Bad news
for "Re:Zero" fans: the smartphone game "Re:Zero Witch's
Re:surrection" will be shutting down on May 30, 2025, at 2:00 PM (JST). Furthermore, with the
announcement, sales of Magic Rainbow Crystals, the game's premium currency,
have been discontinued.
This RPG
based on the popular franchise will only last nine months , as it was released on August
26, 2024. Singer Konomi Suzuki, who has performed several of the anime's
openings, was in charge of voicing the game's main theme, Resurrection.
If this
sounds like déjà vu, it's because this isn't the first time a
"Re:Zero" game has disappeared on short notice. "Re:Zero Lost in
Memories" also shut down its servers at the time, and the browser game
"Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu: Kinsho to Nazo no Seirei"
also failed to sustain itself. It seems that while the franchise
remains a hit in anime and light novels, the games themselves are failing to
take off.
As
expected, the news generated a lot of comments among Japanese fans:
- " I knew this was
going to happen ."
- " Between Lost
in Memories and this one, the Re:Zero games seem cursed ."
- « Nine months… well, at
least it lasted a little while ».
- " It was clear
that it was a game made just for commemoration ."
- " It was difficult
to play without dedicating a lot of time to it. I hope the next one is
more accessible… and doesn't make my phone melt ."
- " I had fun, so
I'm not complaining ."
- « First Lost in
Memories , now this… the Re:Zero games are shorter than
Subaru's lifespan in the series. I loved the original stories, so I'm sad.
Thanks to the development team! »
- " They're closing
it so soon...? "
- " I saw it coming.
Why does the franchise only know how to do anime and Ichiban Kuji raffles
well ?"
- " I thought it wouldn't last long, but this is ridiculous... not even the new season of the anime managed to attract people ."
- " It lasted as
long as a blink of an eye ."
- " I always said I
would try it someday… and in the end I never did ."
Despite its
seemingly unsuccessful games, "Re:Zero" remains a hit in anime and
light novels. The question is: will they try to release another game in
the future, or should they just give up altogether?
