Toaru Kaki no Campaign

, translated as "A Certain Summer Campaign" was a large promotional event that occurred near the end of August 2013, coinciding with several marketing events for the Toaru Majutsu no Index franchise.
==Background==
To celebrate the publication of Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index 8 (9/10 release), and Toaru Kagaku no Railgun 9 (8/27 release), the A Certain Summer Campaign will begin! There will be an event where fans of the Toaru series will get a free trial of the Toaru franchise through "A Certain Summer Magazine", as well as an official character popularity elections. There are a lot of stuff to watch out for!
The site contains promotional ads for various Toaru Majutsu no Index-related merchandise, such as that of the Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator manga.
==Events==
Coinciding with this event is the release of a 50-page preview of Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 08 on the Dengeki website.とあるシリーズの人気投票『とある作品の大総選挙（コンベンション）』にVIPPERが突入して大惨事世界大戦 from Trigger Happy End (Japanese). Retrieved on 27 August 2013.
===Toaru Sakuhin no Convention===
 was a character poll that was part of the event, featuring nearly every character in the franchise. Normally, the polls would have been topped by Misaka Mikoto due to her sheer popularity, but upon its opening, 2channel Vippers began influencing the polls, and have made automatic voting programs, voting for things such as Gekota, to even Hino Jinsaku. Jinsaku later becomes the first ranked character upon the 103,000 votes. The prize is for the first ranked character is a Haimura-illustrated message card with messages from Kamachi and the other comic creators.とある作品の大総選挙 from the Toaru Kaki no Campaign Voting Page. (Japanese). Retrieved on 28 August 2013.
The poll continued on until October 10, and the first rank at that time would get the prize. The winner was eventually Misaka Mikoto.
====Final results====
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Rank	Character 	Rank	Character
1 	Misaka Mikoto 	26 	Musujime Awaki
2 	Hino Jinsaku 	27 	Kakine Teitoku
3 	Misaka 10032 	28 	Matthai Reese
4 	Roman Pope 	29 	Itsuwa
5 	Baba Yoshio 	30 	Magical Powered Kanamin
6 	Laura Stuart 	31 	Shirai Kuroko
7 	Kihara Gensei 	32 	Orsola Aquinas
8 	Saronia A. Irivika	33 	Kuroyoru Umidori
9 	Shokuhou Misaki 	34 	Kiyama Harumi
10 	Mjölnir 	35 	Nunotaba Shinobu
11 	Agnese Sanctis 	36 	Uiharu Kazari
12 	Last Order 	37 	Kanzaki Kaori
13 	Accelerator 	38 	Lessar
14 	Eiker Lugoni 	39 	White Beetle
15 	Hitotsui Hajime 	40 	Tsuchimikado Motoharu
16 	Harzak Lolas 	41 	Mugino Shizuri
17 	Kamijou Touma 	42 	Wannai Kinuho
18 	Index 	43 	Thor
19 	Kinuhata Saiai 	44 	Lancis
20 	liaison 	45 	Hamazura Shiage
21 	Saten Ruiko 	46 	Sogiita Gunha
22 	Leivinia Birdway 	47 	Aogami Pierce
23 	Frenda Seivelun 	48 	Kongou Mitsuko
24 	Meigo Arisa 	49 	Othinus
25 	Gekota 	50 	Himegami Aisa
===103,000 seconds TV ~Magic and Science will save the world~===
It was an event that was done as commemoration for the Index movie Blu-Ray sales, there was a show on Nico-Nico lasting 103,000 seconds (28 hours and 40 minutes). Several voice actors, Kawada Mami and Kurosaki Maon were part of it.8月27日、28日ニコニコ動画にて103,000秒TV決定！ from Toaru-Project (Japanese). Retrieved on 15 August 2013.
Moreover, a schedule was later released detailing the activities to be done during the event. Here, it was revealed that the event will broadcast selected episodes of Index, Index II, Railgun, and Railgun S, as well as the 22 minute preview of the Toaru Majutsu no Index Movie: Miracle of Endymion. The event also had the main cast.8月27日、28日ニコニコ動画にて103,000秒TV 詳細情報決定！ from Toaru-Project (Japanese). Retrieved on 26 August 2013.
==Gallery==
MisakaMikoto-ToaruKakiNoCampaign.png|Artwork by Haimura Kiyotaka of Misaka Mikoto, the 1st-ranked character in the poll, signed by Kamachi Kazuma, Fuyukawa Motoi, and Kogino Chuuya.
==External Links==
*Official Site
==References==
Category:Promotional