Record of Ragnarok Season 4 Update: Why Fans Must Wait Until 2027 or 2028 for Netflix Return

Netflix's major supernatural action series, Record of Ragnarok (Shūmatsu no Valkyrie), continues to perform strongly across global streaming metrics, solidifying its position as a key anime title for the platform. Following the successful launch of the third season on December 10, 2025, which maintained the franchise's reputation for high-stakes battle choreography and powerful musical scores, fan speculation regarding a fourth installment has intensified. The third season featured composer Yasuharu Takanashi and was produced by Yumeta Company and Maru Animation, introducing new staff and character designers.

The Manga's Pace Dictates Anime Production

Despite significant audience demand and the series' impressive retention rates, the timeline for Record of Ragnarok Season 4 is strictly governed by the progress of its original manga source material. The anime adaptation adheres to a clear structural requirement: it needs exactly three fully completed battle rounds from the manga before entering the production phase for a new season.

The source manga, written by Shinya Umemura and Takumi Fukui with artwork by Azychika, has successfully concluded Rounds 10 and 11 as of the close of 2025. However, the crucial twelfth round remains in its nascent developmental stages. This necessity for complete, finalized source material naturally imposes a significant temporal constraint on the anime’s continuation. Furthermore, the expansive nature of the franchise, which includes popular character-focused spin-offs like the ongoing series centered on Jack the Ripper, underscores how deeply the anime’s future relies on the forward movement of the core manga narrative.

Projected Release Window for Season 4

Although an official renewal announcement from Netflix for Season 4 is still pending, industry performance indicators and the robust success of the existing seasons suggest that a green light is highly probable. The substantial remaining narrative arcs and the enduring international popularity of the series ensure sustained investment from the platform.

However, accounting for the necessary time required for the twelfth manga battle to conclude and for the subsequent full animation production cycle, the most realistic projection places the premiere of Record of Ragnarok Season 4 well into the latter half of 2027, or potentially early 2028. The anime community should anticipate a longer-than-usual hiatus, but the return of this mythological battle epic remains highly anticipated and ultimately inevitable.