Episode guide
A Certain Scientific Railgun: A Certain Scientific Railgun
24 episodes · premiered Oct 2, 2009
Academy City is a highly developed place in terms of technology. It is said to be 20 to 30 years ahead of the rest of the world, and 80% of its 2.3 million residents are students. The focus of studies here is directed towards esper powers. Misaka Mikoto, one of the top level espers in town, shares a room with Kuroko Shirai, another high level esper who is a member of Judgement, a law enforcing agency composed of students. Both attend Tokiwadai, a private school reserved for the high-leveled and the rich. Kuroko's partner at Judgement, Kazari Uiharu, is a low level esper who studies at Sakugawa middle school. Her best friend and classmate there is Ruiko Saten, a level zero, one who has no esper powers. Together, the four encounter several adventures in the exciting scientific town.
- Episode 1: Electromaster Oct 2, 2009 · 23m Mikoto, Kuroko, Kazari, and Ruiko take action against a gang of bank robbers. When Ruiko is injured trying to rescue an innocent bystander, Mikoto angrily unleashes her railgun power!
- Episode 2: When Working Under a Hot Sun, Rehydration Is Essential Oct 9, 2009 · 23m Mikoto and Kuroko get in trouble for using their powers in the dorm. Their punishment: pool cleaning duty! Later, Kuroko finds herself feeling frisky after accidentally ingesting a…
- Episode 3: Tokiwadai Is Targeted Oct 16, 2009 · 23m Someone is tasering students and drawing on their faces with permanent marker! While Kuroko and Kazari investigate, poor Ruiko becomes the latest victim. Who is behind the unusual attacks?
- Episode 4: Urban Legends Oct 23, 2009 · 23m Awkwardness ensues when Mikoto runs into Kamijo. When they meet again later in the day, Mikoto demands a duel! She gives it her all, but there’s a chance she’s no match for Kamijo’s powers.
- Episode 5: A Certain Pair of New Trainees Oct 30, 2009 · 23m Uiharu and Kuroko have an argument that leads to recollections of the past, when the girls were young Judgment recruits, and a dangerous mission resulted in a life-long promise between…
- Episode 6: Everyone is Proactive When it Comes to This Nov 6, 2009 · 23m Someone is planting bombs all over Academy City, and it’s up to Judgment to stop the person responsible. Mikoto, wanting a piece of the action, uses Uiharu’s badge to investigate on her own.
- Episode 7: Abilities and Powers Nov 13, 2009 · 23m As Kuroko and Konori begin to suspect Judgement officers are the true targets of the mysterious bomber, Uiharu, Mikoto, and Saten find themselves in an explosive situation while shopping!
- Episode 8: Level Upper Nov 20, 2009 · 23m Mikoto and Kuroko ponder the ramifications of Kaitabi’s shocking display of strength and wonder if Level Uppers actually exist. Before they can find answers, Kaitabi mysteriously slips…
- Episode 9: Majority Report Nov 27, 2009 · 23m Even as Mikoto and Kuroko question Dr. Kiyami about the side-effects of Level Uppers, Saten wonders if she should use the one she recently found - even though there could be dangerous…
- Episode 10: Silent Majority Dec 4, 2009 · 23m Saten falls into a coma after she confesses using a Level Upper to Uiharu. Later, Mikoto and Kuroko discover that all of the recent coma patients are connected - in more ways than one!
- Episode 11: Dr. Kiyama Dec 11, 2009 · 23m After inadvertently connecting to Kiyama’s mind, Mikoto learns what’s been motivating the doctor’s actions. Later, when the network goes out of control, Mikoto comes face to face with a…
- Episode 12: AIM Burst Dec 18, 2009 · 23m The girls work to stop the monster before it reaches a nuclear power plant! Uiharu’s efforts slow the abomination down, but Mikoto might be the only person able to stop the creature’s…
- 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 Dec 25, 2009 · 23m The Swim Club recruits Misaka and the gang to strut their stuff as swimsuit models! Later, after taking a break from posing and primping, the girls work together to make some curry.
- Episode 14: Special Workshop Jan 8, 2010 · 23m Saten and the other students who used the Level Upper learn some valuable lessons when they attend a special weekend workshop taught by Komoe and Yomikawa.
- Episode 15: Skill Out Jan 15, 2010 · 23m Misaka and Kuroko investigate a gang called Skill Out. The group is known to be attacking Espers all over Academy City - but in some instances, a mysterious man arrives just in time to…
- Episode 16: Academy City Jan 22, 2010 · 23m Konori’s past with Big Spider is revealed. In the present, she finds herself torn. Can she honor her responsibilities as a Judgment officer while somehow remaining loyal to Kurozuma?
- Episode 17: Tsuzuri's Summer Vacation Jan 29, 2010 · 23m After Komoe and Yomikawa encourage her to get a hobby, Tesso rediscovers an old school arcade game she loved as a child and forms an unlikely bond with a fellow fan.
- Episode 18: Asunaro Park Feb 6, 2010 · 23m Misaka and the girls decide to play matchmaker with their dorm’s Head Resident and Daigo, Uiharu and Saten's teacher. Things look to be working out - until Daigo brings up the subject of…
- Episode 19: Midsummer Festival Feb 12, 2010 · 23m The midsummer festival arrives, and students are preparing to show off their school for friends and family. Misaka’s scheduled to perform a violin solo for the festivities - if her nerves…
- Episode 20: Poltergeist Feb 19, 2010 · 23m The gang discovers that the recent wave of earthquakes is connected to a phenomenon called poltergeisting - and there’s a chance Uiharu’s new roomie might be somehow be involved.
- Episode 21: Voices Feb 26, 2010 · 23m Kuroko suspects Haru'ue has something to do with the recent poltergeisting events, and it’s causing tension between her and Uiharu. Later, Haru'ue reveals a hidden part of her past.
- Episode 22: Level 6 Mar 5, 2010 · 23m The past comes into focus as Haru'ue and Edasaki’s connection to a common Child Error facility is revealed. Later, Misaka sets out to find Kiyama after learning that the rogue scientist is…
- Episode 23: What Is It You See in Your Eyes Right Now? Mar 12, 2010 · 23m Therestina reveals new information about her real identity and her master plan. Meanwhile, Kuroko and the gang vow to fight alongside Misaka in order to save the children jeopardized by…
- Episode 24: Dear My Friends Mar 20, 2010 · 23m Misaka and her friends reach the facility where the children are being held, but Therestina uses Capacity Down to take the Espers out of the fight. With everything on the line, it’s up to…