Kadokawa has listed the store page for the newest art book for A Certain Magical Index, Kiyotaka Haimura Art Collection 4 REBIRTH, for ¥3,960 ahead of a December 6, 2024, release in Japan.
Fans can anticipate 144 pages of over 350 illustrations by Haimura, featuring work from the fourteenth volume to the end of A Certain Magical Index New Testament’s light novel run.
Rough sketches, notable event illustrations, and even new artwork will be present. Plus, a newly written short story by the author of A Certain Magical Index, Kazuma Kamachi, will be available.
Kamachi has unveiled the cover artwork of this upcoming art book, which highlights Index, Othinus, Mikoto, Misaki, and Aleister:
A Certain Magical Index originated as a light novel series before expanding into several other media, such as video games and manga adaptations. In fact, entire spinoffs have been birthed from Magical Index, including the significantly more popular A Certain Scientific Railgun.
Regardless, the Magical Index light novel is still ongoing, as it’s in the midst of its third series, Genesis Testament. The three seasons of the anime have adapted the first light novel series, known as the Old Testament. As of now, the second light novel series taking place right after the first, New Testament, has yet to receive an anime adaption.
- Check out our ongoing reviews of the light novels.
- The eleventh volume of A Certain Magical Index Genesis Testament is available in Japan.
- A Certain Magical Index New Testament volume three is now available in the West.
While countless events and developments occur, A Certain Magical Index primarily follows protagonist Touma Kamijou, a high schooler residing in Academy City, a locale full of Espers. He is a Level 0, those whose Esper abilities are the lowest of the low.
However, Touma is different from the rest of the city since he seemingly has no latent Esper ability at all, instead possessing a mysterious power known as the Imagine Breaker in his right hand, which negates all supernatural phenomena. After meeting a young girl named Index, Touma ends up entangled in various plots involving the Science side and veiled Magic side of the world.
