Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Episode 10

"Silent Majority" (サイレント・マジョリティ) is the tenth episode of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime series. It was first aired on December 4, 2009.

Adapted From

 * Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 011
 * Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 012

Major events

 * Kiyama Harumi is declared as the main suspect for the creation of Level Upper.
 * Kiyama Harumi tries to escape, with Uiharu Kazari as hostage.

Characters

 * Akemi
 * Muu
 * Mako
 * Saten Ruiko
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Kiyama Harumi
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Konori Mii

New Characters

 * Heaven Canceller

Abilities

 * Teleport - Shirai Kuroko, Level 4.

New Abilities

 * Telekinesis - Akemi, Unknown level.
 * Unnamed power that allows the user to levitate objects, most likely Telekinesis - Muu, Unknown level.
 * Aero Hand - Saten Ruiko, Unknown level.

Locations

 * Academy City
 * Judgment 177 Branch Office
 * Saten Residence

New Locations

 * AIM Analytic Research Center
 * Heaven Canceller's Hospital

Trivia

 * Testament is referenced during this episode, which was first mentioned in episode 19 of the Toaru Majutsu no Index anime adaptation.
 * Tree Diagram, Academy City's foremost supercomputer, though its abilities mentioned only in passing back in episode 3, is referenced during this episode.
 * A brainwave network is mentioned for the first time.

Cultural References

 * The laptop used by Mii is Macwindows OS ready, which is a reference to the two foremost rival PC operating systems: Mac OS and Microsoft Windows. Moreover, it is specifically a reference to Microsoft Windows, with a similar logo to it, as well as the Windows XP operating system. Furthermore, it also references the Pentium microprocessors used by Intel.

Referbacks

 * Episode 8 is referenced, regarding their conversation with synesthesia.

Animation Trivia

 * Several scenes from the previous episode are used for flashback.
 * A still from episode 8, the shaved ice Mikoto is eating, is used as a flashback.
 * Several scenes from previous episodes featuring Ruiko and Kazari are used for a recollection during this episode, notably, episode 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9.
 * During the scene where Konori Mii accesses the databanks, not only are esper powers listed, but as well as magic terms such as the kanji translation for Innocentius, King of Witch Hunting, as well as that for Deep Blood. Furthermore, after Mii discovers the 99 match, Harumi is designated as a telepath, despite never undergoing the Power Curriculum Program. Another error is the word Pyrokinesis being separated into "Pyrokin" and "esis" rows.
 * Harumi's "Ability is experimental data" is the same one used for Kushiro Katabira back in episode 6.

Unanswered Questions

 * What was the reason for Harumi creating the Level Upper in the first place?
 * What is the greater goal that Kiyama Harumi is talking about?

Quotes

 * Ruiko: "It's not much of an ability compared to Shirai-san or Misaka-san... And from others people's perspective, it must be pretty lame... But I've become an esper!"
 * Ruiko: "Am I going to collapse too? Will I ever be able to wake up again? I didn't like being so powerless. But I couldn't give up on my hopes... Mama..."―Kazari.
 * Ruiko: "Are Level 0's defective, I wonder... And because a zero like me tried to obtain power by cheating, is this my punishment? I used something dangerous and dragged people around me into it..."―Kazari.
 * Kazari: "It's alright! If you go to sleep, I'll come wake you up right away! Saten-san and Akemi-san and everyone else who's sleeping! So just leave it all to me! And then I bet you'll be like, "gimme 5 more minutes!"... You're not defective! Even if you don't have any powers, you're always there to help me! Whether you have powers or not, you are you! Because, you're my friend!! So... So... Please don't say... such sad things..."―Ruiko.
 * Ruiko: "Thank you, Uiharu. Sorry for always causing you trouble. I'll leave the rest to you."―Kazari.
 * Mikoto: "She probably had a lot she wanted to talk about. Even so, I... even with my Level 5 powers... I couldn't do anything for her at all... For me, whenever I've run into hurdles in life, I've always stopped at nothing to overcome them. My Level 5 rank is a result of that. I've never really thought of it as anything special. But... I guess there are people who can't overcome those hurdles... I've never really thought of that possibility. "Your Level doesn't really mean anything, right?"... That was so insensitive of me..."―Kuroko regarding Ruiko.
 * Harumi: "I have no interest in other's powers. My goal is far greater."―Kazari.
 * Mikoto: "Of course. You're my junior, after all. At times like this, rely on your Onee-sama."―Kuroko.