Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Episode 23

is the twenty-third episode of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime series. This episode was first broadcasted on March 13th, 2010.
==Synopsis==
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun E23 00m 48s.jpg|Erii reunites with Banri.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun E23 07m 03s.jpg|Uiharu visits a depressed Kiyama Harumi.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun E23 07m 34s.jpg|Kiyama Harumi meets up with Therestina.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun E23 08m 27s.jpg|Therestina destroys Kiyama's research material in front of Uiharu and Kiyama.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun E23 08m 53s.jpg|Uiharu watches in horror as Kiyama receives a beating from Therestina.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun E23 10m 18s.jpg|Yomikawa Aiho and Tessou Tsuzuri inside the Anti-Skill headquarters.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun E23 10m 47s.jpg|Uiharu breaks down as she reveals Therestina's lineage as a Kihara.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun E23 12m 19s.jpg|Uiharu receives a wake-up call from Kuroko.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun E23 13m 32s.jpg|Misaka Mikoto arrives alone at MAR Headquarters.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun E23 13m 59s.jpg|Therestina emerges, wearing a mechanized suit of armor.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun E23 15m 12s.jpg|A fight between Mikoto and Therestina erupts.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun E23 15m 37s.jpg|Therestina gains the upper hand of the battle.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun E23 15m 54s.jpg|Disturbed from rest, Kongou Mitsuko becomes an unlikely witness to the fight.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun E23 16m 24s.jpg|Mikoto faces utter defeat in the hands of Therestina.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun E23 16m 57s.jpg|Kongou enters the scene and interrupts Mikoto's capture.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun E23 17m 38s.jpg|Uiharu and Kuroko watch as Mikoto regains consciousness.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun E23 19m 42s.jpg|Despite the need for further rest, Mikoto stands and takes responsibility of the Child Errors.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun E23 20m 23s.jpg|Atmosphere in Judgment becomes tense as the plan to rescue the Child Errors go into action.
As Therestina accompanies Haruue Erii to her long lost friend Edasaki Banri, Mikoto, Saten, Kuroko, Mii and Uiharu discuss what happened at the discovery of the missing Child Errors last night. Kuroko believes the case is closed and everything is resolved, but Mikoto still has doubts about foiling Kiyama Harumi's plans of reviving the Child Errors. Likewise, Uiharu still can't believe Erii would see her friend again after a long time. With Saten's requests, Uiharu prepares to visit Erii at the hospital.
Meanwhile, Harumi broods over not succeeding in her plans and receives a visit from Uiharu. There, she tells Harumi the story of how she met Erii, who was in turn her student Banri's friend. Harumi insists that the only hope for a vaccine for the children lies within First Sample and says it's impossible to acquire it. Despite this, Uiharu persuades Harumi to go to MAR to see the girls instead. Harumi agrees.
They are welcomed by Therestina in MAR's headquarters and are given terrible news that access to the Child Errors is forbidden and that they will be moved out again for further observation. They also give Therestina Harumi's research material, which she destroys in front of them.
As a personnel of the hospital approaches her and refers to her as "Director Kihara", Harumi is shocked. Therestina soon reveals that her complete name is: Therestina Kihara Lifeline.
At Judgment headquarters, the mood is lighter than usual; Mii admits that having resolved the Poltergeist incident has made things more comfortable inside the office. Saten contacts Uiharu and discovers that she is crying. Meanwhile, in Anti-skill headquarters, Tsuzuri and Aiho receive news from MAR of the conclusion of the Poltergeist case as well.
Later on, Uiharu arrives at Judgment, where she tells them more news about Therestina's identity as a Kihara. With a quick search, Mii discovers that she is indeed related to Kihara Gensei; more specifically, she's Gensei's granddaughter. Also, they discover that she is the first test subject of the Ability Crystal experiment. Tension mounts as Kuroko approaches and slaps Uiharu in the cheek, reminding her of her duties as Judgment. As Uiharu uses her computing skills for the first time since she met Haruue, Mikoto leaves for MAR headquarters.
As MAR units prepare the transfer of the Child Errors to another facility, Mikoto appears. She then confronts Therestina who is wearing one of MAR's mechanized suits and prepares to fire electricity, only to be weakened by the sound emitted by Capacity Down. Therestina reveals she is the creator of Capacity Down and the ones used by Skill-Out were prototypes. With Mikoto severely weakened by Capacity Down's effects, Therestina tries to finish Mikoto, using a grenade launcher which she fires at the Electromaster.
The commotion reaches Kongou Mitsuko's room in MAR's confinement rooms. As she checks what is going on, she discovers the extent of damage Therestina caused on the front portion of the headquarters and sees Therestina herself, cornering Mikoto. Therestina strangles Mikoto and the Level 5 loses consciousness.
Later, another MAR unit wearing a mechanized suit approaches to take Mikoto when Kongou suddenly approaches.
Mikoto finds herself in a room when she regains consciousness. Saten, Kuroko and Uiharu are beside her. Outside the room, Heaven Canceller endures Kongou's endless bragging about Mikoto owing her life to her. Despite her condition, Mikoto tries to stand up and insists that she is responsible for the Child Errors that she handed over to the wrong person, but Saten stops her. She reminds Mikoto that she has friends to help her. Saten then proceeds to reconcile Uiharu and Kuroko, who were recently in bad terms. Also, Mikoto manages to say her thanks to Kongou as well.
In Judgment headquarters, Uiharu and Kuroko contact Aiho and Anti-skill regarding Therestina. Despite the limits of their duties, Anti-skill and Judgment work together to trace the location of MAR vehicles transporting the Child Errors with the help of Uiharu. They also discover Kiyama Harumi's car pursuing the MAR vehicles. After Mii prepares a snack for the incoming battle, Mikoto, Kuroko, Mii, Kongou, Uiharu, Saten and Anti-skill prepare for the final confrontation with Therestina.
==Adapted From==
This is an anime-original episode, thus it is not adapted from a manga volume nor a light novel volume.
==Adapted To==
*Game: Toaru Majutsu no Index: Imaginary Fest Main Story
==Characters==
*Misaka Mikoto
*Shirai Kuroko
*Uiharu Kazari
*Saten Ruiko
*Haruue Erii
*Therestina Kihara Lifeline
*Kiyama Harumi
*Kongou Mitsuko
*Konori Mii
===New Characters===
==Abilities==
*Electromaster (Railgun-variant) - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5
===New Abilities===
==Locations==
*Academy City
==Trivia==
*The book that Kongou Mitsuko was reading, when she was in MAR's confinement rooms, was the first light novel volume of the anime series Accel World.
===Referbacks===
===Cultural References===
===Soundtrack===
#	Title	Time	Scene & Notes
 	 	 	Opening
 	 	 	
 	 	 	Eyecatch
 	 	 	
 	 	 	Ending
 	 	 	Preview
===Unanswered Questions===
==Quotes==
===Preview===
==References==
==Navigation==
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