To Aru Kagaku no Railgun
Alt titles: A Certain Scientific Railgun
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In the technologically-advanced Academy City, millions of students study superhuman and psychic powers. Judgment, a group made up of specially-trained students and adults, helps combat threats to the city and its people by helping apprehend power-wielding criminals. Mikoto, Kazari and Kuroko are three friends who juggle school and Judgment, all the while learning how to best use their skills. Together, they will help keep Academy City safe from the bad guys and have plenty of fun in the process.
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Telepathy Shoujo Ran
- TV (26 eps)
- 2008
- Summer 2008
Ran Isozaki is a typical middle school student with a typical crush on her childhood friend Rui, and a not-so-typical ability: she has just discovered that she has the power of telepathy! Though she'd rather be finding ways to get Rui's attention, Ran finds herself in the middle of sinister supernatural situations; but she's not alone! Joining Ran is the cocky and beautiful Naha Midori, a fellow telepath who has just transferred to Ran's school. Together, Ran, Naha and Rui will experience the joys of middle school, and the perils of the supernatural!
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add recTelepathy Shoujo Ran and Railgun follow schoolkids with special powers and overall have a similar tone and feel. Try it out!
Both anime have school kids with special powers. In Telepathy Shoujo Ran it is kept a secret from others where in To Aru Kagaku no Railgun they are actually in school to make their powers better. Both have similar love hate characters and just wonder on to episode to episode not really going anywhere. Check one out if you liked the other.
Yozakura Quartet
In the town of Sakurashin, demons and humans live together in harmony; and to help transition its new members, the Youkai Life Consultation Office provides support and guidance. Its members contain mind reading, cat-eared Ao, strong and beautiful Hime, conjurer Kotoha, and Akina - a human with the ability to vanquish the souls of harmful demons. Together, the quartet will help the town stay safe and try to keep the peace between humans, demons, and those who would harm them.
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add recRailgun and Yozakura Quartet aren't exactly the same, but both involves a group of people protecting a 'magical' type of city and helping out its residents. I got the same 'meh' feeling from both as well.
Both anime have children protecting a town with their superpowers. Both have annoying and lovable characters too. Very similar art style as well. If you liked one check out the other.
My-Hime
Guided by a star only they can see, a group of maidens known as HiMEs have begun to gather at Fuuka Academy. These young women have been endowed with dangerous supernatural powers that they can use to their heart's content, but there's a price: to wield them, they must put their most important thing on the line. Now, in the midst of school work and friendships, they find themselves caught in the midst of strange conspiracies seemingly related to the terrifying monsters that attack them. Is the power of the HiMEs strong enough to save themselves and the ones they love?
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add recAs I watch To aru Kagaku no Railgun I can't help but notice the similarities between it and My-Hime. For starters both anime have a slightly ecchi feel to them but not so overwhelming that you are compelled to find a new show. Also, both anime deal with characters that have super powers and their learning of how they work (and use them in combat). There is also a good deal of humor in both of them (usually at the expense of one of the characters).
Though I have to say that one of the biggest comparisions I have to make is between Mai and Misaka Mikoto. They both are similar character archtypes (complete with their loving and clingy sidekicks) and both have a ton of power. The also are quite similar when it comes to disposition as well.
One more comparision for you between these 2 series is the sheer size of the cast. The both have a lot of characters in them and there appears to be a character for everyone in both series. You like Tsundere's? They both have that. You like shy and quiet? Got that too. The both do a great job of building up the characters as well so you will become quickly attached.
If you like one of these you are sure to like the other.
Mai-Otome
Arika Yumemiya is a poor yet energetic girl who has come to the city to become an Otome – a female warrior with the power to match an entire army. She quickly befriends her irritable fellow student Nina Wong and Princess Mashiro, the queen-to-be. With the help of her mysterious benefactor and abundant natural talent, she’s able to overcome the trials of everyday life in the competitive Garderobe Academy, but darker schemes are afoot. How will her new friendships fare, when secrets of the past and present are brought forth to spark a fight for the crown, and more?
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add recMai-Otome and To Aru Kaguka no Railgun both feature brightly coloured animation with an almost all-female cast. They both spend a lot of time on character-growth episodes as well as exuding the feeling that something bad is around the corner. If that is not enough to convince you that if you watched one you will like the other, then the fact that the girls in each series have superpowers certainly will.
Strawberry Marshmallow
Alt titles: Ichigo Mashimaro
- TV (12 eps)
- 2005
Ahh, the life of an elementary school student. Though Chika, Matsuri, Miu and Ana should focus on schoolwork, they’d much rather have fun instead. Whether it’s outings with 20-year-old-chain-smoker Noboe, holding each other hostage or learning to speak English with Ana’s foreign-born skills, there’s never a dull moment in the life of the girls. Join this cute quartet as they do cute (and often devious) things in cute and quirky ways!
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add recI know this is a strange recommendation, but bear with me. While Railgun has a lot of action and superpowers, it and SM have a very, very similar group of friends with plenty of slice of life moments. In addition, Mio in SM is a carbon copy of one of the characters in Railgun (both equally as annoying). If you liked the dynamics of the group in one, check out the other.
