Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Episode 07

"Abilities and Power" (能力とちから) is the seventh episode of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime adaption. It was first aired on November 13, 2009.

Adapted From

 * Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 005
 * Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 006

Major Events

 * The Graviton bombings end with the capture of Kaitabi Hatsuya.

Characters

 * Konori Mii
 * Kaitabi Hatsuya
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Kamijou Touma
 * Hazamaya Kana
 * Tessou Tsuzuri

New Characters

 * Akemi (Unnamed)
 * Muu (Unnamed)
 * Mako (Unnamed)

Abilities

 * Teleport - Shirai Kuroko, Level 4.
 * Synchrotron (Graviton) - Kaitabi Hatsuya, Level 2 (raised via Level Upper).
 * Imagine Breaker - Kamijou Touma
 * Electromaster (Railgun-variant) - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5.

New Abilities

 * Psychometry (referenced)

Locations

 * Academy City
 * School District 7
 * Judgment 177 Branch Office
 * Sakugawa Middle School
 * Tokiwadai Dormitory
 * A Certain Vending Machine
 * Seventh Mist

Trivia

 * The soundtrack Level Upper is played several times during the episode.
 * Touma hums a certain tune.

Cultural References

 * The music player that Hatsuya uses looks similar to an.

Referbacks

 * AIM is referenced once again, first reintroduced back in the 4th episode of Railgun.
 * The place where Saten and Mikoto rest up is the same place where Touma and Mikoto have their Fake Date before meeting up with Etzali in episode 18 of the Toaru Majutsu no Index.
 * The urban legend talk the girls had back in episode 4 is referenced during this episode.

Animation Trivia

 * Scenes from the previous episode are used to reintroduced the bag girl this episode.
 * The Chaser Kick from episode 10 of Index, as was used also in episode 1 of Railgun is reused again during the final scene.

Unanswered Questions

 * How was Hatsuya, despite a Level 2, able to use a much powerful form of his power?
 * Why didn't the girl leave with Touma?
 * What is the true extent of the powers of Touma's right arm?

Quotes

 * Hatsuya: "Dammit. What are they doing? Those Judgment... I have to put up with this stuff because you guys are so useless. Just you watch."
 * Saten: "Everything feels so distant right now... No, it's just... Seeing how hard Uiharu and Shirai-san are working in Judgment, and you being so amazing... I'm starting to think "What am I doing?"..."―To Mikoto.
 * Mikoto: "For some reason, whenever he's around..."―Regarding Touma.
 * Hatsuya: "R-Railgun... This time it's Tokiwadai's Ace, huh... It's always like this. No matter what, I always end up getting beaten to the ground. I'll kill you! People like you are the bad guys! Same with Judgment! People with power are all like that!!"―To Mikoto.
 * Mikoto: "Clench your teeth!"―To Hatsuya.
 * Kuroko: "It's obvious why she hit you. People like you who use lack of power as an excuse are unforgivable. Are you aware? Tokiwadai's Railgun was originally a plain Level 1. She reached Level 5 through sheer hard work. However, even were she a Level 1, she would still stand against you."―To Hatsuya.
 * Kuroko: "Even so... For the area they were in to be totally unharmed... How did she do that with her power?"―Regarding the blastzone.
 * Touma: "What are you talking about? Everyone's safe, so there's no problem. Who cares who did the saving?"―To Mikoto.