A Certain Magical Index Season 1, Episode 23: Friends (Hyoka Kazakiri)

1

Academy City

Kamijo meets Index, who is on the run from a magic society that wants the library of forbidden knowledge stored in her memory. Later, Kamijo is shocked to find Index at his house – bleeding and accompanied by a strange man.

25 min

2

Innocentius (The Witch Hunter King)

Kamijo tangles with Stiyl, upset with the magician’s rough behavior toward Index. When quick thinking allows Kamijo and Index to escape, they head to the one person that might be able to help them.

25 min

3

Necessarius (The Church of Necessary Evil)

While Komoe helps Index in healing her wounds using magic, Toma meets Stiyl's partner, Kaori Kanzaki and learns from her why they are hunting Index and the organization, Necessarius, The Church of Necessary Evil.

25 min

4

Perfect Memory Ability

Touma learns the truth about Index's perfect memorization and her loss of memories.

25 min

5

Limit (12 o'clock)

Touma tries desperately to save Index's memories before it is too late.

25 min

6

Imagine Breaker

Following the events of last episode and the activation of Index's defense mechanism Touma struggles to hide his amnesia from Index.

25 min

7

The Science Cult (Misawa Cram School)

Stiyl and Touma join forces to investigate the mysterious Misawa Cram School.

25 min

8

Ars Magna (Golden Transmutation)

Touma encounters Ars Magna the leader of Misawa Cram School and a man with his own connection to Index.

25 min

9

Deep Blood (Vampire Killer)

Touma confronts Ars Magna in a dangerous battle to rescue both Index and Deep Blood.

25 min

10

Mikoto Misaka (Sissy)

Touma spends some time with Misaka Mikoto and makes a strange discovery.

25 min

11

Sisters (Sisters)

Touma goes in search of Misaka to investigate the clone experiment.

25 min

12

Level 6 (Absolute Ability)

Touma discovers the reason behind the experiment and appears to grow closer to Misaka.

25 min

13

Accelerator (One Way)

Misaka and Touma hatch a plan to defeat Accelerator and end the experiment.

25 min

14

Weakest vs. Strongest (Strongest vs. Weakest)

Touma faces off against Accelerator for the sake of Misaka and her 'sisters'.

25 min

15

Angel Fall (Angel Fall)

Touma and Index head to the beach to avoid the fallout from Touma's fight with Accelerator. They also plan to meet Touma's Family but when they arrive they aren't quite what Touma was expecting.

25 min

16

Toya Kamijo (Father)

The Angel Fall spell remains in effect with only Toma, Kanzaki, Misha and Tsuchimikado relatively unaffected. However, the person responsible for casting the spell remains a mystery. Misha quickly becomes the prime suspect after a strange conversation with Toma. But when Toma follows up on his hunch he discovers that the real culprit is not Misha but his own father. As such he hurries to reach his father before Misha and the other mages can confront him.

25 min

17

The Power of God (Archangel)

After figuring out the truth of Misha’s real identity, Kanzaki sends Kamijo and Toya to destroy the ritual spot. When Tsuchimikado suggests that Toya must die for the spell to end, a violent – and seemingly fatal – encounter ensues.

25 min

18

Replica (Impostor)

In order to shake off the unwanted attention she’s getting from Unabara, Misaka asks Kamijo to pretend to be her boyfriend. Things get complicated when the faux-couple discovers that Unabara is hiding a magical secret.

25 min

19

Last Order (The End)

Accelerator meets the last of Misaka’s clones – Last Order – who explains the special role she played in the Sister experiment. Later, Accelerator learns what steps he’ll have to take to keep Last Order safe.

25 min

20

Virus Code (Final Signal)

After Accelerator frees Last Order of the virus infecting her brain, he’s attacked by gun-wielding Amai. Just as all appears lost for Accelerator, Yoshikawa arrives to help – but Amai isn’t going down without a fight.

25 min

21

Counter Stop (Identity Unknown)

School’s back in session and that means new transfer students – one of which is Index! In class, Komoe offers more insight into the realities of life as an esper – and a powerful new magical presence is detected in Academy City.

25 min

22

Golem (Stone Figure)

Panic ensues in Academy City upon the arrival of the sorcerer Sherry Cromwell, who makes no secret of her plans to destroy Kazakiri! Kamijo steps up to ruin Sherry’s plot – but the situation is more complex than he knows.

25 min

23

Friends (Hyoka Kazakiri)

Kamijo chases Sherry away only to discover the sorcerer now has designs on Index! Meanwhile, with her secret revealed, Kazakiri takes advantage of her new situation and sets out to fight Ellis.

25 min

24

Imaginary Number School District - Five-Element Agency

Kamijo, Index and Kazakiri join forces to take on Ellis. When the battle ends, and with the support of Index, Kazakiri returns to the place of her origin. Later, Tsuchimikado ponders Aleister’s role in recent events.

25 min