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

All series / A Certain Magical Index / Arc 21

Arc 21 of 66 in A Certain Magical Index

Arc 21: Nectar

In the story: 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.

Earlier in story order than the end of Index II.

Earlier in story order than the end of The Miracle of Endymion.

Railgun S stops before this arc.

Earlier in story order than the end of Index III.

Partly seen by the end of Accelerator.

Earlier in story order than the end of Railgun T.

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

What happens

Accelerator and Last Order cross paths with Matsuri, a girl dependent on a mechanical heart. Her circumstances bring them into a dispute involving a city director, an underground organization, and two sisters with their own stakes in the case.

Parts of this arc

  1. A new encounter
  2. Nectar conflict

Where it sits

Nectar in A Certain Magical Index
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Manga — A Certain Scientific AcceleratorVol 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Chapters 37–63Japanese
Manga — A Certain Scientific AcceleratorVol 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Chapters 37–63English
Anime — A Certain Scientific AcceleratorAcceleratorSeason 1, episode 12—

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