A Certain Scientific Railgun: A Certain Scientific Railgun
A Certain Scientific Railgun season 1 follows the lives of four students living in Academy City, a technologically advanced metropolis described as being twenty to thirty years ahead of the rest of the world. The city’s two‑point‑three million residents are eighty percent students, and the curriculum centers on the development of esper abilities. The series centers on Misaka Mikoto, a top‑level esper whose power allo
Season overview
A Certain Scientific Railgun season 1 follows the lives of four students living in Academy City, a technologically advanced metropolis described as being twenty to thirty years ahead of the rest of the world. The city’s two‑point‑three million residents are eighty percent students, and the curriculum centers on the development of esper abilities. The series centers on Misaka Mikoto, a top‑level esper whose power allows her to manipulate electricity. She shares a room with Kuroko Shirai, another high‑level esper who serves as a member of Judgement, a student‑run law‑enforcement organization. Both girls attend Tokiwadai, a private academy reserved for the city’s most gifted and affluent youth. Kuroko’s Judgement partner, Kazari Uiharu, is a low‑level esper who studies at Sakugawa Middle School, where she is friends with Ruiko Saten, a level‑zero student who possesses no esper powers. Throughout
Episodes
Electromaster
Oct 2, 2009
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 pow
When Working Under a Hot Sun, Rehydration Is Essential
Oct 9, 2009
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
Tokiwadai Is Targeted
Oct 16, 2009
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
Urban Legends
Oct 23, 2009
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’
A Certain Pair of New Trainees
Oct 30, 2009
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 bet
Everyone is Proactive When it Comes to This
Nov 6, 2009
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 o
Abilities and Powers
Nov 13, 2009
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 sh
Level Upper
Nov 20, 2009
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 s
Majority Report
Nov 27, 2009
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 danger
Silent Majority
Dec 4, 2009
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
Dr. Kiyama
Dec 11, 2009
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 w
AIM Burst
Dec 18, 2009
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 creatur
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
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
Special Workshop
Jan 8, 2010
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.
Skill Out
Jan 15, 2010
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 tim
Academy City
Jan 22, 2010
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 Kurozum
Tsuzuri's Summer Vacation
Jan 29, 2010
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.
Asunaro Park
Feb 6, 2010
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 subj
Midsummer Festival
Feb 12, 2010
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
Poltergeist
Feb 19, 2010
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.
Voices
Feb 26, 2010
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
Level 6
Mar 5, 2010
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 scie
What Is It You See in Your Eyes Right Now?
Mar 12, 2010
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 jeopardiz
Dear My Friends
Mar 20, 2010
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’