A Certain Magical Index, Vol. 22

とある魔術の禁書目録 [Toaru Majutsu no Index] (Novel) #22

by Kazuma Kamachi, Kiyotaka Haimura (Illustrator)

Fiamma of the Right, last remaining member of the shadowy Roman Orthodox organization, God's Right Seat, has finally set his long-awaited plans into motion. The Star of Bethlehem: a giant fortress rises into the wartorn Russian skies. Fiamma calls for a purge of the unworthy while three young men continue to fight, carrying various causes in their hearts as they make a last stand against impending disaster.

Genres: Light Novel, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Manga

216 pages, Paperback

First published October 10, 2010

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

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

Trying to keep this one pretty short I think, I have too much I want to talk about anyway. This is a series I can't recommend to anyone at all, it has too many issues that I think will rub the majority of people the wrong way. However, if you can get past some glaring issues/characteristics/tropes of the series there is a lot of great storytelling hidden under the surface. The power/magic system is one of the best if not the best I’ve encountered in any media. The way Kamachi mixes mythology, religion, history, and real world science into his story is just really well done. The series has some great character writing, with Accelerator and Mikoto having excellent character arcs throughout. Going to leave it there probably, everyone should read Volume 3 though, the sisters arc is one of the best stories ever put to paper. Also Mikoto is the goat, no better female character in anything.

[Mateo L.R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Existe una profunda oscuridad extendiéndose por el corazón de las personas que no puede ser
eliminada.Los humanos no solo piensan en relacionarse con los demás. También poseen una naturaleza que los lleva a distanciarse de otros bajo distintos pretextos tales como protegerse así mismos, asegurar su propia salud, y monopolizar cosas. Herir a otros y rechazar a otros son acciones completamente naturales.
Sin embargo, también existe una intensa luz durmiendo dentro de ellos al mismo tiempo.Hay una virtud que las personas normalmente se sienten demasiado avergonzadas como para pronunciarla
en voz alta. Existe una justicia que uno normalmente no siente necesidad de mostrar abiertamente. Ese tipo de cosas en verdad existen.Tal vez no sean visibles, pero definitivamente se encuentran ahí.
Sería extraño que no fuera así.
Si en verdad no fuera nada más que malicia lo que mueve a las personas para matar a otros, la humanidad ya hubiera peleado entre cada miembro hasta destruirse hace mucho tiempo.El hecho de que todos siguen con vida hasta hoy y que la historia continúa demuestra que el deseo de conectarse con otros es más fuerte que el deseo de destruirlos."

Me parece que es una de las frases que explica muy bien la naturaleza de Kamijou durante toda la serie, llegando a este final de la primera parte de la saga de Index. Como todo, con sus altos y bajos, la historia logra terminar con emotividad e intriga, dando paso al Nuevo Testamento y haciendo que tenga más ganas de querer seguir leyéndola.

[Kristian Dobson · Rating 5 out of 5]

So, after three and a half years of reading this series on and off, I’ve finally finished it. Well, the first part, Old Testament, at least.

Man, this series is a rollercoaster. It has some low lows, but when it’s good, it’s really good. I think overall, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Even the worst volumes have information that enhances the world-building and makes the better arcs shine even more.

I’m going to take a break before I tackle New Testament mainly because light novel prose is ass and it makes me feel like I’m losing brain cells when I read too many on the run. I am looking forward to seeing what happens though.

So yeah, good shit.

[Hinyars · Rating 4 out of 5]

MISAKA WORST

[Abel Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Time - [02h 02m 26s]

[Lils · Rating 3 out of 5]

Personally, Fiamma and stuff has never been interesting to me, so seeing his (kinda) sad ending didn't really do much for me even though it was kinda surprising to see it end like that with Aleister. On the other hand, I have been enjoying all the dirt Hamazura and them continue to dig up about Academy City and how everything is starting to change their view about the esper powers itself and how this dreamlike chance they've given to all these children to possibly utilise it is more than it seems. Considering how accepting most people have been towards the esper powers, it's interesting to see more of the skepticism towards Academy City after Misaka and Accelerator's experiences.

[TheCaruto · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know what to say; it was an interesting read. I guess there was so much going on that it was a little hard to keep up, but it had a good ending. I can't wait to get to season 2.