Today's pick in the Daily Anime Pick-Series where I pick one anime each day that I think is worth watching is Toaru Kagaku no Railgun!
This is a story about science. Mikoto Misaka is one of seven Level 5 espers, the strongest in Academy City. This highly advanced city consists almost entirely of schools and its students. There are programs in place to make espers out of ordinary students depending on their capability. In the first season Mikoto is caught up in a series of strange incidences and has to sort it.
This anime gives an interesting insight in technological advancement and the potential of espers. It creates a consistent and detailed world making it very believable. You won't find anything like this except for its counter-part To aru Majutsu no Index which covers the magic side of this world.
Description
The student-filled Academy City is at the forefront of scientific advancement and home to the esper development program. The seven "Level 5" espers are the most powerful in Academy City, and ranked third among them is middle schooler Mikoto Misaka, an electricity manipulator known as "The Railgun."
When strange incidents begin occurring throughout the city, she finds each crime to be connected to the elusive "Level Upper," a legendary device that allegedly increases the esper level of its user. As the situation escalates, it becomes apparent that there is more to the Level Upper than meets the eye, and that Academy City may be a far more twisted place than the glamorous utopia it appears to be.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun focuses on Mikoto and her friends—and the dangerous situations they find themselves in—as they get caught up in the matter of the Level Upper. As Mikoto says, "There's never a dull moment in this city."
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Studios
J.C.Staff
Genres
Action, Sci-Fi, Super Power
Season & Length & Source
- Fall 2009 (Oct 3, 2009 to Mar 20, 2010)
- 24 Episodes
- Manga
Franchise
- Toaru Kagaku no Railgun
- Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S (Sequel)
- Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: Motto Marutto Railgun (Spin-off)
- Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: Misaka-san wa Ima Chuumoku no Mato desukara (Side story)
- Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: Entenka no Satsuei Model mo Raku Ja Arimasen wa ne. (Side story)
- Toaru Majutsu no Index 10th Anniversary PV (Character)
