Re:Zero season 3 reveals new key visual ahead of October 2024 premiere

On Saturday, August 10, 2024, the official website and X (formerly Twitter) handle for the Re:Zero season 3 unveiled its third key visual, featuring Subaru Natsuki and Emilia, with other characters in the background. The sequel is set to premiere in October 2024 with a 90-minute episode. Prior to that, the episode will be theatrically screened in Japan on August 30, 2024.

Produced by White Fox, Re:Zero season 3 is set to pick up the narrative from the previous installment, which was released in two parts. The first part aired 13 episodes from July 2020 to September 2020, while the second half released 12 episodes from January 2021 to March 2021.

The anime serves as an adaptation of the light novel series, written by Nagatsuki Teppei, and illustrated by Ootsuka Shinichiro. Media Factory has been publishing the light novel since January 2014.

Re:Zero season 3 new key visual depicts Subaru and Emilia in a picturesque setting

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The official staff for Re:Zero season 3 unveiled the third key visual on Saturday, August 10, 2024. The illustration depicts the protagonist, Subaru Natsuki, and the main heroine, Emilia, set in a picturesque valley. Subaru and Emilia are seen smiling joyfully and close to each other.

Besides them, the visual depicts Beatrice, Otto Suwen, and Fredericka's younger brother, Garfiel Tinsel, in the background. However, the visual's major highlight is Subaru and Emilia's beautiful chemistry.

The third key visual for Re:Zero season 3 (Image via White Fox)

Interestingly, the illustration has a catchphrase in Japanese, which reads as the following when translated into English:

"Stand up against the worst disaster no matter how many times."

Aside from the visual, the official staff has revealed the design for season 2's Blu-ray BOX. The illustration features Beatrice and Ram, with tears in their eyes. The visual has been drawn by the previous installment's character designer & chief animation director, Kyuuta Sakai.

The series is scheduled to be released in October 2024, with a 90-minute special premiere. The anime will hold an advanced theatrical screening starting August 30, 2024, in Japanese theatres. Crunchyroll will stream the series for international audiences as it airs in Japan.

Cast and staff for Re:Zero season 3

The anime sees a returning cast, with Yusuke Kobayashi as Subaru Natsuki, Rie Takahashi as Emilia, Kohei Amasaki as Otto Suwen, Satomi Arai as Beatrice, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Garfiel Tinsel, Chinatsu Akasaki as Felt, Yuichi Nakamura as Reinhard Van Astrea, and others.

Masahiro Shinohara directs the series at White Fox Studios, with Masahiro Yokotani returning as the series composer. Haruka Sagawa is enlisted as the chief animation director and character designer, while Kenichiro Suehiro returns as the music composer.

Re:Zero season 3 is set to adapt the fifth arc (volume 16) from the light novel, titled The Stars That Engrave History. As such, the season will show Anastasia inviting Emilia, Priscilla, Crusch, and Felt to the Watergate City of Priestella, where trouble lurks in the corner. Therefore, Subaru will throw himself to the action to save Emilia and others from a terrifying foe.