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In the [Toaru Majutsu no Index
specials](http://myanimelist.net/anime/5955/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index_Specials),
Index-tan is shown to have some marks on her left eye. However, she did not
have any on the 'main anime'.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hvAgz.jpg)

What is the significance of these marks?  
If it was not explained anywhere, are there any speculations as to what it
might mean?


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What are the marks on Index-tan's left eye?


According to
[some](https://twitter.com/kakuretajigen/status/15725106697342976)
[attendees](http://yaplog.jp/sanka_kiroku/archive/385) at an [Index II x
Oreimo talk session in December 2010](http://www.project-
index.net/tv/news/hp0001/index00320000.html), someone from the Index staff
said there that it was intended to look like [Kenji
Ohtsuki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenji_Ohtsuki)'s face paint.

![Kinniku Shōjo Tai](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8E0Tq.gif)

It is simply the result of a play on words without any significance:

  * In Japan, とある魔術の **禁書** 目録 ( _Toaru Majutsu no Index_ ) is often referred to as **禁書** ( ** _kinsho_** ) in short.
  * Ohtsuki is the vocalist/lyricist for the Japanese band **筋** 肉 **少** 女帯 ([ _Kinniku Shōjo Tai_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinniku_Sh%C5%8Djo_Tai)), which is often shortened as **筋少** ( ** _kinshō_** ).


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