Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 09

Kouzaku Mitori is the 9th episode of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T. It was broadcast on March 27th 2020. The episode was directed and storyboarded by Kawahara Ryuuta, and the screenplay written by Yasukawa Shogo.

Kuroko finally discovered the identity of the mysterious girl from earlier. Kouzaku Mitori was enrolled in Kirigaoka Girls' Academy's middle school division, but information about her was hidden somehow. Upon further investigating in the control center of the Bank, Kouzaku was considered dead, but there are suspicious details found in her records. Moreover, rumors from a staff member caused Kuroko and the others to become more doubtful of the situation.

Mikoto and Shokuhou, who are in search of the mastermind Kihara Gensei, head to the conference room where he was supposed to make an appearance and tried to confirm his arrival at the venue. By using their abilities, they made their way inside of the conference hall and proceeded with their search. At last, the plan to capture the man-in-hiding Kihara Gensei becomes a success!

Major Events

 * Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki break into the venue in School District 9 where Kihara Gensei was supposed to make an appearance. Both Level 5s later converge somewhere within the area.
 * Uiharu and Kuroko investigate on Kouzaku Mitori, who was suspected on the attack against them earlier. Official records say that Kouzaku had died some time ago, but rumors suggest otherwise.
 * Saten meets a spiky-haired boy during the Borrowed Item Race in the Daihaseisai.
 * Saten sneaks into the Shinohara Liquid Material Factory, one known liquid metal factory in School District 7. She was discovered by a girl named Xochitl, but was allowed to leave unharmed.
 * After receiving a call from MEMBER operative Professor, Xochitl identifies Kouzaku Mitori as a traitor, working for someone else instead of the Academy City Board of Directors.
 * Misaki's hideout in School District 2 is breached.

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Shokuhou Misaki
 * Saten Ruiko
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Misaka Misuzu
 * Konori Mii
 * Kamijou Touma
 * Saten Ruiko's mother
 * Xochitl
 * Kouzaku Mitori
 * Kihara Gensei
 * Keitz Nokleben
 * Misaka 10032

New Characters

 * Professor
 * Etzali

Abilities

 * Electromaster (Railgun-variant) - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5
 * Mental Out - Shokuhou Misaki, Level 5
 * Liquid Shadow - Kouzaku Mitori, Level 4

New Abilities

 * Macuahuitl - Xochitl

Locations

 * Academy City
 * School District 9
 * School District 7
 * Judgment 177 Branch Office
 * School District 2
 * Exterior

New Locations

 * Shinohara Liquid Material Factory
 * Bank Control Center

Trivia

 * Unnamed security guards are voiced by Makimura Takuya, Nakano Taisuke, Maeda Hiroki, Nakanishi Masaki, and Kuroki Shintarō.
 * Unnamed Bank control center staff is voiced by Komatsu Naoko.
 * Unnamed Takoyaki shopkeeper is voiced by Yamane Masashi.
 * This episode marks the first time magical abilities appeared in the Railgun anime.

Referbacks

 * The flashback of a young Saten receiving her good luck charm from her mother back in Railgun Episode 9 is used, when Saten ponders if she should give the charm to Touma.
 * Despite Touma seeing Saten back in Miracle of Endymion movie, he does not recognize her here in this episode.

Cultural References

 * Orange Computers is an obvious parody of.

Differences in Adaptation

 * In the manga, Misaki extends her control to a number of scientists in a conference center, preventing them from calling for help.

Animation Trivia

 * When Mikoto fires her Railgun at the start of the episode, the background does not move. This is fixed in the BD releases.
 * The background used when Saten first encounters Touma is the same one used for one of the very first key visuals for the first Toaru Kagaku no Railgun season featuring Saten, Misaka, Kuroko, and Uiharu.
 * The price of takoyaki in the stand gets changed in Blu-ray Disc releases.

Quotes

 * "I just love a good conspiracy theory." — Staff member at the Bank control center, after suggesting an alternate angle to Kouzaku Mitori's "death" in official records