The first of them is to simply follow the broadcast order:
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. Possibly a little confusing, but nothing too much to worry about.
TL;DR: The list with the proper order to watch the series is at the end of the article. 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.
Both A Certain Scientific Railgun and Scientific Accelerator spin off of Index and act as side stories centered around Misaka Mikoto (aka Railgun) and Accelerator respectively.
In a way, it’s a bit more of a chronological watch order, and thanks to the mostly self-contained stories of Railgun and Accelerator, it shouldn’t ruin anything from its parent story. A real chronological order would be splicing episodes together from all around, so this is a lot easier for newcomers.
It helps that chronologically, Railgun starts before the events of Index , making it a perfectly accessible entry point to the Raildex franchise . It's not hard to find people who swear by Railgun , but who either haven't watched Index or think very lowly of it.
Will I miss out anything crucial to index storyline if I just skip railgun and watch the whole index series by itself ? Yes you can. But watching both will enhance the experience of both series.
The first of them is to simply follow the broadcast order:A Certain Magical Index.A Certain Scientific Railgun.A Certain Magical Index II.A Certain Scientific Railgun S.A Certain Magical Index: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion.A Certain Scientific Accelerator.A Certain Magical Index III.More items...•
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.
A second anime season, titled A Certain Scientific Railgun S, aired between April 12, 2013 and September 27, 2013 and was simulcast by Funimation, who released the series on DVD between July ...
レールガン. ) , Toaru Kagaku no Rērugan) is an anime series based on the manga of the same name, which in itself is a spin-off of Kazuma Kamachi 's light novel, manga and anime series A Certain Magical Index. The manga is serialized in Dengeki Daioh and is written by Kazuma Kamachi ...
The limited edition cover of the first DVD compilation of A Certain Scientific Railgun, released by Geneon Entertainment; featuring two of the main characters Kuroko Shirai (left) and Mikoto Misaka (right). , Toaru Kagaku no Rērugan) is an anime series based on the manga of the same name, which in itself is a spin-off of Kazuma Kamachi 's light ...
Yomikawa, Komoe and Tsuzuri have Nabe while Yomikawa talks about people and things which start with "Jan" like Jean-Claude Van Damme. Meanwhile, the gang wonders about Academy City's wind turbines and Mikoto makes a PSA about conserving electricity. Special–2. "MMR II: Much More Railgun II".
The first opening theme is " Only My Railgun " by fripSide, and the first ending theme is "Dear My Friend (Mada Minu Mirai e)" (Dear My Friend -まだ見ぬ未来へ-, lit. "Dear My Friend (Toward a Future We Haven't Seen Yet)") by Elisa. The song "Smile (You & Me)" by Elisa, which uses the same tune as "Dear My Friend (Mada Minu Mirai e)", is featured as the ending theme for episode twelve. The second opening theme is " Level 5 Judgelight " by fripSide and the third ending theme is "Real Force" by Elisa. "Only My Railgun" appears in Konami's arcade music games Pop'n Music 20: Fantasia, Dance Dance Revolution X2 and Jubeat Knit. For the OVA, the opening theme music is "Future Gazer" by fripSide, the single of which was released on October 13, 2010, while the ending theme is "Special One" by Elisa, the single of which was released on October 27, 2010.
The song "Infinia" by Misawa is featured as the fourth ending theme for episode 23. For A Certain Scientific Railgun T, the first opening theme is "final phase" by fripSide and the first ending theme is "nameless story" by Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets.
The first volume was released on November 10, 2007 and as of October 26, 2020, 16 volumes have been published. North American publisher Seven Seas Entertainment began distributing the Railgun manga from June 2011.
For A Certain Scientific Railgun S, it has six pieces of theme music, two opening themes and four ending themes. The first opening theme is "Sister's Noise" by fripSide and the first ending theme is "Grow Slowly" by Yuka Iguchi, the latter of which was released on May 15, 2013.
A 24-episode anime television series adaptation that was produced by J.C. Staff and directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai aired in Japan between October 3, 2009 and March 20, 2010. The anime was collected into eight DVD and Blu-ray Disc sets released between January 29 and August 27, 2010, with each volume containing a short story series titled A Certain Magical Index: Kanzaki SS. The series was licensed in North America by Funimation, who released the series on DVD on April 16, 2013. A bonus episode was included with a visual book released on July 24, 2010, and an original video animation was released in Japan on October 29, 2010.
A 24-episode second season, also directed by Nagai, titled A Certain Scientific Railgun S, aired in Japan between April 12 and September 27, 2013. It was simulcast by Funimation, who released the series on DVD in North America in two parts on July 1, 2014 and August 19, 2014, respectively. Another bonus episode was released with a visual book ...
An official visual book of A Certain Scientific Railgun was released on July 24, 2010, bundled with a DVD containing a five-minute bonus episode.
The Premise and Characters of A Certain Magical Index. The first series of the Index franchise we need to talk about is the one that started it all, A Certain Magical Index. The series follows Kamijou Touma, a student in the technologically advanced Academy City. His world is turned upside down after a chance encounter with a nun named Index.
Where A Certain Magical Index Gets a Little Confusing. 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.
Kamijou Touma: Although he believes himself to be the most unlucky person in the world and is ranked as a Level 0 Esper (someone showing little to any power), he actually has an extremely unique ability that allows him to negate any psychic or magic power.
The First Side Story: A Certain Scientific Railgun. A Certain Scientific Railgun is the first manga spin-off and follows Misaka Mikoto, the level 5 esper also known as ‘Railgun’, in her own adventures, separate from her involvement in the Index series.
He’s selfless and more than willing to face off against opponents far stronger than him. Index: A young nun who holds 103,000 grimoires in her mind, possibly thanks to her photographic memory. This also allows her to easily identify particular types of magic and unknowingly cast strong magical attacks.
In a way, it’s a bit more of a chronological watch order, and thanks to the mostly self-contained stories of Railgun and Accelerator, it shouldn’t ruin anything from its parent story. A real chronological order would be splicing episodes together from all around, so this is a lot easier for newcomers.
She works with Uiharu in Judgement, the student-led discipline committee in Academy City. Uiharu Kazari: A supporting character and a level 1 esper. She works alongside Shirai Kuroko in Judgement. Although she’s not much of the fighting type, she supports Judgement with her excellent computer skills.