A Certain Scientific Railgun: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of A Certain Scientific Railgun Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Super-powered (Level 5)
Jan 10, 2020
Academy City's Daihasei Festival is approaching, and the festival's steering committee is charged with recruiting at least two Level 5s to take the athlete's pledge during the open
The Daihasei Festival
Jan 17, 2020
As the Daihasei Festival begins, Uiharu and Saten enjoy themselves, while Kuroko sees to her Judgment duties. Mikoto and Kongo run an eventful three-legged race against teams from
Balloon Hunter
Jan 24, 2020
The Tokiwadai team competes in the Balloon Hunter event, but due to a case of mistaken identity, one of the Sisters substitutes for Mikoto. Yoshio Baba feeds the other school's tea
Tampering
Jan 31, 2020
Saten's quest for Shadow Metal ends up landing her in trouble. Uiharu notices something amiss with the website Saten was browsing. Mikoto learns that Wannai did not get her gym uni
Trust
Feb 7, 2020
With her closest friends now giving her the cold shoulder, Mikoto feels isolated and helpless, but finds a surprise ally in Kongo. Kongo tries to track down any clues that will lea
The Battle Begins
Feb 14, 2020
Saten carries an injured Kongo to safety, while Awatsuki and Wannai tackle Yoshio Baba and his robotic Great Danes. Mikoto spots Saten with Kongo in an ambulance, blames herself fo
Auribus oculi fideliores sunt
Feb 28, 2020
With Kongo out of danger, Awatsuki finishes the task of having her psychometrist friend probe the kitten's memories. What Saten hears gives her pause, and she turns to Kuroko for a
Railgun ✕ Mental Out
Mar 20, 2020
With the assistance of her friends, Mikoto identifies the location from the website data that Uiharu recovered. Upon arriving at the location, Mikoto finds Shokuho waiting for her,
Kozaku Mitori
Mar 27, 2020
Mikoto and Shokuho continue pursuing Gensei Kihara using their own individual methods. Kuroko attempts to identify the girl who abducted Uiharu and Misuzu. Saten decides to investi
Clone Dolly
Apr 3, 2020
Shokuho and Mikoto find themselves in a traffic jam, and Shokuho demonstrates a tremendous example of her ability. The background behind the Exterior project is revealed, as well a
Joining the Battle
Apr 10, 2020
Kozaku uses Exterior to make her way into Mikoto's mind, convincing her to attack the building without windows. Before she can go after Gensei, Shokuho must contend with Kozaku's p
Exterior
Apr 17, 2020
Kamijo and Sogiita find that at best, they can only slow down Mikoto's transformation. Kuroko continues to search for Kozaku while dodging her puppet. Gensei pursues Shokuho for th
SYSTEM (Those Who Arrive at Heaven's Will in an Only Human Body)
May 1, 2020
Kuroko continues searching for Kozaku, but after exhausting every possible hiding spot in the building, she must reexamine her situation. When Mikoto's transformation hits a critic
Dragon Strike (Jaw of the Dragon King)
May 15, 2020
Gensei has fallen victim to Shokuho's cunning, but Mikoto is still struggling to contain her power. Kamijo decides that he must help her at any cost.
Promise
May 22, 2020
A young Kozaku grins and bears her way through her youth in an Academy City research institution, where she befriends Dolly, one of the other girls there. But when Kozaku learns th
Dream Ranker
Jul 24, 2020
Mikoto is introduced to Indian Poker, a new fad that is sweeping Academy City, which allows people to share their dreams, by Shokuho Clique member Hokaze. Saten tells Uiharu about
Precognition
Jul 31, 2020
To demonstrate the authenticity of his predictions, Miyama sends Kuroko out with foreknowledge of several incidents that are about to take place. But when two cases occur in close
Bust Upper
Aug 7, 2020
After Saten demonstrates skills she acquired through Indian Poker, Mikoto comes upon a Trader who happens to have a card she is keenly interested in. However, ITEM operative Kinuha
Strange Coincidence
Aug 14, 2020
When Saten buys the last of the mackerel at the supermarket, Frenda pesters her to let her have them, eventually leading to an unexpected friendship. However, when her seemingly in
Ha Det Bra
Aug 21, 2020
Frenda and Saten find themselves under fire from an unknown assailant, and duck into a department store to find cover. When none of Frenda's usual tricks seems to work against thei
Doppelganger
Aug 28, 2020
Shokuho approaches Mikoto to ask her to break into a research facility and determine the results of a unique experiment. But before Mikoto can enter the building, she has an encoun
Scavenger
Sep 4, 2020
Kuriba explains to Mikoto and Shokuho how she fears that the Doppelganger's "soul" might pose a threat to the city. The members of Scavenger move in to incapacitate and capture the
Possession
Sep 11, 2020
Shocked by the arrival of the Level 5 Mikoto, the members of Scavenger must keep their dark side affiliation a secret from her. Scavenger's Leader proposes that Mikoto teams up wit
Diffusion
Sep 18, 2020
To counter the Doppelganger's giant monster form, Mikoto creates a giant magnetically-induced monster of her own. As the two do battle, it becomes evident that the Doppelganger has
My Dear Friends
Sep 25, 2020
As the fight atop the airship draws to a close, the Doppelganger's true intentions become clear. Following the battle, the members of Scavenger seek to regain their former glory, w