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All series / Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World / Arc 9

Arc 9 of 10 in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World

Arc 9: Light of a nameless star

I’ve watched through

Season 1 stops before this arc.

Season 2 Part 1 stops before this arc.

Season 2 Part 2 stops before this arc.

Season 3 Attack Arc stops before this arc.

Season 3 Counterattack Arc stops before this arc.

Season 4 Loss Arc stops before this arc.

Season 4 Recapture Arc stops before this arc.

What happens

After the empire, a different kind of hunter takes the road: someone who knows Subaru too well and will not let him keep the life he rebuilt. The chase cuts through allies and landscapes he thought were settled, and the nameless star of the title is a person whose light is aimed at him.

Parts of this arc

  1. Light novel volume 39
  2. Light novel volume 40
  3. Light novel volume 41
  4. Light novel volume 42
  5. Light novel volume 43

Where it sits

Arc 9 in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Web novel—ch09c001–ch09closing01Japanese
Light novel — Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another WorldVol 39, 40, 41, 42, 43Volume 39, chapter 1 – volume 43, chapter 9Japanese
Light novel — Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World—Volume 39, chapter 1 – volume 43, chapter 9English

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