Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World (ゼロから始める異世界生活, Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu), is one of the brightest gems of the Summer 2016 season. While it is not something flawless, as one might think, this series is definitely doing its best to be enjoyable and interesting for its viewer. In my opinion, the fact that the creator of the series actually cares is very commendable. However, it is an open secret that trying to be fascinating and being fascinating is not the same thing. Thankfully, it is not one of these cases. Allow me to share my opinion on Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World, on
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the anime that is able to leave one speechless, on the anime that bullies you, and on the anime that shows you many events, which are absolutely impossible to foresee.
Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World is a Japanese light novel series written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Shinichirou Otsuka that also has three manga adaptations and an anime television series adaptation by White Fox, which began airing on April 4, 2016. The series tells us a story of Natsuki Subaru, a normal young man that lives his normal life in the modern Japan. However, one day, he is summoned to another world. Without knowing the person that summoned him, or the reason for being summoned in the new world, he soon befriends a silver-haired-half-elf girl, Emilia. Due to some unknown circumstances, the girl is being targeted by an unknown assassin. The assassin manages to kill the two and everything seems to be over. Yet, a second later, Natsuki Subaru awakens and discovers his new ability that he names "Return by Death." That new ability gives him the power to reverse time by dying; however, only he remembers the events of the previous timeline. Why was Natsuki Subaru summoned in this mysterious world, who gave him the power to reverse time? Find the answer by watching Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World now.
The first thing that might come to your mind after reading the description of Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World’s story-line is that this anime is a mix of Steins;Gate, Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!, and Boku dake ga Inai Machi. And I must say that you will be right to think so. Of course, this anime has nothing to do with comedy, but all these four anime do have a few things in common. Anyway, Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World reworks all mistakes of its predecessors doing its best to be entertaining and I must say that Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World manages to do it. It is an open secret that the most important thing for all story-lines is to be complex: one should never be able to foresee more than thirty percent of events that will happen in the next episodes. In case of the anime we are talking about, you might have theories on first, on second, …, on thirteenth episodes, but all your theories will be destroyed in an instant. That is, in my opinion, the best part about the story-line of this anime.
The animation of Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World is mostly top notch. There are many characters, they have sometimes unusual and sometimes very beautiful outfits, monsters, demons, some unknown creatures, and magic spells and they all are beautiful. At the same time, when this anime should become dark, it becomes dark. It is so amazing that it helps you to dive in the universe of Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World. Without a doubt, it is not flawless, but it is on the level, which is very important for all anime that have such a setting.
The OST is on the level, as well. From pop music to amazing orchestral pieces, Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World even focuses on music, which some anime tend to not do. Of course, it is not that important, but the amount of attention this anime pays to its music only helps you to dive into the universe of Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World and to understand it better. I will not hide the fact that sometimes the music should have been more epic: when you see a good battle, the music should be epic very, but it is still able to make you have gooseflesh. Another part of this section, which is also worth mentioning, is the cast of this anime. All voice actors did one hell of a job making their characters vivid and lively. If it is a villain, you hate them with all of your heart, if it is one of the main heroes, you just wish that they succeed in everything they do and you cannot even imagine what you will do if something bad happens to them.
The cast of Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World consists of the main characters, Rem and Natsuki Subaru, supporting characters, and villains. While I would argue that the main characters do not receive enough development, I completely agree with the fact that supporting characters should have received more development. However, I believe that the main characters and the villains compensate for it well, since Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World has the edgiest villains that you have ever seen in your life. Anyway, let us talk about the main characters: Rem and Natsuki Subaru.
Natsuki Subaru is the male protagonist of the series. On the way home from the convenience store, he is suddenly summoned to another world. He later discovers an ability that he names "Return by Death" that allows him to go back in time, if he dies. And the most interesting part about it is that only he remembers what happened and he cannot tell anyone about this ability. Natsuki used to be a hikimori, being absolutely useless, he has never done anything in his life. However, in this new world he should not only try to become more powerful, but also to use his wit. He will not be granted with the power to destroy the whole world, he does not have a guardian angel, or a harem of cute girls that will help him in every situation. He just has no other choice but to do everything alone, which makes him change himself. His character development is amazing and you just want to not see him suffer. Rem is the second main character of the series. She has a younger sister and both of them work at Emilia’s mansion. When Subaru meets her, she shows absolutely no signs of being interesting; however, as the story progresses, Rem stops being a doll and becomes a very interesting character.
The supporting characters of Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World do not receive enough development; however, as I have already mentioned, the villains compensate well for it. You just want to see their death, you just want to see their sufferings, and you hate them with all of your heart. While I understand that it is impossible to grant enough screen time for all characters, I still think that all characters are very interesting to follow and it should be more than enough for you.
All in all, I cannot guarantee you that you will like this series and I am not going to do it. Personally, I like the fact that this anime tries to rework mistakes of its ancestors in order to not make them again, I like the fact that the characters of this series are realistic and not overpowered like in some other series, I like the fact that it is never possible to guess what will be shown in the next episodes, which is very important, as well. With every episode, you are trying to prolong your enjoyment and to watch this series little by little; however, it is simply not possible. You just want to know what will happen in the next episodes. It is, of course, not flawless, nothing is, but if you want to see something very dark, I would highly recommend you to give Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World a try. I hope that you will enjoy watching Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu!
Alternative Titles
Synonyms: Re: Life in a different world from zero, ReZero
Japanese: Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活
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Type:
TV
Episodes:
25
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Apr 4, 2016 to Sep 19, 2016
Premiered:
Spring 2016
Broadcast:
Mondays at 01:05 (JST)
Producers:
TV Tokyo, Media Factory, Kadokawa Shoten, AT-X, Magic Capsule, Memory-Tech, Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Licensors:
Funimation
Studios:
White Fox
Source:
Light novel
Duration:
26 min. per ep.
Rating:
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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Your Feelings Categories Sep 21, 2016
Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World (ゼロから始める異世界生活, Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu), is one of the brightest gems of the Summer 2016 season. While it is not something flawless, as one might think, this series is definitely doing its best to be enjoyable and interesting for its viewer. In my opinion, the fact that the creator of the series actually cares is very commendable. However, it is an open secret that trying to be fascinating and being fascinating is not the same thing. Thankfully, it is not one of these cases. Allow me to share my opinion on Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World, on
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Sep 19, 2016
I don't have any writing talent, so i won't try to make a long-ass review, anyway - if you ever considered watching this anime, do it now.
It has been recommended for me by at least 3 people and i started watching it because i didn't have anything better to do. Now it's my #1 favorite of all time, the story is great, the music is very climatic and everything else is almost perfect. The only thing i can complain about is some characters. Like, not their character, but rather appearence, mainly Felis and Beatrice, otherwise they're fine. Anyway, best anime 2016, go watch it, kthxbye Sep 21, 2016
As you may guess, when someone gives a 9 to an anime, he isn't going to say it was a bad anime and I am no exception.
**This review contains really minor spoilers, if you don't want to know anything at all about the story or characters, you shouldn't read it** Story (9/10) : About the story, you know it, no need for a synopsis, it's a few scroll away. Why do I think it deserves a 9? - Well first of all, the surprise factor. The first episode is a double episode. And while the first part isn't really original, I mean it's a classic transported-to-another-world anime ... Sep 19, 2016
This series was amazing! I waited and watched every single episode as it aired. It explores Subaru's character development in the most awesome fashion ever! We see him persevere through all the shit that's happening and still manages to overcome his issues. The common theme gained is learning from your mistakes!
Re:zero is definitely my favourite anime of all time! I am waiting for the second season and I hope white fox manages to continue this legacy and continue the Re:Zero series. I have never watched an anime that has invoked so much emotions within me despite the outcome. That's how well this anime was executed. Sep 19, 2016
So I only gave the story a 9 because there is a main part of the plot that hasn't been discovered enough for me, which you may be able to guess after watching the series.
Re:Zero actually started out pretty poorly, I thought I was going to hate the main character. So the first episode's pace is slow but once you can get through it there is 24 episodes of just pure original and brilliant story writing. The characters are actually pretty unique, although we don't know much about why Subaru is there he actually is a really great guy. He is calculating and as high morals. ... Sep 20, 2016
At beginning of the season no one was talking about this anime. I didn't even know it existed. I stumbled on it by chance and I saw the summary and poster and thought it was wack.
It was on a sunday night (In April) after watching Kabaneri of Iron Fortress which initaily was my pick as the top anime in Spring (didn't turn out too great). I got nothing else to do so I might as well watch a couple of episodes, and boy I was in for a ride. The show surprises in so many ways. The characters are so memorable and charming. The music ... Sep 18, 2016
"I guess, as long as I have this life, all I can do is fight with all my might."
Natsuki Subaru. An over all Review for Re:Zero ================== Re:Zero is an adaptation of the Light Novel originally created by Tappei, being an adaptation can pretty much tell you the story is still ongoing and not fully covered by the anime, but it still brings a nice closure to the 3rd arc's occurrences. Story-(8): This show deals with the [Time Travel] aspect where the MC is able to rewind to a point in the timeline in order to prevent a lot of sad incidents from happening. So are we going to ... Sep 18, 2016
ReZero as an anime comes in a time where "time travel" animes has been all the rage for "great animes", and as LA said in LA's Erased review, LA loves time travel animes and this once again is no exception that LA will love this series from the outset. But saying this is a time traveling anime is a bit vague, at best it's a dimension jumping anime due to the nature of the main protagonist's powers, but that a bit later.
ReZero being one of the more hyped anime to come out of Spring 2016 and really it did live up to it and no ... Sep 21, 2016
Re zero is a must watch anime, even if your are not a fan of the fantasy genre you should give this a try. Reasons why:
Amazing story and plot. Fun and interesting characters. Good animation and sound. Felix. The main characters at first will look like the typical harem-like main character but as the series progresses you will see that thats not the case. In the start of the anime he acts like a self entitled prick but soon sees that that attitude will not get him very far in this world. He is the most humanlike character i have seen, he is not some overpowered guy that will ... Sep 19, 2016
Beginning to end I was hooked, I stayed up till 3am on a school night when I had 3 tests the next day because I wanted to see what happened next. I have never watched a sub before, I always preferred English because I was "too lazy" to read the words, so when my friend told me to watch this and said it was only in Japanese I was pretty hesitant. But then I read the reviews and saw how high ranked it was for being so new, i had to watch at least the first episode, and it was the best decision Ive made
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Sep 18, 2016
Non-spoiler review.
Story: 9 Art: 9 Sound: 10 Character: 10 Enjoyment: 10 Overall: 9.6 Re:Zero is an anime that packs together sorrow, happiness, horror, joy, suffering, and satisfaction into a rocket ship of entertainment. The main character, ripped from his home world and having to start from zero, faces a great deal of adversity throughout the story. As opposed to other stories where the main character is either naturally skilled or somehow surpasses expectations with no degree of difficulty, Subaru must overcome his failures. ... Sep 18, 2016
HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! These words and I'm sure plenty of other words have been used by me and other viewers to describe our feelings for this show. There is in my opinion NOTHING else like this show in how it paces and draws the audience in through a captivating story, the immense dynamic relationships between characters which challenges societal norms, and ultimately a brilliant yet subtle intertwining and overarching plotline. I'm going to go over 5 reasons why this show has become my number 1 show of all time. (fyi this is long, analytical and has spoilers)
1.) The Plotline Originally, Re:zero was written ... Sep 21, 2016
Ok, this is my first review in myanimelist.
Re:zero is one of much anime which the protagonist is transported to another world. At first, I thought so, I didn't expect too much for this anime. I thought that, "Seriously, Isekai again? This is boring!" but I tried to watch this series because my friend recommended this to me. At first cour, it just like a common anime fantasy, the problem is not that big. It's just like a slice-of-live anime, with shit protagonist. I thought that his ability is cheating, he could revive from dead and change his fate, and I thought that in last, he ... Sep 21, 2016
Ok before i start this is my 1st review
Firstly here is a brief summary of Re:zero Re:zero is about male protagonist Natsuki Subaru (voiced by Kobayashi, Yuusuke) who is an 18 year old NEET who gets transported in to another world, (quite a common setting in a majority of anime however with a unique twist) after a visit to the convenience store, he is later saved by a beautiful silver haired elf after being mugged by a group of street thugs, he gets to know his savior who names herself Satella for a bit until they are both killed. However unknowingly Subaru has the ability "Return ... Sep 18, 2016
Every now and then, we, the anime community, are blessed with a gem. A gem, shining ever so brightly in the sea of mediocrity that are the seasonal anime manages to blind the majority of the community with its seemingly endless blister into thinking that the title at hand is somehow special and praiseworthy. After a rather short period of time, the bright light the gem once used to vividly emulate begins to flicker, until eventually fading away into eternal darkness and being forgotten. It's nothing new; rather just a byproduct of hype culture and the negative effect it has on entertainment media.
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Sep 18, 2016
Re:Zero- A Lengthy Yet Critical Dissertation
Well, I told myself I wouldn't review this, but I felt so disgusted while reading through the reviews of Re:Zero on MAL that I had to address the glaringly obvious issues with it. I binged 23 of its 25 episodes while sick at home with the flu, and by the end of it I'm not sure if that or the vomiting I did was worse. I know a lot of people aren't going to agree with this review, but I plead for you to take off your fan service blinders and tune in while I break down the psychological disaster ... Sep 18, 2016
This anime doesn't make sense at all. I can agree that the show has an interesting premise and tries it best to be something original but in most episodes it seems like the writer itself doesn't really know where to take the story. Subaru is just transported into this fantasy world and immediately accepts it without ever questioning where or how he got here or even try to at least get back to his own world. The characters are simply one-dimensional and have no personality at all and just seem like lifeless robots who are simply their to complete the harem circle. The reasons
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Sep 21, 2016
After watching the whole series,i decided to write a review about this amazing show.
So basically in the beginning : A character named Natsuki Subaru went on a new Fantasy world, containing powers, a medieval and lovely place. Buying some stuffed at a market by blinking his eyes in the real world,more precisely in Japan was his traveled method. After failing miserably by trying to save someone, Subaru finally understood that he didn't possess any power at all... That what he though on the beginning. A torturous loop happen again and again where he died, after finally founding happiness and a beautiful girl who saved her, ... Sep 21, 2016
So, I've noticed the many hateful reviews given to this anime. Despite its magnificence, many are hating on it. Some of these reviews seem to be written just for likes, and others just for trolling. I will attempt to make this review something that will truly evaluate this animated story of Re:Zero.
WARNING- may contain minor spoilers Story- 10 The story is very simple: The protagonist wants to save people from death. In doing so, he dies, but reincarnates himself upon failure. So, what is it that makes this memorable? Answering that would be a spoiler, but the best way to describe it is failure. Everyone experiences failure. ... Sep 20, 2016
Re:Zero is not for the faint-hearted. This is a warning. The show is incredible, one of the best I have come across. But it is deceptively grim and dark. Despair is not a foreign concept here. Re zero seemingly promised a light-hearted adventure anime that bore a striking resemblance to Konosuba but then it did something I have never seen an anime do before. It took firm hold of my heartstrings and yanked them in opposite directions. It effectively ripped apart my expectations, and my heart along with them.
Story: The story starts off with a similar note to Konosuba, a NEET that gets thrown into a ... |