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With the conclusion of the Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator anime (and our own 10th anniversary) approaching, this month's new Featured Article involves a key subject in the story; the Coffins.

Deployed by the antagonists of the Necromancer Arc, these large mechanical weapons are capable of utilizing esper abilities, originating from a corpse stored within the machine (hence their name) and boosted beyond their level in life, in some cases even increasing them to Level 5-class strength.

The machines are the creation of neuroscientist Hishigata Mikihiko who had been conducting research into the origin of esper abilities within the human body and came up with the idea of mechanically reinforcing the body to increase an ability's output. After obtaining Esther Rosenthal's knowledge of Rosenthal-style Necromancy and techniques of animating corpses by inserting artificial souls into them, Hishigata was able to get his method to work with dead brains, leading to the development of the Coffins.

Having provided technology, funds and bodies for their construction, the rogue Anti-Skill group DA hoped that these weapons would allow them to enforce their "justice" and purge all "evil" within Academy City, but Hishigata intended to use them and the Coffins to further his own research towards a certain goal, with three powerful units; Qiong Qi, Taotie and Hundun, using the notorious Evil Spirits of the Numbers and Level 5-class abilities, at his disposal.

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• (March 20, 2020) Railgun T Resumes: Episode 8 of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T airs today following the two week delay due to the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. [new]

• (February 29, 2020) Railgun T Delays: Following the week-long delay in the broadcast of Episode 7 of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T due to the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, Episode 8 has been delayed by two weeks. In the two weeks in-between, a special program called Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Special Selection will be aired instead, with Parts 1 and 2 to be broadcast on March 6th and March 13th respectively. Source: Toaru Project

• (February 27, 2020) Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Drama CD to cover two unanimated chapters: An audio drama CD is to be released as a bonus with the limited editions of BD Volumes 1 to 8 of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T purchased from Amazon Japan, and it will cover two chapters of the manga which were not adapted to anime form. Source: Toaru Project

• (February 7, 2020) A New Age will be Created! Genesis Testament Volume 1 is Released: Christmas has finally arrived in Academy City. While Touma attempts to work on his makeup lessons; Index, spurred on by the festivities, awakens a new glutton skill. And then, the two run into Mikoto, who has been taken in by the Christmas Eve atmosphere... The curtain is raised on Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index!

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