Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Episode 09

Memory of Death is the ninth episode of the Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator anime series. It was broadcast on September 6th 2019.

Adapted From

 * Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 023
 * Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 024
 * Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 025
 * Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator Manga Chapter 026

Major Events

 * Accelerator continues his pursuit of the Coffins, damaging Hundun's connection and interrupting the memory download. Following 'Hirumi' ' s suggestion, Hishigata has Qiong Qi and Taotie fire on a building to put bystanders in danger from debris, forcing Accelerator to divert his attention and buying Hundun time to return to their base. Hundun arrives back and the download is completed before Accelerator arrives and frees Misaka 10046.
 * Using a ploy, Hishigata successfully installs the formula derived from the memories of death into the Coffins, and restarts them to delay Accelerator while he installs the formula into 'Hirumi'. While Accelerator faces the enhanced Qiong Qi and Taotie as Misaka 10046 looks on, Esther and Huotou arrive and make their way towards Hishigata but run into Hundun on the way. After dealing with Taotie's cameras, Accelerator dispatches it and Qiong Qi, while Huotou deals with Hundun.
 * As the formula installation nears completion, Esther arrives unnoticed and runs to stab Hirumi's body with Emperor Shun's Blade in order to neutralize Taowu. However, Hishigata is alerted to her attempt and intercepts her blade, getting stabbed as the installation is completed.

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Esther Rosenthal
 * Hitokawa Hasami
 * Hishigata Mikihiko
 * Hishigata Hirumi
 * Accelerator
 * Misaka 10046
 * Last Order

Abilities

 * Accelerator (ability) - Accelerator, Level 5
 * Psychokinesis - Qiong Qi, Level 5-class
 * Replace - Taotie, Level 5-class
 * Emperor Shun's Blade - Esther Rosenthal

New Abilities

 * Asport - Taotie, Level 5-class

Locations

 * Academy City
 * School District 16
 * Seiin High School
 * School District 14
 * Secret Garden Mimosa

Trivia

 * The voice actor of unnamed Anti-Skill is Maeda Hiroki.
 * The voice actresses for the three unnamed female students are Asahina Madoka, Makino Amane, and Hoshitani Miho.
 * The voice actress of unnamed announcer is Iwahashi Yuka.
 * The voice actress of Qiong Qi is Kobari Saki.

Differences in Adaptation

 * The scenes with Hishigata Mikihiko and 'Hirumi' are expanded, with 'Hirumi' speaking, unlike in the manga where she remained silent.
 * The scene with Last Order waking up when Misaka 10046 was rescued by Accelerator did not appear in the manga.
 * In the manga, Esther and Huotou did not come into contact with Misaka 10046 or Hundun between Esther preparing Emperor Shun's Blade and the stabbing.    Esther's exchange with Hishigata, and her attempt to tell him that Taowu was posing as the deceased Hirumi, occurred when she wss preparing the blade rather than en route.
 * In the manga, Accelerator didn't cause a fiery whirlwind to disable Taotie's cameras. Also, when the Coffins were defeated, the corpses were exposed.
 * In the manga, Hundun was destroyed when Accelerator freed Misaka 10046.

Animation Trivia

 * Despite being in broad daylight and every other character being colored normally, Accelerator is colored purple before arriving at Hishigata and Hirumi's hideout.