List of Re:Zero episodes
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World is an anime television series based on the light novel series Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Shinichirou Otsuka. The series follows Subaru Natsuki (Yūsuke Kobayashi), a high school student transported to another world with the power to rewind time upon his death. Masaharu Watanabe serves as series director for the first two seasons, while Masahiro Shinohara succeeded his role beginning with the third season. Masahiro Yokotani serves as the series composition writer, while Kyuta Sakai serves as both a character designer and chief animation director. The series is streamed by Crunchyroll.
Re:Zero premiered on April 3, 2016, with the first season airing across four networks: TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, and AT-X. The first season concluded on September 19. After season one, two original video animations (OVAs) based on the series were released on October 6, 2018, and November 8, 2019, respectively. On March 23, 2019, it was announced that a second season was in production with the original cast and staff reprised returning for the second season. The season was originally set to release in April 2020, before being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was aired in two parts, with the first half releasing from July 8 to September 30, 2020, and the second half airing on January 6, 2021. The third season was also released in two parts, with the first batch of eight episodes premiering on October 2, 2024, and concluding on November 20, the second batch episodes premiered on February 5, 2025, and concluded on March 26, 2025. Immediately following the conclusion of the third season, a fourth was announced to be in production. The first and second batch episodes for the fourth season are respectively set to premiere on April 8, 2026, and August 12 of the same year.
Along with the first season's initial broadcast, a series of shorts featuring chibi style versions of the characters, titled Re:Zero − Starting Break Time From Zero (Re:ゼロから始める休憩時間, Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Bureiku Taimu) and produced by Studio Puyukai, aired on AT-X after each episode of the series, starting on April 8, 2016. It was replaced by a new series of shorts, titled Re:Petit − Starting Life in Another World from Petit (Re:プチから始める異世界生活, Re:Puchi kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu), which began airing on June 24, 2016. Additional episodes of Re:Zero − Starting Break Time From Zero were released alongside the second and third seasons.