<p>The spinoffs aren't <em>necessary</em> to understand the main <em>Index</em> series, but personally, I enjoyed the <em>Railgun</em> spinoff a lot more than <em>Index</em> itself, so you could be possibly missing out on a lot of great stuff if you skip the spinoffs!</p>

<p>But if you only want to watch <em>Index</em>, that should work, too. The different series are all set in the same continuity, but focus on different characters:</p>

<ol>
<li><em>Index</em> mainly follows Kamijou Touma's point of view. However, later in the series, it starts following Accelerator's point of view too. And later on, Hamazura Shiage's point of view as well.</li>
<li><em>Railgun</em> mainly follows Misaka Mikoto's point of view.</li>
<li><em>Accelerator</em> mainly follows (surprise, surprise) Accelerator's point of view.</li>
</ol>

<p>So, if you watch only watch the <em>Index</em> anime, you should be able to more or less follow what's going on.</p>

<p>However, the spin-offs add a lot of world-building and background context to the universe. The various characters from these different spin-offs do often cross over into one another, so having knowledge of what happens in the spin-offs can help enhance your enjoyment of these interactions.</p>

<p>For example, season 1 of <em>Index</em> and season 2 of <em>Railgun</em> both cover the events of the Sisters Arc, but <em>Index</em> only focuses on Touma's point of view of that incident. If you skip <em>Railgun</em>, you'd miss out on Misaka's experiences in the weeks leading up to her meeting up with Touma.</p>

<p>But to recap, this is the release order of the various Toaru verse animes (generally, recommended watching order is release order):</p>

<ol>
<li><a href="https://myanimelist.net/anime/4654/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Index</a> (24 episodes)</li>
<li><a href="https://myanimelist.net/anime/6213/Toaru_Kagaku_no_Railgun" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Railgun</a> (24 episodes)</li>
<li><a href="https://myanimelist.net/anime/8937/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index_II" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Index II</a> (24 episodes)</li>
<li><a href="https://myanimelist.net/anime/11743/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index_Movie__Endymion_no_Kiseki" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Index Movie</a> (1 episode)</li>
<li><a href="https://myanimelist.net/anime/16049/Toaru_Kagaku_no_Railgun_S" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Railgun S</a> (24 episodes)</li>
<li><a href="https://myanimelist.net/anime/36432/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index_III" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Index III</a> (26 episodes)</li>
<li><a href="https://myanimelist.net/anime/38480/Toaru_Kagaku_no_Accelerator" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Accelerator</a> (12 episodes)</li>
<li><a href="https://myanimelist.net/anime/38481/Toaru_Kagaku_no_Railgun_T" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Railgun T</a> (25 episodes)</li>
</ol>

<p>If you only want to watch <em>Index</em>, you can go <em>Index</em> → <em>Index II</em> → <em>Index Movie</em> → <em>Index III</em>. (Note that <em>Index III</em> adapted about 9 light novels' worth of content into only 26 episodes, so that's why it might feel a bit rushed at times.)</p>

<p>If you only want to watch <em>Railgun</em>, you can go <em>Railgun</em> → <em>Railgun S</em> → <em>Railgun T</em>.</p>

<p><em>Accelerator</em> happens after Last Order is introduced in the Three Stories Arc in <em>Index</em> season 1, so it's probably best to watch this spin-off after finishing that.</p>

<p>If you want to watch some mix of everything, release order is fine.</p>

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Thank you this order really helped me, i guess now I will check out the spin offs too as they look interesting.
Quik
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<p>Will skipping the railgun and accelarator spinoffs affect the story? Are both the spinoffs necessary? what is the correct watch order skipping both the spinoffs.</p>

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Does this answer your question? [Watching order for "Toaru Majutsu no Index" and related anime](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/11673/watching-order-for-toaru-majutsu-no-index-and-related-anime)
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The answer from senshin in the duplicate deals with the case of only watching index.
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# Watch order for certain magical index, when skipping railgun and accelarator spin offs
Posted by: username_0 on 2020-06-06
Will skipping the railgun and accelarator spinoffs affect the story? Are both the spinoffs necessary? what is the correct watch order skipping both the spinoffs.
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> **username_1**: Does this answer your question? [Watching order for "Toaru Majutsu no Index" and related anime](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/11673/watching-order-for-toaru-majutsu-no-index-and-related-anime)  
> **username_1**: The answer from senshin in the duplicate deals with the case of only watching index.  
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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-06-07. Score: 0 | Accepted answer
The spinoffs aren't *necessary* to understand the main *Index* series, but personally, I enjoyed the *Railgun* spinoff a lot more than *Index* itself, so you could be possibly missing out on a lot of great stuff if you skip the spinoffs!

But if you only want to watch *Index*, that should work, too. The different series are all set in the same continuity, but focus on different characters:

1. *Index* mainly follows Kamijou Touma's point of view. However, later in the series, it starts following Accelerator's point of view too. And later on, Hamazura Shiage's point of view as well.
2. *Railgun* mainly follows Misaka Mikoto's point of view.
3. *Accelerator* mainly follows (surprise, surprise) Accelerator's point of view.

So, if you watch only watch the *Index* anime, you should be able to more or less follow what's going on.

However, the spin-offs add a lot of world-building and background context to the universe. The various characters from these different spin-offs do often cross over into one another, so having knowledge of what happens in the spin-offs can help enhance your enjoyment of these interactions.

For example, season 1 of *Index* and season 2 of *Railgun* both cover the events of the Sisters Arc, but *Index* only focuses on Touma's point of view of that incident. If you skip *Railgun*, you'd miss out on Misaka's experiences in the weeks leading up to her meeting up with Touma.

But to recap, this is the release order of the various Toaru verse animes (generally, recommended watching order is release order):

1. [Index](https://myanimelist.net/anime/4654/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index) (24 episodes)
2. [Railgun](https://myanimelist.net/anime/6213/Toaru_Kagaku_no_Railgun) (24 episodes)
3. [Index II](https://myanimelist.net/anime/8937/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index_II) (24 episodes)
4. [Index Movie](https://myanimelist.net/anime/11743/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index_Movie__Endymion_no_Kiseki) (1 episode)
5. [Railgun S](https://myanimelist.net/anime/16049/Toaru_Kagaku_no_Railgun_S) (24 episodes)
6. [Index III](https://myanimelist.net/anime/36432/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index_III) (26 episodes)
7. [Accelerator](https://myanimelist.net/anime/38480/Toaru_Kagaku_no_Accelerator) (12 episodes)
8. [Railgun T](https://myanimelist.net/anime/38481/Toaru_Kagaku_no_Railgun_T) (25 episodes)

If you only want to watch *Index*, you can go *Index* → *Index II* → *Index Movie* → *Index III*. (Note that *Index III* adapted about 9 light novels' worth of content into only 26 episodes, so that's why it might feel a bit rushed at times.)

If you only want to watch *Railgun*, you can go *Railgun* → *Railgun S* → *Railgun T*.

*Accelerator* happens after Last Order is introduced in the Three Stories Arc in *Index* season 1, so it's probably best to watch this spin-off after finishing that.

If you want to watch some mix of everything, release order is fine.
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2020-06-19): Thank you this order really helped me, i guess now I will check out the spin offs too as they look interesting.  
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