Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3rd Season Episode 6 Discussion

Some LN Extra Details (Volume 18 Chapter 1.2-2.5 )
- Number 184 warns Emilia to not mention Subaru's name in front of Regulus. It might irk him and make him doubt of Emilia's virginity.
- Dragon blood is one of the three great treasures left to the royal family of Lugunica by the Holy Dragon. It is told to grant abundance to withered lands, rejuvenates all destructions, heals the most incurable illnesses in an instant, and becomes a light to wash away despair
- Liliana is mad at Priscilla when she slanders the dragon blood.
- Priscilla reminds Subaru that any actions taken will have consequences. In this case, half-hearted attacks on the city hall and failed makes the situation worse.
- Subaru mentions to Priscilla that that Al was with them until they split up. She said that she does not really care for him and cared more on looking for Schult because of his irreplaceable charms.
- Anastasia mentions that they found out that they can still communicate with the dragon and the people that became flies. They are still conscious and willing to follow directions. They are brought to the separate shelter

Differences from LN
- Subaru's leg supposed to be black
- Priscilla grazes Subaru's neck instead of stabbing it
- After Priscilla defeats the demi-demon, Liliana found an injured person. Subaru quickly went and does a first aid, which is taught by his mentor. Then he carries him to the shelter as well.
- Three demi-beast are chasing Subaru instead of one.
- Subaru shows his leg to Anastasia as well during the discussion.

Heh imagine how much better rezero would've been without Subaru spouting pretty nonsense every episode. Just give more screen time to characters that actually put their efforts where their mouth is.

Never got warm with Pricicilia until now



She's actually great

Ehh? I can understand How Subaru got his leg back but even his bandages and sneakers also recovered? Bruh.. what?

"just kill yourself" the situation is nowhere near hopeless yet. We would have to restart all the way back to the Sirius encounter. Is that worth it when no one has even died so far?

Anyone else think that Subaru was kind of embarrassing himself there at the end? Anastasia and Julius didn't look very impressed with his speech either. Honestly, it felt a bit like a repeat of the self-proclaimed knight episode. Was sort of a middling episode.

Aight. This was another crazy AF episode. The animation was very well done, especially the part with Priscilla unleashing her Yang sword. Even the CG was quite good. But what THE ABSOLUTE FUCK was that post-credit scene????? Somebody explain that to me.

Also, my LN reader kyodai’s, what’s the cut content for today’s episode?!

@Teruki_Inoue Can we not have light novel readers talking about "cut content"? I prefer my anime discussions to not be filled with Ross-chis.

@Alternate_Wraph I’m not an LN reader mate. Me asking about the cut content is just because I wanna know and understand the perspectives of the staff adapting this thing too.

@Teruki_Inoue I don't want you to encourage them to post.

Half the time novel readers talk about "cut content" it turns out to be details that get revealed later anyways. And I find them ruining the fun of speculation. Or textual analysis.

Sourcerors don't just ruin my enjoyment by "spoiling" stuff, they ruin entire threads by espousing sacred knowledge that can't be argued or reasoned with.

Man it is astounding the amount of people who watched the show to this point and just blatantly do not understand Subaru’s character

First of all, the amount of people that still share the “Just kill yourself” sentiment is insane. I don’t know how you could watch season 2 and still think that’s a valid path for Subaru. Hell even after season 1. There was literally an entire episode about how Subaru SHOULDN’T see himself as an expendable resource to everyone. How he NEEDS to value his own life. That’s the entire point of his ability, to make him realize how valuable his life is, not how disposable it is. Subaru’s ability is not meant to be black or white. His ability is truly gray. Yes, he can effectively alter reality to make it how he so desires within his power and the power of his allies, but at the cost of himself, his mental well-being, his sense of self worth. It’s a delicate balance that even he said he doesn’t think he can fully accept right away. That’s what’s so interesting about Return By Death imo.


So many people comparing his speech at the end of the episode to *the scene* in season one when not only does the show itself straight up tell you how this is different in Anastasia and Subaru’s dialogue, but just like… actually listen to what he’s saying.

Anastasia took a very practical approach to the situation: Accept the reality that some casualties will occur, needs of the many vs needs of the few, etc., etc.
Subaru takes issue with that because in his eyes she’s taking the easy road and giving up the loftier goal of truly saving everyone. When she tries to counter by pointing out an apparent contradiction in his logic using the White Whale and Petelgeuse, Subaru brings up a great point that the people who died in those fights went into them knowing that was a possibility. The people of Priestella did not wake up that morning prepared to be killed by the Witch’s Cult. They are wholly innocent. Subaru is saying that it’s not right to simply write some of them off as “inevitable casualties” without event trying to save all of them.

He understands and flat out acknowledges that what he’s suggesting isn’t realistic. It’s greedy. It’s wanting more than some would argue he can realistically have. But, and I love this point of his, his whole basis is that in his mind, a Knight such as himself SHOULD be greedy. He SHOULD want to save everyone. He SHOULD try to achieve the best ending possible. And he’s absolutely right. Why shouldn’t he want to try to save everyone? Why shouldn’t he see that as priority number one?

It’s easy to judge Subaru based on previous loops but keep in mind what all of the other characters see in him. To them, the Crush and Anastasia camp in particular, Subaru showed up out of nowhere and had an incredibly detailed and well thought out plan to deal with two forces that no one in the world had been able to deal with until that point. And then they hear a story of how he managed to subjugate not one, but TWO of the Great Mabeasts with the Oousagi. THAT’S why in episode 4 Julius specifically turns to Subaru for advice on the entire group’s path forward. To Julius, shortly after the most pathetic display from a man he’s probably ever seen, this chucklefuck who slandered his entire life’s work and purpose to that point just did what every single person in his profession could have only HOPED to accomplish. Subaru HAS to be their beacon of hope. Subaru HAS to push for the most ideal scenario.

Subaru has to never give up. Ever.

To accept what Anastasia said would be a betrayal of his entire character up to this point, a betrayal of Rem’s faith, Emilia’s faith, Roswaal’s faith, EVERYONE’S faith in him to be their ace in the hole. People saying “oh Subaru can’t do shit against one archbishop and he wants to beat four???” Acting like literally ANYONE other than Reinhard could even have a chance of taking one of them down by themselves. MAYBE Julius could if he really went for it. But it’s not like Subaru’s goals are so far removed from reality or so lacking in understanding of the situation and the desires of those around him that it’s even remotely comparable to episode 13.


This is more of a personal rant at this point but I genuinely feel that Re:Zero is one of the best written series out there right now. This thread is a perfect example of how you can’t just watch Re:Zero as background noise or consume it without giving it any real meaningful thought. There is so much depth behind these characters and their actions. Layers upon layers of callbacks to previous moments. A series where everything that has ever happened has a clear and distinct purpose for happening and WILL be relevant. That’s what drives a lot of my theories about this plot so hard. It’s why I don’t overlook ANYTHING in this show. It’s ALL relevant and it ALL matters and it ALL requires scrutiny and analysis. I know some people are probably gonna think I’m a Re:Zero dick rider like half the memes and posts as of late but I’ve rewatched what is available of this show more times than I can count and I’d like to believe I am pretty good at removing personal bias from my judgement of things. Re:Zero is one of the greatest pieces of media of the modern age, maybe even longer. Hate it if you want, but the rest of us are here to stay.