Toaru Majutsu no Index: Imaginary Fest (とある魔術の
Promotion[]
The new card game for iOS and Android devices was announced during the Index III Special Broadcast on January 5, 2019 with a small teaser movie. The game is an "academy superpower battle RPG" and will as a free-to-play title with item-based micro-transactions in 2019 in Japan. The game allows the player to relive scenes from the anime and build decks using the characters from the from anime, movies, the latest light novels, and from sidestories. Attesting to this, the teaser movie briefly showed Othinus, Leivinia Birdway, and Kuroyoru Umidori. The game is being developed and published by Square Enix.[2] The theme song of the game, entitled "JUNCTION", will be performed by Kurosaki Maon.[3]
Live Broadcast[]
The first live broadcast promoting the game was aired on March 15th 2019.[4] The second live broadcast promoting the game was aired on June 11th, 2019.[5] The third live broadcast promoting the game was aired on June 12th, 2019. It was aired with four Virtual YouTubers from Hololive Production: Roboco-san, Shirakami Fubuki, Oozora Subaru, and Minato Aqua.[6]
Official Character Poll[]
Misaka Mikoto
The Official Character Poll begins on April 25th. It ends when pre-registration of the game finished.[7] The character who shines the most vote will be implemented at the start of the campaign. The poll continued on until July 1st.[8] On July 3rd, the final result of Top 20 Characters was released. The winner was eventually Misaka Mikoto.[9]
| Rank | Character | Poll |
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| 1 | Misaka Mikoto | 77,973 |
| 2 | Accelerator | 65,360 |
| 3 | Kamijou Touma | 25,284 |
| 4 | Measure Heart | 23,641 |
| 5 | Othinus | 22,514 |
| 6 | Kakine Teitoku | 22,206 |
| 7 | Index | 18,959 |
| 8 | Shokuhou Misaki | 15,507 |
| 9 | Saten Ruiko | 14,007 |
| 10 | Shirai Kuroko | 13,693 |
| 11 | Meigo Arisa | 11,457 |
| 12 | Itsuwa | 11,385 |
| 13 | Last Order | 9,396 |
| 14 | Kinuhata Saiai | 7,371 |
| 15 | Frenda Seivelun | 5,677 |
| 16 | Kanzaki Kaori | 5,593 |
| 17 | Sisters | 4,527 |
| 18 | Lessar | 4,328 |
| 19 | Leivinia Birdway | 4,325 |
| 20 | Tsuchimikado Motoharu | 4,146 |
Official Swimsuit Poll[]
To celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the game, the official swimsuit poll held from June 28th to July 11th 2021. The gacha includes all the previous swimsuit units, with 3 units rate-up, being winners from the swimsuit voting results.[10]
| Rank | Image | Title | Character |
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| 1 | 
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Desired Swimsuit | Shokuhou Misaki |
| 2 | 
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Mid Summer Magician | Leivinia Birdway |
| 3 | 
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Elegant Night | Mugino Shizuri |
| 4 | 
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Swimsuit Maiden | Misaka Mikoto |
| 5 | 
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Endless Summer | Misaka Mikoto |
| 6 | 
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Swimming | Kinuhata Saiai |
| 7 | 
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Summer Vacation | Itsuwa |
| 8 | 
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Swimsuit Judgment | Konori Mii |
| 9 | 
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Waterside Mischief | Frenda Seivelun |
| 10 | 
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Sunset Beach | Kanzaki Kaori |
| 11 | 
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Summer Rescue | Shirai Kuroko |
| 12 | 
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Mid Summer Holidays | Misaka 10032 |
| 13 | 
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Large Flowers in the Night Sky | Saten Ruiko |
| 14 | 
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Temptation Under the Sun | Shirai Kuroko |
| 15 | 
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Ultimate Swimsuit Model | Kongou Mitsuko |
Official Character Popularity Poll[]
To celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the game, the official character popularity poll was held from May 1st to July 5th.
Gameplay[]
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Gameplay in Imaginary Fest combines elements of a turn-based RPG and a gacha/card game.
Most of the non-battle menus share the same layout of buttons and displays on the screen's top-most and bottom-most rows. The top row has a return/back button, a display for the current mode's name with information and help buttons, displays for Player Level and various sources, and a battery icon. The bottom row has large buttons/icons labelled Home (ホーム Hōmu?), Character (キャラ Kyara?), Quest (クエスト Kuesuto?), Gacha (ガチャ Gacha?), Shop (ショップ Shoppu?) and Menu (メニュー Menyū?).
Gacha and Characters[]
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Characters are randomly obtained through a gacha system, with several resources which are collected in order to roll or facilitate the gacha, and variations in the poll of obtainables depending on circumstances at the time (such as promotions and limited-time events).
Each character is given stars according to their initial rarity, with more common versions having 1 or 2 stars, while the rarer and more potent characters are given 3 stars, along with a more detailed illustration. Characters can also be enhanced, which increases their stars by 3 in the process and unlocks new variation of their character image, with the initially 3-star characters exhibiting the more noticeable changes.
The five color "Attribute" icons and the advantage system, as illustrated by Dengeki Online.
Characters fall into two main types; Battle (バトル Batoru?) and Assist (アシスト Ashisuto?). Battle characters fight on the field of battle, while Assist characters don't fight directly on the field but are partenered with Battle characters to support them. Additionally, each character possesses a colored Attribute (属性 Zokusei?, alt. "Element"), which affects effectiveness against other characters with different Attributes. Red (赤 Aka?) has an advantage against Green (緑 Midori?), which has an advantage over Blue (青 Ao?), which in turn has the advantage over Red, while Yellow (黄 Ki?) and Purple (紫 Murasaki?) are effective against each other. Some characters possess a super (超 Chō?) version of the five regular Attributes. Other fixed parameters assigned to characters include their 'side' (Magic, Science or Other), attack type (either Physical (物理 Butsuri?) or Supernatural (異能 Inō?)), and attack directions (either 1, 2 or 3 directions, with the potential directions being forward, forward-left and forward-right, relative to the character's position).
Characters also possess several stats which can be increased along with the character's Level; HP, Dexterity (器用 Kiyō?), Physical Attack (物理攻撃 Butsuri Kōgeki?), Supernatural Attack (異能攻撃 Inō Kōgeki?), Physical Defense (物理防御 Butsuri Bōgyo?) and Supernatural Defense (異能防御 Inō Bōgyo?).
"Character", with Misaka Mikoto set as "My Character"
Aside from levelling up or strengthening characters, players can also obtain CP (Character Points (キャラクターポイント Kyarakutāpointo?)) by using character in battle, or by setting them as "My Character" (Myキャラ My Kyara?) and using the Meeting (待ち合わせ Machiawase?) and Gift (ギフト Gifuto?) options. Increasing a character's CP rank grants status bonuses as well as unlocking voice lines (spoken while interacting with characters set as "My Character"), associated side stories and other items.
Battle[]
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"Battle" gameplay
Battles in Imaginary Fest are fought in a turn-based form, alternating between player and enemy turns. Battle quests mostly consist of several 'waves' of multiple enemies, fought in succession, with some singular Bosses and Raids. To clear a typical quest, a player must defeat all of the enemy waves, being defeat if all characters in their main and reserve teams are defeated. The wave, enemy and turn counts are displayed on the top-center of the screen.
Battles are fought by Battle characters, with the option for one character (either a Battle character, or an Assist character, which is restricted to this option) to be partnered to assist each Battle character. Players fight battles with up to three Battle characters in play at any one time, starting off with a Main Team of up to 3 characters, with a sub-team of up to 3 characters in reserve should any members of the main team be defeated (when their HP falls to 0).
"Battle" gameplay, with an overhead view of the field prior to attacking
The field of gameplay consists of a Player Zone and an Enemy Zone, both of which have a row of five smaller zones in which a character can be placed. The positions of a character on the field and the individual characters' attack directions determine which opposing characters they can attack. Additionally, enemy characters may have a Break point assigned to a specific direction - if a character attacks them from that direction, each attacker with lower a count. When the Break count hits 0, the enemy character will be incapacitated for one turn. A player can freely reposition their characters on the field before they initiate their attacks with the "Begin Attack" (攻撃開始 Kōgeki Kaishi?) button in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Accelerator performing his Special, as an enemy boss.
Battle characters have three offensive/support actions that they can perform; a basic Attack, a Skill (スキル Sukiru?), and a Special, the latter two requiring a specified number of turns to 'cooldown' before they can be used again. In addition, they have unlockable potential abilities, as well as support from any partnered character. Special moves can only performed when the respective Special meter (positioned on the bottom of the screen for the player) has been filled up by a specific percentage.
Quests and Events[]
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Plot[]
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Imaginary Fest has multiple story modes and segments, with non-time-limited variants including the Main Story (メインストーリー Meinsutōrī?), Side Stories (サイドストーリー Saidosutōrī?) and Spot Stories (スポットストーリー Supottosutōrī?).
The Main Story is a near-direct adaptation of events depicted in the Toaru Majutsu no Index and Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime, gradually updated over time. Side Stories are multi-part stories which come in two varieties; both Character Stories (キャラ別ストーリー Kyara-betsu Sutōrī?, lit. "Story by character") and Organization Stories (組織別ストーリー Soshiki-betsu Sutōrī?, lit. "Story by organization"). Spot Stories are random short segments found in 'spots' across the game's map. Additionally, story elements are found within time-limited Events (イベント Ibento?), with Scenarios (シナリオ Shinario?) typically having more story.
Aside from parts of the story covered by the anime, some of the side stories and events include portions from the light novels and manga which have not been adapted to anime form. However, much of the game's story content is of an original and non-canonical nature.
Original Story[]
Character designs for Thirteen Death and City Macabre by Haimura Kiyotaka, first shown (unnamed) during the original story's initial announcement.
Imaginary Fest also has an Original Story (オリジナルストーリー Orijinaru Sutōrī?) (alternatively Original Scenario (オリジナルシナリオ Orijinaru Shinario?)) written by Kamachi Kazuma, which was announced in 2022 and began releasing chapters every two months from June 2023 to December 2023. Two original characters were made for the story; Thirteen Death and City Macabre.
Set in Academy City between the events of Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 11 and Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 12, it begins with Touma facing an intended anti-Magic God magician after Othinus's life during a cleanup event, only for the city to be faced with a greater upheaval in the form of the Return (リターン Ritān?) - a sudden, inexplicable incident where many of the city's dead seemingly come back to life.
Characters[]
In-universe Characters[]
Crossover Characters[]
| Image | Title | Characters |
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KonoSuba | |
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Shakugan no Shana | |
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DanMachi | |
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TenSura | |
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Saikyō Kenja |
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Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei | |
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Durarara!!x2 | |
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Fullmetal Alchemist | |
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Million Arthur | |
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Overlord | |
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Engage Kill |
Gallery[]
Promotion[]
First Anniversary[]
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Second Anniversary[]
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Third Anniversary[]
Fourth Anniversary[]
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Videos[]
Opening Theme[]
Trailers[]
Character Introduction[]
Live Broadcast[]
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Index if PR, Official Twitter (28/06/2019)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Certain Magical Index: Imaginary Fest announced for smartphones. Retrieved on 5 January 2019.
- ↑ A Certain Magical Index: Imaginary Fest Game App's Video Previews Theme Song Retrieved on 22 March 2019.
- ↑ Index if PR, Official Twitter (12/03/2019)
- ↑ Index if PR, Official Twitter (11/06/2019)
- ↑ Index if PR, Official Twitter (12/06/2019)
- ↑ Toaru Majutsu no Index: Imaginary Fest Character Popularity Poll. Retrieved on 13 May 2019.
- ↑ Toaru Majutsu no Index: Imaginary Fest Poll Ended
- ↑ Toaru Majutsu no Index: Imaginary Fest Official Character Poll 1st Place
- ↑ Toaru Majutsu no Index: Imaginary Fest 2nd Anniversary Voting Result
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