'" A can of mackerel leads to an unlikely bond between Saten and Frenda – and good thing too, because someone''s out to kidnap Saten! Frenda is sure she can save her without breaking a sweat…at least, until the sniper Yumiya Rakko is sent to finish the job. "'
In the final battle against the Accelerator, the truth cuts like a knife, while romance blossoms between Misaka and Touma. Meanwhile, Tokiwadai Middle School welcomes its newest student, the egotistical Kongou Mitsuko, who immediately sets off a power struggle among the student body as she seeks to form her own faction. While tensions run high at the school, what better time than to throw a sports festival? It may sound like all fun and games, but Academy City is about to see an explosive competition the likes of which it's never known before!
In a staggering battle of electricity versus every super power imaginable, Mikoto Misaka, the third most powerful Level 5 psychic in Academy City, aka "The Railgun", has managed to hold her own against rogue scientist Kiyama Harumi. But Misaka's luck may have just run out. The Level Upper network has given birth to an "AIM Burst", an entity of immense power with one singular purpose--to absorb every last AIM Dispersion Field in Academy City so that it can grow all-powerful. To achieve this, it has set its sights on its next meal: Academy City's experimental nuclear reactor! Also included: A special two-part prequel exploring how Misaka's friends Kuroko and Uiharu first met.
'" The Daihasei Festival may be all fun and games (and explosions), but the chaos of the competition also serves as a distraction. A dank conspiracy lurks behind the event, and it ensnares one of Misaka''s “sisters.” When Misaka tries to investigate, the enemy proves to be more complicated–and ruthless–than she first guesed. Judgment is cripped. Misaka''s back may be up against a wall, but some of her other friends prove to be powerhouses in their own right. "'
Throughout Academy City, the rumors are spreading like wildfire. People are finding mysterious envelopes containing free cash cards in and around the back alleys of the Seventh School District. Whipped up into a frenzy, the populace looks for as many cash cards as they can get their hands on, even if it means braving the perilous Skill-Out Territory, risking injury or worse by roving gangs of Level 0 thugs. Judgement is left with no choice but to step in... While Shirai and Uiharu try to crack the case and figure out who is behind the cash card chaos, Misaka decides to take to the streets herself... and soon gets embroiled in a disturbing scientific conspiracy the likes of which will rock her world to the core.
'" 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 friend 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! "'
'" Kuriba Ryoko''s Doppelgänger--the by product of a cyborg experiment that may have generated a human soul--has run amok, and Misaka may be the only one who can stop it. Misaka''s unlikely team-up with the girls of Scavenger could be the key to uncovering the truth inside the Doppelgänger. The explosive conclusion to the Dream Ranker Arc! "'
'" When Accelerator sneaks out of the hospital, he runs into a mysterious young woman. Matsuri is stubborn, snobby, and claims to have a common enemy with Accelerator. But even if that''s true, Accelerator has his own problems to deal with--like the strange hallucinations he keeps having! "'
NO ESCAPE Kimi and her crew have taken over the Reformatory and abducted Uiharu. Their goal? To force her to construct a global network that will allow them to release Academy City's hidden ability development technology and throw the world into chaos! But behind this sinister plan lies a dark secret from Kimi's past. Will Mikoto be able to rescue her friend before it's too late?!