Awatsuki Maaya

* Anime
* Novel
* Manga
* Railgun
* Imaginary Fest

## Abilities

### Esper Power

**Float Dial** (流体反発（フロートダイヤル）, *Ryūtai Hanpatsu (Furōto Daiyaru)*?, lit. *Fluid Repulsion*)

## Debuts

### Manga

Index Chapter 22
Railgun Chapter 17

### Anime

Railgun Episode 2
Miracle of Endymion

### Video Game

Railgun PSP Game

**Awatsuki Maaya** (泡浮 万彬 , *Awatsuki Ma'aya*?) is a side character introduced in *Toaru Kagaku no Railgun*. She is a Level 3 Academy City esper whose ability involves the manipulation of buoyancy. She is often seen together with her best friend, Wannai Kinuho.

## Appearance

She sports dark-bluish hair and eyes. Her bust size is large enough for Misaka Mikoto to be jealous over. According to Ogino Kentarou, Awatsuki's bust size is 85.

## Personality

She is shown to be kind, and is also considerate and forgiving of other's flaws. She is also seen to be respectful towards a senpai. She also has diverse knowledge on swimsuits.

## Background

She is a Tokiwadai Middle School student, and is part of the swimming team of her school along with her close friend Wannai Kinuho. She is also a classmate of Shirai Kuroko. She resides in the School Garden dormitory of Tokiwadai, just like Kinuho.

## Chronology

### Toaru Majutsu no Index

#### Three Stories Arc

*Main article: Three Stories Arc*
They appear in the Index manga during the morning of August 30, just after breakfast. Here, Maaya stops Kinuho from bothering Mikoto, as she sees Mikoto restless and in deep thought (but is actually thinking about the newest chapter of the manga she's following).

### Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index

#### Element Arc

*Main article: Element Arc*
On December 8th, in the middle of the abnormal heat wave, she was present when Mikoto arrived at School Garden with Kamijou Touma in tow. Later that day, she participated in the expedition to destroy the Crystal Tower that was seemingly guiding the Elements.

### Toaru Kagaku no Railgun

#### Level Upper Arc

*Main article: Level Upper Arc*
She appears alongside Kinuho, when Kuroko and Mikoto are forced to clean the empty pool as punishment. As members of the swimming team, they are supposed to check the pool's filtration system, where they meet Mikoto for the first time, and are excited by her presence. She later offers Mikoto a drink, which upsets Kuroko. They leave but return shortly, where they witness Mikoto electrocuting Kuroko for being perverted. After seeing the awkward situation, they leave once more.

In the manga adaptation, they appear the day after the AIM Burst is defeated; however, in the anime, they appear before the existence of the Level Upper is even confirmed by the city.

Both Maaya and Kinuho appear again in Episode 13 of the anime, where they recruit both Kuroko and Mikoto for a swimsuit modeling photo shoot. After many bizarre situations, they are given duties to cook curry; however, it's revealed that neither of them know how to cook curry. They later ask Kongou Mitsuko (who had lied to everyone that she can cook curry) to teach them. After suffering many inconveniences, Kongou finally tells them that she doesn't know how to cook curry either, but they are somehow forgiving of her, and later ask Konori Mii to help them. They are able to cook seafood curry, and are able to become friends with Kongou.

## Abilities

* Maaya using Float Dial to ride a swimming float on land.
* Maaya using Float Dial on Kongou to make her lighter
* Ability to walk on water..
* and leap into great heights
* Lift a heavy object
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During Baba Yoshio's initial analysis of her and Kinuho's abilities, he assumed it was a form of telekinesis whose limited destructive capability was offset when used alongside Kinuho's Hydro Hand. It is later revealed that her power is **Float Dial** (流体反発（フロートダイヤル）, *Ryūtai Hanpatsu (Furōto Daiyaru)*?, lit. *Fluid Repulsion*), an esper power that allows the manipulation of the buoyancy of the user and their surroundings. At Level 3, it allows Maaya to lift heavy objects, walk on water without breaking its surface tension, and leap several feet into the air. She can also use it upon being approached by an enemy to make them float harmlessly through the air and alter their trajectory, causing them to miss her. With enough concentration, she can apply her power in an object so that its weight is reduced for a short while, even when she's no longer close to it. Another use is to cause flying objects such as Baba Toshio's Type:Mosquitoes to fall to the ground by bringing the buoyancy around them to zero and stopping them from gaining enough lift.

## Character Art Designs

### Gallery

Awatsuki Maaya and Wannai Kinuho by Haimura Kiyotaka.Wannai Kinuho and Awatsuki Maaya in holiday outfits by Haimura Kiyotaka.