New Release Books by Kazuma Kamachi

PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT, AND YOU MIGHT JUST WIN A high school student with millions of in-game earnings, Kaname Suou is one of the strongest Dealers in Money (Game) Master, a virtual world where nothing is against the rules. Assisted by his succubus AI partner, Tselika, he seeks the Overtrick—a set of powerful cheat-level weapons that break the laws of physics—and one young girl. What does it take to save somebody in a VR city with gunfights, car chases, and high-stakes stock market gambling? What exactly is in the cards for Kaname and his associates?

Acqua of the Back, member of God''s Right Seat, invades Academy City...and his target is Touma''s right hand!? And Itsuwa, dispatched to guard Touma, is going to move in with him! What will Index do...!?

After taking out the ringleaders in the plot against the Shokuhou clique, Hokaze thought she might finally have a moment''s peace...until Sogita Gunha appeared and challenged her to a fight. The difference in their strength is so stark, it''s all Hokaze can do to defend against his attacks! Elsewhere, Mitsuari Ayu, the true mastermind, steadily advances her own plans. Full of hope and heart, this side story of A Certain Scientific Railgun comes to a close!

Repulsed by Mugino''s treatment of Takitsubo, Hamazura, despite having no powers, decides to confront her. Meanwhile, Kakine Teitoku plots to kill Accelerator and take his place as the "prime candidate" in the plan in hopes of negotiating favorably with Aleister.

Kimi and her crew have taken over the Reformatory and abducted Uiharu. Their goal? To force her to construct a global network that will allow them to release Academy City''s hidden ability development technology and throw the world into chaos! But behind this sinister plan lies a dark secret from Kimi''s past. Will Mikoto be able to rescue her friend before it''s too late?!

As the battle between Accelerator and Full Course races toward its end, one young girl can''t escape the darkness of Academy City. To save her, Accelerator must behave like a true villain. Witness his descent as this spin-off about the worst of all heroes crashes headlong into its climactic final volume!

A certain unlikely hero... It’s another exciting, messy time in Academy City as Uiharu repels a massive hacking attack on the data banks. Elsewhere, Hamazura, Hanzou, and Komaba speed away from the scene of their most recent crime, only to quickly regret their choices after one cop makes it her life’s mission to catch them—no matter the cost in property damage. Meanwhile, in the dark underbelly of the vaunted scientific city, Hanzou must come to terms with his dark lineage or face the consequences. And in that same shadowy world, several Misaka Sisters have gathered for their next mission to…look up their horoscopes?

Accelerator raids an insanity-laden banquet thrown by the Dark Side, where all sorts of taboo foods are served! How will he fare against the Full Course espers who use innocent children as ingredients? Darkness meets darkness in this volume as the Nectar Arc charges toward its finale!

Kamijou Touma faces his roughest challenge yet--a classroom hot pot party! Meanwhile in London, the women''s dorm in a base of magicians may never see another day as wild as this one. And in the underbelly of Academy City, Accelerator stumbles upon someone who has been waiting for him all this time...? Here begins the supplementary SS series of A Certain Magical Index!

Uiharu, winner of the Jailbreak Challenge, has been kidnapped! In order to save her, Mikoto, Kuroko, and Saten must confront Shundan Kimi''s accomplices, who have taken control of the Reformatory with the help of the recently freed Kimi herself. Do Uiharu''s friends have what it takes to overcome Kimi''s newfound ability?

Travel back to before Hokaze Junko was a student at Tokiwadai Middle School! In Clone Dolly''s third laboratory, an experiment with the mysterious Ghost Girl puts everyone in mortal danger. Will Junko be able to protect those she loves from the monster it unleashes?

Now that the dust has settled after the explosive clash between Tobio Yumi and Tobio Mami, the twins must face the abysmal gloom still clinging to the city. But only someone steeped in darkness could possibly confront such evil. Is Accelerator up to the task?

A certain unlikely hero... Fiamma''s plans have finally been set in motion. His ultimate creation, the massive Star of Bethlehem, dominates the skies over Russia. Now he stands ready to purge everything and everyone unnecessary to his grand mission to save humanity. Down below, sorcerer, soldier, and student alike are fighting for their lives against a new calamity that threatens the entire world. After following Fiamma so far for so long, Kamijou knows that there''s only one way to put an end to this crisis: Defeat Fiamma and destroy his flying fortress-even if it means challenging God''s Right Seat all alone. Rotten luck or not, Kamijou has to do it. After all, Index is still waiting for him...!

Academy City''s newest corrections facility offers a dark bargain: The Jailbreak Challenge. It''s said that anyone who runs the dangerous gauntlet of security systems, rescues their target from imprisonment, and escapes with both their lives intact is entitled to an impressive prize: One billion yen. Cash. Deep in the trials of the Challenge, Mikoto, Kuroko, Uiharu, and Saten find themselves up against desperate odds--as well as every force in Academy City with an eye for the prize.

''"In Academy City, trouble is afoot at the prestigious all-girls'' school Tokiwadai. Hokaze Junko is being stalked by a ghostly girl who needs Junko''''s help to find out who--or what--she is, since she has no memory of her own identity. Unfortunately, Junko''s investigation into this lost spirit has to take a back seat when her beloved Shokuhou Misaki falls into enemy hands! Is Junko strong enough with her Rampage Dress psychic ability to save her queen? "''

With the "princess" away, a new girl is hanging around Last Order--she''s a marvel in the kitchen, but her motivations aren''t on the menu. Who is this girl, really, and what is she after? If she''s here to serve up trouble, a recuperating Accelerator might not be around to dig in.

''" Hokaze Junko, one of the top "handmaidens" of Shokuhou Misaki, has always blended into the background of Tokiwadai--an easy feat when you go to an all-girls'''' school full of powerful psychics. But when a ghostly figure starts stalking her, Junko is suddenly the center of attention! As Junko investigates her stalker, she starts to learn new things about her classmates...and herself! "''

With the Daihasei Festival behind them, an unusual calm has settled over Academy City. That is, until a weird rumor begins to circulate. Supposedly someone has created a machine that can manipulate what a person dreams, allowing good dreams to be shared. But when it''s revealed that these altered dreams affect reality itself, is this newest Esper invention a gift or a curse?

''" In this pulse-pounding climax to the Daihasei Festival Arc, Misaka''''s allies split up to fight their own battles. Friend and foe and even mild acquaintances team up to save the only thing they all share in common-Academy City. With the giant brain Exterior thrown into the mix, this fight is a real puzzler! In the meantime, the doomsday clock has started ticking...and Misaka''''s time is almost up! "''

In the final battle against the Accelerator, the truth cuts like a knife, while romance blossoms between Misaka and Touma. Meanwhile, Tokiwadai Middle School welcomes its newest student, the egotistical Kongou Mitsuko, who immediately sets off a power struggle among the student body as she seeks to form her own faction. While tensions run high at the school, what better time than to throw a sports festival? It may sound like all fun and games, but Academy City is about to see an explosive competition the likes of which it''s never known before!

Despite Misaka''s tireless efforts and her explosive confrontation with ITEM at Academy City''s Pathology Analysis Laboratory, progress on the "Sisters" cloning project hasn''t missed a beat. Something big is behind the Sisters, and the deeper Misaka digs, the less she understands. Out of options, Misaka finally resorts to a deadly gambit against the project''s crowing achievement: the Accelerator himself. In her darkest moment, an unlikely hero emerges who may turn out to be Misaka''s only salvation.

''" While searching for answers and her missing “Sister,” Misaka finds herself facing a new ruthless enemy who takes her mother and Uihara as hostages! But when this new foe accuses Misaka of crimes she never committed, Misaka is left wondering exactly who she''''s fighting and why. At least Kuroko and Saten are willing to help, despite their impaired memories... but even that isn''''t enough to get to the bottom of this mystery. Misaka may have to turn to a very unlikely ally for help! "''

''" The Daihasei Festival may be all fun and games (and explosions), but the chaos of the competition also serves as a distraction. A dank conspiracy lurks behind the event, and it ensnares one of Misaka''''s “sisters.” When Misaka tries to investigate, the enemy proves to be more complicated–and ruthless–than she first guesed. Judgment is cripped. Misaka''''s back may be up against a wall, but some of her other friends prove to be powerhouses in their own right. "''

''" Accelerator Vs. Hishigata''''s coffins! But what awaits beyond…? "''

''" A can of mackerel leads to an unlikely bond between Saten and Frenda – and good thing too, because someone''''s out to kidnap Saten! Frenda is sure she can save her without breaking a sweat…at least, until the sniper Yumiya Rakko is sent to finish the job. "''

Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 psychic in Academy City, has stumbled upon a secret. Along with her best friend Shirai and other members of the student-run law enforcement agency known as Judgement, Misaka has discovered the existence of "Level Upper"--a mysterious tool that grants or enhances psychic abilities. Now Misaka and her friends must figure out who''s behind Level Upper and how to defuse it before it claims even more unsuspecting victims!

''" Estelle sneaks into Hishigata''''s lab, planning to take out his ultimate project “Hirumi.” But before she can get the job done, her plans are thwarted! A bloody turn of events awakens Hirumi…if it truly is Hirumi at all. Now Estelle must face the darkness in her past, which traces far, far back through the Rosenthal bloodline. "''

''" Accelerator may be the top psychic in Academy City, but now he''''s getting a crash course in magic, t hanks to the Necromancer Estelle. Now one of DA''''s victims is Accelerator and Estelle need to bring down her killers! Unfortunately, the fight against this rogue Anti-Skill group is about to get more complicated–as another member of the Sisters Project is caught in DA''''s web. "''

''" When Accelerator sneaks out of the hospital, he runs into a mysterious young woman. Matsuri is stubborn, snobby, and claims to have a common enemy with Accelerator. But even if that''''s true, Accelerator has his own problems to deal with--like the strange hallucinations he keeps having! "''

Throughout Academy City, the rumors are spreading like wildfire. People are finding mysterious envelopes containing free cash cards in and around the back alleys of the Seventh School District. Whipped up into a frenzy, the populace looks for as many cash cards as they can get their hands on, even if it means braving the perilous Skill-Out Territory, risking injury or worse by roving gangs of Level 0 thugs. Judgement is left with no choice but to step in... While Shirai and Uiharu try to crack the case and figure out who is behind the cash card chaos, Misaka decides to take to the streets herself... and soon gets embroiled in a disturbing scientific conspiracy the likes of which will rock her world to the core.

''" A colossal showdown between bad guys is about to unfold in Academy City! Accelerator, the world''''s strongest psychic, squares off against the Taowu–newly possessed by the will of necromancer Isaac Rosenthal. Only the perfect blow can stop the Taowu''''s endless transformations–it''''s time to send in a bigger, badder villain! "''

While Accelerator recuperates, the explosive battle in Academy City rages on--all four sides of it! As Estelle rushes to the fray, Yomikawa Aiho and the soldiers of Anti-Skill struggle to subdue their extremist splinter group DA. DA''s stockpile of secret weapons threatens to crush Anti-Skill... until Scavenger arrives. The four girls of Scavenger are as powerful as they are ruthless, and their intervention is sure to wreak havoc on the tires of war.

In a staggering battle of electricity versus every super power imaginable, Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 psychic in Academy City, aka "The Railgun", has managed to hold her own against rogue scientist Kiyama Harumi. But Misaka''s luck may have just run out. The Level Upper network has given birth to an "AIM Burst", an entity of immense power with one singular purpose--to absorb every last AIM Dispersion Field in Academy City so that it can grow all-powerful. To achieve this, it has set its sights on its next meal: Academy City''s experimental nuclear reactor! Also included: A special two-part prequel exploring how Misaka''s friends Kuroko and Uiharu first met.

''" Kuriba Ryoko''''s Doppelgänger--the by product of a cyborg experiment that may have generated a human soul--has run amok, and Misaka may be the only one who can stop it. Misaka''''s unlikely team-up with the girls of Scavenger could be the key to uncovering the truth inside the Doppelgänger. The explosive conclusion to the Dream Ranker Arc! "''

The New York Times bestselling sci-fi manga series continues! Welcome to a world where mysticism and science collide, and supernatural powers are derived from either science or religion. At the heart of this world is Academy City, an advanced metropolis whose population is comprised mostly of students. The majority of students are enrolled in the city''s "Power Curriculum Program," where they must learn to master their latent psychic powers. Out of several million students, only seven are deemed powerful enough to have Level 5 status. Meet Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City. Together with her best friend Kuroko Shirai and the other members of Judgment, a student-run law enforcement agency, Mikoto delves deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl she calls home, and uncovers secrets she wishes she hadn''t!