A Certain Scientific Accelerator
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = A Certain Scientific Accelerator
| image = A Certain Scientific Accelerator, volume 1.jpg
| caption = Cover of the first volume featuring Accelerator (top) and Last Order (bottom)
| ja_kanji = とある科学の{{Ruby-ja|一方通行|アクセラレータ}}
| ja_romaji = Toaru Kagaku no Akuserarēta
| genre = Science fiction, supernatural{{Cite web |url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/a-certain-scientific-accelerator/ |title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator |publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment |access-date=July 12, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725083457/https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/a-certain-scientific-accelerator/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Kazuma Kamachi
| illustrator = Arata Yamaji
| publisher = ASCII Media Works
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher
| NA = Seven Seas Entertainment
}}
| demographic = Shōnen
| imprint =
| magazine = Dengeki Daioh
| magazine_en =
| first = December 27, 2013
| last = July 27, 2020
| volumes = 12
| volume_list = #Manga
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = A Certain Idol Accelerator-sama
| author = Kazuma Kamachi
| illustrator = Teto Tachitsu
| publisher = ASCII Media Works
| demographic = Shōnen
| magazine = Dengeki Daioh
| first = October 27, 2015
| last = November 27, 2018
| volumes = 4
| volume_list = #Spin-off
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = {{Ill|Nobuharu Kamanaka|ja|鎌仲史陽}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Kazuma Miki
- Kenji Tsuji
- Yūichirō Shiji
- Kentarō Hattori
- Takehiro Nakakura
- Michihisa Abe
- Kozue Kananiwa
- Noritomo Isogai
}}
| writer = Kenji Sugihara
| music = Maiko Iuchi
| studio = J.C.Staff
| licensee = {{ubl|Crunchyroll{{efn|In North America through Crunchyroll, LLC (formerly known as Funimation)}}|{{English anime licensee||IN=Netflix (streaming)|SEA=Muse Communication}}}}
| network = AT-X, BS11, MBS, Tokyo MX
| first = July 12, 2019
| last = September 27, 2019
| episodes = 12
| episode_list = #Episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{Nihongo|A Certain Scientific Accelerator|とある科学の{{Ruby-ja|一方通行|アクセラレータ}}|Toaru Kagaku no Akuserarēta|lead=yes}}{{efn|The official full title is {{Nihongo|A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator|とある魔術の{{Ruby-ja|禁書目録|インデックス}}外伝 {{Ruby-ja|一方通行|アクセラレータ}}|Toaru Majutsu no Indekkusu Gaiden: Toaru Kagaku no Akuserarēta}}}} is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Arata Yamaji. It is a spin-off of A Certain Magical Index light novel series, which focuses on Academy City's most powerful Level 5 esper named Accelerator. The manga was serialized by ASCII Media Works through their monthly magazine Dengeki Daioh from December 2013 to July 2020 and published in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. Kamachi and Teto Tachitsu wrote and illustrated its manga spin-off titled A Certain Idol Accelerator-sama, which was published from October 2015 to November 2018. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired from July 12 to September 27, 2019.
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Plot
{{See also|List of A Certain Magical Index characters}}
After protecting Last Order at the cost of much of his power, Accelerator now finds himself dragged into a new conflict in the form of a sinister organization called Disciplinary Action which plots to use Last Order for a dangerous mission. Now that they have set their plan into motion and are in pursuit of the young girl, it is up to the world's most powerful esper and his newfound companion, Esther Rosenthal, to protect Last Order and defend Academy City in the process.
Media
= Manga =
The October 2013 issue of Dengeki Daioh magazine announced a manga spin-off of A Certain Magical Index series to be written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Arata Yamaji and Kiyotaka Haimura, which began serialization in the magazine's February 2014 issue on December 27, 2013.{{Cite news |last=Ressler |first=Karen |date=August 27, 2013 |title=Toaru Majutsu no Index's Accelerator Gets His Own Manga (Updated) |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-26/toaru-majutsu-no-index-accelerator-gets-his-own-manga |work=Anime News Network |access-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725091802/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-26/toaru-majutsu-no-index-accelerator-gets-his-own-manga |archive-date=July 25, 2021}} On March 25, 2015, Seven Seas Entertainment announced the English publication of A Certain Scientific Accelerator in North America.{{Cite news |last=Ressler |first=Karen |date=March 26, 2015 |title=Seven Seas Licenses A Certain Scientific Accelerator Manga |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-25/seven-seas-licenses-a-certain-scientific-accelerator-manga/.86365 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725093400/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-25/seven-seas-licenses-a-certain-scientific-accelerator-manga/.86365 |archive-date=July 25, 2021}} The manga concluded in the September issue of Dengeki Daioh on July 27, 2020.{{Cite news |last=Hazra |first=Adriana |date=June 29, 2020 |title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator Manga Ends in July |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-29/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-manga-ends-in-july/.161175 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=June 29, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725092922/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-29/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-manga-ends-in-july/.161175 |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
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| Language = Japanese
| SecondLanguage = English
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| VolumeNumber = 1
| RelDate = July 26, 2014{{Cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/312110600000/ |publisher=ASCII Media Works |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(1) |trans-title=A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (1) |access-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725094528/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/312110600000/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-866702-9
| LicensedRelDate = October 27, 2015{{Cite web |url=https://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-1/ |title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator Vol. 1 |publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment |access-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725094903/https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-1/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-626921-86-3
| ChapterList =
- Chapters 1–3
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| VolumeNumber = 2
| RelDate = November 27, 2014{{Cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/312156000000/ |publisher=ASCII Media Works |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(2) |trans-title=A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (2) |access-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725095355/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/312156000000/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-866988-7
| LicensedRelDate = January 5, 2016{{Cite web |url=https://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-2/ |title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator Vol. 2 |publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment |access-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725095530/https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-2/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-626922-28-0
| ChapterList =
- Chapters 4–8
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| VolumeNumber = 3
| RelDate = April 27, 2015{{Cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/312224000000/ |publisher=ASCII Media Works |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(3) |trans-title=A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (3) |access-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725095921/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/312224000000/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-869345-5
| LicensedRelDate = May 31, 2016{{Cite web |url=https://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-3/ |title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator Vol. 3 |publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment |access-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725100220/https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-3/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-626922-64-8
| ChapterList =
- Chapters 9–13
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| VolumeNumber = 4
| RelDate = October 27, 2015{{Cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321506000151/ |publisher=ASCII Media Works |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(4) |trans-title=A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (4) |access-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725100814/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321506000151/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-865430-2
| LicensedRelDate = October 25, 2016{{Cite web |url=https://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-4/ |title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator Vol. 4 |publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment |access-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725100936/https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-4/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-626923-37-9
| ChapterList =
- Chapters 14–18
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| VolumeNumber = 5
| RelDate = May 27, 2016{{Cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321602000631/ |publisher=ASCII Media Works |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(5) |trans-title=A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (5) |access-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725101207/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321602000631/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-892121-3
| LicensedRelDate = March 7, 2017{{Cite web |url=https://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-5/ |title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator Vol. 5 |publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment |access-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725101438/https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-5/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-626924-35-2
| ChapterList =
- Chapters 19–24
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| VolumeNumber = 6
| RelDate = November 26, 2016{{Cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321607000035/ |publisher=ASCII Media Works |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(6) |trans-title=A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (6) |access-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725101651/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321607000035/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-892430-6
| LicensedRelDate = August 29, 2017{{Cite web |url=https://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-6/ |title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator Vol. 6 |publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment |access-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725101803/https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-6/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-626925-10-6
| ChapterList =
- Chapters 25–30
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| VolumeNumber = 7
| RelDate = August 26, 2017{{Cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321702000443/ |publisher=ASCII Media Works |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(7) |trans-title=A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (7) |access-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725102020/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321702000443/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-892917-2
| LicensedRelDate = January 16, 2018{{Cite web |url=https://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-7/ |title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator Vol. 7 |publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment |access-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725102120/https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-7/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-626926-68-4
| ChapterList =
- Chapters 31–37
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| VolumeNumber = 8
| RelDate = March 24, 2018{{Cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321712000113/ |publisher=ASCII Media Works |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(8) |trans-title=A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (8) |access-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725102329/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321712000113/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-893719-1
| LicensedRelDate = February 12, 2019{{Cite web |url=https://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-8/ |title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator Vol. 8 |publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment |access-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725102437/https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-8/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-626928-22-0
| ChapterList =
- Chapters 38–43
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| VolumeNumber = 9
| RelDate = October 11, 2018{{Cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321805000374/ |publisher=ASCII Media Works |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(9) |trans-title=A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (9) |access-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725102648/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321805000374/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-912054-7
| LicensedRelDate = June 18, 2019{{Cite web |url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-9/ |title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator Vol. 9 |publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment |access-date=February 16, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725102826/https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-9/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-642750-88-1
| ChapterList =
- Chapters 44–48
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| VolumeNumber = 10
| RelDate = June 26, 2019{{Cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321902001064 |publisher=ASCII Media Works |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(10) |trans-title=A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (10) |access-date=February 16, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725103115/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321902001064 |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-912586-3
| LicensedRelDate = April 28, 2020{{Cite web |url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-10/ |title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator Vol. 10 |publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment |access-date=February 16, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725103230/https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-10/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-642757-33-0
| ChapterList =
- Chapters 49–52
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| VolumeNumber = 11
| RelDate = March 26, 2020{{Cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321911000759 |publisher=ASCII Media Works |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(11) |trans-title=A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (11) |access-date=February 16, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725103431/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321911000759 |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-913114-7
| LicensedRelDate = December 1, 2020{{Cite web |url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-11/ |title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator Vol. 11 |publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment |access-date=July 26, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725103536/https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-11/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-64505-449-8
| ChapterList =
- Chapters 53–58
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| VolumeNumber = 12
| RelDate = August 27, 2020{{Cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322005000077/ |publisher=ASCII Media Works |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある魔術の禁書目録外伝 とある科学の一方通行(12) |trans-title=A Certain Magical Index Side Story: A Certain Scientific Accelerator (12) |access-date=July 16, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725103838/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322005000077/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-913394-3
| LicensedRelDate = June 8, 2021{{Cite web |url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-12/ |title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator Vol. 12 |publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment |access-date=August 26, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725103940/https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-vol-12/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-64505-827-4
| ChapterList =
- Chapters 59–61
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== Spin-off ==
A four-panel comedy manga spin-off of the series written by Kamachi and illustrated by Teto Tachitsu, titled {{Nihongo|A Certain Idol Accelerator-sama|とある{{Ruby-ja|偶像|アイドル}}の{{Ruby-ja|一方通行|アクセラレータ}}さま|Toaru Gūzō no Ippō Tsūkō-sama}}, began serialization in Dengeki Daioh from October 27, 2015{{Cite news |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=October 17, 2015 |title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator Gets 4-Panel Idol Spinoff Manga |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-17/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-gets-4-panel-idol-spinoff-manga/.94276 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=October 26, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725105000/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-17/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-gets-4-panel-idol-spinoff-manga/.94276 |archive-date=July 25, 2021}} to November 27, 2018.{{Cite news |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |date=November 25, 2018 |title=Teto Tachitsu's A Certain Idol Accelerator Manga Ends |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-25/teto-tachitsu-a-certain-idol-accelerator-manga-ends/.139925 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=November 25, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725105210/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-25/teto-tachitsu-a-certain-idol-accelerator-manga-ends/.139925 |archive-date=July 25, 2021}} It focuses on Accelerator's career as an idol, along with other Level 5 espers.
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| VolumeNumber = 1
| RelDate = November 26, 2016{{Cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321606000125/ |publisher=ASCII Media Works |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある偶像の一方通行さま(1) |trans-title=A Certain Idol Accelerator-sama (1) |access-date=October 26, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725105844/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321606000125/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-892363-7
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- Chapters 1–10
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| VolumeNumber = 2
| RelDate = August 26, 2017{{Cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321702000442/ |publisher=ASCII Media Works |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある偶像の一方通行さま(2) |trans-title=A Certain Idol Accelerator-sama (2) |access-date=October 26, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725110200/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321702000442/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-892916-5
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- Chapters 11–19
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| VolumeNumber = 3
| RelDate = March 24, 2018{{Cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321712000105/ |publisher=ASCII Media Works |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある偶像の一方通行さま(3) |trans-title=A Certain Idol Accelerator-sama (3) |access-date=October 26, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725110412/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321712000105/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-893715-3
| ChapterList =
- Chapters 20–29
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| VolumeNumber = 4
| RelDate = December 25, 2018{{Cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321808000608/ |publisher=ASCII Media Works |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある偶像の一方通行さま(4) |trans-title=A Certain Idol Accelerator-sama (4) |access-date=April 5, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725110611/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321808000608/ |archive-date=July 25, 2021}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-912240-4
| ChapterList =
- Chapters 30–39
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= Anime =
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In October 2018, an anime television series adaptation of A Certain Scientific Accelerator was announced.{{Cite news |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |date=October 7, 2018 |title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator Manga Gets TV Anime in 2019 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-07/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-2019/.137837 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=July 29, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727181605/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-07/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-2019/.137837 |archive-date=July 27, 2021}} The anime series is produced by J.C.Staff and directed by {{Ill|Nobuharu Kamanaka|ja|鎌仲史陽}}, with Kenji Sugihara handling series composition and Yohei Yaegashi designing the characters.{{Cite news |last=Sherman |first=Jennifer |date=March 23, 2019 |title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator Anime Reveals TV Ad, Staff, July Premiere |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-22/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-anime-reveals-tv-ad-staff-july-premiere/.144861 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=July 29, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727182636/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-22/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-anime-reveals-tv-ad-staff-july-premiere/.144861 |archive-date=July 27, 2021}} Maiko Iuchi, the composer of A Certain Magical Index and A Certain Scientific Railgun, was confirmed in March 2019 to be composing the series. The Sixth Lie and Sajou no Hana performed the opening and ending theme music titled "Shadow is the Light"{{Cite news |date=May 24, 2019 |script-title=ja:OPテーマ「 THE SIXTH LIE (ザ シクスライ)/Shadow is the Light 」発売決定! |trans-title=OP theme "THE SIXTH LIE/Shadow is the Light" will be released! |url=https://toaru-project.com/accelerator/news/index00160000.html |language=Japanese |work=toaru-project.com/accelerator |access-date=July 28, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728072245/https://toaru-project.com/accelerator/news/index00160000.html |archive-date=July 28, 2021}} and "Parole",{{Cite news |date=May 7, 2019 |script-title=ja:EDテーマ「sajou no hana/Parole」発売決定! |trans-title=ED theme "sajou no hana/Parole" will be released! |url=https://toaru-project.com/accelerator/news/index00110000.html |language=Japanese |work=toaru-project.com/accelerator |access-date=July 28, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728072853/https://toaru-project.com/accelerator/news/index00110000.html |archive-date=July 28, 2021}} respectively. Twelve episodes were aired in Japan on AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, and MBS from July 12 to September 27, 2019.{{Cite news |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=June 28, 2019 |title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator Anime Listed With 12 Episodes |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2019-06-28/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-anime-listed-with-12-episodes/.148368 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=July 29, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727183933/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2019-06-28/a-certain-scientific-accelerator-anime-listed-with-12-episodes/.148368 |archive-date=July 27, 2021}}{{Cite news |date=May 25, 2019 |script-title=ja:TVアニメ「とある科学の一方通行」放送局&放送時間決定! |trans-title=TV Animation "A Certain Scientific Accelerator" Broadcast Station & Broadcast Time Determined! |url=https://toaru-project.com/accelerator/news/index00140000.html |language=Japanese |work=toaru-project.com/accelerator |access-date=July 29, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728172731/https://toaru-project.com/accelerator/news/index00140000.html |archive-date=July 28, 2021}} The first Blu-ray and DVD volumes of the series were published on October 30, 2019,{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/accelerator/bd/ |website=toaru-project.com/accelerator |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある科学の一方通行 Vol.1<初回仕様版>(おまけアニメ&特典サントラCD付) |trans-title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator Vol. 1
Crunchyroll streamed the series worldwide outside of Asia beginning July 12, 2019,{{Cite news |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=July 12, 2019 |title=Crunchyroll, Funimation to Stream A Certain Scientific Accelerator Anime |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-12/crunchyroll-funimation-to-stream-a-certain-scientific-accelerator-anime/.148924 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=July 29, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728181133/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-12/crunchyroll-funimation-to-stream-a-certain-scientific-accelerator-anime/.148924 |archive-date=July 28, 2021}} while Muse Communication began distributing it on their Muse Asia YouTube channel on the same date.{{Cite episode |title=Accelerator |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hilnzeO9cbo&feature=youtu.be |access-date=July 29, 2021 |series=A Certain Scientific Accelerator |series-link=A Certain Scientific Accelerator (TV series) |first=Kenji |last=Sugihara |network=Muse Asia |date=July 12, 2019 |season=1 |number=1 |language=Japanese}} Funimation streamed the series in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand with an English dub beginning July 26, 2019, and Netflix released it in India on September 1, 2020.{{Cite news |last=Hazra |first=Adriana |date=August 17, 2020 |title=Netflix India to Release A Certain Scientific Accelerator, 'Welcome To Demon School, Iruma-kun' Anime |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-08-17/netflix-india-to-release-a-certain-scientific-accelerator-welcome-to-demon-school-iruma-kun-anime/.162990 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=July 29, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728182401/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-08-17/netflix-india-to-release-a-certain-scientific-accelerator-welcome-to-demon-school-iruma-kun-anime/.162990 |archive-date=July 28, 2021}} The series was released on Hulu in Japan on March 24, 2022.{{Cite tweet |author=とあるプロジェクト公式 |user=toaru_project |number=1498221435801665538 |date=February 28, 2022 |script-title=ja:【お知らせ】「とあるシリーズ」につきまして、Huluでの配信が決定しました!3/24(木)より全シリーズ同時配信開始となります。とある魔術の禁書目録1~3期&劇場版 とある科学の超電磁砲1~3期&OVA とある科学の一方通行 お楽しみに♪ #禁書目録3 #アクセラレータ #超電磁砲T |trans-title=[News] "Toaru" series will be available on Hulu! All series will be available simultaneously from 3/24 (Thursday). A Certain Magical Index seasons 1–3 & The Movie, A Certain Scientific Railgun seasons 1–3 & OVA, A Certain Scientific Accelerator Enjoy♪ #Index3 #Accelerator #RailgunT |language=Japanese |access-date=April 5, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228090013/https://twitter.com/toaru_project/status/1498221435801665538 |archive-date=February 28, 2022}}
== Episodes ==
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| overall = 5
| title = 47
| titleR = {{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/accelerator/story/ |title=Story |website=toaru-project.com/accelerator |language=Japanese |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726052212/https://toaru-project.com/accelerator/story/ |archive-date=July 26, 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=April 2, 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GY5PDD4PY/ |title=Watch A Certain Scientific Accelerator - Crunchyroll |website=Crunchyroll |access-date=April 2, 2025}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Accelerator (Academy City's Mightiest Esper)
| TranslitTitle = Akuserarēta (Gakuentoshi Saikyō Nōryoku-sha)
| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|学園都市最強能力者|アクセラレータ}}
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = {{Ill|Nobuharu Kamanaka|ja|鎌仲史陽}}
| WrittenBy = Kenji Sugihara
| Aux2 = Nobuharu Kamanaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|7|12}}
| ShortSummary = An ultra-high-pressure experimental water cutter weapon is stolen in a secret research facility at District 4 in Academy City. Later, three high school students, Yōko Takada, Minori Kidera, and Hiromi Nakahara, assault the hospital at District 7, where Accelerator is confined, using the stolen weapon to obtain his genetic data and sell it to the highest bidder. Hiromi is knocked down by Accelerator's attack, while Yōko and Minori retreat after they stole Last Order's gift containing his blood that accidentally dropped from his open wound. Accelerator manages to stop them and retrieve the gift to return it to Last Order.{{hr}}
In a post-credits scene, a hooded woman is observing the hospital afar with a picture of Last Order.
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| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Necromancer (Raiser of the Dead)
| TranslitTitle = Nekuromansā (Shiryō Jutsu-shi)
| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|死霊術師|ネクロマンサー}}
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Nobuharu Kamanaka
| WrittenBy = Kenji Sugihara
| Aux2 = Nobuharu Kamanaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|7|19}}
| ShortSummary = Three days ago, a suicidal student named Hasami Hitokawa was rescued by Anti-Skills, who introduced themselves as from DA, but later got killed by them to use her dead body for an experimental weapon. In the present, the hooded woman flees from pursuing DA operatives and enters Accelerator's room in the hospital. She later gets apprehended and drops the picture of Last Order, which Accelerator noticed. Accelerator confronts the DA operatives and destroys the experimental machine, known as Coffin, that they launched against him, which contained Hasami's dead body. Aiho Yomikawa and her Anti-Skill unit arrive at the scene, and she denies knowledge of DA's existence. Accelerator encounters the hooded woman introducing herself as Esther Rosenthal and learns about the machine's purpose of controlling the dead. Esther seeks his help to stop the individuals she taught about necromancy as they plan to use Last Order.
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| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Numbers (Charms of the Four Perils)
| TranslitTitle = Nanbāzu (Shikyō no Fu)
| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|四凶の符|ナンバーズ}}
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = {{Ill|Tsuneo Tominaga|ja|冨永恒雄}}
| WrittenBy = Asami Ishikawa
| Aux2 = Nobuharu Kamanaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|7|26}}
| ShortSummary = Accelerator and Esther arrive in a warehouse where she used to be imprisoned and encounter Qiong Qi, a Coffin operated by Mikihiko Hishigata which uses one of the Rosenthal family's charms that are part of the artificial souls called Numbers. Mikihiko retreats after a scuffle between him and Accelerator. Accelerator and Esther return to the hospital and later bond with Last Order in a restaurant. Afterward, Heaven Canceller visits them and presents a charm he retrieved from Hasami's corpse. Esther brings Accelerator to the morgue and summons a pseudo-soul called Huotō to close Hasami's open spiritual circuit and lay her rest properly. Two DA operatives arrive and attempt to dissolve the corpse with a solution, but they are stopped by Accelerator.
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| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Third Number (The Pseudo-Soul, Huotou)
| TranslitTitle = Sādo Nanbā (Giji Konpaku・Wazawai to)
| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|擬似魂魄・禍斗|サードナンバー}}
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Hiroaki Takagi
| WrittenBy = {{Ill|Noboru Takagi|ja|高木登}}
| Aux2 = Hiroaki Takagi
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|8|2}}
| ShortSummary = Huotō possesses Hasami's corpse and helps Accelerator in dealing with the DA operatives. One of them escapes and takes Misaka #10046 hostage. Kazari Uiharu and Ruiko Saten discuss an urban legend about a train that continues to run without stopping at any station, which revealed to be the mobile hideout of one of Academy City's Board of Directors named Rizō Nakimoto. Rizō contacts the liaison of the dark side organization Scavenger to have them eradicate DA due to their recent actions causing a nuisance. Meanwhile, Accelerator regains consciousness after his fight with DA and receives a call from Kikyō Yoshikawa about her findings of the organization. A Misaka clone visits Accelerator to give him a letter from Esther telling him that they are pursuing the DA hostage-taker and informs him about the abduction of Misaka #10046. Meanwhile, the Scavengers destroy a warehouse in District 3 where DA's hideout is located.
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| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = DA (Security Officer Darkness)
| TranslitTitle = Dī-Ā (Anchisukiru no Yami)
| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|警備員の闇|DA}}
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Tsuneo Tominaga
| WrittenBy = {{Ill|Masaharu Amiya|ja|あみやまさはる}}
| Aux2 = Takashi Watanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|8|9}}
| ShortSummary = Anti-Skills raid a supplement factory, where DA used it as their hideout, and outnumber them, but DA manages to counter-attack with their Tarantula machine. During the fight, Aiho notices a group of DA retreating with a body bag containing Misaka #10046 and stops them. The Scavengers arrive at the scene and disable the machine with the help of Tarōmaru Seike's ability to manipulate friction coefficients, while Esther and Huotō rescue Misaka #10046 from falling to the ground. Meanwhile, Accelerator exits the hospital with a recently-charged choker to rescue the abducted Misaka clone.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Scavenger (Corpse-Eating Squad)
| TranslitTitle = Sukabenjā (Shikabane-Cān Butai)
| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|屍喰部隊|スカベンジャー}}
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Hiroaki Takagi
| WrittenBy = Masaharu Amiya
| Aux2 = Hiroaki Takagi
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|8|16}}
| ShortSummary = One of the Scavenger operatives named Naruha Sakuragi fights Huotō and overwhelms her with her ability to manipulate paper into shapes and sizes. Accelerator arrives before Naruha finishes off Huotō. Rita Īzumi, the leader of the Scavengers, soon realizes that they are fighting the ranked-one Level 5 esper of Academy City after hearing his name from Esther. Accelerator defeats the rest of the Scavengers.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = Download (Time Limit)
| TranslitTitle = Daunrōdo (Seigen Jikan)
| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|制限時間|ダウンロード}}
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Taiji Kawanishi
| WrittenBy = Kenji Sugihara
| Aux2 = Hidefumi Kimura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|8|23}}
| ShortSummary = After the fight, Esther commends Accelerator for not killing the Scavengers despite his great power and offers herself to be his student, while a mysterious woman watches them through a surveillance camera. They later encounter three Coffins operated by the mysterious woman, revealed to be Mikihiko's younger sister named Hirumi. The machines successfully abduct Misaka #10046, making Accelerator to pursue them. Esther reveals to Aiho her involvement with Mikihiko and the Coffins through necromancy. Meanwhile, Mikihiko begins downloading the memories of the 10,031 dead Misaka clones from Misaka #10046 as he taunts Accelerator for his past involvement in the Level 6 Shift Project, while Esther and Huotō arrive in an abandoned building to help Accelerator in her own way.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = Friend (Hirumi)
| TranslitTitle = Furendo (Hirumi)
| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|蛭魅|フレンド}}
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Tsuneo Tominaga
| WrittenBy = {{Ill|Tsuyoshi Tamai|ja|玉井豪}}
| Aux2 = Nobuharu Kamanaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|8|30}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = Memory of Death (10031 Deaths)
| TranslitTitle = Memorī obu Desu (Ichiman Sanjūichi-gō Kai no Shi)
| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|10031回の死|メモリー オブ デス}}
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = {{Ill|Hidekazu Satō|ja|佐藤英一}}
| WrittenBy = Masaharu Amiya
| Aux2 = Takashi Watanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|6}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = Catastrophe (Awakening)
| TranslitTitle = Katasutorofu (Mezame)
| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|目覚め|カタストロフ}}
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Shigeki Awai
| WrittenBy = Kenji Sugihara
| Aux2 = Takashi Watanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|13}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = Perfect Golem (Perfect Body)
| TranslitTitle = Pāfekuto Goremu (Kanzen Karada)
| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|完全体|パーフェクトゴレム}}
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Tsuneo Tominaga
| WrittenBy = Tsuyoshi Tamai
| Aux2 = Takashi Watanabe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|20}}
| ShortSummary =
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| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = Something to Protect
| TranslitTitle = Mamoru-beki Mono
| NativeTitle = まもるべきもの
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Hiroaki Takagi &
Tsuneo Tominaga
| WrittenBy = Tsuyoshi Tamai
| Aux2 = Takashi Watanabe &
Nobuharu Kamanaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|27}}
| ShortSummary =
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Reception
= Sales =
The first volume of A Certain Scientific Accelerator sold 39,039 copies in the first week of its release, ranking 27th behind Kuroko's Basketball,{{Cite news |last=Ressler |first=Karen |date=July 31, 2014 |title=Japanese Comic Ranking, July 21-27 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-07-31/japanese-comic-ranking-july-21-27/.77147 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=August 2, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802052629/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-07-31/japanese-comic-ranking-july-21-27/.77147 |archive-date=August 2, 2021}} and 54,093 copies in the second week, coming in twelfth.{{Cite news |last=Ressler |first=Karen |date=August 7, 2014 |title=Japanese Comic Ranking, July 28-August 3 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-06/japanese-comic-ranking-july-28-august-3/.77371 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=August 2, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802053134/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-06/japanese-comic-ranking-july-28-august-3/.77371 |archive-date=August 2, 2021}}
= Critical response =
Evan Minto of Otaku USA found A Certain Scientific Accelerator lacking an "establishing exposition" and noted its "confusing starting point" but commended Yamaji's "comfortable" handling of action scenes.{{Cite magazine |last=Minto |first=Evan |date=February 4, 2016 |title=[Review] A Certain Scientific Accelerator |url=https://otakuusamagazine.com/review-a-certain-scientific-accelerator/ |magazine=Otaku USA |publisher=Sovereign Media |access-date=July 29, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729131154/https://otakuusamagazine.com/review-a-certain-scientific-accelerator/ |archive-date=July 29, 2021}}
Theron Martin of Anime News Network rated the first episode of the series' anime adaptation 4 out of 5 stars, describing the overall production "at least... impressive" despite his concerns with Kamanaka and Sugihara due to their previous works and the show a "sharp enough addition to the franchise that... should not disappoint any established fan of the franchise".{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Theron |date=July 13, 2019 |title=A Certain Scientific Accelerator - The Summer 2019 Anime Preview Guide |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2019/summer/a-certain-scientific-accelerator/.148963 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=July 29, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728185155/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2019/summer/a-certain-scientific-accelerator/.148963 |archive-date=July 28, 2021}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://dengekidaioh.jp/product/accelerator/|A Certain Scientific Accelerator}} at Dengeki Daioh {{In lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|https://toaru-project.com/accelerator/|Official anime website}} {{In lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|manga|17045}}
- {{Anime News Network|anime|21485}}
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