Third Season of 'Toaru Majutsu no Index' Announced for 2018

by Stark700
Sep 30, 2017 11:42 PM | 129 Comments

At the Dengeki Bunko Autumn Festival 2017, it was announced that Kazuma Kamachi and Kiyotaka Haimura's Toaru Majutsu no Index (A Certain Magical Index) light novel series will receive a third anime season in 2018. The new anime series will debut as a part of the 2018-nen To Aru Project (A Certain Project 2018).

The action fantasy light novel series was published under the Dengeki Bunko imprint between 2004 and 2010 for a total of 24 volumes. A sequel novel series titled Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index (A Certain Magic Index: New Testament) began its publication in 2011 and currently has 18 volumes in print, with the 19th volume scheduled to be released on October 7. The series has inspired two TV anime seasons in Fall 2008 and Fall 2010, a movie in February 2013, as well as multiple manga adaptations.

A spin-off manga drawn by Motoi Fuyukawa titled Toaru Majutsu no Index Gaiden: Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (A Certain Scientific Railgun) has been serialized in Dengeki Daioh magazine since 2007 and currently has 12 volumes in print, with the latest released in November 2016. The series has also been adapted into two TV anime seasons in Fall 2009 and Spring 2013.

Yen Press licensed the original light novel series in English, and published the 12th volume on August 22. Funimation licensed both anime series for North American distribution. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the spin-off manga in 2011, and published the 12th compiled volume on July 25.

Announcement

Official site: http://toaru-project.com/
Official twitter: @toaru_project

Source: Dengeki Online

Toaru Majutsu no Index III on MAL

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Can't wait. glad a third season is being produced

Sep 27, 2018 4:10 AM by shintai88

Collab. w. SAO Alicization
https://moca-news.net/article/20180927/2018092717000b_/01/

Sep 27, 2018 1:11 AM by tsubasalover

Fridays 22:00 (10:00 p.m.) via AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, and MBS starting October 5
http://moca-news.net/article/20180806/2018080612000b_/01/

OP: "Gravitation" by Maon Kurosaki
ED by Yuka Iguchi

OP lyric is written by Mami Kawada
https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1534730243

Aug 8, 2018 12:16 AM by tsubasalover

"OMG OMG OMG OMG I'M F*****G STOKED!!!!!" says DRag0NS1ayR Excitedly.

May 19, 2018 7:46 AM by DRag0NS1ayR

If it's coming out in Summer season it would have been announced already, especially during Anime Japan. So looks like it will be Fall season unless it gets delayed. Fall season will be a big season with Index III, SAO Alicization and possibly DanMachi S2 airing.

Mar 23, 2018 10:59 PM by AP24

I'm just glad the series is coming back for more fun.

Mar 8, 2018 12:45 PM by zrdb

Ray_Light said:
Othinus time?

It's too early to have Othinus shows up in the anime, maybe in Season 4/NT anime if they want to adapted the whole OT novels in this season.

Although Othinus already get her voice actor in a video game lol.

Mar 8, 2018 2:50 AM by MahiaErebeaNegi

Othinus time?

At least they can count until three unlike Valve :P

Mar 8, 2018 12:44 AM by Rayl1ght

I still feel like this is a very long april fools joke. I have been hurt too much to believe such an amazing thing as Index S3 being legit, lol

Dec 2, 2017 12:30 PM by supermegasonic

I screamed like a little girl.

Oct 10, 2017 9:43 PM by Lolitroy

nikki-chan92 said:

ainky said:
Any chance for a 3rd season of Railgun?

https://twitter.com/Anime/status/914391947976069122 re-post of this link. Since the project for 2018 isn't solely for index the odds for content that is specific to railgun are quite favorable.

There's also a chance that Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator gets a animation as well

Oct 5, 2017 11:01 PM by NekoArcueid

Wow! I just recently rewatched the series in chronological order so I'm hella hyped for this. Looking forward to Accelerator wrecking shit in a blizzard.

Oct 5, 2017 2:26 PM by RancidLemons

2018 will be a great year. Death March, Tate no Yuusha, Index III, Steins;Gate 0, Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel movies, Code Geass Resurrection(maybe?), Overlord S2.

Heck, there's even a Professor Layton anime.

Oct 4, 2017 7:35 AM by Grey-Zone

You see the Toaru in my username? I'VE BEEN WAITING YEARS FOR THIS. FINALLY. SALVATION!

Oct 3, 2017 11:31 PM by Toarujisuru

hazerddex said:

_Kairu_ said:
I wonder who will do the OP's now that Mami Kawada is retired. Maybe had them pre-recorded? We'll find out soon enough.

is the band retired or just one person?

She is the singer, not band.

Oct 3, 2017 4:46 PM by lazy_Modifier

This is nice. I have to watch S2 now!

Oct 2, 2017 6:55 PM by Mayuka

Cool! This is going to be awesome in 2018! Yipa! Yipo! Yippee! Aruba-ruba-ruba-ruba-ruba!

Oct 2, 2017 6:47 PM by StupidNewB

It's finally here!

Oct 2, 2017 9:33 AM by lX_Xl

Man, I had this series in plans ever since I got into anime... Maybe now will be a good time to finally get around it >D

Oct 2, 2017 6:28 AM by Kitsu-nee

Mthrfcking rank 1 vs mthrfcking rank 2 battle will be animated after all these years!! And the most important thing, more MISAKA and also more MISAKA and yeah, more MISAKA. Call me the happiest person alive

Oct 2, 2017 3:43 AM by Suntears

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