In this post, we take a closer look at the current status of the series “Toaru Kagaku no Railgun”, also known by the following titles:
- A Certain Scientific Railgun
- とある科学の超電磁砲
- Toaru Kagaku no Choudenjihou
Status#
Based on our analysis, the series is NOT FINISHED. ❌
Here’s how we reached that conclusion:
- Some related entries are still listed as ongoing on MyAnimeList
- The series is listed as not ended on Trakt
- The original source material has not been fully adapted, according to MangaUpdates
Taken together, these points indicate that Toaru Kagaku no Railgun is still ongoing in some form.
Watch order#

Toaru Majutsu no Index ↗ ↖
とある魔術の禁書目録
Summary
Despite 80% of its 2.3 million population being students, Academy City is far more advanced than any other nation worldwide. Its residents awaken something akin to a supernatural ability inside them, which is then ranked from Level 0 to 5. Along the lines lies Touma Kamijou, a powerless Level 0 esper. While his abilities are recognized as useless, he possesses a mysterious phenomenon known as "Imagine Breaker," which allows his right hand to nullify any supernatural powers upon coming in contact with them. Despite that, he claims to have rotten luck due to the misfortunes that frequently happen to him.One day, a girl calling herself Index Librorum Prohibitorum mysteriously lands on Touma’s balcony and explains to him that she is being hunted down by magicians. This leads the powerless boy to discover a whole new world—one where magic exists. With Touma facing the problems that arise from both the scientific and magical sides of the world, how will he resolve them?
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Background
As a series, Toaru Majutsu no Index has appeared numerous times in the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! rankings under the best light novel category; 1st in 2011, 2nd in 2012/13, 3rd in 2014, 4th in , 7th in , 3rd in , and 9th in . The series was published in English as A Certain Magical Index by Yen Press under the Yen On imprint from November 18, 2014 to March 24, 2020.
Toaru Majutsu no Index Gaiden: Toaru Kagaku no Railgun ↗ ↖
とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の超電磁砲〈レールガン〉
Summary
Thirty years ahead of the rest of the world scientifically and home to millions of students enrolled in the esper development program, Academy City never sees a dull moment. Here, espers are given one of five power levels, the highest of which consists of only seven members. Mikoto Misaka, a middle school electromaster, ranks third among these individuals, and is known as "The Railgun."In a city known for housing extraordinary individuals, it comes as no surprise that extraordinary things tend to happen. Recently, makeshift bombs disguised as everyday objects have been ominously finding their way into public areas. Mikoto’s best friend, Kuroko Shirai, has been investigating the case as a member of the student-based disciplinary committee Judgement. As more and more of these incidents come to light, it becomes apparent that a hidden darkness exists within Academy City, one that may not only impact Mikoto and her friends, but also the fate of the city itself.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Background
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun has been published in English by Seven Seas Entertainment as A Certain Scientific Railgun since June 7, 2011.
Toaru Majutsu no Index ↗ ↖
とある魔術の禁書目録
Summary
Academy City, Japan, is at the forefront of science. Besides being 30 years ahead of the world technologically, more than three-fourths of this peculiar city's population consists of students developing their psychic abilities as espers in various institutions. Among these students is Touma Kamijou, a high school boy with the lowest psychic rank of zero, but with a mysterious power no scientist can understand: "Imagine Breaker," which allows him to negate other supernatural abilities.This, however, doesn’t affect Kamijou’s life in the least as he plays his role as a regular teenager; that is, until he meets the strange Index Librorum Prohibitorum, a young girl who has memorized the entirety of the forbidden grimoires, and now a dangerous organization is hunting Index down. With several magicians looking to harm the girl, Kamijou will defend his new companion at all costs as he discovers a strange new realm of the supernatural.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Background
Toaru Majutsu no Index is the anime adaptation of a series of light novels created in the year 2004 by Kazuma Kamachi, illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura, and published by ASCII Media Works. The anime produced by J.C. Staff aired in Japan from October of 2008 to March of 2009 and used the first six light novels as the source material. It was later licensed by Funimation for release in North America and has since produced a second and third season, Toaru Majutsu no Index II and Toaru Majutsu no Index III, as well as an animated movie, Toaru Majutsu no Index: Endymion no Kiseki.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun SS ↗ ↖
A Certain Scientific Railgun SS
Summary
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun is a short story in Arts and Sciences City that takes place in the time period between September 3 and 10. Academy City has a exchange program with the rest of the world that allows some students to travel for this week to other places, and some students are allowed into Academy City during this time.Mikoto, Kuroko, Saten and Uiharu went to the Arts and Sciences City, made on a artificial island off the coast of California for a field trip. The Arts and Sciences City is known as a city that has cutting edge technology (in terms of the standards of the ‘Outside’ of Academy City—i.e. it is still far behind that of Academy City’s), and is trying to take over Hollywood as the entertainment capital of the world. Stuntsmen and shows occur frequently at this city, and anything out of the ordinary is treated as another show. Due to the climate apart from sleeping everyone wears their swimsuits all the time.
(Source: Toaru Majutsu no Index Wiki)

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun ↗ ↖
とある科学の超電磁砲
Summary
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]

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: Motto Marutto Railgun ↗ ↖
もっとまるっと超電磁砲
Summary
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun specials that were released on the 1st and 5th Blu-ray and DVD volumes.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: Giten Railgun ↗ ↖
とある科学の超電磁砲 『偽典・超電磁砲』
Summary
Separate 114-page volume bundled with the special edition of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun manga volume 5. It contains special illustrations, comics and 2 mini-novels.See more info for details.

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: Entenka no Satsuei Model mo Raku Ja Arimasen wa ne. ↗ ↖
とある科学の超電磁砲(レールガン) 13話『炎天下の撮影モデルも楽じゃありませんわね。』
Summary
Special beach episode bundled with the official visual book.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: Misaka-san wa Ima Chuumoku no Mato desu kara ↗ ↖
とある科学の超電磁砲 御坂さんはいま注目の的ですから
Summary
Continuing after the Level Upper incident, another phenomenon torments Misaka. A phenomenon called "Someone's Watching," its effect feels like the electricity in one's body flow backwards. With the help of her friends, Misaka fights against the unknown enemy.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun SS2 ↗ ↖
とある科学の超電磁砲SS2
Summary
Side-story novel to the Index/Railgun. Misaka Mikoto is invited to Russia to demonstrate the abilities of Level Five in a shopping mall. There she meets a girl named Lessar.
Toaru Majutsu no Index SP ↗ ↖
とある魔術の禁書目録SP
Summary
Toaru Majutsu no Index SP contains several short story arcs not covered from Index and Railgun‘s main stories, and adds more insights into the Toaru universe.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun SS: Dasoku, Mata wa Toaru Jiken no Shuusoku ↗ ↖
A Certain Scientific Railgun SS: A Superfluous Story
Summary
This SS was published in PSP Toaru Kagaku no Railgun: The Complete Visual Guide, and acts as an epilogue for the Railgun PSP game.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S ↗ ↖
とある科学の超電磁砲S
Summary
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.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S: Motto Marutto Railgun ↗ ↖
もっとまるっと超電磁砲
Summary
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S specials that were released on Blu-ray and DVD volumes.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Gaiden: Astral Buddy ↗ ↖
とある科学の超電磁砲外伝 アストラル・バディ
Summary
Hokaze Junko, one of the top "handmaidens" of Shokuhou Misaki, has always blended into the background of Tokiwadai–an easy feat when you go to an all-girls' school full of powerful psychics. But when a ghostly figure starts stalking her, Junko is suddenly the center of attention! As Junko investigates her stalker, she starts to learn new things about her classmates...and herself!(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
Background
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Gaiden: Astral Buddy was published in English as A Certain Scientific Railgun: Astral Buddy by Seven Seas Entertainment from February 19, 2019 to August 24, 2021.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun SS3 ↗ ↖
A Certain Scientific Railgun SS3
Summary
One quiet afternoon at Tokiwadai, Kuroko attempts to enjoy a pleasant moment to soothe her weary body and soul when black twintailed Yuri Sakibasu causes her some trouble. When Mikoto hears about it, she suspects the girl was sent by Shokuhou's clique as part of a harassment proxy war, so they accept the challenge. The challenge is a violin competition with the other side having a Stativarius, which go for more than a hundred million yen. They need knowledge to defeat money, so with Uiharu and Saten's help, they are forced to figure out the secrets of that famous violin's sound and what the minute differences between them are. And during this thorough enemy observation, they learn how skilled Sakibasu is. What is the surprising move that overturns everything for Kuroko!? This small conflict over violins is only the prelude to an incident involving many different forms of desire.(Source: Kadokawa, translated)
Background
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun SS3 was included with the limited-edition Blu-Ray/DVD volumes of Toaru Majutsu no Index III.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T ↗ ↖
とある科学の超電磁砲[レールガン]T
Summary
The Daihasei Festival has begun, and that of course means that Tokiwadai Middle School—a prestigious all-girls' middle school—is competing too. Despite the participation of the "Ace of Tokiwadai," Mikoto Misaka, the other students who are participating are still putting their utmost effort into winning, no matter how impossible the feat may seem against her overwhelming might.However, not all is fun and games. Due to the festival, Academy City opens to the outside world, and various factions have begun plotting ways to infiltrate the city. Misaka appears to be on their radar, and as the festival proceeds, people lurking from the shadows begin to emerge…
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T brings back the Tokiwadai Ace and her friends as they dive deeper into the dark side of Academy City. From terrorist attacks to ruthless underground projects, anything is possible in this city.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun ↗ ↖
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Gaiden
Summary
To celebrate 15 years of the manga, Kazuma Kamachi tells the story of the peaceful, ordinary, and ever-so-slightly unusual everyday lives of these esper girls!(Source: Kadokawa, translated)

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun 4th Season ↗ ↖
とある科学の超電磁砲[レールガン] 第4期
