A Certain Magical Index, Vol. 19

とある魔術の禁書目録 [Toaru Majutsu no Index] (Novel) #19

by Kazuma Kamachi, Kiyotaka Haimura (Illustrator)

In the shadows of Academy City, the special team known only as Group is hard at work to solve yet another incident. The Level 5 esper Accelerator and the man who controls both supernatural and magic powers, Tsuchimikado, are investigating a case where their only clue is the word "dragon." While they struggle to find a way to make progress, a member of Academy City's board of directors bears a terrible grudge against them. Once again, Group finds themselves on the business end of a fearsome weapon!

Genres: Light Novel, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Manga

227 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 10, 2009

About the author

Kamachi Kazuma (鎌池和馬) is a Japanese-born light novel author and the original creator of the Toaru Majutsu no Index light novel series and Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, its spin-off manga series.

Reviews

[BA · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Existem muitos tipos diferentes de heróis... Há aqueles que não sabem o que fazer e simplesmente prosseguem, seguindo os sentimentos que surgem dentro de si... Existem aqueles que cometeram um grande pecado no passado e tentam trilhar o caminho certo devido à angústia que o pecado lhes traz... E há aqueles que não foram escolhidos por ninguém e não possuem nenhuma das características que se esperaria de um herói, e ainda assim se tornam heróis para aquela pessoa de quem cuidam. Cada um desses é o tipo de pessoa que sempre se levantará quando for derrubada no chão.”

[Abel Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Time - [02h 11m 46s]

[Lils · Rating 4 out of 5]

Honestly, when Hamazura was first introduced, I wasn't sure if I would like him, but now I personally think both Hamazura and Accelerator are definitely the more "fun" protagonists to watch because I feel like I can relate to their motivations and desires to protect the people important to them much more than I do towards Touma and his principles. It also helps that I don't really find the war particularly interesting, so having the story go back to Academy City was a breath of fresh air that I needed. Personally, I've always been fond of GROUP and all their respective motives, so seeing them fighting together is always a highlight, can't say much about the the existence of Aiwass since I don't feel there's enough info about "her" yet to really make me feel anything for this existence. However, Mugino's chase after Hamazura and Takitsubo always makes me sit on the edge of my seat because of how destructive and crazy she is, so I really enjoyed both Accelerator and Hamazura's last "fights" in Academy City before also heading off to the same place as Touma for their own respective goals, which makes me really excited for what's to come!