Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 05

Trust (信頼) is the 5th episode of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T. It will be broadcast on February 7th 2020. The episode was directed and storyboarded by Hashimoto Toshikazu, and the screenplay written by Ishino Atsuo.

Due to a setback in finding her sister, Mikoto is forced to stay with members of Shokuhou's clique, unable to do anything. Moreover, Kuroko and the others, who were supposed to be her last hope, lost their memories of Mikoto because of Shokuhou.

Mikoto is in a race against time, but the pair Balloon Sandwich event she has planned to join with Kongou allowed her to explain the situation to her. Kongou reveals that in the Balloon Hunter event, she was aware that Mikoto herself did not join the competition. As the match ends, Kongou begins her search of Mikoto's "sister" as promised and, at the spot where she collapsed, a clue in the form of a black cat is found. However, as she tirelessly follows more clues, Kongou has an encounter with MEMBER's Baba...

Major Events

 * Misaka Mikoto tells Kongou Mitsuko about her situation with Shokuhou Misaki.
 * Kongou Mitsuko help Mikoto to search for Misaka 10032, only to be badly beaten up by Baba Yoshio.
 * Wannai Kinuho and Awatsuki Maaya begin to battle with Baba Yoshio.

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Saten Ruiko
 * Awatsuki Maaya
 * Wannai Kinuho
 * Kongou Mitsuko
 * Misaka 10032
 * Shokuhou Misaki
 * Hokaze Junko
 * Kobayashi Satori
 * Baba Yoshio
 * Kouzaku Mitori
 * Misaka 10032's Cat

Abilities

 * Electromaster (Railgun-variant) - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5
 * Telepathy - Kobayashi Satori, Level 3
 * Aero Hand - Kongou Mitsuko, Level 4
 * Hydro Hand - Wannai Kinuho, Level 3

Locations

 * Academy City

New Locations

 * Exterior

Trivia

 * Animal-type Psychometrist from Tokiwadai, credited as Swimming Team member, is voiced by Shibata Mei.
 * Three unnamed members of Shokuhou Misaki's Clique are voiced by Sasaki Hitomi, Yamane Aya, and Hirose Yuuki.
 * Two male students are voiced by Mino Yuudai and Matsuoka Youhei.

Referbacks

 * Toaru Kagaku no Railgun SS2: Shopping Mall Demonstration is referenced by Misaka in relation to her not getting a limited edition Gekota merchandise.
 * The scene where Ekaterina II S is propelled using Kongou's ability from episode 24 of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S is shown when Kongou is similarly trying to propel a parabolic antenna using her powers. This somehow recognizes the existence of the Silent Party Arc, which clashes with the implications in of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T.

Cultural References

 * In the medical overview of Misaka 10032, there are references to medical terms such as:
 * DSA+ may refer to Donor-Specific Antibodies, with the + indicating the patient tested positive for these, which are antibodies that cause rejection of tissue after a transplant as they see the transplanted tissue as hostile, foreign matter to the body, or Dynamic Search Algorithm, an algorithm which dynamically adjusts the amount of computer resources needed to maintain a certain quality of service for a specific action.
 * The is an expression of the meaning of quantum mechanics that was largely devised from 1925 to 1927 by Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg. The anime misspelled this as "Copenhargen Interpretation".

Differences in Adaptation

 * Misaka and Kongou competing in the Balloon Race while the former explains her situation to the latter is skipped completely.
 * A crow attacks Misaka 10032's cat instead of dogs thereby removing the scene where Kongou is chased by them.

Animation Trivia

 * The crow that attacks Misaka 10032's cat is completely CGI.

Unanswered Questions

 * What will Misaki do to Misaka 10032?