Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 13

SYSTEM (SYSTEM (神ならぬ身にて天上の意思に辿り着くもの) ) is the 13th episode of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T. Originally planned to air on April 24th 2020, the episode's broadcast was delayed for a week due to the. It was broadcast on May 1, 2020.

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Saten Ruiko
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Kongou Mitsuko (recap only)
 * Wannai Kinuho (recap only)
 * Awatsuki Maaya (recap only)
 * Misaka Misuzu (cameo, recap only)
 * Xochitl (recap only)
 * Shokuhou Misaki
 * Kouzaku Mitori
 * Keitz Nokleben (recap only)
 * Misaka 10032 (recap and flashback only)
 * Sogiita Gunha
 * Kamijou Touma
 * Kihara Gensei
 * Dolly (flashback)
 * Misaka 10032's Cat (flashback)

Abilities

 * Liquid Shadow - Kouzaku Mitori, Level 4
 * Teleport - Shirai Kuroko, Level 4
 * Macuahuitl - Xochitl (recap only)
 * Mental Out - Shokuhou Misaki, Level 5 (recap and flashback only)
 * Unknown - Sogiita Gunha, Level 5
 * Electromaster (Railgun-variant) with Misaka Network - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5
 * Imagine Breaker - Kamijou Touma
 * Mental Out with Exterior - Shokuhou Misaki, Level 5 (recap only)
 * Multi-Skill - Kihara Gensei, acquired via Level Upper
 * Aero Shooter
 * Clairvoyance
 * Mental Out with Exterior - Kihara Gensei
 * Mental Out with Exterior - Kouzaku Mitori (shared with Kihara Gensei)

Locations

 * Academy City
 * School District 7
 * Judgment 177 Branch Office
 * Bank Control Center (recap)
 * Shinohara Liquid Material Factory (recap)
 * School District 2
 * Exterior

Trivia

 * The episode preview shows Touma doing his style of narration he does for his preview narrations in the main Index series, as well as the ending line "When magic and science cross paths, the story begins!" for the first time in an animated adaptation of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun.

Referbacks

 * Kuroko narrates the first four minutes of the episode and the following episodes are used as recap scenes such as:
 * Kuroko, Uiharu and Saten not remembering Mikoto due to Misaki's Mental Out;
 * the gang meeting Kongou and her posse, with Kuroko venting her frustration towards Mikoto;
 * Kuroko discussing with Saten regarding the current situation with Mikoto, as well as Mitori's Shadow Puppet's attack on Kuroko and Mikoto thanking her for saving her mother;
 * Mikoto promising Kuroko and Saten to restore their memories;
 * Kuroko finding Mitori's bank data, as well as the incident inside Shinohara Liquid Material Factory;
 * Misaki struggling with Mitori's shadow puppet and Kuroko saving her, Misaki 10032 and Keitz, Misaki using Mental Out on Kuroko, Touma and Gunha fighting Mikoto in her initial transformation;
 * and finally, Mikoto shifting her form and Kuroko's quest on finding Mitori's location while being chased by her Shadow Puppet.
 * Scenes of Dolly from ' are used as flashbacks when Misaki remembers her. In addition, scenes of Misaka 10032 from ' and  are used as flashbacks as well.

Differences in Adaptation

 * The dead end corridor, the final spot where Kuroko is looking for Mitori, was redecorated from just a single plant to having a vending machine and some seats.
 * Mitori's puppet exited the air vent directly before confronting Kuroko, unlike in the manga where the puppet unscrews the vent first before popping out.
 * Kuroko's teleportation lag is not mentioned or referenced in this episode due to her teleportations in previous episodes having a small delay for up to minimum of 0.4 seconds, whereas Mitori states in the manga that Kuroko has one second delay between teleportations.
 * Kihara Gensei only types the supposedly limiter release code in mind in this episode, unlike in the manga where he speaks it out loud. This makes the code unknown in anime continuity.

Animation Trivia

 * At least 4 minutes of footage from previous episodes,     as well as least one minute of footage from the  are reused as recaps before original scenes are shown.
 * In addition, the first four minutes are narrated by Kuroko over the character's dialogue during the recap, akin to an audio commentary.