A Certain Scientific Accelerator (Japanese: とある科学の一方通行, Hepburn: Toaru Kagaku no Akuserarēta)[a] is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Arata Yamaji. It is a spin-off of A Certain Magical Index series, which focuses on Academy City's most powerful Level 5 esper named Accelerator. The manga was serialized by ASCII Media Works through their monthly magazine Dengeki Daioh from December 2013 to July 2020 and published in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. Kamachi and Teto Tachitsu wrote and illustrated its manga spin-off titled A Certain Idol Accelerator-sama, which was published from October 2015 to November 2018. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired from July 12 to September 27, 2019.
After protecting Last Order at the cost of much of his power, Accelerator now finds himself dragged into a new conflict in the form of a sinister organization called Disciplinary Action which plots to use Last Order for a dangerous mission. Now that they have set their plan into motion and are in pursuit of the young girl, it is up to the world's most powerful esper and his newfound companion, Esther Rosenthal, to protect Last Order and defend Academy City in the process.
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The October 2013 issue of Dengeki Daioh magazine announced a manga spin-off of A Certain Magical Index series to be written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Arata Yamaji and Kiyotaka Haimura, which began serialization in the magazine's February 2014 issue on December 27, 2013.[2] On March 25, 2015, Seven Seas Entertainment announced the English publication of A Certain Scientific Accelerator in North America.[3] The manga concluded in the September issue of Dengeki Daioh on July 27, 2020.[4]
A four-panelcomedy manga spin-off of the series written by Kamachi and illustrated by Teto Tachitsu, titled A Certain Idol Accelerator-sama (とある偶像の一方通行さま, Toaru Gūzō no Ippō Tsūkō-sama), began serialization in Dengeki Daioh from October 27, 2015[29] to November 27, 2018.[30] It focuses on Accelerator's career as an idol, along with other Level 5 espers.
On October 7, 2018, an anime television adaptation of A Certain Scientific Accelerator was announced.[35] The series is animated by J.C.Staff and directed by Nobuharu Kamanaka, with Kenji Sugihara handling series composition and Yohei Yaegashi designing the characters.[36] Twelve episodes were aired in Japan from July 12 to September 27, 2019.[37]
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The first volume of A Certain Scientific Accelerator sold 39,039 copies in the first week of its release, ranking 27th behind Kuroko's Basketball,[38] and 54,093 copies in the second week, coming in twelfth.[39]
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Evan Minto of Otaku USA found A Certain Scientific Accelerator lacking an "establishing exposition" and noted its "confusing starting point" but commended Yamaji's "comfortable" handling of action scenes.[40]
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^The official title is A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 一方通行, Toaru Majutsu no Indekkusu Gaiden: Toaru Kagaku no Akuserarēta).
^とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(1) [A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (1)] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
^とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(2) [A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (2)] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
^とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(3) [A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (3)] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
^とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(4) [A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (4)] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
^とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(5) [A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (5)] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
^とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(6) [A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (6)] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
^とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(7) [A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (7)] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
^とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(8) [A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (8)] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
^とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(9) [A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (9)] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
^とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(10) [A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (10)] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(11) [A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (11)] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(12) [A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (12)] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
^とある偶像の一方通行さま(1) [A Certain Idol Accelerator-sama (1)] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
^とある偶像の一方通行さま(2) [A Certain Idol Accelerator-sama (2)] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
^とある偶像の一方通行さま(3) [A Certain Idol Accelerator-sama (3)] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
^とある偶像の一方通行さま(4) [A Certain Idol Accelerator-sama (4)] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2019.