Hit isekai anime Re:ZERO has just released a new visual for its newest OVA, Hyouketsu no Kizuna (Frozen Bonds). The new visual features an icy landscape and female protagonist Emilia encapsulated in a huge block of ice. Check it out below:
Additional news has also been released about Hyouketsu no Kizuna: the OVA film was announced to screen in Japan this fall, with advance tickets and goods to be sold this weekend at Kadokawa’s AnimeJapan booth at Tokyo Big Sight.
A special AnimeJapan event on March 23 will also feature some of Re:ZERO’s voice actors such as Yusuke Kobayashi (Subaru), Rie Takahashi (Emilia), Yumi Uchiyama (Puck), Inori Minase (Rem) and Rie Murukawa (Ram).
Hyouketsu no Kizuna will revolve around Emilia and Puck’s first meeting during the journey to Roswaal Mansion to be a candidate for the royal election. The OVA was announced after the release of the first OVA, Memory Snow, which takes place after Subaru and his friends’ defeat of the demon Wolgarm, and revolves around Subaru going out on a “scout mission” for his date with Emilia.
Re:ZERO – Starting Life in A New World is a light novel series written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Shinichirou Otsuka. The story revolves around hikikomori (i.e., social recluse) Subaru Natsuki, who suddenly finds himself transported into another world during a trip to the nearest convenience store. Once there, he realizes that he gets “resurrected” each time he dies. An anime adaptation of the series by White Fox aired from April to September 2016, and has become hugely popular to fans since then because of its interesting characters and unique take on the isekai premise.
Source: Crunchyroll