Series synopsis
Rail Wars!, also known as レールウォーズ is a Japanese action & adventure animation comedy television series that premiered on TBS on July 4, 2014. It ended on September 19, 2014. It stars Satoshi Hino, Maaya Uchida, Manami Numakura and Jun Fukuyama.
Takayama enters the training program of JNR with the ambition of becoming one of the venerable train company's engineers. As a trainee he is teamed up with fight-ready Sakurai and stolid Iwaizumi and fellow Haruka Kōmi who has encyclopedic knowledge of trains. Together they learn how security officers for the train line work and get involved in more than one tricky situation.
Premise
Takayama enters the training program of JNR with the ambition of becoming one of the venerable train company's engineers. As a trainee he is teamed up with fight-ready Sakurai and stolid Iwaizumi and fellow Haruka Kōmi who has encyclopedic knowledge of trains. Together they learn how security officers for the train line work and get involved in more than one tricky situation.
Premise: All aboard for adventure, action, and a high-speed pursuit of dreams!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Satoshi Hino as Iwaizumi Shou (voice)
- Maaya Uchida as Koumi Haruka (voice)
- Manami Numakura as Sakurai Aoi (voice)
- Jun Fukuyama as Takayama Naoto (voice)
- Hiromi Igarashi as Mari Sasshou (voice)
- Mai Nakahara as Hitomi Gonou (voice)
- Yui Horie as Nana Iida (voice)
- Hiromi Konno as Bernina (voice)
Supporting cast
- Minori Chihara as Noa Kashima (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | July 4, 2014 | September 19, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Welcome to K4! Takayama Naoto is a high school second-year who dreams of being a train conductor. In hopes of getting a job with Japan National Railways, one of the most stable businesses in Japan due to government support, Naoto has applied to an on-the-job training program for students. |
July 4, 2014 |
| 2 |
Let Me Stay Like This for Just a Little While Having qualified for on-the-job training, Naoto is assigned to K4, the Tokyo Central Railway Security 4th Guard Team. Waiting for him there are his partners from JNR Central Academy: Aoi, Haruka, and Sho. They immediately set about their work at Tokyo Station, but as if being teamed up with the gruff Aoi didn't worry him enough, Naoto is increasingly anxious as he watches the Tokyo Public Security Mobile Police set out on a mission. |
July 11, 2014 |
| 3 |
You Were Really Cool Sassho Mari, like Naoto, is a second year at Kiryu Railway High School. She's into cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, and collecting recordings of train sounds. In hopes of working as an attendant in a railway-related company, she's begun on-the-job training with JNR's subsidiary, Japan Restaurant Enterprise Co., Ltd. |
July 18, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 4, 2014 |
| Last aired | September 19, 2014 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 01:46:00 |