A Certain Scientific Railgun season 1
| A Certain Scientific Railgun | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
First home media volume cover, featuring Kuroko Shirai (L) and Mikoto Misaka (R) | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX |
| Original release | October 3, 2009 – March 20, 2010 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of the Japanese animated television series A Certain Scientific Railgun, based on the manga series of the same name written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Motoi Fuyukawa, follows the third Level 5 esper in Academy City named Mikoto Misaka. Produced by J.C.Staff, the season was directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai with series composition supervised by Seishi Minakami.
Rina Satō stars as Misaka, the character she previously voiced from A Certain Magical Index (2008), alongside Satomi Arai, Aki Toyosaki, and Kanae Itō, with Atsushi Abe reprising his role as Toma Kamijo. In March 2009, an anime adaptation of the manga was announced, with Nagai and Minakami joining the staff in June.
The first season consists of 24 episodes and ran on Tokyo MX from October 3, 2009, to March 20, 2010, with other networks following days later. A second season was announced in October 2012.