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List of <i>A Certain Scientific Railgun</i> episodes

List of A Certain Scientific Railgun episodes

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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 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.

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]

Series overview

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Episodes

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

These special episodes are released as extras on DVD and Blu-ray Disc volumes.

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Notes

  1. 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.
  2. English titles taken from Crunchyroll.
  3. Original air date was February 21, 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
  4. Original air date was April 24, 2020, but was also delayed.[8]
  5. Originally scheduled to be aired on May 8, 2020.[9]
  6. Scheduled to be aired on May 29, 2020, but was pushed to July 24 instead, extending the season's run.[10]
  7. Although effectively an OVA, its official listing designation is the "13'th episode" of the series.

References

  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. "Story". toaru-project.com/railgun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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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