The cover of eighth Japanese DVD compilation of the second season released by Aniplex on August 22, 2007
地獄少女
(Jigoku Shōjo)
Genre Horror, Mystery, Supernatural
TV anime
Directed by Takahiro Ōmori
Written by Ken'ichi Kanemaki
Studio Studio Deen
Licensed by
Australia New Zealand Madman Entertainment
Canada United States Funimation
United Kingdom Revelation films
Network Animax, MBS, Tokyo MX, Kids Station
English network
Canada United States IFC
India Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Republic of China Hong Kong Animax Asia
Singapore Okto
Original run October 4, 2005 – April 4, 2006
Episodes 26 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written by Miyuki Etō
Published by Kodansha
English publisher Canada United States Del Rey Manga
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Nakayoshi
Original run October 2005 – 2008
Volumes 9
TV anime
Hell Girl: Two Mirrors
(Jigoku Shōjo: Futakomori)
Directed by Takahiro Ōmori
Written by Ken'ichi Kanemaki
Studio Studio Deen
Licensed by Canada United States Sentai Filmworks
Network Animax, MBS, Tokyo MX, Kids Station
English network India Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Republic of China Hong Kong Animax Asia
Original run October 7, 2006 – April 6, 2007
Episodes 26 (List of episodes)
TV drama
Directed by Makoto Naganuma
Studio Izumi TV Production
Network Nippon Television
Original run November 4, 2006 – January 27, 2007
Episodes 12
Game
Jigoku Shōjo Akekazura
Developer Compile Heart
Rating CERO: B (Ages 12 and up)
Platform Nintendo DS, PS2
Released September 27, 2007 (DS), September 19, 2009 (PS2)
TV anime
Hell Girl: Three Vessels
(Jigoku Shōjo: Mitsuganae)
Directed by Hiroshi Watanabe
Written by Ken'ichi Kanemaki
Studio Studio Deen
Licensed by Canada United States Sentai Filmworks
Network Animax, MBS, Tokyo MX
Original run October 4, 2008 – April 4, 2009
Episodes 26 (List of episodes)
Anime and Manga Portal
Hell Girl (地獄少女, Jigoku Shōjo?), also known as Jigoku Shōjo: Girl from Hell is an anime series, produced by Aniplex and Studio Deen. It focuses on the existence of a supernatural system that allows people to take revenge by having other people sent to Hell via the services of the mysterious titular character and her assistants who implement this system. Revenge, injustice, hatred, and the nature of human emotions are common themes throughout the series.
It premiered across Japan on numerous television stations, including Animax, Tokyo MX, MBS and others, between October 4, 2005 and April 4, 2006. Following the success of the first season, the series was followed soon after into a second, Jigoku Shōjo Futakomori (地獄少女 二籠?), which premiered October 7, 2006 across Japan on Animax.[citation needed] A live-action television series adaptation started airing in Japan on Nippon Television from November 4, 2006.[citation needed] A third season of the anime, further continuing the series, was first announced on the mobile version of the series' official website Jigoku Tsūshin.[1] The official title of the third season was announced to be Jigoku Shōjo Mitsuganae (地獄少女 三鼎?).[2] and began airing on Japanese TV October 4, 2008.[3]
Contents
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[edit] Plot
Main article: List of Hell Girl characters
Most episodes are self-contained short stories in which the series narrates the suffering of a different individual caused by one or more antagonists. In general during each arc, the protagonists' dramas are explained in detail from the start of their grudges, through the escalation of their torment until it becomes unbearable and they resort to accessing the Hell Correspondence website. Although in general, the client gives the antagonist a chance, he or she usually ends up pulling the string on his or her doll and sending the antagonist to hell. Once they have pulled the string, before taking the antagonist to hell, Ai Enma punishes the person for his or her sins with the help of her companions.
In the first season, the story soon follows a journalist named Shibata Hajime, a former blackmailer, and his daughter Tsugumi who shares a strange connection with the Hell Girl as they investigate the truth behind the Hell Girl. In the second season, a mysterious young girl from Hell, named Kikuri who is able to travel freely between Earth and the Twilight realm where Ai resides, is introduced. Later, the plot centers around Takuma Kurebayashi, a boy who is blamed by his townsfolk for causing disappearances around the town that are in reality caused by the townsfolk using the Hell Correspondence. In the third season, some time after Ai's death, Kikuri returns to recruit Ai's assistants along with a yōkai named Yamawaro, who accepts an old offer from Ai to become her fourth assistant. The story follows Ai's mysterious revival from death and subsequent inhabitation of the body of a young schoolgirl, Yuzuki Mikage.
[edit] Hell Correspondence
The medium through which a client contacts Ai Enma has changed over the centuries. Initially clients would write the names of whom they hated on an ema, which later changed to sending a letter to the address appearing in a three-column newspaper advertisement only visible to those with enough hatred. Once the internet became available, people could access the Hell Correspondence website, otherwise known as the "Hotline to Hell". Soon after, the site was adapted into a mobile version that could be accessed from cell phones.[4]
Each medium can only be used at midnight by one who harbors a desire for revenge against their object of hatred. Should someone submit the name of someone against whom they bear a grudge or immense hatred, and their request is accepted, Ai Enma will take them to a realm of perpetual twilight where she offers them a straw doll, one of her companions, with a red string wound around its neck and describe to the client the details of their contract; should the client pull the string tied around the doll's neck, she will ferry the target of the revenge straightaway to Hell. However, once the client's life has ended, he or she, too, will go to Hell, and a black crest-shaped mark appears on the client's chest to serve as a permanent reminder of this and their decision to send someone to Hell. However, this mark is no guarantee that the person themselves won't be sent to hell by another client.
[edit] Media
[edit] Anime
Part of a painting by Kawanabe Kyōsai, featured in the opening theme of Hell Girl
Main article: List of Hell Girl episodes
The Hell Girl anime series is produced by Aniplex and Studio Deen. It is directed by Takahiro Ōmori and written by Hiroshi Watanabe. The first season spanned 26 episodes and premiered across Japan on Animax between October 4, 2005, and April 4, 2006. The series' second season, premiered from October 7, 2006 across Japan on Animax. Animax also later translated and dubbed both the first[citation needed] and second seasons[citation needed] of the series into English for broadcast across its English language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia, and also aired the series across its other networks worldwide in various other languages, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Europe and other regions. The first season of the series was also licensed for North American distribution by FUNimation. The U.S. cable/satellite channel IFC announced in September 2007[5] that it acquired Hell Girl from Funimation, which then premiered on July 9, 2008.[6] Section23 Films announced that Sentai Filmworks has licensed the second season of the series, with the first DVD set shipping on May 25, 2010, and the second set on July 27.[7] On June 24, 2010, Section23 Films announced that Sentai has also the third season of Hell Girl, under the subtitle Three Vessels. The first set will be released on September 28, 2010,[8] followed by the second set to be released on November 30, 2010.
[edit] CDs
Main article: List of Hell Girl soundtracks
Two original soundtrack albums were released for Hell Girl. The first album contains twenty-four tracks and was released on January 25, 2006 by Sony Music Entertainment under the catalog number SVWC-7331.[9] The second album contains twenty-six tracks and was released on April 19, 2006 by Sony Music Entertainment under the catalog number SVWC-7348.[10]
Two original soundtrack albums were released for Jigoku Shōjo Futakomori. The first album contains twenty-three tracks and was released on January 24, 2007 by Sony Music Entertainment under the catalog number SVWC-7440.[11] The second album contains twenty-three tracks and was released on March 21, 2007 by Sony Music Entertainment under the catalog number SVWC-7454.[12]
Two original soundtrack albums were released for Jigoku Shōjo: Mitsuganae. The first album contained twenty-eight tracks and was released on December 17, 2008 by Sony Music Entertainment under the catalog number SVWC-7597.[13] The second album contained twenty-seven tracks and was released on March 4, 2009 by Sony Music Entertainment under the catalog number SVWC-7612.[14]
[edit] Manga
The Hell Girl anime series was later adapted into a manga, which featured art by Miyuki Etō (永遠 幸, Etō Miyuki?). It has been serialized in Kodansha's Nakayoshi shōjo manga magazine since October 2005. While the stories are mostly original, chapters 4 and 10 are adapted from their respective anime episodes (in the first season), while chapter 2 is adapted from anime episode 9. Chapter 17 is adapted from episode 8 of the second season.
Due to the difference in media, Ai's modus operandi in the manga is somewhat different from the anime. Ai has been seen attending the same schools as some of her student-clients. Also, the straw figurine with the string was not featured in the first few chapters. Subsequently, its appearance is no longer as ubiquitous as its anime counterpart. Ai's clients need only to accept the contract, and the victims' torture by Ai and her helpers would then begin. In some cases, the torture begins after she has rung her bracelet in front of her victim (and not before as seen in the anime). The appearance of the boat in which Ai uses to ferry her victims to Hell is reduced as well. Notably, Sentaro Shibata is featured, but Tsugumi and Hajime are not. Also, Kikuri has made appearances from volume 4 onwards. Takuma appears towards the end of the manga, though not as young as his anime counter part. Detective Meshiai and Hotaru Meshiai also appear. Though Hajime doesn't appear, the biography Hajime wrote does, as a source of information on Ai for Meshiai and Takuma, implying that Hajime does have a presence in the manga universe. Subtle nods to the anime are scattered through out the manga, such as Gill du Ronfell's cameo in volume 6.
The manga has recently been licensed by Del Rey Manga, and the first volume, titled Hell Girl, was released January 2008. The second volume was released in May 2008.
[edit] Live action
Hell Girl was adapted into a single live-action television drama series that premiered on Nippon Television from November 4, 2006 spanning 12 half-hour episodes. The series was directed by Makoto Naganuma. The theme song for the series is "Dream Catcher" by Olivia Lufkin.[15]
Hisahiro Ogura, the actor who portrays Wanyūdō in the live-action adaptation is also the Japanese male narrator at the beginning of every episode of the anime series. Eriko Matsushima retains her role as Ai's grandmother in the live action series.
[edit] Cast
* Ai Enma: Sayuri Iwata
* Ren Ichimoku: Kazuki Kato
* Hone Onna: Aya Sugimoto
* Wanyūdō: Hisahiro Ogura
* Ai's Grandmother: Eriko Matsushima
* Hajime Shibata: Kazuhiko Nishimura
* Tsugumi Shibata: Saaya Irie
[edit] Episodes
# Title Original air date
1 "Cracked Time"
"Hibiwareta Jikan" (ひび割れた時間) November 4, 2006[16]
Yu Miyazuki is relentlessly bullied by Sakurako Endo after being accepted into a university. She decides to contact Hell Correspondence and types in Endo's name, but decides not to submit it. The next day, Yu is forced by Endo and her gang to shoplift, where she is almost caught, and again she types her name but does not submit it. As punishment for failing to shoplift, Endo forces Yu onto an older male and takes a picture of them. Yu almost is hit by a truck, but is saved by Ai who gives her Wanyuudo. Her university application is denied then after Endo shows off the pictures and tells her teachers that Yu was the shoplifter. Yu then sends Endo to Hell when she refuses to admit to what she did, and finds out that Endou bullied her because she got into the university and not her. Despite this, Yu decides to try for the university again someday soon.
2 "The Boy in the Box"
"Hako no Naka Shōnen" (箱の中の少年) November 11, 2006[17]
Daichi Nizushima is a young boy who has frozen himself from the outside world by locking himself in his bedroom. After his father's death, Makoto Shinoda, a manager for the company his father worked at, tells Daichi's sister that he believes it is Daichi's fault because he did not speak with his father. Daichi's decides to access Hell Correspondence and types in Shinoda's name before being given the straw doll. His sister digs deeper into the company and finds evidence that they might have contributed to his death, but she is chased down and falls down a flight of stairs. Daichi looks at his father's blog and realizes that he committed suicide because he was given too much work to finish and is computer illiterate, and was harassed by Shinoda for this. After finding out about his sister's injury, Daichi pulls the string and sends Shinoda to Hell. The next day, Daichi tears down the cardboard on his window and decides it is finally time to see the outside world.
3 "A Baby's Dream"
"Midorigo no Yume" (嬰児の夢) November 18, 2006[18]
A young girl named named Shoko has already had three abortions, but still wishes to have children with her husband Seichi Toriumi, who works at an office as a manager. Because Shoko seems unable to have children, Seichi sleeps with Mari, another girl whom he has also married, but has promised to divorce for Shoko. Instead though, he plans to divorce Shoko because she can not get pregnent. Shoko finds this out and types Mari's name into Hell Correspondence, but decides against it. The next day, Shoko sees Seichi at the store with Mari, and as it turns out, they have a daughter, as well as another child on the way. Devastated, Shoko attempts to call Mari and speak with her about this, but Mari does not believe her. As Shoko showers, she feels pain in her womb and is told by her doctor to give up on ever having children now. Knowing her marriage is forever lost, Shoko contacts Hell Correspondence and sends it. When she is not given an immediate response, she attempts to commit suicide. Ai brings her to her world where she is saved, and gives her the straw doll. Shoko pulls the string and sends her cheating husband to Hell.
4 "Dusk"
"Ōma no Migiri" (逢魔の砌) November 25, 2006[19]
5 "The Epitaph of Lies"
"Itsuwari no Bohimei" (偽りの墓碑銘) December 2, 2006[20]
6 "The Red Thread of Promise"
"Yakusoku no Akai Ito" (約束の赤い糸) December 9, 2006[21]
A young schoolgirl, Sachi, is seen entering the name "Mako" on Hell Correspondence, and submitting it. Her phone immediately rings, and it is Mako, saying that she knows that Sachi has cursed her. Mako is a girl who lives at an abandoned warehouse, who saved Sachi as a young child by killing her tutor who was sexually abusing her by pushing him down a flight of stairs. Mako and her made Red Thread bracelets to promise they would be friends forever, but Mako proves more mean then loyal. When Mako destroys Sachi's bedroom, soils her reputation and almost kills her crush, Minegi, by the same method of pushing him down a stairwell, Sachi pulls the string on the straw doll. It is then revealed that Mako and Sachi are the same person, with Mako being another personality that Sachi created due to her abuse. Mako's half is sent to Hell while Sachi remains in the mortal world, trying to rebuild her reputation.
7 "Sweet Temptation"
"Amai Yūwaku" (甘い誘惑) December 16, 2006[22]
8 "Miracle of the Holy Night"
"Seiya no Kiseki" (聖夜の奇跡) December 23, 2006[23]
9 "The Fake Compensation"
"Nise no Daishō" (偽の代償) January 6, 2007[24]
10 "Memories of Sorrow"
"Kanashimim no Kioku" (悲しみの記憶) January 13, 2007[25]
11 "Darkness of the Real World, Part. 1"
"Arawashisei no Yami" (現し世の闇 前編) January 20, 2007[26]
12 "Darkness of the Real World, Part. 2"
"Arawashisei no Yami" (現し世の闇 後編) January 27, 2007[27]
[edit] Video game
Hell Girl has also been adapted into a video game for the Nintendo DS entitled Jigoku Shōjo Akekazura, which was developed by Compile Heart and released in Japan on September 27, 2007. Compile Heart made a PS2 version entitled "Jigoku Shōjo Mioyosuga" released on September 17, 2009.
[edit] Reception
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Dominic Nguyen wrote "The 40-page vignettes don't have as much depth as 25 minutes of television, and if you finish the whole book in one sitting, you may get the feeling that you've read the same chapter five times with different characters. But if you give yourself some time to digest each story, you will understand the sinister beauty of Hell Girl."[28]
[edit] References
1. ^ "Third Hell Girl Anime Series Greenlit for Production (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2007-12-28. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-28/third-hell-girl-anime-series-greenlit-for-production. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
2. ^ "New Hell Girl Anime Named: Jigoku Shōjo Mitsuganae". Anime News Network. 2008-03-19. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-19/new-hell-girl-anime-named-jigoku-shoujo-mitsuganae. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
3. ^ "Bandai Channel Official Jigoku Shōjo Page". http://www.b-ch.com/contents/feat_jigoku_syojo/. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
4. ^ "Hell Professor vs. Hell Girl". Hiroshi Watanabe. Jigoku Shōjo: Mitsuganae. 2009-02-21. No. 20. 15 minutes in.
5. ^ Anne, Becker (12/9/2007). "FC Boosts Anime, Acquires Three Series". Reed Business Information. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/111541-IFC_Boosts_Anime_Acquires_Three_Series.php. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
6. ^ "Hell Girl Anime Debuts on IFC's Linear Channel Tonight". Anime News Network. 2008-09-30. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-09-30/hell-girl-anime-debuts-on-ifc-linear-channel-tonight. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
7. ^ "Sentai Adds Asu no Yoichi, Eyeshield 21, Hell Girl 2". Anime News Network. 2010-02-26. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-26/sentai-adds-asu-no-yoichi-eyeshield-21-anime. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
8. ^ "Sentai Acquires Xan'd, Hell Girl Season 3 Anime, Adds New Dubs". Mania.com. 2010-06-24. http://www.mania.com/sentai-acquires-xamd-hell-girl-season-3-anime-adds-new-dubs_article_123457.html.
9. ^ "Jigoku Shōjo Original Soundtrack". Neowing. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=SVWC-7331. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
10. ^ "Jigoku Shōjo Original Soundtrack 2". Neowing. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=SVWC-7348. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
11. ^ "Jigoku Shōjo Futagomori Original Soundtrack". Neowing. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=SVWC-7440. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
12. ^ "Jigoku Shōjo Futagomori Original Soundtrack 2". Neowing. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=SVWC-7454. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
13. ^ "Jigoku Shōjo Mitsuganae Original Soundtrack". Neowing. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=SVWC-7597. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
14. ^ "Jigoku Shōjo Mitsuganae Original Sound Track -Soushoku-". Neowing. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=SVWC-7612. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
15. ^ "Drama Detail Data: 地獄少女 JIGOKU-SHOUJO" (in Japanese). Furusaki Yasunari. http://www.tvdrama-db.com/drama_info/p/id-39512. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
16. ^ "Story: Episode 1" (in Japanese). Nippon Television Network Corporation. http://www.ntv.co.jp/jigoku/story_01.html. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
17. ^ "Story: Episode 2" (in Japanese). Nippon Television Network Corporation. http://www.ntv.co.jp/jigoku/story_02.html. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
18. ^ "Story: Episode 3" (in Japanese). Nippon Television Network Corporation. http://www.ntv.co.jp/jigoku/story_03.html. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
19. ^ "Story: Episode 4" (in Japanese). Nippon Television Network Corporation. http://www.ntv.co.jp/jigoku/story_04.html. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
20. ^ "Story: Episode 5" (in Japanese). Nippon Television Network Corporation. http://www.ntv.co.jp/jigoku/story_05.html. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
21. ^ "Story: Episode 6" (in Japanese). Nippon Television Network Corporation. http://www.ntv.co.jp/jigoku/story_06.html. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
22. ^ "Story: Episode 7" (in Japanese). Nippon Television Network Corporation. http://www.ntv.co.jp/jigoku/story_07.html. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
23. ^ "Story: Episode 8" (in Japanese). Nippon Television Network Corporation. http://www.ntv.co.jp/jigoku/story_08.html. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
24. ^ "Story: Episode 9" (in Japanese). Nippon Television Network Corporation. http://www.ntv.co.jp/jigoku/story_09.html. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
25. ^ "Story: Episode 10" (in Japanese). Nippon Television Network Corporation. http://www.ntv.co.jp/jigoku/story_10.html. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
26. ^ "Story: Episode 11" (in Japanese). Nippon Television Network Corporation. http://www.ntv.co.jp/jigoku/story_11.html. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
27. ^ "Story: Episode 12" (in Japanese). Nippon Television Network Corporation. http://www.ntv.co.jp/jigoku/story_12.html. Retrieved 2009-05-05. [dead link]
28. ^ Nguyen, Dominic. "Hell Girl". Newtype USA. 7 (1) p. 106. January 2008. ISSN 1541-4817.
[edit] External links
* Jigoku Shōjo official website (Japanese)
* Jigoku Shōjo @ Bandai Channel (Japanese)
* Hell Girl @ Bandai Channel (Japanese)
* Hell Girl: The Official Anime Website from FUNimation
* Hell Girl: Independent Film Channel
* Jigoku Shōjo: Futakomori @ Bandai Channel (Japanese)
* Jigoku Shōjo: Mitsuganae @ Bandai Channel (Japanese)
* Jigoku Shōjo: Mitsuganae @ Studio Deen (Japanese)
* Jigoku Shōjo: Mitsuganae @ Tokyo MX (Japanese)
* NTV's official website for Jigoku Shōjo Live Action (Japanese)
* Official Jigoku Shōjo Akekazura Nintendo DS website (Japanese)
* Jigoku Shōjo (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
* Jigoku Shōjo Futakomori (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
* Jigoku Shōjo Mitsuganae (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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List of Clamp works
Future worksName Volumes Released Current Status
"Mangettes: Gate 7" (2010)[1] Simultaneous joint global collaboration with Dark Horse Comics.
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Unfinished/current worksName Volumes Released Serialized in
Clover 4 Ran in the now cancelled Amie magazine.
Kobato (こばと.?) 4 Ran in Monthly Sunday Gene-X for seven chapters. Returned to publication in the November 2006 edition of Newtype magazine.
Legend of Chun Hyang (新·春香伝 Shin Shunkaden?) 1 The project was dropped after only a few chapters, though a recent interview has stated that Clamp would like to finish the work in the future. A recent interview with Clamp had them list the work as complete.
Legal Drug (合法 ドラッグ Gōhō Drug?) 3 Not running in any magazine. According to Clamp, it will resume production soon[citation needed].
X/1999 (X Ekkusu?) 18 Not running in any magazine since March 2003. Some social problems in Japan prevent Kadokawa from releasing further chapters.
xxxHolic (×××ホリック Horikku?) 17 Running weekly since 2003 in Young Magazine.
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Completed worksFrom To English Translated Title
(Japanese Title) Publisher
Serialized in Volumes
1989 1996 RG Veda (聖伝 Sei-den RG Veda?) Shinshokan
Wings 10
1990 1991 Man of Many Faces (20面相におねがい!! 20 Mensō ni Onegai!!?) Kadokawa Shoten
Newtype 2
1990 1993 Tokyo Babylon (東京BABYLON Tōkyō BABYLON?) Shinshokan
Wings 7
1992 1993 Clamp School Detectives (CLAMP学園探偵団 Clamp Gakuen Tanteidan?) Kadokawa Shoten
Asuka Comics DX 3
1992 1993 Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders (学園特警デュカリオン Gakuen Tokkei Dyukarion?) Kadokawa Shoten
Newtype 2
1992 1992 Shirahime-Syo: Snow Goddess Tales (白姫抄 Shirahime-Shō?) Kadokawa Shoten
Asuka Comics DX 1
1993 1995 Magic Knight Rayearth (魔法騎士レイアース Majikku Naito (Mahō Kishi) Reiāsu?) Kodansha
KC Deluxe 6
1993 1995 Miyuki-chan in Wonderland (不思議の国の美幸ちゃん Fushigi no Kuni no Miyuki-chan?) Kadokawa Shoten
Newtype 1
1995 1995 The One I Love (わたしのすきなひと Watashi no Suki na Hito?) Kadokawa Shoten
Young Rose Comics DX 1
1996 2000 Cardcaptor Sakura (カードキャプター さくら Kādokyaputā Sakura?) Kodansha
KC Deluxe 12
1996 1998 Wish Kadokawa Shoten
Asuka Comics DX 4
1999 2001 Angelic Layer (エンジェリック レイヤー Enjerikku Reiyā?) Kadokawa Shoten
Kadokawa Comics Series 5
1999 2000 Suki (「すき.だからすき」 "Suki; Dakara Suki"?) Kadokawa Shoten
Asuka Comics 3
2001 2002 Chobits (ちょびっツ Chobittsu?) Kodansha
Young Magazine KC Deluxe 8
2004 2004 Clamp no Kiseki (CLAMPノキセキ Clamp no Kiseki?) Kodansha 12
2003 2009 Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle (ツバサ−RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE− Tsubasa Rezaboa Kuronikuru?) Kodansha 28
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Early worksFrom To Name Publisher and Series Volumes Released
Cluster (クラスター CLUSTER?) Shinkigensha 7
December 1989[2] December 1989 Derayd (界境天秤の月 Derayd Kaikyōtenbin no Tsuki Derayd?) Shinkigensha 1
Like Stars Army War (破軍星戦記 Hagun Seisenki?) Fusion Product 1
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Short works
These are short works that were only available in monthly magazines; they were never published in tankōbon form.Name Date Published Featured In
Tenshi no Bodyguard (天使のボディガード Tenshi no Bodīgādo?) 1989 Kobunsha Val Pretty
Shiawase ni Naritai (しあわせ に なりたい Shiawase ni Naritai?) 1990 Fusion Product Genki Tokuhon
Tenku Senki Shurato Original Memory: Dreamer (天空 戦記 シュラト (オリジナル メモリー)「夢魔 (ドリーマー)」 Tenkū Senki Shurato Orijinaru Memorī: Dorīmā?) 1990 Kadokawa Shoten Newtype Comic Genki no Moto
Koi wa Tenka no Mawarimono (恋は天下のまわりもの Koi wa Tenka no Mawarimono?) 1990 Hakusensha Series
Left Hand (左手 Hidarite?) 1994 Shinshokan South Summer
Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings (水都の四兄弟 創竜伝·外伝 Suito no Yonkyōdai Sōryūden Gaiden?) 1994 Kadokawa Shoten Monthly Mystery DX
Yumegari (夢狩り Yumegari?) 1996 Kadokawa Shoten Monthly Shōsetsu Asuka
Ano Hi o Shiru Mono wa Saiwai Dearu (あの日を知るものは幸いである Ano Hi o Shiru Mono wa Saiwai Dearu?) 2002 Kodansha Young Magazine Zoukan : Sports Sō
Murikuri (むりくり Murikuri?) 2002 Kodansha Young Magazine
Washizu August 8, 2008[3] Monthly Kindai Mahjong Original
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CollaborationsName Collaborated With Contribution
Clamp School Paranormal Investigators (Clamp 学園 怪奇現象 研究会 事件 ファイル Clamp Gakuen Kaiki Genshō Kenkyūkai Jiken Fairu?) Tomiyuki Matsumoto Manga illustrations and script
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ Kōdo Giasu: Hangyaku no Rurūshu?) Sunrise Character design, ending illustrations (season two)
Koi (恋 Koi?) Takeshi Okazaki Manga script
Mouryou no Hako (魍魎の匣 Mōryō no Hako?) Madhouse Production Character design[4]
Night Head George Iida Novel illustrations (2 Volumes)
Oshiroi Chouchou (おしろい蝶々 Oshiroi Chōchō?) Kamon Nanami·Akira Manga illustrations (1 volume)
Rex: A Dinosaur Story (REX 恐竜 物語 Rekkusu: Kyōryū Monogatari?) Hata Masanori Manga illustrations and script (1 Volume)
Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings (創竜伝 Sōryūden?) Yoshiki Tanaka Novel illustrations (12 volumes)[5]
Shu no Ketsumyaku (呪の血脈 Shu no Ketsumyaku?) Kamon Nanami Novel illustrations (1 volumes)
Sweet Valerian (animated series) (スウィート·ヴァレリアン Suwīto Varerian?) Madhouse Production Character concept and design[6]
Majokan series (魔女館シリーズ Majokan shiriizu?) Yōko Tsukumo Book illustrations
Clamp has authored other dōjinshi that are not listed above. Having started as a dōjinshi group, most of Clamp's dōjinshi are from their earlier years. A number of Clamp's earlier works are also not listed above.
[edit]
This is a list of Clamp manga published in countries other than Japan. The notation (Complete) denotes that all volumes of a given series have been released in a particular country.Name Indonesia North America Mexico Argentina Brazil France Germany Italy Spain Sweden
Angelic Layer M & C 5 Tokyopop 5 Grupo Editorial Vid 5 Ed. Ivrea 5 Editora JBC 5 Pika Édition 5 Carlsen 5 Star Comics 5 Ed. Ivrea 5
Cardcaptor Sakura Elex media Komputindo 12 Tokyopop
Dark Horse 12 Ed. Ivrea 12 Editora JBC 24 Pika Édition 12 EMA 12 Star Comics 12 Glénat 12
Cardcaptor Sakura Comic Version Grupo Editorial Toukan 50
Cardcaptor Sakura: Artbooks Tokyopop 3 Pika Édition 2 EMA 3 Glénat 3
Chobits Acolyte 8 Tokyopop
Dark Horse 8 Grupo Editorial Vid 8 Editora JBC 16 Pika Édition 8 EMA 8 Star Comics 8 Norma Editorial 8 Bonnier Carlsen 8
Chobits Artbook: Your Eyes Only Tokyopop 1 Pika Édition EMA 1 Star Comics 1 Norma Editorial 1
Clamp no Kiseki Tokyopop 12 Pika Édition 12 EMA 12 Norma Editorial 12
Clamp North Side Tokyopop 1 Pika Édition 1 Norma Editorial 1
Clamp South Side Tokyopop 1
Clamp School Detectives Elex Media Komputindo 3 Tokyopop 3 Grupo Editorial Vid 3 Pika Édition 3 Carlsen 3 Star Comics 3 Norma Editorial 3
Clover Tokyopop
Dark Horse 4 Grupo Editorial Vid 4 Ed. Ivrea 4 Pika Édition 4 Carlsen 4 Star Comics 4 Mangaline Ediciones 4
Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders Elex Media Komputindo 2 Tokyopop 2 Grupo Editorial Vid 2 Pika Édition 2 EMA 2 Star Comics 2 Norma Editorial 2
Legal Drug Tokyopop 3 Tonkam 3 Carlsen 3 Star Comics 3 Norma Editorial 3
The Legend of Chun Hyang Tokyopop 1 Glénat 1 Star Comics 1 Mangaline Ediciones 1
Magic Knight Rayearth Elex Media Komputindo 6 Tokyopop
Dark Horse 6 Editora JBC 12 Pika Édition 6 Carlsen 6 Star Comics 6 Planeta DeAgostini 6 Bonnier Carlsen 6
Magic Knight Rayearth Illustrations Collection Elex Media Komputindo 2 Tokyopop 2 Carlsen 2
Man of Many Faces Elex Media Komputindo 2 Tokyopop 2 Pika Édition 2 EMA 2 Star Comics 2 Norma Editorial 2
Miyuki-chan in Wonderland Tokyopop 1 Grupo Editorial Vid 1 Ed. Ivrea 1 Editora JBC 1 Tonkam 1 Carlsen 1 Star Comics 1 Ed. Ivrea 1
The One I Love M & C 1 Tokyopop 1 Tonkam 1 EMA 1 Norma Editorial 1
RG Veda Elex Media Komputindo 10 Tokyopop 10 Tonkam 10 Carlsen 7 Panini Comics 20 Norma Editorial 10
Shirahime-Syo M & C 1 Tokyopop 1 Glénat 1 EMA 1 Star Comics 1 Norma Editorial 1
Suki Elex Media Komputindo 3 Tokyopop 3 Pika Édition 3 EMA 3 Star Comics 3 Norma Editorial 3
Tokyo Babylon Tokyopop 7 Editora JBC 7 Tonkam 7 Carlsen 5 Panini Comics 7 Planeta DeAgostini 7
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Elex Media Komputindo 17 Del Rey Manga 27 Grupo Editorial Vid 13 Editora JBC 22 Pika Édition 21 EMA 24 Star Comics 11 Norma Editorial 15 Bonnier Carlsen
Wish Elex Media Komputindo 4 Tokyopop 4 Grupo Editorial Vid 4 Tonkam 4 Carlsen 4 Star Comics 4 Norma Editorial 4
Wish: Memorial Illustration Collection Norma Editorial 1
X Level Comics 18 VIZ Media 18 Grupo Editorial Vid 18 Editora JBC 18 Tonkam 18 Carlsen 18 Star Comics 18 Planeta DeAgostini 18
xxxHolic Level Comics 10 Del Rey Manga 15 Grupo Editorial Vid 8 Editora JBC 15 Pika Édition 13 EMA 10 Star Comics 6 Norma Editorial 9 Bonnier Carlsen 11
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References
^ "CLAMP's Mangettes: Gate 7's Cover Posted on Amazon Japan". Anime News Network. 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
^ "Deraido (Special Book)" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
^ "CLAMP to Draw One-Shot Washizu Mahjong Manga". Anime News Network. 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
^ "Requiem from the Darkness' Kyogoku, CLAMP on Mōryō no Hako Anime". Anime News Network. 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
^ "Del Rey to Publish 'Clamp in America'". ICv2. 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
^ "New CLAMP Anime". Anime News Network. 2004-07-15. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
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v • d • e
Clamp
Members Satsuki Igarashi • Ageha Ohkawa • Tsubaki Nekoi • Mokona
Manga (1989-1999) Angelic Layer • Cardcaptor Sakura • Clamp School Detectives • Clover • Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders • Legend of Chun Hyang • Magic Knight Rayearth • Man of Many Faces • Miyuki-chan in Wonderland • The One I Love • RG Veda (debut) • Shirahime-Syo: Snow Goddess Tales • Suki: A Like Story • Tokyo Babylon • Wish • X
Manga (2000-2009) Chobits • Kobato. • Legal Drug • Murikuri (one-shot) • Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle • xxxHolic
Light novels Clamp School Paranormal Investigators • Yumegari
Others Clamp in Wonderland • Clamp no Kiseki
Collaborations Code Geass • Mōryō no Hako • Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings • Sweet Valerian
See also List of Clamp works
Categories: Clamp (manga artists)
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Es Krim Kepala Muda
Bahan - bahan :
100 ml air kelapa muda
700 ml susu segar
pewarna merah muda
1 sdm tepung maizena, larutkan dengan sedikit air
3 kuning telur ayam, kocok
200 g daging kelapa muda, keruk halus
100 ml krim kental
Cara membuat :
Campur air kelapa dan susu. Aduk rata.
Beri beberapa tetes pewarna merah muda, aduk rata. Jerangkan di atas api kecil sambil aduk hingga panas.
Tuangi larutan maizena, aduk hingga kental dan mendidih.
Ambil sedikit adonan, aduk dengan kuning telur. Tuangkan kembali ke dalam adonan. Masak hingga mendidih. Angkat, aduk-aduk hingga uapnya hilang dan menjadi hangat.
Tambahkan kelapa muda dan krim aduk rata. Tuangkan ke dalam wadah.
Simpan dalam freezer hingga setengah beku. Keluarkan, aduk rata.
Simpan kembali dalam freezer hingga beku.
Sendoki dalam gelas-gelas saji. Sajikan dingin.
Untuk 6 gelas
Monday, 22 November 2010
Durarara!! (デュラララ!!, Dyurarara!!?)
Durarara!!
デュラララ!!
Genre Action, Supernatural, Comedy
Light novel
Written by Ryohgo Narita
Illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda
Published by ASCII Media Works
Demographic Shōnen
Imprint Dengeki Bunko
Original run April 10, 2004 – ongoing
Volumes 8
Manga
Written by Ryohgo Narita
Illustrated by Akiyo Satorigi
Published by Square Enix
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Monthly GFantasy
Original run April 18, 2009 – ongoing
Volumes 2
TV anime
Directed by Takahiro Omori
Studio Brain's Base
Licensed by Siren Visual
Aniplex of America
Beez Entertainment
Network CBC, MBS, TBS
Original run January 7, 2010 – June 24, 2010
Episodes 24 (List of episodes)
Anime and Manga Portal
Durarara!! (デュラララ!!, Dyurarara!!?) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita, with illustrations by Suzuhito Yasuda. As of September 2010, eight volumes have been published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation by Akiyo Satorigi started serialization in the shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy on April 18, 2009. An anime adaptation began airing in Japan in January 2010.[1] The series is about a dullahan working as an underworld courier in Ikebukuro, Japan, an internet-based anonymous gang called Dollars, and the chaos that unfolds around the most dangerous people in Ikebukuro. A game based on the series for the PlayStation Portable was released on September 22, 2010.[2]
[edit] Plot
Mikado Ryūgamine is a young man who longs for the exciting life of the big city. At the invitation of his childhood friend Masaomi, he transfers to a school in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
Masaomi warns him about people he doesn't want to cross in the city: a violent man dressed like a bartender, an information merchant, and a mysterious gang called "Dollars." And to top it off, Mikado witnesses an urban legend on his first day in the city: the "Black Rider," the supposedly headless driver of a black motorcycle.
The narrative follows all of the characters equally, showing how their lives intersect, creating a greater plotline from what each character knows about a common incident.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Main characters
Main article: List of characters in Durarara!!
Mikado Ryūgamine (竜ヶ峰 帝人, Ryūgamine Mikado?)
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Japanese), Darrel Guilbeau (English)
A first year high school boy who moved to Ikebukuro with the encouragement of his best friend, Masaomi Kida. He moved in order to search for unusual beings and adventure. His greatest fear is having a normal life. Mikado tries hard to change his image but so far he has not had any luck, although he does get up enough courage to become the Class Representative along with Anri. Mikado has had moments where he speaks his mind, and Masaomi claims to admire this about him. He is the only remaining creator of the infamous Dollars. He seems to be infatuated with Anri Sonohara, but has never found a chance to tell her. Whenever he is close to confessing, she leaves. Mikado often gets advice from Izaya, particularly in relation to the Dollars and his need to seek out a life that isn't ordinary.
His online chat screenname is "Taro Tanaka" (田中太郎, Tanaka Tarō?).
Celty Sturluson (セルティ・ストゥルルソン, Seruti Sutururuson?)
Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese), Kari Wahlgren (English)
The heroine of the series. Also known as "The Black Biker" or "The Headless Rider", she is a Dullahan from Ireland who came to Japan looking for her stolen head. Her motorcycle is actually a horse in disguise. She has no heart and perceives via unknown sensors that are not located on the head. The physical strength she possesses is above human, though not quite on par with Shizuo Heiwajima. She is also capable of manipulating a shadow-like, durable substance to form objects ranging from gloves to chariots at her will.
Celty lives with Shinra Kishitani, and the two are romantically involved. She works as an underground courier. She wears a helmet when she goes out and communicates via a PDA. She enjoys online chatting, television and DVDs. She is one of the minority who knows the creator of the Dollars and that Anri is in control of Saika. Over the course of the series, her relationship with Shinra intensifies; eventually, she says that she is in love with Shinra. She has a habit of punching Shinra in the stomach whenever he talks about his love for her. She tends to get mad when Shinra says she does not need her head. Despite being a supernatural creature, she is afraid of extraterrestrials and has developed a fear of traffic officers as they started pursuing her frequently. Her biggest fear, however, is that if her head is destroyed, the same may happen to her. She is a member of Dollars.
Her online chat screenname is "Setton" (セットン?).
[edit] Media
[edit] Light novel
The Durarara!! light novels are written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. The first novel was released in April 2004 under ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint, and as of January 10, 2010, eight novels have been released.[3][4] A Chinese-language release in Taiwan and Hong Kong is published by the Taiwan branch of Kadokawa Media under their Fantastic Novels imprint.[5] Daewon C.I. licensed the Korean-language release of the series in South Korea and releases the novels under their Newtype Novels imprint.[6]
[edit] Manga
A manga adaptation written by Narita and illustrated by Akiyo Satorigi first appeared in the May issue of Square Enix's Monthly GFantasy in April 2009 and became a regular series starting with the magazine's July issue released June 2009.[7][8] One tankōbon was published on December 26, 2009.[9]
[edit] Anime
See also: List of Durarara!! episodes
An anime adaption of the light novels was announced in the wraparound sleeve of the sixth volume of the light novel.[10] The anime is produced by Brain's Base and started airing on January 7, 2010 on MBS, TBS, and CBC. Crunchyroll is to simulcast the anime at 480p and 720p within 24 hours of its Japanese premiere. Other users can see the same episode in standard definition for free one week later.[11] The anime adapts the first three novels. The anime has been licensed by Beez Entertainment for European release.[12] At Anime Expo 2010, Aniplex of America confirmed that they have the license to Durarara!! and are planning to produce an English dub for a planned January 2011 release.[13] The English dub is currently in production at Bang Zoom! Entertainment.
Aniplex of America will release Durarara!! in three digipak, two-disc sets. Part one will be released on January 25, 2011, part two will be released on March 29, 2011, and part three will be released in May 2011. They will be exclusively sold at RightStuf.com and at Bandai Entertainment's The Store.[14]
[edit] Radio
A web radio show (デュラララ!!ラジオ 略して デュララジ!! , Dyurarara!!rajio Ryakushite Dyuraraji!!?) was aired on February 26, 2010 and is still airing. The hosts are Toshiyuki Toyonaga and Kana Hanazawa, the voices for Ryūgamine Mikado and Sonohara Anri respectively.
[edit] References
1.^ "Durarara, Fumihiko Sori's To Video Clips Streamed". Anime News Network. November 20, 2009. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-11-20/durarara-fumihiko-sori-to-video-clips-streamed. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
2.^ "PSPソフト『デュラララ!! 3way standoff』公式サイト" (in Japanese). Dengeki. 2010-04-10. http://d-game.dengeki.com/drrr/. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
3.^ "デュラララ!! (電撃文庫 (0917)) (文庫) [Durarara!! (Dengeki Bunko (0917)) (Paperback)]" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4840226466. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
4.^ "デュラララ!!×7 [Durarara!!x7]" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. http://asciimw.jp/search/isbn/978-4-04-868276-3. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
5.^ "無頭騎士異聞錄 DuRaRaRa!! ×1 [Dullahan Tensei DuRaRaRa!! x1]" (in Chinese). Kadokawa Media. http://www.kadokawa.com.tw/details.asp?id=3017. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
6.^ "듀라라라!! 1" (in Korean). Daewon C.I.. http://www.dwci.co.kr/newtype/02newtype01_write.asp?p=1&seq=12297. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
7.^ "Monthly GFantasy May 2009 issue" (in Japanese). Square Enix. http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gfantasy/new/2009_05.html. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
8.^ "Monthly GFantasy July 2009 issue" (in Japanese). Square Enix. http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gfantasy/new/2009_07.html. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
9.^ "作家名別出版物一覧「さ」 [Publication by Artist - "Sa"]" (in Japanese). Square Enix. http://web.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/lineup-book/sakkabetu/sa.html. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
10.^ "Durarara!! Light Novels To Be Animated". Anime News Network. July 3, 2009. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-03/dhurarara-light-novels-to-be-animated. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
11.^ "Crunchyroll and Aniplex Bring Some Durarara!! Action". Anime News Network. January 6, 2010. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-01-06/crunchyroll-and-aniplex-bring-some-durarara-action. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
12.^ "Durarara, Vampire Knight, Eden of the East Licensed in the UK". Anime News Network. 2010-05-29. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-29/durarara-vampire-knight-eden-of-the-east-more-licensed-in-u.k.
13.^ "Aniplex of America Adds Durarara Anime". Anime News Network. 2010-07-03. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-03/aniplex-of-america-adds-durarara-anime.
14.^ "Aniplex, Bandai and Right Stuf Team Up For Durarara!! DVD Distribution". Anime News Network. 2010-10-08. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-10-08/aniplex-bandai-and-right-stuf-team-up-for-durarara-dvd-distribution.
[edit] External links
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Durarara!! Anime Gallery
Durarara!! at Crunchyroll
デュラララ!!ラジオ 略して デュララジ!! (Web radio show) (Japanese)
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Toaru Kagaku no Railgun
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (とある科学の超電磁砲?, lit. A Certain Scientific Railgun) is an anime series based on the manga of the same name, which itself is spin-off of the light novel, manga and anime series Toaru Majutsu no Index. The manga is serialized in Dengeki Daioh and written by Kazuma Kamachi, who is also the author of the Toaru Majutsu no Index light novels and illustrated by Motoi Fukuyama. Set in Academy City before and during the same time of the events of Toaru Majutsu no Index, the plot focuses on Mikoto Misaka, an electromaster who is the third most strongest esper in Academy City and her friends, Kuroko Shirai, a Teleporter and Mikoto's roommate, Kazari Uiharu, Kuroko's partner in Judgment, the city's public safety committee and Kazari's friend, Ruiko Saten. The anime tells the lives of these four friends and their adventures in Academy City.
The anime is produced by J.C.Staff which is directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai, series composition by Seishi Minakami, music by Maiko Iuchi, character design by Yuichi Tanaka and art and sound direction by Tomonori Kuroda and Jin Aketagawa respectively.[1] The anime began airing on Tokyo MX from October 2, 2009 to March 19, 2010 and were later aired a day later on Chiba TV, MBS, TV Saitama and TV Kanagawa. The first 12 episodes follow the manga closely, with some changes and a few anime-original episodes and characters, while the later half of the series was a new original plot written by Kazuma Kamachi. Eight DVD compilations, each containing three episodes and a mini Toaru Majutsu no Index novel written by Kazuma Kamachi and art by Haimura Kiyotaka which features Kaori Kanzaki as the protagonist, were release since February 7, 2010. A five minute episode referred to as "Episode 13'" was included with the Official Visual Book of the show released on July 24, 2010. An OVA episode was released on October 29, 2010.
The series features five pieces of theme music, two opening themes and three ending themes. For the first 14 episodes, the opening theme was "Only my Railgun" by fripSide, while the ending theme was "Dear My Friend -Mada Minu Mirai e-" (Dear My Friend －まだ見ぬ未来へ－, Dear My Friend -Towards an Unseen Future-?) by Elisa. A special ending theme, "Smile: You & Me" by Elisa was aired on episode 12. From episodes 15 onwards, the opening theme was "LEVEL 5 -Judgelight-" by fripSide and the ending theme was "Real Force" by Elisa. In the OVA, the opening theme was "Future gazer" by fripSide while the ending theme was "Special "ONE"" by Elisa.
Contents [hide]
1 Episode list
1.1 DVD Special Episodes
2 References
3 External links
[edit] Episode list
# Episode title Original air date on MBS
01 "Electromaster"
"Erekutoromasutā" (電撃使い（エレクトロマスター）) October 2, 2009
Kuroko Shirai, a member of Academy City's Public Moral Committee, Judgment, is on the scene to apprehend a group of thugs harassing a girl only to find out the girl is none other than her senpai Mikoto Misaka who has already dealt with them. During this time, the city is holding a "System Scan", the annual testing of students power levels at several schools including Tokiwadai Middle School where the former two study. Kazari Uiharu, a colleague of Kuroko at Judgment from Sakugawa Middle School and a fan of Mikoto's, is invited by Kuroko to meet up with Mikoto herself and brings along her friend, Ruiko Saten. Kazari and Ruiko are surprised that Mikoto is nothing like the rich, snobby socialite image that they had in mind. Just then a nearby bank robbery takes place and Kuroko goes into action to stop the robbers, including a pyrokinesist. When Ruiko gets hurt while rescuing a young boy from one of the robbers, Mikoto in anger uses her powers to fire a railgun to stop him from escaping. With the robbers apprehended by the city's police, the Anti-Skills, Ruiko is thanked by everyone for her brave rescue.
02 "You Need to Stay Hydrated If You Work Under the Sun"
"Entenka no Sagyō ni wa Suibun Hokyū ga Hissu desu no yo" (炎天下の作業には水分補給が必須ですのよ) October 9, 2009
Mikoto invites Kazari and Ruiko over to her dorms, ruining Kuroko's plans of celebrating her one month since becoming Mikoto's roommate. Mikoto later has a fight with Kuroko in the hallways when she learns Kuroko ordered aphrodisiacs for their anniversary but they stopped when the fearsome dorm supervisor intervenes. As punishment for using their powers inside the dorms, both of them are sent to clean the school pool. Mikoto is introduced to Kuroko's classmates, Kinoho Wannai and Maaya Awatsuki, the former of whom is an aquakinesist that Mikoto saved from some thugs some time ago. Kuroko gets jealous of how well she gets along with others and cries, believing Mikoto does not care about her. To cheer her up, Mikoto gives her a present celebrating a slightly different anniversary, the day when they became friends. However, while toasting, Kuroko accidentally drinks the aphrodisiac she meant for Mikoto. She becomes so overcome with lust that she steals Mikoto's underwear while she is still wearing them, prompting Mikoto to repeatedly electrocute her as punishment.
03 "Tokiwadai Under Fire"
"Nerawareta Tokiwadai" (ねらわれた常磐台) October 16, 2009
Kazari and Ruiko are invited by Kuroko and Mikoto to visit the School Garden, a private district of Academy City which caters for elite schoolgirls and where a large number of elite girls schools are located. Ruiko gets her uniform wet on the way and borrows a Tokiwadai uniform. Kuroko and Kazari are called back to Judgment and are informed on a case where several Tokiwadai students have been tasered and had permanent marker drawn over their eyebrows. Ruiko is mistaken for a Tokiwadai student and becomes the latest victim. Kuroko and Uiharu narrow down the suspects to a Level 2 girl named Miho Jufuku who can turn herself invisible to the naked eye, which Ruiko confirms. After tracking her down and cornering her, they discover that she targeted Tokiwadai students because her boyfriend left her for one because he did not like her weird eyebrows. Feeling sorry for her, Ruiko forgives Miho and tells her her eyebrows are pretty. As Miho is taken into custody, Mikoto wonders how a Level 2 esper got so powerful.
04 "Urban Legends"
"Toshi Densetsu" (都市伝説) October 23, 2009
Mikoto and the others discuss urban legends, ranging from stripper ladies to a rumored 'Level Upper'. Of particular interest to Mikoto is one concerning a boy with the ability to cancel out other abilities, reminding her of when she first met Tōma Kamijō. While in town, Mikoto runs into Tōma helping out an AIM specialist find her car who suddenly starts undressing in public. Mistaken for a pervert by bystanders, Tōma runs away, leaving Mikoto to help the woman find her car, where they have some curious conversations. Later that day, Mikoto runs into Tōma again and gets him to agree to a fight near a riverbank. Despite Mikoto's creative use of her powers, she is unable to stop Tōma's powers. Tōma pretends to lose after seeing Mikoto flinching, but it only agitates her even more as she ends up chasing him all night.
05 "A Certain Two Beginner's Training"
"Toaru Futari no Shinjin Kenshū" (とある二人の新人研修) October 30, 2009
While out on patrol, Kuroko and Kazari come across a couple of petty thieves stealing from a car in broad daylight. Kuroko charges despite Kazari's warning and ends up getting ambushed while Uiharu gets tasered as the thieves get away. Kazari gets into a fight with Kuroko for not listening to her and for forgetting a promise they made. Kuroko later tells Mikoto about how she and Kazari first met when they were younger in Judgment. When they and her senpai, Mii Konori, got involved in a bank robbery, Kuroko's rash actions lead to Kazari being taken hostage by the bank robber who was an esper and Mii getting injured. Realizing her mistakes, Kuroko managed to teleport Kazari outside to safety while she faced the last bank robber alone. In the end she was able to stop him thanks to Mikoto, who heard Kazari's pleas and secretly help. In the process of telling the story, Kuroko remembers and realizes the promise she made with Kazari; to be true to themselves and become full-fledged members of Judgment together, and goes to apologize to Kazari.
06 "Everyone's concerned when it comes to these kind of things, you know"
"Kō Iu Koto ni wa Minna Sekkyokuteki nan desu yo" (こういうことにはみんな積極的なんですよ) November 6, 2009
A new case comes to light regarding a user using gravitons to cause aluminum metals to explode all over the city, but the only suspect capable of doing this is in a coma. Kuroko warns Mikoto not to do anything drastic like track down the culprit herself, but after Kazari leaves her Judgment armband behind, Mikoto uses the chance of being mistaken for a member of Judgment by Mii to show Kuroko that she too has what it takes to be in Judgment. However, it's not the exciting job she thought it was when she ends up doing a lot of menial, yet difficult tasks. Mii and Mikoto are next tasked to find a little girl's bag, which Mikoto assumes is related to the graviton bomb case. They eventually find the dog which had taken the bag, and Mikoto successfully retrieves it. Despite having her real identity exposed by Kuroko and Uiharu, she is nevertheless thanked for her help and by the end of the day, Mikoto has a new appreciation for a Judgment member's work. But the next day, a Judgment member is injured protecting a civilian from a graviton explosion.
07 "Abilities and Strength"
"Nōryoku to Chikara" (能力とちから) November 13, 2009
As the graviton bombings continue to become bigger and injuring people, Judgment decides to join forces with the Anti-skills to find the culprit. Ruiko mentions to Mikoto about the Level Upper urban legend they talked about before, though she does not believe that such a thing can exist. Mikoto goes with Ruiko and Kazari out shopping at the mall, where she runs into Tōma accompanying the little girl from before. Kuroko and Mii finally realizes that the culprit is targeting Judgment members, and Kazari is the next target. After evacuating the mall, with only Kazari, Mikoto, Tōma and the young girl left in the store, the bomb goes off. Mikoto fumbles her railgun trying to stop it, but everyone is saved by Tōma's powers. Mikoto manages to find and beat the culprit, a boy who wanted to punish Judgment for not protecting him from bullies, believing people with power like her and Judgment are corrupt. Mikoto punches him for using that as an excuse to hurt others, with Kuroko later telling him Mikoto would've stopped him even if she was a Level 1. Mikoto meets Tōma the next day who explains why he didn't seek recognition for rescuing everyone.
08 "Level Upper"
"Reberu Appā" (幻想御手（レベルアッパー）) November 20, 2009
Kazari gets a cold and cannot go to school, so Ruiko, Mikoto and Kuroko pay her a visit. Kuroko becomes curious as to how Hatsuya Kaitabai the Graviton bomber, a Level 2 esper, had powers equivalent to a Level 4's. Mikoto brings up the Level Upper urban legend Ruiko had mentioned, and Kuroko points out this is not the first time a user's power and the user's level have been vastly different. After discovering where they can get information on the Level Upper, Mikoto goes to a restaurant and pretends to be an interested customer to a group of teenagers who may have information about Level Upper. Mikoto eventually gives up the act when they won't tell her what she wants and soon faces their leader, a girl with the ability to manipulate asphalt. Mikoto wins the fight, but damages a nearby generator causing a city-wide blackout. The next day, Kuroko and Mikoto discover that Hatsuya, along with several others who have shown abnormally strong powers, have all fallen into comas. Meanwhile, Ruiko discovers the Level Upper on the internet by chance.
09 "Majority Report"
"Majoriti Ripōto" (マジョリティ・リポート) November 27, 2009
Mikoto and Kuroko talk with Harumi Kiyama, the AIM specialist Mikoto had previously met, about the Level Upper. They are later joined by Kazari and Ruiko, the latter of which has the Level Upper, but decides to keep it to herself when Kuroko mentions its related to criminal activities. Mikoto later catches up with Ruiko, noticing she's a bit down, and gives her some advice that levels aren't that important, though this secretly irritates Ruiko. The next day, Ruiko stumbles upon someone being conned by three thugs over Level Upper and can't bring herself to just run away, so she confronts them. Kuruko coincidentally arrives before Ruiko gets hurt and subdues two of the thugs, but has trouble using her teleportation powers against their boss, due to his ability to distort light affecting her teleportation. He chases Kuroko throughout an abandoned building, but is defeated when Kuroko teleports the windows to cut through the building's supports, bringing the place down. Having barely just survived, the thug surrenders his Level Upper to Kuroko. Ruiko feels even more conflicted about what to do with the Level Upper, but an encounter with some of her friends leads her to tell them that she has it.
10 "Silent Majority"
"Sairento Majoriti" (サイレント・マジョリティ) December 04, 2009
Ruiko uses the Level Upper on herself and her friends and is happy to have an ability. Meanwhile, Kuroko takes care of more Level Upper offenders and gains more injuries in the process, keeping them a secret from Mikoto. Remembering when they ate shaved ice, Mikoto and Kuroko come to the conclusion that the Level Upper is using synesthesia to manipulate brainwaves. Kazari soon hears from Ruiko that her friends have fallen unconscious due to the Level Upper, and later finds her unconscious too. After admitting Ruiko to the hospital, Mikoto feels responsible for hurting her feelings with her advice and wants to help. They later learn from a frog-faced doctor (Heaven Canceler) that the Level Upper victims seem to share a brainwave pattern with someone. With the help of Mii, they theorize that Level Upper actually connects ability users like a network and learns the culprit is, to their surprise, Harumi. Kazari, who had visited Harumi earlier and discovered her notes on synesthesia, is taken hostage by her. Noticing Kuroko's injuries, Mikoto decides to rescue Kazari and stop Kiyama by herself.
11 "Ms. Kiyama"
"Kiyama-sensei" (木山せんせい) December 11, 2009
Harumi explains to Kazari that she used the Level Upper Network as an alternative supercomputer as she wasn't allowed to use the Tree Diagram supercomputer. She assures Kazari that she will release everyone once she's done, giving her a cure program. When she is roadblocked by the Anti-skills, she uses the Level Upper's Administrator power; Multi-Skill, to defeat them. Mikoto arrives and battles Harumi who blocks her every attack until she lets her guard down, during which Mikoto gets close to her and shocks her. In the process, Mikoto experiences flashes of Harumi’s memories. In the past, Harumi was assigned by her boss, Gensei Kihara, to be a teacher to a group of Child Errors to prepare them for an experiment, growing fond of them in the process. However, the experiments went horribly wrong and the children ended up in comas, with Kihara deciding to cover it up. Harumi explains she wanted to find a cure to save her students by using Tree Diagram, but was denied every time which led to her creating the Level Upper Network. Her anger soon causes her to lose control of the network and fall unconscious, and a strange fetus-like creature emerges from her head.
12 "AIM Burst"
"AIM Bāsuto" (AIM バースト) December 18, 2009
Mikoto and the Anti-skills fight back against the creature but it only causes it to regenerate its wounds and grow bigger as it heads towards a nuclear power plant. With the network out of control, the comatose Level Upper users starts screaming in pain. Realizing what has happen, Harumi explains the creature, called AIM Burst, is the result of the 10,000 Level Upper user's AIM fields and their negative thoughts. With the help of Anti-Skill members Aiho Yomikawa and Tsuzuri Tessō, Kazari manages to upload the cure Harumi gave her, a song file, which is played all over the city, calming the Level Upper users and weakening AIM Burst. Despite losing it's regenerative ability, AIM Burst is still able to use the Level Upper user's powers and emits their negative thoughts to Mikoto and Harumi. Mikoto battles AIM Burst again and apologizes to the users for not understanding their feelings and tells them not to give up on their dreams before shooting a railgun to destroy the creature's core. As sunset arrives, a mysterious woman and her team inspect the damages at the power plant while Harumi is arrested by the Anti-skills, still hoping to find a way to cure her students. Kazari later meets up with Ruiko, who has recovered from her coma and lost her powers, apologizing for forgetting what was truly important.
13 "I understand that bikinis make eyes wander, but one-pieces bring out curves so they match thin bodies better"
"Bikini wa mesen ga jōge ni wakaremasu kedo wanpīsu wa karada no rain ga demasu kara hosoi kata shika niawanai desu yo" (ビキニは目線が上下に分かれますけどワンピースは身体のラインが出ますから細い方しか似合わないですよ) December 25, 2009
Kinoho and Maaya ask Mikoto and Kuroko to help them be models for a swimsuit catalog, also inviting Kazari, Ruiko, Mii and Kuroko's rival, Mitsuko Kongō. After choosing their swimsuits, their photo shoot takes place in a holographic studio that can replicate different environments down to the touch while the studio's automatic camera will take their pictures. At first the shoot goes fine until the hologram malfunctions and starts switching to weird places from a blizzard, a desert, a hurricane and the moon. While taking a break as the camera is being fixed, the girls decides to make some curry for lunch, with Mitsuko unwisely opting to make her own curry, despite not knowing how to cook. After having trouble, Mitsuko finally admits to Kinoho and Maaya that she can't cook so they ask Mii for help, with both team producing some good curry for a photo op. While everyone goes home, Mikoto stays back to try a frilly swimsuit she was ashamed to wear earlier, unaware that she is accidentally broadcasting her antics to the company's billboard, which Tōma passes by.
14 "Special Training Course"
"Tokubetsu Kōshū" (特別講習) January 8, 2010[2]
Ruiko, along with other students who used the Level Upper, attend a special class at Tōma's high school. Their first lesson is taught by Komoe Tsukuyomi about the importance of having a personal reality for ability development. During lunch, Ruiko runs into Miho, who she has been exchanging letters with since, who shares her bento with her. Yomikawa later holds PE lessons for the class by continuously running laps, as an example how they can surpass their limits. But one of the students, the female gangster that Mikoto fought before, complains that this is punishment for them for using Level Upper. Ruiko stands up to her, telling her they all deserved what they got for cheating, which impress her. In their next class, Komoe explains these classes aren't punishments but lessons to be used as their motivation to learn to work hard to surpass their limits and regain the powers they once had. The class is encouraged by her speech including Ruiko as she remembers the kind words and advice her friends gave her and is encouraged to keep trying. After receiving a letter from Miho who wants to follow her example, she reunites with Kuroko, Kazari and Mikoto.
15 "Skill Out"
"Sukiru Auto" (スキルアウト) January 15, 2010
Mitsuko finds herself attacked by a Skill-Out gang called Big Spider, but is saved by a red-haired man with a spider tattoo, the description of whom Mii seems to recognize. Recently Big Spider, led by someone calling himself Wataru Kurozuma, have been indiscriminately attacking espers. While investigating the gang's home turf in Academy City's 10th District, Mikoto and Kuroko are confronted by thugs who then get beaten by a red haired man, who becomes their guide to the district having previously lived there. Mikoto and Kuroko head to the Big Spider's hideout, but run into trouble when the gang use a sound system device called "Capacity Down" that affects their esper abilities. The device is disabled by the red haired man from before, who recognizes Big Spider's leader as Hebitani, revealing himself to be the real Kurozuma. After he single-handedly defeats the gang, Kurozuma is approached by Mii, and their familiarity surprises Mikoto and Kuroko.
16 "Academy City"
"Gakuen Toshi" (学園都市) January 22, 2010
Since her encounter with Kurozuma, Mii hasn't been coming to work. Curious, the girls visit her dorm, where they meet Mii's roommate. She reveals that Mii was once a member of Big Spider, which was a more friendlier group back then, and despite being an esper, she was allowed to stay by their leader Kurozuma who she was in love with. When Mikoto receives word that the Anti-Skills will be leading a surprise crackdown against the Skill-Out gangs the next day, she confronts Mii on why she won't leave the past behind. Mii explains that she left the gang when Kurozuma supposedly died during a fire, later becoming a member of Judgment. Kurozuma appears and explains to Mii how he was hospitalized after the fire, while she tries to convince him not to end Big Spider all by himself. Later, Mikoto has a epiphany and finally understands Mii's reasons. As the crackdown begins, Mikoto, Kuroko and Mii help Kurozuma fight the Big Spider's and destroying their weapons including Capacity Down. With only him remaining, Hebitani threatens to light a bomb strapped on his chest, but is knocked out by Kurozuma. As the Big Spider's are arrested by Anti-Skills, Kurozuma asks Mii to arrest him as well where they reconcile.
17 "Spelling during Summer Vacation[3]"
"Natsuyasumi no Tsuzuri" (夏休みのつづり) January 29, 2010
After having a bad day, Tsuzuri does a curfew run at an arcade where she meets a boy named Konoue, one of Kazari and Ruiko's classmates. As her Anti-Skill duties get worse, Tsuzuri gets depressed which prompts Yomikawa to give her a day off to finish her teachers work. As she heads home, she encounters Konoue at the Arcade and teaches him how to get a secret character in her favourite beat 'em up game, "Gekisho 9", before being called to help a drunken Yomikawa. While carrying Yomikawa home with Komoe, Komoe gives a speech to Tsuzuri about the joys of being a teacher helping their students which inspires Tsuzuri to do better the next day. As she deals with a nun, a miko, and helps a young girl find her pendant, she heads to the arcade, where she ends up playing against Konoue on Gekisho 9, both using the secret character. Walking home with him, the two talk about another Gekisho sequel, and before they part ways, he thanks her. Sometime afterward, Tsuzuri learns that Konoue has transferred to a games design school, sponsored by the game's creators, which makes her happy to know she inspired him and resolves to do better herself.
18 "Asunaro Park"
"Asunaroen" (あすなろ園) February 5, 2010
After suffering the wrath of the dorm supervisor yet again, Kuroko seeks revenge and decides to follow her while dragging Mikoto along. They soon follow her to an orphanage for Child Errors in Asunaro Park where, to their surprise, she shows a kinder side to the children there. After spotting Kazari and Ruiko, who are helping out with their teacher Daigo, the girls realizes that the dorm supervisor is in love with Daigo. Hoping it would change her attitude, Kuroko offers to help her get the two of them together. The next day, the girls help take care of the children while the dorm supervisor and Daigo makes a birthday cake for one of the orphans which fails as she is too nervous. As they buy a birthday cake and celebrate at the orphanage, an earthquake kicks in and the dorm supervisor rushes to protect one of the children, where she is praised by Daigo. The two later go out for dinner, where Daigo asks the dorm supervisor if there is anything wrong for a younger man marrying an older woman, which she and the girls interpret he wants to propose to her. As the girls dress up the dorm supervisor for what they think is joyous moment, she meets Daigo and learns that he's actually planning to propose to the older caretaker of the orphanage, and decides to let him be happy and just be friends. In the aftermath, the dorm supervisor returns to being her normal disciplinarian self.
19 "Midsummer Festival"
"Seikasai" (盛夏祭) February 12, 2010
Mikoto and Kuroko's Tokiwadai dorm hosts the Midsummer festival, an invitation only event with most of the students dressed as maids. As Kuroko gets dragged by Maika Tsuchimikado to help in the kitchen, Mikoto gives a tour of the festival to Ruiko and Kazari, the latter of which is very excited to experience the life of a Tokiwadai student. Mikoto, however, is nervous as she's been asked to do a stage performance later, not helped when news of her performance spread and raise expectations. As she nervously prepares for her stage debut, Mikoto meets Tōma backstage and, believing he was simply there to make fun of her, chases him away. The anger she throws against him cures her nerves and she is able to perform a beautiful violin solo to the crowd.
20 "Poltergeist"
"Porutāgaisuto" (乱雑開放（ポルターガイスト）) February 19, 2010
Kazari gets a new roommate, a transfer student named Erii Haruue. As Mikoto and Ruiko hang out with Erii, Kazari, Kuroko and Mii attend a joint Anti-Skill/Judgment meeting held by Telestina of the Multi Active Rescue(MAR) Squad concerning earthquake-like "Poltergeist incidents" caused by multiple espers suffering from RSPK syndrome as a result of temporarily losing control of their abilities simultaneously. While Judgment are ordered to only debunk the rumors, Mii decides to do some investigating. Meanwhile the girls decide to celebrate Erii's arrival by attending the local Hanabi festival. As Erii starts to reminisce about her past with her new friends, she suddenly goes into a trance and wanders off on the hill their on. Kuroko soon gets a call from Mii who reveals these Poltergeists are not natural but were created on purpose. At that moment, another Poltergeist event occurs over where the girls are. Kazari tries to protect Erii from a falling lamppost but both are saved by Telestina in a powered armor. As the girls come to grip on what has happen, below the hill, a familiar woman is seen in the crowd.
21 "Voice"
"Koe" (声) February 26, 2010
Following the Poltergeist incident, Mikoto wonders if Harumi is once again involved, though Kuroko dismisses it since she's still in custody. Kuroko instead suspects Erii to be the cause due to the fact most of the Poltergeist attacks have been occurring at places she has been. Both of them do an illegal background check on Erii where they learn that despite being a Level 2 Telepath, she can exhibit Level 4 powers under certain catalysts. Due to the incident at the festival, Kazari decides to take Erii to a park to cheer her up where Erii reveals she is looking for her childhood friend. However, Erii goes into a trance again right before a violent Poltergeist attack occurs at the park. The girls go to the hospital where Kazari becomes angry at Kuroko for suspecting Erii. Telestina meets the girls and decides to do some tests on Erii at the MAR's headquarters to prove her innocence. Despite the tests confirming Erii's innocence, Kuroko remains skeptical. Finally awake, Erii explains to everyone that she would go into a trance upon hearing the voice of her friend, Banri Edasaki, who, upon showing them a picture of her, Mikoto recognizes as one of Harumi's students.
22 "Level 6 (The one who Arrives at the Meaning of God while in the Body of a Mortal)"
"Reberu Shikkusu (Kami Naranu mi ni te Tenjō no Ishi ni Tadoritsuku Mono)" (レベル6（神ならぬ身にて天上の意志に辿り着くもの）) March 5, 2010
Erii explains she and Banri were telepaths who grew up in a Child Error Orphanage before Banri moved. But recently, she began hearing Banri suffering and has been trying to find her. Mikoto explains about the experiment Harumi was involved to Telestina, who theorizes that Harumi's comatose students are the cause of the Poltergeist incidents. However this theory divides Kazari and Kuroko even more as the former thinks the latter is now blaming them instead. The next day, Mikoto learns that Harumi had been released from custody and later learns that if the Poltergeist situation isn't resolved, it could potentially destroy Academy City. Mikoto later goes to investigate one of Gensei's old facilities and encounters Harumi herself, who brings her to a hospital where all of her comatose students are under the care of Heaven Canceller. He explains that Gensei theorized that an esper can become a Level 6 by taking Ability Crystals made from the essence of comatose espers who lost control of their AIM fields. He gathered the Child Errors and bailed Harumi to try and find a cure, but without the 'First Sample', the first test subject of Gensei's Ability Crystal program, their attempts at waking the students caused Poltergeist incidents. Suddenly, Telestina and the MAR who followed Mikoto's movements to the location of Harumi and her students arrives, demanding that Harumi gives up the children to their custody. Forced to choose, Mikoto takes Telestina's side since she believes the children might have a chance with her, prompting the heartbroken Harumi to comply.
23 "Right now, what do you see?"
"Ima, anata no me ni wa nani ga mietemasu ka?" (いま、あなたの目には何が見えてますか？) March 12, 2010
Still feeling concerned, Kazari goes to see Harumi and convinces her to share information with the MAR to help her students. However, Telestina destroys Harumi's data and refuses to let them see either Erii or the children. When Kazari tells her friends what happened, they learn that Telestina is in fact Gensei's granddaughter who was the first test subject of his Ability Crystal program. Realizing she was tricked, Mikoto confronts an battle-suited Telestina at MAR HQ, but is outmatched when Telestina uses Capacity Down on her, revealing she intends to finish Gensei's work. As Telestina and her men leave with Erii and the children, Mikoto is rescued by Mitsuko. When Mikoto awakens, she blames herself and tries to go off on her own again but is stopped by Ruiko, who reminds her she doesn't have to do everything by herself and also gets Kazari and Kuroko to apologize to each other. Learning Harumi is chasing after the MAR trailers to their destination, Mikoto, Kuroko, Ruiko, Kazari, Mii and Mitsuko head out to save Erri and the others.
24 "Dear my Friends" March 19, 2010
Harumi is after the MAR trailers, unaware they are decoys filled with MAR Armored Troops, but is saved by Mikoto. As Mitsuko, Kuroko, Yomikawa and the Anti-Skills hold off the rest of the MAR Troops, Harumi, Kazari and Ruiko head towards to Kihara's laboratory while Mikoto defends them from Telestina, who is piloting a large Mech. Although Telestina mech is unaffected by Mikoto's basic attacks, she manages to destroy the mech with a powerful railgun thanks to Kuroko. Mikoto, Kuroko, Kazari, Saten and Harumi finally arrive at the underground lab where the children are, but before they can do anything, the lab's Capacity Down is activated, revealing that Telestina has survived and proceeds to beat everyone down. Telestina reveals her plans of using the first sample from herself and the children to turn Erii, due to her unique powers, into a Level 6 at the price of the destruction of the city. As all hope seems lost, Ruiko, the only one not affected by Capacity Down, destroys its controls, allowing Mikoto to defeat Telestina with her railgun. With the first sample in hand, Harumi creates the cure which finally awakens Banri and the other children, giving her thanks to Mikoto. In the aftermath, the recovering children give a birthday message to Harumi via a blimp.
OVA "Since Misaka-san is the Centre of Attention Right Now..."
"Misaka-san wa Ima Chūmoku no Mato desukara" (御坂さんはいま注目の的ですから) October 29, 2010[4]
After the events of the Level Upper incident, Mikoto one day starts to feel an eerie feeling that someone is stalking her. As Mikoto continues to feel this discomforting sensation everywhere, she becomes very paranoid. Looking into a related rumor, the others learn other students have also been experiencing the same thing. While Ruiko and Mii takes Mikoto to a bath, where Ruiko gives her encouragement, Kuroko and Kazari interview Mitsuko, Maaya and Kinoha, whose senior is also one of the victims. Thanks to Ruiko's advice and Kuroko's research, Mikoto learns the culprit behind the sensations, an Anti-Skill officer and former Nagatenjouki teacher, Asako Jonan. Having been fired, supposedly due to not being able to produce any Level 5 espers, Asako blamed Tokiwadai and used a device to produce special electromagnetic waves which causes discomfort in electromasters. Asako tries to escape but, thanks to Ruiko's assistance, she is quickly captured by Mikoto and the Anti-skills. As Mikoto rewards her friends for their help, Kazari unintentionally reveals Kuroko was also stalking Mikoto during that time, which an angry Mikoto punishes Kuroko.
[edit] DVD Special Episodes
These special episodes are released as extras on volume DVDs.
# Episode title Original sale Date
Special 1 "MMR: Much More Railgun"
"MMR: Motto Marutto Rērugan" (MMR: もっとまるっと超電磁砲) February 7, 2010
A series of outtakes and bizarre sketches as experienced by the characters of the anime.
Special 2 "MMR II: Much More Railgun II"
"MMR II: Motto Marutto Rērugan II" (MMR II: もっとまるっと超電磁砲II) May 28, 2010
More outtakes and bizarre sketches as experienced by the characters of the anime.
13' "Being a photo shoot model under the sun isn't easy, you know."
"Entenka no Satsuei Moderu mo Raku Ja Arimasen wa ne." (炎天下の撮影モデルも楽じゃありませんわね。) July 24, 2010[5]
Taking place during the photo shoot in episode 13, Kuroko plans to seduce Mikoto by swapping a suntan lotion Kazari was rubbing on her with one filled with aphrodisiacs. However, her plan backfires when Ruiko takes Mikoto's place, leading her to become aroused instead and lecherously chase after Kazari. Mikoto soon discovers the culprit and punishes her, while Mitsuko and her pet snake stumble upon the same bottle of lotion.
[edit] References
General
"List of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun episode titles" (in Japanese). http://www.project-railgun.net/contents/hp0005/list00000000.html.
Specific
1.^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10706
2.^ This episode was first aired on CBC
3.^ The title of this episode is a pun on Tsuzuri name and can also mean "Tsuzuri during Summer Vacation"
4.^ "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun OVA Confirmed for October 29". Anime News Network. June 22, 2010. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-22/toaru-kagaku-no-railgun-ova-confirmed-for-october-29. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
5.^ "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Book Has New Episode Listed". Anime News Network. June 15, 2010. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-15/toaru-kagaku-no-railgun-book-has-new-episode-listed. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
[edit] External links
Official website (Japanese)
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