• November 21, 2024

Rent a Girlfriend and Oshi no Ko Character Designer Kanna Hirayama Draws Emilia From Re:Zero

Kanna Hirayama, known for her work as the character designer on Rent a Girlfriend and OSHI NO KOdrew a special illustration of Emilia from Re:ZERO to commemorate its Season 3 broadcast. This is the fourth such illustration, with each one being by another artist. You can see the Emilia illustration below.

Re:ZERO - Season 3 Emilia Illustration by Kanna Hirayama (@kaaaaaappe)
Re:ZERO – Season 3 Emilia Illustration by Kanna Hirayama (@kaaaaaappe)

Studio WHITE FOX is back to animate Re:ZERO Season 3which premiered with a 90-minute special episode on October 2. It is directed by Masahiro Shinohara, with Haruka Sagawa as the character designer/chief animation director, Masahiro Yokotani on the series composition, and Kenichiro Suehiro on the music. We got to interview some of the Re:ZERO Season 3 staff, including the director and character designer, as well as Subaru’s Japanese voice actor Yusuke Kobayashi.

Previous illustrations included illustrations from Posuka Demizu (The Promised Neverland), Kyuryu Z (Nights With a Cat), and Osamu Nobusawa.

Re:ZERO - Season 3 Illustration by Osamu Nobusawa
Re:ZERO – Season 3 Illustration by Osamu Nobusawa (@canvas2929)
Re:ZERO - Season 3 Illustration by Kyuryu Z
Re:ZERO – Season 3 Illustration by Kyuryu Z
Re:ZERO – Season 3 Illustration by Posuka Demizu

The new season finished airing its first part (Attack Arc), while the second part (Counterattack Arc) is set to begin on February 5, 2025.

The Re:ZERO light novel by Tappei Nagatsuki first started on the Shosetsuka ni Naro website in April 2012. The light novel version began in January 2014, featuring illustrations by Shin’ichiro Otsuka. Both are currently ongoing. The first season of the TV anime adaptation ran for 25 episodes from April to September 2016. Season 2 followed with 2 split cours, which aired through the Summer 2020 and Winter 2021 anime seasons.

The anime ranked first in our weekly ranking twice this season. You can vote for your favorites every week at our polls website.

Source: Official X (formerly Twitter)
©Tappei Nagatsuki, KADOKAWA/Re:ZERO3 PARTNERS

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