Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S Episode 19

"Academy City Research Exhibit Assembly" (学園都市研究発表会) is the nineteenth episode for the second season for the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime adaption, and the forty-third episode overall. It was first broadcasted on August 23, 2013. The script was written by Yoshino Hiroyuki and storyboarded as well as directed by Gotoh Keiji. The animation was co-directed by Sato Marina and Naoya Takashi.

Mikoto and the others find a strange girl sleeping in a park flower bed. The girl says her name is Febrie and knows Mikoto's name for some reason. Mikoto has no idea who the girl is and Judgment has not received a notice of a lost child.

Febrie takes a liking to Saten, so Saten and Uiharu work together to look after her. The next day, they check photographs from various databases but find no data on Febrie, so they treat her as a Child Error. Febrie is accepted into Asunaro Park, but they must look after her for the five days until she can enter.

Mikoto struggles to get her to say her name, but...

Major Events

 * Mikoto bonds with Febrie.
 * STUDY proceeds to test their research on Misaka Mikoto.

Adapted from
This episode features original content, as such it is not adapted from any previous material.

Characters

 * Febrie
 * Saten Ruiko
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Konori Mii
 * Tokiwadai Dorm Supervisor
 * Haruue Erii
 * Aritomi Haruki
 * Sekimura Hirotada
 * Kosako Shunichi
 * Sakurai Jun
 * Madarame Kenji
 * Nunotaba Shinobu
 * Kongou Mitsuko
 * Wannai Kinuho
 * Awatsuki Maaya
 * Yomikawa Aiho
 * Aogami Pierce

New Characters
No new characters were introduced during this episode.

Locations

 * Academy City
 * School District 7
 * Uiharu Residence
 * Tokiwadai Dormitory
 * Judgment 177 Branch Office
 * Asunaro Park (referenced)

New Locations
No notable locations were introduced during this episode.

Abilities

 * Electromaster (Railgun-variant) - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5.
 * Teleport - Shirai Kuroko, Level 4.

New Abilities
No new abilities were introduced during this episode.

Trivia

 * Despite what Mii says, Anti-Skill in the anime adaptations have been contacted at such late an hour, specifically when Kamijou Touma sees Misaka 10031's body in episode 13.
 * Febrie refers to all her friends using their given names.
 * This marks the first time Aogami Pierce debuts in a Railgun-related work.

Referbacks

 * Mikoto alludes to her Sisters.
 * Erii's moving from the Uiharu Residence is referenced during this episode.
 * Asunaro Park and Tokiwadai Dorm Supervisor's work is referenced during this episode.
 * Wannai and Maaya's senpai is once again referenced during this episode.

Cultural References

 * Saten reads a volume of  as Febrie sleeps.

Animation Trivia

 * Erii's height fluctuates during this episode, specifically in the outside shot of the Judgment 177 Branch Office, she is shown to be taller than all of the girls present there, including Mii.
 * The walking animation for the gang as they try to go to Asunaro Park is poorly animated, with the girls barely moving their bodies and the illusion of their legs moving faked by having them "moved" up and down, especially that of Febrie, whose legs aren't shown allowing for a easier way to hide her walking.
 * During the scene where both Mikoto and Febrie are sitting on the same bench, the shadow for Mikoto's blouse goes over a line. This is quickly corrected after Mikoto flinches when Febrie doesn't respond to her.

Unanswered Questions

 * Why is Febrie antagonistic to Mikoto?
 * Why is the tag on Febrie's dress ripped?
 * Why does Febrie suck on a strong-tasting lollipop?
 * Is Febrie really a Child Error?
 * What is Febrie's connection with STUDY?
 * Who really is Wannai and Maaya's senpai?
 * What is inside that delivery truck for the assembly?
 * Why didn't anyone see Haruki near those mad security robots?
 * Why didn't Kongou do anything after finding Febrie?

Quotes

 * Mikoto: "My pink Gekota! There's only a one in 24 chance of getting it!" —Mikoto after her pink Gekota is stolen by Febrie.
 * Mii: "It's... intense."—upon tasting Febrie's strong flavored lollipop.
 * Kongou: "I've made another friend!"—Kongou after Febrie agrees to be her friend.
 * Mikoto: "This is tough. And here I thought kids liked me. No, I can't give up yet! I don't care if she takes this one from me too. I'll give her this rare among rares, with a one in 60 chance of getting one... My rainbow Gekota!"—aside glance.
 * Aogami: "Wow, what a cute little girl!"—Aogami after seeing Febrie.
 * Febrie: "Thanks, Mikoto!"—To Mikoto after stealing her pink Gekota again.