Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 06

The Battle Begins (開戦) is the 6th episode of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T. It was broadcast on February 14th 2020. The episode was directed by Taniguchi Kosaku and Onoda Yuusuke, the screenplay written by Uchida Hiroki, and storyboarded by Sohtome Koichirou and Nagai Tatsuyuki.

Kongou was injured and unconscious because of MEMBER's Baba, who carried out a plan to secure the Sisters. Upon seeing her condition, Wannai and Awatsuki, filled with silent rage, stood in Baba's way. Baba brought out a bargaining chip that was met with disdain from the two, and negotiations immediately broke down. Using his T:GD units, Baba split the teamwork between Wannai and Awatsuki while calmly analyzing their abilities, and he plans to push the battle into his favor. Meanwhile, Mikoto meets Saten as the ambulance carrying the wounded Kongou arrives at a hospital. The circumstances caused by that promise has brought an intense feeling of remorse and anger in her. Steeling herself, Mikoto breaks away from Shokuhou Misaki's clique to march towards her enemy!

Major Events

 * Baba Yoshio's plan to extract information from Kongou Mitsuko is foiled by the combined efforts of Wannai Kinuho and Awatsuki Maaya.
 * Kongou Mitsuko is taken to a hospital after sustaining injuries following the attack by Baba.
 * Misaka Mikoto intimidates two members of Shokuhou Misaki's clique and locates Kongou's attacker using a Type: Mosquito robot in Kongou's hair. She then dismantles Baba's largest asset, the massive robot Type: Mantis.
 * With Baba in hiding, MEMBER affiliate Kouzaku Mitori prepares to engage Misaka Mikoto.

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Kongou Mitsuko
 * Saten Ruiko
 * Wannai Kinuho
 * Awatsuki Maaya
 * Baba Yoshio
 * Kouzaku Mitori
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Xochitl

Abilities

 * Hydro Hand - Wannai Kinuho, Level 3
 * Float Dial - Awatsuki Maaya, Level 3
 * Electromaster (Railgun-variant) - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5

Locations

 * Academy City

Trivia

 * Two unnamed members of Shokuhou Misaki's Clique are voiced by Yamane Aya and Hirose Yuuki.
 * The passcode for Baba's truck is 58031.

Referbacks

 * "Heatstrokes" being a common event in the Daihaseisai may be a reference to key cases of unconsciousness during the sporting event, especially that of Fukiyose Seiri.

Differences in Adaptation

 * In the manga series, instead of immediately contacting Anti-Skill, Saten carries the unconscious Kongou until the effects of Maaya's Float Dial wears off.

Unanswered Questions

 * What is really the plan for Mitori against Mikoto?