List of A Certain Magical Index characters

The following is a list of characters from "A Certain Magical Index" light novel, manga and anime series, and its side-story manga and anime series titled "A Certain Scientific Railgun" and "A Certain Scientific Accelerator". The series primarily takes place in Academy City, a city filled with students who strived to become powerful espers and were brought into conflict by the appearance of sorcerers.
Academy City.
A Certain High School.
The unnamed high school that Tōma and his friends attended.
Nagatenjōki Academy.
 is one of the top five most prestigious schools in Academy City, where Accelerator attended. Unlike Tokiwadai Middle School, the school's admission is open for both espers and normal students with no powers. Last year, Nagatenjōki Academy defeated Tokiwadai Middle School at Daihasei Festival.
Tokiwadai Middle School.
 is an elite girl's middle school and one of the five prestigious schools in Academy City, which was located in District 7's School Garden. It is the school that Mikoto Misaka and Misaki Shokuhō attended. The school's admission requires espers to be a Level 3 or higher.
Kirigaoka Girls' Academy.
 is an all-girls academy and one of the prestigious schools in Academy City, housing the middle school, high school, and college facilities. It is located near the Elementary Particle Engineering Laboratory at District 18. The school's admission is only opened to espers with rare and unique powers.
Sakugawa Middle School.
 is a co-ed middle school in Academy City located at District 7, where the two protagonists of "A Certain Scientific Railgun" manga and anime series were enrolled.
Ryōran Maid School.
 is a girls' home economics school in Academy City where students received training to become maids.
Sekisho Junior High School.
 is one of the middle schools located in Academy City.
Level 5.
Level 5 is currently the highest esper level in Academy City. There are currently seven Level 5s out of 2.3 million espers who participated in the Power Curriculum Program. An esper's promotion to Level 5 is approved by the Board of Directors. The Level 5s are ranked based on their worth to Aleister's plan rather than their test of strength. According to the Tree Diagram simulation, Accelerator is currently the only Level 5 esper that could achieve Level 6. Tōma can fight or interact with all Level 5s.
Skill-Out.
 is an armed group of Level 0s who often used various means of fighting espers to compensate their lack of powers.
Sisters.
 is the collective term for Mikoto's clones produced by the Radio Noise Project (also known as Sisters Project). They are Level 2 or 3 espers with an ability called that allowed them to generate at least 50,000 V of electricity but it cannot track electrons, therefore they use special goggles instead. This ability also turns their brainwaves into electric signals, allowing them to share their thoughts and memories within their communication network called "Misaka Network". The Sisters are quiet and emotionless as they speak monotonously in third person narrative while ending their sentences with a description of themselves. Since the termination of their projects, the clones eventually develop self-esteem and individuality and begin showing feelings towards Tōma as they share their memories with him throughout the network.
The Sisters are originally produced as efficient Level 5 combat clones for the military but the project result shows that they only achieved Level 2 or 3 instead. The clones are then reused in the Level 6 Shift Project as experimental subjects needed for Accelerator's shift into Level 6 by killing them. In the third volume of "A Certain Magical Index" light novel series, 10,031 clones have been killed in the experiment until Tōma and Mikoto intervene to stop the project, saving the last subject (Misaka #10032) before its termination. At the end of the Sisters story arc, the remaining 9,959 clones are sent to research facilities around the world for the readjustment of their body's life span while 10 clones stay in Academy City under Heaven Canceller's care.
The following Sisters have the most prominence in the series:
City administration.
Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors consists of twelve people who held absolute authority in Academy City, with the Board Chairman ruling them. They govern the city's daily activities and contribute to the research, development, and welfare of its citizens.
Kihara Family.
The is a group of scientists who led twisted human experiments in the name of science.
Dark side organizations.
SCHOOL.
 is one of the dark side organizations in Academy City, which became responsible for stealing the Tweezers that served as a MacGuffin in "A Certain Magical Index" light novel series.
ITEM.
 is one of the dark side organizations in Academy City tasked to keep the Board of Directors in check. The team is the only one of the organizations involved in the Battle Royale story arc to remain active after World War III.
MEMBER.
 is one of the dark side organizations in Academy City tasked to perform odd jobs for the Board Chairman. The team is considered Aleister's "loyal dogs".
BLOCK.
 is one of the dark side organizations in Academy City tasked to keep an eye on the level of cooperation between the city and friendly outside institutions.
Scavenger.
 is one of the dark side organizations in Academy City tasked for clean-up and disposal on behalf of the Board of Directors. They make appearances in the manga and anime series "A Certain Scientific Accelerator" and "A Certain Scientific Railgun".
Freshmen.
 is one of the dark side organizations in Academy City tasked to eliminate intruders with supernatural powers that were not developed in the city. The team is first introduced in the "New Testament: A Certain Magical Index" light novel series.
United Kingdom.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, is a constitutional monarchy located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country is currently ruled by three organizations: the British Royal Family, the Church of England, and the Knights of England. Due to the joint ruling between organizations, they have made the United Kingdom one of the most powerful magical organizations in the world, rivaling the Roman Catholic Church.
British Royal Family.
The British royal family is a family of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. Queen Elizard, based on the real-life British queen, is the current head of the monarch and Supreme Head of the Church of England. The members of the royal family are magic users for generations as they represent the magic nobility. The family resides in Buckingham Palace but they usually use Windsor Castle as their second home.
Church of England.
The Church of England (or Anglican Church) is one of the three largest Christian denominations in the magic world headed by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Its headquarters establishes in St. George's Cathedral in Lambeth, London. The current leader of the Church of England is Dion Fortune.
Necessarius.
 is the 0th Parish of the Church of England specialized in neutralizing and destroying magic in England, and tasked to investigate, arrest, and punish magicians. The Head of the Church of Necessary Evil is also the current Archbishop of Canterbury.
Knights of England.
The Knights of England is the order of magic knights in England headed by the Knight Leader. The Knights have served the United Kingdom since the Crusades and have become the basis of all magic knights over Europe, including Vatican City's Thirteen Knights of the Roman Catholic Church and France's Knights of Orléans. As one of the three magic organizations of the United Kingdom, the Knights represent the magic community within the country's military.
Magic Cabals.
New Light.
 is a pseudo-cabal reserve force specialized in Norse-based magic. The members wear jackets with the initials of their organization embroidered on them.
Dawn-colored Sunlight.
 is the largest Golden-style magic cabal in Europe led by Leivinia. Their goal is to unite the magic and science sides and rule over them.
Vatican City.
Vatican City is an enclaved city-state located in Rome, Italy, and the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. The country merely represents the magic side in contrast with Academy City that represented the science side.
Roman Catholic Church.
The Roman Catholic Church is one of the three religious organizations that ruled the magic side with two billion followers under the leadership of the Pope. The current leader of the church is Pietro Yogdis who served as a cardinal before his promotion.
Agnese Forces.
Agnese Forces is a religious paramilitary unit of the Roman Catholic Church with over 250 battle nuns that specialized in magic combat.
God's Right Seat.
God's Right Seat is a four-member secret magical organization within the Roman Catholic Church with members representing four Archangels of Catholicism. Their goal is to achieve "La Persona Superiore a Dio" ('The One Above God') by erasing the original sin.
Russia.
Russia is a transcontinental country located in the Eurasia continent where the majority of World War III in "A Certain Magical Index" light novel series took place.
Russian Orthodox Church.
The Russian Orthodox Church is one of the three largest religious organizations that ruled the magic side. Its headquarters is located in Moscow. According to Motoharu, the Russian Orthodox Church specializes in ghost-hunting, whereas the Church of England is known for witch-hunting.
Annihilatus.
 is the secret magical organization within the Russian Orthodox Church specialized in exterminating ghosts and other nonexistent beings.
Elizalina Alliance of Independent Nations.
The Elizalina Alliance of Independent Nations is an international alliance of smaller nations that gained independence from Russia. It is named after the current leader of the country.
Latin America.
Return of the Winged One.
 is an Aztec-based magic organization. This organization has almost complete control over Latin America, though not to the extent like the Christian churches which could influence the government.
France.
France is a European country that had a fictional conflict with the United Kingdom in "A Certain Magical Index" universe.
Nordic countries.
GREMLIN.
 is a group of magicians formed after World War III to oppose Academy City and the major group antagonist of "New Testament: A Certain Magical Index" light novel series. Their organization name is based on the folkloric creature of the same name. GREMLIN has several followers, including other magicians, who desired the destruction of Academy City.
Japan.
Amakusa-Style Remix of Church.
The Amakusa-Style Remix of Church is a secret order of Japanese warriors. The order was formed during the Edo period when Japan banned Christianity. To escape persecution, they merge Shintoism and Buddhism into their Catholic beliefs to hide their religion which led the Amakusas to create a unique fusion of magic. While skilled sorcerers, the Amakusas are also skilled with martial arts and fighting in groups.