<p>According to <a href="https://twitter.com/kakuretajigen/status/15725106697342976" rel="nofollow noreferrer">some</a> <a href="http://yaplog.jp/sanka_kiroku/archive/385" rel="nofollow noreferrer">attendees</a> at an
<a href="http://www.project-index.net/tv/news/hp0001/index00320000.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Index II x Oreimo talk session in December 2010</a>, someone from the Index
staff said there that it was intended to look like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenji_Ohtsuki" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kenji Ohtsuki</a>'s face
paint.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/8E0Tq.gif" alt="Kinniku Shōjo Tai"></p>

<p>It is simply the result of a play on words without any significance:</p>

<ul>
<li>In Japan, とある魔術の<strong>禁書</strong>目録 (<em>Toaru Majutsu no Index</em>) is
often referred to as <strong>禁書</strong> (<strong><em>kinsho</em></strong>) in short.</li>
<li>Ohtsuki is the vocalist/lyricist for the Japanese band
<strong>筋</strong>肉<strong>少</strong>女帯 (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinniku_Sh%C5%8Djo_Tai" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>Kinniku Shōjo Tai</em></a>),
which is often shortened as <strong>筋少</strong> (<strong><em>kinshō</em></strong>).</li>
</ul>

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2013-05-13T08:20:41.193Z
yibe
<p>In the <a href="http://myanimelist.net/anime/5955/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index_Specials" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Toaru Majutsu no Index specials</a>, Index-tan is shown to have some marks on her left eye. However, she did not have any on the 'main anime'.  </p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/hvAgz.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>What is the significance of these marks?<br>
If it was not explained anywhere, are there any speculations as to what it might mean?</p>

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I'm sorry, but when you say "anime specials", what are you referring to?  An OVA?
damianesteban
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I've included a link to the MAL page of the specials.
JNat
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What are the marks on Index-tan's left eye?
# What are the marks on Index-tan's left eye?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-05-08
In the [Toaru Majutsu no Index specials](http://myanimelist.net/anime/5955/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index_Specials), Index-tan is shown to have some marks on her left eye. However, she did not have any on the 'main anime'.

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/hvAgz.jpg)

What is the significance of these marks?  
If it was not explained anywhere, are there any speculations as to what it might mean?
**Tags:** a-certain-magical-index
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I'm sorry, but when you say "anime specials", what are you referring to?  An OVA?  
> **username_0**: I've included a link to the MAL page of the specials.  
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_2 on 2013-05-13. Score: 11 | Accepted answer
According to [some](https://twitter.com/kakuretajigen/status/15725106697342976) [attendees](http://yaplog.jp/sanka_kiroku/archive/385) at an
[Index II x Oreimo talk session in December 2010](http://www.project-index.net/tv/news/hp0001/index00320000.html), someone from the Index
staff said there that it was intended to look like [Kenji Ohtsuki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenji_Ohtsuki)'s face
paint.

![Kinniku Shōjo Tai](https://i.sstatic.net/8E0Tq.gif)

It is simply the result of a play on words without any significance:

* In Japan, とある魔術の**禁書**目録 (*Toaru Majutsu no Index*) is
  often referred to as **禁書** (***kinsho***) in short.
* Ohtsuki is the vocalist/lyricist for the Japanese band
  **筋**肉**少**女帯 ([*Kinniku Shōjo Tai*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinniku_Sh%C5%8Djo_Tai)),
  which is often shortened as **筋少** (***kinshō***).
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