Rail Wars!

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Rail Wars!
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First light novel volume cover featuring the character Aoi Sakurai
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GenreAction[1]
Light novel
Written byTakumi Toyoda
Illustrated byVania 600
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  • Sohgeisha Clear Bunko (1–13)
  • J Novel Light Bunko (14–20)
Original runJanuary 16, 2012 – December 14, 2020
Volumes20
Manga
Rail Wars! Nihon Kokuyū Tetsudō Kōantai The Revolver
Written byTakumi Toyoda
Illustrated byKeiji Asakawa
Published byMag Garden
ImprintBlade Comics
MagazineBlade Online
Original run2012 – 2015
Volumes3
Anime television series
Directed byYoshifumi Sueda
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  • Hiroyuki Tajima
  • Hiroyuki Yamamoto
  • Jun Fukuda
  • Junichiro Tanaka
  • Kenichiro Sakai
  • Takeshi Ishigaki
  • Tatsuya Ishiguro
  • Terushige Yoshie
Written byMasashi Suzuki
Music byYoshiaki Fujisawa
StudioPassione
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Original networkTBS, SUN, CBC, BS-TBS
Original run July 4, 2014 – September 19, 2014
Episodes12
Light novel
Rail Wars! A
Written byTakumi Toyoda
Illustrated byDaito
Published byJitsugyo no Nihon Sha
ImprintJ Novel Light Bunko
Original runMarch 12, 2021 – present
Volumes2
Light novel
Rail Wars! Exp
Written byTakumi Toyoda
Illustrated byVania 600
Published byJitsugyo no Nihon Sha
ImprintJ Novel Light Bunko
Original runNovember 8, 2021 – present
Volumes2

Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a Japanese light novel series written by Takumi Toyoda with illustrations by Vania 600. 13 volumes have been published by Sohgeisha under their Sohgeisha Clear Bunko imprint; the series moved to Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha starting with the 14th volume; the 20th and last volume of the original series was published in December 2020.[2]

A side story book with an added character was first published on November 8, 2021.[3] There is a new series with a different main character and a new illustrator, first printed in March 2021.[4] The second new volume came out on January 20, 2022.[5]

A manga adaptation titled Rail Wars! Nihon Kokuyū Tetsudō Kōantai The Revolver was serialized in Mag Garden's Blade Online from 2012 to 2015. An anime television series adaptation aired between July and September 2014.

Plot

The series takes place in an alternate version of Japan where the nationalized railway system was never privatized (in real life, the Japanese National Railways were privatized in 1987). Naoto Takayama is an ordinary high school student who aspires to a comfortable life working on the Japanese National Railways. He ends up working as a security force trainee, where he unwillingly has to deal with his strange colleagues as well as RJ, a group of extremists who are fighting to privatize the railway.

Characters

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Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama[6]
While originally he wanted a peaceful life as a driver, he ended as the leader of the Fourth Guard Squad. He is a big train fan and he's very knowledgeable about all types and models. When he was young, he nearly fainted from gastritis, after he took a picture of a passing train.
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Voiced by: Manami Numakura[6]
She is the most fight-ready member of her team and claims she dislikes men. She's very athletic and it is later revealed that she has hidden feelings for Naoto, but refuses to show it. Her father is a police officer and that greatly influenced her, to the point that she can't differentiate between her job and the police.
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Voiced by: Maaya Uchida[6]
A girl with a sweet demeanor. While she is not very physically strong, she has a good memory and enjoys studying. She has had a crush on Naoto since the time he saved her when she got lost in the railroad museum during their childhood.
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Voiced by: Satoshi Hino[6]
The most easy going and physically fit member of the team. He always wears a yellow stab vest. He seems to have a massive appetite because he exercises efficiently.
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Voiced by: Yui Horie[6]
Originally the leader of the Fourth Guard Squad, but after seeing Naoto's leadership skills, she resigns her position as leader and temporarily gives it to him. She has a cheerful personality and treats her subordinates kindly and equally, but can also be mischievous.
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Voiced by: Hiromi Igarashi[6]
A friend of Naoto from school who joins the OJT a month after him. She has excellent hearing and enjoys listening to the sounds of trains. In the light novels, she seems to gain an interest in Shō after he rescues her, whilst in the anime, she seems to know a lot about Naoto and has a crush on him. She works as a waitress at the train station's restaurant usually frequented by the Fourth Guard Squad.
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Voiced by: Mai Nakahara[6]
The instructor and commander of the Tokyo Security Force's mobile units. Despite being sometimes harsh, she deeply cares for the safety of the passengers. She is close friends with Nana.
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Voiced by: Minori Chihara[6]
A recently popular idol. She is the diva of the idol unit unoB, as well as writing the lyrics and composing the songs for the unit. In the anime, she develops a crush on Naoto after he saves her from a crazed man during a concert.

Media

Light novels

Rail Wars! began as a light novel series written by Takumi Toyoda, with illustrations by Vania 600. The first novel was published by Sohgeisha on January 16, 2012, under their Sohgeisha Clear Bunko imprint, and the last volume 20 of the original series was released on December 14, 2020.[7][2]

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New Light novels

Another series, titled Rail Wars! A, introducing the main character of Daisuke Sakai was published in March 2021.[4] The illustrator for this series is Daito.[8] The second volume came out on January 20, 2022.[5]

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Light novel - side story

A side story book called Exp Keishi ☆ Tropical Front! was published in early November 2021 and introduced the character of Yasushi Yasukuni. It takes place at the same time as the main series and is located on the Sagami Bay coast of Izu at Atami.[3] The second side story was published in July 2022 and has to do with an AI discovered on a laptop in the Tokyo station lost and found.[9]

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Manga

A manga adaptation, titled Script error: No such module "Nihongo". and illustrated by Keiji Asakawa, began serialization in Mag Garden's Blade Online magazine on 2012.[10]

Anime

An anime television series adaptation animated by Passione aired on TBS from July 3, 2014, to September 19, 2014.[11] The opening theme is titled Script error: No such module "Nihongo". and is sung by Minori Chihara. The ending theme is titled OVERDRIVER and is sung by ZAQ. The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks.[12]

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Video game

An adventure game developed by 5pb. for the PlayStation Vita was announced[13] that was originally due for a November 27, 2014 release,[14] until it was delayed.

On January 28, 2016, 5pb. and Mages. Inc. announced that the PlayStation Vita game was cancelled due to the game's development falling behind schedule and other "various circumstances".[15][16]

Reception

Jacob Chapman from Anime News Network heavily panned Rail Wars! for being "pure fantasy and not even exciting fantasy" with its alternate version of the Japanese National Railway system, "fanatical infatuation" with Japanese train history and embarrassing fanservice innovation, calling it "a show fueled by uninteresting trivia, buffeted by desperate attempts at sex appeal and action-movie excitement on a shoe-string budget."[17] By the series' end, he concluded that: "If you're a train and fanservice aficionado and have missed the ride so far, you might as well check it out now before it's completely (and deservedly) forgotten by the world."[18]

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Loo, Egan (December 24, 2013). "Rail Wars! Action Light Novels Get Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.RAIL WARS! 20 日本國有鉄道公安隊/実業之日本社 [RAIL WARS! 20 Japan National Railways Public Security Corps] (in 日本語). December 14, 2020. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.RAIL WARS! Exp 警四☆トロピカル戦線！/ 実業之日本社 [RAIL WARS! Exp Keishi ☆ Tropical Front!] (in 日本語). November 8, 2020. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  4. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rail Wars! A (1）/ 実業之日本社 [Rail Wars! A (1)] (in 日本語). March 12, 2021. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rail Wars! A (2）/ 実業之日本社 [Rail Wars! A (2)] (in 日本語). November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Staff & Cast". Rail Wars official homepage. Tokyo Broadcasting System. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
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  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Daito (May 22, 2019). Armed High School Girl: daito's Art Book. 新紀元社. ISBN 978-4775317327.
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  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.RAIL WARS! -日本國有鉄道公安隊-The Revolver 1 [Rail Wars! Nihon Kokuyū Tetsudō Kōantai The Revolver 1] (in 日本語). ASIN 4800002257.
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  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ressler, Karen (July 4, 2014). "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Chaika - The Coffin Princess, 7 Summer Titles". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."【先出し週刊ファミ通】アニメも放送中の『RAIL WARS!（レール ウォーズ）』がPS Vitaでゲーム化]" [【Sakigo Weekly Famitsu】Anime is also being broadcast "RAIL WARS! (Rail Wars) is now available on the PS Vita]. Famitsu (in 日本語). July 8, 2014. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Romano, Sal (July 8, 2014). "5pb.'s Rail Wars game is for PS Vita". Gematsu. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 28, 2016). "Mages Cancels Rail Wars PS Vita Game". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Romano, Sal (January 28, 2016). "Rail Wars PS Vita game cancelled". Gematsu. Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chapman, Jacob (August 31, 2014). "Rail Wars! Episodes 1-8". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chapman, Jacob (September 22, 2014). "Rail Wars! Episode 12". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

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