Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-121.54.78.182-20150403193814/@comment-25364614-20150404045256

You've worked hard to reach here. :)

Well, all of the Index manga has been covered by the anime so you don't have to read that. But some of the scenes in it are pretty well drawn in the later volumes. Its quite a treat if want to read it.

But since you're most likely talking about the light novels then different people say different things. There are two answers to this question:

1. If you completely understand the principles about how magic and esper powers in the series work or just care about seeing the story advance then start from Volume 14.

2. If you haven't got a clue about how magic works or you aren't sure about the key details of the events that have occurred so far then start from Volume 1.

I always prefer it if people start again from the beginning. There's so much foreshadowing.