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    Toaru Kagaku no Railgun

    A Certain Scientific Railgun / とある科学の超電磁砲 / Toaru Kagaku no Choudenjihou
    Toaru Kagaku no Railgun
    Genres: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Super Power, Urban Fantasy
    Producers: ASCII Media Works, AT-X, Geneon Universal Entertainment, Movic
    Licensors: Funimation
    Studios: J.C.Staff
    Source: manga
    Age Rating: PG 13
    Themes: Super Power, Urban Fantasy
    Type: tv
    Rating: 7.65 / 10
    Rank: #1461
    Popularity: #374
    Users Listed: 635,953
    Users Scored: 298,024
    NSFW: No
    Last Updated: 01/30/2025
    Aired: October 3, 2009 – March 20, 2010 (Fall)
    Episodes: 24
    Broadcast: Saturday at 01:30 (JST)

    Synopsis:

    Set within the technologically advanced metropolis of Academy City, a hub for esper development and scientific innovation, *Toaru Kagaku no Railgun* follows the experiences of Mikoto Misaka, a middle school student and powerful electricity manipulator known as "Railgun." The narrative unfolds amidst a series of unsettling incidents plaguing the city, each linked to the mysterious "Level Upper"—a device rumored to amplify esper abilities.

    As investigations progress, the true nature of the Level Upper and its potential impact on Academy City's delicate social order become increasingly apparent. Mikoto and her companions navigate this escalating crisis, confronting both extraordinary threats and unsettling truths about their seemingly utopian environment. The series explores themes of power, responsibility, and the hidden complexities beneath a veneer of progress, offering a blend of action and intrigue within a vibrant urban setting.

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    Episodes:

    Episode 1: Electromaster
    Aired: October 3, 2009
    Episode 2: When Working Under a Hot Sun, Rehydration is Essential
    Aired: October 10, 2009
    Episode 3: Tokiwadai is Targeted
    Aired: October 17, 2009
    Episode 4: Urban Legends
    Aired: October 24, 2009
    Episode 5: A Certain Pair of New Trainees
    Aired: October 31, 2009
    Episode 6: Everyone is Proactive When it Comes to Such Things
    Aired: November 7, 2009
    Episode 7: Abilities and Power
    Aired: November 14, 2009
    Episode 8: Level Upper
    Aired: November 21, 2009
    Episode 9: Majority Report
    Aired: November 28, 2009
    Episode 10: Silent Majority
    Aired: December 5, 2009
    Episode 11: Dr. Kiyama
    Aired: December 12, 2009
    Episode 12: AIM Burst
    Aired: December 19, 2009
    Episode 13: A Bikini Divides the Eyeline Between Top and Bottom, But a One-piece Shows Off the Figure, so They Only Flatter the Slender
    Aired: December 26, 2009
    Episode 14: Special Workshop
    Aired: January 9, 2010
    Episode 15: Skill Out
    Aired: January 16, 2010
    Episode 16: Academy City
    Aired: January 23, 2010
    Episode 17: Tsuzuri's Summer Vacation
    Aired: January 30, 2010
    Episode 18: Asunaro Park
    Aired: February 6, 2010
    Episode 19: Midsummer Festival
    Aired: February 13, 2010
    Episode 20: Poltergeist
    Aired: February 20, 2010
    Episode 21: Voices
    Aired: February 27, 2010
    Episode 22: Level 6 (The One Who Obtains The Power Of God Whilst Still Possessing A Mortal Body)
    Aired: March 6, 2010
    Episode 23: What Is It You See In Your Eyes Right Now?
    Aired: March 13, 2010
    Episode 24: Dear My Friends
    Aired: March 20, 2010

    Characters:

    Misaka, Mikoto Main
    Voice Actors: Satou, Rina, Karbowski, Brittney, Wu, Jeong Sin
    Saten, Ruiko Main
    Voice Actors: Palencia, Brina, Itou, Kanae, Yeo, Min Jeong, Rümmelein, Paulina
    Shirai, Kuroko Main
    Voice Actors: Arai, Satomi, Viktorin, Alison, Yun, Seong Hye, von Daake, Katharina
    Uiharu, Kazari Main
    Voice Actors: Toyosaki, Aki, Leigh, Cherami, Jeong, Mi Sook, Maron, Mia
    Akemi Supporting
    Voice Actors: Yahagi, Sayuri, DeSilvio, Vanessa
    Awatsuki, Maaya Supporting
    Voice Actors: Nanjou, Yoshino, Ballard, Tia, Chae, Ui Jin
    Daigo Supporting
    Voice Actors: Vale, Eric, Majima, Junji, O, In Seong
    Edasaki, Banri Supporting
    Voice Actors: Christian, Luci, Satou, Satomi
    Haruue, Erii Supporting
    Voice Actors: Hanazawa, Kana, Savage, Carrie, Wurmer, Lara
    Hazamaya, Kana Supporting
    Voice Actors: Taketatsu, Ayana, Seidel, Lindsay, Zech, Bettina
    Heaven Canceller Supporting
    Voice Actors: Brown, Cole, Nakano, Yutaka, Jang, Gwang
    Hebitani, Tsuguo Supporting
    Voice Actors: Yasumura, Makoto, Inman, Jeremy, Günther, Stefan
    Himegami, Aisa Supporting
    Voice Actors: Noto, Mamiko, Seidel, Lindsay, Markiefka, Angelina
    Index Librorum Prohibitorum Supporting
    Voice Actors: Rial, Monica, Iguchi, Yuka, Leisner, Amira
    Juufuku, Miho Supporting
    Voice Actors: Tamura, Yukari, Clark, Leah, Park, Seon Yeong, Lee, Ji Yeong, Markiefka, Angelina
    Kaitabi, Hatsuya Supporting
    Voice Actors: Nojima, Hirofumi, Grelle, Jessie James
    Kamijou, Touma Supporting
    Voice Actors: Abe, Atsushi, Solusod, Micah, Choi, Won Hyeong, Belle, Maximilian
    Kihara, Gensei Supporting
    Voice Actors: Campbell, Charles, Takaoka, Binbin
    Kihara Lifeline, Therestina Supporting
    Voice Actors: Ohara, Sayaka, Clinkenbeard, Colleen
    Kiyama, Harumi Supporting
    Voice Actors: Tanaka, Atsuko, Munoz, Anastasia, Korte, Anke
    Kongou, Mitsuko Supporting
    Voice Actors: Marchi, Jamie, Kotobuki, Minako, Kim, Seon Hye, Ewelina, Anna
    Konori, Mii Supporting
    Voice Actors: Ueda, Kana, Nishimura, Trina, Lee, Ji Yeong
    Kounoe, Haruki Supporting
    Voice Actors: Minagawa, Junko, Burnett, Chris, O, In Seong
    Kurozuma, Wataru Supporting
    Voice Actors: Konishi, Katsuyuki, Hawkins, Brad, Choi, Han
    Ryoukan Supporting
    Voice Actors: Nabatame, Hitomi, Cranz, Cynthia, Chae, Ui Jin, Dischinger, Stefanie
    Tessou, Tsuzuri Supporting
    Voice Actors: Endou, Aya, Edwards, Kara, Lill, Leslie-Vanessa
    Trick Supporting
    Voice Actors: Mignogna, Vic, Kondou, Takayuki, Kussin, Christopher
    Tsuchimikado, Maika Supporting
    Voice Actors: Fukuen, Misato, Woodhull, Lara, Schmidt, Lara
    Tsukuyomi, Komoe Supporting
    Voice Actors: Koyama, Kimiko, Saxton, Jad, Lee, Gye Yun
    Wannai, Kinuho Supporting
    Voice Actors: Tomatsu, Haruka, Kang, Kristi, Jeong, Hye Ok, Flach, Marget
    Woman Gang Boss Supporting
    Voice Actors: Asano, Masumi, Cavanagh, Jessica
    Yanagisako, Aomi Supporting
    Voice Actors: Yuzuki, Ryouka, Whitehead, Maxey, Baron, Tanja
    Yomikawa, Aiho Supporting
    Voice Actors: Kaida, Yuuko, Park, Seon Yeong, Harms, Martha, Kepke, Cindy

    Staff:

    Cook, Justin
    (Producer)
    Fujita, Satoshi
    (Producer)
    Kananiwa, Kozue
    (Producer)
    Kashiwada, Shinichirou
    (Producer)
    Kawase, Kouhei
    (Producer)
    Matsukura, Yuuji
    (Producer)
    Miki, Kazuma
    (Producer)
    Nakayama, Nobuhiro
    (Producer)
    Toida, Mami
    (Assistant Producer)
    Nagai, Tatsuyuki
    (Director)
    Aketagawa, Jin
    (Sound Director)
    Jinbo, Masato
    (Episode Director)
    Kamitani, Tomohiro
    (Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation)
    Kasai, Kenichi
    (Episode Director)
    Kawabata, Takashi
    (Episode Director)
    Sokuza, Makoto
    (Episode Director)
    Tachibana, Hideki
    (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
    Takashima, Daisuke
    (Episode Director)
    Umabiki, Kei
    (Episode Director)
    Yamauchi, Shigeyasu
    (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    Asakawa, Miya
    (Script)
    Itou, Michiko
    (Script, Screenplay)
    Kunisawa, Mariko
    (Script)
    Minakami, Seishi
    (Script, Series Composition)
    Sunayama, Kurasumi
    (Script)
    Tenkawa, Nobuhiko
    (Script)
    Hosoda, Naoto
    (Storyboard)
    Kobayashi, Tsuneo
    (Storyboard)
    Miyaji, Masayuki
    (Storyboard)
    Tanaka, Masayoshi
    (Storyboard, Key Animation)
    ELISA
    (Theme Song Performance)
    Masuda, Takeshi
    (Theme Song Arrangement)
    Yaginuma, Satoshi
    (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement)
    fripSide
    (Theme Song Performance)
    Abe, Nozomu
    (Assistant Animation Director, Animation Director, Key Animation)
    Abe, Michihisa
    (Planning)
    Akitaka, Mika
    (Mechanical Design)
    Andou, Tomomi
    (Color Design)
    Aoyama, Masanobu
    (Key Animation)
    Araki, Tetsurou
    (Key Animation)
    Bolton, Zach
    (ADR Director)
    Chibayama, Natsue
    (Key Animation)
    Echigo, Mitsutaka
    (In-Between Animation)
    Endou, Daisuke
    (Animation Director, Key Animation)
    Enomoto, Hanako
    (Key Animation)
    Fujibe, Ikuma
    (Key Animation)
    Fujii, Masahiro
    (Chief Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation, Animation Director)
    Fukagawa, Kasumi
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Fukunaga, Gen
    (Executive Producer)
    Fukunaga, Junichi
    (Animation Director)
    Fukuyo, Shingo
    (Director of Photography)
    Fuyukawa, Motoi
    (Creator)
    Haga, Ryou
    (Key Animation)
    Haimura, Kiyotaka
    (Original Character Design)
    Hamano, Takatoshi
    (Sound Manager)
    Hamazaki, Kenichi
    (Key Animation)
    Hara, Yuuki
    (2nd Key Animation, Key Animation)
    Harada, Rie
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Hashimoto, Hideki
    (Key Animation)
    Hatta, Noriko
    (Key Animation)
    Hawkinson, Peter
    (Recording Engineer)
    Hayashi, Hirotaka
    (2nd Key Animation, Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director)
    Hayashi, Takayoshi
    (2nd Key Animation, Key Animation)
    Hayashi, Asuka
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Higuchi, Satomi
    (Key Animation)
    Hino, Takafumi
    (Key Animation)
    Hiramura, Naoki
    (Key Animation)
    Hirano, Yuuichi
    (Key Animation)
    Honda, Emi
    (Key Animation)
    Hoshino, Masumi
    (Key Animation)
    I've sound
    (Music)
    Ichihara, Keiko
    (Key Animation)
    Iizuka, Haruko
    (Key Animation, Chief Animation Director)
    Ikeda, Kaori
    (Key Animation)
    Imoto, Miho
    (Key Animation)
    Ishida, Keiichi
    (Key Animation)
    Ishikawa, Shinsuke
    (Key Animation, Animation Director)
    Itou, Manami
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Itou, Youko
    (Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director, 2nd Key Animation)
    Itou, Ryouta
    (Key Animation)
    Itou, Ayako
    (Key Animation)
    Iuchi, Maiko
    (Music)
    Iwasaki, Shouta
    (Key Animation)
    Iwataki, Satoshi
    (Key Animation)
    Kamachi, Kazuma
    (Original Creator)
    Kameyama, Tomoko
    (Key Animation, Animation Check, 2nd Key Animation)
    Kamimoto, Kanetoshi
    (Animation Director)
    Kaneda, Eiji
    (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
    Kanetaka, Rika
    (Key Animation)
    Kaori
    (Key Animation)
    Karatani, Ayako
    (Key Animation)
    Katou, En
    (Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation)
    Katou, Teruyo
    (Key Animation)
    Katou, Tsurugi
    (Key Animation)
    Katou, Yoshitaka
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Kawamori, Noboru
    (Key Animation)
    Kawamura, Akihiro
    (Planning)
    Kawashima, Masaru
    (Key Animation)
    Kidou, Takayuki
    (Key Animation)
    Kikuchi, Yuki
    (Key Animation)
    Kimiya, Ryousuke
    (Key Animation)
    Kimoto, Shigeki
    (Chief Animation Director, Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director, Animation Director)
    Kinoshita, Hirotaka
    (Key Animation)
    Kinoshita, Yumiko
    (Key Animation)
    Kitamura, Tomoyuki
    (Key Animation)
    Kobayashi, Ryou
    (Key Animation)
    Kobayashi, Yuu
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Kobayashi, Miyuki
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Kodama, Makoto
    (Assistant Animation Director)
    Koiso, Yuka
    (Key Animation)
    Kondou, Ritsuko
    (Key Animation)
    Konno, Naoyuki
    (Key Animation)
    Kouda, Tomoki
    (Key Animation)
    Kouno, Maki
    (Key Animation)
    Kudou, Shinya
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Kurashima, Tomoyasu
    (Key Animation)
    Kurihara, Motohiko
    (Key Animation)
    Kuroda, Tomonori
    (Art Director)
    Majiro
    (Key Animation)
    Maru, Ryouji
    (Production Coordination)
    Matsui, Makoto
    (Key Animation)
    Matsukawa, Tetsuya
    (Assistant Animation Director)
    Matsumura, Masaki
    (Key Animation)
    Matsushita, Ikuko
    (Key Animation, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director)
    Mikami, Yasuhiro
    (Planning Producer)
    Mimuro, Kenta
    (Key Animation)
    Miura, Takahiro
    (Key Animation)
    Miyajima, Hitoshi
    (Key Animation, Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director)
    Miyakawa, Chieko
    (Animation Director)
    Miyamoto, Yukiko
    (Key Animation)
    Mizusaki, Kenta
    (Key Animation)
    Mori, Nana
    (In-Between Animation)
    Morimae, Kazuya
    (Key Animation)
    Morishita, Shougo
    (Key Animation)
    Morita, Takeshi
    (Key Animation)
    Mukai, Yoshihide
    (Special Effects)
    Mukaigawara, Ken
    (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
    Muraji, Akihide
    (Key Animation)
    Murakami, Yuu
    (2nd Key Animation, Key Animation)
    Murota, Yuuhei
    (Key Animation)
    Mutou, Nobuhiro
    (Key Animation)
    Nagakawa, Kaoru
    (Key Animation)
    Nagano, Takaaki
    (Assistant Animation Director)
    Nakagawa, Jirou
    (Production Manager)
    Nakagawa, Hiromi
    (In-Between Animation)
    Nakajima, Yoshiko
    (Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation)
    Nakamura, Naoto
    (Chief Animation Director, Animation Director)
    Nakao, Kanami
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Niizuma, Daisuke
    (Key Animation)
    Nishikawa, Ena
    (Key Animation)
    Nishimura, Hiroshi
    (Key Animation)
    Nishiyama, Shigeru
    (Editing)
    Nonaka, Masayuki
    (In-Between Animation)
    Nozaki, Reiko
    (Key Animation)
    Numata, Seiya
    (Animation Director, Key Animation)
    Numata, Hiroshi
    (Assistant Animation Director)
    Oda, Hiroyasu
    (Key Animation)
    Ogata, Hiromi
    (Key Animation)
    Ogawa, Hiroshi
    (Assistant Animation Director, 2nd Key Animation, Key Animation)
    Ogawa, Eri
    (Key Animation, Animation Director)
    Ohara, Kazuhiro
    (Key Animation)
    Okano, Yukio
    (Key Animation)
    Okuda, Ijou
    (Sound Effects)
    Ooba, Sachiko
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Oohira, Takeo
    (Key Animation)
    Ooshima, Hiroyuki
    (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
    Osada, Yoshihiro
    (Key Animation)
    Ozawa, Kazunori
    (2nd Key Animation, Key Animation)
    Ozawa, Kumiko
    (Key Animation)
    Saitou, Daisuke
    (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
    Saitou, Chihiro
    (Key Animation)
    Saitou, Yoshinari
    (Key Animation)
    Sakai, Atsumi
    (In-Between Animation)
    Sakai, Satoshi
    (Key Animation)
    Sakamoto, Masaru
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Sakamoto, Tetsuya
    (In-Between Animation)
    Sako, Souichirou
    (Key Animation)
    Sano, Eri
    (Animation Director, Key Animation)
    Sano, Keiichi
    (Animation Director, Chief Animation Director)
    Sasaki, Takahiro
    (Key Animation)
    Satou, Kiyomitsu
    (Assistant Animation Director)
    Satou, Toshiyuki
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Satou, Marina
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Sawai, Maki
    (Key Animation)
    Segawa, Shinya
    (Animation Director)
    Sekimoto, Miho
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Sekino, Masahiro
    (Key Animation)
    Shibata, Shirou
    (Key Animation, Animation Director)
    Shibata, Yuuji
    (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
    Shibata, Chisa
    (In-Between Animation)
    Shimada, Hideaki
    (Assistant Animation Director)
    Shimizu, Asuka
    (Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation, Animation Director)
    Shimizu, Hiroyuki
    (Key Animation)
    Shimokawa, Hisashi
    (Key Animation)
    Shindou, Masaru
    (Key Animation)
    Shitaya, Tomoyuki
    (Chief Animation Director)
    Sugawara, Azuma
    (Key Animation)
    Sugimoto, Isao
    (Key Animation)
    Sugitani, Kouichi
    (Key Animation)
    Sunada, Shigeki
    (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
    Suzuki, Ayafumi
    (Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director)
    Suzuki, Kazutomo
    (Planning)
    Suzuki, Kanta
    (Key Animation)
    Tabata, Akira
    (Key Animation)
    Tafu, Naohiro
    (Planning)
    Takahashi, Ken
    (Key Animation)
    Takano, Nao
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Takasawa, Mika
    (Key Animation)
    Takimoto, Shouko
    (Key Animation)
    Tamura, Masafumi
    (Assistant Animation Director)
    Tanaka, Haruka
    (Animation Director, Key Animation)
    Tanaka, Yuuichi
    (Animation Director, Character Design, Chief Animation Director)
    Tanaka, Hironori
    (Key Animation)
    Taniguchi, Motohiro
    (2nd Key Animation, Key Animation)
    Taniguchi, Shigenori
    (Key Animation)
    Tateishi, Kiyoshi
    (Key Animation)
    Tatezaki, Hiroshi
    (Key Animation)
    Terao, Hiroyuki
    (Key Animation)
    Tokuda, Kenrou
    (Key Animation)
    Tokunaga, Sayaka
    (Key Animation)
    Tominaga, Eiichi
    (2nd Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director)
    Tomioka, Hiroshi
    (Animation Director, Key Animation)
    Tomoda, Masaharu
    (Key Animation)
    Toriyama, Fuyumi
    (Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director)
    Tsuneki, Shinobu
    (Mechanical Design)
    Tsutsumiya, Noriko
    (Key Animation)
    Uchihara, Shigeru
    (Key Animation)
    Uenishi, Maya
    (Key Animation)
    Ueno, Takashi
    (Key Animation)
    Uetake, Yasuhiko
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Usami, Moe
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Usuda, Yoshio
    (Key Animation)
    Wada, Shinichi
    (Key Animation)
    Wanibuchi, Kazuhiko
    (Key Animation)
    Washida, Toshiya
    (Key Animation)
    Washikita, Kyouta
    (Key Animation)
    Watami, Tanoshi
    (Key Animation)
    Watanabe, Asami
    (Key Animation)
    Watanabe, Takashi
    (Publicity)
    Yamamoto, Shou
    (Key Animation)
    Yamamoto, Masaaki
    (2nd Key Animation, Key Animation)
    Yamamoto, Masafumi
    (Key Animation)
    Yamamoto, Hiroshi
    (Key Animation)
    Yamamoto, Shinji
    (Key Animation)
    Yamana, Hidekazu
    (Key Animation)
    Yamashita, Yuu
    (Chief Animation Director, Animation Director)
    Yamashita, Yoshimitsu
    (Animation Director)
    Yamayoshi, Kazuyuki
    (Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director)
    Yanagi, Ryouta
    (Animation Director, Key Animation)
    Yanagi, Shinsuke
    (Chief Animation Director)
    Yanagihara, Takumi
    (Background Art)
    Yasumoto, Manabu
    (Key Animation)
    Yasutome, Masaya
    (2nd Key Animation)
    Yoshida, Naoto
    (Animation Director, 2nd Key Animation, Key Animation)
    Yoshida, Shouta
    (Key Animation)
    Yoshida, Kousuke
    (Key Animation)
    Yoshida, Takahiko
    (Key Animation)
    Yoshida, Ikuo
    (Key Animation)
    Yoshioka, Toshiyuki
    (Key Animation)

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