Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S Episode 03

"Radio Noise Project" (計画) is the 3rd episode of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S anime series, and the 27th episode of the anime series adaptation of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun manga series. It was first broadcast on April 26, 2013. The episode's script was written by Minakami Seishi, storyboarded by Nihei Yuuichi, and directed by Sonoda Masahiro.

With her own eyes, she witnesses something that she should never have. There is a rumor going around that a Level 5's DNA map has been used to develop clones for military use. Mikoto meets the mysterious girl, Nunotaba, which raises a certain memory that chills Mikoto's soul.

Mikoto researches information regarding Nunotaba who speaks to her in riddles and acts strangely around her. There, she discovers that Nunotaba is a student of Nagatenjouki, and sneaks in to a certain research facility to connect the dots.

Major Events

 * Misaka Mikoto confirms that an attempt at making clones of her is true, but is relieved that the project fell through before the start of production.

Adapted From

 * Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 019

Characters

 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Nunotaba Shinobu
 * Saten Ruiko
 * Haruue Erii
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Shirai Kuroko

New Characters

 * Misaka clone

Locations

 * Academy City
 * School District 7
 * School Garden
 * Uiharu Residence
 * Tokiwadai Dormitory

New locations

 * La Mancha
 * Higuchi Pharmacology Laboratory 7

Abilities

 * Electromaster - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5.

New Abilities
No new abilities were introduced during this episode.

Trivia

 * Magical Powered Kanamin appears for the first time in the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime adaptation. Here, she is voiced by Yuka Iguchi, Index's voice actress.

Referbacks

 * Saten mentioning a Mikoto look alike is used as flashback along with the other rumors of Misaka's clones.
 * Mikoto sitting alone in the arcade with a cup of coins next to her maybe a reference to a similar scene from Toaru Kagaku no Railgun OVA 01.

Cultural References

 * The PDA Mikoto uses to find information about Shinobu resembles a.
 * Saten's color failure is a reference to Ashita no Joe, where the main character dies in his final fight.
 * When the guard watching television is shown again, he is seen watching Shakugan no Shana.

Animation Trivia

 * The scene in the beginning of the episode where Tokiwadai girls are walking in the hall while one student is running is taken directly from the first episode of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun.
 * The scenes that Mikoto and other Tokiwadai students arrives at the classroom are not in the manga, for in the manga timeline, they still enjoy their summer vacation at this timepoint.
 * This episode rarely shows a scene that Misaka Mikoto takes a class (probably a recollection scene), in which she learns about DNA map is required for cloning, which is not in the manga..
 * The montage of clone rumors in the episode are repeated in several times in the episode.
 * The animation used for the Magical Powered Kanamin scene on the guard's television is taken directly from episode 18 of the Toaru Majutsu no Index anime.

Unanswered Questions

 * What are the "experiments" happening in the blindspots of the City?
 * If Shinobu tells Mikoto that she isn't strong enought to stop the experiments, how would Shinobu manage?
 * Who is the person who calls herself as "Misaka" at the end?
 * Assuming the person at the end is a clone, how did she come to be if the experiment was suspended indefinitely?

Quotes

 * Mikoto: "Ridiculous." —recurring phrase.
 * Shinobu: "You're in middle school; I'm in high school, respect your elders." —said to Mikoto.
 * Shinobu: "Indeed. It's best to destroy the building, along with the witnesses and evidence."
 * Saten: "I lost."
 * Mikoto: "If only... If only I hadn't agreed to that!"
 * Misaka clone: "'42.28 seconds until complete deletion,' says Misaka, stating the exact time." —said to the guard.