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Re:Zero Anime's 3rd Season's Trailer Previews Counterattack Arc
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The staff of the third season of the Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- anime began streaming a new trailer for the "Hangeki-hen" (Counterattack Arc) on Wednesday:
The "Hangeki-hen" (Counterattack Arc) will begin on February 5. Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs.
The third season's "Shūgeki-hen" (Attack Arc) premiered on October 2 on TOKYO MX, AT-X, and other channels, with a 90-minute special. The anime is also streaming on the ABEMA and d Anime Store services in Japan. Each arc will have eight episodes.
Konomi Suzuki, who performed the opening theme songs for the series' first two seasons, is performing the new season's opening theme song "Reweave." Sabō Karasuya wrote the lyrics, and Tom-H@ck scored the guitar rock number's music. Music unit MYTH & ROID are performing the ending theme song "NOX LUX."
The 25-episode first anime season of Tappei Nagatsuki's Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- light novel series premiered in April 2016. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan. Crunchyroll is also streaming both the Re:Zero ~Starting Break Time From Zero~ and Re:PETIT ~Starting Life in Another World from PETIT~ short anime spinoff series. Funimation released the television anime on home video with an English dub in June 2018.
The anime has inspired two original video anime (OVA) volumes, titled Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Memory Snow and Re:ZERO - Starting Life in Another World - The Frozen Bond. Crunchyroll began streaming the Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Memory Snow OVA in February 2020 and added Re:ZERO - Starting Life in Another World - The Frozen Bond in April 2020.
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Director's Cut, an updated version of the television anime's first season, premiered in January 2020. The new edit of the first 25-episode season adds some new footage and reworks the episodes to run in a one-hour timeslot. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime.
The anime's second season premiered in July 2020, delayed from its original April 2020 premiere date due to the effect of COVID-19 on the show's production. The second season's latter half premiered in January 2021. Crunchyroll streamed the second season as it aired in Japan.
Source: Press release
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