Rail Wars!
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First light novel volume cover
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RAIL WARS! -日本國有鉄道公安隊- (Rail Wars! Nihon Kokuyū Tetsudō Kōantai) |
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| Genre | ActionHarem |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Takumi Toyoda |
| Illustrated by | Vania 600 |
| Published by | Sohgeisha |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | Sohgeisha Clear Bunko |
| Original run | January 16, 2012 – present |
| Volumes | 13 |
| Manga | |
| Rail Wars! Nihon Kokuyū Tetsudō Kōantai The Revolver | |
| Written by | Takumi Toyoda |
| Illustrated by | Keiji Asakawa |
| Published by | Mag Garden |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Imprint | Blade Comics |
| Magazine | Blade Online |
| Original run | November 30, 2012 – present |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yoshifumi Matsuda |
| Produced by | Sadakazu Kikuchi |
| Written by | Masashi Suzuki |
| Music by | Yoshimasa Fujisawa |
| Studio | Passione |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TBS, SUN, CBC, BS-TBS |
| Original run | July 4, 2014 – September 19, 2014 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Game | |
| Developer | 5pb. |
| Publisher | 5pb. |
| Platform | PlayStation Vita |
| Released | Cancelled |
Rail Wars! Nihon Kokuyū Tetsudō Kōantai (RAIL WARS! -日本國有鉄道公安隊-?, lit. Rail Wars! Japanese National Railways Security Force) is a Japanese light novel series written by Takumi Toyoda with illustrations by Vania 600. As of February 2014, eight volumes have been published by Sohgeisha under their Sohgeisha Clear Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation titled Rail Wars! Nihon Kokuyū Tetsudō Kōantai The Revolver began serialization in Mag Garden's Blade Online in 2012. An anime adaptation began airing in July 2014.
The series takes place in an alternate version of Japan where the nationalized railway system was never privatized. Naoto Takayama is an ordinary high school student who aspires to a comfortable life working at 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.
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 nine volumes have been released as of June 20, 2014.
A manga adaptation, titled Rail Wars! Nihon Kokuyū Tetsudō Kōantai The Revolver (RAIL WARS! -日本國有鉄道公安隊- The Revolver?) and illustrated by Keiji Asakawa, began serialization in Mag Garden's Blade Online magazine on November 30, 2012. The first tankōbon volume was released on November 9, 2013.
An anime adaptation by Passione began airing on TBS on the broadcast night of July 3, 2014. The opening theme is titled "Mukai Kaze ni Utarenagara" (向かい風に打たれながら?) 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.
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