Catch the Advance Screening of RE-MAIN Anime’s Episodes 1 and 2 this June!

MAPPA has been carefully playing its cards and climbing the ranks amongst studios recently. With the original water polo anime, RE-MAIN, soon to debut, the studio is getting more attention than ever!


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Fans will probably start watching this new anime while keeping in mind the massive success of Yuri!! On Ice, however, that seems inevitable now. With the anime’s debut drawing near, the staff members have a surprise waiting for otakus.

RE-MAIN, the upcoming original anime series, will receive an advance screening on 13th June! Since the anime is actually scheduled for broadcast starting 3rd July, this announcement comes as a pleasing surprise.

An online pre-screening of the first and second episodes of the original anime “RE-MAIN” will be held. Talk by Masafumi Nishida and cast #re_main

オリジナルアニメ『RE-MAIN』第1話・第2話のオンライン先行上映会が開催決定。西田征史総監督&キャストによるトークも実施

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Episodes 1 and 2 are specifically going to be screened online. Not only that, a special pre-screening talk will be held with the general director and the main cast members.

Yuto Uemura, Koutaro Nishimiya, and Subaru Kimura will be present, along with director Nishida, for the series’ discussion. 

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Pre-screenings of anime are not an uncommon occurrence. Even Jujutsu Kaisen had its episode 1 released well before the anime’s debut date.

📣 Online pre-screening 🤽 held!

🔹 Date: June 13th (Sun) 13:00 Scheduled to start
🔹 Contents:
・ Pre-screening talk (free)
・ Episode 1 & 2 pre-screening + post-screening talk (charged)
🔹 Scheduled appearance:

Masafumi Nishida General Director

Yuto Uemura

Koutaro Nishiyama

Subaru Kimura

🔹 Delivery page
https://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv332074531

re_main #remain 🤽

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Episodes 1 and 2 of RE-MAIN are sure to shape the anime’s plot and major events. If you want to stay ahead of others regarding the plot then the tickets will be going on sale on the NicoNico Live Broadcast page. Tickets will cost around $13.69 (1500 yen). 

The staff and cast talk will be streamed for free.

Previous trailers and visuals of the anime has shown Minato, the anime’s protagonist, and his skills in the sport.

Fan expectations from this new anime are sky high, especially due to the studio it is originating from. Will RE-MAIN be able to hold its own against the competitive genre of sports anime? Or will we get an unexpected dive into the boys love genre? Surprises are always welcome! 

About RE-MAIN

RE-MAIN is an original water polo anime by MAPPA studio, and it will premiere in 2021. Kiyoshi Matsuda is directing the anime, and Shiho Tanaka is taking care of character designs.

Minato Kiyomizu, the protagonist of the story, had to leave competitive water polo in his middle school’s third year due to a traumatic incident. When he enters high school, he starts playing again while building up his own team.

Source: RE-MAIN official Twitter 

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