Toaru Majutsu no Index II Episode 17

Synopsis
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Adapted From
Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 12

Major events

 * Touma begins to fulfill his promise to Mikoto for the Penalty Game.
 * Accelerator is released from a certain hospital.
 * Accelerator meets Tsukuyomi Komoe.

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Last Order
 * Accelerator
 * Yoshikawa Kikyou
 * Kamijou Touma
 * Tsuchimikado Motoharu
 * Aogami Pierce
 * Fukiyose Seiri
 * Himegami Aisa
 * Tsukuyomi Komoe
 * Heaven Canceler
 * Radio Noise clones
 * Misaka 10032
 * Misaka 13577
 * Misaka 10039
 * Misaka 19090
 * Yomikawa Aiho
 * Index
 * Tsuchimikado Maika
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Hitotsui Hajime

New Characters

 * Misaka 13577
 * Misaka 10039
 * Misaka 19090

Abilities

 * Teleportation - Shirai Kuroko, Level 4
 * Electrical attack - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5
 * Imagine Breaker - Kamijou Touma, Level 0

New Abilities
No new abilities were introduced during this episode.

Locations

 * Academy City
 * Tokiwadai Middle School
 * A Certain High School
 * The hospital Heaven Canceler works in
 * Seventh Mist
 * Underground Mall

New Locations

 * Yomikawa Residence

Trivia

 * The episode features a new opening theme, replacing the old one.
 * The episode marks the debut of A Certain High School and Tokiwadai Middle School's winter uniforms in the Toaru Majutsu no Index anime adaptation.
 * Yoshikawa Kikyou is driving Accelerator and Last Order to A Certain High School in a car (in the light novel, the three of them take a taxi).
 * The episode references Komoe's age and looks for the first time in the anime adaptation.
 * The episode marks the official debut of Maika's long sleeved maid uniform, which hitherto has been only been featured in PSI-Missing and Masterpiece.
 * This is the 2nd animated appearance of Mikoto's violin, the first being from episode 19 of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime.

Referbacks

 * The Penalty game that Misaka Mikoto has reiterated several times in various episodes is finally featured in the episode.

Cultural References

 * Somen noodles are featured during this episode.

Animation Trivia
No notable animation trivia is featured during this episode.

Unanswered Questions

 * Why was Misaka 19090 dieting?
 * What exactly is the truth behind Komoe's age and appearance?

Quotes

 * Kuroko: "Who is it? Ever since Daihaseisai, she's been acting like this.. Oneesama! Who is alluring you to dream up such sweet, yet scary schemes?" -Kuroko regarding Mikoto's very loud dreaming.
 * Aogami: "When you say things like that, girls always just pop into your life out of nowhere. That's right. You always seem to attract anyone, whether it be a super electronic robot girl or spirit maiden of a fountain." -Aogami Pierce regarding Touma's unusual fortune with women.
 * Misaka 19090: ""MI-MISAKA will acknowledge her sense of danger and run away..." says MISAKA as..." -said before running away from the other clones
 * Touma: "Oh... right. Such misfortune." -Touma's detached response to Mikoto finding him again.