Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S


A Certain Scientific Railgun S

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Synonyms: Toaru Kagaku no Railgun 2, Toaru Kagaku no Choudenjihou 2, A Certain Scientific Railgun 2
Japanese: とある科学の超電磁砲S
English: A Certain Scientific Railgun S
German: A Certain Scientific Railgun S
Spanish: A Certain Scientific Railgun S
French: A Certain Scientific Railgun S
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Type: TV
Episodes: 24
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 12, 2013 to Sep 27, 2013
Premiered: Spring 2013
Broadcast: Fridays at 23:30 (JST)
Licensors: Funimation
Studios: J.C.Staff
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, FantasyFantasy, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Theme: Super PowerSuper Power
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 8.011 (scored by 208878208,878 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #6412
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #612
Members: 396,057
Favorites: 3,761

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Synopsis

Mikoto Misaka and her friends are back, investigating rumors across Academy City. Soon, Mikoto discovers something terrifying: horrific experiments are taking place throughout the city, involving the murder of thousands of espers. Moreover, these espers are far from just ordinary people: they are clones of Mikoto herself. Feeling responsible for their treatment, she sets off to put an end to the experiments; however, the forces opposing her are much more dangerous than she anticipated, and Mikoto finds herself up against some of the most powerful espers imaginable.

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S continues the story of the Railgun as she desperately fights to put an end to the inhuman experiments that she believes she helped cause, her life dragged deep into despair in the process. There's never a dull moment in Academy City, but no one ever said all of them would be pleasant.

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1: "sister's noise" by fripSide (eps 2-16)
2: "eternal reality" by fripSide (eps 17-23)
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Ending Theme

1: "sister's noise" by fripSide (eps 1)
2: "Grow Slowly" by Yuka Iguchi  (eps 2-4, 6-10, 12, 13-16)
3: "stand still" by Yuka Iguchi  (eps 11, 14)
4: "Links (リンクス)" by Sachika Misawa (eps 18-22, 24)
5: "Infinia (インフィニア)" by Sachika Misawa (eps 23)

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Jun 11, 2024
"Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S", the second season of this spinoff, is truly a huge success. It primarily covers an arc that was briefly touched upon in the first season of the main series "Toaru Majutsu no Index", but with much more detail and interest. I'm very glad I watched this season before the main series ! it's very well-structured and has excellent development of the main storyline. The plot, which is initially simple and easy to follow, becomes intense and gripping throughout the episodes, managing to touch me emotionally and keep me hooked.

The fights are extremely relevant and exciting to watch : they're not ...
Mar 21, 2021
Mixed Feelings
Quick take: In Railgun S, were treated to three really good storylines and good character interaction with the same animation quality from previous seasons. Pacing issues return and if you're watching the entire Magical Index universe, there are some episodes you may want to skip.

For reference, my watch order was Railgun-MI-MI2-Railgun S.

The issue: Railgun S and Magical Index II overlap. This normally wouldn't be an issue as I actually like seeing the same events from a different character’s eyes. However, Railgun S and MI2 portray the dialogue and sequence slightly different when it comes to the Misaka Clone/Accelerator arch. The overall plot isn’t different, but ...
Feb 16, 2020
While I mostly enjoyed Season 1 of this show, Season 2 has been a walk in the desert. Mikoto Misaka went from badass in the first season to a weak, weeping and depressed bore in the second. The whole clone story is a boring mess and they keep introducing side characters who are stronger than Mikoto. Not just stronger but WAY WAY stronger. Despite her being the third strongest of the seven Level 5 espers.

It's bad writing. Stay true to your characters. Don't make your hero suddenly weak - after having spent the entire previous season to show her strength - just to beef up ...

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