Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Episode 06

"Everyone is Proactive When it Comes to Such Things" (こういうことにはみんな積極的なんですよ) is the sixth episode of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun series. The episode was first broadcasted on November 6, 2009.

Adapted From

 * Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 002
 * Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 004

Major events

 * Misaka Mikoto meets Konori Mii.
 * The girls meet Hazamaya Kana.
 * The graviton bomber continues with his bombing spree.

Characters

 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Konori Mii
 * Saten Ruiko

New Characters

 * Kushiro Katabira
 * Hazamaya Kana known as the Bag girl
 * Kaitabi Hatsuya
 * Rie (unnamed)
 * Atsushi (unnamed)
 * Nao (unnamed)

Abilities

 * Electromaster - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5.

New Abilities

 * Synchrotron - Kushiro Katabira, Level 4.
 * Synchrotron (Graviton) - Unknown esper, unknown level.

Locations

 * Academy City
 * A Certain Vending Machine
 * Crepe Rablm
 * Tokiwadai Dormitory
 * Green Mart

New Locations

 * Julian Restaurant

Trivia

 * Kazari's love affair with parfaits is shown for the first time.
 * Kazari title drops the name of the episode.
 * The soundtrack known as Anti-Skill is played during Judgment's entering of Green Mart.
 * In the original manga, Konori Mii is the one who enters the store, and protects the manager, while the unnamed Judgment girl is the one who shows Mikoto the ropes in Judgmet.
 * The Judgment boy and the girl will not appear again in the anime, but they later reappear in the manga later into the Sisters Arc, apparently going in a date.

Cultural References

 * Ruiko has an Omamori.

Referbacks

 * Kuroko references Kirugumar, a teddy bear that Mikoto keeps that was first shown in episode 11 of the Toaru Majutsu no Index anime adaptation.
 * Book-On, which was first seen in episode 11, is shown during the part of the montage where Mikoto misunderstand the couples flirting. The alleyway where the couple is talking is also the same alleyway where Touma would eventually find Misaka 10031's corpse after being killed by Accelerator.

Animation Trivia

 * Mikoto is physically shorter than Mii, but during the store scene, they are both shown to be of the same height. The heights of several characters, most specifically that Saten Ruiko would fluctuate several times during the course of the series.
 * This is the first episode where an episode content still occurs after the end of the ED.

Unanswered Questions

 * Why does the bomber use aluminums as a medium?
 * Who is the kid with the glasses?
 * Why isn't Mikoto reprimanded for destroying public property and impersonating a member of Judgment?
 * What is that Omamori that Ruiko signify?
 * Is the Judgment personnel caught in the explosion all right?

Quotes

 * Mikoto: "Are you my mother?!"―Regarding Kuroko.
 * Kuroko: "U—i—ha—ru!"
 * Mikoto: "I'll show her I'm perfectly capable of Judgment work too. Arrows or guns, bring it on!"
 * Kazari: "A fundamental aspect of Academy City is being separated from your family. Everyone's concerned when it comes to these kind of things, you know."―To Ruiko.
 * Children: "No panties! No panties Judgment!"―To Mikoto.
 * Mikoto: "Objective safely acquired!"―After saving the bag.
 * Mii: "There's no need to kick up a fuss, Tokiwadai's Railgun-san."
 * Mikoto: "Judgment really is tough work... I see you in a better light now."―To Kuroko.