Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Volume 06

Toaru Kagaku no RailgunManga Volume 6
Volume Info
Pages	234
Release Date	February 26, 2011
ISBN-13	ISBN 978-4-04-870350-5
On Cover	Sisters
Volume Chronology
Story Arc	Sisters Arc, Part 3
← Previous	Volume 5
Next →	Volume 7

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Volume 06 is the sixth volume released for the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun manga series.

The tankobon details the third part of the Sisters Arc, Misaka Mikoto meeting Kamijou Touma, and the former's attempts into going back to her every day life. This is shattered after she and Touma meets another clone, who tells Mikoto that the experiment continues. She later discovers that the huge experiment couldn't be conducted without the aid of Academy City, and determines to end the experiment even if she were to make the City her enemy. Her plans fall to naught however, after she learns that the Tree Diagram, a key part in the experiment has been destroyed for weeks, and that the experiment continues on without it. Mikoto falls into despair, and in desperation plans to commit a suicidal attack on Accelerator to throw off the researchers' calculation. The volume continues with Touma confronting Mikoto regarding the experiments and actions, and is later struck down by her during his efforts to stop her from getting herself killed. The latter half of the volume has Touma take the point-of-view, and has him confront Accelerator himself to ruin the premise of the experiments. The volume ends as Accelerator, bloodied and embarrassed by Touma, whips up a storm, in an effort to subdue him. Mikoto later calls on Misaka 10032, to aid her in helping Touma through the use of the Sisters.

Publisher's Summary

Touma and Mikoto unite forces as they face against the strongest esper, the Accelerator!

The Level 6 Shift Project is the killing of 20,000 individual Mikoto clones, known as Sisters, in Academy City. In order to stop the experiment, Mikoto tries to challenge the strongest esper, Accelerator. But then, Touma appears. There, the strongest and the weakest clash!

Chapters

• Chapter 31: August 20, Part 1
• Chapter 32: August 20, Part 2
• Chapter 33: August 21
• Chapter 34: August 21, Part 2
• Chapter 35: August 21, Part 3
• Chapter 36: August 21, Part 4
• Chapter 37: August 21, Part 5

Differences from the magazine release

The tankobon is notable for extending Accelerator's flashback, and changing a few things therein, specifically, the death of Misaka 1. In the magazine version, Misaka 1 has already been beaten down by Accelerator, who is seemingly uninterested with her, seeing as she is not as strong as Mikoto. Accelerator tries to leave the building, but is told by the researchers that he needs to kill her in order for the experiment to conclude. It ends with Accelerator having his eyes widen after their instruction, and she is presumably killed by Accelerator.

In the tankobon, Misaka 1 dies by her own hand, not knowing of Accelerator's redirection, she shoots him again after already being hit by her own bullet, and quickly dies.

Localized Releases

Chinese

魔法禁書目錄外傳 科學超電磁砲 集數 6
	Information
	Release Date	中文（臺灣） August 12, 2011
	ISBN-13	中文（臺灣） ISBN 978-986-287-307-6
	Number of Pages	242 pages
為了讓最強的等級5超能力者一方通行提升能力， 在學園都市將兩萬名美琴的複製人「妹妹們」全數殺死的「絕對能力進化計畫」。 美琴為了阻止這項實驗，而打算向一方通行挑戰。 但就在這時，上条當麻卻出現了…… 最強與最弱的男人激戰開始！

English

A Certain Scientific Railgun Manga Volume 06
	Information
	Release Date	English December 11, 2012
	ISBN-13	English ISBN 978-1-937867-03-4
	Number of Pages	256 pages
Despite Misaka’s tireless efforts and her explosive confrontation with Item at Academy City’s Pathology Analysis Laboratory, progress on the “Sisters” cloning project hasn’t missed a beat. Something big is behind the Sisters, and the deeper Misaka digs, the less she understands. Out of options, Misaka finally resorts to a deadly gambit against the project’s crowing achievement: the Accelerator himself. In her darkest moment, an unlikely hero emerges who may turn out to be Misaka’s only salvation.