Toaru Project

The is an on-going series of media releases related to the Toaru Majutsu no Index franchise. The project began in 2018, and started off with a third season of the Toaru Majutsu no Index anime series.
==Development==
The Toaru Majutsu no Index light novel series, written by Kamachi Kazuma and illustrated by Haimura Kiyotaka, was adapted into an anime series between 2008 and 2011 and a theatrical release on 2013. Its main spinoff, Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, was also adapted into an anime series between 2009 and 2013. After the TV airing of the second season of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, the series entered a period where no animated media related to both series was released; instead, another of Kamachi's works, Heavy Object, was greenlit for an anime adaptation during the 10th year anniversary of Kamachi Kazuma's career as a light novel author."Heavy Object Light Novels by A Certain Magical Index's Kamachi Get TV Anime," Anime News Network. October 5, 2014.
Between the years 2014 and 2016, Dengeki Bunko's editor Miki Kazuma appeared during the biannual Dengeki Bunko Festival and urged fans of the franchise to wait for any further developments."Dengeki Bunko Editor: 'No Season 3 Yet' for A Certain Magical Index", Anime News Network. October 4, 2015.
On March 2017, Index was involved in a crossover project with Sega's Dennou Senki Virtual-On video game franchise, spawning the Toaru Majutsu no Virtual-On light novel,"Sega, Dengeki Bunko Develop A Certain Magical Virtual-On Collaboration Game For PS4, PS Vita", Anime News Network. March 12, 2017. and later video game.
On October 1, 2017, Miki Kazuma appeared at the Dengeki Bunko Autumn Festival 2017 to announce the Toaru Project, as well as the confirmation of a third season of Toaru Majutsu no Index."A Certain Magical Index TV Anime Season 3 Confirmed For 2018," Anime News Network. October 1, 2017. Along with an accompanying video announcing the production of the third season. On September 2018, Kamachi Kazuma would later get an official twitter account. Toaru Majutsu to Kagaku no Expo held from November 3rd, 2018 to November 25th, 2018.
After airing the of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T, Toaru Project official twitter confirmed that the project has not finished yet.Toaru Project Official Twitter. Retrieved on 26 September 2020.
===Words of encouragement===
*Kamachi Kazuma: "Finally did season 3! Long or not long... Honestly, it was long, but animation technology has rapidly advanced. So lets aim at what you think is good!"Kamachi Kazuma Official Website on Dengeki Bunko. (in Japanese) Accessed November 3, 2017.
*Miki Kazuma: "It's been 4 years since the movie. It's finally starting again with Index III! However, with the labeling of Toaru PROJECT, it won't just stop with Index III! We have various plans in place! Lastly, a couple of words: 'Everyone, kept you waiting, huh? This is the best climax ever!' I'll be doing my best so please support us!"
==Anime Releases==
===Toaru Majutsu no Index III===
A third season of the Toaru Majutsu no Index anime series was greenlit during the Dengeki Bunko Autumn Festival 2017. Voice actors Abe Atsushi and Iguchi Yuka will reprise their roles as Kamijou Touma and Index respectively. This, coupled with the fact that Othinus and Lessar's seiyuus were revealed in the Toaru Majutsu no Virtual-On video game, two characters who up to that point had were only light novel-exclusive, as well as the Toaru Majutsu no Index mobile MMO showing light novel-exclusive content, made it clear that the upcoming third season would soon be imminent.
Early in June 2018, more of the cast were revealed, with Satou Rina, Okamoto Nobuhiko, and Hino Satoshi are all reprising their roles as Misaka Mikoto, Accelerator, and Hamazura Shiage respectively. Moreover, a new key visual for the upcoming season was revealed, prominently showing important characters including Hamazura Shiage, as well as the new logo, making Toaru Majutsu no Index III the official title of the sequel. The sequel will premiere on October 2018."A Certain Magical Index Anime's 3rd Season Reveals Visual" Anime News Network. June 29, 2018.
On July 8, 2018, the first teaser for the third season was released at Anime Expo 2018 held in Los Angeles and later uploaded to YouTube on the official channel. The video reveals that Iuchi Maiko will be returning to compose for the series, and that it will premiere in October on and other channels."A Certain Magical Index Season 3 Anime's Teaser Promo Streamed," Anime News Network. July 6, 2018. , Index's voice actress, would later announce that she will be doing the new season's ending,Iguchi Yuka's Official Twitter page. July 8, 2018. while Kurosaki Maon was announced as the artist for the opening.Toaru Project Official Twitter page. July 9, 2018. The third season is confirmed to be airing on October 5, 2018. Toaru Project Official Twitter page. August 6, 2018 Finally, during Comiket 94, a second preview was released. It contained new footage including animated sequences of the 14th Toaru Majutsu no Index volume, as well as a snippet of the first opening of the new season, Gravitation by Kurosaki Maon. Toaru Project Official Twitter page. August 10, 2018
A special edited version of Toaru Majutsu no Index Movie: Miracle of Endymion was aired on September 30 to celebrate the broadcast of the new season. AT-X was later confirmed in airing the movie as well. Being a special edited version, cast members Abe Atsushi and Iguchi Yuka hosted a special program that included an AT-X exclusive planning mixed in with the new information,AT-X Website (in Japanese). Accessed September 21, 2018. including voice actors for the new character as well as confirming the first ending theme of the season, Kakumei Zen'ya by Iguchi Yuka. Voice actors for Oyafune Suama and Oyafune Monaka were later listed in the official twitter page as well.Toaru Project Official Twitter page September 30, 2018.
Toaru Majutsu no Index III was confirmed for 26 episodes. Later in the middle of the season, Iguchi Yuka would announce on her Twitter that she would be singing the second ED titled Owaranai Uta,Iguchi Yuka's Official Twitter page. December 3, 2018. while Kurosaki Maon was confirmed to be doing the 2nd OP while also being the one to write the song herself,Toaru Project Official Twitter page. December 3, 2018. called ROAR to be released on March 6, 2019.TVアニメ『とある魔術の禁書目録Ⅲ』新OPテーマ黒崎真音「ROAR」発売決定！, Toaru Project Official Website (in Japanese). Accessed December 21, 2018.
===Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator===
During the 2018 Dengeki Bunko Fall Festival, in the Toaru stage of the event, Abe Atsushi, Iguchi Yuka, Satou Rina, and Miki Kazuma confirmed that Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator will be getting an anime in 2019. They later showed a preview with the characters Accelerator, Last Order, and Esther Rosenthal. Hidaka Rina, Last Order's seiyuu, was later introduced as a secret guest.
It was later confirmed that Kamanaka Nobuharu will be directing the anime.“一方通行（アクセラレータ）”が主役の『とある科学の一方通行』2019年にTVアニメ化！, Dengeki Online (in Japanese). Accessed October 07, 2018. On March 23, 2019, the PV for the anime was uploaded on Toaru Project channel. The full staff is also revealed to have Sugihara Kenji for Series Compostion, Yaegashi Yohei as the character designer, and keeping Iuchi Maiko for the soundtrack. Moreover, the first OP is revealed to be done by THE SIXTH LIE called Shadow is the Light to be released on August 21, 2019 THE SIXTH LIE Official Website (in Japanese). Accessed May 24, 2019. and the ED is revealed to be done by sajou no hana called Parole to be released on July 31, 2019,TVアニメ『とある科学の一方通行』放送時期＆放送局決定！ スペシャルTVCM公開！！, Toaru Project Official Website (in Japanese). Accessed March 23, 2019.sajou no hana Official Website (in Japanese). Accessed May 8, 2019. and later confirmed to be getting 12 episodes.The Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator TV anime will consist of 12 episodes, Moetron News. Accessed June 14 2019.
A second PV and key visual was later released for AnimeJapan.Toaru Project Official Twitter page. March, 23, 2019. Esther Rosenthal was also revealed to be played by .Toaru Project Official Twitter page. March, 23, 2019. The anime was later confirmed to start airing on July 12, 2019, with the first episode getting an advanced screening at Yunika Vision on June 29.TVアニメ「とある科学の一方通行」7月12日より放送開始！ 最速放映、先行上映会＆舞台挨拶も実施決定 from Getchu.com (Japanese) May 29, 2019. Two more PVs, each featuring the OP and EDs were later uploaded on June 22, 2019. After the advanced screening of the first episode, the official Toaru Project later revealed the VAs for the members of Scavenger. Leader will be voiced by Fujita Akane, Naru by Koga Aoi,
Seike by Nukui Yuka, and Yakumaru by Nishida Nozomi.屍喰部隊（スカベンジャー）キャスト情報解禁！, Toaru Project Official Website (in Japanese). Accessed June 29, 2019. The advanced screening at Yunika Vision had the OPs and EDs cut, though THE SIXTH LIE did have a rooftop performance of Shadow is the Light in the nearby Pepe Mall Shinjuku.Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Yunika Vision preview & The Sixth Lie "Shadow is the Light" [Complete, uploaded by Anonymous Raildex on YouTube. Accessed July 2, 2019.
A free mini-game for Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator was released in anime website on June 27, 2019.Toaru Project Official Twitter page. June 27, 2019.とある科学の一方通行 ミニゲーム
===Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T===
In the same stage immediately after the Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator anime reveal, a new season of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun was later revealed. Arai Satomi, Shirai Kuroko's seiyuu was introduced as secret guest.
It was later confirmed that Nagai Tatsuyuki will return to direct the anime. Along with Mikoto and Kuroko's seiyuus, , , and were all confirmed to be reprising their roles, as Uiharu Kazari, Saten Ruiko, and Shokuhou Misaki respectively.TVアニメ『とある科学の超電磁砲』第3期の制作が決定！, Dengeki Online (in Japanese). Accessed October 07, 2018. A key visual of Mikoto and Misaki in their Daihasei outfits was also shown, indicating an adaptation of the Daihasei Festival arc as seen in the Railgun manga.
Other than tweets from the Railgun manga's editor's meetings with Nagai regarding the adaptation of the new season, it is not until Moetron News reported that the new Railgun season will premiere on January 2020 with the title of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T.Moetron News. Accessed on September 26, 2019. Included in this report was brand new key art featuring Misaka and Misaki with the rest of the Railgun cast. More information was later released in the November 2019 issue of Dengeki Daioh, with a better version of the key art. There it was revealed that series composition will be overseen by Shogo Yasukawa instead of Seishi Minakami, as well as fripSide also being confirmed to return to provide the OP called final phase to be released on February 26th, 2020Toaru Project - Railgun T Official Website (Japanese). Retrieved on 09/12/19. Moreover, the first ED was announced to be performed by Kishida Kyoudan & THE Akeboshi Rockets called nameless story to be released on January 29th, 2019.TVアニメ「とある科学の超電磁砲T」EDテーマ「岸田教団＆THE明星ロケッツ／nameless story」が2020年1月29日(水)に発売決定！！ The second ED was announced to be performed by sajou no hana called Aoarashi no Ato de to be released on June 24th, 2020.新エンディングテーマ担当がsajou no hanaに決定！！新EDテーマ「sajou no hana／青嵐のあとで」発売決定！！ dual existence was then announced to be the second OP theme, sung by fripSide, with the single to be released on July 8, 2020新OPテーマ「fripSide／dual existence」発売決定！！, before being delayed to August 19, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.CD - とある科学の超電磁砲T アニメ公式サイト
Details on the season's second arc, the Dream Ranker Arc, was revealed on April 26, 2020 alongside the June issue of Dengeki Daioh magazine. A new piece of key art was made available, and the seiyuus for Miyama Shaei, Yumiya Rakko, and Kuriba Ryouko were announced.『超電磁砲T』後半クールのエピソードが判明！
A new adventure game for iOS and Android devices was announced in the official twitter. The game is titled Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: Spectrum Story.A Certain Scientific Railgun Anime Season 3 Gets Smartphone Game. Accessed on November 30, 2019.とある科学の超電磁砲 通心物語(ｽﾍﾟｸﾄﾙｽﾄｰﾘｰ)【公式】 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: Spectrum Story officially starts its service on March 27th.Spectrum Story Official Twitter (27/03/20)
A promotional event named Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Special Event ~Daihaseisai in Maihama~ was to be held in Maihama amphitheater on October 18th, 2020『とある科学の超電磁砲T』スペシャルイベント～大覇星祭in舞浜～開催決定！！, but due to the effects of the , it was announced on July 15th, 2020 that the said event has been cancelled.「『とある科学の超電磁砲T』スペシャルイベント ～大覇星祭in舞浜～」開催中止のお知らせ On September 26th, it was announced that the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Special Event ~Daihaseisai in ABEMA~ will be broadcast in on October 16th.「とある」ファン必見！「とある」史上最大規模のキャスト14名によるスペシャル特番配信決定！！ In the special promotional event Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Special Event ~Daihaseisai in ABEMA~, the event called Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T: Riddle Program will be held in November 2020.@railgun_nazo, Twitter. Twitted on 18 October 2020.
====Broadcast delays====
Due to the onset of the however, development of the anime season has been affected, and the anime was delayed four separate times. was delayed for a week and was broadcast on February 28, 2020.「とある科学の超電磁砲Ｔ」＃７の新たな放送スケジュールについて was delayed for two weeks and was broadcast on March 6, 2020.Toaru Project (Official Twitter) was delayed for a week following Japan's declaration of a State of Emergency, and was broadcast on May 1, 2020.Toaru Project (Official Twitter) was delayed for a week「とある科学の超電磁砲Ｔ」＃14の放送スケジュール変更について and was broadcast on May 15, 2020.Toaru Project (Official Twitter) Finally, , the first episode of the Dream Ranker Arc, was delayed for over two months before airing on July 24, 2020.「とある科学の超電磁砲」傑作選放送について According to Kawase Kohei, one of the production managers of Toaru series, this move will dedicate the staff to finish everything they can to ensure that there will be no more delays when they finally air the next arc.Kawase Kohei's Twitter account. Retrieved on 05/23/2020
During the hiatus, sajou no hana covered six songs of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun including only my railgun, Dear My Friend -Mada Minu Mirai e-, Real Force, Links, stand still, and sister's noise. The covered songs were uploaded every Wednesday and Saturday from July 4th 2020 to July 22nd 2020.sajou no hana ボーカルsana「とある科学の超電磁砲」シリーズOP＆EDテーマをカバー
===Toaru Anbu no Item===
On February 16th 2025, during the Dengeki Winter Festival, an anime adaptation of Toaru Anbu no Item was announced.Toaru Project (Official X/Twitter)
===Toaru Kagaku no Railgun 4===
On February 16th 2025, during the Dengeki Winter Festival, a fourth season of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime was announced.Toaru Project (Official X/Twitter)
==Other Releases==
===Toaru Majutsu no Index: Imaginary Fest===
A new card game for iOS and Android devices was announced during the Index III Special Broadcast on January 5th 2019 with a small teaser movie. The game is an "Academy Superpower Battle RPG" and will as a free-to-play title with item-based micro-transactions in 2019 in Japan. The game allows the player to relive scenes from the anime and build decks using the characters from the from anime, movies, the latest light novels, and from sidestories. Attesting to this, the teaser movie briefly showed Othinus, Leivinia Birdway, and Kuroyoru Umidori. The game is being developed and published by Square Enix.A Certain Magical Index: Imaginary Fest announced for smartphones Accessed January 05, 2019. The theme song of the game, entitled "JUNCTION", will be performed by Kurosaki Maon.A Certain Magical Index: Imaginary Fest Game App's Video Previews Theme Song Accessed March 22, 2019.
===Toaru Kagaku no Dark Matter===
As early as July 15th 2019, it was announced that another spin-off would be released, featuring Kakine Teitoku as the main protagonist. It was not until the release of Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator × Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Toaru Magazine that it was confirmed that it would be an ongoing manga instead of a one-shot with the release of the first chapter. It is an original side story written by Kamachi Kazuma and illustrated by Kisaragi Nankyoku, focusing on Kakine Teitoku's past.Dengeki Daioh, News Blog Entry (23/08/2019) The manga will be directly released in volume form, with the first volume coming out on March 26, 2020.
===Arcade Games===
On August 25th 2019, , a for Toaru Majutsu no Index franchise was announced, in collaboration with the Fujishoji .『とある魔術の禁書目録』がついにパチンコに登場！ It was released in Japan on November 2nd 2020. The smartphone version of the game on Google Play/App Store was made available on December 17th 2020.
P Toaru Majutsu no Index was followed by , with the two later being suceeded by P Toaru Majutsu no Index 2 and P Toaru Kagaku no Railgun 2. In addition to the pachinko games, slot machine games were released in the form of and .
===Toaru Kagaku no Mental Out===
On October 18th 2020, Ogino Kentarou, editor of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun and Astral Buddy, wanted to do Toaru Kagaku no Mental Out for future spin-off.Ogino Kentarou, Twitter. Tweeted on October 18, 2020. On December 31st 2020, Ogino Kentarou is looking for a partner to work for the serialization of Toaru Kagaku no Mental Out (tentative) which will be carried over to next year.Ogino Kentarou, Twitter. Tweeted on December 31, 2020. It is an original side story written by Kamachi Kazuma and illustrated by Nogi Yasuhito, mangaka of Astral Buddy. The series began serialization on July 27, 2021 online on Comic Newtype and is scheduled to release on the last Tuesday of each month.
==Interviews and Articles==
*Animage 40th Anniversary—Interview with Miki Kazuma
*Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: TV Anime Season 3 Anticipations
==Gallery==
Toaru Majutsu no Index III Key Visual.jpg|Key visual of Toaru Majutsu no Index III.
Key Visual For To Aru Kagaku No Accelerator Anime in 2019.jpg|Key visual of Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator.
Key Visual for To Aru Kagaku no Railgun Season 3.jpg|Announcement key visual of the third season of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun.
Toaru Majutsu no Index III Second Cour WWIII Key Visual.jpg|Key visual of Toaru Majutsu no Index III
AnimeJapan Key Visual for Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator.jpg|AnimeJapan Key Visual for Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator.
RailgunT.jpg|Key Visual for Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T.
Key Visual for Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Dream Ranker Arc.jpg|Key Visual for Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T.
==Videos==
===Anime===
====Toaru Majutsu no Index III====
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====Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator====
 
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====Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Season 4====
 
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====Toaru Anbu no Item====
 
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===Games===
====Toaru Majutsu no Index: Imaginary Fest====
 
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『とある魔術の禁書目録 幻想収束』TVCM 事前登録受付中なんだよ！編
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==External Links==
*Official Site (in Japanese)
*Kamachi Kazuma's Twitter (in Japanese)
==References==
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