While Index is a great character, she quickly becomes overshadowed thanks to developments involving Misaka, Kaori and a few other characters which are introduced throughout the story arcs in Part 2.
A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX SEASON 1 SERIES
One thing A Certain Magical Index has to work with is a large amount of characters and while fans of the always hungry Index may be disappointed that she is spends much of Part 2 playing comedic-relief, it gives the other characters in the series some time in the spotlight, much to the show’s benefit. In fact, this becomes quite a habit with Index herself, as nearly all the story arcs present in Part 2 direct their focus towards either Kamijo assisting someone else or trying to keep her out of harm’s way by taking care of any magical or scientific issues on his own. It is worth noting that Part 2 of A Certain Magical Index follows the same structure as before, where each story arc feels self-contained, with only certain characters involved at any given time and the rest of the cast set to the side for comedic relief. Accelerator on the other hand simply wants to become the strongest around and his harsh (partially psychotic) personality works as a good foil to Kamijo’s unwavering determination to help those around him. While past enemies Kamijo have faced off against have been working towards an evil goal in one way or another, their aim was always to save someone.
This is not only thanks to the fact that he has been vaunted as the strongest esper in all of Academy City, but also because of his dark and twisted nature. This beginning arc of Part 2 pits Kamijo against Accelerator who is the most sinister enemy he has faced. When a nun named Index bites her way into his life, Kamijo must face down not only the magicians chasing her, but also other “espers” within Academy City which have begun running rampant.īefore we begin, it is worth noting that the following review may contain minor spoilers over the events that took place during Part 1 of A Certain Magical Index thanks to the fact that the story picks up immediately from where Part 1 ended, which happened to be in the middle of the Sister story arc. Unfortunately for him, Kamijo only possesses one power which is kept secret from most of the city, the power to cancel any supernatural power, be it from an esper or from a magician, by simply touching it with his right hand. Toma Kamijo is considered one of the weakest citizens of the technologically advanced Academy City thanks to the fact that many residents of the city possess special “esper” abilities which allow them to perform supernatural feats.
However can the series remain outstanding throughout the second half? In Part 1 of A Certain Magical Index, the review of which can be found here, we’ve seen Toma Kamijo overcome a number of enemies both magical and scientific in what was a great start to the series.
There are a few forms of entertainment which have tackled the combination of technology and magic in the past, with some stories allowing the two to co-exist and work together with no issues while others tell that magic is the mortal enemy of anything scientific.
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