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Idea: Using the Japanese Wikipedia article on Academy City (translated through Google translate) as a template for future restructuration of the article on here. Might be a pointless exercise, might be useful, we will see.

I will gradually edit it to make it readable, translating things in better English than Google Translate and standardizing jargon with the terms the fans are familiar with, and I will gradually make it similar to n article you could find on this wiki (with citations, hyperlink, and all) to see what it looks like.

Overview
A huge academic institution that is the main stage of A Certain Magical Index and its series of spin-off works. The founder is the Magician Aleister Crowley.

It controls the Science Side, one of the two major forces in the world. A fully independent educational and research institution located in western Tokyo. It is a community of all educational institutions and research organizations, and is a student town that occupies 80% of the population, and is a science city where cutting-edge science and technology has been researched and operated for decades from the outside. In addition, artificial power development has been put to practical use and is being implemented for all students.

It is also an artery that drives the world's financial economy, and in the event that it is abandoned in the following circumstances, in order to regain the unstable economy with the interests of war, increase production of murder weapons using technology leaked from Academy City in each country is spurred on.

Identity (find better name?)
The identity is that the magician Aleister Crowley once rebuilt the in Sicily, disguised as "science". It is also called the "alternatively-shaped temple" (of Thelema).

For Aleister, it is also "the return of Thelema" and "a way to camouflage Thelema," as well as the former Abbey of Thelema. "He’s gathered a bunch of adolescent boys and girls in one place, he’s spreading unique teachings, and he’s even injecting them with drugs to achieve further knowledge". Toyama Luca(?) described the psychic power as "a paranormal induction method that covers puberty and drug action", and found a similarity with Telema.

The original Abbey of Thelema was destroyed by "only one accident", but was re-established only in order to use Kamijou Touma with Imagine Breaker in Aleister's Plan. By intentionally loosening security and deteriorating security, Kamijou has been provoked into incidents that make him angry. As a solution to the problem, Kamijou, which had only the right fist, was illuminated, resulting in a city full of tragedy and violence in the shadows. Aleister stated in Volume 22 that this founding philosophy resembles the Star of Bethlehem used by Fiamma of the Right in the refinement of the Holy Right.

The setting of the Abbey of Thelema was mentioned in New Testament 17, but at this time it was merely speculation by a third party, and was confirmed by the story of Aleister himself in New Testament 18. In the introduction to the New Testament 21, it is rewritten as follows.

"Its name was Academy City and it was the Abbey of Thelema itself, created by gathering the shards of the dream that had failed in Sicily and repackaging them in the form of science."

- Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 21 Prologue

Also, the setting itself has elements related to the actual Thelema, appearing in the form of The Book of the Law, Aiwass, and Magick at the time of Volume 7, and the activity period of Aleister in Sicily is also included in this volume.

History
After the death of Aleister as a magician in official history in 1947, he headed to Japan, where he saw the land that was in the process of rebuilding from World War II and rebuilt the capital. It was founded under the cover of the name.

The reason he chose Japan was based on the legend of the real Aleister Crowley, who said, "But I just couldn’t forget the impact of seeing the large Buddha statue on Kamakura land. When I made it so that I died on British land in 1947, there was only one choice for where I would make my comeback. I had already lost interest in Sicily and Paris by then." It was also influenced by the frog-faced doctor who carried a dying Aleister.

The exact history is uncertain, but at least 50 years have passed since Aleister started the creation of the city, and at the time it was working with the United States. During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union failed to develop a psychic power development plan, while the world's only psychic power was successfully commercialized.

Russia declared war in the Third World War in October, but Academy City won. In December, a large heat wave attacked and downed urban functions, taking advantage of this and being occupied by an invasion of Coronzon aiming to seize the Science Side. dared the black-out of the use of the university town whole area, as well as all the partner organizations, the population on the grounds that it does not stand the prospect of infrastructure restoration evacuation is declared, population outflow occurs deserted ghost town turn into. The temporary provisional seal of the Great Demon Colonon was being given in exchange for all the functions of the city temporarily, but the function is unlocked to counter the threat of Mathers with the technology of the city.

Aleister has handed over the full power of the Board Chairman to Accelerator beyond the Abyss just before his "death". After Reverse, Accelerator claims to be the new Chairman.

Geography
Located in the in, it is a completely circular city facing , , and  prefectures in addition to. Its total area is about one-third of that of Tokyo. The total population is about 2.3 million, of which 80% are students. It is made up of 23 distinctive school districts, each of which has its own ordinances separate from Academy City's laws.

It is an inland city with no sea facing. Except for the 21st school district, which is the only mountainous area, it has basically flat terrain and little green space. The perimeter is surrounded by walls at least 5 meters high and 3 meters thick and is completely isolated from the outside.

In the TV anime version, the area around and  is a design model.

Transportation
In Academy City where students are the majority, transportation is used mainly by students, and buses, subways, and monorails (models in the anime version are ) are the major public transportation means. However, service schedules are set according to school departure time set throughout the city.

All buses in Academy City ​​are school buses, and bus stops use the names of school facilities,  and each stop is numbered. The school bus is powered by electricity or is a hybrid car of electricity and natural gas. Although the maneuvering form is basically manned, it can be switched to the autopilot as necessary at events such as the Daihaseisai.

Within Academy City, a highway network similar to the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway connecting the school sections is formed, and is owned, managed, and operated by the special company Academy City Expressway Co., Ltd.

As mentioned above, Academy City is surrounded by an outer wall, and the only means of transportation between the inside and the outside is a dedicated gate on the outer wall and only an airway through the airport, and all others are shut off.

Land and facilities
For schools and educational facilities, see #Educational Institutions.
 * Windowless Building
 * School Garden
 * Virus Isolation Center
 * External Connection Terminal
 * Hula Hoop
 * Learning Core
 * Ground Geo
 * Celestaquarium
 * Dianoid

Politics and system
Although it is a city in Japan before its construction, the Board Chairman and the Board of Directors actually manage all aspects of administration, legislation, and judiciary independently, and the diplomatic, military, economic, and security systems are also very unique. It is expensive and corresponds to an independent state. However, as the Japanese government intends, all laws unique to the school city are treated as "regulations", and the system is similar to the   and. The highest authority is Aleister Crowley, the Board Chairman.

(Ogino Kentarou answers about AC laws here)

October 9 is Independence Day, a public holiday in the city.

Academy City Board of Directors
The highest organization that manages Academy City's judicial, legislative, administrative, military, and foreign affairs. Consists of 12 directors, on top of which is the Board Chairman, Aleister.

The organization is not monolithic, and their members often act to protect their interests and areas of specialty. According to Aleister, it is a replaceable position. In fact, several directors have died or left during the series.

Originally, there is no system in which the behavior of the Board Chairman was disturbed by others, because of the huge educational facility created by Aleister to fulfill his purpose, and the Board Chairman has the right to resign and choose his replacement, but the system is not made for anyone below him to remove him from that position. After the death of Aleister in the battle against Coronzon, the will carried over the full power of the Board Chairman to Accelerator, the #1.

Foreign and International Relations
Academy City's own diplomacy is conducted directly, with senior members meeting with diplomats from various countries. As all modern science and technology in the working world comes from Academy City, it has become an integral part of benefiting the world. Therefore, it has a great influence on the international community and has an hegemony.

In addition, it has a unique military power in its own right as prototypes of self-defense weapons and weapon development research (see below for details). It often took excessive actions such as refusing military intervention in other countries if necessary and invading the mainland of Russia in WWIII for defense. However, as an international attitude, it always keeps a clean image.

For diplomatic relations with the Magic Side, refer to the Certain Magical Index #Terms and Worldview.

Geographical features

 * Unnamed river
 * School District 21’s New Mountain

Streets and roads

 * Bee Hoon Street in School District 4 (NT17)
 * variously translated as Leaf Street/Konoha Street/Konoha Avenue (OT13, NT13, NT19, Astral ch.18). Nicknamed "Fight Street" (OT13).
 * Route 39 (OT13)
 * District 7, Area 1 (Yen Press translation of OT8)
 * Highway 5, which leads to School District 17 (Railgun anime episode 23)
 * Fureai Plaza on 7th street (Railgun anime episode 1)

Metro system

 * Futsuka subway station in School District 7 (OT 9 ch 4 pt 2)
 * Minamimori (shown in the Futsuka subway station sign in the anime)
 * Kitanakajima (shown in the Futsuka subway station sign in the anime)
 * Seibusan Station (西部山駅, Seibusan Eki?, lit. Seibu Hill Station) in School District 5 (OT10)
 * School District 13 Station
 * According to the sign, there is also:
 * School District 1 Station
 * School District 3 Station
 * School District 5 Station
 * School District 6 Station (School District 6 Amusement Park Main Gate Station from GT3 ch.2?)
 * School District 7 Station
 * School District 9 Station
 * School District 10 Station
 * School District 11 Station
 * The Dianoid supposedly doubles as School District 15’s subway station (NT12)
 * Katasu Station (GT3 ch.2)
 * Yami Station (GT3 ch.2)

Notable landmarks

 * Endymion
 * Windowless Building
 * Dianoid
 * Celestaquarium
 * Learning Core
 * Hula Hoop
 * School Garden
 * School District 7 Underground Shopping Center
 * Spa Resort Serene Springs: popular enough to be listed in the Academy City guidebook (Index manga ch.152)