“Trainees at Japan's state-run railway academy battle extremists and daily crises while pursuing careers.”
Rail Wars!
RAIL WARS! [レールウォーズ]
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Synopsis
Trainees at Japan's state-run railway academy battle extremists and daily crises while pursuing careers.
Rail Wars! takes place in an alternate universe where the Japanese government remains in control of the nation's railway systems. Because of the stability afforded by the leadership of the government, the railway system is allowed to flourish. Naoto Takayama aspires to become an employee for Japan National Railways because of the comfortable life that it will enable him to live. In order to accomplish this he enters its training program, where students must demonstrate their knowledge of trains as well as their ability to be ready for any challenge that might arise. During this time period he will encounter other students such as the athletically gifted Aoi Sakura, the constantly hungry Sho Iwaizumi, and the human encyclopedia Haruka Komi. Together they will work towards surviving their trainee period, all the while taking on purse snatchers, bomb threats, and the looming specter of the extremist “RJ” group who wants to privatize the railway system.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 51 sampled reviews
What 51 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.14 · split reception
4.8 pts
Recommenders 7.7 · others 2.9
↑ 3.55
Running avg · Jul 2014 → Apr 2025
- 9 “I like trains the animation! Came to this anime for the ending song from Zaq (really nice song that you should listen to) The story overall is good, lots of ecchi content (maybe a con if you don't...”
- 10 “this is one anime which is not the usual genre i watch, but watching this made me more interested in the Railways although i was always scared of them. And its my dream to travel in JNR when i...”
- 7 “Pros - Big boobs that bounce like there is no tomorrow, super tight skirt, stocking, ripped clothes, and so many other things that you want from ecchi anime - You get what you expect from harem and...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2014 – Sep 2014 Summer 2014
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-8861 catalog
Produced by
- Lantis Producer
- Pony Canyon Producer
- TBS Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor