Square Enix and HEADLOCK have announced that its free-to-play mobile game A Certain Magical Index: Imaginary Fest will end service on December 2, 2024, at 1 PM Japan Time.
A Certain Magical Index: Imaginary Fest will finish adapting the final arc of the Old Testament, World War III, before the service concludes. Further, a new duo unit of Touma and Accelerator and a playable Kihara Noukan will be available. Various log-in bonuses will be implemented, too.
It’s also worth noting that an offline version of A Certain Magical Index: Imaginary Fest is in development. This version aims to preserve play data and will likely allow users to view past scenarios and artwork. However, combat, collaborations, and other facets will not be available. The team is still working on the specifics of this release.
Alongside this news, the team announced that a five-year anniversary book is in production. It will contain character costumes, illustrations, and various artwork from other artists who worked on the series. The specifics of this art book are still being worked on.
You can view the unveiled artwork for the A Certain Magical Index: Imaginary Fest memorial anniversary book below. Pre-orders will become available on September 30, 2024, ahead of a December 2024 release.
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.
- The second art book of A Certain Magical Index New Testament was announced.
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.
