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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 does Misaka survive heat dissipation in her own body when using her abilities?

If a resistor produces/dissipates heat when a voltage drop is applied, how does Misaka survive when she uses her most powerful electrical attacks? See this Q&A ("How much heat damage can Misaka's shocks do to a regular human at max output?") for…
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Can't Misaka use magnetism to decelerate before impact after accelerating toward a magnetic metal to soften the impact?

In Railgun S episode 8 at 8:04, Misaka uses magnetism to escape from one of Frenda's explosives, attracting herself to a steel cage. The impact upon hitting the cage is strong enough to leave a dent in the steel (I'm pretty sure a real person would…
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Do I need to watch "Railgun T" first to understand "Index 3" more easily?

I currently rewatching the To Aru series with all spin-offs (have only seen the first 2 Index and Railgun seasons years ago). My question is, after watching the first 2 seasons of Index and Railgun and Accelerator, should I watch Railgun T or Index…
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How does Baba communicate with his robots?

In episode 6 of A Certain Scientific Railgun T, we see Baba ordering around his Great Dane Type, Mosquito Type, and Mantis Type robots. When he gives orders to the Mantis Type, he's inside his trailer (or something) where there appears to be a…
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Where exactly does A Certain Scientific Accelerator fit in the timeline?

Where exactly does A Certain Scientific Accelerator take place in the timeline? I know it'd some time after Accelerator's gunshot wound by the necklace but that's about it.
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What happens when an esper reachs level 6?

In the Toaru series several characters are trying to reach level 6, like Accelerator and Hirumi. But what happens when an esper reachs this level? Is this ever told in the series, mangas, spinoffs or light novels?
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Can Capacity Down disrupt Accelerator's esper powers?

Capacity Down is a device that produces a sound that can disrupt an esper. It was used in the anime series against Kongou Mitsuko, Misaka Mikoto, Shirai Kuroko etc. My question is, does this device work against Accelerator, whose power can deflect…
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Why are level 0 espers considered espers if they have no powers at all?

Supposedly level 0 espers have no powers at all. Are they any different to humans then? Are they supposed to have latent powers or something?
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Can Accelerator be killed by a nuclear weapon?

There is an episode where Accelerator mentions to Last Order if I recall correctly (it could be another character) that he/she shouldnt worry about someone who can't be killed even by a nuclear bomb. But in the other hand, his brain has been…
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How does Kihara Amata's device to bypass Accelerator's passive redirection actually work, and should it work at all?

Disclaimer: I watched only the anime. (And read Toarupedia) In season 2 of Index we are introduced to Kihara Amata, one of the scientists who worked on researching Accelerator's ability. He attacks him head on which usually proves fatal for the…
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Is there anyone who got their psychic power through science?

On the first episode of To Aru Majutsu No Index, Touma said Magic is impossible, psychic powers aren't even rare at this city school. Anyone can invent it with the powers of science. And Touma himself said that he got his power since he was…
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How did Misaka sever this type-Mantis robot's arm? With her bare hands?

In the Railgun anime's third season in episode 6 at 19:36, Baba orders a type-Mantis robot to seize Misaka, but as the mantis claw (pretty sure real mantises don't have claws like that- but I digress) closes in, the screen blinks white just for an…
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Curfew in Academy City

In A Certain Scientific Railgun, it's mentioned several times that there is a curfew for students in Academy City. Why is this so? Can someone explain to me please.
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Whats the name of this OST track from the Toaru Majutsu/Railgun Series

Sorry, not sure if this is the best place to ask this. The OST track starts out with a long whistle, followed by quick whistles blows, and it was quite fast (not slow/sad) (kinda had a sporty feel?). The whistle sound effect sounded a lot like the…
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Why was Railgun chosen for the Sisters project and not Kakine Teitoku?

Misaka Mikoto "Railgun" was chosen for the Sisters project who cloned her. But she's ranked #3 among the level 5 espers. Why wasnt rank #2 Kakine Teitoku chosen instead, or even rank #1 Accelerator, in the case the original objective of the project…
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