Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Break Time 2nd Season

Each episode of the second season of Re:Zero had a corresponding episode in this short chibi series. Essentially, these are short comedy skits with the characters in the chibi style, this is mainly done through Otto's diary as he is writing about the adventures.


Even though a lot of people may say the art style is too basic, it needs to be remembered that this is on purpose. Moreover, I would like to point out how clean and smooth the actual animations are - the art style itself is actually of a very impressive quality, even within such a simplistic form.


I personally feel like there were ... not nearly enough sound effects/music in this. Whilst I am aware that the episodes are only 3 minutes so there is not a lot of time to put them in, it just feels like it is lacking sound other than a doorbell like sound at the start of the episodes and the voice acting.


Otto Suewen - A merchant who just couldn't sell his oil, got kidnapped by a cult and saved by the main story protagonist, Natsuki Subaru.

Normally I am not a fan of these chibi shorts that anime sometimes do. They usually involve comedy I don't find funny but are short enough to be inoffensive. this usually leads me to score them at around a 5.

The shorts this time around, however, are the opposite of what I expected sure they do have comedic elements but they also use them to flesh out characters from the episode the viewer has just watched and they pair really well with them.

I found myself looking forward to them after the episode rather than just putting up with them as I do with most ... of the time.

They are definitely worth a watch alongside season 2 if you are watching it for the first time or are rewatching. I'm not sure I would go as far as to rewatch all of season 2 for them though

It wouldn't be a re:Zero season without one of these I guess, or should I say, it wouldn't be a popular TV series without one of these, period.

Seasonal fatigue is a real thing, and for completionists, it's even more so a curse in the form of a challenge.

“Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Break Time 2nd Season” is as its predecessor promised, Chibified commentary over the events of the corresponding season, although, this one spans both parts of season 2, so be careful about spoilers. The first 13 episodes revolve around re:Zero seasons 2 part 1, so it's better you watch it after that and even more critical ... to stop at the 13th episode.

The 12 last episodes are mainly commenting on part 2 of season 2, some of them even unexpectedly explain critical plot points that were either left vague or undisclosed in the main season which I found as a weird and questionable direction call.
I won't be missing this one in all honesty, don't look up to anything spectacular. Govern your expectations and buckle in.

Overall: (4/10).