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All series / A Certain Magical Index / Arc 39

Arc 39 of 66 in A Certain Magical Index

Arc 39: Freshmen

In the story: 5 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

After the war, Accelerator and Hamazura try to establish quieter lives in Academy City. A threat to Fremea pulls them into another underground conflict, where a group calling itself the Freshmen challenges the position of the city's former power players.

Where it sits

Freshmen in A Certain Magical Index
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Light novel — A Certain Magical Index: New TestamentVol 1Prologue–epilogueJapanese
Light novel — A Certain Magical Index: New TestamentVol 1Prologue–epilogueEnglish

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