List of A Certain Scientific Railgun episodes

The limited edition cover of the first DVD compilation of A Certain Scientific Railgun, illustrated by Motoi Fuyukawa and released by Geneon Entertainment; featuring two of the main characters Kuroko Shirai (left) and Mikoto Misaka.

A Certain Scientific Railgun (とある科学の超電磁砲レールガン, Toaru Kagaku no Rērugan) is an anime series based on the manga of the same name, which in itself is a spin-off of Kazuma Kamachi's light novel, manga and anime series A Certain Magical Index. The manga is serialized in Dengeki Daioh and is written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Motoi Fukuyama. The anime series is set in Academy City before and during the events of A Certain Magical Index, in which the plot focuses on Mikoto Misaka, an electromaster who is the third strongest esper in Academy City, along with her friends: Kuroko Shirai, a teleporter and Mikoto's roommate; Kazari Uiharu, Kuroko's partner in Judgment, the city's public safety committee; and Ruiko Saten, Kazari's friend and classmate.

The anime is produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai, series composition by Seishi Minakami, music by Maiko Iuchi, character design by Yuichi Tanaka and art and sound direction by Tomonori Kuroda and Jin Aketagawa respectively. The anime began airing on Tokyo MX from October 2, 2009 to March 19, 2010 and were later aired a day later on Chiba TV, MBS, TV Saitama and TV Kanagawa. The first 12 episodes follow the manga closely, with some changes and a few anime-original episodes and characters, while the later half of the series being a new original plot written by Kazuma Kamachi. Eight DVD compilations, each containing three episodes and a mini A Certain Magical Index novel written by Kazuma Kamachi and art by Haimura Kiyotaka which features Kaori Kanzaki as the protagonist, were released since February 7, 2010. A five-minute bonus episode was included with the Official Visual Book of the show released on July 24, 2010. An OVA episode was then released on October 29, 2010. Funimation licensed the series in North America and released the series on DVD in April 2013.[1] A second anime season, titled A Certain Scientific Railgun S, aired between April 12, 2013 and September 27, 2013 and was simulcast by Funimation, who released the series on DVD between July and August 2014.[2][3] Another Visual Book containing another bonus episode was released on March 27, 2014. A third season, titled A Certain Scientific Railgun T, has been announced and premiered on January 10, 2020.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Geneon Universal Industry Panel". Anime News Network. July 2, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "A Certain Scientific Railgun TV Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  3. ^ "Funimation to Stream A Certain Scientific Railgun S Sequel Anime". April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "A Certain Scientific Railgun Gets 3rd Anime Season". Anime News Network. October 7, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "A Certain Scientific Railgun Anime Season 3 Reveals Ad, Theme Song Artists, More Staff". Anime News Network. September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.