Aoi Sakurai
main character
TV
5.9
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Estimated watch time
4h 48m
⚡ 3 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Trains89%Police85%Male Protagonist83%Work80%Heterosexual79%Cute Girls Doing Cute Things76%Nudity69%Female Harem67%Primarily Female Cast60%Guns53%
overview details
Synopsis & Story
The "dream railway paradise entertainment" story is set in a parallel world where Japan did not privatize its national railways. Naohito Takayama is an ordinary high school boy who dreams of a comfortable future working for the top-rated Japanese National Railways. He is assigned as a trainee in the Railways Security Force full of odd characters such as Sakurai, a troublemaker who hates men. On top of that, an extremist group called "RJ" plots to privatize the Japanese National Railways. (Source: Anime News Network)
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Rail Wars!: should you watch it?
At a glance
Rail Wars! has been poorly received, with an average AniList score of 59/100 — 20% of 18,386 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #67 most popular anime of 2014, and #30 highest-rated anime of Summer 2014, and #14 most popular anime of Summer 2014 on AniList.
Of the 34.3K AniList users who started it, 12.2% dropped it, so it is dropped more often than most; 26.2K have finished it.
At about 4 h 48 min in total, it is a short commitment — a weekend binge.
Best for viewers who enjoy Action, Ecchi, Romance — especially trains, police, male protagonist, work.
Episodes
12 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Takumi Toyoda
- Director
- Yoshifumi Sueda
- Series composition
- Masashi Suzuki
- Character design
- Makoto Uno
- Music
- Yoshiaki Fujisawa
Opening & ending themes
Openings
- OP1“Mukai Kaze ni Utarenagara” by Minori Chihara
Endings
- ED1“OVERDRIVER” by ZAQ
Theme data from AnimeThemes.moe.
Rail Wars! FAQ
- How many episodes does Rail Wars! have?
- Rail Wars! has 12 episodes of about 24 minutes each, roughly 4 h 48 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch Rail Wars!?
- About 4 h 48 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 6 days; at one hour a day, about 5 days.
- Is Rail Wars! finished?
- Yes. Rail Wars! has finished airing — the final episode aired September 19, 2014.
- Is there a season 2 of Rail Wars!?
- No sequel is listed for Rail Wars! as of October 2026. You can continue the story in the original light novel.
- Is Rail Wars! based on a light novel?
- Yes. Rail Wars! adapts the light novel by Takumi Toyoda.
- Who animated Rail Wars!?
- Rail Wars! was animated by Passione and directed by Yoshifumi Sueda.
- Who sings the opening of Rail Wars!?
- The opening, "Mukai Kaze ni Utarenagara", is performed by Minori Chihara.