Re:Zero Season 4 Loss Arc premieres April 8 on Crunchyroll

Re:Zero Starting Life in Another World has returned. The fourth season's opening cour, titled the Loss Arc, premiered on April 8, 2026 and is streaming weekly on Crunchyroll in subtitled form, with an English dub rolling out alongside the simulcast. The cour runs 11 episodes and leads directly into a second cour, the Recapture Arc, scheduled for August 12.

A two-cour split covering Arc 7

Season 4 adapts material from the Vollachia Empire storyline of Tappei Nagatsuki's light novel series, picking up Subaru Natsuki's story after the events of Season 3's Sanctuary and Royal Selection arcs. Studio White Fox returns to produce the season, with the production team carrying over key staff from the earlier entries. The split-cour structure mirrors the rollout used for Season 2 in 2020, giving the adaptation room to breathe across roughly half a year of broadcast.

The Loss Arc's 11 episodes will carry the season through late June. After a summer break, the Recapture Arc resumes on August 12 and is expected to close out the Vollachia material across its own cour. Crunchyroll is handling global streaming, including in India, where the platform has carried every previous Re:Zero season and the New Life OVA.

Premiere details and simulcast timing

The April 8 premiere aired in Japan on the AT-X, Tokyo MX and BS11 broadcast block before hitting Crunchyroll internationally the same day. For viewers in India, the simulcast drops in the early hours Wednesday IST, with new episodes arriving weekly on the same schedule. Crunchyroll has confirmed both subtitled and English-dubbed tracks are part of the season's release plan, continuing the dual-track approach used for Season 3.

Returning cast includes Yusuke Kobayashi as Subaru, Rie Takahashi as Emilia, Inori Minase as Rem and Yumi Uchiyama as Ram. The new arc introduces a substantial block of Vollachian characters, and White Fox's promotional campaign has leaned on character visuals and trailers rolled out across February and March to set up the expanded cast.

Where the franchise stands

Re:Zero has been one of the most consistently visible isekai properties of the last decade, anchored by the 2016 debut season, the 2020–2021 two-cour Season 2, and the 2024–2025 Season 3 that adapted the Royal Selection climax. The light novel series, published by Kadokawa under the MF Bunko J imprint, remains ongoing, and the Vollachia storyline being adapted now is widely regarded among readers as a turning point for Subaru's arc.

The franchise's Indian following has grown alongside Crunchyroll's expanding South Asia footprint, and Season 4 arrives at a moment when the Spring 2026 schedule is unusually crowded with returning heavyweights. A simultaneous premiere window with other tentpole sequels means Re:Zero is competing for weekly attention rather than coasting on name recognition.

What to watch next

The Loss Arc runs through roughly late June on Crunchyroll, followed by the August 12 return with the Recapture Arc. Episode counts for the second cour have not been formally confirmed, and White Fox has not announced whether any home-video or theatrical compilation is planned between the two halves.