Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T

The idea of Railgun getting another anime adaptation is more than a blessing. Despite the 7 long years of waiting, we are once again greeted by another installation of the Raildex franchise. Being a spinoff of the original Index series, Railgun is no pushover when it comes to being a show of its own identity. Based on the manga, Railgun T is a breakout show of 2020. Without further ado, we are reintroduced to Misaka Mikoto, the level 5 Esper, aka the Railgun of Academy City. She’s still the electrifying Misaka we all know from the previous seasons so don’t much expect change about her character this season. She’s already an established character and at this point really needs no more character development. However, Academy City itself is constantly changing every day and there are events that influences the city greatly. One such event is the Daihasaei Sports Festival, a chance for the city’s citizens to compete in friendly competition. The level 5 espers are appointed as representatives although the event itself gets chaotic. Misaka plays the role of not an enforcer but as a protector. It serves her right as someone who genuinely cares about the welfare of the city. Similarly, she is devoted to protect her friends from the darkness of Academy City. That’s the Railgun we all came to know from day one. The darkness in Academy City never ceases to disappear and in this season, you’ll witness plenty the machinations from the science side. Misaka gets entangled once again into a deeper conspiracy that also involves Level 5 Esper, Shokuhou Misaki. These two never really see eye to eye but in this season, the two become unlikely allies to solve a bigger mystery. The season’s storytelling ties in together all the themes of the franchise and with Misaka and Misaki working together, they discover some unsettling revelations. One of the biggest projects of Academy City still revolves around the Misaka network and the concept of an esper to reach level 6. Misaka herself unknowingly becomes a catalyst after her emotions boiled up. It allowed the scientist Gensei to take advantage and trigger her powers even against her will. We also have to understand that level 6 itself is more than a power level but rather representing the divine state. What Gensei is trying to achieve goes beyond the realm of a human ability. But luckily, we have certain characters disrupting his dark dreams. If there’s anything viewers can learn from the Railgun franchise is that while there’s darkness, there’s also light. The light represents characters such as Touma, level 5 esper Gunha, and even Misaki. The heavy drama aside, this season also has its ways to find fun and that includes pairing up certain characters together. Almost like fate, Touma encounters Saten for the first time and they bond over something simple as a good luck charm. Later on in the show, Saten also makes friends with Frenda, and despite their short time together, they form a formidable team. Misaka herself learns the importance of having friends and that the bonds they form is stronger than any esper power. Because let’s face it, one of Railgun’s prominent theme is friendship and ways for characters to connect with each other no matter how different they are. Whether it’s Misaka and her circle of friends or fellow espers, every episode shows that bonds are important. The more I watched this season, the more I see the direction of the story, one in which it always finds its ways to be truthful with its themes. Consisting of two different arcs, the second half of Railgun introduces the Dream Ranker Arc with the concept of Indian Poker. It is a type of technology that can record dreams with individuals being able to experience them in the shape of cards. The creator, Kuriba Ryouko, is an intelligent girl who managed to create such technology. And as you can imagine, Indian Poker can be deadly when used in the wrong hands. In the right hands however, it can also be a helpful tool for characters such as Kuroko to protect Academy City’s citizens. With a full 2-cour of 25 episodes, I’m very pleased to see how polished this season came to be. From the very first episodes, it knew what the audience wanted and wasted no time to get to the meat of the story. Focusing on the science side also gives an in-depth look at the lives of different espers, some who live like normal folks, while others engage in dangerous experiments. Ryoko is one such example where she even makes a clone of herself to achieve her goals. It goes on to say that some espers are willing to do anything regardless of the risk at hand. Misaka knows the dangers of experiments as she herself had been a subject to them. By fighting against the darkness of Academy City, she does her best to make their society a better place for everyone. Watching Railgun T taught me that spinoffs can work wonders with the right set of characters, storytelling, themes, and overall selling itself as what it is. Since its previous seasons, we have an established cast with a poster girl who can be relatable in many ways. From the two main story arcs of this season, we learned even more about the science side of Academy City. It’s spinoffs like Railgun that serves as an example to be great on its own. It doesn’t need to be carried by its main show and in fact, I’d say with easy confidence that this season is a must watch for any fan of the Raildex universe.

Have you ever seen yourself in a scenario where you take the likings of the sidekick instead of the main character? Where you’re more hooked into the story and whereabouts of a secondary figure in the show instead of whoever plays the lead? Certainly, it has happened to all of us at least once in our lifetime and, if you are this deep into this series, it’s obvious that it’s not your first time experiencing this, as we all know what has to be known: Misaka Mikoto is the real deal. After 7 years of drought, the third installment of the series premiered in January and neither the tremendous drop in production quality observed in JC Staff during the past few years (essentially taking Index III into consideration) nor an enormous hiatus due to a global pandemic could stop Railgun T to deliver. The third season continues the story in a time where the Daihaisei Festival has begun, focusing as is customary by now, on the “Ace of Tokiwadai”: the one and only Misaka Mikoto, as Misaka and her friends dive deeper into the dark side of Academy City (A.C. for short), facing all kind of dangerous situations where, consequently, both the future of A.C. and their lives are at stake. Railgun T continues with a storyline loaded with a repertoire of dark, powerful metaphysical and moral symbolism (as it was in the Sisters’ arc) but without backtracking in its goofiness and light-hearted characteristics which has made this show so enjoyable and “easy to watch” during the past years. In addition, when we add the action-packed philosophy that the Railgun franchise has had for the majority of its existence, as well as its quirky and free-spirited pace, we come up with the perfect formula that have given them great recognition over the past couple of years -taking out of the picture that Silent Party arc which was dreadful enough to leave us a sour taste for a bunch of years- and has helped the storyline of the series to get better and better with each season, making a clearer bigger picture of the Toaru universe, especially the scientific one, a.k.a, the one related to Misaka Mikoto and her endeavours. Speaking about symbolism, Railgun never ceases to amaze me on how they’ve been able to both keep posing topics laden with meaning during the past few years and build on these topics to create an interesting and enlightening story; topics like the true meaning of humanism, the onto-epistemological dualism of body and soul or the paradigm of “the end justify the means”, all this while tempering the impact of their message, taking into consideration there position as a light-hearted show. What I would like to point out is the subtle difference I’ve noticed in the development of the story, especially throughout the first course of the season. Up until now, I had not seen a particular interest in the writers on trying to make things a little bit more intriguing, nonetheless, this season had a more courageous approach, as they used plot devices such as foreshadowing, making a fool of the viewer (e.g: letting us think that <x> or <y> had good or bad intentions intentionally when it was the other way round) or plot twisting, making the viewer much more attached to the evolution of the story and the characters which participate in it, what, in my opinion, are enough facts to affirm that their storytelling has been taken to a whole nother level. Another thing that this season has done great is in displaying contrasts properly. Let me explain. Do you realise how difficult is it to mesh two characters that are THAT different (Misaka and Shokuhou) and make them complement each other properly so that the series can go on? And I’m not speaking about power-related complementation, which is quite the easy task -I mean, they’re both Level 5 espers, it can’t be that difficult-, I’m talking about the fact that season T mainly revolves around their interaction, around their synergy -which, by the way, brings a little of life to the anime-, in spite of the circumstance that these two have wildly conflicting origins, personality and history. As a matter of fact, they create a proceeding where Shokuhou has no choice but to place enough trust on Mikoto in order to be able to tell her some of her secrets and indirectly ask Misaka for help. As a result, we’ve all been witness to a much more organic show, something that was lacking on preceding jobs related to the Toaru universe, which felt much more systematic, somehow more worried on adapting correctly the source material instead of worrying on making a good, complete, entertaining show. The main cast was as great as ever: Misaka being as badass as she has accustomed us, Kuroko not being as tiring as she is thanks to the notable decrease in “Onee-sama rants” and Saten being her usual self, giving a different point of view in a group so plunged into an atmosphere os esper powers that sometimes forget to live an “joyful, ordinary life”. Additionally, let’s not forget about the coherent characterisation -at least for once- of side characters such as Kongo, Frenda, the Scavenger crew or even Shokuhou, giving them the proper screen-time and character development, leading to a much more complete series that uses its not-so-valuable characters for something more that comic relief gags (full-time job of Kongo-san until this season) or "damsel in distress" situations for the main cast to shine with their craftiness and might. Backtracking a little bit, speaking about production and animation quality and knowing what studio was in charge of this season (as it was in s1 & s2), I am quite sure I wasn’t the only one who was in fear of yet again another disappointment after the embarrassing position in which the JC Staff crew have put themselves during the last few years (with magnificent works such as Index III, OPM s2 or the lately Accelerator powerpoint presentation which, as a matter of fact, was alright due to the fact that both Accel.’s character and voice actor are god-tier); however, it’s rather obvious that even JC Staff knows how important the Railgun franchise is for their survival. It's pretty clear that, due to its popularity in Japan and in the Occidental world, the studio has in mind that they are pretty much obliged to get it right, as Toaru Kagaku no Railgun is their spearhead in today’s highly competitive anime-production environment. For that reason, JC Staff has made sure that the quality of the animation in Railgun T is off the charts, especially taking into account the expectations before the series began airing, knowing all the problems they faced with this anime due to production and pandemic reasons. Fluidity and choreography looked amazing -especially during fight scenes-, sakuga animation was carried out amazingly well (for instance, both openings and that episode 14 climax was just top-notch artwork), camera rotations and 3D movements were executed to perfection, backgrounds were depicted amazingly well, characters were drawn great...hell, even the use of CGI wasn’t creaky at all and led to one of the best animation scenes of the entire series! By the same token, music has had a leading role in the success of this season. The sound director has done a marvelous job in both the composition -even though some tracks are not new- and the use of music throughout the season, enhancing the different emotions that were on display during different moments, whether it was hyping up the moment when a fight was taking place, magnifying the sense of urgency, intensifying the feeling of anguish...yet, one of the best part of this music section was in both the Openings and Endings (having the first OP in mind while writing this), as fripSide delivers yet again with that “final phase” banger. Guys, spin-off’s work, and this is a good example of it; Railgun T comes up with a great mix of symbolism, light-hearted moments, great characterisation and action-packed eye-catching sequences that will not cease to amaze you during the whole cours…

Preface: A Certain Scientific Railgun has always been JC Staff’s favorite and most profitable series to adapt, the bias is quite real and very noticeable when any season of Railgun is compared to a season of Index or the new Accelerator anime. As expected, despite all the failures JC Staff recently had and even with the global pandemic that occurred while this was airing, Railgun T is still by far the single best thing made by JC Staff in years, not counting movies. This review will expand on why the anime adapt for Railgun T blows the other Toaru adapts out of the water and what fans of the Toaru series can expect from it. Story: 9 The story for Toaru Kagaku No Railgun T is largely a page by page faithful adapt of the source material along with some of the usual head canon this specific director just can’t resist adding. The additions this time though, unlike with Nagai space in the silent party arc, did not detract from the story and even added meaningful characterization. This story takes place fairly early in the timeline of the series during the Daihasei festival in season 2 of index, and slightly after the events of the Sister’s Noise project in Railgun S. It appears that Silent Party was largely forgotten although there were passing references to Kongo launching a space shuttle into the stratosphere. The story primarily consists of 2 arcs, the first being the extremely popular Daihasei festival arc and the second being the Dream Ranker arc, both of which were adapted really well. This review won’t go into deep spoiler territory to much, but it’s worth mentioning that the Daihasei festival arc was adapted nearly perfectly. From the early games, to Kongou and her friends confronting a mercenary, and Misaka’s amazing temporary partnership with Misaki, everything was done perfectly. It did hit a few snags here and there, especially with how long the truck scene was and the recap in episode 13 which delayed the finale and made it somewhat anti-climactic. Overall, the Daihasei festival arc was a 9/10 adapt for the story and any source reader should be satisfied with how the story was brought to life. As for the dream ranker arc, it’s worth noting that the arc had a series of excellent mini arcs within it that the audience might find to be, some of the best side character highlights, and general slice of life moments animated this entire year. Kuroko’s mini arc with the precog boy had very little Misaka in it despite her being the title character, yet despite this it was an incredible arc showcasing how cool Kuroko can be when she’s not injured or infatuated with Misaka. The Bust Upper arc was absolutely hilarious, Misaka and Kinuhata fighting over the card and then teaming up together to obtain it was great, the introduction of more index characters like Hamazura was also nice for the index viewers, the references in the dream were also a nice touch. The arc with Frenda might just be my favorite Toaru side arc in general, Frenda’s cute more human side was explored and the viewers learn that Saten and her actually had interesting interactions and a friendship that did not involve the main cast. The way it was masterfully tied into the battle royale arc with the rank 2 and his team getting some exposure and the 1 week time skip was also great. The main meat of the arc itself was perfectly handled, no complaints at all on the exposition of Kuriba and the cyborg’s rationalization on why they wanted to get revenge on humanity. Misaka’s first “kill” was also handled in an impactful way, overall a 9/10 story adapt. Art: 8 Well the art isn’t bad at all and is significantly better than honestly anything else JC staff has made since Railgun S, this includes dozens of other anime aired between the 9 year wait between these 2 seasons and includes the other Toaru adapts as well. Kenichiro Aoki is the lead animation director for this season and thankfully it appears he happens to be one exceptional animator. The fight scenes actually had great choreography and strategy for example the fight between Kuroko and Mitori which involved a teleporting girl fighting a terminator rip off. The use of teleportation in such a strategic manner and figuring out how to beat a liquid metal monster was great, and the final moment between Kuroko and Mitori was definitely intense. As for the major fights, there was plenty of Sakuga, with Gunha fighting Misaka being animated so well that it could compete with shows from top studios like Bones or WIT, the detail and composition were among the best out of all shows aired in early 2020 and late 2019. The background art was reused a lot, but it doesn’t really detract from the show, if anything there is no reason to constantly remake art for the exact same setting, and it captures the feeling of the city from season 2 quite well. The character designs are also recycled but that’s fine, it’s a series with 7 installments now, there is no reason to significantly change anything. At some points the art style did noticeably look a bit dry or bland, such as the lightning effects during the end stage of Misaka’s transformation and the dragons scene, but my expectations were already set so low for JC staff that anything above CGI lightning and CGI dragons were already acceptable regardless of how they looked. Frenda fighting Rakko has some of the best fight choreography in the season the episode aired, if it was not for a certain martial arts anime airing in the same season as this arc it likely would have been the best. The fluid gunshots, explosions, and environmental damage combined with the camera angles was truly enjoyable and set the bar for fights during the summer anime season. In the dream ranker arc the iron sand kaiju was quite the spectacle, even if the kaiju and its opponent used some CGI, it was very well integrated and barely noticeable, the iron sand effects were especially beautiful. The battle between Misaka and the cyborg, leading up to the kaiju fight, was also very well executed with some of the best lightning animation in anime, and one of the best looking railgun shots from Misaka due to how perfectly drawn the impact frames were. Overall, there are no complaints about the art or the animation, both of which were top tier for all arcs this season. The sound: 8 The openings for Toaru related anime are always good, no exception, the first OP did sound a bit to much like the older openings but between the lyrics and visuals it was still quite good. The soundtrack is the same as prior railgun seasons but I won’t complain about that, the OST from before was great. Sound effects have been brought back to the original ones as well which is a huge improvement over season 3 attempting to throw in all sorts of new effects that don’t match the atmosphere of the series. Characters: 9 Misaka is more than just a tsundere side character and this anime perfectly illustrates how deep her character goes and her underlying motivations. We learn quite well that Misaka actually hates the city and how its run but she loves the civilians and her friends so she puts up with it despite feeling like a human lab rat. We also get to learn more about how much she cares about her friends and how easily someone as good as her can quickly turn to threaten to crush her opponents like insects if someone takes them away, Misaka might be a hero but she is a teenage girl first and foremost. Overall I quite enjoyed this new side of Misaka that was shown during her transformation and the aftermath when she comes to terms with her feelings towards the city, I also quite enjoyed her development in the dream ranker arc and her killing another being for the first time even if it was nonliving. Now the level 5s in general also got some development, we got to see an entirely new character and we also got to enjoy watching one of the fan favorites get fleshed out in the anime. As far as the new characters it’s important to mention how great Misaki was…

Few anime are lucky enough to get two seasons, much less a third, especially when those seasons are spread out across more than a decade's time. There are numerous advantages to a long-form story in terms of ability to develop characters, flesh out the world, and create a complex plot, but there are as many if not more disadvantages. It takes true skill to maintain interest in a story without haring off after half-developed ideas and winding up in the swamp of plot holes and retcons. I'm glad to say that Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T is a shining example of the advantages of the long-form anime, taking the momentum from the former seasons without sacrificing it in the least. This season of Railgun features two rock-solid plot arcs. The first arc is quite tightly plotted up to the point of resolution, with relatively high tension after the first few episodes set the scene and refresh us on the characters. While the action throughout this arc is well-done, it really shines in giving enough screen time to characters like Kongo Mitsuko and Shokuhou Misaki that we've met previously who haven't really had the time to be fully developed. The second uses a more meandering approach to give us more time with out main cast, in a way tying three mini arcs together with some nice slice-of-life moments to build up to another satisfying climax. As before mentioned, what really makes Railgun shine at this point is the fact that it has had the time to build solid characters. Although the series does have a relatively large cast, the series has effectively remained focused on the key characters so that personality has time to really develop. This has especially paid off here, where finally characters are able to stand firm on their own foundations free of the gimmicks that served in place of solid character development in the cast (Kuroko and Kongo really benefit in this department, with Saten benefiting to a lesser extent.) The villains also remain interesting, though perhaps a little less compelling than some of the villains we've met in past seasons. One way that Railgun has facilitated this type of excellent character growth is by not always placing the characters in constant strife and battle. These characters have real lives and personalities precisely because we get to see the moments of their everyday life. They certainly have a propensity for encountering major problems, but the fact that these problems are interrupting their normal life instead of normal life interrupting their problems makes the characters feel much more grounded. This leads in to the fact that Railgun also manages to really capitalize on its excellent setting in this season. Railgun in this season develops to the point that I can say that it is the best superpowers anime out there in my book. It has a believable method for superpower development, it has a satisfying variety of powers, and the society seems to have developed in sync with superpowers in a believable way. When the least believable part of the world-building is the fact that every goes to school in some giant school city, you know that they've done the superpowers aspect right. Tack on to this world-building villains that motivations other than simply dominating the world and a place in the cast for those without significant powers and you have an absolute gem. I also have to mention that the one thing Railgun has consistently done well is allow characters to win battles with their brains instead of their brawn. Yes, this show definitely features characters that are by no means weak, but that goes for both the villains and the heroes. But in the end, the key to winning the battle is by coming up with a smart application of powers instead of simply being gifted a power boost by the gods of trying hard. This approach makes for much better storytelling, since the writer has to make enough effort not to plot themselves into a corner, and it allows characterization to take place during conflict, as we watch characters solve problems on the fly. This aspect above any other is why this superpowers anime is at the top of my list, since this is the heart of doing superpowers correctly. I've also got to give a nod to the quality of the animation this season. Yes, there were delays in production due to the coronavirus, but those delays were used well, as the animation quality remained superb. In particular, there were three excellent battle scenes over the course of the series that were especially well done, both in terms of animation and in terms of the storytelling of the battles. J.C. Staff may be better known for quantity than quality, but this season showed that they can really hit it out of the park when they want to. In the end, this season really captured the essence of Railgun. Great action with characters well seasoned by appropriate splashes of slice-of-life. Characterization done well across the spectrum, from the heroes to the villains. Battles where characters succeed by thinking smarter instead of just "leveling up." Stellar animation, great OP's and ED's, really, what more can you ask for? This third season has finally come to an end, and all I can think is that I'm already excited for the fourth, however distant it may be.

There's nothing happier in the anime world when you get a sequel of the very first TV anime series that you have finished, containing the no. 1 favorite anime character of all time, and the production team poured everything, every heart, every effort to ship out arguably the best season overall of a huge, long running series over a decade after its first anime adaptation, under some of the worst production environment one could face and a completely knocked out airing schedule with the most start-stops I have ever seen. Allow me to paraphrase one review of a certain 10/10 rated game released in June this year: "Railgun T is a masterpiece worthy of its predecessors. Taking strides forward in nearly every way, we have even more well-written characters like the seductive Misaki Shokuhou stepping into the spotlight and carries the long awaited, much required and hugely promising sequel in a manner that feels like the culmination of everything that’s made To Aru’s blockbuster storytelling so memorable since the original Index back in the good old golden days of 2008. It delivers a layered, emotionally shattering story in 2 big arcs as heart gripping as the famous Sisters Arc of Railgun S, on top of continuing excellent world building and surprisingly well done action animations that improves the last season’s setting consistency with eliminating half-baked original arcs while integrating a bit more of Index’s deeper story themes and yet still keeping Slice Of Life/comedy scenes as funny as they can. But while Railgun T is a thrilling adventure that long since have transpired friendship and evil scientists, it still makes time for a stunning, nuanced exploration of the strength and fragility of the human spirit. The Leader of all Light Novels has one of its best comebacks in one of the generation’s best anime produced." Continuing the outstanding character development of Railgun S 7 years ago, both major arcs this season continues tons of growth for our main cast, new characters and even minor ones who didn't had much time to even tell their own stories. The plot continues to be as heart gripping as ever from start to finish, and while it's probably too much to ask for yet another landmark moving scene a la that one in Railgun S' Sisters arc, we saw quite a few poignant moments this time around that are just as emotional. And this season went away with one of the major problems in the last two seasons - anime original arcs that have weaker than usual plots/character development and even settings contradicting the main series (see Railgun S Silent Party arc for a big example). Only major problem I can find of Railgun T is the animations which unfortunately suffered some drop in quality from Railgun S, however anyone who know about studio JC STAFF and the history of To Aru will know that it is a miracle that it's still *that* good with the all-star production team during Railgun S a one-off phenomenon. Indeed with JC STAFF overloaded in recent years, not to say 2020 pandemic production disruptions, I would never thought I can see still consistently quite good animations across all 25 episodes (considering the production schedule was in literal chaos early this year). Never mind that excellent animations popped up in the climax of both big arcs, that fight in episode 24 being one of the best I've seen this year! I don't know if we will see a 4th Railgun season in the future, especially with the major crash of the latest season of its parent series and the lukewarm response to the other spin-off anime series of To Aru. There's also the problem that there's probably only enough source material to make another 12 or so episodes within a year or two. But with this season ending up as one of my favorite TV anime of all time (tied with Madoka Magica), I simply hope that this series will keep on delivering in the future. Maybe even help out A Certain Magical Index with a re-born in the anime world. Railgun T is my Anime Of The Year of 2020, and I'm proud to say that.

Railgun T starts of a BANG this season. It's really great seeing finally another Level 5 being involved. Tho instead of one we get two. Sadly the first arc Misaka is used by the antagonist but at the first arc she has to deal with her friends being manipulated or hurt. Masaki I thought from Railgun S to be a villain type character in the future considering how much power she has, but we see a side we didn't expect to see from her in Railgun T. She immediatly became one of my favorite characters and came in clutch at the end. Also some lower level characters get some really good fight scenes. Regarding the other main characters, this may be a very weak season for many. Kuroko and Uriharu are hardly doing anything, but they aren't useless. Saten may be the most useful of the three. In the second arc Misaka and Masaki would team up to stop a doppelganger. This is my favorite part even if the story isn't as amazing and deep as the previous. Misaka Mikoto is a complete badass and shows why she is one of my favorite characters. The Scavenger are introduced, who were shafted in A Certain Accelerator, and came in clutch teaming up with Misaka. The members of Scavenger have great personalities with Naru being my favorite. The leader would also get a good character arc which I thought was cute. She was really dark in Accelerator and had a pathetic moment when they lost. If you are a A Certain Railgun fan, it may not be as great as Railgun S, but its still fire. You are missing out on how BADASS Misaka can be and Masaki actually being involved.

plus point for JC Staff in making action anime My expectations were high, because the railgun series was in the hands of JC.Staff had good progress, but I didn't expect it to be this good. First, it is clear that the graphic improvements are very visible, indeed the range from Railgun S to Railgun T is 7 years, no wonder the upgrade is very visible in the graphics. I am waiting for the bluray, I hope the bluray version can be brighter, because the Railgun coloring is a little dull like foggy for the TV version. There are no complaints for the song, all the railgun opening by Fripside must have entered my playlist, the ending songs are also nice to hear, I am the one who appreciates singers by not skipping to the end while watching, the sound effect is better than the railgun S presenting. frenda rocket sound effect, metal pounding, bomb explosion, and don't forget to thank you for returning the imagine breaker that was changed to index 3 Story, no complaints. Even though there were some cut scenes especially in the dream ranker arc, it didn't spoil the story. The rest of the manga is accurate because I also follow the manga I still ask why JC staff and T railgun crew prefer "manual drawing" for the touma dragon strike? Meanwhile, they made a very impressive CG in the last arc Dream Ranker battle. Actually I hope that dragon strike is made in CG to make it look more real, especially the scales "because dragons have scales", for example, it can be seen in the elder centipede One Punch man 2 made by JC Staff. but what I see, Touma's dragon form is a bit stiff, dull in coloration, and his movements don't show that "it's big" isn't a bad thing, but I expected more of this. I am very satisfied with the Railgun T, it can really treat the disappointment of the index 3, and the anime version of the accelerator which is not good in my opinion, is very stiff. I hope that after this, Kadokawa, JC staff and all the crew involved in the Toaru project can maximize the Index NT, because that's a good story material from the Toaru series. If handled properly, it is not impossible that this series will equal or better than the Fate Series in Ufotable's hands.

Tatsuyuki Nagai loves Railgun and boy does it show... Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T leaves off where from the second season with the Daihasei Festival arc that brings Misaka and her friends into the Dark Side of Academy City... All things considered Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T does a perfect job in giving us new characters and developing throughout this season and making us like them, be it if they are friends or rivals to Misaka whilst developing Misaka at the same time and that just made LA love Railgun T even more. Railgun T brings into light of Misaki Shokuhou voiced by Azumi Asakura, one of Misaka's rivals of Tokidaiwai School and throughout this arc we more or less see her rivalry towards Misaka but also sees both Misaki and Misaka grow together through what the Dark Side of Academy City has in store for them. Of course since this is Railgun, Touma is also in the mix considering the timeline of Railgun T and all and what transpires through the Daihasei Festival arc becomes something huge (as expected from the To Aru series). Though ALOT of stuff happens in the Daihasei Festival arc, two things happen that made LA change LA mind, that being Misaki isn't all that bad, it's mainly because from the previous seasons, through Misaka's perspective we just saw Misaki as just a snarky trickster ojou rival to Misaka, but the Daihasei Festival arc gave out more about her, fleshed her out to the point of LA balling LA's eyes out to the resolution of the events of the Daihasei Festival arc and that was just a key to getting Misaki to being LA's 3rd favorite waifu of the To aru series because of this arc, the other being that we get to see Misaka's hatred for the higher ups and the Sister Project manifest in a different way in this arc thus developing both Misaka and Misaki through this arc which LA just LOVED. Of course Kuroko, Saten and Uiharu does get their own episodes after the Daihasei Festival arc, where there is the emergence of "Indian Poker", cards that let you experience people's dreams as well as an app that tells of when people got injured or "will die". Through the interim of this arc to the Dream Ranker arc, Saten also bumps into Fre nda of ITEM and even becomes friends of the sorts as well as an ambush of Yumiya of SCHOOL converging into something big happening come the Dream Ranker arc, but LA put this as a pin in the review as the interaction of Saten and Fre nda was quite interesting, heck Misaka even bumps into Kinuhata in the look for "Bust Upper" card as well in the interim which was also interesting, this also at least much like not looking at Misaki at face value, that ITEM ain't that bad either in terms of villiany...heck if you think ITEM is bad, SCHOOL and Scavenger are soo much worse. The Dream Ranker arc, deals with "Indian poker" a new craze going on in Academy City where it lets the holder of card have dreams and thus learn things from others, however things gets crossed when we learn of the originator of Indian Poker thus leading into Misaka bumping into Scavenger and worst, an experiment gone wrong with Misaki in tow to stop another Sister-like project. This arc at the start does deal with some minor situations with Misaka's group of Kuroko and Saten but afterwards, this arc goes into full gear once Scavenger is introduced and MAN, this arc doesn't mess around with the stakes and the main "villain" of this arc and it's another Level Upper situation in a grander scale with Misaka needing to stop the main villain. Dream Ranker arc really was something else especially with the fight against the major villains of the arc was something to behold similar to Daiheisei Festival arc's fights. Nonetheless the Dream ranker arc is just as good if not close to Daiheisai Festival arc in terms of greatness for Railgun and Dream Ranker arc is also GREAT because of the good amount of interesting interactions with the Railgun cast with other groups, ala Fre nda with Saten and Misaka with Kinuhata to Misaka with Scavenger of all groups. The animation done by JC Staff was AMAZING, right down to the fight scenes and sometimes the batshit crazy moments of Railgun T, JC Staff once again outdid themselves with the animation, the slick updated character designs, the beautiful backgrounds, the awesome battles and the comedic hijinks and timings of the animation done to T. LA will say it again but JC Staff outdid themselves and LA will say under the guidance of Tatsuyuki Nagai made it so. Bravo JC Staff. The voice cast was once again amazing as well, most are returning voice cast from Railgun's previous seasons as well as Index and Accelerator but nonetheless the voice cast of Railgun T was amazing, from Rina Sato's down pat thundereness of Misaka Mikoto, Satomi Arai's crazy yandereness of Kuroko, the down to earth but ordinary yet extraordinary luck of Saten of Kanae Ito and the shy but calculating nice girl of Uiharu of Aki Toyosaki. Some major props also to Azumi Asakura of the sly but devilishly femme fatale ojouness cadence of Misaki Shokuhou. The voice cast, LA could talk forever but LA will once again limit it to MVP's and those easily goes to Rina Sato and Azumi Asakura, they were just soooo good this season. Railgun T delivered to everything LA wanted from another season of Railgun T and then some, great character development ACROSS the board from Fre nda, Misaka, Misaki, Mitori, Kuroko, Saten, Uiharu EVERYONE did their part be it good or evil characters and really fleshed out To aru's universe even more, add to the GREAT detail in it's animation and stella voice casting as always from JC Staff and Tatsuyuki Nagai. LA LOVED Railgun T and all it's characters and this season was by all means another step up from Railgun S, not that S was bad either, but man T brought it's SSS game and then some. Now if only Index had the same treatment.....

By now, you know what you're getting out of Railgun. Slice of Life moments with the girls mixed with amazing action sequences and uncovering the mysteries of Academy City. Railgun T brings us back to the world of Toaru after a less than stellar 3rd season of Index and offers a return to form for the famed series. Railgun T takes everything that Railgun 1 and S had and cranks it up a notch, in the best possible way. This season really does a great job of developing both Misaka and Misaki as well as laying the ground work for future events in the universe. Over the course of 25 episodes, there was genuinely never a dull moment. You can tell which of the 3 Toaru series JC staff favours more, as quality has always been consistently excellent with the Railgun series.This season is no exception. Awesome fight scenes with movie like quality down the stretch, beautiful art and an amazing OST adding atmosphere to scenes. Another great job by the production staff. Overall, Railgun T has to be the strongest entry in the Toaru series so far to date. It's got everything we've come to know and love about Railgun, but better. A must watch for any fan of the series and I'd argue any anime fan in general. Railgun T gets 9 zaps out of 10.

As a massive fan of this series (Railgun being actually my fav anime from all times), I couldn't be more excited to watch this season and it did not disappoint me, as always. The first arc of Railgun T was even better than the Sisters' arc of Railgun S, and that's saying a lot! We got to see more of the characters and their development, including characters with previous no special highlight (like Awatsuki and Wannai) and characters we didn't like at all (like Shokuhou and Frenda). Railgun, as always, brings us those dark sci-fi themes of the scientific part of Academy City, filled with its good portion of mystery, plot development, comedy, fluff, a little slice of life, great characters, and the badass fights we all love. One of my favorite parts of this season was the episodes focused on each member of the main quartet and how they deal with certain situations in their own way. Though I might have to say, while the first arc, the Daihaisei Festival arc, of this series, was a pleasant surprise for me and made me anxious for more at the end of each episode, the second arc not so much. Don't get me wrong, it didn't make me enjoy this season any less, but compared to other arcs and the first half of T, the Dream Ranker arc felt somewhat rushed. Though the Indian Poker cards are introduced early in the first episode of the second half, it offers little correlation to the main dilemma of this arc. And when this dilemma indeed starts (the Doppelganger problem) characters and problems that should be an important part of it are introduced quickly, with little to no highlight and the fights are easily solved. Instead of a whole mystery that usually comes with the issue, the whole information is just easily given to Misaka and she just has to go there and beat up the bad guy. Done. I'm not familiar with the manga since I still haven't started it yet, so I'm not sure if it follows the same pace as the anime, but in my opinion the last 5 or 6 episodes could have been paced better. Overall, 9 zaps out of 10, one of the greatest but still slightly underrated animes of the last decade for sure. I'm curious to how the next two arcs of Railgun will be portrayed.

This series does an incredible job of exploring the following themes: autonomy, identity, the ethics of scientific progress, and personal reality. Misaka Mikoto is naturally a charismatic and powerful protagonist living within a futuristic city and its many dystopian secrets. Her captivation lies within her electrifying abilities as an Esper, and in her personal journey through adolescence. While there is plenty of exciting action throughout the anime, it is Mikoto's inner conflicts that drive the story in a meaningful direction. Her innately positive beliefs regarding the principles and mysteries within Academy City provide a strong dynamic to her character. This is due to her convictions and ideals being challenged for the sake of scientific achievement on a consistent basis. She is publicly recognized as the ace of Tokiwadai Middle School for her superior talent, and her humility towards such title gives her an abundance of charm.

Quick take: Best series of the Raildex universe and consistent from start to end. Good plot and tons of secondary character growth, which is incredibly refreshing. All I can say is, “wow.” T is the best season in all of the Raildex universe and it is consistently good start to end, something every other season struggled with. T has two major plots that, while vaguely connected, are excellent in their own right. Both are entertaining and the smooth transition from one to the other, using the guise of misunderstanding why and how things were happening or coming to be, was well done and enjoyable. Compared to the others, (Indexes, Accelerator and Railguns) this season is a homerun. The only dock I can take is the ending leaves you to fill in some of the pieces when it jumps a few scenes that could’ve been epic. It’s a bit annoying, but does not detract from the overall story in any way. There are plenty of laughs along the way as well and I appreciate that they aren’t some of the same old jokes. While I like Shirai's attraction to Mikoto, it does get old. Seeing Mikoto interact with some of the supporting characters in funny situations is really nice and refreshing. Art is good, same as the other seasons of the Raildex universe. That means that its not bad, but at times, can leave a bit to be desired. Sound is also the same as well. Characters shine in this season as well. We see growth in supporting characters, which is awesome. Most of the growth in this season are supporting characters and that’s perfectly okay. It gives the storyline and world depth that I felt was sometimes lacking in other Raildex universes. Every character is fun to watch and grow. Seeing many of the supporting characters in situations is very enjoyable as well and makes this season not feel like the same-old-same-old. Overall, this was the best installment in the Raildex universe. The sad thing is that you had to sit through so much to get here. I wish there was the quality, consistency and enjoyment present in this season, present throughout the universe. I genuinely enjoyed watching it start to finish and never felt like I was forcing myself to continue to the next episode Highly recommended because if you like the other seasons, which were good in my opinion, you’ll find this season great. While I typically truncate my scores, I've given this season the bump from 8.6 average up to 9 because I believe it is that much better than the previous seasons.

For Fans of the Toaru series. That's what this season is. 2018's Index III managed to fail adapting the highlights of the original novel series with the possible exceptions of DRAGON and WW3 which were where the season slowed down a little and had about a cour of remaining episodes to at least try to do something. But despite that, Kamijou Touma's story, along with the stories of the other 2 MCs from the series, was not adapted well into an anime. Railgun T seemingly does the same thing as Index III, and adapts far more source material into a season than it's first 2 installments did. But this time the amount of material approached is manageable enough to cover in 25 episodes, 1 less than Index III. And while Index NT and Railgun Astral Buddy aren't quite confirmed yet they have both been teased now that Railgun itself is nearly caught up and are almost certainly happening. And Accelerator s2 could happen, but seems unlikely unless the series needs another in-between installment between 2 full length seasons. But back to Railgun T, it's a surprise that between JC Staff's recent output and the current events in 2020, that this is what finally ends up being the highlight of the Toaru adaptions so far. As for the 2 arcs, Daihasei starts off as a sequel to the corresponding arc in Index II. As shown in the OP, Touma does make a notable appearance. And no, there isn't any romantic development given that this is really behind the novels timeline wise. But we see a threat to Mikoto and the appearance of Misaki, who is both 10/10 waifu material and also one of the more complex characters in the series so far. And yes, she's really in Mikoto's class. And yes, there is a certain level-bending occurrence towards the end, enough to need the well known nullification power of Imagine Breaker to stop it. For the second, Dream Raker is a more episodic arc that basically is a short arc with a young esper, a prequel to Index III which explains some the back/story to a certain character's meltdown. Sadly though, #1 villain does not appear, nor does our hero. The final part of Dream Raker, surrounds a happening rather similar sounding to the name of the second OP, and involves an interesting science side plot. And make sure to watch the Accelerator spinoff since it's also referenced here. As for art, it's JC Staff playing their rare A game (Danmachi s1, Index 2, Railgun S, Heavy Object), with animation being solid except for looking a bit static in non-action scenes. But the action animation is so excellent that it's hard not to overlook the rest. As for sound, it's good as expected and doesn't have the strange sound direction from Index III where BGM was overplayed and punches sounded too loud for a series were the MC wields his right hand as his main weapon of mass destruction. And both OPs are solid, though the first one spoils a bit too much. Overall, a great season that will satisfy anyone willing to watch a Toaru anime after Index III. And now to put down my keyboard and wait for Index NT and Railgun Astral Buddy.

Kinda pissed at myself for dropping it so early on though in my defense it was mostly due to lack of time from my part rather than the quality of the show. As I've grown older, manga has become a much more viable guilty please than anime as it takes up significantly less time and it's easier to read a few chapters in your spare time than finishing an episode. That said, I'm glad I finally got around to watching this. ---STORY 8/10--- I found the overall plot to be a lot more solid and interesting compared to, particularly S. They managed to find a good balance between serious episodes and more easygoing episodes. The story isn't too complex and it often feels like your average shounen but I like how it consistently manages to raise some interesting questions about morality v. medical advances, this isn't really exclusive to this season though. ---ART 8/10--- The art isn't anything out of this world but it's not bad either and there were definitely some improvements from the previous seasons. My only complaint is the same complaint I've often had with this and many other anime: unnecessary fanservice shots. Hated it in my teens, hate it now in my 20s. It really ruins the experience for me sometimes but I understand that it's an issue that has more to do with the anime industry than this actual show (also, it felt less heavy on fan service than S so I'll let it slide). ---SOUND 9/10--- I love the railgun soundtrack, they're not songs i'd listen to in my free time but they set the tone for the show perfectly. ---CHARACTERS 10/10--- Here's where this show truly stands out. Not only is it a shounen anime composed of a mainly female cast but the way this season explored other characters' wishes and motivations as well as just giving them cute side-plots was what I loved the most about T. As usual, Kuroko always manages to make me laugh with her antics but is also a hero to root for when it's needed from her. I'm happy we got to see a *lot* more of her than in the previous seasons, I am eternally grateful and will treasure the amount of screen-time she got. Not just her though, I was so happy to see two of my other favorite characters Kongou Mitsuko and Shokuhou Misaki unravel this season. All three were the obvious MVPs but I wouldn't call Misaka a weak protagonist either, I'm just very biased. The side plot with Saten in the second half was also very sweet. ---ENJOYMENT 10/10--- VERY HIGH School festival arcs are ALWAYS fun and we got to see a lot of fun combinations I didn't even consider possible. ---OVERALL 9/10--- All in all, the best to aru season of the best to aru show.

I take back a lotta things I said in my review of Railgun S. The minor characters finally had time to shine and just made them so much more likable. Railgun T focuses even more on Mikoto, while I woulda loved to have seen more uihara, saten, and kuroko action, it's called Railgun for a reason lol. The story was solid for the first 16-17 episodes. Then, again the smaller end of the season arc that started off like normally just went off the rails in the final few episodes. But surprisingly I kinda enjoyed how ridiculous it was. Power scaling literally doesn't exist anymore, the final few episodes were just basically hacks and magic, science was no where to be found. It's pretty goofy when you think about it, but I enjoyed this relatively inconsequential arc. Best season so far

Every new season of Railgun that comes out just gets better and better, on the previous season we got one of the best arcs in the entire Raildex series the Sisters arc upgraded and more in-depth with more emotions and real intensity than from its previous showing in the 1st season of Index, in Railgun and Railgun S we see the story and hardships that Misaka and her friends went through during the period before and during the 1st Season of Index. This time we have a mix of stories that happens during both the 2nd and 3rd Season of Index, in this season we were introduced to a cast of brand new interesting characters and returning characters from other side stories or the main series, we are introduced to another level 5 and a more important and main role from Shokuhou Misaki which was introduced in the previous seasons (if you haven't read the LN) the team up of Misaka and Shokuhou is very interesting as before Shokuhou was pretty much introduced as a rival of sorts to Misaka and the anime uses that context to play the story in a very good and unexpected way. There were two main arcs and several smaller stories to spruce things up and sometimes offer some much needed comedic relief after all the intensity the main arcs offer, Touma appears once again to offer our heroines some help and once again stealing the spotlight in someone else's show, for fans of the main characters of the show no worries because Touma's role this season isn't really as big as his role in the Sisters arc (because technically that arc is also one of his main arcs in Index) and he only shows in the first half of the show because we all know where he went after the Daihasei festival. We also see the return of the Scavengers from Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator which plays a somewhat bigger role this time rather than their role as cannon fodder in their previous appearance, some returning dark side characters from previous seasons of Railgun and Index and some new interesting characters that we can expect to see more again in the future... well hopefully, we are also finally able to see some of the magical aspect of the Raildex world appear in this series albeit very brief, the anime of course stays true to it's core by introducing yet another crazy ass scientist doing some f**ked up research for the greatness of science and gets their asses handed to them. Overall another great season of Railgun filled with intense action, amazing stories, and some interesting questions being asked though that's just for me, anyway hopefully we can finally get the clashing of science and magic that we have been wishing since the 1st f**king season of Index, and no Index III doesn't count.

(Note: I didn't watch any Index and I skipped fillers in the first 2 seasons of Railgun) Quick Thoughts: Suprisingly enjoyable. I think the character development this season fixed a lot of their weaker points (Kuroko especially) and I liked most of the new additions as well. Story: This season can be split into 2 arcs: The Daihasei Festival and Indian Poker. It's mostly told from Misaka's perspective, but there are a few episodes where she takes a backseat to other characters like Kuroko or Saten. This works well in that allows dedicated development for important side characters while also given different perspectives on the main story. The pacing is good as well, I think first arc ended a bit abruptly but that's it. The ending was pretty typical; sort of SoL in feel and made sure to give every relevant character some screentime. Art: The animation quality seems about the same as previous seasons. There a few moments of awkward looking cgi, but it's solid overall. It looked like a lot of effort was put into the more climatic action scenes. Character: Many characters were introduced this season, and I think they did a good focusing on the more important/story-relevant ones. Misaka gets a good amount of development. We see her tone down her stubbornness a bit through some of the relationships she forms, comes to terms with her issues with the dark side a academy city, and the final arc helps display growth in maturity by drawing parallels with previous arcs. Side characters see some improvement as well. Kuroko for example is much less of nuisance/horndog (though that change isn't entirely her doing). I think the characters I had the most issues with were some of the antagonists and Touma, to a lesser extent. Many antagonists had reasonable motives, but there were a few, like Gensei Kihara, who were too stereotypically villain, maniacal, and evil. For Touma, it may just be a lack context since I skipped Index, but he seems like a deus ex machina incarnate. I found his interactions with the rest of the cast were repetitive as well. Enjoyment: I found season 3 really enjoyable overall. It may be something I return to if and when I watch the Index series, just to see if I actually missed anything. If you liked the last 2 seasons I'd imagine you would enjoy this as well: less filler and more focused while still maintaining a good balance of action and comedy.

Before I start this review I want to state a few things. I've watched all there is to watch on the Index/Railgun/Accelerator series and Railgun is my favourite. I honestly cannot get enough of it. Having said that, let's get on with the review! Animation: 1) I noticed a few animation inconsistencies, particularly a few instances where the dialog and the characters weren't properly synced. 2) I don't like CGI because it breaks immersion for me and unfortunately this season had it. Sound: 1) for me the soundtrack wasn't memorable. 2) the seiyuus are fortunately the same and I'm happy with their performance Story and characters: 1) the pace is slower than what I would like but a lot better than the last Index season. 2) SPOILER: Misaka took too long to realize that memories were being altered. 3) One of the main reasons why Railgun is my favourite of the Index saga is because all side and secondary characters contribute to the story development. Unlike 90% of the stories we see on a screen nowadays, Railgun's cast happens to be there not because of fanservice or to act as a mere background color scheme. 4) SPOILER: on the 7th episode, it would make a lot more sense to have Kuroko and Saten "eavesdrop" on Misaka's conversation with one of the villains through the phone rather than a "oh I saw Uiharu's phone receiving a signal, which I thought it could be Saten and if so, Kuroko would be worried and since I've already told you my location, you could be hiding in the premises". This explanation made it seem that Misaka just took a huge gamble where she would rather have her mother killed in order to save a friend. 5) SPOILER: on the 12th and 13th episodes, the showdown between Shokuho and Gensei felt underwhelming and a little bit forced. 6) the ending of the Exterior's arc felt a little bit unpolished. 7) SPOILER: the story between Saten and Frenda was so freaking adorable!!! The 20th episode in particular was amazing and it made me ship them both SO HARD!!!!! It's a shame that in the absolute god-awful Index III Frenda dies and Saten will wonder the rest of her life why has she ghosted her when in reality she missed their date because she's dead. It's truly upsetting because honest to god, they could be a power couple. Frenda's battle with the sniper girl was amazing, too. For me, this was the best part of the entire season. Overall, I think this wasn't the best Railgun season but I'm happy with every bit of Misaka and Kuroko I can get, even if I think other characters absolutely stole the show as I mentioned previously in the last spoiler warning. For me this gets a 7/10. I hope we don't have to wait another 7 years for a sequel because as I said at the beginning, I just can't get enough of this.

# A Certain Scientific Railgun T — Review Honestly, I wasn't particularly interested in writing a review of this season, but there are a few points that genuinely deserve to be discussed. So, I'll divide this review into three sections. I might overlook some important aspects of the season, so this review won't be as comprehensive as my review of Railgun S. ## Section One ### My Exceptional Experience with Railgun T Okay, without exaggeration, my experience with Railgun T, especially the Daihasei Festival arc, was incredibly addictive. I'd start watching an episode and, before I knew it, find myself already halfway through. Then, when it ended, I'd tell myself, "Okay, just one more episode," but I couldn't resist the urge to watch another. When I first started watching the season, I ended up watching 11 episodes on the first day and 12 on the second. This might seem normal to some anime viewers, but I rarely come across an experience that gives me this much enjoyment in this particular way. More importantly, I rarely find myself watching around 10 episodes without having to force myself to keep going. Compared with my experience with Railgun S, that might seem like a weakness in some way. With S, after watching one or several episodes, I'd sometimes take notes, reflect, and actually analyze what I'd watched. Railgun S really was an incredible experience. ## Section Two ### The Strengths and Weaknesses of Railgun T I like to think of comparisons as a double-edged sword. This is a philosophical topic I'd like to write an article about at some point, but the important thing here is that Railgun S was excellent for two reasons: the strength, coherence, and consistency of its plot and storytelling, and the depth of the philosophical questions it raised through the clones about identity and value. These elements put Railgun S among the elite of sci-fi anime and led me to give it a score of 9/10. However, comparisons must be approached carefully, because Railgun T has a fundamentally different focus, particularly in the Daihasei Festival arc, which I'll focus on more heavily in this review. The idea behind the Daihasei Festival arc is interesting and different from those of the previous two seasons. The arc succeeds in expanding its cast and giving its characters their fair share of screen time and meaningful roles, including the main cast and even supporting characters such as Kongou and her clique. We also see Misaka continuing to develop: whereas she preferred to rely on herself during the first two seasons, she has now started deliberately relying on others. The arc also stands out for its exceptionally strong production. Some people might have a rather modest opinion of J.C.STAFF as a studio, but it delivered a high level of quality in Railgun T. We also have the opening *final phase*, which I think can compete with *only my railgun*. And let's not forget the things Railgun has always done well, such as balancing comedy with seriousness. Fanservice also returned in abundance in the third season after being less prominent in the second. As for the scientific side, I think I should just stay quiet, because it has always been one of Railgun's strongest aspects. In my review of the first season, I criticized the interactions among the four main characters for becoming repetitive and eventually boring. Railgun T expands the slice-of-life side of the series, giving us different combinations of characters, such as Misaka and Misaki, Misaka and Junko or Kongou, and Frenda with Saten... Another thing I liked was the concept of Indian Poker cards, which can lead to some genuinely hilarious comedy. One example is Misaka using the Gekota card and being forced to become Misaki's maid. And let's not forget one of the scenes that made me laugh the hardest in all of Railgun: BLAU had erotic cards featuring Misaka and Misaki, and he described their contents in a sexual manner. I was dying of laughter during that scene. Or take the greatest episode of all, featuring internal conflict and depth that surpass even Railgun S: *Bust Upper*. Yes, imagine an episode with that title. Kinuhata, the ITEM member, and Misaka both feel envious and inadequate because they're flat-chested (and I absolutely don't blame them for that). In the episode, they try out Indian Poker cards, one of which is the Bust Upper card. They end up getting caught up in various comedic scenarios and jokes about society's preference for breasts: even if a girl has attractive legs, breasts still take top priority. This was one of the best doses of fanservice I've personally experienced, especially as someone who absolutely loves breasts. However, despite all this, the third season suffers from several problems. Perhaps the most notable is the decline in quality during the second arc, which reminds me of the first season and its weak final arc. My problem with the second arc isn't that it's bad, but that it's weaker than the first. It also fluctuates between slice-of-life and serious events, with some disorganization along the way. For example, one episode focuses on that child and Kuroko, the next is about Misaka wishing she had bigger breasts, and the one after that has Saten meeting Frenda. The last of these is particularly contrived, because I don't think Academy City is some tiny village where your grandpa lives. Then the second-ranked Level 5 gets involved in the conflict, and a team that feels like a cheap knockoff appears. It turns out that Kuriba is responsible for the cards. As for Kuriba herself, she was a reasonably good character, and I liked how her experiment was handled from a scientific perspective. However, I have one major question and concern that I hope won't continue. Imagine that you're an Italian chef named Peppino who makes pizza all the time. One day, you make a legendary pizza that brings together all the ingredients of your previous pizzas and improves on them all, leaving the person who eats it wanting to try more of your dishes. But then, after that, you serve another pizza—and, on top of that, it's inferior to the previous one. That's exactly my problem with Kuriba and the Doppelganger. Railgun has started repeating several of its themes far too often: human experimentation, experiments on children, cloning, exploiting individuals, identity and value, and the dark side of the administration and its scientists. We've already seen these themes with Kiyama's students, the Sisters, and Dolly, and now we're seeing them again with the Doppelganger. Although these stories aren't identical, the similarities are substantial, and the way these themes are handled isn't all that different. I also have a negative point that might be one of the strangest criticisms I've ever made: the poster spoils something important right from the beginning. At first, we see things from Misaka's perspective, making it seem as though Misaki is against her. Misaki has her cornered alongside her clique and has altered Misaka's friends' memories. However, it later becomes clear that the two will become allies and share the same goal. My problem is that the poster shows Misaka and Misaki standing together in a cooperative pose. This means that before you even watch the season, you already know they'll end up joining forces. ## Section Three ### Shokuhou Misaki I've dedicated an entire section to my beautiful queen, Shokuhou Misaki. Her design is extremely attractive and beautiful. From the outset, it gives you the impression that she's a pampered girl with considerable dignity and elegance (in addition to her large, attractive breasts, which are exactly my preferred size). She also has her sparkling, star-shaped eyes and long golden hair. On top of that, she has charisma, intelligence, and a strong presence that allow her to command the viewer's attention, making her extremely entertaining to watch. Mental Out is an excellent ability. It's distinctive among the abilities we usuall…

The series A Certain Magical Index, Accelerator and Railgun form one world and are closely connected, so I'll take the liberty of writing a joint review. This entire anime world operates on the idea of ​​a technological city, saints and people with "supernatural abilities" - this may seem at first glance like a rather wild combination that will only result in strange chaos, but the opposite is true. The series builds its world on characters that you will immediately like, invents great plots, builds a world with a glimpse of the future, but keeps its aces up its sleeve and works best of all with small jokes, often mainly with "running jokes", which, however, do not become boring or annoying. Index is a more fragmented series with many plots, which goes through everything quickly and the quality of the individual parts is unfortunately a bit uneven, while the first season is rather entertaining, the second is already 50/50 and the third is a minor explosion. Accelerator has one solid story, which is mainly driven by the character of Accelerator himself, and that's actually enough, this hero who pretends to be a villain is a distinctive personality, who together with Misaka Misaka forms an unforgettable funny-serious duo. Railgun is then the brightest flash of this entire series - it wonderfully expands the abbreviated Index, brings the best combination of characters led by Biribiri, also works with its own plots, which are always well explained (the villains have a motive, the plots are not acted out or at least presented in a not quite classic way and they leave time for a satisfactory ending), there are a lot of funny jokes, the action is sometimes incredibly impressive and well thought out and I am simply drawn to this series like lightning by a lightning rod. I really enjoy this world in the finale! - Scanerior enthusiastically concludes his review.