Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Episode 11

"Ms. Kiyama" (木山せんせい) is the eleventh episode of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime adaption. It was first broadcasted on December 12, 2009.

Adapted From

 * Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 012
 * Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 013
 * Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 014

Major Events

 * Anti-Skill attempts to arrest Kiyama Harumi but is defeated dismally.
 * Mikoto defeats Kiyama Harumi, but witnesses the birth of the AIM Burst.
 * The first Artificial Angel is born to the physical world, unprecedentedly.

Characters

 * Kiyama Harumi
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Yomikawa Aiho
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Konori Mii
 * Kamijou Touma (referenced)

New Characters

 * Edasaki Banri
 * Kihara Gensei (flashback)
 * AIM Burst

Abilities

 * Electromaster (Railgun-variant) - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5
 * Clairvoyance or Telepathy - Unnamed Tokiwadai Middle School student, Level 3 or 4 (flashback)
 * Telekinesis - Unnamed Tokiwadai Middle School student, Level 3 (flashback)

New Abilities

 * Multi-Skill - Kiyama Harumi, Level Upper administrator
 * Telekinesis - (speculated)
 * Synchrotron
 * Teleport
 * Dual Skill - (discussed)

Locations

 * Academy City
 * AIM Analytic Research Center
 * School District 7
 * Judgment 177 Branch Office

New Locations

 * School District 13
 * Advanced Education Department

Trivia

 * The Destruction of Tree Diagram is not at all connected with Harumi being rejected for its use, even in the original manga, as the date has yet to reach July 28. It can be presumed that Harumi was rejected due to bureaucratic reasons.
 * The concept of Child Errors are introduced during this episode.
 * The concept of overloading espers, a phenomenon that leads to the Recurrent Psychokinetic Syndrome is first introduced.
 * The beginning of the soundtrack AIM Burst, during the aforementioned being's birth.

Cultural References

 * Once again, is referenced during the Anti-Skill's boot-up of Harumi's computer, called Marvelsoft.
 * Like in Toaru Majutsu no Index, the Anti-Skill uses something somewhat similar to a.

Referbacks

 * Harumi says that she only required 10,000 espers for her use in her Level Upper brainwave network. This is the estimated number of Sister clones left after the Level 6 Shift has been cancelled, that forms the Misaka Network, a clear parallel between the Level Upper and Misaka Network.
 * Mikoto references failing to shock Touma back in episode 4 during their duel.

Animation Trivia

 * In the original manga, both of Harumi's eyes turn red, seemingly a referenced to the red-eyed AIM Burst. It is unknown why only a single eye of Harumi is colored in this adaptation.
 * The animation of Harumi having her left palm open as she uses her powers are reused during her confrontation with Mikoto on top of the freeway.
 * Scenes from episode 6 and episode 1, are used as short examples of students undergoing the Power Curriculum Program.
 * Scenes from episode 7 are used when Mikoto recalls the power of Synchrotron.

Unanswered Questions

 * Why aren't Aiho and Tsuzuri wearing protective helmets like the rest of their team?
 * Who or what is taking the surveillance footage at the freeway?
 * What is the secret that the higher-ups of Academy City hiding regarding esper powers?
 * Where are the children now?
 * Where is Kihara Gensei ?

Quotes

 * Harumi: "Misaka Mikoto. One of the seven Level 5 students in Academy City. I suspect even you haven't fought an opponent like me before. Can you stop me, the controller of 10,000 brains? "Can you stop me?""―To Mikoto.
 * Mikoto: "Stop kidding around! You don't want to hurt anyone? You've already gotten so many people involved... You've played with their feelings... There's no way I can let that go!"―To Harumi.
 * Harumi: "Even though you're a Level 5, when it comes down to it you're just a pampered rich girl."―To Mikoto.
 * Mikoto: "Direct contact electrocution. It didn't work on that idiot, but there's no way you have that ridiculous ability, right?"
 * Harumi: "I hate kids... They have no delicacy... They're rude... They're mischievous... They're illogical... They're too friendly... They get attached to you easily... I hate kids."
 * Banri: "Of course that'd be great, but we were taken in and raised by Academy City. I want to become helpful to the city somehow."―To Harumi.
 * Gensei: "Kiyama-kun, you did well. It's a pity we lost them, but they were sacrifices in the name of science."―To Harumi.
 * Harumi: "Those children never woke up, and continue to sleep even now. We used them as guinea pigs and then threw them away!"―To Mikoto.
 * Harumi: "23 times. To find a cure and to simulate the experiment to find the failure, that's how many times I've applied for the use of Tree Diagram. If I had the computational power of Tree Diagram, I'm sure I could save those children. I could let them run under the sun again... But I was rejected, all 23 times! The head council was in on it, so there's no way Anti-Skill would move!"―To Mikoto.
 * Harumi: "What the hell do you know?!"―To Mikoto.