Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 071

The 71st chapter of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun manga was released on May 27, 2014. It serves as the conclusion of the long story arc of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun's Daihaseisai.

Major events

 * Shokuho Misaki restores Mikoto's friends memories of her.
 * Daihaseisai continues as planned, ending with a bonfire dance.

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Saten Ruiko
 * Heaven Canceller
 * Sisters clone
 * Shokuhou Misaki (Mikoto's imagination-only)
 * Kirifu Megumi
 * Wannai Kinuho
 * Awatsuki Maaya
 * Kongou Mitsuko
 * Kamijou Touma

New Characters
No new characters were introduced during this chapter.

Abilities

 * Mental Out - Shokuhou Misaki, Level 5.
 * Float Dial - Awatsuki Maaya, Level 3.
 * Teleport - Shirai Kuroko, Level 4.

New Abilities
No new abilities were introduced in this chapter.

Locations

 * Academy City
 * Heaven Canceller's Hospital
 * Exterior

Trivia

 * This would mark the first time Kazari and Ruiko notices Mikoto's feelings for Touma.

Cultural references

 * Mikoto references her combination with Mitsuko as the Raijin and Fuujin combo respectively, the god of thunder and the god of wind in Japanese mythology and Shintoism.

Referbacks

 * The girl that becomes too dizzy to compete against Ruiko in their race is the girl whose butt Touma accidentally touches in the 67th chapter the Toaru Majutsu no Index manga during A Certain High School's competition against her school.
 * Ruiko saying that "baseball bats is her specialty," may be a reference to her relation with the object in the Toaru Majutsu no Index animated universe, as introduced in the 23rd episode of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun.
 * The events of this bonfire dance is referenced in the prologue of the 11th Toaru Majutsu no Index light novel volume.
 * Dancing in the background during the bonfire dance sequence is the male member of Judgment and the girl he saved back in 4th chapter of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. They were last seen apparently on a date back in chapter 31.
 * Mikoto's speech to Touma regarding the good and bad parts of Academy City is similar to the one she gives to Therestina Kihara Lifeline in the 22nd episode of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S.

Unanswered Questions

 * What happened to Kihara Gensei?
 * What happened to Kouzaku Mitori and Shokuhou Misaki? Did they achieve what they set out to do and saved Dolly's sister?

Quotes

 * Mikoto: "I may have thought she was a disagreeble person...(actually i still do) But if she has her own type of justice and beliefs... the day might come when we can... walk together."—regarding Shokuhou Misaki.
 * Mikoto: "Okay. I'm killing her."—regarding Shokuhou Misaki.
 * Mikoto: "I was saved... by a lot of different friends. I...I can't forgive the unpleasant parts of Academy City that view espers as guinea pigs. But it was coming here that allowed me to meet everyone...And those meetings are a treasure to me... So I want to protect everyone next time. I think that's the only way to pay everyone back."—to Touma.