Kadokawa’s Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine has announced that it will publish the final chapter of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (A Certain Scientific Railgun/ とある科学の超電磁砲) manga by Fuyukawa Motoi in its May 2016 issue, available for sale on March 27th, 2026.
Fuyukawa started the manga in February 2007 in Kadokawa’s Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine, and Kadokawa published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in November 2007. The manga’s 20th volume was released in June 2025.
Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English under the name A Certain Scientific Railgun, and it will release the manga’s 20th volume on March 17th, 2026. Seven Seas Entertainment describes the manga story below:
“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.
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!”
The manga is a spin-off of the Toaru Majutsu no Index (A Certain Magical Index/とある魔術の禁書目録（インデックス）) light novel series by Kamachi Kazuma and Haimura Kiyotaka. Kadokawa published the first novel in April 2004 and the 22nd novel in October 2010.
Yen Press releases the light novel series and its manga adaptation by Kogino Chuuya in English under the name A Certain Magical Index, and it describes the story below:
“A certain unlikely hero… Touma Kamijou has the worst luck imaginable… Sure he’s a citizen of Academy City, a scientific marvel of the modern world where superhuman abilities are artificially cultivated and commonplace, but when it comes to paranormal talent, Kamijou’s been classified a Level Zero-a loser, basically. Oh, he does have one trick up his sleeve (literally), but even that’s more trouble than it’s worth. When Kamijou encounters a delusional young girl convinced she’s a nun and raving about being chased by evil sorcerers, he’s eager to send her on her way and get back to failing his studies. Fate, it would seem though, has other ideas, and he suddenly finds himself caught up in a supernatural intrigue with a girl named “Index” at the center! Science and magic collide in this first volume of one of the most popular light novel series ever penned!”
The Toaru Kagaku no Railgun manga received a TV anime adaptation in 2009. A second season followed in 2013 and a third season in 2020. In February 2025, it was announced that the franchise had been green-lit for a fourth season, but no further updates have been revealed so far.
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The Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime’s third season can be streamed on Crunchyroll under the name A Certain Scientific Railgun. The third season of the A Certain Magical Index anime, based on the original light novel series, is also available on the Crunchyroll website.
Crunchyroll also has the A Certain Scientific Accelerator anime, which is an adaptation of the Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator (A Certain Scientific Accelerator/とある科学の一方通行 ) manga by Yamaji Arata. The manga itself is a spinoff of Fuyukawa’s Toaru Kagaku no Railgun manga.
