Welcome to a world where mysticism and science collide, and supernatural powers are derived from either science or religion. At the heart of this world is Academy City, an advanced metropolis whose population is comprised mostly of students The majority of students are enrolled in the city's "Power Curriculum Program," where they must learn to master their latent psychic powers. Out of several million students, only seven are deemed powerful enough to have Level 5 status.
Meet Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City. Together with her best friends Kuroko Shirai and the other members of Judgment, a student-run law enforcement agency, Mikoto delves deep into the dark heart of the scientific sprawl she calls home, and uncovers secrets she wishes she hadn't!
The special edition of the 5th volume includes the mini-novel Toaru Jihanki no Sonzai Shoumei.
A Certain Scientific Railgun It is also Known as: とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の超電磁砲〈レールガン〉, To Aru Kagaku no Choudenjihou
Genres: Comedy , Science Fiction , Super Power , Action , Friendship
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Top 10 Manga Like A Certain Scientific Railgun (Toaru Majutsu no Index Gaiden: Toaru Kagaku no Railgun) [2024 List]
10. Gakuen Alice
For Mikan, there was no better friend than Hotaru (though Hotaru sometimes seems to have other sentiments). They often played together. But Hotaru is a very special child, and she agrees to go to a school in Tokyo which the government reserved only for geniuses. This left a very lonely Mikan at home. When Hotaru fails to keep her promise and come home for holidays, her young friend is very disappointed and rather angry. But upon overhearing a conversation between Hotaru's mother and a teacher, Mikan realizes that her friend's reasons for leaving might not have been what they seemed. So Mikan takes it upon herself to run away and go to Hotaru's school. There she discovers the so-called "genius academy" is actually a school for people gifted with special powers called "alices". Her friend Hotaru is one of these, and after a chance encounter with a teacher, Mikan suddenly finds herself enrolled. Finally, the two friends are reunited, but is Mikan actually one of those so-called Alices?
Gakuen Alice has finished publishing and it has 180 Chapters. It is also Known as: 学園アリス, Alice Academy
9. Elfen Lied
The story involves human mutations called "diclonii", who are born with horns on their heads and possess telekinetic powers, in the form of invisible "arms" called vectors. The power of these arms vary, but they can stop normal bullets and deflect some others. The number of them differ with each diclinous, as does their full range.
The tendency for violence among diclonii is high, especially as they grow older. As children, their violence stems from a certain playfulness, unlike the absolute hatred of humans in their later years. Diclonii are rare, as they are the members of their species that are able to reproduce naturally.
Silpelits are more common. They are the offspring of two humans, the male of which has been infected with the mutation. Interestingly, only males can pass on the genes, and all diclonii and silpelits turn out to be female. Certain scientists noticed an increasing number of babies with horns being born, along with those children murdering their own parents and others, and tried to contain the spreading and find out the cause by placing them in a Facility in cells where they are subject to inhumane experiments to test their abilities or where they await execution for being too dangerous.
The main non-mutant character in the story is Kouta, who ends up becoming increasingly involved with one diclonius in particular, the main mutant character Lucy, the only pure diclonius, as she seeks a way to infect or kill all of humanity. Lucy has a cruel and unsettling past, and she has long since lost her empathy for humans, except for Kouta.
However, Director Kakuzawa, who has diclonius ancestry although he doesn't have the vectors, has plans to mate with Lucy and start a true diclonius race. If Lucy is found and he manages to do so, humanity will be nonexistent.
Kouta and Lucy's lives have been intertwined since their childhood, but not necessarily in a good way. And after the virus is airborne and spread across all of Japan, what is the fate of humanity and who holds all of the answers?
Included one-shots:
Volume 1: MOL
Volume 2: Digitopolis
Volume 3: memoria
Volume 5: Elfen Lied
Volume 8: Mou Hitotsu no Shiawase na Mirai and Sake wa Nomu Hou Nomareru Hou?
Elfen Lied has finished publishing and it has 113 Chapters. It is also Known as: エルフェンリート, Elven Song, Elfenlied, MOL, Digitopolis, memoria
8. Darker than Black: Shikkoku no Hana
Taking place after the events of Darker than Black and replacing the events Ryūsei no Gemini completely, Hei (BK201) and Yin return to Tokyo to investigate how a Black Dandelion is granting Contractor-like powers to people who come in contact with it.
Darker than Black: Shikkoku no Hana has finished publishing and it has 33 Chapters. It is also Known as: DARKER THAN BLACK -漆黒の花-, Darker than Black: Jet Black Flower
7. Iris Zero
In a world where every boy and girl has a special power called Iris, Toru who, as a result of not having any kind of special power, was bullied from a young age, lives by his motto ("low exposure") to live without standing out. But his peaceful school life changes when he receives a certain confession from the school's most popular girl, Koyuki. His motto begins to shake!!
The school fantasy story that shakes the heart begins with their meeting.
Iris Zero is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: アイリスzero, Iris Zero
6. Boku no Hero Academia
What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called “Quirks” at age four? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? The Hero Academy of course! But what would you do if you were one of the 20 percent who were born Quirkless?
Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn’t got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end. Then an encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all, gives him a chance to change his destiny…
Note:
- Winner of the 1st Next Manga Award in the Print Category in 2015.
- Nominated for the 8th Manga Taisho Award in 2015.
- Nominated for the 40th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shounen Category in 2016.
- Chapter count includes a bonus chapter included in volume 10 “Tsuyu-chan no Kerokero Nikki“.
My Hero Academia has finished publishing and it has 431 Chapters. It is also Known as: 僕のヒーローアカデミア, Boku no Hiiroo Akademia, My Hero Academia: Akademia Bohaterów, Kahramanlık Akademim, 나의 영웅 아카데미아, Mano herojų akademija, Mitt Helteakademia, אקדמיית הגיבורים שלי, أكاديمية بطلي, فێرگەى پاڵەوانەكەم, मेरो हिरो एकेडेमिया, ഹീറോ അക്കാദമി, 我的英雄學院, มายฮีโร่อคาเดเมีย, Моя геройская академия, Học viện anh hùng
5. Shionomiya Ayane wa Machigaenai.
Siblings Ayane and Kurumi have unique super natural powers known as "Ghosts," each with their own unique score that designates their powers. Ayane has a score of "7," while Kurumi has a score of "11". Ayane's ability allows her to control shoe laces, while Kurumi can form contracts with objects, which allow her to control it. Ayane feels severely inferior to her sister, but will she be able to prove herself against the other "Ghost" bearers in combat?
Shionomiya Ayane wa Machigaenai. has finished publishing and it has 18 Chapters. It is also Known as: 汐ノ宮綾音は間違えない。, Ayane Shionomiya never makes an error.
4. Akame ga Kill!
In a fantasy world, fighter Tatsumi sets out for the Capital to earn money for his starving village, and finds a world of unimaginable corruption, all spreading from the depraved Prime Minister who controls the child Emperor's ear. After nearly becoming a victim of this corruption himself, Tatsumi is recruited by Night Raid, a group of assassins dedicated to eliminating the corruption plaguing the Capitol by mercilessly killing those responsible.
Akame ga Kill! has finished publishing and it has 80 Chapters. It is also Known as: アカメが斬る！, Akame ga Kiru!
3. World Trigger
A gate to another dimension has burst open, and from it emerge gigantic invincible creatures that threaten all of humanity. Earth's only defense is a mysterious group of warriors who have co-opted the alien technology in order to fight back!
World Trigger is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ワールドトリガー, World Trigger
2. Rising x Rydeen
Shimonone Takara, young weird healthy boy, always want to be "strange" being in this planet. "Strange" being is people who have an extraordinary power that can't be used by normal people. One day, Takara meets a woman named Aria who belongs to an organization. What did she want with him? Is Takara succesfully become a "strange" being?
Rising x Rydeen has finished publishing and it has 29 Chapters. It is also Known as: ライジン×ライジン RISING×RYDEEN, Rising x Rydeen
1. Zettai Karen Children
In the future, people with ESP are becoming more widespread. The Japanese government has hired three of the most powerful espers in Japan to work for B.A.B.E.L. (Base of Backing ESP Laboratory), but all three are ten year old girls with questionable attitudes.
has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: 絶対可憐チルドレン, Zettai Karen Children
