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Masahiro Shinohara, the new director of Re:Zero season 3 shed light on what fans can expect from the upcoming season in a recent interview with Anime Corner.
Shinohara, who is stepping into the role previously held by Masaharu Watanabe, expressed the excitement and immense pressure he felt leading a popular series like Re:Zero.
“I was asked to become the new Director, and for a popular series like Re:Zero, there was so much pressure for me to be able to live up to its reputation. But I think that just as we went from Season 1 to Season 2, I wanted to keep up that same momentum as we go into Season 3.“
However, he revealed his intention to start the new season with a powerful opening that will set the tone for what’s to come.
“Rather than trying to keep things relatively calm or not go too hard in the first episode, I wanted to actually do the opposite and really power up and make sure that Season 3 starts off strong and continues strong.“
One of the notable aspects Shinohara pointed about season 3 is the increased focus on characters beyond the protagonist, Subaru Natsuki, and his camp.
The director revealed that the upcoming season will give more screen time and development to the other camps and characters in the series, as he felt that the previous seasons didn’t provide as many opportunities for these characters to shine.
“So in season three, it’s not only focused on just Subaru and the Subaru camp. The other camps are also brought into the fold and they will be brought forward so that they’re also in the spotlight. So it’s not only about Subaru—the other camps and the other characters will get more of a chance to be able to show their highlights. And I think in the previous season there were not as many opportunities for that.“
Shinohara hopes that these changes will be well-received by fans.
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World season 3 will start airing in October 2024.
The first episode of season 3 will be a special 90-minute broadcast, equivalent to four regular episodes.
Moreover, the 90-minute special episode will hit the theatres across Japan on Aug 30, 2024, ahead of its TV broadcast.
The season is animated by White Fox and directed by Masahiro Shinohara, with Haruka Sagawa serving as character designer.
Re:Zero season 1 of the anime adaptation, produced by White Fox, aired from April to September 2016, starting with an hour-long special. The first of two OVA based on the series was released in October 2018, and the second OVA was released in November 2019.
A second season aired in a split-cour format, with the first half airing from July to September 2020, and the second half airing from January to March 2021.
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World is a Japanese light novel series written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Shin’ichiro Otsuka. The series was initially serialized on the website Shosetsuka ni Naro from 2012 onwards.
The series’ first three arcs have been adapted into separate manga series. The first, by Daichi Matsue, was published between June 2014 and March 2015. The second, by Makoto Fugetsu, has been published by Square Enix since October 2014. Matsue launched the third adaptation, also published by Media Factory, in May 2015. Additionally, Media Factory has published two anthology manga with stories by different artists.
Source: Anime Corner
