The Headband Girl (カチューシャ子 Kachūsha-ko?) is an unnamed recurring background character in Toaru Majutsu no Index. Originally an exclusive character to the novels, she later appears in both the manga and anime adaptations of the series. She acts as an Easter egg in the series and generally appears in illustrations where Kamijou Touma's class from A Certain High School is involved alongside the Spiky-haired glasses girl who is apparently her friend, at least in the anime and manga adaptations.
She is referred to by Haimura as the Background Girl (モブ子 Mobu-ko?), "mob" referring to a minor character in a video game.
Appearance[]
In the original light novels, she is a brunette with short hair that never reaches the shoulders like bowl cut. Her most prominent feature is her headband tucked over several of her fringes. Her appearance in the manga is retained. However, in the anime adaptation, her hair becomes thicker and longer.
Chronology[]
Toaru Majutsu no Index[]
Kazakiri Hyouka Arc[]
- Main article: Kazakiri Hyouka Arc
Headband girl in Touma's classroom
In her debut, she is featured in the colored illustration of the scene where Index first appears in Touma's class. She sits in front of Touma in the illustration next to wall adjacent to the halls.
In the manga adaptation, she first appears alongside the glasses girl as Touma checks the classroom to see if his class would notice he has lost his memories.[1]
Daihasei Festival Arc[]
- Main article: Daihasei Festival Arc (Index)
Headband girl standing behind a drenched Fukiyose
She appears in the background in one of the colored illustrations depicting the scene where Touma accidentally drenches Fukiyose Seiri with water.
In the anime adaptation, she is part of the group of classmates that Touma rouses to defeat a more powerful rivaling school whose teacher insulted Tsukuyomi Komoe, and is later successful in defeating them.[2]
Skill-Out Uprising[]
- Main article: Skill-Out Uprising
Headband girl at the far right of the restaurant
She is present in both the colored novel illustration and the anime as part of the class in their organized eat out in a sukiyaki shop.[3]
Acqua of the Back Arc[]
- Main article: Acqua of the Back Arc
Headband girl in the public bath of Spa Resort Serene Springs
She is in the colored illustration depicting where Index, Misaka Mikoto, and Itsuwa meet each other in the public bath in School District 22.
Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index[]
Ichihanaran Festival Arc[]
- Main article: Ichihanaran Festival Arc
Headband girl preparing for the Ichihanaransai
She appears in the front cover of the 5th Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index novel alongside Thor and Touma, apparently busy with Ichihanaransai, making her the only unnamed character to be featured in a cover.
Magic God Othinus Arc[]
- Main article: Magic God Othinus Arc
Headband girl in the left corner in Touma's classroom
She appears in the background alongside Himegami Aisa on one of the colored page spreads of the 9th Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index novel, depicting the Version_Beta world Othinus creates to break Touma's spirit.
St. Germain Arc[]
- Main article: St. Germain Arc
Headband girl wearing a waiter uniform in the background
She appears in the illustrations where Item is seen waiting in the mid-level of Dianoid for Hamazura Shiage in the background, alongside one of the St. Germains. She is shown wearing a waiter uniform, apparently working in a restaurant.
Magic God Invasion Arc[]
- Main article: Magic God Invasion Arc
Headband girl's existence is mentioned for the first time by the High Priest to Kamijou Touma. He notes how often she blends in the background like she belongs despite Touma not knowing who she is. He refers to her as the Observer, the evidence High Priest gives that Touma is an incredibly extraordinary existence as part of his argument to have Touma be the "scorer" or "mediator" of the magic gods in the world. Touma then notes how she shows wherever he goes. At this point however High Priest reveals that he has been joking, much to Touma's surprise.[4]
Touma admits that he still doesn't know the headband girl's name despite being classmates with her. In the end Touma decides nothing would come of it even if he did find out her name.[4]
Salome Arc[]
- Main article: Salome Arc
Headband girl salutes Touma along with her classmate
On December 4th, with her school unusable due to damage from the High Priest's rampage, the headband girl and her classmates moved to a nearby middle-high school to have classes in the schools' spare classrooms.[5][6][7]
Aleister Crowley Arc[]
- Main article: Aleister Crowley Arc
Headband girl reading book in the backseat of bus
The headband girl was present on the bus which Touma's group were taking while helping Tsuchimikado Motoharu, Tsuchimikado Maika and Karasuma Fran in their attempt to escape from the city.[8]
Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index[]
New Year's Eve Arc[]
- Main article: New Year's Eve Arc
The group in Shibuya, the headband girl in the central background
The girl was present in the background as Kamijou Touma and Kumokawa Seria's group were walking through Harajuku, Shibuya on December 31st.[9][10]
Other Appearances[]
Side Stories[]
Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume SS2[]
- Main article: Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume SS2
Headband girl in the background
She appears in the background as Kumokawa Seria talks to drenched Kamijou Touma.
Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Love Letter Competition[]
- Main article: Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Love Letter Competition
Headband girl behind Kumokawa Seria
She is in the background peering alongside Himegami Aisa in the only illustration in the story when Kumokawa Seria arrives in their class to ask for someone to deliver a letter to Touma, who is missing.
Anime[]
Toaru Majutsu no Index Movie: Miracle of Endymion[]
- Main article: Toaru Majutsu no Index Movie: Miracle of Endymion
She appears in the movie during the only classroom in A Certain High School, apparently enamored with the latest trend, the idol Meigo Arisa.
Trivia[]
- The term used to refer to Headband girl in Japanese, katyusha, refers to the horseshoe-shaped headband she wears in her appearances. The term itself is derived from Russian, which originated from a character in Leo Tolstoy's novel Resurrection.[11] In Britain, the katyusha is called an "alice band", and simply "headband" in the United States.[12]
References[]
- ↑ >Toaru Majutsu no Index Manga Chapter 034
- ↑ Toaru Majutsu no Index II Episode 08
- ↑ Toaru Majutsu no Index II Episode 23
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 13 Chapter 1 Part 7
- ↑ Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 15 Opening Illustration
- ↑ Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 15 Chapter 1 Part 1
- ↑ Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 15 Chapter 1 Part 3
- ↑ Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 18 Opening Illustration
- ↑ Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 06 Opening Illustration
- ↑ Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 06 Chapter 1 Part 1
- ↑ Definition of "katyusha", Jisho.org. Accessed May 26, 2015.
- ↑ Alice band (Wikipedia article). Accessed May 26, 2015.
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