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.
# | Episode Title | Release Date |
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1 | "Electromaster" ( |
October 2, 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 9, 2009 |
3 | "Tokiwadai is Targeted" (ねらわれた常磐台 Nerawareta Tokiwadai?) |
October 16, 2009 |
4 | "Urban Legends" (都市伝説 Toshi Densetsu?) |
October 23, 2009 |
5 | "A Certain Pair of New Trainees" (とある二人の新人研修 Toaru Futari no Shinjin Kenshū?) |
October 30, 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 6, 2009 |
7 | "Abilities and Power" (能力とちから Nōryoku to Chikara?) |
November 13, 2009 |
8 | "Level Upper" ( |
November 20, 2009 |
9 | "Majority Report" (マジョリティ・リポート Majoriti Ripōto?) |
November 27, 2009 |
10 | "Silent Majority" (サイレント・マジョリティ Sairento Majoriti?) |
December 04, 2009 |
11 | "Ms. Kiyama" (木山せんせい Kiyama-sensei?) |
December 11, 2009 |
12 | "AIM Burst" (AIM バースト AIM Bāsuto?) |
December 18, 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 25, 2009 |
14 | "Special Workshop" (特別講習 Tokubetsu Kōshū?) |
January 8, 2010 |
15 | "Skill-Out" (スキルアウト Sukiru-Auto?) |
January 15, 2010 |
16 | "Academy City" (学園都市 Gakuen Toshi?) |
January 22, 2010 |
17 | "Tsuzuri's Summer Vacation" (夏休みのつづり Natsuyasumi no Tsuzuri?) |
January 29, 2010 |
18 | "Asunaro Park" (あすなろ園 Asunaro En?) |
February 5, 2010 |
19 | "Midsummer Festival" (盛夏祭 Seikasai?) |
February 12, 2010 |
20 | "Poltergeist" ( |
February 19, 2010 |
21 | "Voice" (声 Koe?) |
February 26, 2010 |
22 | "Level 6" ( |
March 5, 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 12, 2010 |
24 | "Dear my Friends" | March 19, 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)
As Misaka Mikoto finds out about her 20,000 clones, she tries to stop the Level 6 Shift Project that kills them.
# | Episode Title | Release Date |
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1 | "Railgun" ( |
April 12, 2013 |
2 | "Critical" ( |
April 19, 2013 |
3 | "Radio Noise Project" ( |
April 26, 2013 |
4 | "Sisters" ( |
May 3, 2013 |
5 | "Level 6 Shift Project" ( |
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" ( |
May 31, 2013 |
9 | "AIM Stalker" ( |
June 7, 2013 |
10 | "Meltdowner" ( |
June 14, 2013 |
11 | "Vending Machine" (自動販売機 Jidō Hanbaiki?) |
June 21, 2013 |
12 | "Tree Diagram" ( |
June 28, 2013 |
13 | "Accelerator" ( |
July 5, 2013 |
14 | "Promise" (約束 Yakusoku?) |
July 12, 2013 |
15 | "Kamijou Touma" ( |
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" (闇 Yami?) |
September 6, 2013 |
22 | "STUDY" | September 13, 2013 |
23 | "Silent Party" ( |
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 25, 2014 |
Third Season (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T, 2020)
With the Daihaseisai underway, Misaka Mikoto and her friends find themselves embroiled in another incident; this time involving the #5 Level 5, Shokuhou Misaki.
# | Episode Title | Release Date |
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1 | "Level 5" ( |
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." ( |
February 28, 2020 |
8 | "Railgun × Mental Out" ( |
March 20, 2020 |
9 | "Kouzaku Mitori" ( |
March 27, 2020 |
10 | "Clone Dolly" ( |
April 3, 2020 |
11 | "Joining the Battle" (参戦 Sansen?) |
April 10, 2020 |
12 | "Exterior" ( |
April 17, 2020 |
13 | "SYSTEM" ( |
TBA |
14 | "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 14" (?) |
TBA |
15 | "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 15" (?) |
TBA |
16 | "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 16" (?) |
TBA |
17 | "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 17" (?) |
TBA |
18 | "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 18" (?) |
TBA |
19 | "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 19" (?) |
TBA |
20 | "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 20" (?) |
TBA |
21 | "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 21" (?) |
TBA |
22 | "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 22" (?) |
TBA |
23 | "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 23" (?) |
TBA |
24 | "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 24" (?) |
TBA |
25 | "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 25" (?) |
TBA |
Specials
Motto Marutto Railgun
# | Episode Title | Release Date |
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1 | "Motto Marutto Railgun" (もっとまるっと超電磁砲?) |
February 7, 2010 |
A series of outtakes and bizarre sketches as experienced by the characters of the Railgun anime. | ||
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. | ||
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. | ||
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. | ||
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. | ||
6 | "Motto Marutto Railgun VI" (もっとまるっと超電磁砲 VI?) |
August 28, 2020 |
More outtakes and bizarre sketches as experienced by the characters of the Railgun T anime. |
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Special Selection
# | Episode Title | Release Date |
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1 | "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Special Selection, Part 1" (「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, Part 2" (「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 |