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Jun 19, 2016 2:37 PM

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ColdBreeze said:
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Subaru in Arc 1 felt out of his element yet smart witty and WITH A BRAIN.
Subaru in ARc 2 felt out of his element and in despair yet still smart and with a brain and making decent choices.

Here he is literally a dumb idiot clown with a VERY gross obsession and no sense of what is right at the moment. I can't see this idiot Subaru trying to con a fantasy merchant into buying a phone, nor detective-ing the mystery of who cursed him.
Don't forget that Subaru got clever after dying each time. Before that he was the careless and to an extent annoying guy we saw in this episode.

Which makes it even worse because its as if this episode literally reset all of his development.
Jun 19, 2016 2:40 PM

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LoneWizard said:
Not sure...Old Giant and Felt might've been still alive...If Subaru wasnt there there is a chance that they would survive and even earn lots of money...


During Subaru's first life, the Old Man was already dead by the time he and Emilia came so we know for sure that he would've died if not for Subaru.

Not sure what happened to Felt in that life: her body may have been lying in the shadows or Elsa noticed the gem shining in Felt's hand and took her with her. I'll go with second as Felt would have accepted Elsa's offer were Subaru not there and Elsa would not negotiate had she planned to kill them anyway, so the only thing I can imagine to result in Old Man's death would be Elsa noticing that Felt was the Fifth candidate, which would lead to Elsa having to kill the Old Man in order to secure Felt.
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LoneWizard said:
Not sure...Old Giant and Felt might've been still alive...If Subaru wasnt there there is a chance that they would survive and even earn lots of money...


Rom and Felt die in episode 1 even before Subaru ever met them, so this isn't true.
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Lol at Subaru's reaction when Emilia stopped holding his hand.

Subaru came across as a bit of an ass this episode. He means well, but he's highly forceful and doesn't respect Emilia's wishes at all. I'm hoping he takes a backstep a little bit because it feels like he's regressed a little bit with how much he's overstepping his position.

Gotta say, it was somewhat ironic of the candidates to complain about them not having enough time to sit through the introductions, yet they spent how long complaining about that very thing. The back and forth between their dissenting took far longer than if they had just stayed quiet and let the old men get on with it. Although I suppose that does show the lack of respect they have for others besides themselves.

I was rather surprised that the rest of the gathered people were allowed to so freely talk, though. It's one thing for the candidates to go do, since they're obviously of a high position, but when the common entourages are doing the same thing, it really felt unofficial. I suppose it's a further indication of the complete lack of respect and unwillingess to cooperate with one another and the council.

Felt certainly made her reintroduction in a grand manner.
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Felt looked pretty blank at the end there. Nice to see Reinhard, the appa guy and Rom again. Even the alley guys appeared. It was somehow nostalgic lol.

Subaru was pretty over the top with Emilia in going with her but I think thats more his character especially after everything that has happened. He seemed paranoid that something would happen. I think its a bit dodgy with the whole he wants to help Emilia become queen and stuff too considering he actually barely knows her. But then he already thinks he's in love with her because.... ya. Its just one of those things. Still prefer Rem atm though. And Subaru is still a favourite from most anime series out there too.

Kinda funny when Subaru said "did he do anything at all?" with the village part because he got saved or bitten when if it wasn't for him triggering events or dying and learning more about them the kids and Rem would've generally died. Meaning it was actually all because of him that they're alive even if he needed saving in some of the situations.
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Fai said:
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Don't forget that Subaru got clever after dying each time. Before that he was the careless and to an extent annoying guy we saw in this episode.

Which makes it even worse because its as if this episode literally reset all of his development.


He's experiencing what he hadn't before. He's learning from it. Good thing is that he's being true to himself. Honest. That's the best front one can put. He won't mature just yet. Those who've, experienced. He's still. If he were to mature too fast, he'd become a frustrated adult.
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Maz said:

I was rather surprised that the rest of the gathered people were allowed to so freely talk, though. It's one thing for the candidates to go do, since they're obviously of a high position, but when the common entourages are doing the same thing, it really felt unofficial. I suppose it's a further indication of the complete lack of respect and unwillingess to cooperate with one another and the council.


Wasn't just Subaru, Reinhard, Felix and Al the ones doing much in the way of talking though? Those 4 seems fairly laid back to different degrees so I don't think it's strange.
Jun 19, 2016 2:49 PM

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ColdBreeze said:
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Subaru in Arc 1 felt out of his element yet smart witty and WITH A BRAIN.
Subaru in ARc 2 felt out of his element and in despair yet still smart and with a brain and making decent choices.

Here he is literally a dumb idiot clown with a VERY gross obsession and no sense of what is right at the moment. I can't see this idiot Subaru trying to con a fantasy merchant into buying a phone, nor detective-ing the mystery of who cursed him.
Don't forget that Subaru got clever after dying each time. Before that he was the careless and to an extent annoying guy we saw in this episode.

he may have been carelesss, but he wasn't annoying or full Crazy obsession mode like in today's episode.
He was obsessed yes, but not like that. And he wasn't annoying before at all either imo. And Today he was 'kinda idiotic', which he wasn't before.
Jun 19, 2016 2:51 PM

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I'm quite amused with all these reactions about Subaru here.

Seems like Tappei got the majority of viewers really good, just like he got me when I read it.

I'll just wait for the future content to do what has to be done :D
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Honestly I chalked that up to a level of arrogance due to his ability.

We already know how much he hated and is afraid of dying, so i doubt that is it.

This Series in a nutshell


It didn't go the way media taught him it would. Perhaps it was he that precipitated himself. Didn't consider it being important to judge the person's character first. Not every lady's the same. So carefree, he was. I enjoy seeing him playing around.
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Shrimperor said:
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Don't forget that Subaru got clever after dying each time. Before that he was the careless and to an extent annoying guy we saw in this episode.

he may have been carelesss, but he wasn't annoying or full Crazy obsession mode like in today's episode.
He was obsessed yes, but not like that. And he wasn't annoying before at all either imo.


He was plenty annoying to quite a few people in the first few episodes dude.

Again, he's just being overly protectively. He even literally has a flashback when Elsa attacked him and Emilia during his monologue to empathize this. And he has don't anything careless (not beyond his usual level anyway) besides sneaking into the castle so some of you guys are overblowing it.
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Fappa said:
I'm quite amused with all these reactions about Subaru here.

Seems like Tappei got the majority of viewers really good, just like he got me when I read it.

I'll just wait for the future content to do what has to be done :D

May hell guide him towards enlightenment.
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Jun 19, 2016 2:56 PM
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Subaru is such an annoying white knight and is hurting the show. I fucking cringe every time something comes out of his mouth. I can't stand those "I need to save everyone and stick my nose into every thing" types. Such a shame a show with a relatively interesting premise gets stuck with such a terrible main character. The only way I can ever view Subaru's current characterisation as a positive is that the series in the future is going to completely tear his ideals apart. Shows are supposed to make you want the characters to be happy, not want them to suffer...
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Jagd84 said:
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he may have been carelesss, but he wasn't annoying or full Crazy obsession mode like in today's episode.
He was obsessed yes, but not like that. And he wasn't annoying before at all either imo.


He was plenty annoying to quite a few people in the first few episodes dude.

Again, he's just being overly protectively. He even literally has a flashback when Elsa attacked him and Emilia during his monologue to empathize this. And he has don't anything careless (not beyond his usual level anyway) besides sneaking into the castle so some of you guys are overblowing it.


There's a strong difference between finding a character annoying because you don't pay attention.

And a character becoming idiotic gross obsessive guy who keeps fucking up.
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aboynameddeath said:
Shows are supposed to make you want the characters to be happy, not want them to suffer...
Unless the show itself is about a character's suffering ;)
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The art and animation seriously gets better in this anime. Stunning backgrounds and the CGI was smooth as well.
Rem had some adorable moments in this episode.
That Trap cat though! lol
Emilia was adorable again.
Subaru is awesome.
Priscilla is whatever I know people are happy to see her but she's basically a Masochist, which Idk if I can get behind.

Oh and Felt is a Princess...WHO FUCKING KNEW!!!!
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Jagd84 said:
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he may have been carelesss, but he wasn't annoying or full Crazy obsession mode like in today's episode.
He was obsessed yes, but not like that. And he wasn't annoying before at all either imo.


He was plenty annoying to quite a few people in the first few episodes dude.

Again, he's just being overly protectively. He even literally has a flashback when Elsa attacked him and Emilia during his monologue to empathize this. And he has don't anything careless (not beyond his usual level anyway) besides sneaking into the castle so some of you guys are overblowing it.

and going against Emilia's Orders.
Let's not forget Emilia's ''Make me trust you''. She will be pretty suspicious after this.
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LoneWizard said:
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Shows are supposed to make you want the characters to be happy, not want them to suffer...
Unless the show itself is about a character's suffering ;)


I hope note. I hate akame ga kill style "edge for sake of edge" shows. So far Re;Zero struck nice balance between being dark and being sensible.

I am not watching to "for teh suffering" . I am watching it for politics and mystery which was the show's strongpoint so far.
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Fai said:
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Unless the show itself is about a character's suffering ;)


I hope note. I hate akame ga kill style "edge for sake of edge" shows.
AgK was not about a character's suffering,it was about the shock value of killing characters in unexpected times(Like GoT)...Re:Zero is all about Subaru and the suffering he go through...Since Subaru being immortal destroys the intensity of being afraid of his death,all thats left is Subaru's mental health to create suspension...
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Wow that was unexpected...
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LoneWizard said:
aboynameddeath said:
Shows are supposed to make you want the characters to be happy, not want them to suffer...
Unless the show itself is about a character's suffering ;)


It's fine. As long as it's fair. The helmet dude already commented on the seriousness of what he's getting involved with. So if Subaru gets, it'll have been asked for.
Jun 19, 2016 3:11 PM

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I hope note. I hate akame ga kill style "edge for sake of edge" shows.
AgK was not about a character's suffering,it was about the shock value of killing characters in unexpected times(Like GoT)...Re:Zero is all about Subaru and the suffering he go through...Since Subaru being immortal destroys the intensity of being afraid of his death,all thats left is Subaru's mental health to create suspension...


AKG was about unnecessary edge and gore being infused into everything to make everything "darker". "Why write tragic backstory of poverty if we can write backstory about a woman whoring herself out! How do we convince villains are evil? Let's write cringy scenes of irrelevant first-time appearing characters being raped by dogs?" kind of kitsch. It was a show that was overjoyed with torturing and killing their character cast for no other reason than "teh suffering". Story, lore characterization, etc, took backseat to the ultimate ammount of edge being thrown at the viewer with author trying to prove on how "mature" and "dark" the setting is.

Re;Zero so far has not been about "suffering". Sure it had psychological elements, but both ARc1 and ARc2 so far have been about Subaru using his wits and brain to solve a puzzle before him, as we learn more about the world and characters(including Subaru to an extent) play their mind-games.

Subaru's deaths are not even the focus. The focus is what we learn through them and the lore that expands, as he solves his predicament. The deaths or how he dies are not what is interesting - the way he approaches the situations and tries to get past them is.

Its like watching a semi-competent Dark Souls Playthrough, but with a lot more politics and believable lore.
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@Fai sure,i agree with the stuff you are saying...but that doesnt mean Subaru's psychological suffering is not a major point of the show
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A'ight, sure. Don't know what to say about this episode. Subaru's stupidity kinda ruined the mood for me. His overstepping his boundaries as a servant made me cringe. MC and friend of Emilia or not he felt really forced into the events of this episode. While I can understand his attitude towards the purple haired knight his lack of composure while consistent with his genki attitude it for some reason makes me dislike him. He pretty much embarrassed and gave the others ammo to use against Emilia. But I should hope these events will help him to understand the circumstances and cause him to be a little bit more considerate to "his love" in the future.

All the speaking out of turn for the knights and mouthing the candidates did was a tad annoying. I guess they all see the wise men as nothing more than a bunch of pompous bureaucrats. Understandable but the lack of tact only helped to drive down the mood. I'm still wondering how serious this episode was meant to be, feels like a cool-down but at the same time a buildup. What at least was made clear, obnoxiously so was the fact there is a level of disdain the other candidates have for Emilia, what with looking like the witch as well as being half elf. Part of me wants to ask "well why is she even being considered if it's such a problem?" But part of me suspects it also has to do with capability and connections. Either that or the wise-men don't really seem care at this point. Emilia's apparent soft nature works against her here considering how comfortable the others feel with dismissing her out in public. Guess it'll be up to Subaru to set them straight. *rollseyes*

Just saying that if something happens to Emilia while Subaru isn't there I don't think he'll able to return by death to save her and also he has no idea how his checkpoints work. So the best situation would be for him to be there when it happens
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Subaru is such an annoying white knight and is hurting the show. I fucking cringe every time something comes out of his mouth. I can't stand those "I need to save everyone and stick my nose into every thing" types. Such a shame a show with a relatively interesting premise gets stuck with such a terrible main character. The only way I can ever view Subaru's current characterisation as a positive is that the series in the future is going to completely tear his ideals apart. Shows are supposed to make you want the characters to be happy, not want them to suffer...


Too bad then that have a problem with the fact he isn't an asshole. If he wasn't the nice guys he is a lot of people would be dead by now. I think this says more about you than anything else.

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Here he is literally a dumb idiot clown with a VERY gross obsession and no sense of what is right at the moment. I can't see this idiot Subaru trying to con a fantasy merchant into buying a phone, nor detective-ing the mystery of who cursed him.


That's because selectively focusing on one side of him. This same guy who shouted things like "where did my protagonist status go?!", did Saturday Night Fever poses and thought he was in a game with NPCs. He's always had this side. He's clever and smart when wants to be, but he's also pretty goofy at times.

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and going against Emilia's Orders.
Let's not forget Emilia's ''Make me trust you''. She will be pretty suspicious after this.


Yes, I don't deny that, but he's has his reasons and he's always been reckless.
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That ending was so obvious
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Rem got hard conquered now she grants any request from Subaru eh.
Also didn't see Ram (and Beako) this episode, that's quite a sudden change since the twins were almost always together.
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So now we're starting a waifu election arc?
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It did made me cringe that ALL The candidates are female.
Of course they are. Its anime. There has to be anime cliches involved.
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Also I haven't read the light novel but dammn let's give Subaru a couple of more episodes before condeming him as annoying
Half of the parts with him being stupid were just played for comedic effect anyway
I on the other hand welcome him acting stupid. Dude is probably trying to enjoy himself now that he's finally out of the loop. Is he foolish to be that carefree? I think so but THATS a character flaw and that brings more character development
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Well I don't know if showing us how much of a chew toy Emilia is to the other candidates but it's better than her just smiling and wincing all the time. Makes considerable sense since she is a half blood and even if elves aren't really seen as trash miscegenation between other races have largely put characters at odds with everyone, so that made perfect sense. I hope Emilia takes the reins on this herself without Subaru flying in with all the answers. Subaru can support her, yes and he can give her advice. But I hate it when a character's whole facade only changes at the MC's behest.

Fai said:
It did made me cringe that ALL The candidates are female.
Of course they are. Its anime. There has to be anime cliches involved.

Oh, yeah.

Yuzuryn said:
QWERTYFish25 said:
A'ight, sure. Don't know what to say about this episode. Subaru's stupidity kinda ruined the mood for me. His overstepping his boundaries as a servant made me cringe. MC and friend of Emilia or not he felt really forced into the events of this episode. While I can understand his attitude towards the purple haired knight his lack of composure while consistent with his genki attitude it for some reason makes me dislike him. He pretty much embarrassed and gave the others ammo to use against Emilia. But I should hope these events will help him to understand the circumstances and cause him to be a little bit more considerate to "his love" in the future.

All the speaking out of turn for the knights and mouthing the candidates did was a tad annoying. I guess they all see the wise men as nothing more than a bunch of pompous bureaucrats. Understandable but the lack of tact only helped to drive down the mood. I'm still wondering how serious this episode was meant to be, feels like a cool-down but at the same time a buildup. What at least was made clear, obnoxiously so was the fact there is a level of disdain the other candidates have for Emilia, what with looking like the witch as well as being half elf. Part of me wants to ask "well why is she even being considered if it's such a problem?" But part of me suspects it also has to do with capability and connections. Either that or the wise-men don't really seem care at this point. Emilia's apparent soft nature works against her here considering how comfortable the others feel with dismissing her out in public. Guess it'll be up to Subaru to set them straight. *rollseyes*

Just saying that if something happens to Emilia while Subaru isn't there I don't think he'll able to return by death to save her and also he has no idea how his checkpoints were there. So the best situation would be for him to be there when it happens


Yeah, I guess. But his very actions and interference could still lead to exactly what he fears. I just wish there was a smarter way Subaru could've been inserted into the throne room. They seemed pretty hell-bent on emphasizing his outright defiance for the sake of showing his adoration for Emilia. Like a said earlier it may have just been better if she had just had him tag along, even if he just stays in the corner. This butting in coupled with the arrogance of most of the main characters in the throne room kinda stripped the mood of the episode for me.
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It did made me cringe that ALL The candidates are female.
Of course they are. Its anime. There has to be anime cliches involved.


Yeah, there wasn't a plot point for it or anything it's just meta. Not I've heard of a show that 5 females competing for political power before. But frankly you always nitpick about most pointless stuff so whatever.
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Good thing I'm not read the manga, this episode pretty solid for me not feel rushed at all.
The tone/atmosphere feel different from 2 arcs before, it's refreshing episode.
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Also I haven't read the light novel but dammn let's give Subaru a couple of more episodes before condeming him as annoying
Half of the parts with him being stupid were just played for comedic effect anyway
I on the other hand welcome him acting stupid. Dude is probably trying to enjoy himself now that he's finally out of the loop. Is he foolish to be that carefree? I think so but THATS a character flaw and that brings more character development


Nah man he needs to keep being depressed 90% of time no matter what situation now.
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so much Emilia in 1 episode so much happy

and Subaru u already lay hand on 3 lady before you selection main wife start


to main point
where Subaru will got new auto save point?

why Emilita want to trust Subaru after all happen in few day? what happen here?

so many ppl said Felt brainwashed and i don't see any blank emty eye




i hope Subaru won't get any silly idea with his power "i want make everybody happy" then suicide to get better ending
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Jagd84 said:
Fai said:
It did made me cringe that ALL The candidates are female.
Of course they are. Its anime. There has to be anime cliches involved.


Yeah, there wasn't a plot point for it or anything it's just meta. Not I've heard of a show that 5 females competing for political power before. But frankly you always nitpick about most pointless stuff so whatever.

Isn't this guy the same dude who was raging and using non stop buzz words such as Cringe on the UBW Mal threads or was that someone else
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Subara constant massive overreaction because otherwise the 8 year old trarget audience wouldn't pick up on it. More lolis, because really it's the only thing going for it. A trap, because you can't have a shitty anime without servicing old horney Japanese men who want to rape little boys. The only check box they've missed has been yuri, but I guess there is implied twincest, so... achievement unlocked! Generic as fuck.
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Jagd84 said:
Fai said:
It did made me cringe that ALL The candidates are female.
Of course they are. Its anime. There has to be anime cliches involved.


Yeah, there wasn't a plot point for it or anything it's just meta. Not I've heard of a show that 5 females competing for political power before. But frankly you always nitpick about most pointless stuff so whatever.

If there were just male, the feminists would butt in. Having females as candidates makes up a fresh setting, considering their power. Just females are suited to "save" the country and clean up the mess with the dragon.
Re:Zero nice troll ending.
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This week seemed boring, serving only to introduce new characters and begin the new plot line. It's sad to see Subaru betray Emilia's trust - I'm sure there are going to be ramifications.
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Isn't this guy the same dude who was raging and using non stop buzz words such as Cringe on the UBW Mal threads or was that someone else


Because bad adaptations and awful shows deserve critique. Oh I am sorry that I have a different opinion than you and could not stand one of my all-time favorite visual novels being raped into oblivion. That sure is a crime.

IF Re;Zero was UBW, this episode content would be like Episode 3 or something. And 99% of anime-only fanbase would unanimously hate the protagonist. So let's not compare apples to oranges.

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Fai said:
It did made me cringe that ALL The candidates are female.
Of course they are. Its anime. There has to be anime cliches involved.


Yeah, there wasn't a plot point for it or anything it's just meta. Not I've heard of a show that 5 females competing for political power before. But frankly you always nitpick about most pointless stuff so whatever.


Having an excuse does not make it better. Especially the one that literally feels like it is there for sake of making all candidates female. It still feels like otaku pandering. Any of those characters could have been male without changing the basis of the premise. Why are they female? Because having waifus sells copies. Having some female candidates is nice, but having them ALL be female feels like just targeting otaku(with characters covering wide range of waifu stereotypes) instead of actual diversity(ask yourself - why are all the candidates, fit, sexy and pretty?). Having male and female candidates competing would have been quite refreshing.It still largely depends on how they execute the politics and mind games that this most likely sets up, though.

Again its relatively minor thing, but this episode had awful lot of "minor" things that build up downsides for the show(the anime-as-hell catboy, subaru's ooc behavior, all female candidates, cgi crowds, etc).


Its still a good show and the mystery parts are still brilliant. Which is exactly why the show deserves proper critique when it does something bad. Liking a work of fiction does not mean automatically being blind to it's downsides and excusing them all.
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If you've read the manga then you know that it already skipped lots of stuff today and animation is below par as well.
Being a fan of this show this is really concerning me :( is there any budget problem or rating are low or it's just that they want to move thing faster
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Fai said:
It did made me cringe that ALL The candidates are female.
Of course they are. Its anime. There has to be anime cliches involved.



They are priestess candidates...You cant have a male priestess =_=

It is obvious that Dragon is bored and wants a waifu...
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RoyTF said:
If you've read the manga then you know that it already skipped lots of stuff today and animation is below par as well.
Being a fan of this show this is really concerning me :( is there any budget problem or rating are low or it's just that they want to move thing faster


Most of the stuff they left out is not important. For the only important scene that they left out so far it's clear that they rearrange it and bring this in the next episode. Besides they have to speed up the pace for volume 4. That's a clever move they're doing.

Sorry but below par is something different. A introduction episode that merely serves as a build up doesn't need a huge amount of frames and impressive cuts. It's supposed to deliver its purpose.

No there are no budget problems and no the ratings are perfectly fine.

People don't loose your head over one episode.
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Fai said:
It did made me cringe that ALL The candidates are female.
Of course they are. Its anime. There has to be anime cliches involved.



They are priestess candidates...You cant have a male priestess =_=

It is obvious that Dragon is bored and wants a waifu...


I already adressed that in above post. It feels like a contrived reason to have all female candidates and really does not sit well with me. I hope there's more to it than that.

(I would laugh if its basically oldschool fairytale element of the winner being sacrificed to the dragon, though)
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Seems like his ridiculous obsession with Emilia finally turned Subaru into a brain dead moron, this was just painful to watch. Is he going to act like this for the rest of the series or is there still hope for him?
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Jagd84 said:


Yeah, there wasn't a plot point for it or anything it's just meta. Not I've heard of a show that 5 females competing for political power before. But frankly you always nitpick about most pointless stuff so whatever.

Isn't this guy the same dude who was raging and using non stop buzz words such as Cringe on the UBW Mal threads or was that someone else


Yes, he has the hobby of talking shit about every airing show.
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(I would laugh if its basically oldschool fairytale element of the winner being sacrificed to the dragon, though)
If i had to make a guess i would say the winner being granted witch's powers...Or something like choosing someone to stop witch...
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Seems like his ridiculous obsession with Emilia finally turned Subaru into a brain dead moron, this was just painful to watch. Is he going to act like this for the rest of the series or is there still hope for him?


I sure hope the romance is "artificial" and Subaru is just mindcontrolled by the witch to be obsessed with her or something.

Because there's absolutely no way I could root for a relationship like that. Its destructive and obsessive and brings out the worst in him so far. It was cute in first episode but right now it is ughh

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Fai said:
(I would laugh if its basically oldschool fairytale element of the winner being sacrificed to the dragon, though)
If i had to make a guess i would say the winner being granted witch's powers...Or something like choosing someone to stop witch...


I would not be so sure on Witch being evil though. It seems like anything and everything is being piled on as "her fault" because she lost. As they say its the winners who write history books.

Would not be surprised if Dragon is evil or at least "not good" either.
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Yuzuryn said:
Jagd84 said:


Yeah, there wasn't a plot point for it or anything it's just meta. Not I've heard of a show that 5 females competing for political power before. But frankly you always nitpick about most pointless stuff so whatever.

Isn't this guy the same dude who was raging and using non stop buzz words such as Cringe on the UBW Mal threads or was that someone else


Yes you got it. Sigh

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