Re:ZERO kara Hajimeru Break Time short series premieres on April 8

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