Look at all the girls surrounding him ^_^

Whether wewe care for long expositions not, they’re one of the defining points of this series and we’re aliyopewa a big dose of it this week. Personally, I’m not a shabiki of it being overused for story progression, but surprisingly didn’t mind when a good chunk of this episode was devoted to explaining Oriana’s abilities and why she has the nickname “Route Disturb”. Admittedly, that’s mostly attributed to the fact that she had just shown up recently though. It may be hard to believe, but I was actually curious about her character beyond her scant choice of clothing. The way the story...

Shirai Kuroko (白井 黒子 Shirai Kuroko) is a level 4 esper and a student of Tokiwadai Middle School, as well as a member of Judgment. She can usually be found accompanying the third-ranked Level 5 esper Misaka Mikoto — her best friend, partner, and roommate. Though a minor character in Toaru Majutsu no Index, she gets a starring role alongside Mikoto in the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun sidestory.

Kuroko is a girl with auburn hair tied into two curly pigtails; the rest of her hair is left to hang as two rows of fringes divided in the middle. Her pigtails are tied in place kwa a red bow each.
As...