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 was 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
 * Yomikawa Aiho (fantasy)
 * Tsuchimikado Maika (fantasy, posed as Kinuhata Saiai)
 * Kongou Mitsuko (fantasy)
 * Wannai Kinuho (fantasy)
 * Awatsuki Maaya (fantasy)
 * Kirifu Megumi (fantasy, posed as Misaka Mikoto)
 * Kobayashi Satori (fantasy)
 * Index Librorum Prohibitorum (cameo)
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Uiharu Kazari

New Characters

 * Fremea Seivelun (mentioned)
 * Hamazura Shiage
 * Indian Poker Merchant
 * Yoshikawa Kikyou (fantasy, posed as Misaka Mikoto)
 * Tsuchimikado Motoharu (fantasy)
 * Yumiya Rakko (fantasy, posed as Misaka Mikoto)
 * Matsunoyama Shigemi (fantasy)
 * Kuruwa (fantasy, posed as Kihuhata Saiai)
 * Kuriba Ryouko (fantasy)
 * Sphynx (cameo)
 * Fusou Ayame (indirectly referenced)

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

 * 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

 * The scene with ITEM at the beginning of the episode is originally a flashback in the manga.
 * 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 as a road side artist with Fusou Ayame (though was mentioned in her monologue) ; and
 * Mikoto's dream at A Certain High School, mainly due to Fukiyose's VA being on an indefinite hiatus.

Animation Trivia

 * The fan that Takitsubo holds in this episode is rendered in CGI.