Mikoto Misaka

Mikoto Misaka, also known as Biribiri, The Railgun, The Electromaster, Shocker, Tokiwadai Ace, Number Three and Electric Princess, is one of the main characters from the A Certain Magical Index and A Certain Scientific Railgun series.
== Charactah Account ==
Mikoto is a middle-school student from Academy City. Her power is Electromaster, and with it she is the third most powerful Level 5, the highest rank attainable for an Esper, and she has a love/hate relationship with Touma Kamijou.
To most people, she is considered a 'proper lady'. In reality, she's short-tempered, prideful, and has an improper attitude with some slight tomboyish tendencies (or masculine since she wears boxers and an undershirt) and insecurities, a fact few people know of. Despite this, she is friendly and easygoing, and Saten Ruiko and Uiharu Kazari comment on how they are shocked to find that, compared to other Level 5's, she doesn't look down on lower-level espers at all. This probably is because she was originally a level 1 esper, and became a Level 5 esper through hard work.
She often shows an incredibly immature and selfish side and even slight tsundere tendencies when her crush, Touma, insults her. To add to this childishness, she is inclined towards cute things, most specifically, Gekotaand Kill Bear merchandise. She likes frog merchandise, but only if it features Gekota. When she realizes that a stuffed animal another person is carrying is just a regular frog, she immediately loses all of her interest in the stuffed animal. She has a very irrational and unexplained fear of bugs, as shown in episode 6 of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. She can also be slightly hypocritical at times, getting angry at Touma for not calling her by her name despite never once calling him by his. While generally amicable and humble, Misaka is highly individualistic. She often prefers to be solitary and dislikes the idea of being restricted by rules and duties such as those of Judgement and Anti-Skill. She wishes to avoid endangering other people and relies on her powers to try to solve problems on her own, frequently despite her better judgment.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* A Certain Magical Index
* A Certain Magical Index 10th Anniversary PV
* A Certain Magical Index II
* A Certain Magical Index II Specials
* A Certain Magical Index III
* A Certain Magical Index Movie: The Miracle of Endymion
* A Certain Magical Index Movie: The Miracle of Endymion Omake
* A Certain Magical Index Specials
* A Certain Scientific Railgun
* A Certain Scientific Railgun OVA
* A Certain Scientific Railgun S
* A Certain Scientific Railgun S Specials
* A Certain Scientific Railgun S: All the Important Things I Learned in a Bathhouse
* A Certain Scientific Railgun Specials
* A Certain Scientific Railgun T
* A Certain Scientific Railgun: Being a Photo Shoot Model Under the Hot Sun Isn't Easy, Is It?
=== Light Novels ===
* A Certain Magical Index
* A Certain Magical Index SP
* A Certain Magical Index SS
* A Certain Magical Index SS: New Testament
* A Certain Magical Index SS: Love Letter Competition
* A Certain Magical Index: Genesis Testament
* A Certain Magical Index: New Testament
* A Certain Magical Index: Road to Endymion
* A Certain Scientific Railgun SS
* A Certain Scientific Railgun SS2
* A Certain Scientific Railgun SS3
* A Certain Scientific Railgun SS: A Superfluous Story, or A Certain Incident's End
* The Circumstance Leading to a Simple Killer Princess's Marriage Was A Certain Magical Heavy Zashiki Warashi
=== Manga ===
* A Certain Everyday Index-san
* A Certain Idol Accelerator
* A Certain Magical Index
* A Certain Magical Index: A Certain Scientific Mental Out
* A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion
* A Certain Scientific Railgun
* A Certain Scientific Railgun: Astral Buddy
* A Certain Scientific Railgun: Pseudepigraph Railgun
* The Circumstance Leading to a Simple Killer Princess's Marriage Was A Certain Magical Heavy Zashiki Warashi
=== Video Games ===
* 300 Heroes
* A Certain Magical and Scientific Ensemble
* A Certain Magical and Scientific Puzzdex
* A Certain Magical Index
* A Certain Magical Index MMO
* A Certain Magical Index: Imaginary Fest
* A Certain Magical Index: Struggle Battle
* A Certain Magical Virtual-On
* A Certain Scientific Railgun
* A Certain Scientific Railgun: Spectrum Story
* Blue Archive
* Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax
* Dengeki Bunko: Crossing Void
* Divine Gate
* Kai-ri-Sei Million Arthur
* Monster Strike
* Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero: Bouquet of Brilliance
== Trivia ==
* According to the interview on Kamachi Kazuma featured in Toaru Majutsu no Index no Subete, the author states Mikoto is the one whom he would want to choose as his friend among all Index characters.
* According to an interview her birthday is May 2, making her a Taurus. Mikoto (and her clones) have blood type AB. Mikoto shares her birthday with her Japanese voice actress, Satou Rina whose birthday is also May 2.
* According to Toaru Kagaku no Railgun - Misaka Mikoto Maniax, Mikoto's three sizes are B78 W56 H79. She was also born in Kanagawa Prefecture, where her mother lives.
* Mikoto has been ranked first on the annual light novel guidebook Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! female character rankings for five consecutive years (2010-2014), a record achievement for any light novel character. She ranked second in the 2015 poll but regained the top rank in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
* She came in first in the Toaru Sakuhin no Convention character poll of the Toaru Kaki no Campaign event.
* In "A Certain Collaboration," a crossover-novel written by Kamachi Kazuma and Fushimi Tsukasa, author of Oreimo, Kousaka Kirino, the main heroine of Oreimo hailed Mikoto as "The Pride and Heroine of Dengeki Bunko."
* The China-based video sharing site Bilibili has several references to Misaka Mikoto. The name of the site originated from Mikoto's nickname "Biri-Biri." One of the site's features includes giving "coins" for user contributions, which is a reference to her frequent usage of coins when using her Railgun. Lastly, the site celebrates Mikoto's birthday every 2nd of May.
** In addition, users of this site are ranked from level 0 to 6, with level 6 only available by paying for a VIP account, which may be a reference to the Esper levels.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Misaka Mikoto at Toaru Majutsu no Index Wiki
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