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Only my railgun Title Card

Title card of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime series adaptation, used with the first opening theme song, "only my railgun".

The anime series adaptation of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (とある科学の超電磁砲レールガン Toaru Kagaku no Choudenjihou?, lit. "A Certain Scientific Railgun") is a manga series that serves as a side story to the Toaru Majutsu no Index light novels, written by Kamachi Kazuma, who also wrote the original light novels, and illustrated by Fuyukawa Motoi. It started a monthly serialization in Dengeki Daioh in May 2007. The manga series has been adapted into an anime series by J.C.Staff. The story follows the plot of a Level 5 esper, Misaka Mikoto, and her roommate, Shirai Kuroko, solving various problems arising in the vast space of Academy City.

Episode List[]

For Blu-ray and DVD releases, see Home Video Releases/Railgun.

First Season (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, 2009-2010)[]

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun focuses on Misaka Mikoto, an electromaster who is the third most powerful of the seven Level 5 espers in Academy City. Set before and during the events of the Toaru Majutsu no Index novels, the anime tells the adventures of Mikoto and her friends during that time period from their point of view, starting with a mystery surrounding a device purported to increase the level of any esper who uses it.

# Episode Title Release Date
1 "Electromaster"
(電撃使い (エレクトロマスター) Erekutoromasutā?, lit. "Electric Shock User")
October 3, 2009
2 "When You Work Under the Sun, You Need to Stay Hydrated"
(炎天下の作業には水分補給が必須ですのよ Entenka no Sagyō ni wa Suibun Hokyū ga Hissu desu no yo?)
October 10, 2009
3 "Tokiwadai is Targeted"
(ねらわれた常磐台 Nerawareta Tokiwadai?)
October 17, 2009
4 "Urban Legends"
(都市伝説 Toshi Densetsu?)
October 24, 2009
5 "A Certain Pair of New Trainees"
(とある二人の新人研修 Toaru Futari no Shinjin Kenshū?)
October 31, 2009
6 "Everyone is Proactive When it Comes to Such Things"
(こういうことにはみんな積極的なんですよ Kō Iu Koto ni wa Minna Sekkyokuteki Nan desu yo?)
November 7, 2009
7 "Abilities and Power"
(能力とちから Nōryoku to Chikara?)
November 14, 2009
8 "Level Upper"
(幻想御手 (レベルアッパー) Reberu Appā?, lit. "Illusion Hand")
November 21, 2009
9 "Majority Report"
(マジョリティ・リポート Majoriti Ripōto?)
November 28, 2009
10 "Silent Majority"
(サイレント・マジョリティ Sairento Majoriti?)
December 5, 2009
11 "Ms. Kiyama"
(木山せんせい Kiyama-sensei?)
December 12, 2009
12 "AIM Burst"
(AIM バースト AIM Bāsuto?)
December 19, 2009
13 "A Bikini Divides the Eyeline Between Top and Bottom, but a One-Piece Shows Off the Figure so They Only Flatter the Slender"
(ビキニは目線が上下に分かれますけどワンピースは身体のラインが出ますから細い方しか似合わないんですよ Bikini wa Mesen ga Jōge ni Wakaremasu kedo Wanpīsu wa Karada no Rain ga Demasu kara Hosoi Kata Shika Niawanain desu yo?)
December 26, 2009
14 "Special Workshop"
(特別講習 Tokubetsu Kōshū?)
January 9, 2010
15 "Skill-Out"
(スキルアウト Sukiru-Auto?)
January 16, 2010
16 "Academy City"
(学園都市 Gakuen Toshi?)
January 23, 2010
17 "Tsuzuri's Summer Vacation"
(夏休みのつづり Natsuyasumi no Tsuzuri?)
January 30, 2010
18 "Asunaro Park"
(あすなろ園 Asunaro En?)
February 6, 2010
19 "Midsummer Festival"
(盛夏祭 Seikasai?)
February 13, 2010
20 "Poltergeist"
(乱雑解放 (ポルターガイスト) Porutāgaisuto?, lit. "Disorder Unleashing")
February 20, 2010
21 "Voice"
( Koe?)
February 27, 2010
22 "Level 6"
(レベル6 (神ならぬ身にて天上の意志に辿り着くもの) Reberu 6?, alt. "Those who are not Deities that Reach the Sense of the Heavens")
March 6, 2010
23 "What Do You See in Your Eyes Right Now?"
(いま、あなたの目には何が見えてますか? Ima, Anata no Me ni wa Nani ga Mietemasu ka??)
March 13, 2010
24 "Dear my Friends" March 20, 2010
13' "Being a Photo Shoot Model Under the Hot Sun Isn't Easy, Is It?"
(炎天下の撮影モデルも楽じゃありませんわね。 Entenka no Satsuei Moderu mo Raku ja Arimasen wa ne.?)
July 24, 2010
OVA "Since Misaka-san is the Center of Attention Right Now..."
(御坂さんはいま注目の的ですから Misaka-san wa Ima Chūmoku no Mato desu kara?)
October 29, 2010

Second Season (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S, 2013)[]

Railgun s titlescreen

Title card of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S, used with the series' first opening theme song, "sister's noise".

As Misaka Mikoto finds out about her 20,000 clones, she tries to stop the Level 6 Shift Project that intends to sacrifice their lives in order to increase the power of the highest ranked Level 5, Accelerator. Her fight against the experiments, however, will pit her against Item, one of the Dark Side of Academy City factions, and its leader, fellow Level 5 Mugino Shizuri.

# Episode Title Release Date
1 "Railgun"
(超電磁砲 (レールガン) Rērugan?, lit. "Super Electromagnetic Cannon")
April 12, 2013
2 "Critical"
(寿命中断 (クリティカル) Kuritikaru?, lit. "Life Interrupt")
April 19, 2013
3 "Radio Noise Project"
(超電磁砲量産 (レディオノイズ) 計画 Redio Noizu Keikaku?, lit. "Railgun Mass Production Plan")
April 26, 2013
4 "Sisters"
(妹達(シスターズ) Shisutāzu?, lit. "Little Sisters")
May 3, 2013
5 "Level 6 Shift Project"
(絶対能力者進化 (レベル6シフト) 計画 Reberu 6 Shifuto Keikaku?, lit. "Absolute Power Evolution Plan")
May 10, 2013
6 "Because... I Can See What Everyone Has Been Through"
(あたし・・・みんなのこと見えているから Atashi... Minna no Koto Miete Irukara?)
May 17, 2013
7 "I Want To Be Onee-sama's Power"
(お姉さまの力になりたいですの Onee-sama no Chikara ni Naritai desu no?)
May 24, 2013
8 "Item"
(Item (アイテム) Aitemu?)
May 31, 2013
9 "AIM Stalker"
(能力追跡 (AIMストーカー) AIM Sutōkā?, lit. "Ability Tracker")
June 7, 2013
10 "Meltdowner"
(原子崩し (メルトダウナー) Merutodaunā?, lit. "Atomic Destruction")
June 14, 2013
11 "Vending Machine"
(自動販売機 Jidō Hanbaiki?)
June 21, 2013
12 "Tree Diagram"
(樹形図の設計者 (ツリーダイアグラム) Tsurī Daiaguramu?, lit. "Designer of the Tree Diagram")
June 28, 2013
13 "Accelerator"
(一方通行 (アクセラレータ) Akuserarēta?, lit. "One-Way Road")
July 5, 2013
14 "Promise"
(約束 Yakusoku?)
July 12, 2013
15 "Kamijou Touma"
(最弱 (かみじょうとうま) Kamijō Tōma?, lit. "Weakest")
July 19, 2013
16 "Siblings"
(姉妹 Shimai?)
July 26, 2013
17 "Study Session"
(勉強会 Benkyō-kai?)
August 2, 2013
18 "Moving"
(お引越し O Hikkoshi?)
August 16, 2013
19 "Academy City Research Exhibit Assembly"
(学園都市研究発表会 Gakuen Toshi Kenkyū Happyōkai?)
August 23, 2013
20 "Febrie"
(フェブリ Feburi?)
August 30, 2013
21 "Darkness"
( Yami?)
September 6, 2013
22 "STUDY" September 13, 2013
23 "Silent Party"
(改革未明 (Silent Party) ? lit. "Early Dawn of Reform")
September 20, 2013
24 "Eternal Party" September 27, 2013
OVA "All the Important Things I Learned in a Bathhouse"
(大事なことはぜんぶ銭湯に教わった Daiji na Koto wa Zenbu Sentō ni Osowatta?)
March 27, 2014

Third Season (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T, 2020)[]

Final Phase Title Card

Title card of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T, used with the first opening theme song,"final phase".

With the Daihaseisai underway, Misaka Mikoto and her friends find themselves embroiled in another incident connected to the Sisters; this time involving the #5 Level 5, Shokuhou Misaki, and the underground faction Member.

# Episode Title Release Date
1 "Level 5"
(超能力者 (レベル5) Reberu 5?, lit. "Person with Super Powers")
January 10, 2020
2 "Daihaseisai"
(大覇星祭 Daihaseisai?, alt. "Daihasei Festival", lit. "Grand Champion Star Festival")
January 17, 2020
3 "Balloon Hunter"
(バルーンハンタ Barūn Hanta?)
January 24, 2020
4 "Alteration"
(改竄 Kaizan?)
January 31, 2020
5 "Trust"
(信頼 Shinrai?)
February 7, 2020
6 "The Battle Begins"
(開戦 Kaisen?)
February 14, 2020
7 "Auribus oculi fideliores sunt."
(Auribus oculi fideliores sunt. (見ることは聞くことより信じるに値する) ? alt. "The Eyes are more Trustworthy than the Ears")
February 28, 2020
8 "Railgun × Mental Out"
(超電磁砲 (レールガン) × 心理掌握 (メンタルアウト) Rērugan × Mentaru Auto?, lit. "Super Electromagnetic Cannon × Psychological Control")
March 20, 2020
9 "Kouzaku Mitori"
(警策看取 (こうざくみとり) Kōzaku Mitori?)
March 27, 2020
10 "Clone Dolly"
(才人工房(クローンドリー) Kurōn Dorī?, lit. "Talented Person Workshop")
April 3, 2020
11 "Joining the Battle"
(参戦 Sansen?)
April 10, 2020
12 "Exterior"
(外装代脳(エクステリア) Ekusuteria?, lit. "Exterior Substitute Brain")
April 17, 2020
13 "SYSTEM"
(SYSTEM (神ならぬ身にて天上の意思に辿り着くもの) ? alt. "Those who are not Deities that Reach the Sense of the Heavens")
May 1, 2020
14 "Dragon Strike"
(竜王の顎 (ドラゴンストライク) Doragon Sutoraiku?, lit. "Jaw of the Dragon King")
May 15, 2020
15 "Promise"
(やくそく Yakusoku?)
May 22, 2020
16 "Dream Ranker"
(天賦夢路 (ドリームランカー) Dorīmu Rankā?, lit. "Natural Talent Dreamer")
July 24, 2020
17 "Precognition"
(予知 Yochi?)
July 31, 2020
18 "Bust Upper"
(巨乳御手 (バストアッパー) Basuto Appā?, lit. "Bust Hand")
August 7, 2020
19 "Strange Coincidence"
(奇縁 Kien?)
August 14, 2020
20 "Ha det bra" August 21, 2020
21 "Doppelganger "
(ドッペルゲンガー Dopperugengā?)
August 28, 2020
22 "Scavenger"
(屍喰部隊 (スカベンジャー) Sukabenjā?, lit. "Corpse-eating Corps")
September 4, 2020
23 "Possession"
(憑依 Hyōi?)
September 11, 2020
24 "Diffusion"
(拡散 Kakusan?)
September 18, 2020
25 "My Dear Friends"
(私の、大切な友達 Watashi no, Taisetsu na Tomodachi?)
September 25, 2020

Specials[]

Motto Marutto Railgun[]

# Episode Title Release Date
1 "Motto Marutto Railgun"
(もっとまるっと超電磁砲?)
January 29, 2010
A series of outtakes and bizarre sketches as experienced by the characters of the Railgun anime, focusing on episodes related to Level Upper Arc.
2 "Motto Marutto Railgun II"
(もっとまるっと超電磁砲 II?)
May 28, 2010
More outtakes and bizarre sketches as experienced by the characters of the Railgun anime, again focusing on episodes related to Level Upper Arc, especially the climax.
3 "Motto Marutto Railgun III"
(もっとまるっと超電磁砲 III?)
July 24, 2013
A series of outtakes and bizarre sketches as experienced by the characters of the Railgun S anime, focusing on episodes related to Sisters Arc.
4 "Motto Marutto Railgun IV"
(もっとまるっと超電磁砲 IV?)
November 27, 2013
More outtakes and bizarre sketches as experienced by the characters of the Railgun S anime, focusing on episodes related to Silent Party Arc.
5 "Motto Marutto Railgun V"
(もっとまるっと超電磁砲 V?)
April 30, 2020
A series of outtakes and bizarre sketches as experienced by the characters of the Railgun T anime, focusing on episodes related to the Railgun version of the Daihasei Festival Arc.
6 "Motto Marutto Railgun VI"
(もっとまるっと超電磁砲 VI?)
October 9, 2020
More outtakes and bizarre sketches as experienced by the characters of the Railgun T anime focusing on episodes related to the climax of the Railgun version of the Daihasei Festival Arc and the Dream Ranker Arc.

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Special Selection[]

# Episode Title Release Date
1 "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Special Selection, First Half"
(「とある科学の超電磁砲」スペシャルセレクション 前編?)
March 6, 2020
2 "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Special Selection, Second Half"
(「とある科学の超電磁砲」スペシャルセレクション 後編?)
March 13, 2020

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