A Certain Scientific Railgun season 3

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| season_name = A Certain Scientific Railgun T

| image = A Certain Scientific Railgun T Volume 1.jpg

| caption = First home media volume cover, featuring Kuroko Shirai ({{Abbr|L|Left}}) and Mikoto Misaka ({{Abbr|R|Right}})

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| num_episodes = 25

| network = AT-X

| first_aired = {{Start date|2020|1|10}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2020|9|25}}

| prev_season = Season 2: S

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The third season of the Japanese animated television series A Certain Scientific Railgun, marketed as A Certain Scientific Railgun T, is based on the manga series of the same name written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by {{Ill|Motoi Fuyukawa|ja|冬川基}}. The season follows Mikoto Misaka teaming up with Misaki Shokuhō to stop the plans of Academy City's dark side during Daihasei Festival. Produced by J.C.Staff, the season was directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai with series composition supervised by Shōgo Yasukawa.

A Certain Scientific Railgun T sees the return of the main cast members Rina Satō, Satomi Arai, Aki Toyosaki, and Kanae Itō. Azumi Asakura joins them as Shokuhō, whom she also voiced in the first and final episodes of A Certain Scientific Railgun S. Production of the third season was announced in October 2018, with Nagai returning as the director. Yasukawa was confirmed as the head of series composition for the season in September 2019.

The third season consists of 25 episodes and ran on AT-X from January 10 to September 25, 2020, with other networks following days later. Several episodes got delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused the season to conclude a full three months later than originally scheduled. The series was announced to be renewed for a fourth season in February 2025.{{Cite web |last=Dempsey |first=Liam |date=February 16, 2025 |title=A Certain Scientific Railgun Season 4 Anime Announced |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2025/2/16/a-certain-scientific-railgun-season-4-anime-announced |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250216160157/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2025/2/16/a-certain-scientific-railgun-season-4-anime-announced |archive-date=February 16, 2025 |access-date=February 16, 2025 |website=Crunchyroll News}}

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Episodes

{{See also|List of A Certain Scientific Railgun episodes{{!}}List of A Certain Scientific Railgun episodes}}

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| overall = 5

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| title = 42

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| EpisodeNumber = 49

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Super-Powered (Level 5)

| TranslitTitle = Chō Nōryoku-sha (Reberu Faibu)

| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|超能力者|レベル5}}

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Kazuki Horiguchi

| WrittenBy = Shōgo Yasukawa

| Aux2 = Tatsuyuki Nagai

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|1|10}}

| ShortSummary = In the run-up to the Daihasei Sports Festival, Mikoto Misaka, along with other Level 5 espers, is approached with the offer of giving the athlete's pledge during the festival's opening ceremony. Meanwhile, when a fight breaks out between cheer squads over the use of the main stage, Kazari Uiharu steps in to try and stop them. This attracts the attention of the seventh-ranked Level 5 esper, Gunha Sogīta, who ends up causing more harm than good with his powerful yet unknown ability. As Kazari and Ruiko Saten try to save the civilians, Mikoto steps in to protect them from falling wreckage. In the end, as the offer are declined by Accelerator, Teitoku Kakine (the second-ranked Level 5 esper), Shizuri Mugino, and Mikoto, the representative roles are given to Gunha and Misaki Shokuhō, the latter of which shows an interest in the Sisters.

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| EpisodeNumber = 50

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = The Daihasei Festival

| TranslitTitle = Daihasei-sai

| NativeTitle = 大覇星祭

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Yoshihiro Mori

| WrittenBy = Shōgo Yasukawa

| Aux2 = Yūichi Nihei

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|1|17}}

| ShortSummary = Following some explosive improv from Gunha, the Daihasei Festival begins with a three-legged race, with Mitsuko Kongō pairing up with Mikoto in place of the injured Kuroko Shirai. While Mikoto goes to change her outfit after winning her race, Misaka 10032 is mistaken for Mikoto and brought to take part in Tokiwadai's next event, Balloon Hunter, where someone has his sights set on her.

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| EpisodeNumber = 51

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Balloon Hunter

| TranslitTitle = Barūn Hantā

| NativeTitle = バルーンハンター

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Yūsuke Onoda

| WrittenBy = Shōgo Yasukawa

| Aux2 = Shingo Yuki

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|1|24}}

| ShortSummary = Tokiwadai begins the Balloon Hunter event against the opposing school, who gains an early lead due to intel on Tokiwadai's espers provided by MEMBER operative Yoshio Baba. Believing Misaka 10032 to be Mikoto, Yoshio sends his teammates to gang up on her while he sends a robotic mosquito to inject her with a nanodevice. After the event ends in Tokiwadai's defeat, Mikoto goes to have lunch with her mother Misuzu Misaka, having a run-in with Toma Kamijo and Misaki while getting drinks, while Ruiko and Kazari decide to search for a rumored metal known as Shadow Metal. Meanwhile, Misaka 10032 collapses from the nanodevice, at which point she is discovered by Misaki.

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| EpisodeNumber = 52

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Tampering

| TranslitTitle = Kaizan

| NativeTitle = 改竄

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Makoto Sokuza

| WrittenBy = Shōgo Yasukawa

| Aux2 = {{Small|N/A}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|1|31}}

| ShortSummary = Mikoto rushes in to rescue Ruiko from some suited people as she searches one of the unused grounds for Shadow Metal, only to discover they were simply security officers doing their job. Meanwhile, Kazari uses her hacking skills to discover the site that Ruiko got the rumor about Shadow Metal, keeping what she learned to herself. The next day, Mikoto discovers that Misaka 10032 has gone missing, learning that she was taken away by an ambulance whose drivers were being manipulated by Misaki. After failing to get any answers out of the drivers, Mikoto finds herself being placed under the guard of Misaki's clique before discovering that Kuroko, Ruiko, and Kazari have all had their memories of her stolen from them by Misaki.

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| EpisodeNumber = 53

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Trust

| TranslitTitle = Shinrai

| NativeTitle = 信頼

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Toshikazu Hashimoto

| WrittenBy = Atsuo Ishino

| Aux2 = Toshikazu Hashimoto

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|2|7}}

| ShortSummary = Mitsuko, who was able to recognize Misaka 10032 as a different person, learns from Mikoto about Misaki's wrongdoings and decides to search for Misaka 10032 in her stead. Finding a cat at the scene of Misaka 10032's disappearance, Mitsuko learns that it belonged to the sister from Kinuho Wannai, who goes to fetch another esper who can help understand animals. This attracts the attention of Yoshio, who lures Mitsuko away and sends a group of robotic dogs to attack her. Yoshio manages to hit Mitsuko with a disabling nanodevice, but she is saved by the arrival of Kinuho and Ma'aya Awatsuki, who asks Ruiko to look after Mitsuko and the cat while they face off against him.

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| EpisodeNumber = 54

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = The Battle Begins

| TranslitTitle = Kaisen

| NativeTitle = 開戦

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Kōsaku Taniguchi
& Yūsuke Onoda

| WrittenBy = {{Ill|Hiroki Uchida (screenwriter)|lt=Hiroki Uchida|ja|内田裕基}}

| Aux2 = {{Ill|Kōichirō Sohtome|ja|そ〜とめこういちろう}}
& Tatsuyuki Nagai

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|2|14}}

| ShortSummary = Yoshio uses the lure of the nanomachine, which could potentially be used to help Mitsuko, to split up Kinuho and Ma'aya. Meanwhile, Ruiko brings Mitsuko to the hospital, where Mikoto discovers her condition and angrily breaks away from Misaki's clique. Yoshio tries to overwhelm Kinuho by taking her away from the water source so she can't use her Hydro Hand ability, but she takes advantage of the water she carried through an underground drain to defeat him. He attempts to use the nanomachine mosquito against Kinuho but is thwarted by Ma'aya's ability to manipulate buoyancy. Yoshio runs off and brings out his most powerful robot, but it is easily destroyed by Mikoto, who threatens him to never approach her friends ever again.

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| EpisodeNumber = 55

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Auribus oculi fideliores sunt. (The eyes are more trustworthy than the ears)

| TranslitTitle = Ōribazu okarī fideriarezu santo. (Miru koto wa kiku koto yori shinjiru ni ataisuru)

| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|Auribus oculi fideliores sunt.|見ることは聞くことより信じるに値する}}

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Yoshihiro Mori

| WrittenBy = {{Ill|Shinichi Inotsume|ja|猪爪慎一}}

| Aux2 = Yūichi Nihei

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|2|28}}{{efn|This episode was delayed from its original scheduled airing date of February 21, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequent episodes would be delayed by another two weeks.{{Cite news |last=Loo |first=Egan |date=February 24, 2020 |title=A Certain Scientific Railgun T Anime Resumes on Friday After Delay Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-24/a-certain-scientific-railgun-t-anime-resumes-on-friday-after-delay-due-to-covid-19-coronavirus/.156819 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=February 28, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910140420/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-24/a-certain-scientific-railgun-t-anime-resumes-on-friday-after-delay-due-to-covid-19-coronavirus/.156819 |archive-date=September 10, 2021}}}}

| ShortSummary = With the help of an esper, Kinuho, Ma'aya, and Ruiko learn some of the circumstances of Misaka 10032's disappearance from the cat. Just as Mikoto receives this information from Ruiko, she is approached by a girl named Mitori Kōzaku, who has taken both Kazari and Misuzu hostage. As Kuroko arrives to help Mikoto rescue both hostages, they discover Mitori's partner is a mass of liquid metal controlled by her ability. After getting Kazari and Misuzu to safety, Ruiko explains that something Misaki mentioned in the cat's memories relates to the urban legend site she looked at before. Realizing that Kazari must've investigated it, Mikoto reconstructs the site's data, revealing information about Misaki.

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| EpisodeNumber = 56

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = Railgun × Mental Out

| TranslitTitle = Rērugan × Mentaru Auto

| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|超電磁砲|レールガン}}×{{Ruby-ja|心理掌握|メンタルアウト}}

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Makoto Sokuza

| WrittenBy = Shōgo Yasukawa

| Aux2 = Kouichi Takada

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|3|20}}

| ShortSummary = Mikoto tracks down Misaki, who reveals she had hidden Misaka 10032 to keep her safe from the group pursuing the Sisters to access the Misaka Network. She further reveals that the man behind it is Gensei Kihara, who was the advocate of the Level 6 Shift Project and Misaki's worst enemy. As the two of them head towards a conference building where Gensei awaits, Kuroko, Kazari, and Ruiko look for information about Mitori.

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| EpisodeNumber = 57

| EpisodeNumber2 = 9

| Title = Kōzaku Mitori

| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|警策看取|こうざくみとり}}

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Ryūta Kawahara

| WrittenBy = Shōgo Yasukawa

| Aux2 = Ryūta Kawahara

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|3|27}}

| ShortSummary = While Mikoto and Misaki take their approaches in infiltrating Gensei's headquarters, Kuroko and Kazari head to the Bank Control Center to look for more information about Mitori. They find out that she is declared dead 2 years ago. Meanwhile, Ruiko lends her good luck charm to Tōma for a scavenger hunt, after which she spots an abandoned factory that once produced the liquid metal Mitori controlled, finding it is still in use. Ruiko is caught by Mitori's liquid metal clone but is rescued by MEMBER affiliate Xochitl, who realized Mitori had been using her and Yoshio. Mikoto and Misaki allegedly find Gensei, only to discover it to be a decoy in disguise to distract them while forces are sent to attack the building where Misaka 10032 is being kept.

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| EpisodeNumber = 58

| EpisodeNumber2 = 10

| Title = Clone Dolly

| TranslitTitle = Kurōn Dorī

| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|才人工房|クローンドリー}}

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Yuuki Nagasawa &
Takayuki Kuriyama

| WrittenBy = Shinichi Inotsume

| Aux2 = Yūichi Nihei

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|4|3}}

| ShortSummary = As Misaki is forced to use a power booster called Exterior to push her abilities to the limits and get through a traffic jam, she recalls her time in a training facility. Here, she was asked by scientists to use her powers to have a clone named Dolly recognize her as her friend Mi. After Dolly suddenly died, Misaki learned that the scientists were planning to use the Exterior Project to allow anyone to use Mental Out, leading her to brainwash the entire personnel to keep it under control. As Mikoto and Misaki arrive at the facility, where it is revealed Exterior is formed from a piece of Misaki's brain, Gensei manages to attune his waves to the Exterior to undo the protection on Misaka 10032 and plant a virus into the Misaka Network. It is then that Gensei commences his true experiment, using the energy formed from the virus to forcibly attempt to turn Mikoto into a Level 6 esper.

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| EpisodeNumber = 59

| EpisodeNumber2 = 11

| Title = Joining the Battle

| TranslitTitle = Sansen

| NativeTitle = 参戦

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Yōsuke Yamamoto

| WrittenBy = Atsuo Ishino

| Aux2 = Hideki Tachibana &
Kazuki Horiguchi

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|4|10}}

| ShortSummary = Tōma, having learned about the situation from Xochitl, is given instructions from Misaki on how to deal with Mikoto, who is manipulated by Mitori's usage of Misaki's powers into attacking the Windowless Building. After Kuroko arrives and gets Misaka 10032 to safety, she is tasked with finding Mitori to stop her control on Mikoto, facing up against her metal puppet along the way. As Gunha arrives on the scene to assist Tōma in stopping Mikoto, Misaki goes to confront Gensei himself.

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| EpisodeNumber = 60

| EpisodeNumber2 = 12

| Title = Exterior

| TranslitTitle = Ekusuteria

| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|外装代脳|エクステリア}}

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Yoshihiro Mori

| WrittenBy = Hiroki Uchida

| Aux2 = Hideki Tachibana &
Tetsuya Yanagisawa

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|4|17}}

| ShortSummary = Realizing Gensei is trying to obtain the limiter unlock code for Exterior from her to control Mikoto further, Misaki attempts to trap him only to discover he possesses Multiskill, allowing him to use multiple abilities. Meanwhile, Kuroko begins to close in on Mitori, facing tougher opposition from the puppet. Misaki sets up a multi-phase trap to try and stop Gensei, but he manages to see through every step, ultimately managing to get past Misaki's mental defenses and obtain the code.

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| EpisodeNumber = 61

| EpisodeNumber2 = 13

| Title = SYSTEM (Those Who Arrive at Heaven's Will in an Only Human Body)

| TranslitTitle = SHISUTEMU (Kaminaranumi nite Tenjō no Ishi ni Tadoritsuku Mono)

| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|SYSTEM|神ならぬ身にて天上の意志に辿り着くもの}}

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Daizou Yase &
Akari Ranzaki

| WrittenBy = Shōgo Yasukawa

| Aux2 = Kazuo Takigawa, Kōichirō Sohtome & Tatsuyuki Nagai

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|5|1}}{{efn|This episode was delayed from its original scheduled airing date of April 24, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic{{Cite news |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=April 27, 2020 |title=A Certain Scientific Railgun T Anime's Episode 13 Airs on May 1 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-27/a-certain-scientific-railgun-t-anime-episode-13-airs-on-may-1/.159023 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=April 27, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910141057/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-27/a-certain-scientific-railgun-t-anime-episode-13-airs-on-may-1/.159023 |archive-date=September 10, 2021}}}}

| ShortSummary = After Kazari discovers that Mitori had hijacked an Anti-Skill camera drone to help control her liquid metal clone, she hijacks the camera herself to fake Kuroko's death, allowing the real Kuroko to find Mitori hiding in the sewers and take her down. Meanwhile, Gensei discovers too late that the input code he got from Misaki was Exterior's self-destruct code, which Misaki had tricked him into using by rewriting her memory. With Exterior destroyed, Mikoto regains her senses but is still unable to stop her power from going out of control.

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| EpisodeNumber = 62

| EpisodeNumber2 = 14

| Title = Dragon Strike (Jaw of the Dragon King)

| TranslitTitle = Doragon Sutoraiku (Ryūō no Ago)

| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|竜王の顎|ドラゴンストライク}}

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Shuuji Miyazaki

| WrittenBy = Shōgo Yasukawa

| Aux2 = Hideki Tachibana

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|5|15}}{{efn|This episode was delayed from its original scheduled airing date of May 8, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic{{Cite news |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=May 12, 2020 |title=A Certain Scientific Railgun T Anime's Episode 14 Airs on May 15 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-11/a-certain-scientific-railgun-t-anime-episode-14-airs-on-may-15/.159457 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=May 11, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910141847/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-11/a-certain-scientific-railgun-t-anime-episode-14-airs-on-may-15/.159457 |archive-date=September 10, 2021}}}}

| ShortSummary = Working along with Gunha, Tōma uses the power that lies beyond Imagine Breaker, finally stopping Mikoto's rampage and returning her to normal. Afterward, Mikoto goes to visit Mitsuko, who feels happy upon hearing that Kinuho and Ma'aya came to her aid. After restoring the memories of Kuroko and the others, while rewriting others of the whole incident to appear like a terrorist attack, Misaki approaches Mitori. As the Daihasei Festival comes to a close without further incident, Ruiko arranges for Mikoto to dance with Tōma.

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| EpisodeNumber = 63

| EpisodeNumber2 = 15

| Title = Promise

| TranslitTitle = Yakusoku

| NativeTitle = やくそく

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Kiyoko Sayama

| WrittenBy = Shōgo Yasukawa

| Aux2 = Kiyoko Sayama

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|5|22}}

| ShortSummary = Mitori recalls her time in a facility where she ended up being befriended by Dolly before she met with Misaki. After discovering that Dolly was a clone that was being fed experimental drugs, she was caught and confined for several months, leading to a building hatred towards the governing board. In the present, Misaki brings Mitori to meet Dolly's "little sister" that has inherited her memories, leading to a touching reunion between the three of them.

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| EpisodeNumber = 64

| EpisodeNumber2 = 16

| Title = Dream Ranker

| TranslitTitle = Dorīmu Rankā

| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|天賦夢路|ドリームランカー}}

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Kazuki Horiguchi
& Makoto Sokuza

| WrittenBy = Shinichi Inotsume

| Aux2 = Kazuki Horiguchi

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|7|24}}{{efn|This episode was delayed from its original scheduled airing date of May 29, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic{{Cite news |last=Mateo |first=Alex |date=May 23, 2020 |title=A Certain Scientific Railgun T Anime Delays Episode 16 to July 24 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-22/a-certain-scientific-railgun-t-anime-delays-episode-16-to-july-24/.159829 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=September 10, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910142947/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-22/a-certain-scientific-railgun-t-anime-delays-episode-16-to-july-24/.159829 |archive-date=September 10, 2021}}}}

| ShortSummary = Junko Hokaze, a member of Misaki's clique, gives Mikoto an Indian Poker card that allegedly lets people experience other people's dreams. Trying out the card for herself, Mikoto experiences Junko's dream, which turns out to be less pleasant than she originally expected. The next day, Junko tries holding a tea party to help Mikoto and Misaki get along, but they become angered after overhearing a certain blue-haired boy giving out cards based on his dubious fantasies of them. Meanwhile, Kuroko and Kazari look into an app that allegedly shows the location of accidents before they happen. Scouting out the location of one of these future accidents, Kuroko saves someone from a traffic accident at that very location. Kuroko then confronts a precognitive esper boy named Shaei Miyama, who states that he created the app so he could find an esper that can prevent these accidents from happening.

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| EpisodeNumber = 65

| EpisodeNumber2 = 17

| Title = Precognition

| TranslitTitle = Yochi

| NativeTitle = 予知

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Yoshihiro Mori

| WrittenBy = Shinichi Inotsume

| Aux2 = Yūichi Nihei

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|7|31}}

| ShortSummary = Working together, Kuroko manages to use her teleportation to prevent more accidents predicted by Shaei's precognitions. As Judgment takes countermeasures to prevent multiple potential accidents predicted to happen near each other at the park, Shaei collapses as a result of overusing his ability. At the predicted time, cherry blossom trees suddenly set ablaze, which Kuroko deduces is due to a chemical that was injected into them to bloom all year round. As Kuroko works to save civilians, Shaei desperately asks Kuroko to save a stray dog named Perro, which she manages to do. After learning that the ones who created the chemical learned it from Indian Poker, Kuroko encourages Shaei to approach her again once he has better control of his ability.

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| EpisodeNumber = 66

| EpisodeNumber2 = 18

| Title = Bust Upper

| TranslitTitle = Basuto Appā

| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|巨乳御手|バストアッパー}}

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Sho Kitamura

| WrittenBy = Shōgo Yasukawa

| Aux2 = Yoshiki Yamakawa

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|8|7}}

| ShortSummary = Coming across an Indian Poker trader on the street, Saiai Kinuhata, one of the ITEM's members with a complex about her figure, fights with Mikoto over a card relating to something called the "Bust Upper". After their fight causes all the cards to become mixed up, Mikoto and Saiai, realizing they have the same goal, purchase all the cards and try them out one by one in search of the Bust Upper. Despite trying out all the cards, including one that gives Mikoto a rather foreboding dream, the pair are unable to find the Bust Upper, as it is stolen by a crow during their sleep and falls into the hands of another girl.

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| EpisodeNumber = 67

| EpisodeNumber2 = 19

| Title = Strange Coincidence

| TranslitTitle = Kien

| NativeTitle = 奇縁

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Akari Ranzaki

| WrittenBy = Shōgo Yasukawa

| Aux2 = Kouichi Takada

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|8|14}}

| ShortSummary = After Ruiko ends up buying the last cans of mackerel she wanted to buy, Frenda Seivelun tries to get some off of her and ends up having dinner with her, leading the two of them to become friends. Sometime later, as Ruiko buys herself another Indian Poker card, a group called SCHOOL looking for a card about something called Tweezers arrange for her to be kidnapped, prompting Frenda to go and rescue her. After the kidnap attempt is foiled, SCHOOL calls upon the sniper Rakko Yumiya to hunt down Ruiko and Frenda.

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| EpisodeNumber = 68

| EpisodeNumber2 = 20

| Title = Ha det bra

| DirectedBy = Makoto Sokuza, Takayuki Kuriyama & Yuuki Nagasawa

| WrittenBy = Hiroki Uchida

| Aux2 = Yūichi Nihei

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|8|21}}

| ShortSummary = Despite dealing multiple shots to Frenda as she pursues them into a shopping mall, Yumiya falls for a trap by Frenda and Ruiko, exposing herself as their pursuer. While Ruiko escapes with the other customers, Frenda faces off against Yumiya in a one-on-one duel, winning against her using her bombs. As SCHOOL, led by Teitoku, plan their next move regarding the tweezers, Ruiko never hears from Frenda again.

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{{Episode list/sublist|A Certain Scientific Railgun season 3

| EpisodeNumber = 69

| EpisodeNumber2 = 21

| Title = Doppelganger

| TranslitTitle = Dopperugengā

| NativeTitle = ドッペルゲンガー

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Shuuji Miyazaki

| WrittenBy = Shinichi Inotsume

| Aux2 = Shuuji Miyazaki

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|8|28}}

| ShortSummary = Misaki looks into Ryōko Kuriba, who allegedly came up with the plans for Indian Poker. She learns that Ryōko was part of her experiment using cyborg technology to turn her into two people before being rejoined to determine if a soul could be created. As Mikoto is sent by Misaki to investigate the results of the experiments, the cyborg Doppelganger of Ryōko left after the experiment, who believed herself to be human, experiences an identity crisis and breaks out of her facility. Mikoto and Misaki then confront the original Ryōko about the threat Doppelganger poses, while another underground group known as Scavenger is dispatched to hunt down Doppelganger.

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{{Episode list/sublist|A Certain Scientific Railgun season 3

| EpisodeNumber = 70

| EpisodeNumber2 = 22

| Title = Scavenger

| TranslitTitle = Sukabenjā

| NativeTitle = {{Ruby-ja|屍喰部隊|スカベンジャー}}

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Katsushi Sakurabi

| WrittenBy = Shinichi Inotsume

| Aux2 = Yoshimitsu Ohashi

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|9|4}}

| ShortSummary = Ryōko states that she believes destroying Doppelganger's body could cause calamity to befall Academy City, leading her to invent Indian Poker as a means to crowdsource a solution. Later on, Ryōko is confronted by Doppelganger, before Scavenger shows up to try and detain Doppelganger. As the other members struggle again with Doppelganger's power, Ryōko is pursued by Tarōmaru Seike but is rescued by Mikoto after she learns that Ryōko created Doppelganger as a means to save her mother. Upon receiving heavy damage to her body, Doppelganger begins to absorb other forms of matter to repair herself and become more powerful, at which point Mikoto, having just defeated Tarōmaru, confronts the other Scavenger members.

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{{Episode list/sublist|A Certain Scientific Railgun season 3

| EpisodeNumber = 71

| EpisodeNumber2 = 23

| Title = Possession

| TranslitTitle = Hyōi

| NativeTitle = 憑依

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Makoto Sokuza, Kazuki Horiguchi & Tetsuro Tanaka

| WrittenBy = Shōgo Yasukawa

| Aux2 = Kouichi Takada, {{Ill|Tōru Yoshida|ja|吉田徹}} & Tatsuyuki Nagai

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|9|11}}

| ShortSummary = Wanting to avoid a fight, Scavenger leader Rita Īzumi somehow manages to convince Mikoto that she's a member of Judgment sent to recover Doppelganger. While Mikoto pursues Doppelganger, who's targeting an airship filled with secret information, Rita guides them towards the facility the Scavengers were supposed to deliver Doppelganger to so they can sign off their job and escape. Facing off against Mikoto, Doppelganger continues to absorb more matter to grow to an enormous size.

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{{Episode list/sublist|A Certain Scientific Railgun season 3

| EpisodeNumber = 72

| EpisodeNumber2 = 24

| Title = Diffusion

| TranslitTitle = Kakusan

| NativeTitle = 拡散

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Tetsuro Tanaka, Akari Ranzaki, & Yoshihiro Mori

| WrittenBy = Shōgo Yasukawa

| Aux2 = Takashi Iida &
Tatsuyuki Nagai

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|9|18}}

| ShortSummary = Mikoto uses her ability to create her giant out of iron sand, using its properties to fire off a powerful electrical that can cut through Doppelganger's body. Doppelganger responds by forcing Mikoto to shoot down fuel tanks to protect civilians, exposing the airship in the process. As Ryōko tries to reason with Doppelganger to let her find a way to eliminate her soul, she attempts to jump to her death but is saved by the Scavengers. Learning from Misaki and Rita that Doppelganger's ability is a form of artificial muscle, which Doppelganger intends to use to set off a citywide explosion, Mikoto confronts her aboard the airship with Rita's assistance.

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{{Episode list/sublist|A Certain Scientific Railgun season 3

| EpisodeNumber = 73

| EpisodeNumber2 = 25

| Title = My Dear Friends

| TranslitTitle = Watashi no, Taisetsu na Tomodachi

| NativeTitle = 私の、大切な友達

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| DirectedBy = Tatsuyuki Nagai

| WrittenBy = Shōgo Yasukawa

| Aux2 = Tatsuyuki Nagai

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|9|25}}

| ShortSummary = Learning that Doppelganger's objective was to end her life and destroy the data that could rebuild her, Mikoto respects her wishes and destroys the airship. Before Mikoto can finish off Doppelganger, one of the scientists' attempts to take Ryōko hostage to stop her, accidentally shooting her in the process. In her final moments, Doppelganger asks Mikoto to use what's left of her cyborg body to save Ryōko. Later, the Scavengers increase their rank in exchange for not getting paid for their mission while Mitsuko is formally introduced to Misaka 10032. Meanwhile, Doppelganger appears in Ryōko's dream, suggesting that she now coexists inside her body.

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Cast and characters

= Main =

{{Cast listing|

Rina Satō as Mikoto Misaka{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/mikoto.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:御坂美琴 |trans-title=Misaka Mikoto |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911022717/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/mikoto.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Satomi Arai as Kuroko Shirai{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/kuroko.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:白井黒子 |trans-title=Shirai Kuroko |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911023010/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/kuroko.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Aki Toyosaki as Kazari Uiharu{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/uiharu.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:初春飾利 |trans-title=Uiharu Kazari |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911023316/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/uiharu.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Kanae Itō as Ruiko Saten{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/saten.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:佐天涙子 |trans-title=Saten Ruiko |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911023556/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/saten.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Azumi Asakura as Misaki Shokuhō{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/shokuhou.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:食蜂操祈 |trans-title=Shokuhou Misaki |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911023848/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/shokuhou.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}

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= Recurring =

{{Cast listing|

Kengo Kawanishi as Gunha Sogīta{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/sogiita.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:削板軍覇 |trans-title=Sogiita Gunha |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911034843/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/sogiita.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Minako Kotobuki as Mitsuko Kongō{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/kongou.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:婚后光子 |trans-title=Kongou Mitsuko |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911032506/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/kongou.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Haruka Tomatsu as Kinuho Wannai{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/wannai.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:湾内絹保 |trans-title=Wannai Kinuho |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911035254/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/wannai.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Yoshino Nanjō as Ma'aya Awatsuki{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/awatsuki.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:泡浮万彬 |trans-title=Awatsuki Maaya |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911024508/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/awatsuki.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Minami Tsuda as Junko Hokaze{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/hokaze.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:帆風潤子 |trans-title=Hokaze Junko |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911030400/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/hokaze.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Nozomi Sasaki as the Sisters{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/sisters.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:御坂妹 |trans-title=Sisters |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911033400/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/sisters.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Maaya Uchida as Frenda Seivelun{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/frenda.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:フレンダ＝セイヴェルン |trans-title=Frenda Seivelun |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911030020/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/frenda.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Kazuyoshi Hayashi as Keitz Nokleben{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/keitz.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:カイツ＝ノックレーベン |trans-title=Keitz Nokleben |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911031721/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/keitz.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Kana Ueda as Mī Konori{{Cite web |url=https://s.akiba-souken.com/vote/v_3067/ |website=Akiba Souken |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある科学の超電磁砲 T キャラランキング |trans-title=A Certain Scientific Railgun T Character Ranking |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911043851/https://akiba-souken.com/vote/v_3067/ |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Emi Shinohara as Misuzu Misaka{{Cite tweet |author=篠原恵美 |author-link=Emi Shinohara |user=Emi_shinohara |number=1215513669259251714 |date=January 10, 2020 |script-title=ja:今日も空が綺麗な気持ちの良い日ですね本日から「とある科学の超電磁砲Ｔ」が始まります。美琴のお母さん、美鈴は第二話から登場です。毎回ではないけどチョコチョコ出ているので見てやってくださいませ東京MXでは25時05分からです #とある科学の超電磁砲Ｔ |trans-title=It's another beautiful day with a beautiful sky. Today, "A Certain Scientific Railgun T" starts. Mikoto's mother, Misuzu, will appear in the second episode. She's not in every episode, but she does appear here and there, so please take a look! It starts at 25:05 on Tokyo MX. #ACertainScientificRailgunT |language=Japanese |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911050036/https://twitter.com/emi_shinohara/status/1215513669259251714 |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Hitomi Ōwada as Xochitl{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/xochitl.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:ショチトル |trans-title=Xochitl |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911040943/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/xochitl.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Daichi Hayashi as Yoshio Baba{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/baba.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:馬場芳郎 |trans-title=Baba Yoshio |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911040444/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/baba.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Miyu Tomita as Mitori Kōzaku{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/kouzaku.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:警策看取 |trans-title=Kouzaku Mitori |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911032904/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/kouzaku.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Atsushi Abe as Toma Kamijo{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/kamijo.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:上条当麻 |trans-title=Kamijo Touma |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911031224/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/kamijo.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Hazuki Ogino as Satori Kobayashi{{Cite tweet |author=荻野葉月 |user=ogino_hazuki |number=1220624229990719489 |date=January 24, 2020 |script-title=ja:本日放送の「とある科学の超電磁砲T」第3話に、「口囃子早鳥」役で出演させて頂いております！ぜひご視聴ください( ⸝⸝•௰•⸝⸝ ) 宜しくお願いします！#超電磁砲T |trans-title=I'm playing the role of "Satori Kobayashi" in today's episode 3 of "A Certain Scientific Railgun T"! Please check it out! ( ⸝⸝•௰•⸝⸝ ) Thank you for your time! #RailgunT |language=Japanese |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911043558/https://twitter.com/ogino_hazuki/status/1220624229990719489?lang=ja |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Binbin Takaoka as Gensei Kihara{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/kihara.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:木原幻生 |trans-title=Kihara Gensei |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911032101/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/kihara.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Konomi Kohara as Dolly{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/dolly.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:ドリー |trans-title=Dolly |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911025054/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/dolly.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Atsumi Tanezaki as Ryōko Kuriba / Doppelganger{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/kuriba.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:操歯涼子 |trans-title=Kuriba Ryoko |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911025532/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/kuriba.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Akane Fujita as Rita Īzumi / Leader{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/leader.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:リーダー |trans-title=Leader |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911030816/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/leader.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Aoi Koga as Naruha Sakuragi{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/naru.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:ナル |trans-title=Naru |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911034010/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/naru.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Yuka Nukui as Tarōmaru Seike{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/seike.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:清ヶ |trans-title=Seike |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911034417/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/seike.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}
Nozomi Nishida as Itsuki Yakumaru{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/yakumaru.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:薬丸 |trans-title=Yakumaru |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911035933/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/chara/yakumaru.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}

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Production

= Development and writing =

During the Dengeki Bunko 25th Anniversary Fall Dengeki Festival event in October 2018, an untitled third season of A Certain Scientific Railgun television series was announced, with Tatsuyuki Nagai confirming his return to direct at J.C.Staff.{{Cite news |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |date=October 7, 2018 |title=A Certain Scientific Railgun Gets 3rd Anime Season |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-07/a-certain-scientific-railgun-gets-3rd-anime-season/.137838 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911061747/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-07/a-certain-scientific-railgun-gets-3rd-anime-season/.137838 |archive-date=September 11, 2021}} Kazuma Kamachi, the creator of A Certain Magical Index series, and light novel editor Kazuma Miki revealed in November 2018 that the series was slated to be released in 2019 along with A Certain Scientific Accelerator television series,{{Cite news |last=Ressler |first=Karen |date=November 14, 2018 |title=Newtype: A Certain Scientific Railgun Season 3 Slated for 2019 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2018-11-13/newtype-a-certain-scientific-railgun-season-3-slated-for-2019/.139397 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911063513/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2018-11-13/newtype-a-certain-scientific-railgun-season-3-slated-for-2019/.139397 |archive-date=September 11, 2021}} but it was delayed to January 2020.{{Cite news |last=Mateo |first=Alex |date=September 27, 2019 |title=A Certain Scientific Railgun Anime Season 3 Premieres in January 2020 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-09-27/a-certain-scientific-railgun-anime-season-3-premieres-in-january-2020/.151594 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911063820/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-09-27/a-certain-scientific-railgun-anime-season-3-premieres-in-january-2020/.151594 |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}

In September 2019, staff members from the previous season were confirmed to be returning for the series, including character animation designer Yuichi Tanaka, art director Kentaro Izumi, and cinematographer Shingo Fukuyo, with Shogo Yasukawa handling the series composition.{{Cite news |last=Mateo |first=Alex |date=September 28, 2019 |title=A Certain Scientific Railgun Anime Season 3 Reveals Ad, Theme Song Artists, More Staff |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-09-27/a-certain-scientific-railgun-anime-season-3-reveals-ad-theme-song-artists-more-staff/.151627 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911064720/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-09-27/a-certain-scientific-railgun-anime-season-3-reveals-ad-theme-song-artists-more-staff/.151627 |archive-date=September 11, 2021}} The title of the series was revealed in the same month to be A Certain Scientific Railgun T.{{Cite news |date=September 28, 2019 |script-title=ja:「とある科学の超電磁砲」第3期タイトル決定！ |trans-title=The title of the third season of "A Certain Scientific Railgun" has been decided! |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/news/index00050000.html |language=Japanese |work=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911065737/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/news/index00050000.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}} The series' premiere date was revealed in November 2019 to be on January 10, 2020,{{Cite news |last=Valdez |first=Nick |date=November 3, 2019 |title=A Certain Scientific Railgun Season 3 Confirms 2020 Release Date |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/a-certain-scientific-railgun-season-3-release-date/ |work=ComicBook.com |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911070317/https://comicbook.com/anime/amp/news/a-certain-scientific-railgun-season-3-release-date/ |archive-date=September 11, 2021}} and it would consist of twenty-five episodes.{{Cite news |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |date=December 26, 2019 |title=A Certain Scientific Railgun Anime's 3rd Season to Have 25 Episodes Plus 2 Bonus Anime |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-25/a-certain-scientific-railgun-anime-3rd-season-to-have-25-episodes-plus-2-bonus-anime/.154760 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911071433/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-25/a-certain-scientific-railgun-anime-3rd-season-to-have-25-episodes-plus-2-bonus-anime/.154760 |archive-date=September 11, 2021}} The Daihasei Festival story arc from A Certain Scientific Railgun manga series were adapted into the first half of the series,{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/a-certain-scientific-railgun-season-3-must-know/amp/ |title=A Certain Scientific Railgun: 10 Things To Know Before Watching Season 3 |last=Adler |first=Liz |date=April 9, 2020 |website=ComicBook.com |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911094914/https://www.cbr.com/a-certain-scientific-railgun-season-3-must-know/amp/ |archive-date=September 11, 2021}} while the sixteenth episode onwards were based on the Dream Ranker arc.{{Cite news |last=Loo |first=Egan |date=April 26, 2020 |title=A Certain Scientific Railgun T Anime Confirms Dream Ranker Arc, New Cast |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-26/a-certain-scientific-railgun-t-anime-confirms-dream-ranker-arc-new-cast/.159011 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911095442/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-26/a-certain-scientific-railgun-t-anime-confirms-dream-ranker-arc-new-cast/.159011 |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}

= Casting =

With the announcement of a third season in October 2018, Rina Satō, Satomi Arai, Aki Toyosaki, Kanae Itō, and Azumi Asakura were also confirmed to reprise their respective roles as Mikoto Misaka, Kuroko Shirai, Kazari Uiharu, Ruiko Saten, and Misaki Shokuhō. Additional cast were confirmed in December 2019, including Kengo Kawanishi as Gunha Sogīta and Miyu Tomita as Mitori Kōzaku.{{Cite news |last=Sherman |first=Jennifer |date=December 25, 2019 |title=A Certain Scientific Railgun Anime Season 3 Casts Kengo Kawanishi, Miyu Tomita, Yukiyo Fujii |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-25/a-certain-scientific-railgun-anime-season-3-casts-kengo-kawanishi-miyu-tomita-yukiyo-fujii/.154753 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=September 1, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911102538/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-25/a-certain-scientific-railgun-anime-season-3-casts-kengo-kawanishi-miyu-tomita-yukiyo-fujii/.154753 |archive-date=September 11, 2021}} In February 2020, Konomi Kohara joined the cast as Dolly,{{Cite news |last=Sherman |first=Jennifer |date=February 27, 2020 |title=A Certain Scientific Railgun T Anime Casts Konomi Kohara |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-26/a-certain-scientific-railgun-t-anime-casts-konomi-kohara/.156869 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911060731/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-26/a-certain-scientific-railgun-t-anime-casts-konomi-kohara/.156869 |archive-date=September 11, 2021}} as did Atsumi Tanezaki in April as Ryōko Kuriba / Doppelganger.

= Music =

{{See also|List of A Certain Scientific Railgun albums#A Certain Scientific Railgun T Original Soundtrack}}

Maiko Iuchi returned to compose A Certain Scientific Railgun T. From episodes 1 to 15, the opening theme music is "Final Phase" by fripSide,{{Cite news |last=Harding |first=Daryl |date=January 1, 2020 |title=fripSide Release Preview of Railgun T OP "final phase" Music Video |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/01/01-1/flipside-release-preview-of-railgun-t-op-final-phase-music-video |work=Crunchyroll |access-date=January 5, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911104426/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/01/01-1/flipside-release-preview-of-railgun-t-op-final-phase-music-video |archive-date=September 11, 2021}} while the ending theme music is "Nameless Story" by Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets.{{Cite news |date=November 3, 2019 |script-title=ja:EDテーマ「岸田教団＆THE明星ロケッツ／nameless story」発売決定！！ |trans-title=ED theme "Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets/nameless story" will be released! |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/news/index00080000.html |language=Japanese |work=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911105631/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/news/index00080000.html |archive-date=September 11, 2021}} From episode 16 onwards, the opening theme music is "Dual Existence" by fripSide,{{Cite news |last=Harding |first=Daryl |date=July 25, 2020 |title=Biribiri Shocks in New A Certain Scientific Railgun T OP on YouTube |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/07/24-1/biribiri-shocks-in-new-a-certain-scientific-railgun-t-op-on-youtube |work=Crunchyroll |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911110204/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/07/24-1/biribiri-shocks-in-new-a-certain-scientific-railgun-t-op-on-youtube |archive-date=September 11, 2021}} while the ending theme music is {{Nihongo|"Aoarashi no Ato de"|青嵐のあとで}} by sajou no hana.{{Cite news |last=Harding |first=Daryl |date=August 2, 2020 |title=Dream Along With A Certain Scientific Railgun T's New ED From Sajou no Hana on YouTube |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/08/01-1/dream-along-with-a-certain-scientific-railgun-ts-new-ed-from-sajou-no-hana-on-youtube |work=Crunchyroll |access-date=September 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911110456/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/08/01-1/dream-along-with-a-certain-scientific-railgun-ts-new-ed-from-sajou-no-hana-on-youtube |archive-date=September 11, 2021}}

Marketing

A full promotional video for A Certain Scientific Railgun T was released in December 2019.{{Cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-14/a-certain-scientific-railgun-anime-season-3-posts-full-promo-video/.154384 |title=A Certain Scientific Railgun Anime Season 3 Posts Full Promo Video |last=Loo |first=Egan |date=December 15, 2019 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=September 26, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926024836/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-14/a-certain-scientific-railgun-anime-season-3-posts-full-promo-video/.154384 |archive-date=September 26, 2021}} The series had the Daihaseisai guidebook and Mikoto Style booklet, which were given for free at the 97th Comiket.{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/news/index00260000.html |date=December 17, 2019 |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:コミックマーケット97にて大覇星祭ガイドブック＆美琴Style(両Ａ面)無料配布決定！ |trans-title=At Comic Market 97, the guidebook for the Daihaseisai and Mikoto Style (both A-sides) will be distributed for free! |access-date=October 1, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001125150/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/news/index00260000.html |archive-date=October 1, 2021}} EJ Anime Hotel in Tokorozawa used the series as a theme in one of its rooms, which was opened by October 2020.{{Cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-08-04/kadokawa-to-open-interactive-ej-anime-hotel-in-october/.162549 |title=Kadokawa to Open Interactive 'EJ Anime Hotel' in October |last=Morrissy |first=Kim |date=August 5, 2020 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=October 3, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003002530/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-08-04/kadokawa-to-open-interactive-ej-anime-hotel-in-october/.162549 |archive-date=October 3, 2021}} Promotional partners for the series included Atré and Animate stores in Akihabara.{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/news/index00090000.html |date=November 3, 2019 |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある科学の超電磁砲T✕アトレ秋葉原コラボ決定！|trans-title=A Certain Scientific Railgun T ✕ Atre Akihabara Collaboration Announced! |access-date=September 26, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926025648/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/news/index00090000.html |archive-date=September 26, 2021}}{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/news/index00160000.html |date=December 10, 2019 |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:「とある科学の超電磁砲」×「アニメイト秋葉原」のコラボPOP UP STORE「とあるアニメイトの超電磁館」開催決定！ |trans-title="A Certain Scientific Railgun" and "Animate Akihabara" collaboration POP UP STORE "A Certain Animate Railgun Hall" will be held! |access-date=September 26, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926030603/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/news/index00160000.html |archive-date=September 26, 2021}}

Release

= Broadcast =

A Certain Scientific Railgun T began airing in Japan on AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, and MBS on January 10, 2020.{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/news/index00100000.html |date=November 3, 2019 |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:「とある科学の超電磁砲T」放送日&放送時間決定！ |trans-title="A Certain Scientific Railgun T" broadcast date and time have been determined! |access-date=October 3, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003004106/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/news/index00100000.html |archive-date=October 3, 2021}}

= Home media =

A Certain Scientific Railgun T was simulcast on the Japanese streaming website AbemaTV. The season was also streamed on Crunchyroll and Funimation.{{Cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-05/crunchyroll-to-stream-a-certain-scientific-railgun-season-3-anime/.155052 |title=Crunchyroll to Stream A Certain Scientific Railgun Season 3 Anime |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=January 6, 2020 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=October 3, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003011737/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-05/crunchyroll-to-stream-a-certain-scientific-railgun-season-3-anime/.155052 |archive-date=October 3, 2021}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2020-01-06/funimation-to-stream-a-certain-scientific-railgun-season-3-anime-english-dub/.155062 |title=Funimation to Stream A Certain Scientific Railgun Season 3 Anime's English Dub |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=January 6, 2020 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=October 3, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003011932/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2020-01-06/funimation-to-stream-a-certain-scientific-railgun-season-3-anime-english-dub/.155062 |archive-date=October 3, 2021}} Hulu released it in Japan on March 24, 2022.{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/news/index01670000.html |date=February 28, 2022 |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:「とあるシリーズ」、Huluでの配信決定！|trans-title=Toaru will be available on Hulu! |access-date=April 7, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407004151/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/news/index01670000.html |archive-date=April 7, 2022}}

NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan released the first Blu-ray and DVD volumes on April 30, 2020,{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/bd/ |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある科学の超電磁砲T Vol.1＜初回仕様版＞ |trans-title=A Certain Scientific Railgun T Vol. 1 (First Edition) |access-date=October 3, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003013011/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/bd/ |archive-date=October 3, 2021}} and the eighth and final volumes on December 25.{{cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/bd/08.html |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja:とある科学の超電磁砲T Vol.8＜初回仕様版＞ |trans-title=A Certain Scientific Railgun T Vol. 8 (First Edition) |access-date=October 3, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003013940/https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/bd/08.html |archive-date=October 3, 2021}} They contain a bonus novel written by Kamachi titled A Certain Magical Index SS: Agnese's Magic Side Work Experience, while the first and fifth volumes contain the fifth and sixth episodes of the original video animation {{Nihongo|Much More Railgun|もっとまるっと超電磁砲|Motto Marutto Rērugan}}.{{Cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-22/a-certain-scientific-railgun-t-anime-previews-bonus-home-video-anime-in-video/.157798 |title=A Certain Scientific Railgun T Anime Previews Bonus Home Video Anime in Video |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=March 22, 2020 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=October 3, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003015103/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-22/a-certain-scientific-railgun-t-anime-previews-bonus-home-video-anime-in-video/.157798 |archive-date=October 3, 2021}} A bonus two-track drama CD could be received when all eight volumes were purchased on Amazon Japan website.{{Cite web |url=https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/news/index00600000.html |date=February 27, 2020 |website=toaru-project.com/railgun_t |language=Japanese |script-title=ja: amazon特典ドラマCDの内容決定！|trans-title=Amazon Bonus Drama CD Contents revealed! |access-date=April 13, 2023}} Funimation released the first volume set in North America on March 2, 2021,{{ASIN |B08R4D53RG|title=A Certain Scientific Railgun T: Part One |date=March 2, 2021}} while the second volume set was released on June 29.{{ASIN |B08ZD4MRPC|title=A Certain Scientific Railgun T: Part Two |date=June 29, 2021}} Crunchyroll released the season on Blu-ray in North America on April 8, 2025,{{Cite web |last=Mateo |first=Alex |date=April 9, 2025 |title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 6–12 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-09/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-6-12/.223312 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409224003/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-09/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-6-12/.223312 |archive-date=April 9, 2025 |access-date=April 9, 2025 |website=Anime News Network}} and will release it in the United Kingdom on May 5.{{Cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-03/crunchyroll-u.k-home-releases-listed-into-may-including-bocchi-the-rock/.221892 |title=Crunchyroll U.K. Home Releases Listed Into May Including Bocchi The Rock |date=March 3, 2025 |access-date=March 3, 2025 |website=Anime News Network |last=Osmond |author-link=Andrew Osmond (journalist) |first=Andrew |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250303225136/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-03/crunchyroll-u.k-home-releases-listed-into-may-including-bocchi-the-rock/.221892 |archive-date=March 3, 2025 |url-status=live}}

Notes

References

External links

{{Official website|https://toaru-project.com/railgun_t/|A Certain Scientific Railgun T official website}} {{In lang|ja}}
{{IMDb episodes|1515996|A Certain Scientific Railgun T}}
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