Masahiro Shinohara, the new director of Re:Zero Season 3 clarified what fans can expect from the upcoming season in a recent interview with Anime Corner.

Shinohara, who is taking over the role previously held by Masaharu Watanabe, expressed the excitement and immense pressure he felt in 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 a lot of pressure to live up to its reputation. But I think just as we went from Season 1 to Season 2, I wanted to keep that same momentum going as we went into Season 3.“

However, he revealed his intention to kick off the new season with a powerful opening that will set the tone for what's to come.

“Instead of trying to keep things relatively calm or not push too hard in the first episode, I wanted to do the opposite and really build on it and make sure that season three started strong and stayed strong.“

One of the notable aspects Shinohara highlighted about the third season is the increased focus on characters beyond the protagonist, Subaru Natsuki, and his group.

The director revealed that the next season will give more screen time and development to the other groups and characters in the series, as he felt that previous seasons did not provide as many opportunities for these characters to shine.

“So in season 3, it's not just about Subaru and the Subaru camp. The other camps are also brought into the fold and will be brought to the forefront so that they're also in the spotlight. So it's not just about Subaru — the other camps and the other characters will have more of a chance to shine. And I think in the previous season there weren't as many opportunities for that.“

Shinohara hopes these changes will be well received by fans.

Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World The third season will begin airing in October 2024.

The first episode of Season 3 will be a special 90-minute broadcast, equivalent to four regular episodes.

Additionally, the 90-minute special episode will hit theaters across Japan on August 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 The first season of the anime adaptation, produced by White Fox, aired from April to September 2016, beginning with a one-hour special. The first of two OVAs 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 Shosetsuka ni Naro website starting in 2012.

The first three arcs of the series were adapted into separate manga series. The first, by Daichi Matsue, ran from June 2014 to March 2015. The second, by Makoto Fugetsu, has been published by Square Enix since October 2014. Matsue released the third adaptation, also published by Media Factory, in May 2015. Additionally, Media Factory has published two anthology manga series featuring stories by different artists.

Source: Anime Corner