Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 16

Dream Ranker (天賦夢路 (ドリームランカー) ) is the 16th episode of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T. Originally planned to air on May 29th 2020, the episode's broadcast was delayed for over two months due to the. It was broadcast on July 24th, 2020.

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Hokaze Junko
 * Shokuhou Misaki
 * Tokiwadai Dorm Supervisor
 * Saten Ruiko
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Aogami Pierce
 * Hikoichi

New Characters

 * Saraku
 * Miyama Shaei

Abilities

 * Mental Out - Shokuhou Misaki, Level 5
 * Electromaster (Railgun-variant) - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5
 * Teleport - Shirai Kuroko, Level 4
 * Precognition (referenced only)

Locations

 * Academy City
 * School District 7
 * Tokiwadai Middle School
 * Tokiwadai Dormitory
 * School Garden
 * Judgment 177 Branch Office
 * School District 17 (referenced only)
 * School District 16 (referenced only)

Referbacks

 * Just like the, the scene of Mikoto telling the Shokuhou Misaki's Clique members to move from  is used as flashback when Misaki recalls via her Mental Out and tells the line Mikoto said to them back then, much to the latter's chagrin.
 * Hikoichi, last seen in , appears again in this episode, this time meeting with BLAU for his Indian Poker cards.

Cultural References

 * The fantasy sequence of Saten and the gang in her exposition regarding sharing dreams is likely a reference to classic Japanese RPGs. In this fantasy sequence, Kuroko is seen only in a bikini, a likely reference to "bikini armor", a trope that is present in fantasy stories where female warriors wear revealing clothes that do not protect them at all.
 * BLAU, Aogami's codename is a reference to blau, which is the German and Catalan word for the color blue.

Differences in Adaptation

 * Hokaze Junko introduces herself to Mikoto in the adaptation, including her name, in which she does not do the same in the manga since her name was still unknown at the time.
 * No children is seen when Saten introduces Mikoto to Indian Poker.
 * The discussion of Saten with Mikoto after the latter's first experience on Indian Poker differs between the source material and adaptation. In the source, she talks more about the benefits of Indian Poker while in the adaptation, she briefly talks about the treasure app she got on her phone.

Unanswered Questions

 * Why did Shaei create an app that would predict incidents to happen in Academy City? Does he really have precognitive abilities?