A Certain Scientific Railgun
| Category: | TV Series |
| Adult: | No |
| Native: | とある科学の超電磁砲[レールガン] |
| Romaji: | Toaru Kagaku no Railgun |
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| Runtime: | 25 minutes |
| Aired: | Oct 3, 2009 [15 years 7 months ago] |
| Ended: | Mar 20, 2010 [15 years 1 month ago] |
| Language: | Japanese |
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| Links: | MAL ANIDB ANN ANILIST |
Academy City is the home to circa 2.3 million citizens, about 80% of whom are students working to develop psychic powers and advanced technology. Students are ranked according to levels corresponding to their psychic powers: those without any are ranked at Level 0, and those with some manner of powers progress from Level 1, the weakest, to Level 5, the strongest. Only seven students in the whole city are ranked Level 5, and these seven are ranked among themselves as well. Electro-master Misaka Mikoto is a headstrong Level 5 esper, ranked third in the city. Her perverted and passionate roommate, Shirai Kuroko, is a Level 4 Teleporter and a member of law enforcement and public safety corps Judgment. Uiharu Kazari is Kuroko's shy Level 1 partner at Judgment and a specialist at hacking and information gathering. Saten Ruiko is Kazari's mischievous friend who has a habit of flipping the latter's skirt to find out what color of underwear she is currently wearing, much to her chagrin, and a Level 0. Those four friends would normally be simply carrying on with their daily lives like always, but some sources of disturbance to their routines have surfaced. Recently, several strange urban legends have surfaced in Academy City: a mysterious woman who will simply strip in the middle of the city, seemingly oblivious to everyone around her; a boy of unknown powers who can easily negate any force and deflect any attacks, no matter the form they take; a way to artificially increase one's psychic level, quickly making many students into much stronger espers than they were before, and which might work even for those ranked Level 0... Almost as if these legends themselves weren't strange enough on their own, something even stranger takes place: while there may be some exaggerations in how they are told, they are, one by one, all confirmed to be, in essence, true. And since people often tend to become drunk with power, the case of artificial powering-ups has some quite disturbing ramifications: increased powers in the hands of reckless people is quickly leading to more and more severe crimes... — written by Hinoe and foo2 Note: This side story is set before and during the same time and location as the events of the Toaru Majutsu no Index light novels. * Based on a manga by the same name, written by Kamachi Kazuma and illustrated by Fuyukawa Motoi, which in itself is a spin-off of the light novel, manga and anime series Toaru Majutsu no Index.
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Episode 1: Electromaster
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-10-03
Mikoto, Kuroko, Kazari, and Ruiko take action against a gang of bank robbers. When Ruiko is injured trying to rescue an innocent bystander, Mikoto angrily unleashes her railgun power!
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Episode 2: When Working Under a Hot Sun, Rehydration Is Essential
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-10-10
Mikoto and Kuroko get in trouble for using their powers in the dorm. Their punishment: pool cleaning duty! Later, Kuroko finds herself feeling frisky after accidentally ingesting a powerful aphrodisiac!
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Episode 3: Tokiwadai is Targeted
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-10-17
Someone is tasering students and drawing on their faces with permanent marker! While Kuroko and Kazari investigate, poor Ruiko becomes the latest victim. Who is behind the unusual attacks?
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Episode 4: Urban Legends
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-10-24
Awkwardness ensues when Mikoto runs into Kamijo. When they meet again later in the day, Mikoto demands a duel! She gives it her all, but there’s a chance she’s no match for Kamijo’s powers.
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Episode 5: A Certain Pair of New Trainees
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-10-31
Uiharu and Kuroko have an argument that leads to recollections of the past, when the girls were young Judgment recruits, and a dangerous mission resulted in a life-long promise between friends.
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Episode 6: Everyone Is Proactive When It Comes to This
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-11-07
Someone is planting bombs all over Academy City, and it’s up to Judgment to stop the person responsible. Mikoto, wanting a piece of the action, uses Uiharu’s badge to investigate on her own.
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Episode 7: Abilities and Powers
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-11-14
As Kuroko and Konori begin to suspect Judgement officers are the true targets of the mysterious bomber, Uiharu, Mikoto, and Saten find themselves in an explosive situation while shopping!
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Episode 8: Level Upper
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-11-21
Mikoto and Kuroko ponder the ramifications of Kaitabi’s shocking display of strength and wonder if Level Uppers actually exist. Before they can find answers, Kaitabi mysteriously slips into a coma!
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Episode 9: Majority Report
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-11-28
Even as Mikoto and Kuroko question Dr. Kiyami about the side-effects of Level Uppers, Saten wonders if she should use the one she recently found - even though there could be dangerous consequences.
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Episode 10: Silent Majority
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-12-05
Saten falls into a coma after she confesses using a Level Upper to Uiharu. Later, Mikoto and Kuroko discover that all of the recent coma patients are connected - in more ways than one!
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Episode 11: Dr. Kiyama
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-12-12
After inadvertently connecting to Kiyama’s mind, Mikoto learns what’s been motivating the doctor’s actions. Later, when the network goes out of control, Mikoto comes face to face with a monster!
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Episode 12: AIM Burst
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-12-19
The girls work to stop the monster before it reaches a nuclear power plant! Uiharu’s efforts slow the abomination down, but Mikoto might be the only person able to stop the creature’s rampage!
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Episode 13: A Bikini Divides the Eyeline Between Top and Bottom, But a One-Piece Shows Off the Figure, So They Only Flatter the Slender
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2009-12-26
The Swim Club recruits Misaka and the gang to strut their stuff as swimsuit models! Later, after taking a break from posing and primping, the girls work together to make some curry.
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Episode 14: Special Workshop
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2010-01-09
Saten and the other students who used the Level Upper learn some valuable lessons when they attend a special weekend workshop taught by Komoe and Yomikawa.
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Episode 15: Skill Out
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2010-01-16
Misaka and Kuroko investigate a gang called Skill Out. The group is known to be attacking Espers all over Academy City - but in some instances, a mysterious man arrives just in time to stop the confrontation.
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Episode 16: Academy City
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2010-01-23
Konori’s past with Big Spider is revealed. In the present, she finds herself torn. Can she honor her responsibilities as a Judgment officer while somehow remaining loyal to Kurozuma?
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Episode 17: Tsuzuri's Summer Vacation
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2010-01-30
After Komoe and Yomikawa encourage her to get a hobby, Tesso rediscovers an old school arcade game she loved as a child and forms an unlikely bond with a fellow fan.
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Episode 18: Asunaro Park
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2010-02-06
Misaka and the girls decide to play matchmaker with their dorm’s Head Resident and Daigo, Uiharu and Saten's teacher. Things look to be working out - until Daigo brings up the subject of marriage.
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Episode 19: Midsummer Festival
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2010-02-13
The midsummer festival arrives, and students are preparing to show off their school for friends and family. Misaka’s scheduled to perform a violin solo for the festivities - if her nerves don’t get the best of her!
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Episode 20: Poltergeist
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2010-02-20
The gang discovers that the recent wave of earthquakes is connected to a phenomenon called poltergeisting - and there’s a chance Uiharu’s new roomie might be somehow be involved.
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Episode 21: Voices
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2010-02-27
Kuroko suspects Haru'ue has something to do with the recent poltergeisting events, and it’s causing tension between her and Uiharu. Later, Haru'ue reveals a hidden part of her past.
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Episode 22: Level 6
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2010-03-06
The past comes into focus as Haru'ue and Edasaki’s connection to a common Child Error facility is revealed. Later, Misaka sets out to find Kiyama after learning that the rogue scientist is out on bail and working with the Frog Doctor.
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Episode 23: What Is It You See in Your Eyes Right Now?
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2010-03-13
Therestina reveals new information about her real identity and her master plan. Meanwhile, Kuroko and the gang vow to fight alongside Misaka in order to save the children jeopardized by Therestina’s activities.
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Episode 24: Dear My Friends
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2010-03-20
Misaka and her friends reach the facility where the children are being held, but Therestina uses Capacity Down to take the Espers out of the fight. With everything on the line, it’s up to Saten to save the day.
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