“Touma Kamijou and allies battle escalating magic-science conflict in Academy City, facing espers and magicians to protect lives.”
A Certain Magical Index II
とある魔術の禁書目録Ⅱ
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Synopsis
Touma Kamijou and allies battle escalating magic-science conflict in Academy City, facing espers and magicians to protect lives.
As tensions between the world of magic and Academy City continues to rise, Touma Kamijou and his hand of negation must face off against both esper and magician in order to protect the lives of those around him. Of course, he is not alone in his fight; whether by his side or out of sight, allies and enemies both old and new will enter the fray to help him. Toaru Majutsu no Index II continues the story of action and comedy, as the scale of Touma and his allies' battle grows ever larger. A conflict is slowly brewing on the horizon, and magic and science will cross paths once again in the war to come.
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Community consensus
Derived from 38 sampled reviews
What 38 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.02 · split reception
5.4 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 2.8
↓ 1.89
Running avg · Nov 2010 → Sep 2021
- 9 “Absolutely loved this anime for its original concept, breakneck pacing that keeps you guessing, and characters bursting with life; it's a huge step up from season 1, though you need to watch that...”
- 10 “The art is amazing and the mix of science and magic—Level 6 Project, multi-skill, Saint, Majin—is exactly what I love. Huge respect to the creators for delivering such high-quality visuals, and I’m...”
- 9 “A non-linear, thrilling story and a cast of nicely varied characters—especially a much-improved Accelerator—make this second season a blast, though the ending feels incomplete and some sound...”
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A Tv Production · Fall 2010
J.C.Staff.Geneon Universal Entertainment · Square Enix
- Format 24 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 12m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2010 – Apr 2011 Fall 2010
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-5560 catalog
Produced by
- Geneon Universal Entertainment Producer
- Square Enix Producer
- AT-X Producer
- ASCII Media Works Producer
- Delfi Sound Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor