Tappei Nagatsuki is scenario supervisor for Re:ZERO Season 4, which is airing its second cour in 2026. The franchise is in its 10th anniversary year with over 16 million copies in circulation worldwide.
Tappei Nagatsuki is the author of the Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- novels, which began in 2012. The current anime adaptation, Season 4, is split into two arcs: the Loss Arc, which started April 8, 2026 and ran 11 episodes, and the Recapture Arc, which began August 12, 2026. The season is animated by WHITE FOX, with Masaharu Watanabe directing the first cour and Masahiro Shinohara directing the second.
Nagatsuki's role is listed as scenario supervisor for the second cour. The series is in its 10th anniversary year, with the franchise surpassing 16 million copies in worldwide circulation. An exhibition is scheduled from September 12 to October 4 at Shibuya BEAM Gallery.
Coverage of the season has emphasized its mix of comedy and dramatic tension. A clip from Episode 6 shows Julius Euclius being hit with chopsticks, a moment that fits the comedic tone that persists even as the Loss Arc deals with Subaru's memory loss. The preview for Episode 15, titled 'Hitoisu na Hoshi,' shows Reid Astrea taking over the body of Roy Alphard and roaming the Pleiades Watchtower, with Subaru facing multiple obstacles and using Returning by Death to trial-and-error his way through.
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Sep 1
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 released the preview for Episode 15, which is Episode 81 overall, on September 1, one day before the episode airs in Japan on September 2. The episode, titled 'Hitoisu na Hoshi' (A Single-Minded Star), continues the second cour of Season 4, the Recapture Arc, which began on August 12 after the first 11-episode Loss Arc opened on April 8. WHITE FOX is animating, with Masahiro Shinohara directing and Tappei Nagatsuki as scenario supervisor.
The preview material shows Reid Astrea roaming the Pleiades Watchtower rather than staying in the second-floor examination hall, because Reid's soul has taken over the body of the remaining Gluttony, Roy Alphard. Subaru faces five obstacles: a stampede of magical beasts, two archbishops of sin, a giant scorpion, and a pitch-black shadow. After Returning by Death, he presses Shaula on the rules of the trial she holds, beginning the trial-and-error process to conquer the tower.
The release also includes preview stills for mini-anime Episode 81, 'Waga Banzai,' which shows Priscilla's group returning to their southern territory. The franchise has surpassed 16 million copies in worldwide circulation and celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2026, with an exhibition running September 12 to October 4 at Shibuya BEAM Gallery.
Jun 1
A new clip from the sixth episode of Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- season 4 shows Julius Euclius being hit with chopsticks. The scene is part of the Loss Arc, the first of two arcs that make up the 19-episode season. The Loss Arc began broadcast and streaming on April 8, 2026, and runs for 11 episodes. The Recapture Arc will follow with 8 episodes starting August 12, 2026. The season is directed by Masaharu Watanabe, with series composition by Masahiro Yokotani and character designs by Kyuta Sakai. Production is handled by White Fox. The opening theme is "Recollect" by Konomi Suzuki and Ashnikko, and the ending theme is "Ender Ember" by MYTH & ROID feat. TK (Ling tosite sigure). The clip was released by Crunchyroll, which streams the series. The season adapts the ongoing novels by Tappei Nagatsuki, which began in 2012.