Toaru Majutsu no Index Wiki:News Archives/2013

January
Source from Seventh Style. Preorder the DVDs on Amazon: link to the First DVD and Second DVD.
 * (January 10, 2013) NT 6 is released! The leaks proved accurate, the 6th volume of Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index has been released.
 * (January 24, 2013) Railgun S to air on April! Guesses and estimates regarding the air date proved accurate. An photograph of a magazine article shows that Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S will air on April. This would be the first time an Toaru Majutsu no Index anime would air on a date that is not October.
 * (January 31, 2013) Funimation's A Certain Scientific Railgun English Dub to be released on Spring Somewhat coinciding with Japan's release of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S on April, the DVD release for English Dub by Funimation for A Certain Scientific Railgun will be on April 16, 2013.

February
Source: Ota-Suke (Japanese).
 * (February 21, 2013) Toaru Majutsu to Kagaku no Ensemble is released! Just mere days before the start of the movie, Toaru Majutsu to Kagaku no Ensemble for the Playstation Portable is released in Japan, showing the events that would lead up to the Miracle of Endymion.
 * (February 23, 2013) Toaru Majutsu no Index Movie: Miracle of Endymion premiers! Hot off the heels of Toaru Majutsu to Kagaku no Ensemble, Toaru Majutsu no Index Movie: Miracle of Endymion premiers in Japan, along with the release of 103,000 copies of the light novel Toaru Majutsu no Index: Road to Endymion, as well as a short story written on the brochures for the movie.
 * (February 26, 2013) Index movie hauls! Just a mere two days from premiering, Toaru Majutsu no Index Movie: Miracle of Endymion has raked in 100,760,000 yen in its opening weekend, an equivalent of at least 1,071,000 dollars at the time of this writing. The movie debuted third on February 25 in Japan's Nationwide Box-office records, just below international hits such as A Good Day to Die Hard and Ted.

March
Source: AnimeNews Network.
 * (March 10, 2013) Schedule for Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S finalized Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S, the second of the anime adaptation of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, will air on April 12 April 12 at 12:30 a.m. on Tokyo MX. The cast and staff for the first season will return for the sequel.

April
Source: Project-Railgun (Japanese).
 * (April 12, 2013) Railgun triumphantly returns! The first episode of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S has aired. What's more, news have surfaced detailing a new Toaru Majutsu no Index sidestory to be written by Kamachi Kazuma for the limited DVD/BD releases of the anime, known as Toaru Majutsu no Index SSS.

May
Source:AnimeNewsNetwork (Japanese).
 * (May 10, 2013) Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 07 is released! The new NT novel is released into the world and the insane spoilers and leaks that were revealed a week before seemed to prove true. The 5th episode of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S is also released on this day.
 * (May 25, 2013) Toaru Majutsu no Index Movie: Miracle of Endymion is come on August 28 After much waiting, the awaited DVD and Blu-ray release of the movie finally has a date set. The special editions will have a bonus disc with a making-of video and bonus anime. Kiyotaka Haimura will provide the art for the special editions' boxes, which will include a soundtrack CD, a 64-page booklet, a miniature replica of the dialogue recording script, and a reproduction film.

June
Although both franchises have had crossover advertisements before, this would be the first time the universes would be shown to crossover. This is unlike his story that was published in Pseudepigrapha Railgun, which showed that the world of Toaru Majutsu no Index is a work of fiction in the world of Ore no Imouto. Synopsis: "One day Kirino is offered the job of having a live talk over Niconico Live with Mikoto Misaka the level five psychic from Academy City. 'Maybe she'll introduce me to her little sisters if we get along.. ehehehe' so saying she immediately accepts the job and visits the Niconico main office with Kyousuke but...!?" Source: Dengeki Bunko Channel on Nico Nico Douga (Japanese). Source: Project-Railgun (Japanese). Source: Twblog (Japanese).
 * (June 7, 2013) Ore no Imouto and Toaru Kagaku no Railgun collaboration! In a queer turn of events, Dengeki Bunko's channel in Nico Nico Douga has announced a collaboration project between Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai and Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. With this, the Ore no Imouto's author, Fushimi Tsukasa has written a story on how the characters of Ore no Imouto will meet the characters of Railgun.
 * (June 20, 2013) First Blu-ray/DVD release date of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S set. Toaru Majutsu no Index SSS gets a name. The first Blu-ray for the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S anime will be released on July 27, 2013. Moreover, previously only named as Toaru Majutsu no Index SSS, the limited release for the Blu-ray/DVDs, will feature the newly christened Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Necessarius Special Admission Test, apparently featuring the Amakusa-Style Remix of Church being tested by the Church of England to gain entry into the church. Like all such releases it requires one to collect all 8 parts of the story included in the limited editions of the Blu-ray and DVDs.
 * (June 27, 2013) Railgun manga is on hiatus The much anticipated re-meeting of Touma and Ruiko will require a wait, for according to the Railgun editor on his Twitter that there will be a one month hiatus of the Railgun manga for reasons unknown.

July
Source: Dengeki Online (Japanese). Meanwhile, the hiatus on the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun manga finally ends, featuring surprising twists.
 * (July 28, 2013) Endymion movie to be aired on television. Seemingly as a promotional vehicle for the Blu-ray and DVD release of the Toaru Majutsu no Index Movie: Miracle of Endymion, on August 9, stations will air the first 22 minutes of the movie instead of Toaru Kagaku no Raigun S.

August
Source: Trigger Happy End (Japanese). With this, if ever it begins, it would be the 5th Toaru Majutsu no Index-related manga to be in serialization. Source: Trigger Happy End (Japanese).
 * (August 11, 2013) New Index manga to be start on Gangan comics. Next month will begin a new manga called Toaru Nichijou no Index-san or A Certain Everyday Index-san. It will be a 4-koma manga (4 panels) and will be done by Mijin Kouka. This will give us three manga from the Toaru Majutsu no Index series running in a single imprint.
 * (August 22, 2013) Upcoming Toaru Franchise Event Sneak Peek: Official Site to Open on August 26 - After a vague announcement about a "big announcement" regarding the Toaru franchise, a teaser site that talks about "A Certain Summer Campaign" opens, with a formal opening announced for August 26. Details about this event are sparse as of time of posting.
 * (August 25, 2013) What strange lives we lead, Accelerator gets his own manga. Second protagonist of Toaru Majutsu no Index, Accelerator, gets his own side story manga named as Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator or A Certain Scientific Accelerator to be drawn Yamaji Arata. Little is known as of yet regarding this series specifically on how the Accelerator's story will be told or when in the timeline these events shall take place. Moreover, there is apparently a new character in the midst, implying an original story like Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. What is known however is that it will start in Dengeki Daioh in the near future, the same magazine that runs Toaru Kagaku no Railgun.

September

 * (September 10, 2013) Thus the world falls into shadow, NT8 is released. Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 8 is finally released, showing several crazy scenes and likely one of the most intense GREMLIN-centric volumes yet!

December
Source: Anime News Network Source: Funimation
 * (December 13, 2013) Index II and Index anime tops Dengeki Bunko anime adaptation rankings. Website Anikore compiled a list of the 15 best ranked anime adaptations of Dengeki Bunko's light-novel line. The rankings are based on overall user reviews. Of this ranking, Toaru Majutsu no Index II and Toaru Majutsu no Index ranked first and second place respectively, considered to be the best anime adaptation of a Dengeki Bunko light novel, beating both Sword Art Online and the Ore no Imouto anime adaptations.
 * (December 19, 2013) Funimation acquires Index II and the Index Movie. Funimation has officially announced that they have acquired the home video rights for Toaru Majutsu no Index II and the Toaru Majutsu no Index Movie: Miracle of Endymion. According to Funimation they will be streaming Index II on January 14 for their subscribers, and for non-subscribers on January 31, 2 episodes per week. There is currently no word for when the titles will be released or if they will be dubbed.
 * (December 27, 2013) Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator debuts on Dengeki Daioh. The manga featuring the first-ranked Level 5, the Accelerator, marks its debut in Dengeki Daiho with 68 pages. Meanwhile, its much older sister manga, Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, is on its 66th chapter.