The anime adaptation of Kogitsune Kanekiru's Re:Monster light novel series premiered in the beginning of this month, introducing fans to the monster isekai fantasy. The official preview stills, synopsis, and teaser for the fifth episode have been revealed, giving us a look at what's next for Goburo and his goblin friends (and maybe enemies). Re:Monster Episode 5 is scheduled to premiere on Monday, April 29, 2024, and it's titled Re:Ady. The episode will see Goburou extract information from a soldier about the invasion of the human army, and it looks like the story is building up to their battle against the humans. The synopsis also reveals that Gobumi and other goblins evolve into a new species. You can watch the teaser for Re:Monster Episode 5 from the official X account of the anime below:
Check out the preview stills for Re:Monster Episode 5 in the image gallery below:
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The synopsis for Re:Monster Episode 5, titled Re:Ady reads:
Goburou and his friends, who have joined the Kobolds, secure the human soldiers who were targeting the elf shrine maiden. They extract information from him about the invasion of the human army and decide to return the elf shrine maiden to her village. The day after returning home, Gobumi and several others evolve into a new species. And Grandpa Gobu gives new names to everyone, such as Ogarou for Goburou and Ogakichi for Gobukichi. Meanwhile, Ogaro begins training for battle against humans, with the help of kobolds and elves.
Studio DEEN is in charge of the animation of Re:Monster TV anime, with Takayuki Inagaki (Birdie Wing -Golf Girls' Story-, Chio's School Road) as the director while Hiroshi Yamaguchi (To Heart, Comic Party, ToHeart2) is working on the series composition. Other staff includes Junichi Takaoka as the character designer, Go Sakabe as the music composer, and Norito Kondo as the director of photography.
What is Re:Monster about?
The Re:Monster light novels are written by Kanekiru Kogitsune. While Naji Yanagida illustrated the Dark Continent series, Yamaada illustrated most of the volumes of Re:Monster. The monster isekai fantasy series started in 2012 and as of 2017, it had 10 main volumes. Prior to the light novels, the series was published as a web novel on Shousetsuka ni Narou. The Dark Continent arc volumes began in 2018 and as of 2020, it had three volumes.
Seven Seas Entertainment, the publisher of Haruyoshi Kobayakawa's ongoing manga adaptation of Re:Monster, provided the following description of the series:
When a young man begins life anew as a lowly goblin, he forges past all obstacles with a combination of strength, smarts, and a monstrous appetite in this action-packed shonen fantasy manga! Tomokui Kanata has suffered an untimely death, but his adventures are far from over. He is reborn into a fantastical world of monsters and magic—as a lowly goblin! But Kanata, or Gob-Rou as he is now named, is not about to let that stop him. With a combination of memories from his old life, a brand new body, and a monstrous appetite, Gob-Rou thrives in this new world where he must devour other creatures to gain their powers. It takes strength, smarts, and a strong stomach to survive in this action-packed fantasy!
Where to Watch Re:Monster Episode 5
Re:Monster Episode 2 will be available to stream on Crunchyroll on Monday, April 29. The first season of the anime is confirmed to have a total of 12 episodes, so that means fans can expect eight more new episodes to arrive in the Spring 2024 anime season. As for the Japanese broadcast, it will begin streaming on U-NEXT/Anime Hodai. Broadcast will also begin on TOKYO MX on Thursday, May 2, 2024.
