A Certain Scientific Railgun

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#1ElectromasterKuroko Shirai, a member of Academy City's Public Moral Committee, Judgment, is on the scene to apprehend a group of thugs harassing a girl only to find out the girl is not other than her sempai Mikoto Misaka who has…2009-10-02 · 24m

#2When Working Under a Hot Sun, Rehydration is EssentialMikoto encounters Tōma Kamijō (the protagonist of To Aru Majutsu no Index) and corners him but he blocks her attacks and escapes. Deciding to keep quiet about it, she invites Kazari and Ruiko over to her dorms, ruining…2009-10-09 · 24m

#3Tokiwadai is TargetedKuroko and Mikoto invites Kazari and Ruiko to go shopping and sightseeing at the School Garden, a private, high class district which caters for Schoolgirl's of elite and upper class schools and where most of the elite…2009-10-16 · 24m

#4Urban LegendsWhile the girls are discussing about urban legends, Mikoto isn’t impressed about Ruiko’s story about a woman who takes of her clothes in public, but takes an interest in a story about an ability that can cancels out…2009-10-23 · 24m

#5A Certain Pair of New TraineesWhile investigating a series of car break-ins, Kuroko and Uiharu encounter the culprit in the act but Kuroko rushes into action against Uiharu advice and gets knock out by the thief’s accomplice who was hiding inside the…2009-10-30 · 24m

#6Everyone is Proactive When it Comes to Such ThingsMikoto learns from Kuroko about a series of small harmless explosions in the city caused by graviton bombs where aluminum objects were uses as a catalyst. Unfortunately, the only suspect that has this ability was in the…2009-11-06 · 24m

#7Abilities and PowerWith incidents involving graviton bombs becoming more frequent and bigger in scale, Judgment are asked to cooperate with Anti-Skill to investigate the matter. However, they are still unable to find any leads, given the…2009-11-13 · 24m

#8Level UpperKazari gets a cold and cannot go to school, but Ruiko, Mikoto and Kuroko pay her a visit. Kuroko is curious how Hatsuya, a level 2 esper, had powers equivalent to a level 4's. Mikoto brings up the Level Upper urban…2009-11-21 · 24m

#9Majority ReportMikoto and Kuroko talk with Harumi Kiyama, the specialist Mikoto had previously met, about the Level Upper. They are later joined by Kazari and Ruiko, the latter of which has the Level Upper, but decides to keep it to…2009-11-28 · 24m

#10Silent MajorityRuiko uses the Level Upper on herself and her friends and is happy to have an ability. Meanwhile Kuroko takes care of more offenders, gaining more injuries in the process, keeping them from Mikoto. Remembering when they…2009-12-05 · 24m

#11Dr. KiyamaHarumi explains she used the Level Upper as an alternative to the Tree Diagram and gives Kazari the antidote program. When she is eventually roadblocked by the Anti Skill, she uses Level Upper's side effect; the power to…2009-12-11 · 24m

#12AIM BurstAs Mikoto fights the strange creature, who can regenerate and grow bigger, the Level Upper victims starts spasming. Mikoto and Kazari learn from Harumi that the creature, known as AIM Burst, is made from AIM diffusion…2009-12-18 · 24m

#13A Bikini Divides the Eyeline Between Top and Bottom, But a One-piece Shows Off the Figure, so They Only Flatter the SlenderKinoho and Maaya ask Mikoto and Kuroko to help them model swimsuits for a web catalogue, with Kazari, Ruiko, Konori and Kuroko's rival Mitsuko Kongō joining in. After choosing their swimsuits, they are taken to a…2009-12-25 · 24m

#14Special WorkshopWhilst everyone else gets a day off, Ruiko has to attend a special class for those who were affected by Level Upper. After a lecture by Komoe Tsukuyomi (Tōma's teacher from Index), Ruiko runs into Miho, who had been…2010-01-08 · 24m

#15Skill OutMitsuko finds herself attacked by Skill Out, a gang of Level 0s who use high pitched noise to cancel esper abilities. Mitsuko is saved by a man with a spider tattoo, who Konori identifies as Big Spider. Whilst…2010-01-15 · 24m

#16Academy CityWhen Konori asks Kurozuma why he hadn't contacted her, she assumes it is because she's a member of Judgment, and she avoids coming into the office for a few days afterward. Curious about what relationship the two had…2010-01-22 · 24m

#17Tsuzuri's Summer VacationAntiSkill member Tsuduri Tessou is having a bad day, first missing her train and then getting taken hostage during a mission. After being saved by her partner, Yomikawa, they do a curfew run at an arcade where they spot…2010-01-29 · 24m

#18Asunaro ParkAfter incurring her wrath the previous night, Mikoto and Kuroko spot the dorm supervisor walking about. They follow her to an orphanage where they are surprised to see a kindhearted dorm supervisor be friendly to the…2010-02-06 · 24m

#19Midsummer FestivalThe Tokiwadai dorms hold a public midsummer festival and Mikoto, wearing a maid's outfit, gives Ruiko and Kazari a tour of the festivities. Kazari, in particular, is excited to try everything the festival has to offer.…2010-02-12 · 24m

#20PoltergeistAs more earthquakes occur, Mitsuko finds herself attacked by her porcelain dolls. Meanwhile, Kazari is given a new roommate, Eri Haruue. Whilst Mikoto and Ruiko take her out, Kazari, Kuroko and the other Judgment and…2010-02-19 · 24m

#21VoicesFollowing the Poltergeist incident, Mikoto wonders if Harumi Kiyama is once again involved. Since Harumi is supposedly still in custody, Kuroko begins to suspect Eri may be the cause and runs a background check on her.…2010-02-26 · 24m

#22Level 6Erii mentions Banri was her friend before she moved to a different home, and whenever she hears her thoughts, they are always about suffering. After hearing the details about Gensei Kihara's experiment from Mikoto…2010-03-05 · 24m

#23What Is It You See In Your Eyes Right Now?Telestina takes Erii to see Banri. Still feeling some concern, Kazari goes to see Harumi and convinces her to share her data with the MAR. However, Telestina won't let them see either the kids or Erii and breaks Harumi's…2010-03-12 · 24m

#24Dear My FriendsMikoto and the others catch up with Harumi, who was actually being led away by a decoy. As Kuroko and Mitsuko hold off Telestina's ground troops, Harumi, Kazari and Ruiko head towards the real location of Erii and the…2010-03-20 · 24m

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Quick facts

Episodes24

Seasons1

StatusFinished

Aired2009

Japanese title: とある科学の超電磁砲
Also known as: Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, Toaru Kagaku no Choudenjihou

Synopsis

The student-filled Academy City is at the forefront of scientific advancement and home to the esper development program. The seven "Level 5" espers are the most powerful in Academy City, and ranked third among them is middle schooler Mikoto Misaka, an electricity manipulator known as "The Railgun." When strange incidents begin occurring throughout the city, she finds each crime to be connected to the elusive "Level Upper," a legendary device that allegedly increases the esper level of its user. As the situation escalates, it becomes apparent that there is more to the Level Upper than meets the eye, and that Academy City may be a far more twisted place than the glamorous utopia it appears to be.Toaru Kagaku no Railgun focuses on Mikoto and her friends—and the dangerous situations they find themselves in—as they get caught up in the matter of the Level Upper. As Mikoto says, "There's never a dull moment in this city." \[Written by MAL Rewrite\]