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A Certain Scientific Railgun

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description A Certain Scientific Railgun Overview

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.

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Why is Mikoto Misaka called the Railgun?

Mikoto uses electromagnetism to launch arcade tokens at extreme speed like projectiles from a railgun. She is Academy City's third-ranked Level 5 esper.

How is A Certain Scientific Railgun connected to A Certain Magical Index?

Railgun is a spin-off centered on Mikoto Misaka, Kuroko Shirai, Kazari Uiharu, and Ruiko Saten in the same Academy City. Several events overlap with Index, most notably the Sisters experiment.

What is Judgment, and why is Kuroko part of it?

Judgment is a student-run public-safety organization operating alongside the adult Anti-Skill force. Kuroko serves in Branch 177 with Uiharu and uses her teleportation ability during investigations.

Why is Level Upper dangerous?

Level Upper is an audio program that links users through a shared brain network and temporarily raises their esper abilities. Its users eventually fall unconscious because its creator, Harumi Kiyama, uses that network for another purpose.

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