Watch order / 2 routes
A Certain Magical Index watch order
Start with Index, then interleave its Railgun and Accelerator branches around the shared Academy City timeline.
Toaru works best as an interleaved television route. Index establishes the parent story, while Railgun and Accelerator expand connected side-story paths recorded in the franchise relations.
Recommended order
Recommended interleaved order
A practical sequence through the main Index and Railgun entries, with Accelerator after the recorded Index and Railgun setup.
- 01
Toaru Majutsu no Index
- 02
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun
- 03
Toaru Majutsu no Index II
- 04
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S
- 05
Toaru Majutsu no Index III
- 06
Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator
- 07
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T
Release order
- 1
Toaru Majutsu no Index
- 2
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun
- 3
Toaru Majutsu no Index II
- 4
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S
- 5
Toaru Majutsu no Index III
- 6
Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator
- 7
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T
FAQ
A Certain Magical Index watch order questions
Quick answers to the questions people actually search.
Should I watch Index or Railgun first?
Start with A Certain Magical Index, then use the recommended interleaved route for Railgun and Accelerator.
Is Railgun a sequel to Index?
The relation snapshot classifies Railgun as side-story material connected to the Index parent story.