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

All series / A Certain Magical Index / Arc 17

Arc 17 of 66 in A Certain Magical Index

Arc 17: Three Stories

In the story: 31 Aug

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

I’ve watched through

Partly seen by the end of Index I.

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.

Earlier in story order than 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

The last day of summer follows several separate problems across Academy City. Touma faces trouble involving magicians, while Accelerator's meeting with Last Order forces him to confront what follows the Sisters experiment.

Parts of this arc

  1. Night of opening (Touma and Index)
  2. Accelerator meets Last Order
  3. Mikoto's fake date
  4. Last Order's final signal
  5. Yamisaka Ouma (Touma and Index)
  6. Night of ending (Accelerator)

Where it sits

Three Stories in A Certain Magical Index
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Light novel — A Certain Magical IndexVol 5Prologue–epilogueJapanese
Light novel — A Certain Magical IndexVol 5Prologue–epilogueEnglish
Manga — A Certain Magical IndexVol 5, 6Chapters 22–33Japanese
Manga — A Certain Magical IndexVol 5, 6Chapters 22–33English
Anime — A Certain Magical IndexIndex ISeason 1, episodes 18–20—

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