Source: FUNimation Entertainment Official Site: jcstaff.co.jp/sho-sai (Japan), funimation.com/a-certain-magical-index (US) Special Thanks to Tim Baxter Here`s something different from Hiroshi Nishikiori, director of AZUMANGA DAIOH! Science and sorcery make for an explosive mix in A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX (??????????????????, Toaru Majutsu no Index, 2008), an enthralling experiment in sci-fi adventure from J.C. Staff, the studio that brought you TORADORA and SLAYERS REVOLUTION! FUNimation Entertainment will release the series` first season in a pair of DVD sets on October 30th.

Packaging for the A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: Season 1 Part 1 Limited Edition. Image courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment. © Kazuma Kamachi/ ASCII Media Works/ Project-Index

Kamijo is a student in Academy City, where people use science to develop supernatural abilities. The guy’s got a lot of heart -- luckily for a young nun named Index. She’s on the run from a sorcery society that covets the astonishing 103,000 volumes of magical knowledge stored in her memory. When Index stumbles into Kamijo’s life, she find a faithful friend and protector, and while Kamijo’s easily the weakest kid in Academy City, he’s got something else going for him: the Imagine Breaker, an unexplainable power stored in his right hand that negates the powers of others. With scientists and sorcerers attacking from all sides, the Imagine Breaker will definitely come in handy -- but it’s Kamijo’s loyalty to Index that will be his greatest weapon in the fight to keep her safe. A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: Season 1 Part 1 Combo Limited Edition The A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: Season 1 Part 1 Limited Edition contains episodes 1-12, and comes in a collectible art box designed to hold both A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: Season 1 Parts 1 and 2. DVD: Region 1 SRP: $64.98 Street Date: October 30, 2012 Discs: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Audio: Japanese, English Subtitles: English Rating: TV14 Running Time: 300 Minutes

Cover art for A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: Season 1 Part 2. Image courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment. © Kazuma Kamachi/ ASCII Media Works/ Project-Index

Special Features: Commentary for Episodes 3 and 6 Textless Opening Song Textless Closing Song Trailers A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: Season 1 Part 2 A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: Season 1 Part 2 contains episodes 13-24. DVD Combo: Region 1 SRP: $59.98 Street Date: October 30, 2012 Discs: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Audio: Japanese, English Subtitles: English Rating: TV14 Running Time: 300 Minutes Special Features: Commentary for Episodes 14 and 23 Textless Opening Songs Textless Closing Songs US Trailer FUNimation Previews

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