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

All series / A Certain Magical Index / Arc 42

Arc 42 of 66 in A Certain Magical Index

Arc 42: Baggage City

In the story: 13 Nov

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.

Index II stops before this arc.

The Miracle of Endymion stops before this arc.

Railgun S stops before this arc.

Index III stops before this arc.

Accelerator stops before this arc.

Railgun T stops before this arc.

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

What happens

A tournament in Baggage City promises an alternative to Academy City's esper development. The event becomes a battlefield as researchers, participants, and outside forces pursue rival plans for the technologies and people assembled there.

Where it sits

Baggage City in A Certain Magical Index
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Light novel — A Certain Magical Index: New TestamentVol 4Main–profound destructionJapanese
Light novel — A Certain Magical Index: New TestamentVol 4Main–profound destructionEnglish

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