Talk:A Certain Magical Index

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message: Just curious, why To Aru and not Toaru? I thought Toaru was one word. - 29dupe 12:40, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think it is. The particle to is distinct from the word aru, but together they for a Pre-Noun Adjectival and have a new meaning. I haven't been able to verify this for certain anywhere; unable to find an example of it written out in romaji. But with kanji used it becomes と或る, which suggests it would be written separated. (Better yet, they could select an official English title, and we could move the page to that.) Doceirias 22:22, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I see, thank you. Making redirect from Toaru Majutsu no Index is better idea for now then. - 29dupe 09:08, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

text: "Toaru" has a single dictionary definition . Putting the particle "to" in front of "aru" doesn't make sense anyway, so we can clearly see that it's not that. Japanese doesn't use spaces, so adding it is left to the discretion of whoever's doing the romanization. —Tokek (talk) 07:42, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

text: Because it's the rentaishi 或る, not the verb 在（有）る. --67.148.122.18 (talk) 01:40, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Toaru/To Aru? 

message: Shoudln't it be mentioned somewhere that the actual japanese reads To Aru Majutsu no Kinsho Mokuroku? --81.241.26.148 (talk) 11:36, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That's always a question with titles like this - I believe the standard is to follow the furigana given, regardless of what the kanji say. Doceirias (talk) 15:54, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

text: The kanji is pronounced however the author intends them to be pronounced ; in this case, 禁書目録 is pronounced インデックス. 99.238.5.183 (talk) 17:49, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

text: It's probably sufficient that the kanji are provided, since those curious about their literal meaning can then look them up directly.  A note about that literal meaning ('Forbidden Catalogue'?) probably wouldn't hurt, granted.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.111.184.92 (talk) 22:17, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title 

message: The original soundtrack (click on the cover image) implies that the series's proper name is Index Librorum Prohibitorum [note that the Japanese name for the Index is "禁書目録" (Kinsho Mokuroku), meaning "とある魔術の禁書目録" can be translated as "A Certain Index Librorum Prohibitorum of Magic"]. Anyway, my point is, should the page be moved or adjusted in any way?--Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？ (talk • contribs) 06:26, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't believe so. The primary media is the light novels, and those are only known by the name To Aru Majutsu no Index. No one is going to try searching for this series with "Index Librorum Prohibitorum", especially since it's already an actual thing. I believe common name also has something to say about this.--十八 08:09, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

text: That's not the series title - like you sort of suggest, it's the main character's full name. Doceirias (talk) 03:12, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  English title 

message: When the To Aru Kagaku no Railgun article is created on Wikipedia, should all references to it on this article be removed, or should links be attached?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.204.62.148 (talk • contribs) 
:I'm not entirely sure the series deserves another article, as it's just a spin-off series, and is very closely tied to this one.--十八 21:31, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It's a spin-off series, but exists within it's own time frame; it's part of the franchise. It can be covered here, but episode or character lists might conceivable get their own articles. Doceirias (talk) 23:00, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It would go against general convention from WP:ANIME to create an article just for the anime. If another article was crated, it would be manga-centric since the Railgun manga came first. But really, there's no reason to do either of that, since all the info can (and is) easily explained in this article. Spin-offs rarely ever get their own articles, and Railgun is no exception.--十八 23:46, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

text: Not only that, but if you pay close attention, events line up between the two series. Railgun moves slower, filling in the gaps between Index's science-side arcs with Mikoto's escapades. The Railgun manga is currently finishing up the Sisters arc, the third arc of Index (currently, they're on the 9th arc of the Index anime), and the Railgun anime didn't even reach there. However, it's clear that both are in the same timeline, and events from Index (like the destruction of Tree Diagram) influence Railgun (Kiyama Harumi was unable to get computation time on Tree Diagram because it no longer existed), and so here they should share the same article. Of course, on the Toaru-specific wiki, they have separate articles for everything, but I can't see why Wikipedia would need to split them up. CarVac (talk) 22:37, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

text: I think it's quite necessary to separate Toaru Kagaku no Railgun from this article. Though as a spin-off, the railgun series keeps a good independence from the index series. Except some same characters, the scenario are different. Further more, we shouldn't only focus on the English version of this article only. We must refer to versions of other languages, especially the Japanese one. In the Japanese, Chinese, Italian, German, Russian versions of the railgun series, all the articles of railgun series are separated from the index series. So you not should decide whether they should be separated too subjectively without considering the real condition. I strongly advise that it is necessary to separate this article into two, one remanis under the names of Toaru Majutsu no Index or A Certain Magical Index and Toaru Kagaku no Railgun or A Certain Scientific Railgun.
---aronlee90  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aronlee90 (talk • contribs) 15:52, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Do not forget that this is the English Wikipedia, and we have different (and often more strict) guidelines to follow compared to other Wikis (especially the Japanese wiki). There simply is not enough information about Railgun to warrant a split. If it were split, you'd only get a stub article, so there's no need.--十八 23:34, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

text: I still disagree with this. The info for Railguns first anime series is already easily written into the current anime section, and adding a few extra sentences for the second season is not going to automatically warrant a split. There is simply not enough information about Railgun for it to have a substantial article. Railgun already has a separate chapter list and episode list, so splitting it would only result in a very short article. And then there's the fact that there is a crossover Index & Railgun game coming out soon, so it makes sense to keep it all in one place.--十八 22:33, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  To Aru Kagaku no Railgun (Choudenjibou) References 

message: I don't think that Imagine Breaker only has the power to disable supernatural things, it is also capable of defensing explosions, etc. which has been shown many times in both the animes (main and side-story). Hence the sub-section Imagine Breaker should be modified. -30/Dec/09-21:28(IST)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.162.20.121 (talk) 15:59, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The novels state several times that it negates magic, psychic, and divine powers. Any explosions he negates are powered by one of those, rather than gunpowder. Doceirias (talk) 16:16, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

text: Actually the first novel states that while he can guard against an esper's fireball, and its explosion, he cannot guard against shrapnel caused by said explosion. CarVac (talk) 22:39, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Imagine Breaker's Power 

message: In terms of anime, has there been any indication that the anime of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun has been titled A Certain Scientific Railgun for its english release (as only the manga has been confirmed for such a name change). Wonchop (talk) 21:23, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Even if it hasn't, it's not difficult to extend the translated title to the anime as well.--十八 21:28, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

text: I guess it'd make sense to just change them all to the English title.--十八 22:00, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Certain Scientific vs Toaru Kagaku 

message: ok just asking but how did anyone count 25 volumes in the original light novel series??
no matter how i count it's just 22, even with the 2 ss it's only 24? ..::Gradient93::.. 22:13, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: The single SP volume is also counted, as it is a compilation of various short stories.--十八 05:28, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Number of volumes? 

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message: The Kazuma Kamachi link redirects here. Shouldn't it be high time for the author to get his own article page instead of a redirect? You know, since he has works other than Index.---125.60.240.201 (talk) 16:31, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
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message: Right now this term redirects here, but I think it might be notable on its own. Of course, we can't rely on wikia () but the term has been used in official Crunchroll materials /. Overall we need a disambig at least, and preferably an article, that discusses this entire franchise. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 05:24, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Raildex is a fan-made term, and it shouldn't be used by Wikipedia. Not to mention that it is now exclusionary, since the creation of A Certain Scientific Accelerator. If anything, A Certain Magical Index (series) or A Certain Magical Index (franchise) would suffice for the whole franchise. We already use List of A Certain Magical Index characters for all of the characters in the three separate series.--十八 08:37, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  The official name of the franchise in Japan is the Toaru Project. What Japanese Wikipedia does is have a navbox for pages related to the franchise. That, at least, might be useful. Sandtalon (talk) 06:00, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
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