Toaru Kagaku no Dark Matter Manga Chapter 001

The first chapter of the Toaru Kagaku no Dark Matter manga was released on August 27th 2019 in Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator × Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Toaru Magazine.

Major Events

 * Kakine Teitoku meets Yuzuriha Ringo
 * They later meet an unorganized branch of DA, working alone just to *save* Yuzuriha Ringo and show other DA teams they have better justice then them, who are defeated by Kakine with presumably all team neutralized.

Characters

 * Kakine Teitoku
 * Girl in the Dress
 * Yobou Banka
 * Accelerator
 * Last Order
 * Esther Rosenthal
 * Kuroyoru Umidori
 * Kihara Amata

New Characters

 * Yuzuriha Ringo
 * Souji

Abilities

 * Dark Matter - Kakine Teitoku, Level 5

New Abilities

 * Ringo's power - Yuzuriha Ringo

Locations

 * Academy City

Referbacks

 * The entire chapter acts as a callback to Accelerator and Last Order's meeting as depicted in Chapter 27, Chapter 28, and Chapter 29 of the Index manga, following similar beats:
 * A Level 5 meets a young girl at night.
 * He allows her to sleep at his place.
 * The next day, the Level 5 treats the young girl to a family restaurant.
 * The Level 5 later leaves the girl where she is promptly accosted by her enemies.
 * The Dark May Project was first mentioned in Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 15. Kuroyoru Umidori's role in killing all the researchers involved is also mentioned.
 * The cameo of Accelerator, Last Order, and Esther Rosenthal indicates that the chapter takes place during the early parts of the Necromancer Arc. In particular, it takes place between Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 of the Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator manga, as indicated by Last Order's mention of the family restaurant.

Cultural References

 * The headless statue on the cover is.
 * is a flat round cake of pastry or bread in French cuisine.

Unanswered Questions

 * Who is the girl shown in Yuzuriha's dream?