A Certain Scientific Railgun is a tV series anime that premiered in fall 2009, produced by J.C.STAFF.

About the production: the story comes from a manga, there are 24 episodes of about 24 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are action, fantasy and sci-fi, with themes such as Super Power, Urban, Primarily Female Cast and Urban Fantasy.

On AniList, A Certain Scientific Railgun has an average score of 75%, a very good score, and appears on 156,809 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S.

Academy City is a highly developed place in terms of technology. It is said to be 20 to 30 years ahead of the rest of the world, and 80% of its 2.3 million residents are students. The focus of studies here is directed towards esper powers. Misaka Mikoto, one of the top level espers in town, shares a room with Kuroko Shirai, another high level esper who is a member of Judgement, a law enforcing agency composed of students. Both attend Tokiwadai, a private school reserved for the high-leveled and the rich. Kuroko's partner at Judgement, Kazari Uiharu, is a low level esper who studies at Sakugawa middle school. Her best friend and classmate there is Ruiko Saten, a level zero, one who has no esper powers. Together, the four encounter several adventures in the exciting scientific town. (Source: Anime News Network)

Official synopsis from AniList.