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===Names===
  
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====Academy City====
  
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*Kamijou Touma - The main protagonist of Toaru Majutsu no Index
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*Misaka Mikoto - A heroine of Toaru Majutsu no Index. Stars in her own spin-off series, Toaru Kagaku no Choudenjibou
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*Tsukuyomi Komoe - Kamijou Touma's homeroom teacher. Known as one of the 7 great mysteries of the school for her child-like appearance and behaviour. Introduced in Volume 1
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*Aogami Pierce - Kamijou Touma's class representative. His name literally means Blue hair piercings guy. Introduced in Volume 1
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*Heaven Canceler - A doctor of Academy City introduced in Volume 1
   
 
====The Churches====
  
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=====Roman Catholic Church=====
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*Aureolus Izzard - An alchemist formerly of the Roman Catholic Church introduced in Volume 2
 
*Orsola Aquinas - A Roman Catholic nun introduced in Volume 7
  
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*Agnese Sanctis - A Roman Catholic magician introduced in Volume 7
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*Lucia - A Roman Catholic magician introduced in Volume 7
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*Oriana Thompson - A magician working as a mercenary, introduced in Volume 9
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*Lidvia Lorenzetti - A Roman Catholic magician introduced in Volume 9
   
 
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*Daihaseisai - A sports festival in Academy City
  
*Daihaseisai - A sports festival in Academy City
 
*Espers - Humans talented with paranormal abilities
  
*Espers - Humans talented with paranormal abilities

Revision as of 17:35, 10 January 2011

To Aru Majutsu no Index

Note: This page is merely a list of unique/semi-unique terms and names for translators and editors to maintain consistency. If anything significant needs to be done such as any large additions, disputes to listed translations to a term or name or formatting issues, please feel free to post them at the To Aru Majutsu no Index - Names and Terminology for discussion and review.

Format Standard

Titles

  • Untranslated Chapter titles keeps their original title if they're known.
  • The English part of the original title keeps its underscores at all times and in all versions.

Narrative Tenses

Translators are allowed to use whichever tenses they need, but editors are to ensure that the text is mostly in present tense, with past tenses used when necessary

Style of English

In lieu of the setting, all text are to be in British English (unless there are Americans in the story, which so far, there aren't any yet.)

Names

Academy City

  • Kamijou Touma - The main protagonist of Toaru Majutsu no Index
  • Misaka Mikoto - A heroine of Toaru Majutsu no Index. Stars in her own spin-off series, Toaru Kagaku no Choudenjibou
  • Tsukuyomi Komoe - Kamijou Touma's homeroom teacher. Known as one of the 7 great mysteries of the school for her child-like appearance and behaviour. Introduced in Volume 1
  • Aogami Pierce - Kamijou Touma's class representative. His name literally means Blue hair piercings guy. Introduced in Volume 1
  • Heaven Canceler - A doctor of Academy City introduced in Volume 1

The Churches

Roman Catholic Church
  • Aureolus Izzard - An alchemist formerly of the Roman Catholic Church introduced in Volume 2
  • Orsola Aquinas - A Roman Catholic nun introduced in Volume 7
  • Agnese Sanctis - A Roman Catholic magician introduced in Volume 7
  • Lucia - A Roman Catholic magician introduced in Volume 7
  • Oriana Thompson - A magician working as a mercenary, introduced in Volume 9
  • Lidvia Lorenzetti - A Roman Catholic magician introduced in Volume 9

Terminology

Festivals

  • Daihaseisai - A sports festival in Academy City
  • Espers - Humans talented with paranormal abilities
  • Ichihanaransai - A school festival
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