Series synopsis
A Certain Scientific Railgun, also known as とある科学の超電磁砲 is a Japanese animation action & adventure comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on October 2, 2009. It stars Rina Sato, Satomi Arai, Aki Toyosaki and Kanae Itou.
Misaka's electro-manipulation skills - and her delightfully destructive railgun projectile movement - make her a rock star in Academy City. The techno-metropolis is filled with supernaturally powerful students known as Espers, including Misaka's flirtatious friend and roommate, Shirai Kuroko. She uses her teleportation skills as a member of the Judgment law enforcement team, fighting crime alongside fellow agent Uiharu. Joined by their friend Saten, a spunky Level 0 Esper, Misaka, Kuroko, and Ui ...
Premise
Misaka's electro-manipulation skills - and her delightfully destructive railgun projectile movement - make her a rock star in Academy City. The techno-metropolis is filled with supernaturally powerful students known as Espers, including Misaka's flirtatious friend and roommate, Shirai Kuroko. She uses her teleportation skills as a member of the Judgment law enforcement team, fighting crime alongside fellow agent Uiharu. Joined by their friend Saten, a spunky Level 0 Esper, Misaka, Kuroko, and Uiharu have a blast taking on danger whenever and wherever it arises.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rina Sato as Mikoto Misaka (voice)
- Satomi Arai as Kuroko Shirai (voice)
- Aki Toyosaki as Kazari Uiharu (voice)
- Kanae Itou as Ruiko Saten (voice)
- Minako Kotobuki as Mitsuko Kongou (voice)
- Nozomi Sasaki as Misaka Sisters (voice)
- Atsuko Tanaka as Harumi Kiyama (voice)
- Atsushi Abe as Toma Kamijo (voice)
Supporting cast
- Kana Ueda as Mii Konori (voice)
Guest cast
- Aya Endo as Tsuzuri Tessou (voice)
- Saori Seto as Bus Guide (voice)
- Misaki Sekiyama as Children (voice)
- Yasuhiro Mamiya as Bank Robbery (voice)
- Yukari Tamura as Miho Juufuku (voice)
- Hideki Nakanishi as Male Student (voice)
- Takuya Sato as Delinquent (voice)
- Yukito Soma as Delinquent (voice)
- Yu Shimamura as High School Girl (voice)
- Yuka Saitou as Customer (voice)
- Hitomi Nabatame as Dormitory Superintendent (voice)
- Hirofumi Nojima as Hatsuya Kaitabi (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 82 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 9 | January 29, 2010 | October 9, 2020 |
| Season 1 | 24 | October 2, 2009 | March 20, 2010 |
| Season 2 | 24 | April 12, 2013 | September 20, 2013 |
| Season 3 | 25 | January 10, 2020 | September 25, 2020 |
| Season 4 | 0 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MMR: Much More Railgun A series of outtakes and bizarre sketches. |
January 29, 2010 |
| 2 |
MMR II: Much More Railgun II Another series of outtakes and bizarre sketches. |
May 28, 2010 |
| 3 |
Being a Photo Shoot Model Under the Sun Isn't Easy, You Know. A short continuation of Mitsuko's hologram filler. |
July 24, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Electromaster 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! |
October 2, 2009 |
| 2 |
When Working Under a Hot Sun, Rehydration Is Essential 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! |
October 9, 2009 |
| 3 |
Tokiwadai Is Targeted 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? |
October 16, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Railgun Haru'ue joins Saten and Uiharu on a trip to the Garden of Learning to see Misaka and Shirai, as well as to do some shopping. They later go to visit Edasaki in the hospital, where she is undergoing physical therapy, when things take an unexpected twist. |
April 12, 2013 |
| 2 |
Critical After dreaming of her past, Misaka sets out for a day of shopping, but when Kuroko suggests a shortcut, they find an envelope with a cash card in it--one of many placed throughout town. Elsewhere, Saten thinks she sees someone who looks like Misaka. |
April 19, 2013 |
| 3 |
Project Radio Noise Rumors swirl about that Misaka is the template for a project to produce Level 5 clones. When Nunotaba refers to her as the "Original," Misaka decides to check her out, and learns that she worked at the hospital where Misaka submitted her DNA map. |
April 26, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Super-powered (Level 5) Academy City's Daihasei Festival is approaching, and the festival's steering committee is charged with recruiting at least two Level 5s to take the athlete's pledge during the opening ceremonies. However, getting volunteers proves to be a challenge. |
January 10, 2020 |
| 2 |
The Daihasei Festival As the Daihasei Festival begins, Uiharu and Saten enjoy themselves, while Kuroko sees to her Judgment duties. Mikoto and Kongo run an eventful three-legged race against teams from other schools. A plot involving MEMBER begins going into motion. |
January 17, 2020 |
| 3 |
Balloon Hunter The Tokiwadai team competes in the Balloon Hunter event, but due to a case of mistaken identity, one of the Sisters substitutes for Mikoto. Yoshio Baba feeds the other school's team with data on the Tokiwadai competitors, with surprising results. |
January 24, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 2, 2009 |
| Last aired | September 25, 2020 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Schedule | Friday at 22:00:00 |