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According to [Toaru Kagaku no
Accelerator](https://toarumajutsunoindex.fandom.com/wiki/Toaru_Kagaku_no_Accelerator_\(manga\))

> Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator (とある科学の一方通行アクセラレータ Toaru Kagaku no Ippō Tsūkō?,
> lit., A Certain Scientific Accelerator) is the fifth manga series that is
> based off the Toaru Majutsu no Index franchise

Which are them? Aside of Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator and Toaru Kagaku no
Railgun?


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Which are the five manga series that are based off the Toaru Majutsu no Index franchise?


The [list of manga
series](https://toarumajutsunoindex.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Manga_Series) page
on the Toaru wikia may be helpful. Going strictly by chronological order by
date of first publication, the manga order would be:

  1. [**Railgun**](https://toarumajutsunoindex.fandom.com/wiki/Toaru_Kagaku_no_Railgun_\(manga\)) (Feb 2007)
  2. [**Index**](https://toarumajutsunoindex.fandom.com/wiki/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index_\(manga\)) (Apr 2007)
  3. [Endymion](https://toarumajutsunoindex.fandom.com/wiki/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index:_Miracle_of_Endymion_\(manga\)) (Feb 2013)
  4. [Index-san](https://toarumajutsunoindex.fandom.com/wiki/Toaru_Nichijou_no_Index-san) (Sep 2013)
  5. [**Accelerator**](https://toarumajutsunoindex.fandom.com/wiki/Toaru_Kagaku_no_Accelerator_\(manga\)) (Dec 2013)
  6. [Heavy](https://toarumajutsunoindex.fandom.com/wiki/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Heavy_na_Zashiki-warashi_ga_Kantan_na_Satsujinki_no_Konkatsu_Jijou_\(manga\)) (Feb 2015)
  7. [Idol-sama](https://toarumajutsunoindex.fandom.com/wiki/Toaru_Idol_no_Accelerator-sama) (Oct 2015)
  8. [**Astral Buddy**](https://toarumajutsunoindex.fandom.com/wiki/Astral_Buddy_\(manga\)) (Apr 2017)
  9. [Virtual-On](https://toarumajutsunoindex.fandom.com/wiki/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Virtual-On_\(manga\)) (Dec 2017)

All the _Toaru_ manga series can be divided into several different categories:

  * **Main series** : These contain canon storylines. I bolded the main series titles in the list above. The _Index_ manga is an adaptation of the original light novels. _Railgun_ , _Accelerator_ , and _Astral Buddy_ are original storylines written by Kamachi Kazuma.
  * **4-koma series** : Fun silly spinoff manga, similar to what _Rock Lee's Springtime of Youth_ is for _Naruto_ or what _Haruhi-chan_ is for _Haruhi Suzumiya_. This includes _Toaru Majutsu no Index-san_ and _Toaru Idol no Accelerator-sama_.
  * **Special stories** : One-off stories. Usually short, usually for an anniversary event or something like that. _Endymion_ is canon, but I'm not sure about the others.
  * **Anthology manga** : Sort of like a doujinshi collection, except it's official. Content is non-canon. Lots of different mangaka come together and contribute a one-shot to the anthology. ([This happens with lots of other series, too](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/48123/how-does-an-official-anthology-for-a-manga-series-get-created)).


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