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A Certain Scientific Railgun
(
とある科?の
超電磁砲
,
Toaru Kagaku no R?rugan
)
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.
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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.
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[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.
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Series overview
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Episodes
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Season 1 (2009?2010)
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Season 2:
S
(2013)
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Season 3:
T
(2020)
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OVAs
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Specials
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These special episodes are released as extras on DVD and Blu-ray Disc volumes.
Notes
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A 22-minute preview of
A Certain Magical Index: The Movie ? The Miracle of Endymion
aired on August 9, 2013, in place of a standard episode.
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English titles taken from
Crunchyroll
.
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Original air date was February 21, 2020, but was delayed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
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Original air date was April 24, 2020, but was also delayed.
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Originally scheduled to be aired on May 8, 2020.
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Scheduled to be aired on May 29, 2020, but was pushed to July 24 instead, extending the season's run.
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Although effectively an OVA, its official listing designation is the "13'th episode" of the series.
References
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"Geneon Universal Industry Panel"
. Anime News Network. July 2, 2010
. Retrieved
October 22,
2012
.
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"A Certain Scientific Railgun TV Anime Gets 2nd Season"
. Anime News Network. October 21, 2012
. Retrieved
October 22,
2012
.
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"Funimation to Stream A Certain Scientific Railgun S Sequel Anime"
. April 11, 2013
. Retrieved
March 27,
2019
.
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"A Certain Scientific Railgun Gets 3rd Anime Season"
.
Anime News Network
. October 7, 2018
. Retrieved
October 7,
2018
.
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"A Certain Scientific Railgun Anime Season 3 Reveals Ad, Theme Song Artists, More Staff"
.
Anime News Network
. September 27, 2019
. Retrieved
September 28,
2019
.
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a
b
"Story"
.
toaru-project.com/railgun
(in Japanese).
Archived
from the original on December 3, 2021
. Retrieved
December 3,
2021
.
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Loo, Egan (February 24, 2020).
"A Certain Scientific Railgun T Anime Resumes on Friday After Delay Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus"
.
Anime News Network
.
Archived
from the original on September 10, 2021
. Retrieved
February 28,
2020
.
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Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 27, 2020).
"A Certain Scientific Railgun T Anime's Episode 13 Airs on May 1"
.
Anime News Network
.
Archived
from the original on September 10, 2021
. Retrieved
April 27,
2020
.
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Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 12, 2020).
"A Certain Scientific Railgun T Anime's Episode 14 Airs on May 15"
.
Anime News Network
.
Archived
from the original on September 10, 2021
. Retrieved
May 11,
2020
.
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Mateo, Alex (May 23, 2020).
"A Certain Scientific Railgun T Anime Delays Episode 16 to July 24"
.
Anime News Network
.
Archived
from the original on September 10, 2021
. Retrieved
September 10,
2021
.
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Loo, Egan (June 15, 2010).
"Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Book Has New Episode Listed"
.
Anime News Network
.
Archived
from the original on December 4, 2021
. Retrieved
October 14,
2010
.
- ^
Loo, Egan (June 22, 2010).
"Toaru Kagaku no Railgun OVA Confirmed for October 29"
.
Anime News Network
.
Archived
from the original on December 4, 2021
. Retrieved
October 14,
2010
.
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