Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu - Hyouketsu no Kizuna

Covered in ice and snow, Elior Forest is the home to dangerous magical beasts and 50 elves frozen in ice. One day, the great spirit Puck helps a young girl break out of her ice prison. Her name is Emilia, a half-elf born with silver hair, long ears, and amethyst eyes—features that resemble the evil Witch who destroyed half the world long ago.

Shunned by society because of her appearance, Emilia dwells in the forest with Puck as her sole companion and family. Burdened with a sin of destruction she does not remember committing, she spends her days trying to find a way to help her frozen kin. But when the great spirit Melakuera, the Arbitrator of the world, finds Emilia, her right to stay alive is brought into question. Will the bonds of ice she formed with Puck prove to be the warm thread that defies fate?

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Adaptation:	Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu: Hyouketsu no Kizuna
Sequel:	Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Other:	Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu - Hyouketsu no Kizuna - Manner Movie

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Emilia

Main

Takahashi, Rie
Japanese

Pack

Main

Uchiyama, Yumi
Japanese

Rem

Supporting

Minase, Inori
Japanese

Natsuki, Subaru

Supporting

Kobayashi, Yuusuke
Japanese

Echidna

Supporting

Ram

Supporting

Murakawa, Rie
Japanese

Mathers, Roswaal L.

Supporting

Koyasu, Takehito
Japanese

Chap

Supporting

Hino, Satoshi
Japanese

Melakura

Supporting

Genda, Tesshou
Japanese

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Iizuka, Aya

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Tanaka, Shou

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Kawamura, Kenichi

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Kubo, Yuusuke

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"Yuki no Hate ni Kimi no Na wo (雪の果てに君の名を)" by nonoc

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Apr 1, 2020

swirlydragon

Recommended

Emilia-tan Maji Tenshi
-Natsuki Subaru (2016)

Story 10/10

The OVA shows Emilia's past with Puck. It showed how Emilia was treated by villagers and how SHE treated them in return. It also showed her daily life, how she earned her livelihood before she was selected as a candidate for Lugunica's queen, her relationship with Puck, her first meeting with Puck, a little about Elior forest (her home), her powers, etc. There are also some decent (but short) fighting scenes involving Emilia and Puck plus some badass Emilia scenes in which she gets really angry. And after the credits, we have a lovely Emilia and Subaru interaction to lighten ... up the mood.
Btw this OVA only gave a glimpse of her past. There were still many unanswered questions (like frozen statues of people and how Emilia was frozen herself) and unnamed foes who are yet to appear and will hopefully be covered in season 2. We also get to see a little glimpse of season 2; that is, a little tease on Petelgeuse's backstory, an unknown voice at the start and Emilia's relatives.

Art 10/10

The art was just as good (if not better) as in season 1 so nothing to complain about.

Sound 10/10

Loved the OST. They really amplified the emotions in certain scenes. And the credit song was lovely

Character 10/10

I'll just be straightforward. Emilia is beyond selfless. If anything, Subaru wasn't wrong when he called her EMT (angel), EMF (fairy) or EMM (goddess). We already know from season 1 how most people in Lugunica hated her because she looked like witch of envy. Here we get to see Emilia's willingness to become friends with the villagers but sadly they treat her like a disease (so she hid her face mostly). They ran away whenever she went to the village and called her a witch except one old man who treated her kindly. Unfortunately, the villagers and even the kind old man betrayed her by confessing her location to some slave traders. But even so, she still cared more about those villagers than herself and tried to keep them safe disregarding her own safety. Even after she saved a family from monsters, they still insulted her and were scared of her instead of showing gratitude.
Puck's relationship with Emilia was also highlighted here. His caring attitude towards her and willingness to protect her from any sort of harm (like a spirit named Melakuera who considered Emilia a threat due to her likeness to witch of envy) was admirable. We also get to see Puck's original form in this OVA which was not shown completely in season 1.

Enjoyment 10/10

Really enjoyed this OVA. Can't wait for season 2 tbh. I am really excited!

Overall 10/10

What else is there to say? Give it a watch! It's really good and quite emotional! I couldn't stop myself from crying.
EMT!

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Nov 8, 2019

Sigsig

Recommended

A story of the time Emilia spent with Puck in her home village.

Overall 7/10:
The backstory of Emilia has been very enlightening. Although we did not get the full story of Melakuera as I've heard from the LN readers, I think his current presentation is pretty solid even if we aren't informed of how he became what he is now. However, there were some pacing issues and overall I enjoyed this less than the Memory Snow OVA.
If you're an EMT fan, I would still recommend to give this a watch!

Story 8/10:
I liked how the story is conveyed by Emilia's repeated actions. It shows her daily ... life in the village and as if everything she does is normal. The story jumps back and forth in time as we are shown flashbacks to Emilia's past and her dormant powers, which was hinted in the anime as well. The pacing has some issues though - overall I think they fit too much content in 80 min. Some parts went far longer than it should have, and some were over in an instant.

Art 9/10:
I like the details of the flame animations and how Puck's ability was portrayed/animated. The spirits were also nicely animated - they are shown to be sentient and react to the people around them. The detail of how the ice became blood red by draining the blood out of the living creature sent shivers down my spine - it was so beautiful yet horrific.

Sound 9/10:
I didn't feel like any sound was out of place, so overall it must have been great.

Character 8/10:
We're introduced to the people of the village and how they shun Emilia because she's an elf of the forest, at the start of the movie. Even with the hood that hides her identity, they could tell that she's an elf. I liked how the general store manager was portrayed - a caring old man but yet very human (as he is), acting in self-interest and also fearing the Witch.
The Melakuera also makes his appearance, and although his backstory was not shown, we get that he is an ally of justice or at least a counterforce against evil. I liked how he spoke in ancient Japanese, which goes to show that he is pretty old.

Enjoyment 7/10:
Remember I said I liked Emilia's repeated actions? But I certainly did not enjoy the repeated fights that were basically two monsters blasting powers at each other. It reminds me a lot of Dragon Ball or Digimon. No strategy involved, just pure bruteforce and the power of will/friendship. There was no fun in most of the fights, though we do get character development during then. I think the main problem is the lack of hype and tension building.

One thing I enjoyed - and I'm sure everyone else did - was when Puck let his guard down when he accidentally hurt Emilia's feelings. Watch it to find out how it went!

Also, I liked the text that flashed between scenes that shows Puck's and Emilia's internal monologue. Though we only had like 2 seconds to read 50 Japanese characters, it was sufficient to grasp the keywords of each message.

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Apr 6, 2020

TothSlayer

Recommended

In this ova you will start to know the Emilia-character more and this will enlight in a lot of Emilia behavior shown in the season 1 of re zero. However if you are an Emilia Fan, a Rem fan, or yes a Felix fan, You should watch this ova because it will enlight the past that one of the main characters (Emilia) passed trought.
It will fill you with a lot of emotions from cute moments to extremely sadness moments. the fights are also pretty enjoyable but obviously not like a fight genre anime. The sound in my opinion are one of the best parts ...

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