A fifth season of the anime Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- has been officially announced, with an ultra teaser visual released alongside the news. Author Tappei Nagatsuki says the seventh arc, the story the new season will draw on, is every bit as brutal as the sixth.
The sixth arc is the material adapted in Season 4. He closed the message with a line addressed to the series' protagonist: "Now then, Natsuki Subaru—the next battle begins!"
A franchise in its tenth year
The anime adapts Nagatsuki's light novel series, which is illustrated by Shinichirou Otsuka. The first season aired in 2016, so this year marks the franchise's 10th anniversary. The series has announced 10 major projects to mark the occasion, and the Season 5 announcement is part of that run.
The timing puts the new season directly behind Season 4, which was received strongly by viewers. According to Anime Corner, Season 4 dominated the Spring and Summer seasonal polls, which tally viewer ratings across each broadcast season's new and continuing shows.
Nagatsuki's comparison with the sixth arc is the main signal of what the new season holds. Season 4 was built on that arc, and the author is placing the seventh arc at the same level of severity. His wording suggests the story will not ease off after the events already adapted.
Staff from Season 4
Staff credits for Season 4 give some sense of the production behind the series at this stage. Haruka Sagawa served as character designer and chief animation director. Miori Miyagi, of the studio T2studio, was director of photography. Staff for Season 5 has not been detailed in the announcement.
The ultra teaser visual is the first piece of official material released for the season. A premiere date has not been given.
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