There’s no better feeling for anime fans than getting surprise announcements or updates on their favorite series. The fans of A Certain Scientific Railgun anime are currently experiencing that feeling as a sequel season of the anime has been announced. While the information is scarce, fans finally have something to look forward to.
Kazuma Kamachi’s A Certain Magical Index anime was first released in 2008. A Certain Scientific Railgun is a spin-off of the original series, which began its run in 2009. Both anime started around the same time, but A Certain Magical Index serves as the proper introduction. This is the reason why fans have been eagerly waiting for Index season 4 as well.
After 5 years, A Certain Scientific Railgun Season 4 has been officially announced
The fourth season of A Certain Scientific Railgun has been officially announced along with a trailer. The announcement came as a huge surprise, as the third season of the anime aired almost five years ago in 2020. There have been no additional updates regarding the release window except for the fact that Studio J.C. Staff will be the animation studio at the helm.
A Certain Scientific Railgun Season 4 Officially Announced!
✨ More: https://t.co/eFoZ2Dogfv
pic.twitter.com/KrB7cexjJb— AnimeTV チェーン (@animetv_jp) February 16, 2025
Most fans were extremely happy with the announcement and shared their excitement in the comments. However, many even questioned the state of A Certain Magical Index season 4.
Honestly, looking for Season 4 of Index. It’s only been like 5 years 10 months 11 days or so. pic.twitter.com/HpZpzyCBhS
— Danny (@DubbinDanno) February 17, 2025
ig they have just abandoned index at this point lol
— Kirtesh (@xxetrikk) February 16, 2025
No index and no accelerator yet. wtf. They going for another 8 year gap between index 3 and 4?
— Yamato (I Just Play Video Games) (@YamatoKusunoki) February 16, 2025
We need certain magic index continuation plz not this although I like this too
— User007 (@Arijit_O07) February 16, 2025
A simple look at the fans’ anticipation for the upcoming season of A Certain Magical Index suggests that the series is fairly popular. The last season of the anime, season 3, concluded its run in 2019, and it’s surprising how Railgun took precedence over Index. There are some reasons why that ended up happening, but this might be a good sign for the fandom. But, the question that inevitably comes to mind is about the future of Index season 4.
Is A Certain Magical Index next on the list?
Up until the third season of Index, the anime was a good adaptation of the light novel. However, the third season of the anime omitted some important plotlines from the source material. This has led to some problems in the overall continuity and any upcoming addition to the anime is bound to suffer as a result.
This is one of the main problems why the creators might be hesitant to pick up the anime again. Meanwhile, Railgun has had great momentum so far and it is arguably more interesting and popular than Index. So, it might be difficult to say exactly when Index season 4 might come. However, the reception of A Certain Scientific Railgun Season 4 could play a key role in Index’s comeback by serving as a nudge for the makers.
A Certain Scientific Railgun is available to stream on Crunchyroll.
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