Toaru Majutsu no Index III Episode 01

"Chaos" (混乱) is the first episode of the third season of the Toaru Majutsu no Index anime series. It was first broadcast on October 5th 2018, and was directed by Nishikiori Hiroshi.

Adapted From

 * Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 14 Chapter 1, Chapter 2 & Chapter 3 Part 2

Major Events

 * Kamijou Touma is approached by Oyafune Monaka, a member of Academy City's Board of Directors, for help in dealing with the hidden cause behind a series of worldwide riots and protests against Academy City.
 * Academy City shows off its weapons technology during the Interceptor Show as response.

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Kamijou Touma
 * Index
 * Sphynx
 * Tsukuyomi Komoe
 * Fukiyose Seiri
 * Tsuchimikado Motoharu
 * Aogami Pierce
 * Tsuchimikado Maika
 * Yomikawa Aiho
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Misaka Misuzu (image-only)
 * Kazakiri Hyouka (referenced)

New Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Oyafune Suama​
 * Saigo
 * Unnamed female engineer
 * Oyafune Monaka

Abilities

 * Electromaster (Railgun-variant) - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5
 * Imagine Breaker - Kamijou Touma, Level 0

New Abilities
No new abilities were shown this episode.

Locations

 * Academy City
 * School District 7
 * A Certain High School
 * Kamijou Residence
 * School District 23 (referenced)

New Locations

 * France
 * Tolouse
 * Avignon

Trivia

 * While giving herself and Sphynx a bath, Index sings A Certain Tune but this time adding the lyrics "ofuro" (bath) to it.
 * Anime original scenes appear in the episode, mostly expanding on Index and Mikoto's whereabouts.
 * Both the Imagine Breaker and Kuroko's teleport sound effect are changed from their previous sound during this episode.

Referbacks

 * Prior to the start of the opening theme, Touma recaps the events of the two previous seasons of Toaru Majutsu no Index.
 * Touma's meeting Misaka Misuzu is referenced this episode, though Mikoto learns that her mother was drunk through a picture on Touma's phone rather than calling her.
 * The events of September 30 is constantly referenced in this episode, and shows how much it affected the world and the characters. Notably, Mikoto mentions it in relation to Touma's involvement, while Touma himself references Kazakiri Hyouka's involvement in a later scene.
 * The scene where Monaka talks to Touma and where she is later shot by Motoharu is same location where Saten Ruiko shows Misaka Mikoto her good luck charm back in episode 8 of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun.

Animation Trivia

 * In the Toaru Majutsu no Index manga, design of Supersonic Passenger Plane was that of the, however in this episode it is changed to its original design.
 * The voice actress of unnamed female engineer is Shimizu Ayaka and unnamed news anchor is Watabe Sayumi.