Toaru Majutsu no Index Episode 23

Adapted From

 * Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 06

Major events

 * Anti-Skill, along with Touma's help, manages to slow down the Sherry Cromwell's assault.

Characters

 * Kazakiri Hyouka
 * Kamijou Touma
 * Sherry Cromwell
 * Yomikawa Aiho
 * Index
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Sphynx

New Characters

 * No new characters were introduced in this episode.

Abilities

 * Imagine Breaker - Level 0, Kamijou Touma.
 * Ellis Golem - Pratical Kabbalah, Sherry Cromwell.
 * Long distance golem control
 * Index Librorum Prohibitorum - Index.

New Abilities

 * Golem reformation spell - Sherry Cromwell.
 * Spell Intercept - Index.

Locations

 * Academy City
 * Underground Mall

New Locations
No notable locations were introduced in this episode.

Trivia

 * This episode marks the first time Touma punches a female antagonist.
 * This episode marks the first time Index is seen being angry at Sphynx.
 * The Imaginary Number District, also known as the City of Shimmers is glimpsed for the first time in a flashback.
 * The insert song, jellyfish, is played during Index's confrontation with the golem.

Referbacks

 * Scenes from the previous episode as well as back in episode 21 are used for separate flashbacks.
 * Index references Touma destroying her Walking Church back in episode 1.

Cultural References

 * Sherry's magic array is a hexadecagram, made by the arrangement of four perfect squares, contained within two circles, then a hexadecagon, and finally another circle. It seems to be a derivative of the Seal of Solomon, purportedly used by Solomon to command demons and genies.
 * Sherry references Archangel Michael, Raphael, Archangel Gabriel, and Uriel in her spell.
 * A "Rawson" store is seen at the moment Sphynx runs away from Index, and is a reference to the Lawson chain of stores.

Animation Trivia

 * The first magic array Sherry creates is twice her height, and the scene where she begins writing it does not show or imply that she did anything notable to cover her lack in size in order for her to write down the magic array.
 * Several animation of the Anti-Skill firing at the golem is reused in the same scene.
 * In a blink and you'll miss it scene, one can see Index holding Sphynx so tightly to the point of pain.

Unanswered Questions

 * What are the conditions needed for Sherry to choose a target to kill?
 * How long did Hyouka exist in the City of Shimmers?
 * How does one enter and exit the City of Shimmers?

Quotes

 * Touma: "God, don't be silly. Quit crying over something stupid like this."―Said to Hyouka as he holds Ellis down.
 * Sherry: "Rejoice, monster. This world is rather interesting after all... since there's always some idiot like him... "―To Hyouka after Touma protects her.
 * Touma: "Let me show you now, that in this world you reside in, there's still hope! And I'll show you, that your illusion won't break down because of small things like this!"―To Hyouka.
 * Sherry: "Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, Uriel. The four head angels that symbolize the four skies! Direct the right power in the right direction, and guide it to the right position!"―Sherry's golem reformation spell.
 * Touma: "You shut up and take a nap!"―To Sherry Cromwell before getting punched in the face.
 * Index: "Touma will come back no matter what happens."―To Mikoto after she asked a question on why she isn't worried about Touma.
 * Touma: "You're not a monster!"―To Hyouka.
 * Hyouka: "I will use my power to protect those I cherish."
 * Hyouka: "I am the spring force in a clockwork. I breathe life into this clockwork of a society,"