Watching order for "Toaru Majutsu no Index" and related anime


I am slowly coming to the end of watching "Toaru Majutsu no Index" anime.
There are a few anime series related to that world:

  * Toaru Majutsu no Index
  * Toaru Majutsu no Index II
  * Toaru Kagaku no Railgun
  * Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S

and some movies. But I am not sure in what order I should watch them. Someone
told me that "Railgun" came after "Majutsu no Index" - should I watch
"Railgun" first then, or the second season of "Index"? Are there some things
that I can miss if I watch them in the wrong order, like not knowing
characters that were already introduced?

And if it is Railgun I should watch second, should I watch "Toaru Majutsu no
Index II" afterwards, or "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S"? Or is it that it really
doesn't matter and I can watch both of the "Toaru Majutsu no Index" series
before the two "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun" series?




Having just watched them out of order (accidentally), I highly recommend
watching them by order of release date, including the movie.

The original and spin-off series were produced by the same company. (The same
team as well I believe) and never aired at the same time.

This makes the recommended order:

  1. Index season 1
  2. Railgun season 1
  3. Index season 2
  4. Index movie
  5. Railgun season 2 (S)
  6. Index season 3
  7. Accelerator season 1
  8. Railgun season 3

Enjoy!




Having just watched them out of order (accidentally), I highly recommend
watching them by order of release date, including the movie.

The original and spin-off series were produced by the same company. (The same
team as well I believe) and never aired at the same time.

This makes the recommended order:

  1. Index season 1
  2. Railgun season 1
  3. Index season 2
  4. Index movie
  5. Railgun season 2 (S)
  6. Index season 3
  7. Accelerator season 1
  8. Railgun season 3

Enjoy!

