Completed Anime
Rail Wars!

“Trainees at Japan's state-run railway academy battle extremists and daily crises while pursuing careers.”

Rail Wars!

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8,412 rank · 222,384 viewers · 294 favorites
Harem Workplace Action Ecchi
12 episodes · 24 min per ep min · Summer 2014 · Passione · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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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.

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Community consensus

Derived from 51 sampled reviews

5.5 /10

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54% recommend
Score distribution
median 6 mode 6 σ 2.14
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σ 2.14 · split reception

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The polarity gap

4.8 pts

Recommenders 7.7 · others 2.9

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Score over time

↑ 3.55

Running avg · Jul 2014 → Apr 2025

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A Tv Production · Summer 2014

Passione.
in association with

Lantis · Pony Canyon

  • 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

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