FUNimation has slid in a new announcement today which stems from the reveal of some of this on the subscription schedule with the acquisition of A Certain Magical Index II and A Certain Magical Index The Movie licenses. There’s very little in the way of details at the moment but A Certain Magical Index II will be streaming 2 episodes per week for FUNimation EVS Subscribers starting January 14th, and for non subscribers on January 31st. You can find all the show related material here: http://funimation.com/a-certain-magical-index.
When it comes to future home video releases, they stated: “We do not currently have a confirmed released date on these titles; however, as soon as we do we’ll let you all know!”
Series concept: Index is still a fugitive and many powerful Magical organizations and individuals want to take her to use the books in her memory eliminating her in the process. War between those organizations is also starting to emerge. Index can only rely on her friend Touma who has always protected her along with Misaka and other friends from the Academy.
Movie concept: In the movie’s story, just before the completion of the Academy City space elevator “Endymion”, the main characters Kamijou and Index encounter a level 0 girl named Arisa. The Magicians are after Arisa, and they attack Academy City. A female leader named Shattoaura leads a unit from Academy City against the attack. Kamijou and Index learn from Stiyl that Arisa is key to a brewing war between the sides of Magic and Science.