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A Certain Scientific Railgun

Original title: To aru kagaku no rêrugan
  • TV Series
  • 2009–2020
  • TV-14
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
2.1K
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A Certain Scientific Railgun (2009)
Trailer for A Certain Scientific Railgun S: Season 2 Part 1
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In Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Mikoto Misaka and her friends prepare for the Daihasei Festival, a seven-day sports competition between different Esper schools, which, of course, also include t... Read allIn Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Mikoto Misaka and her friends prepare for the Daihasei Festival, a seven-day sports competition between different Esper schools, which, of course, also include the Tokiwadai middle school.In Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Mikoto Misaka and her friends prepare for the Daihasei Festival, a seven-day sports competition between different Esper schools, which, of course, also include the Tokiwadai middle school.

  • Stars
    • Rina Satô
    • Satomi Arai
    • Aki Toyosaki
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  • IMDb RATING
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    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Rina Satô
      • Satomi Arai
      • Aki Toyosaki
    • 11User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Rina Satô
    • Mikoto Misaka
    • 2009–2020
    Satomi Arai
    • Kuroko Shirai
    • 2009–2020
    Aki Toyosaki
    • Kazari Uiharu
    • 2009–2020
    Brittney Karbowski
    Brittney Karbowski
    • Mikoto Misaka…
    • 2009–2020
    Kanae Itô
    • Ruiko Saten
    • 2009–2020
    Alison Viktorin
    • Kuroko Shirai
    • 2009–2020
    Cherami Leigh
    Cherami Leigh
    • Uiharu
    • 2009–2020
    Brina Palencia
    Brina Palencia
    • Saten…
    • 2009–2020
    Kana Ueda
    Kana Ueda
    • Mii Konori…
    • 2009–2020
    Jamie Marchi
    Jamie Marchi
    • Mitsuko Kongo…
    • 2009–2020
    Trina Nishimura
    Trina Nishimura
    • Konori…
    • 2009–2020
    Minako Kotobuki
    Minako Kotobuki
    • Mitsuko Kongo…
    • 2009–2020
    Tia Lynn Ballard
    Tia Lynn Ballard
    • Awatsuki…
    • 2009–2020
    Micah Solusod
    Micah Solusod
    • Toma Kamijo
    • 2009–2020
    Atsushi Abe
    • Toma Kamijo…
    • 2009–2020
    Kara Edwards
    Kara Edwards
    • Tesso…
    • 2009–2020
    Haruka Tomatsu
    Haruka Tomatsu
    • Kinuho Wannai
    • 2009–2020
    Yoshino Nanjô
    • Maaya Awatsuki
    • 2009–2020
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    User reviews11

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    10mayahochberg

    Great anime !

    It was an amazing anime, the characters were good, animation and the plot talks about Misaka Mikoto a 14 year old girl in a school of espers and she is ranked third in the strongest esper in town, I was not bored in any part amazing anime recommends watching!
    10KN592

    for me personally it's 11/10

    Everything about it is on point, the creators care so much and that care reflects on both the show and viewers, proud to call it my favorite anime.

    Had no idea about the index series so watched the first two seasons of railgun about ten years ago and now that I'm starting to rewatch correctly I can urge everyone with no hesitation to go ahead and give this show a try because it's super entertaining and unique imo

    the best watch order the makers would want you to watch it in: a certain scientific railgun (s1)

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    10leewong-36035

    Its a Great animate !

    Its very good job design character! ! Very Very good story line ! Every scene of this animate best on large Screen ! Just finish watch its season 3 on 2/10/2020 , i wish they made it to season 4 !
    7dameon_green

    Enjoyable but imperfect spinoff

    There was the potential for serious depth in this spin off series and it flirts with it in the first season, but in the end seems to shy away from taking it to the next level, because it's trying to maintain the upbeat tempo.

    The first two seasons are overall enjoyable and worth watching but I'm undecided on the current third season. It seems weaker which is a shame as it deals with a "foe" and the associated powers that could go down a dark and thought provoking path
    9rtayaben

    Sticking around for Season 2 makes it worthwhile

    Season 1 is a solid, well-made magic academy anime. Fan service right off the bat. Maybe that was a good decision. Skip the modeling episode (E13). Kuroka has other great (fight) scenes early on but underutilized thereafter; Misaka is pretty much center stage. Cheesy ending boss. 7.5/10

    Season 2 is that much better. Darker, much darker. Blood and gore too. More intense and drawn-out battles. As Misaka becomes more exposed to Academy City's underworld, the baddies become stronger and she realizes she can't go it alone. 10032 is a scene-stealer every time she's on; was disappointed the Sisters didn't have a bigger role during the revolution. Kamijo fans will be delighted he fulfills his mission. 9.5/10

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    • Release date
      • October 2, 2009 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Певний науковий Рейкотрон
    • Production companies
      • Project-Railgun
      • Geneon Universal Entertainment
      • ASCII Mediaworks
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    • Runtime
      • 24m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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