Re:ZERO Season 4 Reveals Episode 18 Preview Stills
Episode 18 is positioned as a converging episode for two separate arcs: Emilia's confrontation with Volcanica and Ram's battle against Lye, while the mini anime continues as a parallel release track alongside the main series.
Key Facts
- Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 Episode 18, also known as Episode 84 overall, premieres on September 23, 2026.
- Episode 18 is the seventh episode of The Recapture Arc, which began broadcasting on August 12, 2026.
- The episode is titled "Ram" and features Emilia meeting Volcanica, the Divine Dragon and one of the Three Great Heroes of Lugunica.
- WHITE FOX is animating Re:ZERO Season 4, with Masahiro Shinohara as director and Haruka Sagawa as character designer and chief animation director.
- The Re:ZERO franchise has sold more than 16 million copies of its light novels and original series worldwide, including digital editions.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime Corner, OtakuKart Anime.
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 has released preview stills and a web trailer for Episode 18, which is Episode 84 overall and the seventh episode of The Recapture Arc. The episode is titled "Ram" and premieres on September 23, 2026. In the episode, Emilia arrives on the first floor and meets Volcanica, the Divine Dragon and one of the Three Great Heroes of Lugunica. The Divine Dragon repeats the same words, and the final Trial begins. On the spiral staircase, Ram has the upper hand against her sworn enemy Lye. Subaru's new Authority, Cor Leonis, supports Ram as she fights despite the strain on her body. Lye realizes he is at a disadvantage and leaps toward the sleeping Rem. Preview stills for the accompanying mini anime episode were also released. WHITE FOX is animating the fourth season, with Masahiro Shinohara directing, Haruka Sagawa on character design and chief animation direction, and Kenichiro Suehiro composing the music.
Episode 18 falls in the second cour of the fourth season, subtitled The Recapture Arc, which began broadcasting and streaming on August 12, 2026. The season is split between The Loss Arc and The Recapture Arc, and follows Subaru Natsuki and his allies after the battle at the Watergate City of Priestella, traveling toward the Pleiades Watchtower through the Auguria Dunes while Rem sleeps and the memories of Crusch and Julius remain affected by the Authority of Gluttony.
The main cast for the season 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. Tappei Nagatsuki is credited for the original work and scenario supervision, with Shinichiro Otsuka on original character design, Masahiro Yokotani handling series composition, Keitaro Chiba on monster design, and Goichi Iwahata and Noritaka Suzuki on prop design. Music production is by KADOKAWA, with Jin Aketagawa as sound director and Magic Capsule on sound production.
The first cour drew 19 awards in Anime Corner's Spring 2026 awards and ranked fifth in the latest weekly ranking after Episode 17. The light novel series has sold more than 16 million copies worldwide, including digital editions, and the franchise is preparing 10 major projects for its 10th anniversary in 2026.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.