels with all of these shows. There is a following 22 lights novels which follows next called A Certain Magical Index: New Testament and after that the next series of Index novels which follow and are coming out in Japan called A Certain Magical Index: Genesis which as 2 so far out to date. This beloved franchise has been around since 2004 with the first light novel and is Japan's best selling light novel franchise with over 80 million sold worldwide. Touma and Mikoto are always in the top light novel character polls. Which Mikoto is called the light novel Queen with her popularity in Japan being #1 except with 2 years since 04'. If you stick all the way though you'll be satisfied and hoping for more.
Actually, you need to watch the Last Order Arc in Index and a little of it's aftermath in order to understand the events of Accelerator S1, since the anime doesn't go over the events that led to him meeting Last Order and the events that lead to him needing to use a crutch.
This series along with the MCs were constantly ranked No 1 in Japanese light novel popularity vote from 2008 up until 2020, so that was like a decade of dominance in Japan and in extent, Asia.
@@yokai8197 The LNs are great, the 3rd season of Index was very disappointing given how hyped it was supposed to be. Makes me scared that if they adapt New Testament it's going to suck the same way when those are even better.
@@kentoncottam1863 i know thats the official posture but some events are contradictory in index light novel and railgun manga. Im told you about the last arc of railgun manga. Kazuma kamachi (the author of index light novels) is not working in railgun manga at all.
@@mangouschase and the timeline compression is the same too, like if you actually looked up how fast part 1 of One Piece took place, Toaru's timeline is just as compressed too.
Rail gun is the best one. For Accelerator, it’s too early to tell, but solid series. Magical Index can be summarized with the phrase “...and then it got worse”. Still better than most series, though...
@@BOLDcast yes railgun the anime is best of 3 anime but index the LN is best overall. You could start with railgun and next railgun s just know s 2nd arc is only filler and that you have to watch index 1 and 2 beford railgun 3 since 3 major developement arc hapen to misaka where 1 is both serie but 2 other is only in INDEX 1 and 2 so watch index 1 and 2 beford railgun T
Railgun is a manga, index its a light novel and its the main story. Railgun T dont make sense if you dont watch/read index. Season 1 and 2 of index are good the problem its the first half of season 3 its too rushed and really confusing. I think watching railgun t and accelerator before index 3 maybe helps to understand the first half of the season 3 better.
Kori ch. not really. Index 3 was rushed as hell. It wasn’t that it was different to how we imagined it, it literally was skipped. And Index 1 and 2 animation and action wise, is pretty damn good.
yes Railgun anime got better adaptation than Index 3rd season. But still hoping for J.C to do better in Index next season. I can't wait for New Testament that everyone keeps talking about
I personally LOVED having started with Railgun, but I got very lost in some key plot points presented in Index 1. So I recommend watching the start of Index, then Railgun all the way, finish Index 1 and then watch Railgun S, then Index 2 and finally Railgun t (I haven't watched Index 3 but Railgun t starts with Daihaisei so makes sense chronologically).
"there are three different series and they are all interconnected" Me: there are five actually (I´m counting the non animated spinoffs and the main series)
I seen all of the "A Certain Series". All the shows are connected. Each show explains a different part of the world. Index focuses on Magic, Railgun focuses Science. Railgun does a lot of world and character building for each main character of each show. Accelerator more likely shows the dark side of the world. I recommend watching Railgun s1 or Index s1 first, then Railgun S, Index s2, then next Index s3 and finally Accelerator. Trust me you want to watch both seasons 1 and 2 of both Railgun and Index to build up hype for Index 3. The wait was worth it for me. Watch Railgun T last, because its still new.
When you spoke about the show, wondering how all the pieces fit together and thinking about what you like in it etc, I can say that this series ticks all your boxes. Everyone else already explained how the shows intertwine with eachother, but I can perhaps expand on it by saying that there is a definite reason for everything that exists in the world of this series. Nothing is left up to chance, and the lore goes very deep and complex - but that said it's still easy to follow. That's why the show is so good, it balances complexity of the world and character interactions with a relatively easy-to-follow plot and storyline. Very few anime makes this amount of complexity so easy to handle, credit going to the writer(s?). I think you will both find many elements you like in this series, and it doesn't really matter that much which one you start with, and you can easily take breaks if you want. Technically Index is the chronological start, but you can also start with Railgun if you like and hardly lose any context. Each series does a great job of picking up the pieces and make everything understandable even for new viewers. Also Railgun series is straight up fire, with many really great moments and a great storyline.
The Toaru series is incredibly popular. There's over 100 volumes of the light novel and spinoff mangas. It's won best light novel of the year like 7 times. Mikoto misaka (the main character in railgun) is especially popular. China's version of TH-cam is named after her. Many of the features on the website are references to the series and they even celebrate her birthday every year. Also there's an Overwatch league team named after her and they recently admitted her as an honorary member. She's also in the finals for best girl of the decade for 2010-2019
27:44 definitely, you can watch it however you want since they are concurrent series that mostly cover different stuff. You can watch Railgun season 1, then Index seasons 1-3, then go back to Railgun, or begin with Index and then do Accelerator, or watch Railgun standalone, and so on. So you can juggle them as you please, just make sure not to begin with Accelerator not watch it before Index season 1.
I was waiting for this one to happen eventually. The fist couple seasons haven't aged particularly well (mostly because they are a decade old and date to when all the classic anime tropes were in full swing, but it does get toned down eventually), but I still love this series and the OPs are all pretty solid. Index, Railgun and Accelerator all happen around the same time frame and even overlap on some occasions, so it's really cool when you see the same events from a different perspective with added details. It's a daunting franchise to get into, but I do recommend checking it out (Especially Railgun, as season 3 (or RailgunT(hird) is especially good rn). Index and Accelerator (best character in the series imo) have their strong points too, but If you only want to check out Railgun, you can just go that route (however, you will miss one or two minor details from when they overlap in Index). Here is the simplified recommended chronological order (trust me, it can get complicated): 1. Railgun 2. Index 1 and Railgun S (these two basically happen at the same time, but Railgun takes the best arc of the series and makes it better) 3. Accelerator 4. Index 2 (I also believe the movie takes place directly after) 5. Railgun T (currently airing) 6. Index 3 Apologies for the wall of text. I recommend just watching by yourselves, but your choice. Loved the reactions btw, especially to Index 3 op 2.
Index is much denser and more complex than Railgun so you'll probably be inclined to take longer breaks from it. Railgun is fluffier and more like a normal shounen so it's a comfortable watch.
there are 2 GOOD watching orders: railgun order-> watch first 2 seasons of railgun, then watch index and last railgun season whatever order you like knowing timeline is index1= railgun S and index2= railgun T release order-> index s1 -> Railgun -> Index II -> Railgun S -> Index III -> Railgun T and then we have accelerator that you can watch any time after finishing index s1. IMO this is one of must watch series
Light novel started in 2004, anime - in 2008 Please react to it Оrder: Index 1 -> Railgun 1 -> Index 2 -> Railgun 2 -> Miracle of endymion (Index movie) -> Index 3 -> Accelerator -> Railgun 3
Though I absolutely love the Index series, it's unfortunate how JC Staff didn't handle it's adaptation as great as Railgun or Accelerator, but part of the reason stems from the fact that it's much easier to adapt Manga than Light Novels; the whole series is great and one of my favorites, consider checking out the Light Novel if you're interested Watch Order I recommend, Index 1 and 2, then Railgun 1 and 2, Index 3, Accelerator, then Railgun 3
True Timeline op Index (2008) OP 1 - Psi-missing OP 2 - masterpiece Railgun (2009) OP 1 - Only my railgun OP 2 - Justligh level 5 Railgun ova (2010) OP OVA - Future gazer Index II (2010) OP 1 - No but! OP 2 - Seevision Railgun S (2013) OP 1 - Sister's noise OP 2 - Eternal reality Index III (2018) OP 1 - Gravitation OP 2 - Roar Accelerator (2019) OP 1 - Shadow in the light Railgun T (2020) OP 1 - Final phase OP 2 - Dual existence Index I.F ( smart phone game ) (2020) OP 1 - Joint (2020) OP 2 - World's Callide (2021)
The main series is Light Novel based, so arcs are relatively short with plenty of spaces for breaks. Railgun and Accelerator are more half-season long arcs and aren't as friendly to it. This is actually a rare case where I'd suggest watching in semi-chronological order, starting with Railgun Season 1, listed arc-to-arc instead of episode-to-episode. I can provide a more detailed watchlist if you want.
The To Aru series[A Certain _____ series]is reaaaally good. The best way to explain it is its all about the different moving parts. With 3 different series made to play off each other there are plot points that end up being massively relevant to essentially the entire franchise as a whole and when you have those points where you can see the framework put in place it feels absolutely amazing. Somehow it feels distinctly 2010s era of anime even in the newer installments but it was very much ahead of its time. Honestly I cant recommend enough people to try To Aru
You can easily take breaks between each season of each series. A watch order I'd recommend is: railgun, railgun s, index, accelerator, railgun T, index II, index III. There's only one instance where there's an overlapping arc and it's covered better in railgun S than in index I.
The best Time Order to Watch 1. Railgun Season 1 2. Railgun Season 2 3. Index Season 1 4. Accelerator Season 1 5. Index Season 2 6. Index Movie 1 7. Railgun Season 3 8. Index Season 3
Index S1OP1 was the OG hit, until today, whenever I heard Touma’s phrase: Kagaku to Majitsu kosasu toki, Monogatari wa hajimaru! (When Science and Magic cross over, [epic] story begins!) Sends chills down my spine!
Its not a spoiler to say they interlap/at same time, or else you would be severely confused. It doesn't change how the story plays out, but rather expands on it. That's all you'll get. There's a guide somewhere out there that lists the chronological order of episodes.
I watched the whole anime recently and I will say that it has an amazing power system and breaks are definitely doable but the arcs are pretty big so you’d have to find somewhere in the middle. Seeing you guys react to this would be very interesting
I haven't finished Toaru but basically: -Index is the main series -Railgun is a sort of retelling from Mikoto's perspective (I personally recommend starting with railgun because it gives you more context while index jumps into things without you knowing what's going on most of the time) -Accelerator... let's just say that it was necessary for him to get his own series for a reason 😈 My personal favorite ops are Accelerator and Railgun T. But I have a feeling that might change when I get to index s3 (i saw y'alls reactions but skipped when you got to the ops for Index 3 so I wouldn't spoil myself lol. I'm really liking it, I hope y'all will start it soon too
Sadly anime reaction Chanel's are the only way for fans of this series get to together on this platform. We spam the channel to react to its and that's about is, if you look up this series you get reactions, great moments from the series, and a review here or there. So thanks for reacting to it. It's always a pleasure to see more of this series being looked at in some way.
Alright! First of all, a warm welcome to Index. it's a wild ride! Now, if you may be doing this in the future, gotta pick which order to do it. Oh boy, let's go kk XD To put it simply, there are essentially two ways to watch the series: broadcast order or chronological order. *Broadcast order* is the way most people did, because they watched as the shows were released. But, as someone coming into the series right now, there's an opportunity to do it in *chronological order* , which is arguably the way you can get the most out of the show since you won't get spoiled by events from one season that were more deeply shown/developed in a later season. And by that, *I mean especially Railgun S (second season of Railgun)* . Just for that, I highly recommend watching Railgun and Railgun S first. But, of course, both ways are great. In the end, it's really a matter of preference \o/ You can find the order by searching for something like "how to watch magical index series". A quick disclaimer, I'm not talking about the *true chronological order* . That actually hops between series in the middle of the seasons, since the series mostly happen in parallel. I don't think anyone would watch it in that order unless they are either rewatching or doing some sort of challenge.
05:26 To aru Majutsu no Index has been the most popular Light Novel series in Japan for many years between 2008-2014. In Japan this franchise is extremelly popular. Now it got overshadowed by rise of isekai boom though.
If you're struggling to decide whether or not to watch the series I recommend you watch (or hopefully react to) "The Fascinating world of Index/Railgun and why you should watch it" by Gigguk. The video does a great job of explaning the appeal of the series and will help you decide if you want to watch it. I Loved your reactions and would love to see you react to the video and the series.
In short Toaru Index is the main story, Railgun and Accelerator are side stories, they happen in a certain timeline in which some events happen at the same, but in a more in depth in terms of the timeline(story arcs) the order of the episode in terms of the timeline of the series is: -Toaru Kagaku no Railgun ep 1-14 -Toaru Kagaku no Railgun OVA -Toaru Majutsu no Index ep 1-6 -Toaru Kagaku no Railgun ep 15-16 -Toaru Majutsu no Index ep 7-9 -Toaru Kagaku no Railgun ep 17-24 This arc is where the story happens at the same time -Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S ep 1-9 -Toaru Majutsu no Index ep 10-14 and -Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S ep 10-16 happen at the same time, same event just different point of view And this other one happens at the same date but don't interact with each other -Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S ep 17-24 -Toaru Majutsu no Index ep 15-17 -Toaru Majutsu no Index ep 18-24 and Episode 1 of Index II -Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator ep 1-12 -Toaru Majutsu no Index II 2-7 And if season 2 of Accelerator happens that would place it between 5 and 6 of Index II -Toaru Majutsu no Index Movie - Miracle of Endymion then the whole Daihasei Festival Arc happens -Railgun T Episode 1 Index II - 8-13, Railgun T Episode 2 happens at the same time as episode 8 of Index II and Railgun T Episode 3 happens at the same time as episode 10 of Index II -Railgun T ep 4-15 -Index II ep 14-16 After that we have the yet to be air last 10 episodes of Railgun T which also happen in between the next Index II and Index III series -Railgun T ep 16-18 -Index II ep 17-24 -Railgun T ep 19-20 -Index III ep 1-9 -Railgun T ep 21-25 -the rest of Index III 10-24 if they were to make a 4th season for Railgun that one would be placed between episode 9 and 10 of Index III too and if there is a 2nd season of Accelerator that one would happen before episode 6 of Index II
Index has good story strong characters and it's my favorite . Touma is my favorite character Railgun has good adaptation but villan's are not strong Accelerator anime was good manga is shit Dark matter manga is best I liked it more than railgun manga Astral buddy is also good
Love this series is getting more recognition, it deserves it. Please please please react to the show! Start with Railgun if you want, at the end of it, you'll probably will look to watch Index and Accelerator too, the whole world is fantastic.
I started watching Toaru Series with Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, which is not the first season to start, but then I watched all the series and I just fell in love with these : the world, the characters, the plots, everything is really well built in Toaru Series ! I really recommend you to watch these !
Railgun season 1 comes just before Index 1 and then they overlap a few times. For the most part they are self contained, but there are certain parts presented from 1 view in index, and a different one in railgun.
Basically, Toaru Index follows the story of Kamijou Touma (the main male protagonist). The story revolves around his involvement with Index (the little nun girl) that links to the European Magecraft and Churches. While Toaru Railgun follows the story of Misaka Mikoto (the main female protagonist). The story revolves around Academy City (the city they lives in), revolving around the dark secret behind the city. The two story are separate yet follows the same timeline, Index focuses outside of the city while Railgun stays inside the city. The two story also intertwine with each other at several points, pointing in some clues for each other's storyline. long story short : its about magic vs technology.
@@birdup2141 it was huge in the early 2000's and 2010's but the break of 8 years between Index 2 and 3 is mostly why. The light novels and Railgun manga are extremely popular and kept the pressure of that third Index and Railgun season being made. It was always one of the top torrented series back in the day waiting to be released in North America. Also it was airing originally during the time Geneon Entertainment of America was going bankrupt in the late 2000's which would have been the company that would have first dibbs on it bringing it over, so Funimation stepping up and licensing the first season caused a rescue of the Geneon titles being brought over to the US. It had been looking like all the shows of that company were going down the Evangelion route in licensing hell.
@@birdup2141I understand I've had series that have done that. I had alot of series back in the 90's with me that I didn't hear about that had aired. Mostly because of it being in the beginnings of the anime craze that has increased over the years.
Reaally love the series leaned to railgun more as its the first toaru i watched i didn't even know it was just a spin off till i saw index really hoping you could react to the whole series
Index Op are the best but Railgun anime made this franchise so damn good I like Index LN but sadly they didn't give enough justice to the anime adaptation well its still good.Maybe Railgun anime really just gets all the hype. I mean the plot, the action the comedy, the drama are on point. This series is well made highly recommended its like the MCU of anime.
good take mine is railgun can only sprint because index paved the track while building the city , and the city is grand and amazing, but adapted poorly ,
True. Index has a lot of explanations and inner monologue that is omitted in the anime which is a shame because those things make it really clear that the protagonist is way out of his league in most fights.
ok so this is one of my favorite anime franchises, just because following different characters in the same setting then watching as they cross over in great and the stories themselves are really good... so if your planning to watch it, either by reacting or on your own, here is a watch list I made when I recommended it to my friend. It’s made out of 3 shows: A certain magical index (Genres: Action, Superpowers, Supernatural, Harem, Comedy) A certain scientific railgun (Genres: Action, Slice of life, Moe, Superpower, Comedy) A certain scientific accelerator (Genres: Action, Superpower, Supernatural, Comedy) • A certain magical index season 1 episodes 1-9 • A certain scientific railgun all of season 1 • A certain scientific railgun season 2 episodes 1-16 • A certain magical index season 1 episodes 15-20 (don’t watch episodes 10-14 of season 1) • (Now you can watch A certain scientific accelerator season 1 here but there are also 2 other places you can choose to watch it, you choose) • A certain magical index season 1 episodes 21-24 • A certain scientific railgun season 2 episodes 17-24 • A certain magical index season 2 episode 1-13 • A certain scientific railgun season 3 episode 1-15 • A certain scientific railgun season 3 episode 16-25 • A certain magical index season 2 episode 14-24 • (Now you can watch A certain scientific accelerator season 1 here but there is also 1 other place you can choose to watch it, you choose) • A certain magical index all of season 3 • (Now you can watch A certain scientific accelerator season 1 here, you choose) There you go, this is only how I would place the events and is mostly in chronological order, Mostly though... while Railgun season 1 takes place first in the timeline I think starting with the first Arc of Index feels right as a start.. also i love the clone arc and railgun adapted it better so that's why you don't watch 10-14 of season 1 of Index or at the least don't watch episodes 10-14 until after seeing railgun season 2 episodes 1-16 trust me its better when you don't know the resolution. but yeah that's all :)
I’ve said before and I’ll say it again: for the best introduction to the story, world and characters, watch Railgun and Railgun S first if you do decide to start watching. One of the best arcs of the series at the beginning of Railgun S has a 10x better emotional impact if you do that. I’m glad you liked what you saw! Hope to see more from you guys
I have to say, Toaru series is not easy to watch.. Especially the magical side.. The plot and references used is vast.. From Religion to Science.. It's not your normal anime with the protagonist having a character development growing stronger and following a simple plot.. Index 3 actually has 3 protagonist... Touma is the MC.. But you can't erase Accelerator and Hamazura by how many screentime they get.
A Certain Magical Index III took several years to come out, and when it did, it was incredibly rushed. Fans were understandably upset. There are many characters in this series that have unique abilities. Accelerator's ability is reflection. For instance, if you try to shoot him, he can send that bullet right back at you with as much force as he's calculated.
That’s completely incorrect lmao Accelerator’s ability is Vector Manipulation, he can change the vectors of objects he’s in contact with, which includes direction, speed, gravitational constant, etc
The timelines for these 3 series run parallel to each other (it focus on different characters in different series - Mikoto Misaka in Railgun, Touma Kamijou in Index, Accelerator in Accelerator) and you can see what they are doing whilst all of the action/ other stuff is happening with other characters). You can look up the correct order to watch the episodes from the different series online as you can end up watching ep 1 and 2 from Index, then ep 1 - 4 from Railgun, then back to Index etc. in order to see what the different characters are doing within the same universe. If you look out for background images such as news coverage in the different seasons it may inform you of something that has happened which was only followed by a different character in one of the other series... e.g. if there was an explosion for whatever reason and in had to do with Mikoto Misaka (Railgun), you may see a reporter in the background (no sound usually) reporting on this. These are little things you can easily miss on the first viewing.
Accelerator was the villain of part 2 of season one of magical index and part one of season 2 of Railgun, which takes place at the same time. Railgun T takes place the same time as part one of season 2 of Magical index. Accelerators series takes place at some point after season one of magical index but not sure when.
.....Season 3 second OP "IT'S SO MUCH BETTER" JC Staff: "So where did the budget go?... The OP?, ah whatever" Yeah... only the OP had that level of animation
I just found this order to watch the series (cannot said if is correct as I did not watch the entire series): -Toaru Majutsu no Index (24 episodes) -Toaru Majutsu no Index-tan (2 episodes) -Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (24 episodes) -Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: Motto Marutto Railgun (2 episodes) -Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: Entenka no Satsuei Model mo Raku Ja Arimasen wa ne (1 episode) -Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: Misaka-san wa Ima Chuumoku no Mato Desu kara (1 episode) -Toaru Majutsu no Index II (24 episodes) -Toaru Majutsu no Index-tan II (2 episodes) -Toaru Majutsu no Index Movie: Endymion no Kiseki (1 episode) -Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S (24 episodes) -Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S: Motto Marutto Railgun (2 episodes) -Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S: Daiji na Koto wa Zenbu Sentou ni Osowatta (1 episode) -Toaru Majutsu no Index-tan Movie: Endymion no Kiseki - Ga Attari Nakattari (1 episode) -Toaru Majutsu no Index III (26 episodes) -Toaru Majutsu no Index Index-tan III (2 episodes) -Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator (12 episodes) -Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T (25 episodes)
I would recommend watching railgun and railgun S first for emotional value of the masterpiece that is railgun s and then watch index 1 and 2. My opinion
Agreed, its chronologically first anyway. Or well, railgun S overlaps index 1 int time but Id recommend railgun S before index 1 for the same reason as you
23:35 She killed it! She's exactly right. They take place at the same time and are just focused on different characters/aspects of the Toaru universe :)
Like marvel movies
@@hitechinc.7875 marvel doesn't do it as good
This series is ALL about POV, all of these are intertwined and linked together. Same timeline, same place, everything. You just follow someone different. Also, I believe you can take breaks with these.
Awesome! That sounds really cool
@@BOLDcast and the crazy thing is all of this is only HALF of the series bieng adapted. A Certain Scientific Dark Matter & Astral Buddy don't even have an anime, nevermind Index's continuation New Testament XD
@misterx1212 lol of course, cant forget best girl
@@BOLDcast Each season has a few different story arcs, you can usually take breaks between story arcs.
@misterx1212 This actually exists.
Railgun T is currently airing, which is probably why it has been so heavily recomended.
Oh and I’m pretty sure there is zero connection with mirai nikki.
Yes no connection there, also its getting reccomended cuz its a godd show with a large fanbase
Connection with mirai nikki?
Why randomly you connect to it?
No connection to Miran nikki at all.
@@VejmR Watch this reaction you will know
Imagine connecting a cute innocent loli teacher to a Crazy yandere girl
The reason the quality is so much higher in Index 3 is because Index came out in 2008, Index 3 didn’t come out until 2018.
Damn thats a big break in time
@@BOLDcast yeah there was a 7 year gap between index 2 and index 3
Too bad they rushed the shit out of index 3 but hey at least we have the legendary opening "ROAR"
Kitsune215 when they nail the opening but completely botch the season
@@KeyboardKlutz_0 no, it was horrible
This show has a complex lore and many moving parts so its very interesting
Is this anime or a movie?
Last season of Magical Index got extremely confusing and hard to follow...
@@chandlerplays1685 It was extremely rushed. They fit like 10 volumes into that one season.
@@NobuNobuSimp Yep ikr
@@chandlerplays1685 Yeah super confusing in the end this was the climax and i can't remember shit about it. That's why I'm starting to read the light novels. Probably gonna explain a lot of things.
Regurgitating Gigguk quotes aside, the toaru franchise is heavily underrated in the west but stupidly popular in japan. Everything makes at least some degree of sense since it's grounded in actual science and religion and that's something I enjoy
Edit: Ah, yes. They're people of culture who agree Roar is the better opening.
But the true men of culture love Shadow is the Light as per Lord Nux
better than what ?
my fav index opening is See visions and my fav Railgun( and not only Railgun but Toaru series as a whole ) opening is Sisters noise
Roar and SitL are the only ones I've ever actually watched and listened to and I see I've made the right choice
For some reason, it seems like it's popular as fuck among Spanish people as well. You know, people actually from Spain or who speak... Spanish.
Stupidly popular in Japan + Asia + SA actually, it's just not popular in English speaking America and Europe...
Accelerator's power is one of the most coolest and innovative powers I've seen in any piece of media.
So true . he has my favorite power of all time along with " All ficition " That Kumagawa uses in Medaka box
Accelerator s tier character for me
yayy!!! peace peace!! Yeah those are some very cool characters and specially their powers. On another note tho, if you guys haven’t check it out yet I recommend this one anime called Re:Creators, the main villain and antagonist have some very cool powers in that anime. Just recommending it cause it has a similar vibe to those shows character power wise.
@@Wallie33. oh i have been planning to watch that for a long time i just haven't gotten to it yet . will move it up on my plan to watch list , thanks !!
yayy!!! peace peace!! No problem, I hope you enjoyed.
Another advocate of True Gender Equality. At least in the fight scenes.
i don't see how he has any other choice lol this show is like 90% girls
@@BOLDcast There are a decent amount of male antagonists as well, but the intro/outro likes to focus more on the girls for I guess marketing appeal.
@@BOLDcast well not exactly
punching women in the face isn't gender equality it's just punching women in the face
it's no different from punching a guy in the face
@@a0t3a54 Nope, punching women in the face isn't gender equality, but Kazuma seems to think otherwise.
27:46 Railgun T and Index 3 took more than 6 years to come out, so a break is deffinitely possible :P
Accelator too
Ritside Oh yeah, I still have to watch that one... So many shows on the watch list
The toaru series is one of the most popular light novel so I would be cool if y'all could react to it
One of the most confusing 😂😂
Thats shit even more confusing then fate and bakamonogatari series
@@lazytown8549 is one of the most popular lights novels right now in japan. The problem is the anime, is really a bad adaptation.
famous light novel lol. this series is most crapiest mess.
@@max55436 index is very easy to understand if you only read the light novel and have neurons. Turns complicated if you read railgun manga and the others spin off manga and novels, and try to mixed with index.
Each series fits together in the same timeline with references, hints, or expanded tellings of events that occur in the timline of the franchise. I would go in watch order with Index 1, then Railgun 1, after that you get a good grasp of the Science and Magic sides also in timeline order Railgun starts before Index. After you finish the first seasons of both go with Railgun S. You get the complete rundown of why Touma (MC of Index) and Mikoto (MC of Railgun) know each other and Railgun S expands of a certain event that takes place in Index S1 which evolves Mikoto. Also S might be the best adaptation. Accelerator season 1 would be next and takes place after season one of Index. Jump into Index 2 with Railgun T following. First half of Railgun T and the first half of Index 2 occur at the same time with more events expanded out in T. The next half of Railgun T comes in timeline wise in between in end of Index 2 and 3 with some characters being in both second half T and in Accelerator. The Index movie could slide next into watch order followed by the third season of Index finishing off the first main series of arcs in the light novel franchise covering the first 22 novels with all of these shows. There is a following 22 lights novels which follows next called A Certain Magical Index: New Testament and after that the next series of Index novels which follow and are coming out in Japan called A Certain Magical Index: Genesis which as 2 so far out to date. This beloved franchise has been around since 2004 with the first light novel and is Japan's best selling light novel franchise with over 80 million sold worldwide. Touma and Mikoto are always in the top light novel character polls. Which Mikoto is called the light novel Queen with her popularity in Japan being #1 except with 2 years since 04'. If you stick all the way though you'll be satisfied and hoping for more.
true 0w0
Actually, you need to watch the Last Order Arc in Index and a little of it's aftermath in order to understand the events of Accelerator S1, since the anime doesn't go over the events that led to him meeting Last Order and the events that lead to him needing to use a crutch.
Ugh her name be Shokuhou
@@Birthday888 Actually he explains how he got shot on Accelerator season
This series along with the MCs were constantly ranked No 1 in Japanese light novel popularity vote from 2008 up until 2020, so that was like a decade of dominance in Japan and in extent, Asia.
Top 1 Light Novel in Japan and Top 1 Series Anime in China
That's very impressive actually
to aru series is *MASSIVE* lol
im not surprised tbh
Fun fact, the LN is in the Hall of Fame now
@@yokai8197 The LNs are great, the 3rd season of Index was very disappointing given how hyped it was supposed to be. Makes me scared that if they adapt New Testament it's going to suck the same way when those are even better.
Yea,I am from Hong Kong and watch in China anime apps as there are more people watch it there...
This is the best interconnected show.Plz react to it asap.REALLY UNDERRATED.
Edit:Best combination of science and magic.
the light novel is underrated I agree. but the anime studio dropped the ball for Index, especially S3. At least railgun is going strong.
@@punishedx well since the light novels are practically opossing the lore of railgun, i think the whole series of railgun maybe its not canon at all.
@Pablo Espinoza nope it's all canon.
@@kentoncottam1863 i know thats the official posture but some events are contradictory in index light novel and railgun manga. Im told you about the last arc of railgun manga. Kazuma kamachi (the author of index light novels) is not working in railgun manga at all.
@@punishedxthe light novel is popular but the anime is underated
10:46 - Was it always a harem?
Me - Always has been
Touma pushes his right hand through your screen: you will become one with the harem
No it never has been bro read the novel
Nah,touma is more like a tool for other than being a harem character,
@@alexfrankie1018 more like a death seeker
@@Mosdra_Kazuma yikes... Let's not mention that here bud
The power system of this series is one of the greatest
Only science side though
@misterx1212 kakine's dark matter ain't early science and only gets better in the LNs
@Kamijou Touma You know you can understand a magic system of any fictional series without liking it right?
@@sl_enderman haha found the secondary anime only
The magic power system is one of the more complicated and well develop system i ever seen. The sience power system is well develop but simple.
The characters here is smart af. It's unpredictable.
The phrase that resumes this series is: "...when science and magic clash..."
"...the story begins"
Never before has such a cheesy line been so accurate
Toaru is like the One Piece of light novels
There no more accurate phrase than this..
45 LNs💀
@@sshiroyakuza _wait wha-_ *dies *
@@mangouschase and the timeline compression is the same too, like if you actually looked up how fast part 1 of One Piece took place, Toaru's timeline is just as compressed too.
Rail gun is the best one. For Accelerator, it’s too early to tell, but solid series. Magical Index can be summarized with the phrase “...and then it got worse”. Still better than most series, though...
Well just from the OPs Im most interested in railgun so its awesome that lots of people seem to be saying its the best one
@@BOLDcast yes railgun the anime is best of 3 anime but index the LN is best overall. You could start with railgun and next railgun s just know s 2nd arc is only filler and that you have to watch index 1 and 2 beford railgun 3 since 3 major developement arc hapen to misaka where 1 is both serie but 2 other is only in INDEX 1 and 2 so watch index 1 and 2 beford railgun T
Railgun is a manga, index its a light novel and its the main story. Railgun T dont make sense if you dont watch/read index. Season 1 and 2 of index are good the problem its the first half of season 3 its too rushed and really confusing. I think watching railgun t and accelerator before index 3 maybe helps to understand the first half of the season 3 better.
If you talk about third season, yes it a mess they cut a lot from the light novel
Kori ch. not really. Index 3 was rushed as hell. It wasn’t that it was different to how we imagined it, it literally was skipped. And Index 1 and 2 animation and action wise, is pretty damn good.
The reason it seems classic era is because the light novel started in that era and it only recently got adapted
The light novels came out in 2004 and the anime came out in 2008
@@antoniogrady5954 i mean relatively speaking the light novels came out at around the end of what we consider the “classic era”
it was a wonderful 45 minutes of time spent. good analytics, nice reaction :)
Thanks!!
They found the way to mix science, espers and magic
Great reaction! This series is amazing
Glad you enjoy it!
You can start at either Railgun or index.
Personally I’m more of a Railgun fan.
yes Railgun anime got better adaptation than Index 3rd season. But still hoping for J.C to do better in Index next season. I can't wait for New Testament that everyone keeps talking about
I personally LOVED having started with Railgun, but I got very lost in some key plot points presented in Index 1. So I recommend watching the start of Index, then Railgun all the way, finish Index 1 and then watch Railgun S, then Index 2 and finally Railgun t (I haven't watched Index 3 but Railgun t starts with Daihaisei so makes sense chronologically).
No I think they should start at index because index come first then railgun
Nick Ifill Chronoligacally, not really. Index 1 starts with the sisters incident, Railgun doesn’t.
sorry I didn't know thanks for telling me now I get it
"there are three different series and they are all interconnected"
Me: there are five actually (I´m counting the non animated spinoffs and the main series)
you're talking about Dark Matter and Astral Buddy
@@phantom117b4 yes
then dont forget stiyl ss, bio hacker ss and necessarius ss
@@sshiroyakuza And Hourou. Don't forget Hourou.
I just want accelerator😟☹️😢😥🙏
I seen all of the "A Certain Series". All the shows are connected. Each show explains a different part of the world. Index focuses on Magic, Railgun focuses Science. Railgun does a lot of world and character building for each main character of each show. Accelerator more likely shows the dark side of the world. I recommend watching Railgun s1 or Index s1 first, then Railgun S, Index s2, then next Index s3 and finally Accelerator. Trust me you want to watch both seasons 1 and 2 of both Railgun and Index to build up hype for Index 3. The wait was worth it for me. Watch Railgun T last, because its still new.
When you spoke about the show, wondering how all the pieces fit together and thinking about what you like in it etc, I can say that this series ticks all your boxes. Everyone else already explained how the shows intertwine with eachother, but I can perhaps expand on it by saying that there is a definite reason for everything that exists in the world of this series. Nothing is left up to chance, and the lore goes very deep and complex - but that said it's still easy to follow. That's why the show is so good, it balances complexity of the world and character interactions with a relatively easy-to-follow plot and storyline. Very few anime makes this amount of complexity so easy to handle, credit going to the writer(s?).
I think you will both find many elements you like in this series, and it doesn't really matter that much which one you start with, and you can easily take breaks if you want. Technically Index is the chronological start, but you can also start with Railgun if you like and hardly lose any context. Each series does a great job of picking up the pieces and make everything understandable even for new viewers.
Also Railgun series is straight up fire, with many really great moments and a great storyline.
The Toaru series is incredibly popular. There's over 100 volumes of the light novel and spinoff mangas. It's won best light novel of the year like 7 times. Mikoto misaka (the main character in railgun) is especially popular. China's version of TH-cam is named after her. Many of the features on the website are references to the series and they even celebrate her birthday every year. Also there's an Overwatch league team named after her and they recently admitted her as an honorary member. She's also in the finals for best girl of the decade for 2010-2019
This is my top favorite shows
It looks really interesting!
Just watch Gigguk's The Fascinating World of Index/Railgun and Why You Should Watch It
I highly recommend this series, oh my lord this had such a huge role in my childhood.
27:44 definitely, you can watch it however you want since they are concurrent series that mostly cover different stuff. You can watch Railgun season 1, then Index seasons 1-3, then go back to Railgun, or begin with Index and then do Accelerator, or watch Railgun standalone, and so on. So you can juggle them as you please, just make sure not to begin with Accelerator not watch it before Index season 1.
大好きな「とあるシリーズ」がこうして海外の方々にも人気なのを見ると、凄く嬉しい。4期期待したいですね！
I was waiting for this one to happen eventually. The fist couple seasons haven't aged particularly well (mostly because they are a decade old and date to when all the classic anime tropes were in full swing, but it does get toned down eventually), but I still love this series and the OPs are all pretty solid. Index, Railgun and Accelerator all happen around the same time frame and even overlap on some occasions, so it's really cool when you see the same events from a different perspective with added details. It's a daunting franchise to get into, but I do recommend checking it out (Especially Railgun, as season 3 (or RailgunT(hird) is especially good rn).
Index and Accelerator (best character in the series imo) have their strong points too, but If you only want to check out Railgun, you can just go that route (however, you will miss one or two minor details from when they overlap in Index). Here is the simplified recommended chronological order (trust me, it can get complicated):
1. Railgun
2. Index 1 and Railgun S (these two basically happen at the same time, but Railgun takes the best arc of the series and makes it better)
3. Accelerator
4. Index 2 (I also believe the movie takes place directly after)
5. Railgun T (currently airing)
6. Index 3
Apologies for the wall of text. I recommend just watching by yourselves, but your choice. Loved the reactions btw, especially to Index 3 op 2.
Glad to see the Toaru series getting the recognization it deserves.
Ikr
Index is much denser and more complex than Railgun so you'll probably be inclined to take longer breaks from it. Railgun is fluffier and more like a normal shounen so it's a comfortable watch.
After reading the LN, TouMan got my respect!
The queen of tsundere, Misaka hahaah
Still, one of the best characters I have ever seen
You can tell who's the favorite child in this family watching the opening up.
there are 2 GOOD watching orders:
railgun order-> watch first 2 seasons of railgun, then watch index and last railgun season whatever order you like knowing timeline is index1= railgun S and index2= railgun T
release order-> index s1 -> Railgun -> Index II -> Railgun S -> Index III -> Railgun T
and then we have accelerator that you can watch any time after finishing index s1.
IMO this is one of must watch series
Light novel started in 2004, anime - in 2008
Please react to it
Оrder: Index 1 -> Railgun 1 -> Index 2 -> Railgun 2 -> Miracle of endymion (Index movie) -> Index 3 -> Accelerator -> Railgun 3
Yes you get it
Yes this is the release order but not the chronological order.
But Honestly i was the release order so either is fine.
Index the main series
Railgun, Accelarator and Astral Body side stories also canon
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Though I absolutely love the Index series, it's unfortunate how JC Staff didn't handle it's adaptation as great as Railgun or Accelerator, but part of the reason stems from the fact that it's much easier to adapt Manga than Light Novels; the whole series is great and one of my favorites, consider checking out the Light Novel if you're interested
Watch Order I recommend, Index 1 and 2, then Railgun 1 and 2, Index 3, Accelerator, then Railgun 3
If you guys actually reacted to the entire series, that would probably push me over the edge, and finally sign up for Patreon lol
True Timeline op
Index (2008)
OP 1 - Psi-missing
OP 2 - masterpiece
Railgun (2009)
OP 1 - Only my railgun
OP 2 - Justligh level 5
Railgun ova (2010)
OP OVA - Future gazer
Index II (2010)
OP 1 - No but!
OP 2 - Seevision
Railgun S (2013)
OP 1 - Sister's noise
OP 2 - Eternal reality
Index III (2018)
OP 1 - Gravitation
OP 2 - Roar
Accelerator (2019)
OP 1 - Shadow in the light
Railgun T (2020)
OP 1 - Final phase
OP 2 - Dual existence
Index I.F ( smart phone game ) (2020)
OP 1 - Joint (2020)
OP 2 - World's Callide (2021)
The main series is Light Novel based, so arcs are relatively short with plenty of spaces for breaks. Railgun and Accelerator are more half-season long arcs and aren't as friendly to it.
This is actually a rare case where I'd suggest watching in semi-chronological order, starting with Railgun Season 1, listed arc-to-arc instead of episode-to-episode. I can provide a more detailed watchlist if you want.
There's never a dull moment in this city!
No lie my jaw dropped when I saw the thumbnail of Toaru OP reaction, one of my favorite series.
The To Aru series[A Certain _____ series]is reaaaally good. The best way to explain it is its all about the different moving parts. With 3 different series made to play off each other there are plot points that end up being massively relevant to essentially the entire franchise as a whole and when you have those points where you can see the framework put in place it feels absolutely amazing. Somehow it feels distinctly 2010s era of anime even in the newer installments but it was very much ahead of its time. Honestly I cant recommend enough people to try To Aru
You can easily take breaks between each season of each series. A watch order I'd recommend is: railgun, railgun s, index, accelerator, railgun T, index II, index III. There's only one instance where there's an overlapping arc and it's covered better in railgun S than in index I.
Yes you can actually take breaks likee react to a season and watch something else or watch a arc like for 6 to 12 episode. It's not a problem.
The best Time Order to Watch
1. Railgun Season 1
2. Railgun Season 2
3. Index Season 1
4. Accelerator Season 1
5. Index Season 2
6. Index Movie 1
7. Railgun Season 3
8. Index Season 3
They can watch the entire railgun first if they want will not make much of a difference.
"best" ha
Index S1OP1 was the OG hit, until today, whenever I heard Touma’s phrase: Kagaku to Majitsu kosasu toki, Monogatari wa hajimaru! (When Science and Magic cross over, [epic] story begins!)
Sends chills down my spine!
Its not a spoiler to say they interlap/at same time, or else you would be severely confused. It doesn't change how the story plays out, but rather expands on it. That's all you'll get. There's a guide somewhere out there that lists the chronological order of episodes.
I watched the whole anime recently and I will say that it has an amazing power system and breaks are definitely doable but the arcs are pretty big so you’d have to find somewhere in the middle. Seeing you guys react to this would be very interesting
"was she a test subject?!"
*intense sweating*
I haven't finished Toaru but basically:
-Index is the main series
-Railgun is a sort of retelling from Mikoto's perspective (I personally recommend starting with railgun because it gives you more context while index jumps into things without you knowing what's going on most of the time)
-Accelerator... let's just say that it was necessary for him to get his own series for a reason 😈
My personal favorite ops are Accelerator and Railgun T. But I have a feeling that might change when I get to index s3 (i saw y'alls reactions but skipped when you got to the ops for Index 3 so I wouldn't spoil myself lol.
I'm really liking it, I hope y'all will start it soon too
Sadly anime reaction Chanel's are the only way for fans of this series get to together on this platform. We spam the channel to react to its and that's about is, if you look up this series you get reactions, great moments from the series, and a review here or there. So thanks for reacting to it. It's always a pleasure to see more of this series being looked at in some way.
Accelerator is the best character for now (in the anime)
Is my second favorite character ever
Accel"back at you, buckarooo"erator is best boy. AND GIRL.
Agreed but I like touma over accelerator just because I read the LN an his character development is fantastic
@@rien2474 yeah touma is the best in the light novels, nt09 is just yikes
Alright! First of all, a warm welcome to Index. it's a wild ride! Now, if you may be doing this in the future, gotta pick which order to do it. Oh boy, let's go kk XD
To put it simply, there are essentially two ways to watch the series: broadcast order or chronological order.
*Broadcast order* is the way most people did, because they watched as the shows were released. But, as someone coming into the series right now, there's an opportunity to do it in *chronological order* , which is arguably the way you can get the most out of the show since you won't get spoiled by events from one season that were more deeply shown/developed in a later season. And by that, *I mean especially Railgun S (second season of Railgun)* . Just for that, I highly recommend watching Railgun and Railgun S first.
But, of course, both ways are great. In the end, it's really a matter of preference \o/
You can find the order by searching for something like "how to watch magical index series".
A quick disclaimer, I'm not talking about the *true chronological order* . That actually hops between series in the middle of the seasons, since the series mostly happen in parallel. I don't think anyone would watch it in that order unless they are either rewatching or doing some sort of challenge.
05:26 To aru Majutsu no Index has been the most popular Light Novel series in Japan for many years between 2008-2014. In Japan this franchise is extremelly popular.
Now it got overshadowed by rise of isekai boom though.
If you're struggling to decide whether or not to watch the series I recommend you watch (or hopefully react to) "The Fascinating world of Index/Railgun and why you should watch it" by Gigguk. The video does a great job of explaning the appeal of the series and will help you decide if you want to watch it. I Loved your reactions and would love to see you react to the video and the series.
good video, very neat. You guys made a reaction video, but first find out the synopsis. I'm a fan of all the Railgun openings that Fripside sings 👍
In short Toaru Index is the main story, Railgun and Accelerator are side stories, they happen in a certain timeline in which some events happen at the same, but in a more in depth in terms of the timeline(story arcs) the order of the episode in terms of the timeline of the series is:
-Toaru Kagaku no Railgun ep 1-14
-Toaru Kagaku no Railgun OVA
-Toaru Majutsu no Index ep 1-6
-Toaru Kagaku no Railgun ep 15-16
-Toaru Majutsu no Index ep 7-9
-Toaru Kagaku no Railgun ep 17-24
This arc is where the story happens at the same time
-Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S ep 1-9
-Toaru Majutsu no Index ep 10-14 and -Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S ep 10-16 happen at the same time, same event just different point of view
And this other one happens at the same date but don't interact with each other
-Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S ep 17-24
-Toaru Majutsu no Index ep 15-17
-Toaru Majutsu no Index ep 18-24 and Episode 1 of Index II
-Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator ep 1-12
-Toaru Majutsu no Index II 2-7
And if season 2 of Accelerator happens that would place it between 5 and 6 of Index II
-Toaru Majutsu no Index Movie - Miracle of Endymion
then the whole Daihasei Festival Arc happens
-Railgun T Episode 1
Index II - 8-13, Railgun T Episode 2 happens at the same time as episode 8 of Index II and Railgun T Episode 3 happens at the same time as episode 10 of Index II
-Railgun T ep 4-15
-Index II ep 14-16
After that we have the yet to be air last 10 episodes of Railgun T which also happen in between the next Index II and Index III series
-Railgun T ep 16-18
-Index II ep 17-24
-Railgun T ep 19-20
-Index III ep 1-9
-Railgun T ep 21-25
-the rest of Index III 10-24
if they were to make a 4th season for Railgun that one would be placed between episode 9 and 10 of Index III too and if there is a 2nd season of Accelerator that one would happen before episode 6 of Index II
27:46 you can take brakes. You can watch all series in chronological order in this case, so you will have no problems with understanding timeline.
“Woah! She can uh...uh....”
*”jump”*
Index has good story strong characters and it's my favorite .
Touma is my favorite character
Railgun has good adaptation but villan's are not strong
Accelerator anime was good manga is shit
Dark matter manga is best I liked it more than railgun manga
Astral buddy is also good
The show is fire ilke railgun more the index. But index is also good
Most people have been saying to start with season one of railgun and thats the one I'm most interested in so thats pretty exciting.
Good for you you will love it so will you're boyfriend
Yess been waiting for this:)
Hello Toonie
Shakugan no Shana OPs, thanks.
...Shikoku no Shaga lmao
ImIss the anime soo nostalgic
Thanks for the reaction!
Love this series is getting more recognition, it deserves it. Please please please react to the show! Start with Railgun if you want, at the end of it, you'll probably will look to watch Index and Accelerator too, the whole world is fantastic.
I started watching Toaru Series with Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, which is not the first season to start, but then I watched all the series and I just fell in love with these : the world, the characters, the plots, everything is really well built in Toaru Series !
I really recommend you to watch these !
Also, I can't wait for you two to react on this anime, it's really good
Railgun is the one I'm waiting for
I can’t wait as well!
Railgun season 1 comes just before Index 1 and then they overlap a few times. For the most part they are self contained, but there are certain parts presented from 1 view in index, and a different one in railgun.
Basically, Toaru Index follows the story of Kamijou Touma (the main male protagonist). The story revolves around his involvement with Index (the little nun girl) that links to the European Magecraft and Churches.
While Toaru Railgun follows the story of Misaka Mikoto (the main female protagonist). The story revolves around Academy City (the city they lives in), revolving around the dark secret behind the city.
The two story are separate yet follows the same timeline, Index focuses outside of the city while Railgun stays inside the city.
The two story also intertwine with each other at several points, pointing in some clues for each other's storyline.
long story short : its about magic vs technology.
This series is so good but very unnoticed
We had never heard of it until recently when people started recommending it to us
BOLDcast yeah i only found it because i was randomly scrolling through anime
@@birdup2141 it was huge in the early 2000's and 2010's but the break of 8 years between Index 2 and 3 is mostly why. The light novels and Railgun manga are extremely popular and kept the pressure of that third Index and Railgun season being made. It was always one of the top torrented series back in the day waiting to be released in North America. Also it was airing originally during the time Geneon Entertainment of America was going bankrupt in the late 2000's which would have been the company that would have first dibbs on it bringing it over, so Funimation stepping up and licensing the first season caused a rescue of the Geneon titles being brought over to the US. It had been looking like all the shows of that company were going down the Evangelion route in licensing hell.
aris 385 i legit never heard of it until I found it
@@birdup2141I understand I've had series that have done that. I had alot of series back in the 90's with me that I didn't hear about that had aired. Mostly because of it being in the beginnings of the anime craze that has increased over the years.
Reaally love the series leaned to railgun more as its the first toaru i watched i didn't even know it was just a spin off till i saw index really hoping you could react to the whole series
Its sad they never reacted to the anime
We still want to but we are very busy
@@BOLDcast It's alright.
I'm down to wait 😅
The Anime came out in 2008 the Light novel being created in 2004.
Index Op are the best but Railgun anime made this franchise so damn good I like Index LN but sadly they didn't give enough justice to the anime adaptation well its still good.Maybe Railgun anime really just gets all the hype. I mean the plot, the action the comedy, the drama are on point.
This series is well made highly recommended its like the MCU of anime.
Still here waiting for them to watch it still hoping
Same my friend but there are too many shows but u never know
Same
Railgun isn't better than index, it was just adapted better. Index's story is miles better than railgun.
Fax
Unlike Index, Railgun doesn't even have an overlapping story.
Facts
good take
mine is railgun can only sprint because index paved the track while building the city , and the city is grand and amazing, but adapted poorly ,
True. Index has a lot of explanations and inner monologue that is omitted in the anime which is a shame because those things make it really clear that the protagonist is way out of his league in most fights.
ok so this is one of my favorite anime franchises, just because following different characters in the same setting then watching as they cross over in great and the stories themselves are really good... so if your planning to watch it, either by reacting or on your own, here is a watch list I made when I recommended it to my friend.
It’s made out of 3 shows:
A certain magical index (Genres: Action, Superpowers, Supernatural, Harem, Comedy)
A certain scientific railgun (Genres: Action, Slice of life, Moe, Superpower, Comedy)
A certain scientific accelerator (Genres: Action, Superpower, Supernatural, Comedy)
• A certain magical index season 1 episodes 1-9
• A certain scientific railgun all of season 1
• A certain scientific railgun season 2 episodes 1-16
• A certain magical index season 1 episodes 15-20 (don’t watch episodes 10-14 of season 1)
• (Now you can watch A certain scientific accelerator season 1 here but there are also 2 other places you can choose to watch it, you choose)
• A certain magical index season 1 episodes 21-24
• A certain scientific railgun season 2 episodes 17-24
• A certain magical index season 2 episode 1-13
• A certain scientific railgun season 3 episode 1-15
• A certain scientific railgun season 3 episode 16-25
• A certain magical index season 2 episode 14-24
• (Now you can watch A certain scientific accelerator season 1 here but there is also 1 other place you can choose to watch it, you choose)
• A certain magical index all of season 3
• (Now you can watch A certain scientific accelerator season 1 here, you choose)
There you go, this is only how I would place the events and is mostly in chronological order, Mostly though... while Railgun season 1 takes place first in the timeline I think starting with the first Arc of Index feels right as a start.. also i love the clone arc and railgun adapted it better so that's why you don't watch 10-14 of season 1 of Index or at the least don't watch episodes 10-14 until after seeing railgun season 2 episodes 1-16 trust me its better when you don't know the resolution. but yeah that's all :)
If you 2 reacted to this series that would be amazing I love your energy.
Oh looks like I'm Late... But anyways I recommend the Toaru Series and Reading LN
Index is the anime adaptation of Light Novels
Railgun and Accelerator are based off Manga spin-offs that take place alongside the novels.
Your reaction is very interesting, hope u guys have more views
Thank you!
I’ve said before and I’ll say it again: for the best introduction to the story, world and characters, watch Railgun and Railgun S first if you do decide to start watching. One of the best arcs of the series at the beginning of Railgun S has a 10x better emotional impact if you do that. I’m glad you liked what you saw! Hope to see more from you guys
I have to say, Toaru series is not easy to watch.. Especially the magical side.. The plot and references used is vast.. From Religion to Science.. It's not your normal anime with the protagonist having a character development growing stronger and following a simple plot..
Index 3 actually has 3 protagonist... Touma is the MC.. But you can't erase Accelerator and Hamazura by how many screentime they get.
A Certain Magical Index III took several years to come out, and when it did, it was incredibly rushed. Fans were understandably upset.
There are many characters in this series that have unique abilities. Accelerator's ability is reflection. For instance, if you try to shoot him, he can send that bullet right back at you with as much force as he's calculated.
That’s completely incorrect lmao
Accelerator’s ability is Vector Manipulation, he can change the vectors of objects he’s in contact with, which includes direction, speed, gravitational constant, etc
Still waiting for whenever they decided to react to the whole a certain series
The timelines for these 3 series run parallel to each other (it focus on different characters in different series - Mikoto Misaka in Railgun, Touma Kamijou in Index, Accelerator in Accelerator) and you can see what they are doing whilst all of the action/ other stuff is happening with other characters). You can look up the correct order to watch the episodes from the different series online as you can end up watching ep 1 and 2 from Index, then ep 1 - 4 from Railgun, then back to Index etc. in order to see what the different characters are doing within the same universe. If you look out for background images such as news coverage in the different seasons it may inform you of something that has happened which was only followed by a different character in one of the other series... e.g. if there was an explosion for whatever reason and in had to do with Mikoto Misaka (Railgun), you may see a reporter in the background (no sound usually) reporting on this. These are little things you can easily miss on the first viewing.
Accelerator was the villain of part 2 of season one of magical index and part one of season 2 of Railgun, which takes place at the same time. Railgun T takes place the same time as part one of season 2 of Magical index. Accelerators series takes place at some point after season one of magical index but not sure when.
Accelerator spoiler
The Accelerator guy starts out as a villain but develops into more of an anti-hero as the series progresses.
.....Season 3 second OP "IT'S SO MUCH BETTER"
JC Staff: "So where did the budget go?... The OP?, ah whatever"
Yeah... only the OP had that level of animation
I just found this order to watch the series (cannot said if is correct as I did not watch the entire series):
-Toaru Majutsu no Index (24 episodes)
-Toaru Majutsu no Index-tan (2 episodes)
-Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (24 episodes)
-Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: Motto Marutto Railgun (2 episodes)
-Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: Entenka no Satsuei Model mo Raku Ja Arimasen wa ne (1 episode)
-Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: Misaka-san wa Ima Chuumoku no Mato Desu kara (1 episode)
-Toaru Majutsu no Index II (24 episodes)
-Toaru Majutsu no Index-tan II (2 episodes)
-Toaru Majutsu no Index Movie: Endymion no Kiseki (1 episode)
-Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S (24 episodes)
-Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S: Motto Marutto Railgun (2 episodes)
-Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S: Daiji na Koto wa Zenbu Sentou ni Osowatta (1 episode)
-Toaru Majutsu no Index-tan Movie: Endymion no Kiseki - Ga Attari Nakattari (1 episode)
-Toaru Majutsu no Index III (26 episodes)
-Toaru Majutsu no Index Index-tan III (2 episodes)
-Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator (12 episodes)
-Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T (25 episodes)
I would recommend watching railgun and railgun S first for emotional value of the masterpiece that is railgun s and then watch index 1 and 2.
My opinion
totally agree
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Agreed, its chronologically first anyway. Or well, railgun S overlaps index 1 int time but Id recommend railgun S before index 1 for the same reason as you
40:30 It reminded you another song because Nanjo (singer) is using the same tempo of kishuki gakou no juliet's opening and the chords are similar too