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by Dr. Trevor Schaefer 3 min read
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Should I watch A Certain Magical Index before a certain Railgun?

In which case you should probably watch Magical Index/Magical Index II and then Railgun/Railgun S. Because Railgun references things from Magical Index, whereas Magical Index does not tend to reference much from the Railgun storyline due to it being a side story.

Is A Certain Scientific Railgun a prequel?

After the first season of the anime, an anime adaptation of its spin-off manga, A Certain Scientific Railgun, began. While the first season of that serves mostly as a prequel, events from later in the source material occur at the same time as its parent story.

What came first A Certain Scientific Railgun?

The two titles first became prominent in the anime community when they got adapted into TV anime. Their first seasons were released in a rather close time frame - Index came out in 2008 and Railgun in 2009 - so naturally, viewers couldn't help but compare the two.

In what order should I watch a scientific Railgun?

The chronological order is:A Certain Scientific Railgun.A Certain Scientific Railgun S.A Certain Magical Index.A Certain Scientific Accelerator.A Certain Magical Index II.A Certain Scientific Railgun T.A Certain Magical Index the Movie: The Miracle of Endymion.A Certain Magical Index III.

Do I need to watch railgun before accelerator?

Normally, A Certain Scientific Accelerator should be watched after completing all 3 seasons of A Certain Magical Index as well as A Certain Scientific Railgun.

Is A Certain Scientific Railgun a spinoff?

The manga is a spin-off of Kamachi's A Certain Magical Index light novel series, taking place before and during the events of the main story. Seven Seas Entertainment began publishing the series in North America in June 2011.

Which is better Railgun or index?

Regardless of quality, Index is still the main series. Railgun might handle certain arcs (and characters) better than Index, but the latter is more relevant when it comes to worldbuilding, plot development, and character follow-up.

Can I just watch Railgun?

Currently you are able to watch "A Certain Scientific Railgun" streaming on Hulu, Funimation Now or for free with ads on Crunchyroll, VRV, Tubi TV. It is also possible to buy "A Certain Scientific Railgun" as download on Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store.

Is the Toaru series finished?

After airing the final episode of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T, Toaru Project official twitter confirmed that the project has not finished yet.

Where does a certain scientific accelerator fit?

If you are wondering about the episode order: The broadcasted Accelerator S1 arc happens after Index S1, episode 17 and Railgun S, episode 24. Which means the Accelerator S1 happens before Index S1, episode 18 and Index S2, episode 1, and Index S1 episodes 19-24, and Index S2, episodes 2-5.

Is the accelerator anime good?

Animation wise, it is, without a doubt, an absolute masterpiece: characters design, backgrounds, action scenes, facial expressions; absolutely beautiful. Sound wise, if there is an English dub one day, I would still highly recommend you to watch it subbed; there is only one Accelerator and it is Okamoto Nobuhiko.