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I currently rewatching the _To Aru_ series with all spin-offs (have only seen
the first 2 _Index_ and _Railgun_ seasons years ago). My question is, after
watching the first 2 seasons of _Index_ and _Railgun_ and _Accelerator_ ,
should I watch _Railgun T_ or _Index 3_ first?

I heard _Index 3_ is a strong rushed series and really hard to follow if
someone doesn't know the novel or the manga. Will _Railgun T_ help with that,
or is it not of any help to understand _Index 3_? Is it, in the first place,
hard to understand?


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Do I need to watch "Railgun T" first to understand "Index 3" more easily?


_A Certain Scientific Railgun T_ is unlikely to help you understand _A Certain
Magical Index III_. I've watched the anime for Index, and around half the
episodes for Railgun T. Additionally, I've read the manga for _A Certain
Scientific Railgun_ , as well as reviewed summaries for the remaining
episodes. I strongly suspect that the remaining episodes will closely follow
the manga as the first half of the season did. Thus, I can pretty much infer
Railgun T isn't going to help. These arcs pretty much tells their own story,
and don't have much to do with the story told in Index.

Trying not to spoil anything, but given the contents of episode 68 of Railgun,
I'd actually guess that it'll be helpful to watch _A Certain Magical Index
III_ first. And watching _A Certain Scientific Accelerator_ before _A Certain
Scientific Railgun T_ will be helpful because some characters from there show
up in the second half of Railgun T.

If you need more info, this question has some good answers about watch orders:
[Watching order for "Toaru Majutsu no Index" and related
anime](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/11673/watching-order-for-
toaru-majutsu-no-index-and-related-anime)


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Railgun T overlaps with the timeline of Index II, so Index III is not needed
to contextualize. Peronally, Index I and Index II (which you have watched) are
sufficient since it offers more understanding of characters such as Touma and
Accelerator (he changed a lot after being punched by Touma) than watching
Railgun and Railgun S alone.


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