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 Nogami Yoshiyuki, was storyboarded by Nishikiori Hiroshi, and the script written by.

A large-scale attack against Academy City was launched by someone at the end of summer. This incident, announced as an act of violence by a religious organization outside of Academy City, was put to an end, and the Western Roman Catholic Church's opposition against Academy City only intensified. Protests of growing extremity erupted in various places around the world. And, seemingly to instigate the situation, Academy City opened the Interceptor Show, with both events contributing to the rising tensions.

Amidst the current state of the world, a fierce battle unfolds at A Certain High School. The "Three Idiots", Kamijou, Tsuchimikado and Aogami Pierce debate about the best kind of bunny girl, and in this battle that seeks the truth about boys, the Iron Wall Girl Fukiyose becomes dragged into the heated argument which ends with them sentenced to punishment duty. However, at the other side of this peaceful everyday scene lies a situation that is steadily on the move...

Synopsis
Shocked and angered by Motoharu's actions, Touma punches him and he falls to the ground, before he loses control Monaka stops him and tells him that she arranged for Motoharu to shoot her. As she lies bleeding, she says her actions would be labeled as treason and her family will be attacked. She tells him that this decision to stop the chaos was not made as a whole from the other directors but from her own choosing, as Academy City wanted to aggravate the situation with the Roman Catholic Church and destroy them. This is why she contacted him as he was a person who can resolve the entire situation. Motoharu tells her that she doesn't need to speak anymore, and that she has played her part perfectly. Motoharu says to her that she doesn't need to worry as he will take care of the rest.

With Touma ready, he and Motoharu go to School District 23, get on a plane and go to France. Their target is a Roman Catholic spiritual item, the Document of Constantine. After enduring the super-fast plane, Touma and Motoharu jump off the plane with parachutes down into Avignon as Touma screams in terror.

Adapted From

 * Chapter 1 Parts 1-3 & 6-7, Chapter 2 Parts 1, 3, 5 & 7, & 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 a response to the riots.

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
 * Kazakiri Hyouka

New Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Oyafune Suama
 * Saigo
 * Unnamed News Anchor (voice-only)
 * Unnamed female engineer
 * Oyafune Monaka

Abilities

 * Teleport - Shirai Kuroko, Level 4.
 * Electromaster (Railgun-variant) - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5.
 * Imagine Breaker - Kamijou Touma, Level 0.

Locations

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

New Locations

 * Academy City
 * School District 3
 * International Exhibition Hall
 * France
 * Avignon
 * Avignon

Trivia

 * Anime original scenes appear in the episode, mostly expanding on Index and Mikoto's whereabouts.
 * While giving herself and Sphynx a bath, Index sings A Certain Tune but this time adding the lyrics "ofuro" (bath) to it.
 * An HsAFH-11 is briefly seen in the Interceptor Show.
 * Both the Imagine Breaker and Kuroko's teleport sound effects are changed from their previous sound during this episode.
 * 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.

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.

Cultural References

 * A  is seen on top of the tank in the Interceptor Show.
 * A is seen mounted on the belly of the HsAFH-11 in the Interceptor Show as well.
 * Tsuchimikado Motoharu uses a in this episode, and uses it for the rest of the arc.

Animation Trivia

 * Despite the previous season's penultimate episode showing that it was the autumn season, the trees and the surrounding mountains near Touma's school no longer has autumn colors and instead shown to be green instead.
 * The French displayed on the signs shown in the news is incorrect, mostly due to bad or awkward syntax, but roughly translated, they mean:
 * Nous Résister: We Resist. "Nous Résistons" would be the proper translation.
 * Ne partez pas de Côté de Dieu: Do Not Leave the Side of God. "Ne Laissez Pas Dieu de Côté" would carry the same meaning better.