Toaru Majutsu no Index III Episode 02

"God's Right Seat" (神の右席) is the second episode of the third season of the Toaru Majutsu no Index anime series. It was first broadcast on October 12th 2018, and was directed by Nishikiori Hiroshi.

Adapted From

 * Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 14

Major Events

 * Touma arrives in Avignon but is separated from Motoharu. He later meets with Itsuwa there after she and the Amakusa Christians are given a mission by the Anglican Church.
 * Touma and Itsuwa meets and comes into conflict with Terra of the Left.

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Stiyl Magnus
 * Biagio Busoni
 * Lidvia Lorenzetti
 * Agnese Sanctis
 * Oriana Thompson (referenced-only)
 * Kamijou Touma
 * Itsuwa
 * Kanzaki Kaori (fantasy)
 * Tsuchimikado Motoharu
 * Terra of the Left
 * Vento of the Front (referenced-only)

New Characters

 * Unnamed Drawly Coffee clerk

Abilities

 * Imagine Breaker - Kamijou Touma, Level 0
 * Amakusa-style - Itsuwa
 * Friuli Spear

New Abilities

 * Unnamed crucifix-based binding-destruction spell - Lidvia Lorenzetti
 * Amakusa-style - Itsuwa
 * Ley line damaging spell - Itsuwa
 * Seven Blades of the Seven Teachings - Itsuwa
 * Execution of Light - Terra of the Left

Locations

 * France
 * Avignon

New Locations

 * United Kingdom
 * London
 * Tower of London
 * France
 * Avignon
 * Drawly Coffee
 * Palais des Papes
 * Italy
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Trivia

 * Acqua of the Back already has his sword of Ascalon in the montage of all the members of God's Right Seat, in spite the fact that in the novels he would not receive it until much later in England.
 * The voice actress of the unnamed Drawly Coffee clerk is Abe Rika.

Referbacks

 * Touma can only recall Kanzaki Kaori without her denim jacket as he has yet to see her new outfit.

Cultural References

 * Lidvia's Italian incantation can be translated as: "St. Peter eludes the Emperor and the Magician's traps." referencing both, regarded in Christian tradition as the emperor when Peter was crucified, as well as which in one tradition had him confront St. Peter with his magic.
 * deference to the pope is mentioned.
 * The plays a central part in the lore behind how the Document of Constantine works despite not being in the Vatican
 * On the map shown onscreen when describing how the Avignon Papacy came to be, is shown but is not touched upon. Bar doors appear near Anagni when Itsuwa mentions the Pope being imprisoned in Avignon after the King of France won the dispute. In truth this refers to the Outrage of Anagni, where the King of France,  attacked and captured the Pope at that time, . The Avignon Papacy would only happen years after the events in Anagni.
 * When discussing God's Right Seat's unique ability to diminish their original sin, the Virgin Mary's lacking of any original sin in order to conceive Jesus Christ, the , is referenced. The special property of being in the or right seat of God is discussed as God's Right Seat's goal.
 * Despite being Roman Catholic, when Lidvia she instead goes from right to left like in Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Christian traditions instead of the traditional Roman Catholic way of left to right.
 * As Avignon is a real world location, many scenes and backgrounds in the episode are based on real world locations:
 * Touma and Itsuwa meet each other at
 * After Lidvia reveals that God's Right Seat's goal is literally the right seat of God, famous landmarks of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d'Avignon, the, is shown. The famous gilded statue of the Virgin Mary is shown briefly.
 * Immediately after the Avignon Cathedral is shown, Hôtel des Monnaies is shown where a large group of people are protesting.
 * When Motoharu is talking to Touma via phone, he is on the Remparts d'Avignon.
 * References for Musée d' Avignon, the museum where Touma and Itsuwa try to take out the ley line is based on the Avignon City Hall, the Hotel de Ville d'Avignon, specifically the back of the compound where the back entrance is located at 1 Rue Racine. The street is also where they fight Terra of the Left. The interior shot of the museum is also based on the interior of the building.

Animation Trivia

 * A different map is shown when illustrating the pipeline the Vatican and Avignon that allows remote control over the magical facilities and items found in the Papal domain. However, instead of pointing at Rome (where the Vatican is in) it points to Anagni instead.
 * Just before Touma finally receives a call from Motoharu, the animation for the protesters in the background outside the alleyway Touma and Itsuwa is in stops moving.

Unanswered Questions

 * What is Motoharu doing in the Palais des Papes?
 * Where are the normal magicians that are using the Document of Constantine in Terra of the Left's stead?