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Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Anime Gets SD Spinoff Shorts
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The official website for the Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (Re: Life in a different world from zero or Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu) television anime series announced on Thursday that the series will get a spinoff of anime shorts that will air after each episode's airing on the AT-X channel. The short, titled Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Break Time, will feature the characters from the anime in super-deformed form.
The shorts will feature returning cast members, includingYūsuke Kobayashi as Subaru Natsuki, Rie Takahashi as Emilia, and Yumi Uchiyama as Puck.
Minoru Ashina (Lord Marksman and Vanadis ONA, Boku, Otaryman, Agriculture Angel Baraki) is serving as director, scriptwriter, and producer of the shorts at Studio Puyukai. Minoru Takehara (Lord Marksman and Vanadis ONA) is designing the super-deformed characters and is also credited with the animation. Other staff members include:
Original Work, Supervision: Tappei Nagatsuki
Original Character Designs: Shinichirou Otsuka
Title Logo Design, Animation: Miyahiko
Animation: Sumi Kimoto, Chisato Totsuka
Music: Kenichiro Suehiro
Sound Effects: Tomoji Furuya (Suwara Pro)
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
Sound Production: Magic Capsule
Production Management: Minoru Yokoyama
Production Progress: Keiichi Kayama
Production Cooperation: Medicrie
The shorts will start after the first episode premieres on AT-X on April 8. The shorts will then stream on the show's official site for a limited time afterward.
The series already premiered on other channels, and Crunchyroll is streaming the series outside of Japan as it airs. The series is listed with 25 episodes.
Source: MoCa News
