Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 20

Ha det bra is the 20th episode of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T. It was broadcast on August 21st 2020. The episode was directed by Sokuza Makoto, Kuriyama Takayuki and Nagasawa Yuuki, the screenplay written by Uchida Hiroki, and storyboarded by Nihei Yuichi.

In return for the hearty (canned mackerel) meal earlier, Frenda saved Saten from almost being abducted. Frenda immediately brings up the topic of having Saten prepare a celebratory canned mackerel party when suddenly she was shot by someone. Aware of the attacker's lack of hesitation despite the presence of many people as well as its accuracy, Frenda sees herself in her "hunter" as they share a tendency to play with their prey.

They try to work out a plan against the enemy's scheme, but the enemy is not caught by her traps or feints and their movements are completely predicted. At that moment, the fear of not knowing the enemy's injury or nature causes chilling thoughts to come into mind. Saten, who felt that she had been a burden, offers a proposal to turn herself into a decoy.

Major Events

 * Yumiya Rakko's pursuit of Frenda and Saten Ruiko culminates to a one-on-one fight inside a department store. Despite receiving several injuries in the pursuit, Frenda was able to win over Rakko, while Rakko is last seen caught in a mid-air explosion while falling off the department store building.
 * SCHOOL's Kakine Teitoku successfully gathers credible information on the whereabouts of the Tweezers.
 * Rakko survives with the help of the boy with goggles, but her obsession over a re-encounter with Frenda clashes with SCHOOL's top priority. Regardless of Rakko's response, Kakine has already prepared a replacement for her.
 * After a series of events that occurred during the week after the clash between Frenda and Rakko, Frenda would no longer be able to uphold her promise to visit Saten again. Uiharu also became injured during this time.

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Yumiya Rakko
 * Frenda Seivelun
 * Saten Ruiko
 * Mugino Shizuri (mentioned)
 * Tsukuyomi Komoe
 * Himegami Aisa
 * Yobou Banka
 * Gokusai Kaibi
 * Takitsubo Rikou (mentioned)
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Kakine Teitoku

New Characters

 * Sunazara Chimitsu (indirectly referenced)

Abilities

 * AIM Stalker - Takitsubo Rikou, Level 4 (mentioned)

New Abilities

 * Second Sight (referenced)

Locations

 * Academy City
 * School District 7
 * Sakugawa Middle School
 * Saten Residence
 * School District 18
 * Kirigaoka Girls' Academy (mentioned)

Trivia

 * The unnamed men and woman are voiced by Nogawa Masashi, Murakami Yuuya, Shimizu Kensuke, and Miwa Natsuki.
 * The unnamed female students of Private Shidarezakura Academy are voiced by Enoyoshi Maya and Kobari Saki.
 * Credits refer to Measure Heart instead of Gokusai Kaibi, despite her name being revealed in Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Biohacker.
 * The ointment Frenda used in this episode to treat her wounded left shoulder is the same ointment that Shirai Kuroko used in her previous apperances to treat her wounds.
 * The episode timeskips past the events that take place in Toaru Majutsu no Index light novel volumes 14 and 15. This makes this episode having the quickest timeskip.

Referbacks

 * Frenda's promise to Saten that she'll eat the canned mackerel she bought on her account from the previous episode is referenced here.
 * There are references in this episode to the events of the Battle Royale Arc, such as:
 * Yumiya Rakko, SCHOOL's original sniper prior to Sunazara Chimitsu survives Frenda's attack, creating an narrative consistency between this episode and the original novel (in which adapted to ) where both SCHOOL and ITEM admitting that the latter killed Rakko, though it can be assumed that Rakko is killed at a later time.
 * Uiharu Kazari gains a cast on her arm, a reference to her run-in with Kakine Teitoku during the events of October 9 after she tried to protect the whereabouts of Last Order from him.

Cultural References

 * A is an explosive which uses oxygen in the air as an oxidiser instead of having an oxidiser packaged with the explosive.
 * One of the billboards seen outside the mall (visible when Frenda explodes Rakko) has the brand name Wonder Michael Cinemas, which is clearly a parody of, which is also the distributor of the  movie.

Differences in Adaptation

 * Tsukuyomi Komoe replaces Fukiyose Seiri's appearance in this episode due to the latter's VA on indefinite hiatus. Also, Himegami is completely drawn in this episode, unlike in her manga cameo.

Animation Trivia

 * At least 20 seconds of footage from the previous episode is reused in the beginning of the episode before actual original scenes for the episode are seen.
 * Originally, in ', Kakine fractured Uiharu's left arm, but in this episode, her right arm gains a cast on her arm instead. This is consistent with the manga series, where in ', he fracutred Uiharu's right arm to be consistent with , where she gains a cast on her right arm.
 * The chair is rendered in CGI when Rakko walks out.
 * The animation effect when the Level 5s are introduced in  is reused in this episode when reintroducing Kakine Teitoku.