An undeniable contender for the biggest announcement to come out of this year's AnimeJapan expo just dropped! Two years on from the conclusion Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2, the franchise confirmed at their stage event today that the anime will return for a third season.

A teaser trailer and visual were revealed; additional details, such as staff and release date, are yet to be confirmed.

Teaser Trailer

Teaser Visual

A new game titled Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Witch's Resurrection was also announced:

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Based on the light novels by Tappei Nagatsuki, the first two seasons of Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- were directed by Masaharu Watanabe at studio White Fox and starred Yusuke Kobayashi (Senku in Dr. STONE) as Subaru.

Crunchyroll streams the first two seasons and OVAs, describing the series as such:

Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary high school student, is on his way home from the convenience store when he finds himself transported to another world. As he's lost and confused in a new world where he doesn't even know left from right, the only person to reach out to him was a beautiful girl with silver hair. Determined to repay her somehow for saving him from his own despair, Subaru agrees to help the girl find something she's looking for...

Source: AnimeJapan Re:ZERO stage event, Re:ZERO official Twitter

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