Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 01

is the first episode of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T anime series, the third season of the anime series adaptation of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun manga series. It was broadcast on January 10th 2020. The episode was directed by Horiguchi Kazuki, the screenplay written by Yasukawa Shogo, and storyboarded by Nagai Tatsuyuki. The animation was co-directed by Sano Haruka, Kimoto Shigeki, Sakamoto Tetsuya and Hiyamizu Yukie.
All of the schools in Academy City participate in the Daihaseisai, a seven-day event that is broadcast all over the world. Amidst the festive mood before the start of this big event, Mikoto, Uiharu and Saten visit Kuroko, who had been seriously injured during the Remnant incident. Despite being hospitalized, Kuroko was worried that Mikoto cannot have fun in the Daihaseisai because of her, causing the three to be concerned as well. Moreover, upon hearing that Kuroko is fired up about joining the patrol duties of Judgment as soon as she is discharged from the hospital, Uiharu decides to work hard to cover for Kuroko.
On the other side of this ordinary day, the plans to have the Level 5s perform the athlete's oath at the opening ceremony of the Daihaseisai become the topic at hand, and not soon after, attempts were made to consult the seven Level 5s...
==Synopsis==
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 03m 29s.png|Saten flipping Uiharu's skirt as usual.
Academy City prepares for the Daihaseisai. Saten talks about the upcoming festivities, while Uiharu is steeling herself for the Judgment duties she have to perform during the event. A quick skirt flip unsettles Uiharu enough for Saten to assure her that she can relax while she is still on off-duty. Soon, Mikoto arrives after a "quick pit-stop" involving fixing an electronic teddy bear toy owned by a group of three young espers.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 00m 16s.png|Mikoto notices a group of young espers having trouble fixing a toy.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 00m 32s.png|Young girl tries to use Telekinesis on the toy...
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 00m 39s.png|...but to no avail.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 00m 44s.png|Young boy tries to use Pyrokinesis but other young girl disapproves.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 00m 52s.png|Mikoto using electricity to check on the toy.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 00m 55s.png|Mikoto decides to help the young espers to fix the toy.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 01m 17s.png|With Mikoto's advice,the group have fixed the toy.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 01m 22s.png|Much to the group's dismay, Mikoto leaves.
Elsewhere, members of the Management Committee of the upcoming Daihaseisai brainstorm about gathering the Level 5s for the event. They are concerned about the involvement of some of the Level 5s to the Dark Side, but since there are demands from the higher-ups regarding the demonstration of abilities from the most powerful espers of Academy City, they decided to have at least two Level 5s to make the Athlete's Pledge during the event.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 02m 46s.png|Leader of Management Committee disperse the members to negotiate with the Level 5s about the Daihaseisai.
Mikoto, Saten and Uiharu visit Kuroko, who was confined at a certain hospital. They talk about the Athlete's Pledge on the Daihaseisai, and how Mikoto was consulted by a teacher from Tokiwadai about participating. She ultimately agrees to join the opening ceremony, to the delight of her friends, but Kuroko laments about not being able to join the sporting events because of her duties in Judgment. After the visit, Saten notices that Kuroko may be acting happy to keep her friends from worrying about her. Uiharu decided to work harder to not worry Kuroko, while Saten assured Mikoto that being by her side is enough.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 04m 06s.png|Saten and Uiharu greet Kuroko.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 04m 59s.png|The group talking about the Daihaseisai.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 04m 48s.png|Mikoto is consulted by a teacher on whether is she participating.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 05m 27s.png|Kuroko laments not being able to join the sporting events...
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 06m 03s.png|...due to her duties in Judgment.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 06m 29s.png|Mikoto is assured that Kuroko is by her side.
At Tokiwadai Middle School, Kongou Mitsuko, accompanied by Wannai Kinuho and Awatsuki Maaya, revealed that Kuroko has asked Kongou to be her partner for the sporting events in the Daihaseisai, although Kuroko was supposed to be the one to talk to Mikoto about it. Shortly, Shokuhou Misaki noticed Mikoto's presence and bantered with her about their respective abilities. Then, Misaki used her powers on all the students surrounding them to broadcast "their" support for Mikoto joining the opening ceremony. Unfazed by this, Mikoto tells Shokuhou to quit harassing her, as she's fully aware of how much she dislikes her, while Misaki offhandedly commented that her sentiments towards Mikoto are more complicated than simple dislike.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 09m 28s.png|Mikoto is displeased with Misaki's action.
Later that night, the Liaison contacted Mugino Shizuri about joining the opening ceremony. Clearly disgusted by the idea that someone from the Dark Side would go public, she rejected the offer, and she lashed out on Frenda for trying to replace her on the role. A similar yet more destructive response from the same offer was made by Kakine Teitoku. As for Accelerator, the man who attempted to negotiate with him ended up gravely injured after opening the topic by mentioning the failed Level 6 Shift Project.
The next morning, the Management Committee laid out the results of the negotiations. With Accelerator, Kakine and Mugino out of the question and the sixth-rank Level 5's identity still unknown, they are left with three candidates for the opening ceremony.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 10m 08s.png|Mugino rejects the offer by the liaison.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 10m 24s.png|Frenda decides to accept the offer...
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 10m 30s.png|...but is lashed out by Mugino.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 11m 09s.png|Kakine arguing with the informant.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 11m 13s.png|Liaison told Kakine that he is visually appealing to kids.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 10m 46s.png|Kakine berserk aftermath.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 11m 39s.png|Liaison approaches Accelerator to negotiate...
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 12m 08s.png|...only to be gravely injured by Accelerator.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 12m 26s.png|Management Committee unable to locate the sixth rank Level 5.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 12m 34s.png|The only candidates left for the opening ceremony.
Mikoto visits a sweets shop after receiving a magazine about it from Kongou. Here, she discovered one of her clones, who bought some cake for her other clones. The Sisters clone was worried that seeing them together was troublesome to the Original, but Mikoto quickly dismissed that remark. Then, the clone decided to give her cake to Mikoto, who had just missed out on the reserved queue from the cake shop.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 13m 33s.png|Sister clone is worried about seeing together with Mikoto.
As the dry runs for the event begin in Academy City, Saten and Uiharu caught wind of a fight between two rival cheer squads on a nearby stage. Uiharu decides to step in as a member of Judgment, but as one of the cheer squad leaders begin to intimidate her, the seventh-rank Level 5, Sogiita Gunha intervened, using his Amazing Punch to neutralize both parties, destroying the stage in the process. Gunha left immediately after, leaving Saten and Uiharu to rescue the downed cheer squads, but the unstable steel frames from the destroyed stage become a risk to their safety. Mikoto, who overheard the explosion from Gunha's punch earlier, arrived in time to deliver two Railguns that split the steel frame aside.
The commotion was witnessed by one of the members of the Management Committee and the teacher who consulted Mikoto earlier. Although the committee member was elated to find the third-rank Level 5 in action, the teacher was worried about Mikoto's tendency to be involved in trouble and thus withdrew her recommendation.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 14m 53s.png|A fight breaks out between two cheer squads.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 15m 49s.png|Uiharu attempts to stop the fight.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 16m 25s.png|One of the cheer squad leaders intimidates Uiharu with a pole.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 17m 29s.png|Gunha intervenes and prepares himself to punch.
Sogiita Gunha - Amazing Punch.png |Amazing Punch!
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 17m 46s.png|Mikoto hears the explosion from Gunha's punch.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 17m 52s.png|Aftermath of Gunha's punch.
Sogiita Gunha - Air Jump.png|Gunha leaves the area.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 18m 42s.png|Saten and Uiharu dragging one the cheer squads.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 18m 56s.png|Mikoto preparing to fire two Railguns at the steel frames.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 19m 14s.png|Steel frame split into two by Mikoto's railgun.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 19m 50s.png|Teacher decides to withdraw Mikoto from the ceremony.
At Tokiwadai, Misaki received her official request to join the opening ceremony of the Daihaseisai. She was hesitant to accept the offer because the lack of a challenge, but Keitz Nokleben insists that her appearance would be advantageous to his investigation on the Sisters clones. Eventually, Misaki accepted the offer, and Mikoto soon learned of this development as well.
At a certain hospital, Kuroko was disappointed about Mikoto not chosen for the opening ceremony. Mikoto already moved on from the issue and instead decides to deliver the cake-in-a-jar she brought as a gift. Kuroko was happy to receive the gift, but Mikoto catches a glimpse of Kuroko's "secret album" filled with voyeuristic photos of the third-rank Level 5. This immediately annoyed the Electromaster into shocking Kuroko.
Meanwhile, the Management Committee has finally chosen Shokuhou Misaki and Sogiita Gunha for the opening ceremony of the Daihaseisai, although for some reason they have a bad feeling about this combination...
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 21m 46s.png|Two are finally chosen.
==Adapted From==
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==Major Events==
*Preparations begin for the Daihaseisai, the major inter-school sporting event of Academy City.
*The Daihaseisai Management Committee attempted to contact the seven Level 5s of Academy City and persuade them into performing the Athlete's Pledge during the Daihaseisai's opening ceremony. Shokuhou Misaki and Sogiita Gunha were eventually chosen as guests.
==Characters==
By order of appearance:
*Misaka Mikoto
*Saten Ruiko
*Uiharu Kazari
*Shirai Kuroko
*Watanabe
*Kongou Mitsuko
*Wannai Kinuho
*Awatsuki Maaya
*Shokuhou Misaki
*Hokaze Junko
*Mugino Shizuri
*Frenda Seivelun
* Liaison 
*Kinuhata Saiai
*Takitsubo Rikou
*Accelerator
*Sisters
*Keitz Nokleben
===New Characters===
*Yobou Banka
*Gokusai Kaibi
*Kakine Teitoku
*Sogiita Gunha
*Daihaseisai Management Committee chairman
*Daihaseisai Management Committee members
==Abilities==
*Electromaster (Railgun-variant) - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5
*Telekinesis - Child esper, Level Unknown
*Pyrokinesis - Child esper, Level unknown
*Mental Out - Shokuhou Misaki, Level 5
*Accelerator (ability) - Accelerator, Level 5
===New Abilities===
*Dark Matter - Kakine Teitoku, Level 5 (fantasy)
*Unknown - Sogiita Gunha, Level 5
==Locations==
*Academy City
**School District 7
***Heaven Canceller's Hospital
***Tokiwadai Middle School
**School District 3
***Private Salon
===New Locations===
*Bonbons
==Trivia==
*The Daihaseisai Management Committee chairman is voiced by Iwasawa Toshiki.
*The Daihaseisai Management Committee members are voiced by Nanase Ayaka, Ueki Shin'ei and Yasuda Rikuya.
*The child espers are voiced by Ishibashi Momo, Aihara Kotomi, and Hon'izumi Rina
*The head of cheer squads are voiced by Makimura Takuya and Maki Shun'ichi.
*Credits refer to Measure Heart instead of Gokusai Kaibi, despite her name being revealed in Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Biohacker.
*Mikoto hums A Certain Tune at the very beginning of the episode.
===Referbacks===
*Just like the introduction episodes from previous seasons of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, it starts with Mikoto at a pedestrian overpass, however the difference from those episodes is that the overpass she walks is very different from the one shown in the aforementioned episodes and there are no Skill-Out thugs that she shocked before the prologue ends.
*In this episode, Kuroko is confined at a certain hospital due to injuries she sustained from her battle against Musujime Awaki, which was depicted in Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 08, which was adapted to .
*Watanabe mentioned Mikoto's participation in the ability demonstration in Russia. This was featured in Toaru Kagaku no Railgun SS2: Ability Demonstration Trip.Toaru Kagaku no Railgun SS2: Ability Demonstration Trip
*When Mikoto tells her clone that she remembers her promise to give them their reason to exist, a scene from Railgun S Episode 16 is used as flashback.
===Cultural References===
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 03m 31s.png|The Conversation
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 01m 05s.png|Akebono pedestrian overpass
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 08m 58s.png|Shokuhou Misaki's remote controller
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 03m 59s.png|Kuroko's secret album of Mikoto
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E01 14m 54s.png|Two head of all-male Ōendan
*The snake bench is an artwork by the French-American sculptor , known for her brightly-colored mosaic sculptures, called . It is currently located in , Tokyo.no.072 ニキ・ド・サンファル 会話
* is a pedestrian overpass which is currently located in Tachikawa, Tokyo.なんでもない立川　立川立体のちかくの曙陸橋
*The remote control used by Misaki to control the students of Tokiwadai is similar to the remote control for the CT-90320A digital television.
*Kuroko's secret album of Mikoto, first featured in Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Episode 02, is briefly shown. This would be used as the title for a Toaru Kagaku no Railgun artbook featuring artwork of Mikoto by several artists, aptly called Kuroko no (hi)Album Oneesama no HIMITSU ♥ ~Kaizokuban~, released on December 31, 2010.Kuroko no (hi)Album Oneesama no HIMITSU Kaizokuban (Japanese) on amazon.co.jp. Retrieved on 12/01/2020.
*Two all-male or cheer squads are shown in this episode.
===Differences in Adaptation===
*Aihana Etsu as the 6th-ranked Level 5 is known contrary to the original version in the manga. Moreover, not only is his name known, but instead of the committee finding nothing about him with the resignation that it was to be expected, in the adaptation there are many people instead who are claiming to be him.
*Misaka's confrontation with Misaki in the school is a redone version of their confrontation in the library that was already adapted in the first episode of Railgun S, with similar story beats and ending with Misaki mind controlling all the girls around her to intimidate Misaka.
*Sogiita Gunha's introduction was different in manga. In the anime, he intervenes in the cheer squads' dispute, using his Amazing Punch to neutralize both parties, destroying the stage in the process. In the manga, his teacher only informed the Daihaseisai management committee that Sogiita would take part of the opening ceremony.
*Instead of meeting in Tokiwadai Middle School regarding Misaka's participation in the opening of Daihaseisai, Watanabe and the female committee member coincidentally run into each other immediately after Misaka saves Uiharu and Saten.
===Animation Trivia===
*The effects used for Kakine Teitoku's angel wings are the same ones used in his appearance in Toaru Majutsu no Index III.
*The Sisters' eyes retain the style that was introduced in Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S that was not carried over in Toaru Majutsu no Index III.
*Sogiita Gunha's shirt is painted all red for this episode including the OP. In later episodes, in his Daihaseisai attire, his shirt is plain white, again removing the Rising Sun Flag design. These censorship measures persist in BD releases.
===Unanswered Questions===
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===Soundtrack===
# 	Title 	Time 	Scene & Notes
1 	Itsumo no Gonin de 	01:01	Misaka Mikoto involves fixing an electronic teddy bear toy.Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S Original Soundtrack 1
2 	Shizukana Keiryaku 	01:52	Management Committee of the upcoming Daihaseisai brainstorm about gathering the Level 5s for the event.
3 	Tokiwadai Chūgakkō 	02:50	Saten talks about the upcoming festivities, while Uiharu is steeling herself for the Judgment duties she have to perform during the event.Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Original Soundtrack 1 - SPARK!!
4 	 	04:18	Eyecatch
5 	Tea time 	04:30	Mikoto, Saten and Uiharu visit Kuroko, who was confined at a certain hospital.Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Original Soundtrack 2 - MOMENT
6 	Sono Kimochi no Saki ni	07:31	At Tokiwadai Middle School, Kongou Mitsuko, accompanied by Wannai Kinuho and Awatsuki Maaya, revealed that Kuroko has asked Kongou to be her partner for the sporting events in the Daihaseisai.
7 	Watashi ni Tensai-ryoku	08:25	Shokuhou Misaki noticed Mikoto's presence.Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Original Soundtrack
8 	Febrie 	09:44	Mikoto walked out displeased towards Misaki's show of power.Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S Original Soundtrack 2
9 	Manabiya no Sono 	10:10	
*The Liaison contacted Mugino Shizuri about joining the opening ceremony.
*The same offer was made by Kakine Teitoku.
10	Accelerator 	11:53	The man who attempted to negotiate with Accelerator ended up gravely injured.
11	Misaka Imōto 	13:00	Misaka Mikoto discovered one of her clones, who bought some cake for her other clones.
12	Kuroko no Kuwadate 	15:20	A fight between two rival cheer squads on a nearby stage
13	Haipa Sugoi Panchi 	16:50	Sogiita Gunha's introduction
14	Joshi-ryouku Zenkaisen!	18:42	Saten and Uiharu rescue the downed cheer squads
15	Gaiso Dai No 	20:35	Shokuhou Misaki met Keitz Nokleben.
16	final phase 	22:04	Ending
==Quotes==
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