Mikoto Misaka
Academy City's #3 esper (Level 5), the girl known as 'Railgun'
The protagonist of this work and Academy City's #3 esper (Level 5). A 2nd-year student at Tokiwadai Middle School bearing the alias 'Railgun' for manipulating electricity.
Quotes
- I will never bend the justice I believe in.
- Railgun, fire!
- The violin is like a weapon.
- Helping people in trouble—that's my justice.
- I'm a sore loser, after all!
- Precisely because I have abilities, I know what's truly important as a person.
Trivia
- The company name bilibili (BiliBili) appearing in the work derives from Mikoto Misaka's nickname.
- Favorite character is the child-oriented mascot Gekota.
- Had a distinctive ahoge in childhood.
- Ability is the highest-ranked electricity generation type.
- Voiced by Rina Satō.
- Shares top popularity with Accelerator.
Alternate names
Mikoto Misaka
Railgun
Tokiwadai's Railgun
Tokiwadai's Ace
Biri-biri
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Female
- Birthday
- May 2
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- A 161cm tall 2nd-year middle school girl. Bob-cut brown hair reaching the shoulders adorned with a floral hairpin, always wearing the Tokiwadai Middle School uniform. Emits high-voltage electricity from her characteristic bangs.
- Height
- 約161cm
- Eye color
- Brown
- Hair color
- Brown
- Distinguishing features
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- Bob cut
- Floral hairpin
- Sparks from bangs
- Iconic items
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- Uniform
- Floral hairpin
- Cell phone
- Cooling coin (used as ammunition)
- Anti-Magic Formula Driving Armor (A.A.A.)
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Spirited
- Detailed personality
- Straightforward and spirited like splitting bamboo, with an active personality. Characterized by frank and direct speech without pretense to anyone; uses casual language with close friends but possesses common sense and manners. Extremely strong sense of justice and a serious hard worker who emphasizes scientific thinking, distrusting occult or unscientific phenomena. Also has girly hobbies and likes cute things. A sore loser who can lose sight of her surroundings during combat. Through interactions with Touma Kamijou, becomes aware of her romantic feelings, though she does not see herself as a hero.
- Keywords
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- Spirited
- Sense of justice
- Hard worker
- Scientific thinking
- Sore loser
- Girly hobbies
- Polite
- Motto
- Stick to the justice I believe in
- Talents
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- Super Electrogenesis Ability
- Electricity Manipulation Ability
- High Perceptual Ability
- Excellent Tactical Thinking
- Language Acquisition Ability
- Skills
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- Hacking electronic devices
- Close-quarters combat
- Long-range precision shooting
- Multilingual communication
- Violin performance
- Anti-magic combat techniques
- Motivation
- Solving incidents in Academy City, protecting friends, and deepening her relationship with Touma Kamijou
- Habits
- Habitual misuse of vending machines and comic magazines without paying, always wears her uniform
- Hobbies
- Violin playing, Romance movies, Cute small animals, Child-oriented mascot characters (Gekota, etc.)
- Favorite foods
- Hot dogs, Convenience store comic magazines
- Favorite colors
- Cream color
- Disliked situations
- Those lacking manners, Losing to stronger enemies
History
- Backstory
- Lived in Academy City since childhood; provided her DNA for muscular dystrophy treatment, resulting in the birth of numerous clones called "Sisters." Attends the prestigious Tokiwadai Middle School while becoming the #3 Level 5 esper. Father is Tabigake Misaka, mother is Misuzu Misaka. Gets involved in various incidents in Academy City, cooperating with friends to resolve them. Achieves mental growth through complex interactions with Touma Kamijou.
- Debut date
- April 10, 2004
- Work title
- A Certain Magical Index
- Media type
- Novel
Daihasei Festival Arc
- Significant event
- Daihasei Festival Arc
- Description
- Experiences the Level 6 Shift experiment for absolute ability evolution, confronting conflicts and growth with dangerous power.
Preventing terror plan using urban legends
- Significant event
- Preventing terror plan using urban legends
- Description
- Successfully thwarts a terror plot using Code EIC, protecting many people.
Sisters experiment prevention
- Significant event
- Sisters experiment prevention
- Description
- Learns that her clones, the Sisters, are being used in inhumane experiments and rushes to stop them.
Deepening relationship with Touma Kamijou
- Significant event
- Deepening relationship with Touma Kamijou
- Description
- Their initial encounter was marked by conflict, but she gradually becomes aware of her romantic feelings, which begin to show in her actions.
Participation in battles around the world
- Significant event
- Participation in battles around the world
- Description
- Engages in battles across incident sites in places like Russia, Hawaii, and London.
Relationships
Tabigake Misaka
Father
Father. They keep in touch.
Misuzu Misaka
Mother
Mother. Good parent-child relationship. Looks young, almost like sisters.
Touma Kamijou
Rival
Met when he helped her from delinquents; gradually develops romantic feelings.
Kuroko Shirai
Best friend
Junior and best friend. Repeatedly subjects her to electric punishments, but their bond of trust is strong.
Kazari Uiharu
Teammate
Friend through Kuroko. They have built a good relationship with each other.
Ruiko Saten
Teammate
Mutual support as friends. Takes care not to involve her in dark side matters.
Misaki Shokuhou
Rival
Opposite personalities make them like cats and dogs. Have increased cooperation since the Daihasei Festival.
Tokiwadai Middle School
Tokiwadai Middle School: leader
Judgment
Judgment: unknown
Media appearances
A Certain Scientific Railgun
Anime / Protagonist
2009 TV series
A Certain Scientific Railgun S
Anime / Protagonist
2013 TV series
A Certain Scientific Railgun T
Anime / Protagonist
2020 TV series
A Certain Scientific Railgun
Manga / Protagonist
A Certain Magical Index
Novel / Supporting
2004 light novel
A Certain Magical and Scientific Riddle Directory
Game / Protagonist
Dengeki Gakuen RPG Cross of Venus
Game / Protagonist
A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion
Movie / Supporting
2013
Voice cast and creators
Rina Satō
- Voice actor
- Rina Satō
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- TV anime version, theatrical version, drama CD version, game version
- Notes
- main voice actress
Kazuma Kamachi
- Creator name
- Kazuma Kamachi
- Role
- Original author
Kiyotaka Haimura
- Creator name
- Kiyotaka Haimura
- Role
- Character designer
Kiyotaka Haimura
- Creator name
- Kiyotaka Haimura
- Role
- Illustrator
ASCII Media Works
- Creator name
- ASCII Media Works
- Role
- Publisher
J.C.STAFF
- Creator name
- J.C.STAFF
- Role
- Animation studio
Related goods
Figures
- Item name
- Figures
- Category
- Figure
- Availability
- Regular
Gekota Plush
- Item name
- Gekota Plush
- Category
- Plush or doll
- Availability
- Limited
Art Book
- Item name
- Art Book
- Category
- Stationery
- Availability
- Regular