A Certain Scientific Railgun (2025)
THE MASTERMIND FINALLY MAKES THEIR MOVE!A new academic year begins at Tokiwadai Middle School, bringing in fresh faces! But just as they dust off their books, a spate of incidents involving abilities occurs in Academy City, and the entire student body falls under suspicion. Meanwhile, Shirai Kuroko, a member of Judgment and a new student at Tokiwadai, begins investigating the incidents, only to find a mysterious message left on an office computer…
The clique conflicts may have been resolved, but trouble still lies ahead for Tokiwadai Middle School. Thanks to a joint operation between the big three cliques, Antikythera-the company conducting illegal abilities research-has been defeated, and for the moment, peace settles over the campus. However, Hasekura Reiri and Shin'enkouji Rurikakesu cannot help but feel something is off. Meanwhile, while Shokuhou Misaki and other Tokiwadai students are at a theater for their art-appreciation class, they end up getting more than just a show...
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Writer
Kazuma KamachiArtist
Motoi FuyukawaAll Issues
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Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 01
"(W) Kazuma Kamachi (A) Motoi Fuyukawa Welcome to a world where mysticism and science collide, and supernatural powers are derived from either science or religion. In Academy City, an advanced metropolis populated by scholars, the majority of students are enrolled in the city's 'Power Curriculum Program,' where they must learn to master their latent psychic powers. Out of several million students, only seven are deemed powerful enough to have Level 5 status. Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City, delves deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl she calls home - and uncovers secrets she wishes she hadn't!"
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Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 02
"(W) Kazuma Kamachi (A) Motoi Fuyukawa As word of the all-powerful 'Level Upper' begins to spread, Harumi Kiyama and her team of medical experts are called in to investigate a sudden rash of comatose patients. While the medical community refuses to believe in the existence of the 'Level Upper,' Mikoto Misaka and her friends suspect otherwise as they delve deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl they calls home, uncovering secrets they wishes they hadn't!"
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Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 03
"Together with her best friend Kuroko, Mikoto Misaka, the third most-powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City, delves deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl she calls home, and uncovers secrets she wishes she hadn't!"
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Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 04
"Meet Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City. Together with her best friend Kuroko Shirai and the other members of Judgment, a student-run law enforcement agency, Mikoto delves deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl she calls home - and uncovers secrets she wishes she hadn't!"
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Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 05
"Mikoto Misaka is left reeling from the revelation that Academy City's scientists have used the DNA she donated as a child, which was meant to be used for curing diseases, to create a veritable army of emotionless clones! And worse, these clones have only one purpose in life - to die over and over at the hands of the Accelerator, so that he may achieve ultimate power!"
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A Certain Scientific Railgun Volume. 6
Meet Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City. Together with her best friend Kuroko Shirai and the other members of Judgment, a student-run law enforcement agency, Mikoto delves deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl she calls home, and uncovers secrets she wishes she hadn't! Despite Misaka's explosive confrontation with the sinister group known as ITEM, the "Sisters" cloning project marches on. The deeper Misaka digs, the less she understands. Her last hope is a deadly gambit that pits her against the Accelerator himself.
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A Certain Scientific Railgun Volume. 7
The seventh installment of the New York Times bestselling sci fi manga series In the final battle against the Accelerator, the truth cuts like a knife, while romance blossoms between Misaka and Touma. Meanwhile, Tokiwadai Middle School welcomes its newest student, the egotistical Kongou Mitsuko, who immediately sets off a power struggle among the student body as she seeks to form her own faction. While tensions run high at the school, what better time than to throw a sports festival? It may sound like all fun and games, but Academy City is about to see an explosive competition the likes of which it's never known before!
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Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 08
"Meet Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City. Together with her best friend Kuroko Shirai and the other members of Judgment, a student-run law enforcement agency, Mikoto delves deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl she calls home and uncovers secrets she wishes she hadn't!"
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Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 09
"Welcome to a world where mysticism and science collide, and supernatural powers are derived from either science or religion. At the heart of this world is Academy City, an advanced metropolis whose population is comprised mostly of students. Meet Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City. Together with her best friend Kuroko Shirai and the other members of Judgment, a student-run law enforcement agency, Mikoto delves deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl she calls home, and uncovers secrets she wishes she hadn't!"
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Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 10
"Welcome to a world where mysticism and science collide, and supernatural powers are derived from either science or religion. Meet Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City. Together with her best friend Kuroko Shirai and the other members of Judgment, a student-run law enforcement agency, Mikoto delves deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl she calls home and uncovers secrets she wishes she hadn't!"
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Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 11
"Welcome to a world where mysticism and science collide, and supernatural powers are derived from either science or religion. At the heart of this world is Academy City, an advanced metropolis whose population is comprised mostly of students. Meet Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City. Together with her best friend Kuroko Shirai and the other members of Judgment, a student-run law enforcement agency, Mikoto delves deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl she calls home and uncovers secrets she wishes she hadn't!"
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Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 12
"At the heart of this world is Academy City, an advanced metropolis whose population is comprised mostly of students. The majority of students are enrolled in the city's 'Power Curriculum Program,' where they must learn to master their latent psychic powers. Out of several million students, only seven are deemed powerful enough to have Level 5 status. Meet Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City. Together with her best friend Kuroko Shirai and the other members of Judgment, a student-run law enforcement agency, Mikoto delves deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl she calls home and uncovers secrets she wishes she hadn't!"
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Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 13
"Welcome to a world where mysticism and science collide, and supernatural powers are derived from either science or religion. At the heart of this world is Academy City, an advanced metropolis whose population is comprised mostly of students. The majority of students are enrolled in the city's 'Power Curriculum Program,' where they must learn to master their latent psychic powers. Meet Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City. Together with her best friend Kuroko Shirai and the other members of Judgment, a student-run law enforcement agency, Mikoto delves deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl she calls home and uncovers secrets she wishes she hadn't!"
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Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 14
"Welcome to a world where mysticism and science collide, and supernatural powers are derived from either science or religion. At the heart of this world is Academy City, an advanced metropolis whose population is comprised mostly of students. Meet Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City. Together with her best friend Kuroko Shirai and the other members of Judgment, a student-run law enforcement agency, Mikoto delves deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl she calls home and uncovers secrets she wishes she hadn't!"
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Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 15
"Welcome to a world where mysticism and science collide, and supernatural powers are derived from either science or religion. At the heart of this world is Academy City, an advanced metropolis whose population is comprised mostly of students. The majority of students are enrolled in the city's 'Power Curriculum Program,' where they must learn to master their latent psychic powers. Out of several million students, only seven are deemed powerful enough to have Level 5 status."
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Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 16
"Meet Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City. Together with her best friend Kuroko Shirai and the other members of Judgment, a student-run law enforcement agency, Mikoto delves deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl she calls home and uncovers secrets she wishes she hadn't! "
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Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 17
Welcome to a world where mysticism and science collide, and supernatural powers are derived from either science or religion. At the heart of this world is Academy City, an advanced metropolis whose population is comprised mostly of students. Meet Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City. Together with her best friend Kuroko Shirai and the other members of Judgment, a student-run law enforcement agency, Mikoto delves deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl she calls home, and uncovers secrets she wishes she hadn't!
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A Certain Scientific Railgun Volume. 18
IT’S ALL FUN AND GAMES UNTIL...As the Big Three cliques of Tokiwadai Middle School ruthlessly compete with one another, a member of the Mikagami Clique is attacked! Tensions heighten to the point of developing into a skirmish. However, each of the clique leaders cannot help but feel something is off about the entire situation. Eventually, the repercussions reach all the way to the school’s two Level 5’s! Misaka’s first-year arc comes to a tumultuous climax that brings in the entire student body of Tokiwadai Middle School!
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Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 19
The clique conflicts may have been resolved, but trouble still lies ahead for Tokiwadai Middle School. Thanks to a joint operation between the big three cliques, Antikythera-the company conducting illegal abilities research-has been defeated, and for the moment, peace settles over the campus. However, Hasekura Reiri and Shin'enkouji Rurikakesu cannot help but feel something is off. Meanwhile, while Shokuhou Misaki and other Tokiwadai students are at a theater for their art-appreciation class, they end up getting more than just a show...
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A Certain Scientific Railgun Volume. 20
THE MASTERMIND FINALLY MAKES THEIR MOVE!A new academic year begins at Tokiwadai Middle School, bringing in fresh faces! But just as they dust off their books, a spate of incidents involving abilities occurs in Academy City, and the entire student body falls under suspicion. Meanwhile, Shirai Kuroko, a member of Judgment and a new student at Tokiwadai, begins investigating the incidents, only to find a mysterious message left on an office computer…
Publication Timeline
March 17, 2026
February 11, 2025
Issue #19 - Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 19
January 09, 2024
July 25, 2023
July 25, 2023
July 25, 2023
December 20, 2022
Issue #17 - Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 17
August 14, 2019
Issue #14 - Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 14
January 07, 2015
Issue #10 - Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 10
December 12, 2012
Issue #6 - Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 06
August 08, 2012
Issue #5 - Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 05
February 15, 2012
Issue #3 - Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 03
September 28, 2011
Issue #2 - Certain Scientific Railgun Graphic Novel Volume 02