Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 19

is the 19th episode of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T. It was broadcast on August 14th 2020. The episode was directed by Akari Ranzaki, the screenplay written by Yasukawa Shogo, and storyboarded by Takada Kouichi.
Upon stumbling upon information that the fish can give a beautiful figure, Saten quickly bought cans of mackerel. But, because she took the last two cans up for sale, a girl named Frenda missed out on the sale and collapsed on her shopping cart, bringing Saten to an awkward situation involving the girl following her around.
Frenda, ever the lover of canned mackerel, decided to split one can open, only to end up carelessly wasting the can, bringing the girl to tears. Although partly annoyed at the situation, Saten somehow cannot leave the girl behind, so she invited her for a meal at her home. Even with Frenda's tendency to act and talk at her own pace, Saten had an enjoyable time with her. Afterwards, the two exchanged contacts in a messaging app, and will once more meet each other at a certain incident...
==Synopsis==
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 00m 37s.png|Mikoto and Kuroko talking about Indian Poker cards.
Kuroko is assisted by Mikoto as she works on a related to the Treasure Hunter App she and Uiharu investigated previously. Although she appreciates the gesture, Kuroko advises Mikoto to refrain from meddling with Judgment work this time, especially as things become more hectic on Kuroko's end. Meanwhile, Mikoto decides to take a break from using Indian Poker cards for the meantime. Kuroko agrees to her decision, revealing that she also had a bad experience with the cards.
At Sakugawa Middle School, Saten's plans to gather her friends are dashed as Uiharu was assigned on patrol duty as a result of revealed by the Treasure Hunter App. Saten instead goes to the supermarket, where she is lucky enough to pick up the last two cans of mackerel in stock. Frenda, who missed out on the mackerel sale, becomes desperate in getting Saten's cans of mackerel to the point of tackling her once and later following her outside. Saten rejects Frenda's attempts to trade the mackerel for "dolls" and "fireworks" and eventually relents to the incessant pleas to have a can. But, to Saten's chagrin, Frenda uses a kind of explosive tape to open the can, resulting in its contents being wasted. Although slowly losing her patience towards the girl who wasted a can of mackerel, Saten decides to invite Frenda for dinner at her home.
Frenda is shocked to discover that Saten prepared mackerel curry for the two of them, as she prefers eating mackerel on its own. But, she eventually found herself enjoying the taste of the dish Saten prepared. After the hearty dinner, Frenda promises to treat Saten next time, and she exchanges contact details with her on the Speech Bubble social messaging app. Although she saw Frenda as the type that doesn't hold back, Saten somehow enjoyed their night together.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 01m 57s.png|Uiharu hurries off to her Judgment duty...
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 02m 04s.png|..leaving Saten bored.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 03m 42s.png|Saten goes to the supermarket to kill time.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 04m 18s.png|Frenda being misfortunate on the mackerel sale.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 04m 32s.png|Saten respond to Frenda's misfortune...
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 04m 37s.png|..who furiously tried to tackle Saten for the food she bought.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 05m 15s.png|Frenda has been pestering Saten for a can of mackerel...
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 05m 25s.png|..for a trade of dolls..
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 05m 32s.png|...and fireworks..
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 05m 41s.png|..but Saten refused.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 06m 22s.png|Saten eventually give in to Frenda's pleas which pleases her.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 06m 35s.png|Frenda uses a explosive tape on the can..
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 06m 34s.png|..which results of the contents being wasted.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 07m 54s.png|Frenda is eventually being invited by Saten for dinner instead.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 08m 34s.png|Saten and Frenda exchange contact details with each other.
The next day, Uiharu once again parts ways with Saten for Judgment duties. Meanwhile, Saten would spend the next few days chatting with her new friend about the mackerel fad dying out in a day, the experiences they have with their friends, and their moments using Indian Poker. One day, Saten visits a roadside Indian Poker trader for any new cards up for sale, and the trader recommends cards for American cracker, coin stacking and for expert handling of chopsticks. Unknown to Saten, her Speech Bubble message is intercepted by a boy wearing goggles, who then relayed this information to a girl in the dress. The girl in the dress is aware that scientists use Indian Poker cards to store information that's not archivable otherwise as a form of insurance, and the card for "expert handling of chopsticks" actually refers to the operation of a device called Tweezers. Although the boy with the goggles is unsure of the veracity of the information he intercepted, he decides to eliminate any false flags in his search.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 12m 37s.png|The boy wearing goggles searching for information related to Tweezers.
Saten purchased the card for "expert handling of chopsticks" from the trader the next day, and is excited to use it. But, she finds herself becoming an abduction victim by two thugs and others in two getaway vehicles. Frenda witnesses the crime taking place and, wanting to repay her kindness, decides to call Hamazura Shiage for backup. With the help of his own getaway vehicle, the girl is able to catch up to the abductors and stop their escape.
Meanwhile, the boy wearing goggles infiltrates a facility on his own, using his ability to turn invisible, open secure rooms and create a copy of an Indian Poker card stored inside by using a blank card and the fragrance components of the original. Although successful in his own mission, the thugs (which work under his faction) are intercepted and neutralized by "someone using explosive dolls". Eventually, Saten is set free by Frenda, forcing the boy wearing goggles to send out another operative to the mission.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 13m 31s.png|Saten bought an Indian Poker card from a steet trader.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 13m 42s.png|Saten being kidnapped by thugs.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 13m 54s.png|Frenda decided to repaid Saten's kindness.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 15m 23s.png|Frenda using missiles to stop the abductors.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 15m 33s.png|It hits a building...
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 15m 44s.png|..blocking the abductors path.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 16m 26s.png|Meanwhile, the boy wearing goggles infiltrates a facility.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 17m 11s.png|The boy with goggles was able to copy an Indian Poker card to a blank card.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 18m 00s.png|Frenda set Saten freed from her abductors.
At Private Shidarezakura Academy, a girl named Yumiya Rakko is invited by two of her schoolmates for an adventure outside of the School Garden. She is glad to be invited, but the call from the boy wearing goggles compels her to turn down the offer. While she meticulously investigates the scene of the clash earlier, Rakko vents her frustrations at the girls who interrupted her potential moment to become famous in her campus.
Saten and Frenda escape unharmed, with Saten only losing her phone and the Indian Poker card she just bought in the abduction. Frenda assures Saten that things are fine and decides to bring her to the nearby supermarket to buy more cans of mackerel. They are unaware that Rakko is on the hunt, using the remnants of blood in Frenda's clothes to locate them before going for an attack, marking Frenda as her prey.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T E19 21m 21s.png|Saten and Frenda being hunted by Rakko.
==Adapted From==
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==Major Events==
*Judgment goes on heightened activity as a response to the investigation on the Treasure Hunter App. Both Kuroko and Uiharu become unavailable for the next few days.
*Saten meets Frenda by coincidence during a canned mackerel sale. Frenda's incessant pleas to be given mackerel eventually causes Saten to invite her to dinner at her home. In return, Frenda exchanges contact information with Saten through the Speech Bubble social messaging app.
*Saten's purchase of an Indian Poker card for "expert handling of chopsticks" drags her into 's search for information related to the Tweezers and is abducted by -affiliate thugs. Frenda eventually intercepted the abduction and saves Saten as gratitude for the mackerel dinner.
*Yobou Banka, who is verifying information related to the Tweezers, deploys Yumiya Rakko to locate the escaped target and its rescuer. Rakko's tracking skills enables her to track down and snipe Frenda in the middle of a busy crowd.
==Characters==
By order of appearance:
*Shirai Kuroko
*Misaka Mikoto
*Shokuhou Misaki 
*Aogami Pierce 
*Saraku 
*Hikoichi 
*Uiharu Kazari
*Saten Ruiko
*Frenda Seivelun
*Akemi 
*Mako 
*Muu 
*Mugino Shizuri 
*Indian Poker Trader
*Yobou Banka
*Gokusai Kaibi
*Hamazura Shiage
===New Characters===
*Yumiya Rakko 
==Abilities==
*Electromaster (Railgun-variant) - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5 
===New Abilities===
*Measure Heart - Gokusai Kaibi, Level Unknown (referenced)
*Psychokinesis - Yobou Banka, Level 4
==Locations==
*Academy City
**School District 7
***Tokiwadai Dormitory
***Sakugawa Middle School
***Saten Residence
***School Garden
**School District 3
***Private Salon
===New Locations===
*Super Mana
*Private Shidarezakura Academy
==Trivia==
*The unnamed researchers are voiced by Okano Yuu and Maki Shun'ichi (the latter is uncredited).
*The unnamed support staffs of are voiced by Ueki Shin'ei, Takahashi Makoto, and Toyoshima Shūhei.
*The unnamed female students of Private Shidarezakura Academy are voiced by Enoyoshi Maya and Kobari Saki.
*Credits refer to Measure Heart instead of Gokusai Kaibi, despite her name being revealed in Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Biohacker.
*Limited edition Frenda-themed canned mackerel was released for promotion in late October 2020.Toaru Project, NewsLimited edition Frenda-themed canned mackerel - Jam Mart. (Japanese)Limited edition Frenda-themed canned mackerel - Dengeki-ya. (Japanese)
*This episode acts as a prequel for volume 15 of the Toaru Majutsu no Index light novel, showing not just the initial plans of before the beginning of the novel, but also that of its sniper Yumiya Rakko prior to her death and then eventual replacement by Sunazara Chimitsu.
*This episode confirms that the first day Saten and Frenda met is at September 28th of the story's first year.
===Referbacks===
*When Mikoto praises Kuroko for her efforts as a Judgment member, a scene from where she saves a student was used as flashback. The Treasure Hunter App was also referenced.
*When Mikoto remembers her bad experience with Indian Poker, the scene where she and Misaki beat up BLAU and his fans from is used as flashback. Kuroko also referenced having been traumatized from Mikoto's response to her monologue when the latter experienced Indian Poker for the first time from the same episode.
*This episode coincides with , where all incidents involving the Treasure Hunter App are happening at the same time. The beginning of this episode is also the same day Kuroko and Shaei met.
*This episode references Frenda's later distaste of canned mackerel and her desire to eat curry as featured in , which was adapted to . Chapter 2 Part 2
*In one scene, Frenda is looking at a pocket watch while window shopping. This is a call forward to her eventual gift to Kanou Shinka for his birthday, as shown in . Chapter 3 Part 13
*Rakko references her dream to be an idol in this episode, which was previously shown from her dream in the , seen through Mikoto.
===Cultural References===
Super Mana.png|Posiqlo billboard seen on the top-right above the Super Mana billboard
Speech Bubble.png|Orange Computer (top-left) and Speech Bubble
Mini Cooper S Third Generation.png|Mini Cooper S Third Generation driven by Hamazura
*The brand on one of the billboards is Posiqlo (ポジクロ), which is a parody of (ユニクロ), a Japanese clothing retailer.
*Frenda's reaction to mackerel curry is a mirror of a character from JoJo Part 4, chapter 39 of the manga, in which Okuyasu visited an Italian restaurant. He first proclaims that the food won't taste good, immediately followed by a large exclamation of him finding it delicious, after which he states how the two ingredients blend amazingly together, enhance one another, and achieve a perfect harmony. This is repeated here in the episode with Frenda stating she thinks the mackerel curry won't taste good, loudly finding it delicious, and then stating the two tastes pair well together, draw out each other's flavors even more, and achieve a synergy.
*Frenda utters "Deilig" when she is eating mackerel curry and "Ha det bra" to Saten when she was about to leave the dormitory. The former is Norwegian meaning "delicious". The latter is Swedish or Norwegian language meaning "Good bye".Toaru Project, Twitter. Thus it appears that Frenda originates from Northern Europe, or has profound connection with there. The latter is also the title of the .
*Orange Computer is a parody of , a US technology company.
*FUKIDASHI (Japanese for speech bubble) is a parody of , a Japanese messaging app, with the logo being a speech bubble.
*The car that Hamazura drives in this episode is based on the , also known as Mini Cooper, specifically the third generation S model, in which the steering wheel is on the left side of the car.
===Differences in Adaptation===
*The scene at the beginning of the episode, where Mikoto praised Kuroko for her efforts as Judgment member is anime-original.
*Two separate scenes with Saten and Uiharu together, when the latter is busy with her Judgment duties concerning incidents related to the Treasure Hunt App are anime-original.
*According to Yumiya Rakko, Saten and Frenda's heights are 150cm and 155cm respectively based on their pace length. In the anime adaptation, Saten's height was changed to 160cm, but Frenda's height remained same.
===Animation Trivia===
*The mackerel can is rendered in CGI after Frenda blew it up to open it.
*Most people in the background are rendered in CGI.
===Unanswered Questions===
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===Soundtrack===
# 	Title 	Time	Scene & Notes
1 	Itsumo no Gonin de 	 	Mikoto and Kuroko talking at night on September 27thToaru Kagaku no Railgun S Original Soundtrack 1
2 	dual existence 	 	Opening
3 	Tokiwadai Chūgakkō 	 	Saten's shopping trip, gets interrupted when Frenda find out that the mackerel cans are sold outToaru Kagaku no Railgun Original Soundtrack 1 - SPARK!!
4 	Kore de iin desu no? 	 	Frenda stalks Saten to convince her to give one of her mackerel cans to herToaru Kagaku no Railgun Original Soundtrack 2 - MOMENT
5 	Yare yare 	 	Saten having no pity on Frenda after she blew up one of the cans
6 	Uiharu Kazari 	 	Frenda after eating a delicious curry made of mackerel
7 	Sono Kimochi no Saki Ni	 	Saten and Uiharu again on their respective ways
8 	Misaka Imouto 	 	Montages of Saten and Frenda messaging to each other
9 	 	 	's plans on the Tweezers, End of Part 1
10	Ketsu 	 	Part 2 Start, Frenda noticing suspicious people
11	Frenda 	 	Saten getting abducted by 's lackeysToaru Kagaku no Railgun S Original Soundtrack 2
12	Shizukana Keiryaku 	 	Yobou Banka infiltrating an institution to get information about the Tweezers
13	Hōkago 	 	Yumiya Rakko at school
14	Katsubō 	 	Yumiya Rakko investigating the scene involving Frenda's attack against 's lackeys
15	Tea time 	 	Saten and Frenda after the abduction
16	Rimittā Kaijo Kōdo 	 	Yumiya Rakko starts the hunt on Frenda and SatenToaru Kagaku no Railgun T Original Soundtrack
17	Aoarashi no Ato de 	 	Ending
18	 	 	Preview
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