A Certain Scientific Rail: Season 1, Part 1 (Limited Edition)

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Product Description ------------------- Misaka's electro-manipulation abilities - and delightfully destructive Rail projectile move - make her a rock star in Academy City. The techno-metropolis is packed with supernaturally powered students known as espers, including Misaka's flirty friend and roommate, Kuroko. She uses her teleportation skills as a member of the Judgment law team, fighting crime alongside her fellow agent Uiharu. Joined by their friend Saten, a spunky Level 0 esper, Misaka, Kuroko, and Uiharu have a blast taking on danger whenever and wherever it arises. Luckily, in a city full of super-powered gangs, mad scientists, and the occasional weird monster, the girls have no problem finding plenty of excitement, action, and adventure! From the director of Toradora!, take another explosively fun trip into the world of A Certain Magical Index with A Certain Scientific Rail! .com ---- Kazuma Kamachi's A Certain Scientific Rail (2009) takes place in Academy City, the setting of his A Certain Magical Index. (Toma, the hess hero of Magical Index, even gets a cameo.) Girls at Tokiwadai Middle School learn to develop their esper powers, which enable them to manipulate matter and energy. The school's top student is hotheaded electricity handler Misaka Mikoto. Her roommate, telepath Kuroko Shirai, is a member of the Judgment, a squadron that ensures civic order. They're joined by computer whiz Kazari Uihara and Ruiko Saten, who possess no supernatural abilities. Initially, the girls tackle small-time bullies, but the story shifts gears in episode six, building to an all-out battle that borrows from Akira. The filmmakers can't seem to decide if they're making a celebration of girl power or a fan service comedy. Misaka unleashes her formidable blasts of lightning against anyone who annoys her--only the "image breaker" in Toma's right hand can fend them off--and Kuroko is no slouch in a fight. In between battles, the filmmakers throw in panty jokes, gratuitous shower scenes, and Kuroko's unsuccessful attempts to seduce Misaka. A Certain Scientific Rail isn't raunchy enough to satisfy devotees of jiggle series, but its extraneous nudity and underwear gags will alienate young women who enjoy programs that focus on female empowerment. (Rated TV 14: violence, violence against women and children, nudity, risqué humor, suggested lesbianism, grotesque imagery) --Charles Solomon (1. Electro-Master, 2. Rehydration Is a Must When Doing Work Under the Hot Sun You Know, 3. Tokiwadai in Danger, 4. Urban Legends, 5. A Certain Newcomer's Induction for Two, 6. Everyone Is Proactive When It Comes to These Kinds of Things You Know, 7. Ability and Power, 8. Level-Upper, 9. Majority Report, 10. Silent Majority, 11. Dr. Kiyama, 12. Burst)