Re:ZERO Season 4 Episode 14 Preview Trailer and Images Released
The preview confirms the second cour is moving into its core plot, with the eight-episode Recapture Arc now three episodes in and the premiere date set for August 26, 2026.
Key Facts
- Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 Episode 14 (Episode 80 overall) premieres on August 26, 2026.
- The Recapture Arc began broadcasting and streaming on August 12, 2026, following the 11-episode Loss Arc.
- The fourth season is structured into the 11-episode Loss Arc and the eight-episode Recapture Arc.
- Studio WHITE FOX animates the season, with Masahiro Shinohara directing and Tappei Nagatsuki as script supervisor.
- The series has sold more than 16 million copies of the original light novels and related series globally, including digital editions.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime Corner, OtakuKart Anime.
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 has released the preview trailer and stills for Episode 14, which is Episode 80 of the overall anime. The episode premieres on August 26, 2026 and is the third installment of the second cour, subtitled The Recapture Arc. The arc began broadcasting and streaming on August 12, following the 11-episode Loss Arc. The official preview materials also include stills for the accompanying mini-anime, Re:ZERO -Starting Break Time, which airs through the franchise's official YouTube channel. The Recapture Arc follows Subaru Natsuki and his companions as they seek to recover what was lost after the battle at the Watergate City of Priestella, including Rem's endless sleep, Crusch's lost memories, and Julius's erased name. They head toward the Pleiades Watchtower, guided by the wise man Shaula. Studio WHITE FOX handles animation, with Masahiro Shinohara directing and original author Tappei Nagatsuki serving as script supervisor. The series marked its 10th anniversary in 2026, and the fourth season is structured into two arcs: the 11-episode Loss Arc and the eight-episode Recapture Arc.
- Episode 14 staff: original author Tappei Nagatsuki returns as scenario supervisor, with Masahiro Yokotani on series composition and Haruka Sagawa as character designer and chief animation director.
- The episode marks the first use of Kenichiro Suehiro's score under sound director Jin Aketagawa, with monster designs by Keitaro Chiba and prop designs by Goichi Iwahata and Noritaka Suzuki.
- Main cast includes Yusuke Kobayashi as Subaru, Rie Takahashi as Emilia, Yumi Uchiyama as Puck, Inori Minase as Rem, Rie Murakawa as Ram, Satomi Arai as Beatrice, Kana Ueda as Anastasia, Takuya Eguchi as Julius, and Fairouz Ai as Shaula.
- The Recapture Arc heads toward the Pleiades Watchtower, located deep within the Auguria Dunes, a destination the sources call one of the most perilous in the series, surrounded by brutal natural conditions, powerful mabeasts, and unknown threats.
- The first part of Season 4 won 19 awards in Anime Corner's Spring 2026 awards, and the anime also won the site's latest weekly ranking after Episode 13.
- The series has sold more than 16 million copies of the original light novels and related series worldwide, including digital editions.
- The 10th anniversary year has brought an announcement of 10 major projects for the franchise.
- Art direction comes from Ryoka Kinoshita of Bihou, with color design by Izumi Sakamoto, photography by Miori Miyagi of T2studio, and 3D direction by Kentaro Ijima of FelixFilm.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.