Re:Zero season 1

Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World is an anime adaptation of a light novel series written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Shinichirou Otsuka. The 25-episode series aired from April 4, 2016 to September 19, 2016, with an extended 50-minute first episode. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo. The series was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The first opening theme song was "Redo" by Konomi Suzuki, and the first ending theme was "Styx Helix", while for episode 7 it was "Straight Bet", both performed by Myth & Roid. The second opening theme song, titled "Paradisus-Paradoxum", is performed by Myth & Roid, while the second ending theme song, titled "Stay Alive", is performed by Rie Takahashi; for episode 14 it was "theater D", by Myth & Roid. The first season adapts volumes one to nine of the light novel.

In January 2020 a "Director's Cut" of the first season was released. The original twenty-five episode season was reworked into thirteen extended 50-minute episodes for the cut, which included some altered scenes and additional footage.