Mikoto Misaka is one of the main heroines of Kazuma Kamachi's light novel series A Certain Magical Index, and the main protagonist of the eponymous spin-off series A Certain Scientific Railgun.
One of the most iconic waifus in the 2010's, Mikoto is one of the most successful girls of all time, having held the previous record for the highest amount of anime character popularity tournaments won. Though she has now passed the top spot to Rem from the Re:Zero series, her throne had been kept for 8 years since 2012.
She established herself as one of the premier powerhouses of International Saimoe League, which she won in 2011, and holds the sole distinction of being the lowest-ever seed (#53) to win r/anime's Best Girl Contest.
Much of Mikoto's power comes from her massive vocal support from fans all over the world, but her greatest source of strength comes from the Chinese fanbase, where she is so popular that a certain video-sharing website (and the corresponding Moe contest) is named after her nickname.
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| ISML Profile Flavor Text | |||||||||||||||||||
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| "There was a time when Misaka Mikoto believed that her developing gift of electromancy, the ability to generate and freely control the flow of electricity, could change the lives of thousands of paralyzed patients worldwide. Now, she has already come to understand that the people surrounding her had always cared more for power than anyone's well-being.
However, she is not the type to let disappointment get her down. If the world she lives in is filled with betrayal and hardship, she must simply overcome them and become stronger in the process. Mikoto moves forward, proudly, and eventually becomes one of the world's most powerful ability users, receiving the name 'Railgun'. Fame is not what Mikoto seeks, though. She sees others as her equals, regardless of their strength or social position. What she wants is a way for her to fight against the cruelty around her. She walks the streets alone at night, luring out thugs hoping for easy prey. Although the troublemakers are sure to remember their encounter with this particular 'defenseless girl', Mikoto herself realizes it will be almost impossible for her to make a difference this way. Nevertheless, even her struggle with the shadows of Academy City can do nothing to stain her innocent heart. While Mikoto readily risks her own safety and life for the sake of others, she feels most at ease in more mundane situations: playing with children or having fun with her friends. No matter how hard she tries to hide it, she has a childish and carefree side at odds with how dependable she wants to appear. Mikoto's life is a story of a young girl faced with tough choices which could affect the lives of many. But if it is her we have to rely on, it will all turn out all right in the end." | |||||||||||||||||||
Main Tournament[]
| ISML Main Tournament Record | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Regular season, playoffs, and consolation matches only. Preliminaries, gem rounds, and wildcard rounds are NOT included. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Edition | Eliminated in | Final pos. | W | L | RS Record | ||||||||||||||
| ISML 2009 | Regular season | 42nd | 23 | 40 | 23-40-0 | ||||||||||||||
| ISML 2010 | Runner-up | 2nd | 50 | 5 | 46-3-0 | ||||||||||||||
| ISML 2011 | Champion | 1st | 52 | 1 | 48-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| ISML 2012 | Tiara QF | 6th | 41 | 3 | 34-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| ISML 2013 | Tiara SF | 4th | 37 | 5 | 33-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| ISML 2014 | Tiara Ro16 | 13th | 40 | 3 | 35-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2015-2019: Banned due to Champions rule (8 years) | |||||||||||||||||||
| ISML 2020 | Runner-up | 2nd | 36 | 3 | 33-2 | ||||||||||||||
| ISML 2021 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||||
| ISML 2022 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||||
| Total W-L Record: 279-60 (82.3%) | Total RS Record: 252-49 (83.72%) | ||||||||||||||||||
2009
42nd (23-0-0-40)
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2010
- Mikoto Misaka > Saber (2890-2520)
- 4th (46-0-3)
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- Mikoto Misaka > Nadeko Sengoku (4521-2716)
- Mikoto Misaka > Taiga Aisaka (3124-3095)
- Mikoto Misaka > Shana (3434-3279)
- Mio Akiyama > Mikoto Misaka (5318-4626)
- Mikoto Misaka > Shana (3522-3478)
- Mio Akiyama > Mikoto Misaka (7175-5186)
2011
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- 2nd (48-0-1)
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- Misaka Mikoto > Charlotte Dunois (6133-3381)
- Misaka Mikoto > Aisaka Taiga (5836-4899)
- Misaka Mikoto > Gokou Ruri (Kuroneko) (7619-5334)
- Misaka Mikoto > Shana (9208-8052)
2012
- Mikoto Misaka
- Mikoto Misaka
- Stella 1st (34-0-1)
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- Postseason Phase 1 Stella Division
- Misaka Mikoto > Sakagami Tomoyo (5256-3290)
- Misaka Mikoto > Suzumiya Haruhi (5705-4018)
- Misaka Mikoto > Nagato Yuki (5984-4044)
- Misaka Mikoto > Aisaka Taiga (5950-4291)
- Postseason Phase 2 Final League
- Misaka Mikoto > Hasegawa Kobato (6212-4450)
- Eucliwood Hellscythe > Misaka Mikoto (6480-4920)
- Misaka Mikoto > Yui (5938-4946)
- Misaka Mikoto > Nagato Yuki (5296-4970)
- Akiyama Mio > Misaka Mikoto (6820-6492)
2013
- Stella 3rd (33-0-2)
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- Postseason Phase 1 Stella Division
- Misaka Mikoto > Saber (5752-4127)
- Misaka Mikoto > Nakano Azusa (5340-4232)
- Tachibana Kanade > Misaka Mikoto (7030-5107)
- Postseason Phase 2 Final League
- Misaka Mikoto > Aoyama Nanami (5402-4357)
- Misaka Mikoto > Aragaki Ayase (6151-5863)
- Tachibana Kanade > Misaka Mikoto (8254-6060)
- Eucliwood Hellscythe > Misaka Mikoto (7849-7547)
2014=
- Stella 1st (35-0-0)
- Postseason Phase 1 Stella Division
- Misaka Mikoto > Suzumiya Haruhi (3698-2138)
- Misaka Mikoto > Shana (3541-2678)
- Misaka Mikoto > Aisaka Taiga (3374-2577)
- Tachibana Kanade > Misaka Mikoto (3522-3503)
- Final League
- Yoshino > Misaka Mikoto (3443-2931)
- Tokisaki Kurumi > Misaka Mikoto (4149-4055)
- Misaka Mikoto > Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko (3264'-2828)
- Misaka Mikoto > Eucliwood Hellscythe (4625-3965)
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| Nominations: 428 (1st) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Seedings Rd 1: 46,487.2 (1st) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stage | Rd | Opponent | Score | W-L? | |||||||||||||||
| Split 1 Group A 1st |
Aqua 1 |  Kokoa Hoto
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3535 - 1044 | W | |||||||||||||||
| Aqua 2 |  Kaede Azusagawa
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3770 - 1682 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Aqua 3 |  Kanna Kamui
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4249 - 2422 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Aqua 4 |  Nagisa Furukawa
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3454 - 2711 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Aqua 5 |  Tamako Kitashirakawa
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2919 - 1939 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Split 2 Group D 1st |
Tpz 1 |  Yui Hirasawa
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2588 - 1329 | W | |||||||||||||||
| Tpz 2 |  Ruiko Saten
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2946 - 880 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Tpz 3 |  Saber
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3131 - 1609 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Tpz 4 |  Sinon
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3079 - 1522 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Tpz 5 |  Rikka Takanashi
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3372 - 2203 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Amet 1 |  Mitsuha Miyamizu
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3607 - 1294 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Amet 2 |  Kurisu Makise
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2691 - 1017 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Amet 3 |  Illyasviel von Einzbern
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4162 - 1508 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Amet 4 |  Meiko Honma
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3716 - 1277 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Amet 5 |  Shiro
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4459 - 2043 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Sapp 1 |  Chino Kafuu
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4255 - 2488 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Sapp 2 |  Kuroko Shirai
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4540 - 1827 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Sapp 3 |  Gray
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5422 - 1893 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Sapp 4 |  Shouko Makinohara
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5110 - 2358 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Sapp 5 |  Chika Fujiwara
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4197 - 2536 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Split 3 Group A 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||
| Eme 1 | Saber (x2)
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5751 - 2867 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Eme 2 | Kurisu Makise (x2)
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4045 - 1886 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Eme 3 |  Iroha Isshiki
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4725 - 2434 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Eme 4 | Shiro (x2)
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4359 - 2786 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Eme 5 |  Asuna Yuuki
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4421 - 3731 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Ruby 1 | Chino Kafuu (x2)
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4736 - 2878 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Ruby 2 |  Mio Akiyama
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3996 - 2935 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Ruby 3 |  Sagiri Izumi
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4391 - 3042 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Ruby 4 |  Rin Tohsaka
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4567 - 2988 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Ruby 5 |  Mai Sakurajima
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3968 - 4089 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Dia 1 | Ruiko Saten (x2)
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5318 - 1865 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Dia 2 |  Schwi Dola
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4601 - 2800 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Dia 3 | Kuroko Shirai (x2)
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4894 - 1774 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Dia 4 |  Ai Hayasaka
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5815 - 2922 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Dia 5 |  Kaguya Shinomiya
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4583 - 4964 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Playoffs Seed A3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ro16 | (B6) Chika Fujiwara (x2)
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5691 - 3971 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| QF | (A7) Rin Tohsaka (x2)
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7344 - 4366 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| SF | (A1) Kaguya Shinomiya (x2)
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7995 - 7651 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Final | (B1)  Yukino Yukinoshita
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9507 - 9725 | L | ||||||||||||||||
Best Girl Contest[]
Best Girl 1 (2014) - seed 27
- Win vs (486) Teresa, 2940 - 479
- Win vs (232) Konoe Subaru, 3478 - 1330
- Win vs (155) Yin, 3845 - 1736
- ' Win vs (38) Ayase Aragaki, 3842 - 2887
- Loss vs (6) Chitoge Kirisaki, 3892 - 4415
Best Girl Contest 2 (2015) - seed 70
- Win vs (446) Panty Anarchy, 6047 - 1608
- Win vs (187) Sayaka Miki, 4692 - 2255
- Win vs (59) Sakura Matou, 5659 - 4133
- Win vs (6) Mayuri Shiina, 5574 - 5446
- Win vs (27) Seishirou Tsugumi, 6252 - 3912
- Win vs (22) Karen Araragi, 6347 - 4329
- Loss vs (3) Saber, 5728 - 6978
Best Girl Part 3 (2016) - seed 53
- Win vs (460) Yumi Iguchi, 3794 - 946
- Win vs (204) Haqua du Lot Herminium, 4099 - 1887
- Win vs (76) Renge Miyauchi, 3734 - 2055
- Win vs (12) Shiro, 4576 - 3430
- Win vs (21) Yoko Littner, 4020 - 3475
- Win vs (5) Shinobu Oshino, 5435 - 4778
- Win vs (13) Chiyo Sakura, 5589 - 4578
- Win vs (1) Hitagi Senjougahara, 5604 - 5567 (37 votes difference!)
- Win vs (42) Megumi Tadokoro, 7149 - 5726
Defunct Tournaments[]
Anime Saimoe Tournament[]
2009[]
- Mikoto Misaka > Sawako Yamanaka > Chiaki > Fumi Hibino (450-182-110-50)
- Mihoko Fukuji > Mikoto Misaka > Touma Minami (683-599-71)
2010[]
- Mikoto Misaka > Kanae Naruko > Shion Sonozaki > Ein (364-138-73-55)
- Mikoto Misaka > Miyako > Shizuku (662-660-82)
- Azusa Nakano > Mikoto Misaka > Mio Akiyama (1052-1026-172)
2011[]
- Mikoto Misaka > Homura Akemi > Sara (696-585-57)
- Mikoto Misaka > Yoshino Hide > Chaos (450-181-84)
- Mikoto Misaka > Victorique de Blois (613-516)
- Astarotte Ygvar > Mikoto Misaka (446-327)
2013[]
- Mikoto Misaka > Yui Funami > Nagi Sanzenin (281-193-88)
- Nodoka Haramura > Mikoto Misaka > Mikasa Ackerman (398-345-67)
2014[]
- Mikoto Misaka > Enju Aihara > Konoha Suetsugi (273-104-48)
- Mikoto Misaka > Komari Koshigaya (387-139)
- Mikoto Misaka > Asuna Yuuki (149-89)
- Kyouko Sakura > Ako Atarashi > Mikoto Misaka > Koromo Amae (190-173-26-13)
Korea Best Moe Tournament[]
2009[]
- Ai Haibara > Mikoto Misaka > HMX-17c Shilfa (1730-1381-185)
2010[]
- Mikoto Misaka > Amu Hinamori > Lan Fan (871-490-260)
- Mikoto Misaka > Azusa Nakano (1141-897)
- Mikoto Misaka > Holo (1072-763)
- Hitagi Senjougahara > Mikoto Misaka (1286-1048)
2011[]
- Mikoto Misaka > Yui Hirasawa > Mio Naganohara (262-224-32)
- Mikoto Misaka > Shouko Kirishima (263-165)
- Madoka Kaname > Mikoto Misaka (337-249)
Minor Contests[]
SenpuuSociety European Saimoe[]
2011[]
- Mikoto Misaka > Homura Akemi > Sara (39-18-2)
- Mikoto Misaka > Eucliwood Hellscythe > Kasane Toudou (31-16-7)
- Mikoto Misaka > Victorique de Blois (33-20)
- Kurisu Makise > Mikoto Misaka (38-18)
2013[]
- Mikoto Misaka > Evangeline Yamamoto > Index (29-17-0)
- Mikoto Misaka > Tsubasa Hanekawa > Leticia Draculair (39-15-13)
- Mikoto Misaka > Kallen Kouzuki (54-13)
- Mikoto Misaka > Liliana Krancar (50-15)
- Mikoto Misaka > Irisviel von Einzbern (46-33)
- Mikoto Misaka > Morgiana (42-36)
- Mikoto Misaka > Eru Chitanda (45-31)
2014[]
- Mikoto Misaka > Yui Kotegawa > Misaka No.10032 (35-17-4)
- Mikoto Misaka > Gou Matsuouka > Bellows (41-13-8)
- Mikoto Misaka > Xenovia (36-22)
- Mikoto Misaka > Hitagi Senjougahara (33-31)
- Mikoto Misaka > Jibril (32-31)
- Rin Tousaka > Mikoto Misaka (37-25)
Honours[]
For the full list of Mikoto's contest wins, see Mikoto Misaka/Honours.
Gallery[]
ISML Necklaces
ISML 2010 Ruby necklace
ISML 2011 Aquamarine necklace
ISML 2012 Ruby necklace
ISML 2012 Diamond circlet (Stella Playoffs Winner)
ISML 2014 Aquamarine necklace
ISML 2020 Emerald necklace
ISML 2021 Sapphire necklace
ISML Championships
ISML 2011 HEAVENLY TIARA
ISML 2016 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS WINNER (FEMALE)
ISML 2018 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS WINNER (FEMALE, 2ND TITLE)
Others
Best Girl 3: Saltdust Crusaders - Champion (seed 53)
Baidu Chinese Best Moe 2016 - Winner
Tiangshidongman Moe 2018/19 - Winner
NewBilibili Moe 2019 - Winner
FB Moe League 2013 - Winner
Chinese Saimoe Conference 2014 - Winner
External Links[]
