Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Episode 12

"AIM Burst" (AIM バースト) is the twelfth episode of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime series. It was first broadcasted on December 19, 2009.

Synopsis
In that marvellous sunset city of steel and glass, four friends reunite.

Adapted From

 * Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 015
 * Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 016

Major Events

 * The AIM Burst is destroyed and all the unconscious Level Upper users regain consciousness.
 * Harumi is arrested on several charges by Anti-Skill, including assault and destruction of public property.

Characters

 * Kiyama Harumi
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * AIM Burst
 * Konori Mii
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Kaitabi Hatsuya
 * Koujun Kikuhiko
 * Saten Ruiko
 * Yomikawa Aiho
 * Tessou Tsuzuri
 * Okahara Ryouta

New Characters

 * Mugino Shizuri
 * Frenda Seivelun
 * Kinuhata Saiai
 * Takitsubo Rikou
 * Therestina Kihara line

Abilities

 * Electromaster (Railgun-variant) - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5

New Abilities

 * Metamorphose - (referenced)
 * Multi-Skill -AIM Burst

Locations

 * Academy City
 * School District 7
 * Judgment 177 Branch Office
 * Heaven Canceller's Hospital
 * Mizuho Medical Institute
 * Joseph's Coffee and Restaurant

Trivia

 * All references of Harumi attempting suicide from the original manga are removed.
 * The scene where ITEM is shown, removes their conversation about wanting find a pool from the original manga.
 * The soundtrack, Gensou Koroshi, Kamijou Touma's theme song, is played during Uiharu's attempts to get up the stairwell.
 * The opening theme only my railgun is used as an insert song during Mikoto's final attack against the AIM Burst.
 * This marks the first actual appearance of HsPS-15 (Large Weapon) in the anime series, as well as MAR.
 * All references of Harumi getting the idea of the Brainwave network from Radio Noise are removed.
 * The song SMILE -You & Me- plays as the ending theme for this episode.
 * Therestina is named in the credits alongside her seiyuu, despite being unnamed in the episode itself.

Cultural References

 * Mikoto references "", literally meaning "Strange beast movie," a type of film featuring giant monsters or a single monster.

Animation Trivia

 * At least 30 seconds of footage from the final moments of the previous episode are used as the recap sequence during this episode.
 * Stills from episode 1, 9, 7, and 10 of music players are used during Harumi's explanation on how the AIM Burst works.
 * The scene from the previous episode where Banri says she trusts in Harumi is used briefly as a flashback.