Misaka Mikoto
Academy City's No. 3 female esper
Academy City's No. 3 female esper and the protagonist of A Certain Scientific Railgun. An Electromaster who freely manipulates electricity.
Quotes
- I will never compromise on the justice I believe in.
- Railgun, fire!
- I'm just being more aggressive than necessary.
- I have no intention of losing!
- I don't want to lose either.
- This is my power!
Trivia
- The name of the popular Chinese video site bilibili is named after Misaka Mikoto's nickname.
- Ranked No. 1 in the favorite female character category of 'This Light Novel is Amazing!' for 5 consecutive years.
- Originally planned with long hair, but changed to bob cut to avoid overlap with Index.
- Her ability name 'Railgun' is officially registered as her unique ability name.
- Has both an ojousama side and commoner sensibilities in daily life.
- Proficient at violin.
Alternate names
Misaka Mikoto
Railgun
Tokiwadai's Ace
Mikoto
Misaka-chan
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Female
- Birthday
- May 2
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- Brown bob cut hair reaching the shoulders. Wears a hairpin with a flower ornament and is always in Tokiwadai Middle School uniform. Middle school girl, 161 cm tall.
- Height
- 161 cm
- Eye color
- Brown
- Hair color
- Brown
- Distinguishing features
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- Brown bob cut to the shoulders
- Hairpin with flower ornament
- Spark effects from the bangs
- Iconic items
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- Hairpin with flower ornament
- Tokiwadai Middle School uniform
- Coin (Railgun projectile)
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Spirited
- Detailed personality
- A refreshingly straightforward, spirited, and energetic middle school girl. Straightforward and emotional without pretense toward anyone, but level-headed with a strong sense of justice. A sore loser and hard worker. Sometimes gets emotional, but caring toward friends.
- Keywords
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- Spirited
- Energetic
- Sense of justice
- Sore loser
- Hard worker
- Loyal to friends
- Impulsive
- Girly interests
- Polite
- Motto
- I will not compromise on the justice I believe in
- Talents
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- Electricity manipulation ability
- High combat ability
- High intelligence and academic ability
- Quick judgment
- Excellent physical ability
- Excellent observation skills
- High adaptability
- Skills
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- Railgun firing
- Iron sand sword manipulation
- Electromagnetic hacking
- Close-quarters combat
- Anti-Skill full-body armor (A.A.A.) operation
- Multilingual communication
- Violin performance
- Electronic device operation
- Motivation
- To protect Academy City and loved ones with her own power, and to continue growing
- Habits
- Animals tend to dislike her, and she worries about animals not approaching her. Gets heated up during competitions.
- Hobbies
- Violin playing, Girly character merchandise (Gekota, etc.), Romance movies, Reading manga, Darts
- Favorite foods
- Hot dogs, Juice
- Disliked insects
- Bad with insects
History
- Backstory
- Has lived in Academy City since childhood and provided her DNA map for muscular dystrophy treatment research. This led to the creation of her clones, the 'Sisters.' A second-year student at Tokiwadai Middle School and the Level 5 esper ranked No. 3 known as 'Railgun.' She has been involved in numerous incidents, cooperating with friends to protect the peace of Academy City.
- Debut date
- circa 2004
- Work title
- A Certain Magical Index
- Media type
- Manga
- Episode or chapter
- Volume 1
Meeting and relationship with Kamijou Touma
- Significant event
- Meeting and relationship with Kamijou Touma
- Description
- Saved from delinquents, but has a grudge after her ability was negated; gradually develops romantic feelings.
Stopping the Level 6 Shift experiment
- Significant event
- Stopping the Level 6 Shift experiment
- Description
- Learns of the inhumane experiments on her clones 'Sisters' and works tirelessly to sabotage and stop them.
Daihaseisai arc
- Significant event
- Daihaseisai arc
- Description
- Interacts with Shokuhou Misaki and others while experiencing a crisis of evolving into a Level 6.
World War III arc
- Significant event
- World War III arc
- Description
- Heads to Russia to save Kamijou and engages in fierce battles.
Equipped with A.A.A. (Anti-Magic Power Driver Armor)
- Significant event
- Equipped with A.A.A. (Anti-Magic Power Driver Armor)
- Description
- Uses magic-incorporated armor to enhance combat power and teams up with Shokuhou.
Relationships
Misaka Tabukake
Father
Good parent-child relationship; family home is in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Misaka Misuzu
Mother
Good parent-child relationship; Misuzu has a youthful appearance.
Kamijou Touma
Rival
Views him as an enemy after her ability was negated but develops romantic feelings and acts together.
Shirai Kuroko
Best friend
Friend and partner, as well as roommate and close friend.
Uiharu Kazari
Teammate
Friend; cooperates in solving incidents.
Saten Ruiko
Teammate
One of her close friends.
Shokuhou Misaki
Rival
Mutual sworn enemies, but have teamed up several times.
Tokiwadai Middle School
Tokiwadai Middle School: leader
Academy City Science Side
Academy City Science Side: unknown
Media appearances
A Certain Magical Index
Manga / Supporting
A Certain Scientific Railgun
Manga / Protagonist
A Certain Magical Index
Anime / Supporting
A Certain Scientific Railgun
Anime / Protagonist
A Certain Magical Index related games
Game / Supporting
A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion
Movie / Supporting
Voice cast and creators
Rina Satou
- Voice actor
- Rina Satou
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- TV anime, movies, drama CDs, games
Kazuma Kamachi
- Creator name
- Kazuma Kamachi
- Role
- Original author
Kiyotaka Haimura
- Creator name
- Kiyotaka Haimura
- Role
- Illustrator
J.C.STAFF
- Creator name
- J.C.STAFF
- Role
- Animation studio
ASCII Media Works
- Creator name
- ASCII Media Works
- Role
- Publisher
Related goods
Misaka Mikoto Figure
- Item name
- Misaka Mikoto Figure
- Category
- Figure
- Availability
- Regular
Misaka Mikoto Plush
- Item name
- Misaka Mikoto Plush
- Category
- Plush or doll
- Availability
- Limited
Railgun Goods Set
- Item name
- Railgun Goods Set
- Category
- Accessory
- Availability
- Regular