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21 Oct 2026Draft. Not yet checked against the books.

All series / A Certain Magical Index / Arc 27

Arc 27 of 66 in A Certain Magical Index

Arc 27: Academy City Invasion

In the story: 30 Sep

Arc name chosen by Arc Almanac, because the books don’t name it.

I’ve watched through

Index I stops before this arc.

Railgun stops before this arc.

Seen by the end of Index II.

Seen by the end of The Miracle of Endymion.

Railgun S stops before this arc.

Seen by the end of Index III.

Accelerator stops before this arc.

Earlier in story order than the end of Railgun T.

Item (episodes 1–2; airing) stops before this arc.

What happens

A member of God's Right Seat enters Academy City in pursuit of Touma. At the same time, Accelerator faces a threat to Last Order, turning separate battles across the city into a collision between magical intervention and underground research.

Where it sits

Arc 27 in A Certain Magical Index
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Light novel — A Certain Magical IndexVol 12, 13Volume 12, prologue – volume 13, epilogueJapanese
Light novel — A Certain Magical IndexVol 12, 13Volume 12, prologue – volume 13, epilogueEnglish
Manga — A Certain Magical IndexVol 16, 17, 18, 19Chapters 97–116Japanese
Manga — A Certain Magical IndexVol 16, 17, 18, 19Chapters 97–116English
Anime — A Certain Magical IndexIndex IISeason 2, episodes 17–22—

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