future of re zero. kinda worried

slimane said:
so i kinda went on and checked the release dates for the Web novel and light novel for re:zero.
he plans on doing 11 chapter for the WN.
since 2015 he is still on chapter 6. the anime probably gonna cover nine volumes like first season. which will leave us at vol 18 at the end of season 2.
there are currently 22 LN volumes out ( the LN is currently in arc5 of the web novel). after this anime season i cant see any continuation for the anime for the forseeable future. and even if we get a s3 in like 2-3 years, after that every original content is used up. so unless he gonna write and do web novel and light novel at an extreme speed. this series is gonna take 20 + years to be finished.... kinda sad if im right. i hope someone can correct me.

gamer_49 said:
The Web Novel and Light Novel are both on Arc 6 Arc 4 is 6 Volumes Volume 10-15 and Arc 5 is 5 Volumes Volume 16-20 Arc 6 so far is Volume 21 and 22 Season 1 Adapted Arc 1 Volume 1 in the first 3 Episodes and Arc 2 Volume 2&3 in 8 Episodes Arc 3 was Volumes 4-9 which is 14 Episodes it is more likely they are adapting Arc 4 they most likely put all of Arc 3 in Season 1 because they wanted to complete it and they were given 25 Episodes
and Arc 1&2 were 11 Episodes 1 of which was double length while Arc 3 was 14 Episodes if they chose to adapt just Arc 4 then they can wait 2-4 years for Season Which would adapt Arc 5

Mathias2001 said:
I don't get the mindset that just because a certain amount of content was adapted in one season then the same amount of content will be adapted in it's 2nd season. The context is different. When Season 1 aired, they did it with the mindset that there'll probably be one season, but now they know that there's a possibility for more, they're more likely to take their time with the content.

Moving past that, them adapting 9 volumes in one season caused a lot of content from Arc 3 to be cut and shortened, and it would be a mistake if they tried to do the same thing again. Thankfully, they aren't and are deciding to solely adapt Arc 4 (Volume 10-15) so we'll get a properly paced season that doesn't cut content left and right.

slimane said:


while u are right with the volume stuff . they planned before s1 to adapt everything ( obviously if the money as backup is there)
so it means the director cut those things out on purpose. well some assume that as for example: the polygamie thing mentioned in arc 3 was cut out to not cause a twitter flame war.or what happens at the literal end of s1. well we gonna see. i just hope we gonna get arc 5 soon after in 12 episode format. and at that time arc 6 should be done aswell for it to be animated. i just hope it doesnt take another 4 years for another season.

slimane said:


while u are right with the volume stuff . they planned before s1 to adapt everything ( obviously if the money as backup is there)
so it means the director cut those things out on purpose. well some assume that as for example: the polygamie thing mentioned in arc 3 was cut out to not cause a twitter flame war.or what happens at the literal end of s1. well we gonna see. i just hope we gonna get arc 5 soon after in 12 episode format. and at that time arc 6 should be done aswell for it to be animated. i just hope it doesnt take another 4 years for another season.

QcDiablo said:
There's currently no source material at all to make a season 4.

The Web Novel (original work) is only at Arc VI right now, which should be adapted as the second half of season 3.

Salamak said:

the polygamy thing never happens in L.N, and arc 4 is more dialogue heavy than arc 3. there were some more important stuff cut away in arc 3, so yeah, if you want a decent adaptation it'll probably need 2 course and this season will probably ends with which is a pretty decent ending imo. based on what i read vol 15 might quite different from WN too, so there is more to adopt.

QcDiablo said:
There's currently no source material at all to make a season 4.

The Web Novel (original work) is only at Arc VI right now, which should be adapted as the second half of season 3.

Mathias2001 said:
You're assuming a lot of of things. There's no guarantee that Season 4 will adapt more than Arc 5. In fact, in my perceptive, they definitely should exclusively adapt Arc 5 into a 20 episode season and leave Arc 6 for Season 4. It would be a mess if we had to deal with another 9 to 11 volumes being forced into a single season of this series. I would much rather every arc be adapted faithfully.

I've personally never ever seen any series with precisely 20 episodes in a single season. We're much more likely to get both arcs V and VI in a single 26 episodes season, unless the studio decides to put more of both arcs' and arc IV's interludes and extras as well as fixing what missed in the first season all into the third season, then we might get arc VI in season 4, despite it being unlikely if you were to ask me.

I am not sure what they've done in the LN to make arc V just a tad smaller than arc IV but in the WN there's a whopping 50 chapters difference in size (arc IV: 130, arc V: 80). I am really unsure what result this will have on the anime. If they've just added a ton of descriptions in arc V to make it beefier, then it might be possible to slim it down quite a bit without hurting the adaptation at all as those descriptions will become visuals instead of lengthy paragraphs. But again, I really don't know what they've changed in the LN, nor did I read arc V or the LN (I've read a good part of arc IV in the WN).

QcDiablo said:


I've personally never ever seen any series with precisely 20 episodes in a single season. We're much more likely to get both arcs V and VI in a single 26 episodes season, unless the studio decides to put more of both arcs' and arc IV's interludes and extras as well as fixing what missed in the first season all into the third season, then we might get arc VI in season 4, despite it being unlikely if you were to ask me.

I am not sure what they've done in the LN to make arc V just a tad smaller than arc IV but in the WN there's a whopping 50 chapters difference in size (arc IV: 130, arc V: 80). I am really unsure what result this will have on the anime. If they've just added a ton of descriptions in arc V to make it beefier, then it might be possible to slim it down quite a bit without hurting the adaptation at all as those descriptions will become visuals instead of lengthy paragraphs. But again, I really don't know what they've changed in the LN, nor did I read arc V or the LN (I've read a good part of arc IV in the WN).

Season 1 is 3 arcs in 9 volumes of LN
Season 2 is arc 4 alone in 6 volumes of LN because arc 4 is exceptionally long being 130 WN chapters compared to arcs 1 2 and 3 being a combined 160 WN chapters and they had some stuff cut out too.
Season 3 will be arcs 5+6 covering 10-12 volumes. Arc 5 is already 100% done and Arc 6 is nearing its conclusion in WN but has just started in LN.
There is a possibility that Season 3 might be a 13 episode season covering arc 5 alone and if that's the case it might come out sooner than we might expect but I don't think they will do a 13 episode season.
I don't think we're gonna have to wait 4 years for Season 3 since much of it is already done. Season 1's ending came out the same day Volume 9 came out which it was covering.
I think by the time Season 3 is out the LN and Anime will be at the same part of the story just like Season 1 and Volume 9 were (assuming no WW3 or Coronavirus or any other event interfere).

WNchad said:
I have read arc 5 it is very heavy on the fights which translates very well in animation. That's why its of considerable length. We got 5 volumes of arc 5 which can be adapted into 10 episodes, 2 for each for volume with a few cut scenes. That would be a bit manageable and the fast pace of it would help the theme of the arc. This is where arc 6 comes into play and that is VERY heavy with words. With no cut scenes, they could adapt it into 16 episodes. Totaling arc 5 and 6 into 26 episodes for season 3. It may not be concrete but the general gist is that arc 5 WILL have a lower episode count than arc 6 in the same season. But this is all wishful. A season 3 may not even be announced maybe forever sadly.

Deadly_Stan said:
I don't understand why do you guys want them to clamp arc-5 and arc-6 together in one season. It would definitely be better for pacing and character development if they adapt them into two separate seasons.