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A Certain Scientific Railgun (or Toaru Kagaku no Railgun) is a manga written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Motoi Fuyukawa that focuses on Mikoto Misaka, the third strongest esper in Academy City. The manga is a spinoff of the light-novel series "A Certain Magical Index".

main characters of Railgun. From left to right - MISAKA Mikoto, SHIRAI Kuroko, UIHARU Kazari, and SATEN Ruiko

A Certain Scientific Railgun (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, とある科学の​超電磁砲【レールガン】) is a manga written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Motoi Fuyukawa that focuses on Mikoto Misaka, the third strongest esper in Academy City. The manga is a spinoff of the light-novel series A Certain Magical Index, and has been adapted into two seasons of anime.

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How is Misaka's railgun so destructive?

In episode 1 of Railgun, Misaka's railgun up-ends a good chunk of what appears to be an olympic-sized swimming pool. Later in the same episode, it is revealed that her railgun travels at a velocity of 1030 m/s. However, the numbers don't add…
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How are "A Certain Magical Index" and "A Certain Scientific Railgun" connected?

According to MAL, the former is the parent story of the latter, that appears described as a side story. However, I find no reference to these questions: Do both stories take place in the same universe? Are they somewhat dependent on each other? If…
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Watching order for "Toaru Majutsu no Index" and related anime

I am slowly coming to the end of watching "Toaru Majutsu no Index" anime. There are a few anime series related to that world: Toaru Majutsu no Index Toaru Majutsu no Index II Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S and some movies. But I…
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Where is the first track of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S OST 2 first played?

The OST in question can be found here. I'm looking for where it was played in the anime. The title says "Saijaku VS Saikyou (最弱 VS 最強)," which translates to "Weakest vs Strongest," but I don't seem to hear it in Touma vs Accelerator's battle.
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What book is Saten reading to Febri in episode 19 of Railgun S?

In episode 19 of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S, Saten is shown reading a book to Febri, presumably as a bedtime…
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What is that frog toy that Misaka loves?

Misaka really loves this frog. Where does this frog come from? Does it exist both in anime and in real life (I feel like I've seen this frog somewhere before)?
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What is Kazari Uiharu's esper ability?

Uihara mentioned that her esper ability is really weak, and additionally in the Railgun anime, when asked about her headband made of flowers, she asks "What headband?". Is her ability to grow those flowers? Or is it the ability to use computers…
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Why does Last Order state her name twice?

I understand that the regular clones speak in third person from the answer here. But Last Order actually has emotions, so there is no reason to speak in third person or repeating her name over twice. What is the true reasoning behind Misaka wa…
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What is the difference between Judgment and Anti-skill?

Both these organizations seem to keep coming up in Railgun/Index, but it's never explained what the difference is. Both of them seem to be some kind of police force. At first I thought Judgment was the "students" whereas Anti-skill was everyone…
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Why isn't Misaka Mikoto's face widely recognized?

In a city where 1,800,000 teenagers are struggling towards the same goal (esper improvement), having only seven level 5 students would automatically bump them into celebrity status. Tokiwadai's uniform was always easily recognized even by Skill Outs…
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Why does Kuroko call Misaka "onee-sama"?

I just watched Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. It seems like Kuroko is in love with Misaka (?) and calls her "onee-sama", but when did it start? And why/how did this happen?
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Where to continue from the manga after two seasons of "A Certain Magical Index" and "A Certain Scientific Railgun"?

I finished A Certain Magical Index I and A Certain Magical Index II as well as A Certain Scientific Railgun and A Certain Scientific Railgun S. I'd like to buy the mangas so I can keep up with the franchise, but I don't know where to continue. Where…
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Is Academy City really an educational city? What is its purpose?

Academy City seems like a really weird city to me. At first I thought it was some super advanced city that was created with the sole purpose of filling it out with educational institutions for science and research, but a lot of things don't seem to…
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Why was Misaka Mikoto chosen as the candidate for the Sister's project when she was just a normal child when they asked for her DNA map?

I recently finished all of Toaru Majutsu no Index, and have started watching Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. I'm currently in the second season of Railgun S, where we get more detail about the Sisters project than the first season of Index gave us. It is…
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How does Mikoto know about the Sisters before the Sister's Arc?

Misaka Mikoto seems to know about the sisters before the Sister's-arc, as she says both in the prologue of the first LN and the Railgun-manga: Have you heard how my DNA map was supposedly analyzed and military Sisters were created based on it? How…
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