Mikagami Nagisa's Clique (水鏡凪紗の派閥 Mikagami Nagisa no Habatsu?, alt. "Mikagami Nagisa's Faction"), also referred to as the Mikagami Clique (水鏡派閥 Mikagami Habatsu?, alt. "Mikagami Faction"), was the second largest clique in Tokiwadai Middle School, one year prior to the main story, led by Mikagami Nagisa.[2]
Principles[]
Examples of what Mikagami's ability can do for her clique members.
The Mikagami Clique was the second-largest of Tokiwadai's 'big three' cliques (behind the Sha Clique and ahead of the Hasekura Clique), one year before the main story, during Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki's first year at Tokiwadai Middle School.[2] It was led by third year student Mikagami Nagisa, whose Oil Direction ability allowed her to manipulate oil, including the fats in the human body,[2] with no number two position.[3] Around 19% of Tokiwadai's students were members of the clique.[4] According to Shokuhou Misaki's analysis, ignoring numbers and in terms of power, the clique was the second most powerful of the three, behind the Hasekura Clique.[5]
According to Kessai Kiyoshi (a first-year member of the Hasekura Clique but actually related to Sha Danshan),[2][6] of the big three cliques, it was said to be working the hardest to get results,[2] apparently made up of students who were mostly drawn to her oil control ability and sought her to fulfill their own desires (such as manipulating fat in their body to enhance their bust or slim them down), with Mikagami only doing this for those who contributed the most to her clique.[2]
Background[]
In her years before middle school, Mikagami Nagisa was continually approached by people who sought help from her ability, to the extent that most of her free time was taken up by it.[7] In an effort to change this, when she entered Tokiwadai, she formed a clique and made it a rule that she would only use her ability for others as a reward, in an effort to minimize people approaching her.[7] However, Mikagami underestimated how many people cared about their appearance and were willing to join, as well as the effort they would put in to get results, to the extent that the Mikagami Clique overtook the Hasekura Clique to briefly become Tokiwadai's number one clique before being overtaken by the Sha Clique.[7]
Chronology[]
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun[]
Railgun Past Arc[]
- Main article: Railgun Past Arc
The two cliques confronting each other.
During the summer,[8] after the clique leaders' initial encounter with Misaka Mikoto in May,[9] the Mikagami Clique was involved in a conflict with the Hasekura Clique, secretly engineered by Sha Danshan to undermine her rivals' progress while Hasekura Reiri was away for a demonstration in Paris.[8][10][11][6] After the initial attack on Kazan'in Tsukasa, supposedly by the ability of Enjou Kasumi whom she quarreled with earlier in the day, the Mikagami Clique angrily confronted the Hasekura Clique who denied the allegations. A further attack that injured another Mikagami Clique member led to the nearby Kessai being targeted for retaliation,[8] though it was stopped by Misaka Mikoto and Shin'enkouji Rurikakesu.[10]
While others in the clique were in favor of striking back, an internally-dismayed Mikagami rejected it, though she was dissuaded from trying to resolve things by apologizing.[8][10] While she was walking with Sukezawa Sena and Kadosaka Rina, they were ambushed by Yasutoba Suika, who had ignored Hasekura's orders not to do anything until she returned, intending to take out Mikagami herself.[7][12] After an initial escape and Mikagami venting her frustrations, Sukezawa and Kadosaka decided to face Yasutoba themselves to make up for the stress they'd put their leader under.[12] They were defeated but refused to call their leader over, however Mikagami returned before they were harmed further and managed to defeat Yasutoba, despite her opponent's attempts to rattle her through comments about her clique members only wanting her for her power.[12][13]
After this ambush, tensions remained high, with certain members of the Mikagami Clique in favor of a counterattack against the Hasekura Clique. Walking home at night after voicing such thoughts at a meeting, Urui Aika spotted Misaka Mikoto practicing her new technique and on trying to leave, accidentally ran into a group from the Hasekura Clique. A clash of esper abilities resulted, with Mikoto intervening on the outnumbered Urui's behalf.[14] When this initially secret help was exposed, Amano Ayane challenged Mikoto to test her power, leading to her Railgun being used in action for the first time to save the Hasekura girls from a severed wind turbine blade. Urui thanked Mikoto afterwards, though she noted that others in the clique might be upset about the interference.[15]
Mikagami addressing her clique.
After Hasekura returned and began her own investigation into the conflict, Mikagami agreed to her offer of a temporary truce in light of a potential external culprit.[15][11][16] Most of her clique voiced objections, but Mikagami quelled them by promising to use her ability for every one of them if the culprit was caught and the conflict ended.[16] When Hasekura tried to provoke the mastermind into action by making it appear as though Shokuhou was aiding her, members of the Mikagami clique discussed the rumors, believing the ruse.[16]
When the Hasekura Clique confronted Montgolfier, the company suspected of being behind the attack, the Mikagami Clique provided reinforcements along with the Sha Clique after a battle broke out, though Mikagami had previously been reluctant to put her girls in danger.[17][6]
Remaining tensions between the Hasekura and Mikagami cliques at the theatre.
As she had promised, Mikagami gave everyone in her clique beauty treatments after the conflict was resolved, though by October a number of them were regretting their choices.[5] Around this time, some members of the clique went to see a performance of commedia dell'arte at a theatre in School District 9, as part of their art appreciation elective, along with members of the Hasekura Clique (with things still somewhat on edge between them despite the conflict's conclusion) and Shokuhou Misaki. During the performance, a fire broke out backstage, which the Tokiwadai students only learned about on their way out.[5] Although briefly overwhelmed by the panicking crowd, crowd control and prompting from Shokuhou led the students to all work together in ensuring that everyone got out safely.[18]
Two members of the former clique post-beauty treatment, with two Hasekura Clique members looking on.
Not long afterwards, having fulfilled her pledge to her girls, Mikagami kept her promise and disbanded her clique.[1]
Mikagami and her former clique during her graduation.
When Mikagami graduated at the start of Tokiwadai's current year, the members of her former clique bade her a tearful farewell. Among her former clique, Kazan'in Tsukasa, Asakura Olivia Moa and Urui Aika also graduated.[19]
Known Members[]
Named Members[]
Unnamed Members[]
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A girl with a bowl cut and a low fringe which hides her eyes.[8] She was apprehensive about the possibility and the risks of a clique conflict.[8] Her ability is currently unknown. She was a 3rd year student.[20] She was with Urui Aika and Asakura Olivia Moa when they were ambushed during the initial stages of the clique conflict, sustaining a head injury during the attack.[8] She later appeared at the meeting where Mikagami informed her clique about the truce with Hasekura, next to Urui on the back row, quiet and with her head bandaged.[16] |
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A girl with short/medium-length hair.[14] She was in favor of finishing things when Urui proposed a counterattack against the Hasekura Clique,[14] and was against accepting the truce proprosal, agreeing with another's sentiment on why they had to compromise when it was the other side who had started it.[16] Her ability is currently unknown. She was present during a meeting of clique members Urui Aika attended,[14] after the attack on Mikagami Nagisa and shortly before the second incident in the conflict that Mikoto was involved in.[14] She later appeared at the meeting where Mikagami informed her clique about the truce with Hasekura, on the front row near Kazan'in and among those against the truce.[16] She was present when the Mikagami Clique reinforced the Hasekura Clique during the raid on Montgolfier.[6] |
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A girl with a horizontal fringe and long hair tied into low twintails.[14] Her personality is largely unknown, but she seems to have been among those who were more uneasy than belligerent during the clique conflict.[14] Her ability is currently unknown. She was present during a meeting of clique members Urui Aika attended,[14] after the attack on Mikagami Nagisa and shortly before the second incident in the conflict that Mikoto was involved in.[14] She mentioned she had heard Hasekura had told her clique not to fight on mention of a counterattack.[14] She later appeared at the meeting where Mikagami informed her clique about the truce with Hasekura, surprised at the acceptance of the proposal.[16] She was present when the Mikagami Clique reinforced the Hasekura Clique during the raid on Montgolfier.[6] |
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A girl with long hair.[14] Though friendly towards her friends, offering to escort Urui home after their late meeting,[14] she was against a truce, believing their rival to be up to no good.[16] Her ability is currently unknown. She was present during a meeting of clique members Urui Aika attended,[14] after the attack on Mikagami Nagisa and shortly before the second incident in the conflict that Mikoto was involved in.[14] She later appeared at the meeting where Mikagami informed her clique about the truce with Hasekura, on the front row and among those who were against the proposal, believing Hasekura was diverting blame and buying time to scheme.[16] After the clique's reward and disbandment, her beautified self was seen by a pair from the Hasekura Clique.[1] |
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A girl with a right-sided ponytail.[14] Her personality is largely unknown, but she was shocked and objected to the truce during the clique conflict, arguing why they had to compromise when it was the other side who had started it.[16] Her ability is currently unknown. She was present during a meeting of clique members Urui Aika attended,[14] after the attack on Mikagami Nagisa and shortly before the second incident in the conflict that Mikoto was involved in.[14] She later appeared at the meeting where Mikagami informed her clique about the truce with Hasekura, on the front row near Kazan'in and among those argued against compromising, though she sat back down after Mikagami's promise of a reward.[16] She was present when the Mikagami Clique reinforced the Hasekura Clique during the raid on Montgolfier.[6] After the clique's reward and disbandment, her beautified self was seen by a pair from the Hasekura Clique.[1] |
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Kazan'in Tsukasa's friend, with short/medium-length hair, curling inwards lower down, an exposed forehead and notable eyebrows of a darker shade.[8] Like her friend, she had a darker hair shade in the initial magazine chapter releases.[8] Her personality is largely unknown, though she kept her friend from getting into a fight.[8] Her ability is currently unknown. She was with Kazan'in Tsukasa during her initial argument with Enjou Kasumi and acted to stop a fight breaking out alongside Enjou's friend.[8] She parted ways with Kazan'in shortly before the attack on her which set off the clique conflict.[8] She was present alongside her friend when the Mikagami Clique reinforced the Hasekura Clique during the raid on Montgolfier.[6] She graduated at the start of the current year.[19] |
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A girl with long hair, parted on the top-left side of her head.[8] Details concerning her personality and her ability are currently unknown. She was present during the initial group confrontation between the Mikagami and Hasekura cliques after the attack on Kazan'in Tsukasa, alongside Urui Aika and Asakura Olivia Moa.[8] |
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A girl with a bob cut and a headband.[14] Details concerning her personality and her ability are currently unknown. She was present during a meeting of clique members Urui Aika attended,[14] after the attack on Mikagami Nagisa and shortly before the second incident in the conflict that Mikoto was involved in.[14] |
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A girl with a bob or bowl cut and a horizontal fringe.[14] Details concerning her personality and her ability are currently unknown. She was present alongside another clique member, shooting a look at some nearby Hasekura girls while having tea, illustrating the state of tension at the time,[14] after the attack on Mikagami Nagisa and shortly before the second incident in the conflict that Mikoto was involved in.[14] |
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A girl with long, wavy hair.[14] Details concerning her personality and her ability are currently unknown. She was present alongside another clique member, shooting a look at some nearby Hasekura girls while having tea, illustrating the state of tension at the time,[14] after the attack on Mikagami Nagisa and shortly before the second incident in the conflict that Mikoto was involved in.[14] |
Trivia[]
- Similar to the other two cliques in the 'big three', all members of the Mikagami clique seen so far as of Chapter 143 have light-colored hair, depicted with white in the monochrome sections of the manga, like with their leader (blonde in her case).[8][10][7][12][14][16][17][6][21]
- Kazan'in Tsukasa and her unnamed friend had darker shades of hair in the initial magazine release of Chapter 133, but this was changed in the tankobon version and future magazine releases afterwards.[8][4] Sukezawa Sena also had a darker shade in the magazine release of Chapter 132, but this was changed by Chapter 134 and similarly changed in the tankobon version of Chapter 132.[9][10][4]
- With the exception of Kazan'in Tsukasa (who uses compressed air), the majority of the known abilities among the clique's members, at the time of Chapter 143's release, involve the manipulation of chemical substances, including oil, natural rubber, keratin, chitin, and calcium.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 147
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 131
- ↑ Ogino Kentarou, Twitter
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Volume 17
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 144
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 143
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 135
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 133
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 132
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 134
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 140
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 136
- ↑ Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 137
- ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15 14.16 14.17 14.18 14.19 14.20 14.21 14.22 14.23 14.24 14.25 14.26 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 138
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 139
- ↑ 16.00 16.01 16.02 16.03 16.04 16.05 16.06 16.07 16.08 16.09 16.10 16.11 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 141
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 142
- ↑ Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 145
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 151
- ↑ Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Volume 18 - 4-Koma Bonus: Two Years Ago, Part 2
- ↑ Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Volume 17 Cover
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