Re:ZERO Season 4 Episode 13 Preview Trailer and Images Revealed
The preview arrives during the franchise's 10th anniversary year, which also saw the light novel series surpass 16 million copies worldwide, according to OtakuKart.
Key Facts
- Re:ZERO Season 4 Episode 13, numbered Episode 79 overall, premieres on August 19, 2026.
- The Recapture Arc began airing on August 12, 2026, following the 11-episode Loss Arc that started April 8, 2026.
- Season 4 consists of 19 episodes total, split into the 11-episode Loss Arc and the 8-episode Recapture Arc.
- The Re:ZERO light novel series has surpassed 16 million copies worldwide, including digital editions, according to OtakuKart.
- The first part of Season 4 won 19 awards at Anime Corner's Spring 2026 awards, according to that outlet.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime Corner, OtakuKart Anime.
The official website for Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 has released a preview trailer and stills for Episode 13, which is Episode 79 overall, ahead of its August 19, 2026 premiere. The episode continues the Recapture Arc, the second cour of the season, which began airing on August 12, 2026. The arc follows Subaru Natsuki and his allies as they cross the dangerous Auguria Dunes toward the Pleiades Watchtower, where the wise man Shaula is said to hold knowledge that could restore what was lost in the Priestella battle. Rem remains trapped in an endless sleep, Crusch has lost her memories, and Julius has lost his name. The preview stills show the returning cast, including Yusuke Kobayashi as Subaru, Rie Takahashi as Emilia, and Fairouz Ai as Shaula. The production team also released preview stills for Episode 13 of the Break Time mini anime, which airs on the official Re:ZERO YouTube channel. Season 4 is animated by WHITE FOX, with Masahiro Shinohara directing and Tappei Nagatsuki supervising scripts. The season totals 19 episodes, split into the 11-episode Loss Arc and the 8-episode Recapture Arc.
- The Episode 13 preview trailer reuses scenes that first appeared in the season's earlier teaser trailer, per Anime Corner.
- The first cour, the Loss Arc, won 19 awards in Anime Corner's Spring 2026 awards, the outlet noted.
- Staff credits include series composition by Masahiro Yokotani, character design and chief animation direction by Haruka Sagawa, and music by Kenichiro Suehiro.
- Additional staff: monster design by Keitaro Chiba, art direction by Ryoka Kinoshita (Bihou), and sound direction by Jin Aketagawa.
- The cast list adds Yumi Uchiyama as Puck, Satomi Arai as Beatrice, Kana Ueda as Anastasia, and Eri Suzuki as Meili, alongside the previously named leads.
- The Loss Arc began on April 8, 2026, and the two arcs air and stream as part of the same season without a break, continuing from Season 3.
- The franchise announced 10 major projects for its 10th anniversary this year, Anime Corner reported.
- The 16 million copies figure includes digital editions, per OtakuKart.
- The Auguria Dunes are described as holding dangerous creatures and natural threats that have defeated even powerful warriors, according to OtakuKart.
- The Break Time mini anime episodes continue to offer shorter stories with the series' characters on the official Re:ZERO YouTube channel.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.