"A Certain Scientific Railgun" is a manga that has been serialized in Dengeki Comic Daioh since 2007 as a spin-off of "A Certain Magical Index". Its official name is "A Certain Magical Index Gaiden, A Certain Scientific Railgun". The first season of the anime was broadcast in 2009, and the second season, "A Certain Scientific Railgun S", was broadcast in 2013. Both seasons are two cours long. This time, we will introduce the charm of Kuroko Shirai, an important character from Railgun!
Synopsis of Railgun
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A city called "Academy City" has a total population of 2.3 million, 80% of which are students. Students in the city learn to develop psychic powers as part of their curriculum, and students are mainly divided by level. There are levels ranging from Level 0 (non-powerful) to Level 5 (esper), and students are constantly studying every day to reach higher levels. A Certain Scientific Railgun is a story that centers around Misaka Mikoto, one of the seven Level 5s in Academy City, and follows her as she takes on various incidents related to the city's darkness.
Shirai Kuroko (CV: Satomi Arai)
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A first-year student at the prestigious Tokiwadai Junior High School, she is Misaka Mikoto's roommate. Her ability is level 4 "spatial travel (teleporter)." He is a member of the Judgment Committee, which maintains peace, and works day and night to prevent crime. He has an excellent personality and conduct, and has shown great abilities from an early age, making him renowned as the next ace of Tokiwadai after Misaka. His few flaws are his insane love for Misaka Mikoto and his relatively sharp tongue.
What is the Disciplinary Committee (Judgment)?
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One of the two organizations that protect the peace in Academy City, the organization known as the security guards (anti-skills) is a unit that uses force to suppress large incidents, while the Disciplinary Committee takes on smaller incidents, and their goal is to sort out and guide the situation, and even capture the perpetrator, rather than suppressing it. As the Disciplinary Committee, they are mainly responsible for incidents that occur within the school, so they do not normally do much outside. There are fairly strict conditions for joining, and about four months of training is required.
Charm of Shirai Kuroko #1: Love for Misaka Mikoto
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This is the first person we'll introduce when it comes to Kuroko. He shares a room with Misaka, who is a year older than him, and calls her "big sister" and dotes on her. His actions go beyond skinship and are even insane. He makes the most of his abilities to sneak into bed, steal Misaka's underwear, and even feels pleasure from the punishment he receives from Misaka after doing so. He's a pervert (lol) in a good way (lol)
Shirai Kuroko's charm part 2: His possessiveness towards Misaka Mikoto
This is the second part of the series on Misaka Mikoto (lol). His possessiveness towards Mikoto is just crazy and psychotic. If Mikoto seems to be having fun with someone, he will come out of nowhere to get in the way, and he won't forgive her easily even if the person she's with is of the same sex. But when it comes to Kamijo, he becomes a demon and interferes. Mikoto belongs to Kuroko (lol). Originally, they were in separate dorm rooms, but he even legally kicked out the person who was originally there and made her share a room with Mikoto.
Shirai Kuroko's charm part 3: Misaka Mikoto's trust
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Well, he does a lot of terrible things and would normally be disliked or shunned, but thanks to Onee-sama's generosity and Kuroko's unwavering and unrepentant behavior, everything eventually becomes normal and Kuroko gains Onee-sama's trust. Their communication and teamwork in times of crisis is truly what it's like to be the best partner. When Mikoto is in a pinch, Kuroko is always there, and sometimes Kamijo is there. When Misaka yells "Kuroko!", he knows what Misaka wants, and his telepathy is so good that it seems he's a teleporter and can use telepathy.
Charm of Shirai Kuroko Part 4: As a Disciplinary Committee Member
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Up to the above, we have only seen the charm of the psycho Kuroko, but as you can see from the fact that he volunteered to be a Disciplinary Committee member, he has a very strong sense of justice. He's always involved in some kind of case, so much so that you wonder when he even has a break, and he quickly arrests the perpetrators. Kuroko is a very serious and reliable member of Judgment. Due to his strong sense of justice, he often gets involved in cases outside of his jurisdiction, and is often made to write an apology letter, but even so, those around him tend to overlook it because he's not doing anything wrong.
Charm of Kuroko Shirai Part 5: Useful abilities
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Some people argue that Kuroko's ability, spatial travel, is the strongest of all abilities, but it is actually teleportation, and he can not only move himself, but also teleport people and objects, send people far away, and even transfer objects into people's bodies. Although he has never actually done it, he sometimes uses it as a threat to criminals. If you are a big kid with a boy's heart, surely you have a great admiration for teleportation? (lol)
Charm of Shirai Kuroko No. 6: Her sharp tongue is contrary to her appearance
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She looks cute with her twin tails, but although she generally uses polite language, she says some pretty nasty things. However, what he says is simply wrong, and what he says is perfectly reasonable, revealing Kuroko's surprisingly serious nature. He is particularly harsh and ruthless towards those who have been frustrated by their abilities or who try to escape by making excuses, but at the very end, he is also kind enough to gently say something to make them feel more positive, which is a good thing.
Charm of Kuroko Shirai #7: A strange voice in a good way
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The distinctive feature of Satomi Arai's voice is that this voice is so exquisitely indescribable that when you hear Arai's voice, it's Kuroko! It's become so popular that people start to think, "That's my voice!" A very small minority of people love to call it "my old lady voice" (lol), but I think one of the reasons Kuroko is so popular is definitely because of this addictive voice! The wonderful senior from Shindoji High School who appears in A Certain Mahjong Girl is also a complete Kuroko (lol)
Shirai Kuroko's charm #8: Mysterious boldness
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Her style isn't the best, but she's only in the first year of middle school, so I guess that's to be expected, but for some reason she has extremely sexy hobbies, and for some reason she likes extremely grown-up things. I guess it's a way to seduce Misaka, but Misaka is always turned off by it. In contrast to Misaka, she likes very grown-up things, from her nightwear to her underwear. Who cares? (lol)
Shirai Kuroko's charm number 9: coolness
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There were many charms of Kuroko that were relatively interesting, but he is actually very cool. Above all, he has a strong sense of justice and cares about his friends. Although Kuroko is usually calm, he will show anger when his allies are harmed, and he will never run away, even if the people doing the bad things are strong. Even during his fight with Yujiro, he showed his determination to fight to the end, refusing to give up no matter how disadvantaged he was. Kuroko's perverted side stands out, but what's amazing about him is that he is actually very active.
Charm of Shirai Kuroko #10: Judgment!
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This is the line, right? Kuroko's famous line that makes you feel like, "Kuroko's here!" It's just one line, but you can tell it's Kuroko. Keep up the great work as Judgment, Kuroko. And as a belief of Judgement, in response to the question, "What would you do if Misaka broke the law? Would you catch me?", he has a strong belief that even if it was Misaka, he would not let her go and would definitely catch her.
Summary of the charms of Shirai Kuroko
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Kuroko is in the so-called Daidouji Tomoyo position, but he is a really strong character with a lot of charm, so you must see him. His strong quirks stand out, but he also has the kindness to care about others, and he has the sincerity to correct mistakes, so he is a wonderful character. Everyone, please enjoy Kuroko's Judgment! (laughs) Kuroko's exploits can be seen frequently in Railgun, and can also be seen occasionally in the main story of Index, so please check it out.
