Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Episode 18

Bust Upper (巨乳御手 (バストアッパー) ) is the 18th episode of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T. It will be broadcast on August 7th 2020.

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Saten Ruiko
 * Aogami Pierce (fantasy)
 * Mugino Shizuri
 * Kinuhata Saiai
 * Takitsubo Rikou
 * Frenda Seivelun
 * Yoshikawa Kikyou (fantasy, posed as Misaka Mikoto)
 * Yomikawa Aiho (fantasy)
 * Tsuchimikado Maika (fantasy, posed as Kinuhata Saiai)
 * Yumiya Rakko (fantasy, posed as Misaka Mikoto)
 * Kongou Mitsuko (fantasy)
 * Wannai Kinuho (fantasy)
 * Awatsuki Maaya (fantasy)
 * Kuruwa (fantasy, posed as Kihuhata Saiai)
 * Kirifu Megumi (fantasy, posed as Misaka Mikoto)
 * Kobayashi Satori (fantasy)
 * Index Librorum Prohibitorum
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Uiharu Kazari

New Characters

 * Fremea Seivelun (mentioned)
 * Hamazura Shiage
 * Indian Poker Merchant
 * Tsuchimikado Motoharu (fantasy)
 * Kuriba Ryouko (fantasy)
 * Sphynx

Abilities

 * Offense Armor - Kinuhata Saiai, Level 4
 * Electromaster (Railgun-variant) - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5

Locations

 * Academy City
 * School District 7
 * School Garden (referenced)
 * Tokiwadai Dormitory

Trivia

 * With Shiage's appearance in this episode, this means that all three main protagonists of Toaru Majutsu no Index have appeared in Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime adaptation.
 * Index makes a cameo appearance for the first time in Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T.

Referbacks

 * Dream Kikyou referencing her new "NEET" lifestyle is a reference to the fact that she had no employment after the events of August 31 with Accelerator in the timeline.
 * Shiage relates how he had help her fake her age by forging an ID in order to watch an R18 movie, an event that is directly taken from Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume SS2.

Cultural References

 * is a game that uses a toy of the same name to perform tricks.

Differences in Adaptation

 * Some dream sequences from the manga are cut in this episode, including:
 * Mikoto's dream involving Hattori Hanzou, which is also removed in the tankōbon release;
 * Mikoto's dream at A Certain High School, mainly due to Fukiyose's VA being on an indefinite hiatus ; and
 * Mikoto's dream as a road side artist with Fusou Ayame.