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The Gauss gun (often called a Gauss rifle or Gauss cannon) is a device that uses permanent magnets and the physics of the Newton's cradle to accelerate a projectile. Gauss guns are distinct from and predate coil guns , although many works of science fiction (and occasionally educators [ 1 ] ) have confused the two.
A Certain Scientific Railgun (Japanese: とある科学の 超電磁砲 （ レールガン ）, Hepburn: Toaru Kagaku no Rērugan) [a] is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Motoi Fuyukawa, which began serialization in the April 2007 issue of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh magazine.
A magnetic weapon is one that uses magnetic fields to accelerate or stop projectiles, or to focus charged particle beams. There are many hypothesized magnetic weapons, such as the railgun and coilgun which accelerate a magnetic (in the case of railguns; non-magnetic) mass to a high velocity, or ion cannons and plasma cannons which focus and direct charged particles using magnetic fields.
Maiko Iuchi, the composer of A Certain Magical Index and A Certain Scientific Railgun, was confirmed in March 2019 to be composing the series. [36] The Sixth Lie and Sajou no Hana performed the opening and ending theme music titled "Shadow is the Light" [37] and "Parole", [38] respectively.
A second anime season, titled A Certain Scientific Railgun S, aired between April 12, 2013 and September 27, 2013 and was simulcast by Funimation, who released the series on DVD between July and August 2014. [2] [3] Another Visual Book containing another bonus episode was released on March 27, 2014.
It is based on an original story written by Kamachi and features the main characters from both Index and Railgun anime series, along with the new ones designed by Haimura. [ 63 ] [ 64 ] The Blu-ray/DVD set of the film, which was released on August 28, is included with a bonus anime titled A Certain Magical Index-tan: The Movie – The Miracle ...
A full promotional video for A Certain Scientific Railgun T was released in December 2019. [47] The series had the Daihaseisai guidebook and Mikoto Style booklet, which were given for free at the 97th Comiket. [48] EJ Anime Hotel in Tokorozawa used the series as a theme in one of its rooms, which was opened by October 2020. [49]
In March 2009, an anime adaptation of Motoi Fuyukawa's manga series was announced, with Nagai and Minakami joining the staff in June. A Certain Scientific Railgun aired in Japan on October 2, 2009, consisting of twenty-four episodes, and concluded on March 19, 2010. A second season was announced in October 2012.