Kamachi Kazuma/Kamachi Kazuma 10th Year Anniversary Celebration

Kamachi Kazuma, author of Toaru Majutsu no Index and several other light novel series, debuted in Dengeki Bunko on April 10, 2004 with the very first volume of Toaru Majutsu no Index. Prolific in his career, in a decade he became one of the most successful light novel authors in Japan. On April 10, 2014, Dengeki Bunko celebrated 10 years of his career with a website containing news for new projects, comments from figures from the industry, as well as Kamachi's comment on the 10 year anniversary itself.

The website was open for the public on the same day as promotional stream on Niconico and Youtube of the videogame Toaru Majutsu to Kagaku no Puzzdex, which featured Iguchi Yuka (Index's seiyuu) and Miki Kazuma.

This page details the currently translated material from the website.

Kamachi Kazuma's comment on the 10 year anniversary
So ten years have already gone by. Thinking about the time that had passed, honestly... after thinking over it a dozen times, it always comes out in a mess. There are rumors that say that Kazuma Kamachi doesn't exist, but the stuff about me being a story writing program in the servers of Dengeki is not true!

Like always, there are a lot of things that I want to do, but obstacles like "looking simple when imagined as pictures animated like in anime and games, but impossible to write" and "the opposite of that" show up once in a while. However though, if you can whip up ideas like flicking the switch of an electric fan, it would be revolutionary. If ever this "flame" flickers out, I may be able to live life normally if that ever comes, but I wouldn't know what I would be able to accomplish ten years after that moment.

That aside, on the topic of the tenth year anniversary of being a creator, to those who have been helping me throughout these ten years, I want to say that their efforts have been meaningful to me. I still feel that the "flame" is still burning bright within me. For the one who allowed me to rent his place time and time again, thank you. Thank you very much.

Well then, as we head towards the 20th year, I hope that our "flames" would never burn out.

Timeline of Kamachi Kazuma's 10 year career
Legend: ☆ indicates new novel publication.

2004

 * April:
 * ☆Dengeki Bunko series Toaru Majutsu no Index begins. Kamachi Kazuma debuts as a writer.

2006

 * October:
 * Mixed media plans for "Project-Index" begin.

2007

 * March:
 * Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (drawn by Fukuyawa Motoi), a spin-off comic of Toaru Majutsu no Index begins in the April issue of Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh.
 * April:
 * Toaru Majutsu no Index comic (drawn by Kogino Chuuya), begins in the May issue of Monthly Shōnen Gangan.
 * July:
 * Short stories corresponding to the sequel of the then published 13 volumes of Toaru Majutsu no Index, Toaru Majutsu no Index SS (Dengeki Bunko) is released.
 * October:
 * Commentary on the 13 volumes and the SS volumes of Toaru Majutsu no Index from Volume 1 is published as an official guidebook, Toaru Majutsu no Index no Subete.
 * December:
 * The Toaru Majutsu no Index drama of CD with script written by Kamachi Kazuma is released.

2008

 * October:
 * The TV anime of Toaru Majutsu no Index begins broadcast.

2009

 * January:
 * TV anime Toaru Majutsu no Index Blu-ray & DVD begins release. Limited editions have the newly written Dengeki Bunko GE novel Toaru Kagaku no Railgun.
 * October:
 * TV anime of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun begins broadcast.
 * ☆Dengeki Bunko series Heavy Object begins.
 * December:
 * Heavy Object comic (drawn by Inue Shinsuke) begins at the 10th issue of Dengeki Black Maoh.

2010

 * October:
 * 22nd volume of Toaru Majutsu no Index is released.
 * Official guidebook Anime Toaru Majutsu no Index no Subete―featuring anime Toaru Kagaku no Railgun goes on sale.
 * TV anime Toaru Majutsu no Index II begins broadcast.
 * TV anime Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Blu-ray & DVD begins release. Limited editions have the newly written Dengeki Bunko GE novel Toaru Majutsu no Index SS.

2011

 * January:
 * The PSP-exclusive 3D-player action game Toaru Majutsu no Index is released.
 * TV anime Toaru Majutsu no Index II Blu-ray & DVD begins release. Limited editions have the newly written Dengeki Bunko GE novel Toaru Kagaku no Railgun 2.
 * Haimura Kiyotaka artbook rainbow spectrum: colors is released.
 * March
 * ☆The series numbering is renewed. Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index (Dengeki Bunko) begins.
 * November:
 * The PSP-exclusive adventure Toaru Kagaku no Railgun game goes on sale.
 * First annual Toaru Jichitai no Chiiki Shinkō (とある自治体の地域振興), translated as A Certain Municipality's Local Promotion, collaboration event with Tokyo, Tachikawa begins.

2012

 * February:
 * Second edition comic of Heavy Object known as Heavy Object S (drawn by Saito Sakae) begins at the February issue of Dengeki Maoh.
 * ☆Dengeki Bunko MAGAZINE Vol. 24 begins publishing The Marriage Circumstances of Waltraute-san.
 * Online card battle RPG Kakusansei Million Arthur (in which Kamachi was in charge of the scenario) begins operations.
 * May
 * ☆Dengeki Bunko series The Zashiki Warashi of Intellectual Village begins.
 * July
 * ☆A Simple Survey is published by Dengeki Bunko.
 * December:
 * Mobile game Toaru Majutsu no Index Struggle Battle is released.

2013

 * February:
 * Toaru Majutsu no Index Movie: Miracle of Endymion is released in theaters. Limited edition books known as Toaru Majutsu no Index: Road to Endymion are presented to theater-goers.
 * Manga version of the Toaru Majutsu no Index Movie: Miracle of Endymion  (drawn by Asakura Ryousuke), begins in the March issue of Monthly Shōnen Gangan.
 * PSP-exclusive Toaru Majutsu to Kagaku no Ensemble videogame is released.
 * March:
 * ☆Dengeki Bunko publishes A Simple Monitoring.
 * April:
 * TV anime of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S begins broadcast.
 * TV anime Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Blu-ray & DVD begins release. Limited editions have the newly written Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Necessarius Special Admission Test.
 * September:
 * Monthly Shōnen Gangan and Gangan ONLINE release the 4-koma comic Toaru Nichijou no Index-san (drawn by Mijin Kouka),
 * December:
 * February issue of Monthly Shōnen Gangan release the Toaru Majutsu no Index spin-off Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator (drawn Yamaji Arata).

2014

 * March:
 * Puzzle action smartphone app Toaru Majutsu to Kagaku no Puzzdex is released.
 * April:
 * Kamachi Kazuma's 10 year anniversary!

What are your favorite Kamachi Kazuma characters?
All characters from the Toaru Majutsu no Index universe except were noted:
 * Asakura Ryousuke: Index
 * Inue Shinsuke (Heavy Object manga artist): Kanzaki Kaori, Himegami Aisa
 * Saito Sakae (Heavy Object S manga artist): Milinda (Heavy Object)
 * Tanaka Yuichi (JC STAFF character designer): Index
 * Mijin Kouka: Index, Agnese Sanctis, Shirai Kuroko
 * Yamaji Arata: Accelerator, Last Order
 * Asakawa Miya (Anime scenario writer): Hamazura Shiage
 * Itou Michiko (Railgun scriptwriter): Shirai Kuroko
 * Kimura Yasutaka (Square Enix cross-media producer): Leivinia Birdway
 * Shimomura Yuuichi (Index manga editor): Index, Misaka Mikoto, the Sisters, Accelerator, Angelene
 * Sunayama Kurasumi (Railgun and Index II scriptwriter): Tessou Tsuzuri
 * Ryohgo Narita (Baccano! and Durarara!!): Roberto Katze, Heaven Canceller, Hamazura Shiage, Sogiita Gunha, Aogami Pierce, Rhino Beetle, Sasha Kreutzev/Misha, Kazakiri Hyouka, the whole royal family, the Sisters, Misaka Mikoto, Shokuhou Misaki, ITEM, Kiyama Harumi, Nunotaba Shinobu, Konori Mii, Tokiwadai Dorm Supervisor
 * Nishikiori Hiroshi (Index and Index Movie director): Index
 * Hama Hayato (Index-san editor): Index, Misaka Mikoto, Uiharu Kazari, Saten Ruiko
 * Fushimi Tsukasa (Ore no Imouto author): Mugino Shizuri
 * Yuji Matsukura (JC STAFF chief producer): Index
 * Miki Kazuma: Measure Heart
 * Minakami Seishi (Index scriptwriter and Railgun series composer): Shirai Kuroko
 * Yoshino Hiroyuki (Index Movie and Railgun S scriptwriter): Index