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 * 4th (July - JS06)
 * Dolly influencing Radio Noise
 * Rules for magic side characters showing up
 * Railgun trilogy structure more details

23-24/05/2020

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28/05/2020
(Q&A Tag)
 * 1:06 PM: Status for MEMBER's former liaison is unknown. Former liaison is female.
 * 1:17 PM: Neither Kihara Gensei nor Kihara Noukan are the seven original Kiharas.
 * 1:20 PM: Dolly and Last Order are same level. (Level 3)
 * 1:28 PM: Headband girl
 * 1:41 PM: Frenda is Level 0.
 * 1:42 PM: Tankobon
 * 2:13 PM: Raifu and Kimi are not part of Dark May Project (not the exact one as Kinuhata's) but one of the variations.
 * 2:18 PM: Q) What kind of spin-off do you want to read? A) Aleister spin-off

29/05/2020
(Q&A Tag)
 * #1, 10:59 AM: The number of Kihara Family is 5000+.
 * #2, 6:27 PM: Additional contents of Railgun vol.5 special edition
 * #3, 6:49 PM: Q) Most of the cutting-edge research in Academy City is done by the Kihara family behind the scenes, but are there any decent top-level research projects that only good people worked without Kihara involved in? A) Most of research projects in Academy City are good. Due to its nature, there is no contact with Kamijou.

30/05/2020
(Q&A Tag)
 * #1, 7:15 AM: Covid effect in anime industry
 * #2, 7:41 AM: Good girl have many secrets.
 * #3, 7:42 AM: Q) Does Sogiita also in inhumane experiments like other Level 5s? A) The world won't leave the most powerful gemstone. Please understand.
 * #4, 7:45 AM: Shokuhou Misaki's other home
 * #5, 7:47 AM: Shokuhou Misaki's eye
 * #6, 8:22 AM: Q) How to read removed dream sequence in Dream Ranker Arc? A) Get Dengeki Daioh August 2015 issue is the only way.

05/07/2020

 * Non-Q&A: Individuals other than Saraku.
 * #1, 1:53 PM: Magic side characters in Railgun
 * #2, 1:56 PM
 * #3, 2:07 PM: Level Upper, Sisters, and Daihaseisai Festival Arc are part of trilogy

25/07/2020

 * Non-Q&A
 * #1, 3:32AM

31/07/2020

 * T17 Note #1, 1:11 AM: Knife brick change
 * T17 Note #2, 1:11 AM: Aligators living in the sewer (real-life urban legend)
 * T17 Note #3, 1:11 AM: 0930 incident
 * T17 Note #4, 1:13 AM: Park size difference
 * T17 Note #5, 1:15 AM: Judgment cameo
 * T17 Note #6, 1:19 AM: Inconsistencies in the apperance of the map of the park
 * T17 Note #7, 1:22 AM: Shirai Kuroko's gas mask
 * T17 Note #8, 1:24 AM: Unnamed Judgment's match design
 * T17 Note #9, 1:28 AM: Ookawachi Megumi's name

08/08/2020

 * T18 Note #1, 1:11 AM: Frenda has sister named Fremea.
 * T18 Note #2, 1:12 AM: Electric Sheep's Dream
 * T18 Note #3, 1:13 AM: Star Force
 * T18 Note #4, 1:20 AM: Anime-original dreams in Ep18
 * T18 Note #5, 1:28 AM: SS2 reference
 * T18 Note #6, 1:29 AM: Fusou Ayame mentioned in Mikoto's monologue
 * T19 Note #7, 1:36 AM: Dream of Fusou Ayame cut at the request of Railgun mangaka Fuyukawa Motoi
 * T18 Note #8, 1:38 AM: Mikoto's dream as Kirifu Megumi, replacing her dream with Fukiyose, in which was written by Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T scriptwriter Yasukawa Shogo.
 * T18 Note #9, 1:40 AM: Mikoto's dream as Yumiya Rakko, replacing her dream with Fusou, which was written by Railgun manga editor Ogino Kentarou
 * T18 Note #10, 1:56 AM: According to Railgun manga editor Ogino Kentarou, he is the creator of Bust Upper, though it is confirmed to be a joke.
 * Railgun Trivia, 7:53 PM: Character's breast size

22/08/2020

 * T20 Note #1, 1:10 AM: Rakko's sniper rifle
 * T20 Note #2, 1:14 AM: Railgun V12 4-Koma
 * T20 Note #3, 1:15 AM: Second Sight
 * Railgun Trivia #1, 3:38 PM: Yumiya Rakko as mid-boss
 * Railgun Trivia #2, 3:38 PM: Stephanie Gorgeouspalace as candidate

28-29/08/2020

 * T21 Note #1, 1:05 AM: Learning Core, NT7
 * T21 Note #2, 1:07 AM: Handy Antenna Service, jealous
 * T21 Note #3, 1:11 AM: De-ionized water
 * T21 Note #4, 1:12 AM: Behind story of Clone Dolly, see Astral Buddy
 * T21 Note #5, 1:13 AM: Shokuhou Misaki don't know how to eat ramen
 * T21 Note #6, 1:14 AM: Shokuhou Misaki never had ramen
 * T21 Note #7, 1:15 AM: Kuriba Ryouko's profile
 * T21 Note #8, 1:15 AM: Difference between cyborg, robot, and android
 * T21 Note #9, 1:29 AM: Kuriba Ryouko (doppelganger) and Artificial Skin (29/08)
 * T21 Note #10, 1:29 AM: Important (29/08)

05/09/2020

 * T22 Note #1, 1:13 AM: Etymology of Miahilin
 * T22 Note #2, 1:29 AM: The doppelganger fused with the Perfect Paper armor artwork by Haimura Kiyotaka.

06/09/2020

 * Side Note, 9:05 AM: Misaka Mikoto was using Rampage Dress she learned from Hokaze Junko in the Astral Buddy spinoff
 * Q&A #1, 2:29 PM: Concept of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun
 * Side Note, 2:49 PM: The four girls go to have some Italian cuisine, but stumble upon some self-proclaimed alien living in a tower?
 * Q&A #2, 3:00 PM: Note for Naru's ability
 * Q&A #3, 3:03 PM
 * Q&A #4, 3:09 PM: Noukan is the strongest Kihara.
 * Q&A #5, 3:15 PM: The final dream Misaka had during Bust Upper. It was meant to guide those applicable to the method of eliminating one's soul (魂の消滅法), but it had no effect on Misaka.
 * Q&A #6, 3:17 PM: Sogiita went through ordeals as bad as those Accelerator had in Curriculum?
 * Q&A #7, 3:20 PM

12/09/2020

 * T23 Note #1, 1:15 AM:
 * T23 Note #2, 1:16 AM
 * T23 Note #3, 1:20 AM
 * T23 Note #4, 1:14 AM: Golem Ellis reference
 * T23 Note #5, 1:27 AM: Parameter List
 * T23 Note #6, 1:30 AM: Kiya Shii's Design - Doppelganger
 * Q&A #1, 6:18 PM: Leader mentioned Shokuhou solved a case involving Board of Directors. Ogino's answer on this is that it may be explained in a Shokuhou spinoff (if it ever becomes a thing, that is)

19/09/2020

 * T24 Note #1, 1:15 AM: Kiya Shii's design - Iron Sand Puppet
 * T24 Note #2, 1:18 AM: Haimura Kiyotaka's design - Doppelganger and Airship
 * T24 Note #3, 1:25 AM: Artificial muscle components

26/09/2020

 * T25 Note #1, 1:18 AM: Shokuhou and Kuroko team-up (AB reference)
 * T25 Note #2, 1:19 AM: Saten and Uiharu met Hokaze (AB reference)
 * T25 Note #3, 1:19 AM: Saten and Uiharu had heard about the "queen" at the hospital where Kongou was hospitalized in the past, but they forgot about it because Shokuhou manipulated their memory.
 * T25 Note #4, 1:19 AM: Shokuhou Misaki: "There really never is a dull moment in this city, huh?"
 * T25 Note #5, 1:22 AM: The very last decision of the production committee of this season was the color of Seike's underwear.
 * T25 Note #6, 1:27 AM: Shokuhou/Kouzaku stances after Dolly's revival
 * T25 Note #7, 1:47 AM: T25 director's cut
 * T25 Note #8, 3:24 AM: Shokuhou didn't manipulate Kongou's memory after Daihasei Festival
 * T25 Note #9, 3:46 AM: The anime staff came up with the idea for the final episode's anime original Kongou scene when they learned they had to finish recording all of her lines before her VA moved to the UK.
 * T25 Note #10, 3:40 PM:
 * Side Note #1, 3:48PM:

28/09/2020

 * Q&A #1, 7:49 PM: Fuyukawa - Analog/Digital Drawing

29/09/2020

 * Q&A #1, 12:25 AM: Trick Art original plan (multiple thread)
 * English translation, js06 (multiple thread)
 * Q. What was the most difficult scene in any manga you've worked on?
 * A. Railgun Ch10. Both coming up with the polarization power and putting together the fight scene. Fuyukawa was still not used to doing action scenes and then Kamachi rejected our original idea for the enemy's power. It was only after getting the polarization power OK'd that we got a storyboard put together. But that wasn't any good and the whole thing was rejected and it ultimately ended up the way it is in the final manga. Railgun has been running for 13 years, but (I think) Ch10 was the only time an entire chapter was rejected. The original idea for Trick Art's power was precognition that let him see 1 second into the future. That idea was later reworked as a certain kunoichi's power.
 * Q&A #2, 12:53 AM:
 * Q&A #3, 1:01 AM: Interesting stories about Fuyukawa
 * English translation, js06
 * Q. Are there any interesting stories about Fuyukwa like there are for Kamachi?
 * A. For a while, only female assistants applied for the job and it was amusing how uncomfortable he looked as the only guy in the workplace.

30/09/2020

 * Q&A #1, 8:10 PM: Miyama color difference between anime and IF
 * Q&A #2, 8:16 PM: Shokuhou changing mind about having Kouzaku turned in
 * Q&A #3, 8:17 PM: Confirming death of Rakko.

01/10/2020

 * Q&A #1, 8:15 PM: Scavenger in Dream Ranker arc was Fuyukawa's suggestion
 * English translation, js06
 * Q. Whose idea was it to include the Scavengers in Dream Ranker?
 * A. That was Fuyukawa's suggestion.
 * Q&A #2, 8:16 PM: Mikoto involving Hanzou was cut in tankobon release due to the request of Fuyukawa.
 * English translation, js06
 * Q. Why wasn't Railgun's Hanzou chapter included in the tankobon?
 * A. Fuyukawa didn't want it to be.
 * Q&A #3, 8:21 PM: Mikoto is not affiliated with any research facility
 * Q&A #4, 8:24 PM:
 * Q&A #5, 8:25 PM:
 * English translation, js06
 * Q. Has Kamachi told you the details of Gunha or Aihana's power?
 * A. I was told about Gunha's power. I have not been told about Aihana Etsu's since there are no plans to include them in Railgun.

02-06/10/2020

 * Q&A #6, 11:38 PM:
 * Q&A #7, 11:51 AM:
 * English translation, Reddit
 * Q: Is Misaka-san's ability categorized as Electromaster, but named Railgun?
 * A: There are three types of ability names: 1) Public names; 2) Registered names submitted by espers themselves; 3) Self-declared names. Railgun is the second case.
 * Q&A #8, 12:03 AM:
 * English translation, Reddit
 * Q: How powerful were the nuts and bolts that Dolly unleashed against the security robots during the Jailbreak Trial compared to the power of Misaka Mikoto's Railgun? I'm also curious about her ability level.
 * A: As an Electromaster, Dolly is roughly at Level 3. She received enhancements from Shokuhou, and as a result is stronger than a regular Sister, who is a Level 2. Details of said enhancements can be found in Astral Buddy Vol.2 and 4.
 * Q&A #9, 12:10 AM: Dolly's growth
 * Q&A #10, 12:20 AM:
 * English translation, js06
 * Q. Do you have any plans to reveal how Shokuhou and Komoe know each other? (You previously tweeted that Komoe knows Shokuhou very well.)
 * A: Himegami, Musujime, Izanami (Note. Those are all girls who have stayed at Komoe's place at some point.)
 * Q&A #11, 1:08 AM (multiple thread):
 * Ogino's three favorite esper ability: Clairvoyance, Second Sight, and Predator. Other favorite esper ability: Kill Point, Perfect Paper, and Attack Crash
 * Q&A #12, 1:17 AM
 * Favorite character in Scavenger: Ogino - Naru, Fuyukawa - Seike
 * Q&A #13, 1:20 AM
 * English translation, js06
 * Q: It's been pointed out that Komoe and Leader look a lot alike, but is that just a coincidence? I thought maybe there was a connection since Komoe is a teacher and Leader hates teachers.
 * A: All they have in common is being small and cute with warm-colored hair! It's a coincidence.
 * Q&A #14, 1:28 AM:
 * Q&A #15, 1:32 AM:
 * Q. How Seike wears clothes when Seike sets frictional coefficient to zero?
 * A. Accelerator even had trial and error at first for that issue.
 * Q&A #16, 1:37 AM:
 * Q&A #17, 1:44 AM:
 * Q&A #18, 1:48 AM:
 * Q&A #19, 1:53 AM: non toaru-related, general Q&A
 * Q&A #20, 1:56 AM: non toaru-related, general Q&A
 * Q&A #21, 10:29 AM:
 * Q&A #22, 10:31 AM:
 * English translation, Reddit
 * Q: Accelerator, Kakine, Sogiita all have been through ordeals in research facilities, what about Mugino?
 * A: Mugino went from having a butler in her house to working in the Dark Side, you can imagine what happened to her that caused this downfall. (A reference for a butler in her house: )
 * Q&A #23, 10:36 AM:
 * English translation, Reddit
 * Q: Is Mugino Shizuri a college student?
 * A: I wonder why there hasn't been any adult espers in Index.
 * Q&A #24, 10:45 AM:
 * English translation, Reddit
 * Q: Dark May implanted a portion of Accelerator's mind in the subjects' brains, so what part of his mind did Tsurigane have implanted in her?
 * A: Only the top elites of the project had his mind implanted in them and Tsurigane's group never made it past the primary screening phase.
 * Q&A #25, 10:56 AM:
 * English translation, Reddit
 * Q: Do Frenda and Saten know each other's name?
 * A: No. They didn't tell each other their names, and FUKIDASHI (the app they used for chatting) doesn't have username feature either. So they parted ways forever without knowing what each other's name were.
 * Q&A #26, 11:06 AM:
 * English translation, js06
 * Q: Xochitl appeared in Railgun's Daihasesai, but what other magic side characters do you want to appear in Railgun?
 * A: Leivinia Birdway!
 * Q&A #27, 10:24 PM
 * Q&A #28, 10:26 PM
 * Q. Is there any plan for artbook of Fuyukawa?
 * A. Fuyukawa rarely get illustration request other than cover illustration. So there isn't much.
 * Q&A #29, 10:31 PM
 * Q. Who is your favorite character?
 * A. Misaka Worst
 * Q&A #30, 10:33 PM
 * Q. Are there any characters who were not appeared in main series and Accelerator you would like to play an active part in the Railgun in the future?
 * A. Kiyama Harumi and Kihara Nayuta
 * Side Note #1, 7:30 PM:
 * It is related to Nobel Prize in Physics. Btw 16th volume of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun will be released on 27th of this month, and black holes is interwined in a unique way.
 * Q&A #31, 9:22 PM
 * Q. Why are all the candidates for the Dark May Project all girls?
 * A. This point is interesting. It may throw a new stone to Accelerator's gender controversy. I don't like it though.
 * Q&A #32, 9:27 PM
 * Q. Is Kiyama-sensei currently in prison? Or is she in the hospital?


 * Q&A #33, 9:49 PM
 * Q&A #34, 9:49 PM
 * Q&A #35, 9:59 PM
 * Q. In NT7, it is written that Mikoto always attends research facility outside of the school. So after entering Tokiwadai, at the age of 12, does she belongs to any research facility? (This is a question based on Ogino's previous reply that Mikoto does not affiliated to any research facility.)
 * A. It's Tokiwadai's subsidiary facility for Level 5s. It isn't external research facility.
 * Q&A #36, 10:04 PM
 * Q. I read the Apocrypha Archive ②, but are there any plans to adapt the LAC into an anime (including OVA) or a movie in the future? Personally, it seems to be suitable for movies, so I hope it will be released as movies.
 * A. LAC was one of the proposed plan for Railgun T

07/10/2020

 * Q&A #37, 08:51 PM
 * Q&A #38, 08:56 PM
 * English translation, Noirlime on Reddit
 * Q: If Toaru gets a new spinoff, which character do you want as the protagonist? And drawn by whom?
 * A: Aleister's spinoff. By Narita Ryougo.
 * Q&A #39, 09:15 PM
 * Q&A #40, 09:25 PM
 * English translation, js06
 * Q: Have you heard any background info, memories, or rejected ideas about Kihara-kun from Kamachi?
 * A: It all began when Kamachi-san insisted that Kihara Amata was dead and, in my sorrow, I asked for Kiyama-sensei's teacher to be a 'what if Amata had lived longer' character.
 * Q&A #41, 09:29 PM
 * English translation, Noirlime on Reddit
 * Q: How is Miyama Shaei and Ookawachi Megumi's relationship going afterwards?
 * A: A love triangle involving Miyama, Kuroko and Ookawachi (with Kuroko unaware of it) would be nice. Don't you think?
 * Q&A #42, 09:39 PM
 * English translation, Noirlime on Reddit
 * Q: Did the Level 6 Shift attempt affect Mikoto in some way? Her instant movement and iron sand puppet made me feel like she became stronger.
 * A: I would think Phase 5.3 did improve her power and how she uses it.
 * Q&A #43, 09:48 PM
 * Q&A #44, 09:52 PM
 * Q&A #45, 09:54 PM
 * English translation, Noirlime on Reddit
 * Q: I usually go for noticeboards and video reviews for insights. Does Ogino do that as well?
 * A: I browse Twitter for people's opinions and reviews. On one occasion I saw a rather fierce comment on Twitter, and as a result one of the lines has been drastically changed in Railgun Vol.16, as compared to the magazine version.

08/10/2020

 * Q&A #46, 10:40 PM
 * Q&A #47, 10:43 PM
 * Q&A #48, 10:45 PM
 * Q&A #49, 10:49 PM
 * Q&A #50, 10:54 PM
 * English translation, js06
 * Q: I'm still curious about the disagreements Kamachi and Fuyukawa apparently had about the characters of Mikoto and Accelerator. How do they reach an agreement when that happens and who has the final say?
 * A: We of course don't do something if Kamachi says no. But he rarely just says no and we generally search for a compromise by having both sides propose alternative ideas.

09/10/2020

 * Q&A #51, 11:10 PM
 * Q: Is Frenda Norwegian?
 * A: I think so.
 * Q&A #52, 11:17 PM
 * Q&A #53, 11:24 PM
 * Q&A #54, 11:35 PM
 * Q. How can I read 十河 麻実 whose name written in Railgun manga?
 * A. Togawa Asami (She is formely known as Sogou Mami in railgun fan translation.)
 * Q&A #55, 11:42 PM
 * Q. Have you ever read "Trigger Happy End"? It's my favorite blog.
 * A. Does anyone know whereabouts of Debi? If so, please let me know.
 * Translator note. Debi is the owner of Japanese blog "Trigger Happy End", which famous for reviewing toaru series. Debi closed blog 2019 due to personal reason.

11/10/2020

 * Q&A #56, 12:22 AM
 * Q&A #57, 12:23 AM
 * Q&A #58, 12:28 AM
 * Q&A #59, 12:29 AM
 * Q&A #60, 12:33 AM
 * Q&A #61, 12:41 AM
 * Q&A #62, 12:48 AM
 * Q&A #63, 12:51 AM
 * Q&A #64, 12:52 AM


 * Q&A #65, 10:35 PM
 * Q&A #66, 10:42 PM
 * English translation, js06
 * Q: Yobou referred to Yumiya Rakko as 'Rakko' in the manga, but 'Yumiya' in the anime. Which is his standard way of referring to her?
 * A: That may have been something Kamachi had corrected during a script meeting. The more recent one is generally correct, so it would be 'Yumiya'.
 * Q&A #67, 10:53 PM
 * Q&A #68, 11:00 PM
 * Q&A #69, 11:09 PM
 * Q&A #70, 11:12 PM
 * Q&A #71, 11:19 PM

12/10/2020

 * Q&A #72, 11:17 PM
 * Q&A #73, 11:22 PM
 * Q&A #74, 11:26 PM
 * Q&A #75, 11:35 PM
 * Q&A #76, 11:38 PM
 * Q&A #77, 11:42 PM

13/10/2020

 * Q&A #78, 12:03 AM
 * Q. Why does Frenda like mackerel? Is it related to her cultural root or personal preference?
 * A. Both.
 * Q&A #79, 12:09 AM
 * Q. (In short) Why Mugino #4 Level 5? I don't think she is valuer than Misaki.
 * A. (In short) Zero Dimensional Pole. (Index PSP reference) Index PSP: Mugino Shizuri Chapter, JeruTZ Translations
 * Q&A #80, 12:16 AM
 * Q. What's your favorite dark side faction?
 * A. SCHOOL
 * Q&A #80, 12:20 AM
 * Q. What's your most "interesting" esper ability or magic?
 * A. I consider that Equal Speed and Thermal Hand are interesting.
 * Q&A #81, 12:24 AM
 * Q&A #82, 12:34 AM

14/10/2020
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 * Q&A #83, 12:10 AM
 * Q&A #84, 12:18 AM
 * Q&A #85, 12:20 AM
 * Q&A #86, 12:24 AM
 * Q&A #87, 12:30 AM
 * Q. I'm curious about the toilet situation of Aleister. How was he doing while he was in that device?
 * A. It's a life support system, so the filtration is perfect.
 * Q&A #88, 12:34 AM
 * Q. How much Kihara family know about the original Kihara besides Noukan? Does Gensei know about them?
 * A. I think that Kihara family knows about the original as knowledge. I wonder if there are few Kihara who are blessed with the chance to meet in person.
 * Q&A #89, 12:49 AM
 * Q&A #90, 12:03 AM
 * English translation, js06
 * When asked how much of the Railgun manga is Kamachi, how much is Fuyukawa, and how much is him (the editor), he says Fuyukawa generally expands Kamachi's plot to 3 or more times the original size.
 * Q&A #91, 1:39 AM
 * English translation, js06
 * Q. What is the process for making a Railgun story?
 * A. First, we have a meeting to decide what kind of story we want to do. Next, we have another meeting based on the plot, important characters, and ideas that Kamachi thought up. By the time the results of our meetings have been made into a manga, the story has grown to around 3 times as much text.
 * Q&A #92, 12:58 AM
 * Q. I'm sorry if it's already answered. Has Fuyukawa-san planned to or planning to do SNS such as twitter?
 * A. Due to Fuyukawa-san's nature, he has never thought about doing SNS.
 * Q&A #93, 1:00 AM
 * Q. Does anyone meet Kogino-sensei (Index manga artist) in person? If so, how is he?
 * A. I haven't seen any KADOKAWA officials who have met Kogino-sensei.

15/10/2020

 * Q&A #94, 11:10 PM
 * Q&A #95, 11:13 PM
 * Q. How much do Uiharu and Saten know about Kamijou Touma?
 * A. The spiky haired boy Misaka Mikoto has a crush on.
 * Q&A #96, 11:14 PM


 * Q&A #97, 11:16 PM
 * English translation, js06
 * Q: The Scavengers first appeared in Accelerator, but was Seike-tan being a boy always a part of the character, or was that added when they came to Railgun?
 * A: That was always a part of the character.
 * Q&A #98, 11:18 PM


 * Q&A #99, 11:27 PM
 * Q&A #100, 11:32 PM
 * Non-toaru related question
 * Q. What kind of manga do you usually like? Is it different from the manga you are in charge of?
 * A. I like manga which feature violent lunatics distort the world such as Shigurui (Character: Iwamoto Kogan), Battle Angel Alita (Character: Desty Nova), and Hyouge Mono (Character: Sen no Rikyū)
 * Q&A #101, 11:39 PM


 * Q&A #102, 11:41 PM

17/10/2020

 * Q&A #103, 12:03 AM
 * Q&A #104, 12:13 AM
 * Q&A #105, 12:16 AM
 * Q&A #106, 12:40 AM
 * Q&A #107, 12:43 AM
 * Q&A #108, 12:50 AM
 * Q&A #109, 11:48 PM
 * Q&A #110, 11:58 PM
 * Q&A #111, 11:58 PM

18/10/2020

 * Q&A #112, 12:02 AM
 * Q&A #113, 12:08 AM
 * Q&A #114, 12:18 AM
 * English translation, js06
 * Q: Some Railgun characters have pretty weird names, but does Kamachi generally think up the names? Were any characters named by Fuyukawa?
 * A: The important characters are named by Kamachi. The unimportant ones are named by those of us on the manga side of things.
 * Q&A #115, 12:21 AM
 * English translation, js06
 * Q: Are there any plans for Misaka to fight a Saint in Railgun?
 * A: Railgun is meant to be a spinoff where magic and science DON'T cross paths. The Kamijou-related stuff in Jailbreaker is something of an exception, but I doubt we will ever go further than that.
 * Q&A #116, 12:29 AM
 * Answer by Nogi, 10:50 AM
 * English translation, js06
 * "Someone asked the Railgun editor whether Houjou from Astral Buddy was a Kouga or Iga ninja and he asked for Nogi to explain. Nogi responded to say she is neither Iga nor Kouga and belongs to a different ninja clan. He says the Houjou name is a hint. Nogi also said he could only hint at these things in AB since it wasn't important to the main plot and there wasn't enough space to really get into it."
 * Q&A #117, 8:27 PM
 * Q. Will there be spin-offs of other characters in the future?
 * A. I want to do "Toaru Kagaku no Mental Out".

19-20/10/2020-

 * Q&A #118, 12:15 AM
 * Q&A #119, 12:39 AM
 * Q&A #120, 12:45 AM
 * Q&A #121, 12:57 AM
 * Q&A #122, 12:59 AM
 * Q&A #123, 01:06 AM
 * Q&A #124, 01:09 AM
 * Q&A #125, 01:17 AM
 * Q&A #126, 01:22 AM
 * Q&A #127, 01:28 AM
 * Q&A #128, 01:29 AM
 * Q&A #129, 01:32 AM

20-21/10/2020

 * Q&A #130, 11:34 PM
 * Q. Does Shokuhou hesitate or feel guilty about manipulating others?
 * A. She doesn't hesitate, but she feels guilty, and she is aware of her responsibility for the life of the person who has manipulated it. Because her personality is noble.
 * Q&A #131, 11:37 PM
 * Q. Misaka provided a DNA map to a research institute in early childhood to save patients of muscular dystrophy. Did she provide it with the consent of Misaka's mother Misuzu?
 * A. She is minor, so consent of parents is naturally needed.
 * Q&A #132, 11:45 PM
 * Q&A #133, 11:49 PM
 * Q. Does Tokiwadai have high school or university?
 * A. Since the basic policy is to "cultivate world-class human resources by the end of compulsory education," I don't think so.
 * Q&A #134, 11:55 PM
 * English translation, js06
 * Q: Railgun's Sisters and Daihasesai arcs expanded on a story already told in the LNs, so will Railgun be digging deeper into the science side of an LN story like that again? And if so, would it be something from NT?
 * A: Personally, I would like to dig deeper into Natural Selector, but that would be difficult since Mikoto and the others were not involved.
 * Q&A #135, 12:02 AM
 * Q&A #136, 12:05 PM
 * Q&A #137, 12:06 AM
 * Q&A #138, 12:11 AM
 * Q&A #139, 12:12 AM

21-22/10/20

 * Q&A #140, 11:41 PM
 * Q&A #141, 11:50 PM
 * Q&A #142, 11:55 PM
 * Q&A #143, 11:58 PM
 * Q&A #144, 12:00 AM
 * Q&A #145, 12:05 AM
 * Q&A #146, 12:11 AM
 * Q&A #147, 12:16 AM

22-23/10/20

 * Q&A #148, 11:28 PM
 * English translation, Reddit
 * Q: I think the chemistry between Touma and Mikoto is really heartwarming:) Do you think they might end up together during the GT novel?
 * A: At present, it seems difficult that the other heroines can break down Index's stronghold...
 * Q&A #149, 11:31 PM
 * Q&A #150, 11:47 PM
 * English translation, js06
 * Q: In the Railgun anime, Kuroko often works at Branch 117, but in Astral Buddy, she works with Komaki. What Judgment Branch does she work for and why is she always working at Branch 117?
 * A: The Judgment situation in the LNs + Mangas is different from in the anime. Judgment members normally only work within their own school, so Kuroko belongs to Branch 3 within Tokiwadai.
 * Q&A #151, 12:10 AM
 * Q&A #152, 12:12 AM
 * Q&A #153, 12:17 AM
 * Retweet #1, 12:41 AM
 * Q&A #154, 12:47 AM
 * Q&A #155, 12:49 AM
 * Retweet #2, 12:52 AM

24-25/10/20

 * Q&A #156, 1:04 AM
 * Q&A #157, 1:15 AM
 * Q&A #158, 1:34 AM


 * Q&A #159, 1:41 AM


 * Q&A #160, 11:27 PM


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 * Q&A #162, 11:43 PM


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 * Q&A #166, 10:46 PM
 * Q&A #167, 11:13 PM
 * Q&A #168, 11:20 PM
 * Q&A #169, 11:23 PM
 * Q&A #170, 11:34 PM
 * Q: Which character has the most drastic change compared to initial settings?
 * A: Kihara Gensei perhaps. He was only Kiyama's mentor at the start, but then Fuyukawa was playing with a name plate, which happened to have "Kihara" written on it...
 * Q&A #171, 11:43 PM
 * Q&A #172, 11:47 PM

27/10/20

 * Q&A #173, 12:49 AM
 * Q. Is Fanfare SS in Pseudepigrapha Railgun, special edition of Railgun vol.5, canon?
 * A. I do believe it really happened in the story and it was even supervised by Kamachi. But officially it's pseudepigrapha.
 * Q&A #174, 12:57 AM
 * Q. What's your favorite song in entire toaru anime? My favorite song is Chikaigoto ~Sukoshi Dake Mou Ichido~ (2nd ending theme of season 1 of Index anime)
 * A. My favorite is PSI-missing (1st opening of season 1 of Index anime)
 * Q&A #175, 1:02 AM
 * Q. Mugino can't sleep without stuffed animal, Mikoto and Junko like childish thing. They are capable of manipulation of electricity. Also Kuroko and Awaki are perverts. Are there any relations between ability and personality.
 * A. This is hilarious. I think that's very interesting point.
 * Q&A #176, 1:07 AM
 * Q. Originally Misaki and Mikoto are not at Level 5 in the past, but now they're Level 5s. Do Accelerator, Kakine Teitoku, and Mugino Shizuri were Level 5 from the beginning?
 * A. It is still a secret for the time being, as events before the OT1 seem to have been kept secret."
 * Q&A #177, 1:09 AM
 * Q. Is it that the Gemstones were also ordinary babies right after the birth? Or can they already use their abilities at birth?
 * A. I think you answered your own question in the first half.
 * Q&A #178, 1:14 AM
 * Q&A #179, 1:28 AM

28-29/10/20

 * Q&A #180, 12:41 AM
 * Q&A #181, 12:44 AM
 * Q&A #182, 12:47 AM
 * Q&A #183, 1:02 AM
 * Q&A #184, 1:05 AM
 * Q&A #185, 1:09 AM


 * Q&A #186, 11:54 PM
 * Q. In Jailbreaker arc, Saten is more emotional than she has been, and somehow seems to be younger, but was this intended?
 * A. It's probably not that she got younger, but we got older...
 * Q&A #187, 11:57 PM
 * Q. What happened to the Shadow Metals?
 * A. I think Aleister retrieve them since he watched their fight through Underline.
 * Q&A #188, 11:59 PM
 * Q. The Misaka Network is made with the ability of electronic manipulation, but can't it be made with the ability of other systems? In case of Level Upper, it seems that you can create brain wave networks. Also, I felt that it was possible to exchange information between clones via mental-related ability.
 * A. Theoritically, it can be built in other methods, but Aleister adopted it because Misaka Network was the best.
 * Q&A #189, 12:09 AM
 * Q. In the last volume of Astral Buddy, there was a scene of visiting graves, but was it outside of Academy City? I remembered that there were almost no religious facilities insde the Academy City. So if it was outside, would Misaki have been building intelligence network outside of Academy City?
 * A. I have already consulted with Kamachi about the graveyard issue of Academy City. In advance, it was concluded that religous institutions in the Academy City are concentrated in the School District 12, so there is a possibility of a situation like the last chapter.
 * Q&A #190, 12:14 AM
 * Q&A #191, 12:25 AM

31/10/2020-

 * Note, 12:23 AM (multiple thread)


 * For the Holistic esper ability. These days, I wonder why so many people who ask it's strange to apparoach the theory of NT4. As the information increased, it would be more fun to consider it against the discrepancy of the theories.
 * (1) Why did the Angel Draon choose Kimi? What was the actual relationship between two of them? (2) What was the micro power of Kimi that was not observed. (3) What was the distortion caused by Kimi's holistic epser power? What kind of laws, not the usual thing, covered in the scene?
 * There are many other mysteries, so I would like you to consider them. I think (3) in particular has something to do with Uiharu?
 * Q&A #192, 1:48 AM
 * Q&A #193, 2:01 AM
 * Q&A #194, 2:14 AM
 * Q&A #195, 2:23 AM
 * Q. (English question) Hello, Gouranga-sensei. I have been a fan of Toaru for about 2 years now. My question for you is this as it has been making me wonder for awhile now: During the Sister's arc of the railgun manga, whose idea was it to include ITEM in there? Was there a specific reason or you guys just thought it would be interesting for Misaka Mikoto to fight against? Thank you for the time of reading this question and I hope you have a nice day.
 * A. I recommended Frenda as Mid-boss, but ITEM is Fuyukawa's idea.
 * Q&A #196, 2:30 AM
 * Q. What's your favorite LN volume in entire Index series?
 * A. Without the impact of OT3, Railgun would never have happened.
 * Q&A #197, 2:40 AM
 * Q. Kimi didn't know about that Mikoto is Level 5 before jailbreak. How many Level 5s exist before Kimi incarcerated?
 * A. It's secret.
 * Q&A #198, 2:45 AM
 * Q&A #199, 2:57 AM
 * Q&A #199, 10:17 PM


 * Q. How high is the level of Uiharu_awakening
 * A. I think she can compete with #1 or #2.
 * Q&A #200, 10:28 PM


 * Q. In Railgun, there is story between Mikoto and Misuzu, but I'd like to see a story between Mikoto and Tabigake! Mikoto used to say things like, "Where is my father now?", but is she also tsundere towards her father?
 * A. Actually, I've been talking that I want to feature her dad for a long time. Thank you for your support.
 * Q&A #201, 10:31 PM


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 * Q&A #203, 10:43 PM


 * Q&A #204, 11:04 PM


 * Q&A #205, 11:18 PM


 * Q&A #206, 11:31 PM
 * Q. Your black cat is cute. Is there relation between your cat and "Later"? (Misaka 10032's cat)
 * A. I have sent my cat's picture when Railgun ch22 serialized, but there is no relation. It's coincidence.

02/11/20

 * Q&A #207, 12:24 AM
 * Q. Has Mikoto met and interacted with Dolly offscreen after the Daihaseisai festival? (English question)
 * A. I don't think they have met right after the festival. I don't think Misaki let them meet each other.
 * Q&A #208, 12:27 AM
 * Q. Are there any criteria for determining the level of ability? At what stage do you decide the level of characters?
 * A. It's getting harder and harder to understand the boundaries because I sometimes think, "Oh, isn't this too strong for Level 3?"
 * Q&A #209, 12:31 AM
 * Q. What do you mean by 9th Level 5?
 * A. There is a different evaluation criteria among Academy City researchers.
 * Q&A #210, 12:34 AM
 * Q. Yamashiro Shoubu, it looks like he's seriously injured, but is he alive now?
 * A. Check out this issue of Dengeki Daioh which is on sale now.
 * Q&A #211, 12:34 AM
 * Q. In Toaru series, there are many genius characters such as Accelerator, Uiharu, Heaven Canceller, Aleister, and Dion Fortune, but who is your favorite genius character? By the way, I like Aleister best. (I like to organize and reconstruct existing concepts so that even ordinary person can understand them.)
 * A. Leivinia Birdway!
 * Q&A #212, 12:41 AM
 * Q&A #213, 12:50 AM
 * Q&A #214, 5:51 PM
 * Q&A #215, 6:12 PM
 * Q&A #216, 6:15 PM
 * Q&A #217, 6:20 PM
 * Q. (too long, in short) What is the impression of Sogiita Gunha from the dark side?
 * A. They do care about high Level 5 espers, but I don't think they care about lowest Level 5.
 * Q&A #217, 6:24 PM
 * Q. What was your first thought when listen the first opening theme of Railgun?
 * A. I thought, "Wow, it's amazing".
 * Q&A #218, 6:26 PM
 * Q&A #219, 6:31 PM
 * Q&A #220, 6:32 PM
 * Q. Is it difficult to re-appear characters whose sequel story was written in anime original such as Kiyama Harumi and Nunotaba Shinobu?
 * A. I want to reappear them, but Fuyukawa says he doesn't like it.
 * Q&A #221, 6:33 PM

03/11/20

 * Q&A #222, 9:05 PM
 * Q&A #223, 9:17 PM
 * Q&A #224, 9:28 PM
 * Q&A #225, 9:31 PM
 * Q&A #226, 9:41 PM
 * Q&A #227, 9:42 PM

06/11/20-

 * Q&A #228, 12:41 AM
 * Q. Scavenger said, "Replacement of equipment for compensation", but do dark side prepare special item such as Mugino's Silicon Burn, Takitsubo's body crystal, and Yobou's goggle with their own pocket money?
 * A. According to SS2, the ITEMs are well-funded by their higher-ups, so I think there are considerable differences in treatment between named organization and A rank or lower.
 * Q&A #229, 12:50 AM
 * Q. Mental Out is technically water manipulation. Is there possibility that Wannai manipulate mind when her level increases?
 * A. The possibility isn't zero, but I don't think Hydro Hand can manipulate secretion of chemicals in brain.
 * Q&A #230, 1:04 AM
 * Q&A #231, 1:11 AM
 * Q. Does LAC also supervised by Ogino-san? I think that speech tone is somewhat diffrerent. Don't feel bad about what I asked.
 * A. They sometimes asked me of supervising, but I didn't supervise LAC.
 * Q&A #232, 1:21 AM
 * Q. How often do the editors (Ogino) and authors (Kamachi) have meetings? Also how often do the Kamachi and Fuyukawa have meetings?
 * A. These days, we basically have mail-based meeting. We will set up the in-person meeting only if there are several difficult issues such as the launching of new arc.(edited)
 * Q&A #233, 1:30 AM
 * Q. Do you directly ask the author (Kamachi) when there is question in the main series (Index) which is not related to Railgun itself? Or do you just think about it?
 * A. I often asked Kamachi-san via chatting during meeting.
 * Q&A #234, 1:30 AM
 * Q. My favorite volume is OT8. Do you have any plan to serialize OT8 for Mikoto's point of view?
 * A. No.

07-09/11/20

 * Q&A #235, 11:50 PM
 * Q&A #236, 11:56 PM
 * Q&A #237, 12:09 AM
 * Q&A #238, 12:14 AM
 * Q&A #239, 12:21 AM
 * Q&A #240, 12:21 AM
 * Q&A #241, 12:30 AM
 * Q&A #242, 1:00 AM
 * Q&A #243, 11:50 PM
 * Q. After reading the 16th volume of Railgun, I was bit confused about the last one. If Kimi's dragon is part of the Imagine Breaker, why weren't Uiharu's new power and Mikoto's railguns negated?
 * A. I suggest you read again the battle with Fiamma, Othinus, and Aiwass
 * Q&A #244, 11:57 PM
 * Q. Kouzaku-san is quite strong in Level 4, but do you have any plans to play her an active role in the future?
 * A. I'd like to see Mitori like that of Kakyoin's position.
 * Q&A #245, 12:15 AM
 * Q. Besides Kakine, Mikoto, and Gunha, how many Level 5s are likely to be able to release from the Misaki's Mental Out?
 * A. In case of Usukinu Yasumi, she was able to block Mikoto's ability. I think it is possible for esper with lower ability to resist depending on the compatibility.
 * Q&A #246, 12:23 AM
 * Q&A #247, 12:26 AM
 * Q. Is there a possibility that a character from the magic side will appear in Railgun in the future? For example, in SS2 and NT5, Olleurs came to attack in AC.
 * A. There is possiblity, but due to the nature of "Railgun", it will not expand that way.


 * Q&A #248, 11:30 PM
 * Q&A #249, 11:36 PM
 * Q&A #250, 11:44 PM
 * Q&A #251, 11:57 PM
 * Q&A #252, 11:59 PM
 * Q. I'd like to let people read Toaru Majutsu no Index series to people, but there are too many volumes to read. How do you spread to other people?
 * A. How about Index manga or anime?

12/11/20-

 * Q&A #253, 12:13 AM
 * Q&A #254, 12:25 AM


 * Q: Why did Frenda betray Item?
 * A: Maybe she just considered Mugino a symbol of absolute force, and that she didn't think Mugino would lose to School. It's more of a case of over-confidence than betrayal.


 * Q&A #255, 12:39 AM


 * Q: Will Shokuhou and Mikoto become each other's understander someday?
 * A: If Touma turned both of them down, then perhaps. (saying this without a heart)


 * Q&A #256, 12:43 AM


 * Q&A #257, 12:48 AM


 * Q. Any GT characters you'd like to see in Railgun?
 * A. Vivana Oniguma-chan!
 * Q&A #258, 12:57 AM

15-16/11/20

 * Q&A #259, 11:45 PM
 * Q&A #260, 11:54 PM
 * Q&A #261, 12:04 AM
 * Q&A #262, 12:05 AM
 * Q&A #263, 12:16 AM
 * Q. Is Angel Dragon dead?
 * A. I don't think it is dead. I think it was ripped off by Uiharu's ability and ran away.
 * Q&A #264, 12:17 AM

21/11/20-

 * Q&A #265, 12:07 AM
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 * Q&A #267, 12:16 AM
 * Q&A #268, 12:22 AM
 * Q&A #269, 12:24 AM
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 * Q&A #274, 10:00 PM
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23/11/20-

 * Q&A #280, 6:17 PM
 * Q. Who is your favorite Magic God?
 * A. High Priest is cute
 * Q&A #281, 6:18 PM
 * Q&A #282, 6:21 PM
 * Q&A #283, 6:45 PM
 * Q&A #284, 6:49 PM
 * Q&A #285, 6:50 PM
 * Q. I love Tsuchimikado Maika very much. Do you have any chance for her to appear in Railgun?
 * A. I think Maika is the one of the character that likely appear in the future.
 * Q&A #286, 6:53 PM

28-29/11/20-

 * Q&A #287, 11:54 PM
 * Q&A #287-1
 * Q&A #288, 11:57 PM
 * Q&A #289, 11:59 PM
 * Q&A #290, 12:03 AM
 * Q&A #291, 12:10 AM


 * English Translation: js06
 * Q. Can we think of all the spinoffs (Railgun, Accel, Dark Matter) as a part of the main Index timeline? (Uiharu's awakening, Mikoto's iron sand giant, and Touma's dragons seem pretty out there to me.)
 * A. Kamachi supervises all of them, so generally all of it 'happened'. However, Railgun for example is depicted through the filter of Mikoto's POV, so it shows how Mikoto saw and heard things and that could lead to some discrepancies in how Index characters and events are shown. A media mix involves many people beyond the original author (manga artists, directors, screenwriters, background artists, etc.), so there will always be discrepancies and differences in interpretation between different works. By the way, a bunch of dragons coming from Touma's right hand for the climax of the Daihaseisai arc was Kamachi's suggestion.

05/12/20-

 * Q&A #292, 6:33 PM
 * Q. At the beginning of the Railgun volume 16, there was picture of Kimi's awakening mode, but it was different in the main story. Did you mean that Kimi didn't reach that level?
 * A. It was set, but we didn't go that world line.
 * Q&A #293, 6:33 PM
 * Q. What would happen if Kimi's angel dragon touched by Touma's Imagine Breaker?
 * A. It's a secret.
 * Q&A #294, 6:41 PM
 * Q&A #295, 6:45 PM

Post-05/12/2020
No further Q&As at time of writing (15/12/2020)
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Table Experiment

 * 23/05 and earlier not recorded in table yet, last current item at 08:22 AM on May 30th

Candidates

 * I: Was Kuriba's involvement in Clone Dolly to do with the machinery used for Dolly?


 * I: Given her field of study and her visiting Clone Dolly, was Kuriba Ryouko involved with Dolly's life-support machinery? (Tweak?)
 * Draft: 彼女の研究分野とクローンドリーを訪れたことを考えると、操歯涼子はドリーの生命維持装置に関わっていましたか？
 * Draft 2 (Ollerus help): 彼女の研究分野とクローンドリーへの関与を考えると、操歯涼子さんはドリーの生命維持装置に関わっていましたか？
 * Submitted
 * I: Has the name of the research institute that carried out the Total Human Cyborg Replacement Project been decided?
 * Draft: 人体のサイボーグ全置換プロジェクトを実施した研究所の名前は決まっていますか？
 * Submitted
 * Answered
 * Answer: The name has never been on the agenda during the meeting, so it hasn't been decided.