When “Re: Zero – Starting Life in Another World”It premiered in 2016, no one in production imagined that it would achieve sufficient success to justify a sequel. In an interview of a few years ago with the producers Sho Tanaka (Kadokawa), Tsunooki Yoshikawa (White Fox) and Masahito Ikemoto (Kadokawa MF Bunko J), It was revealed that the impact of the series was a surprise even for those who worked on it.
«It is a story that nobody thought would be enough to make a sequel, except those who were directly involved”Tanaka said with laughter. It was not until after the complete broadcast of the 25 episodes that began to notice their popularity. «When we started seeing the numbers, many people began to say 'I knew from the beginning I would sell', and it was a really refreshing event of events»He added.
The team also explained that the production of a sequel was not something that was raised in advance. Yoshikawa mentioned that, at the end of the broadcast in September 2016, there were no immediate conversations about a sequel. «I think it was after 2017 began when we started talking about 'some kind of continuation'»They explained.
In addition to the unexpected success, the creators admitted that the production of the original series left them exhausted. «After doing the 25 episodes, the truth is that we were in a state in which we did not want to think about Re: Zero for a while»Yoshikawa confessed, while Tanaka explained that even if they had wanted to continue immediately, The White Fox studio agenda was already occupied with other projects.
Even so, with the passage of time and the growing fanaticism for the series, two years later they took out the OVA “Memory Snow”, a special episode with a more relaxed tone. «The Watanabe director wanted something more fun, almost like a film to satisfy fans”Yoshikawa explained. Thus, what began as an anime without many expectations, ended up becoming one of the most fructifiers of the decade, continuing to date with a third season currently in broadcast.
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