Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (light novel)
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| Yet another insane episode. That tea party sure was something to behold and now Satella has appeared. The final episode is going to be crazy, I can feel it. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
Araphaenon said: My problem is not so much on the complaints but the bashing behaviour from some of the viewers, because we have to consider that they have limited funding which I'm sure majority of the basher did not contributed to, and they really did pushed their limit by making it fully animated with 27 minutes worth of contents, extending the amount of episodes would require them to rent for a slot at an exorbitant rate compared to usual which they obviously cannot afford to do so due to the aforementioned funding problem. All things considered they really did their best and deserve all the praise they get for this episode.Aloister said: Imagine working your ass off to put out an amazing episode with 27 minutes full of content that even removed the op and ed to include as much content as possible and instead you get complaints about the removal of certain scenes that does not impact the overall storytelling. Sometimes I really do pity the Re Zero production team for having to go through this kind of stuff, just the downsides of being a popular series I guess. Top quality works as always, can't wait for what's coming next "If you can't criticize, you can't optimize.", as the saying goes. Not literally relevant here since it's not the ones criticizing right now who are capable of changing anything. But the point is, lack of criticism, or rather lack of constructive criticism is just as bad as lack of praise, neither allows one to properly assess the subject. Be respectful and fair in your criticism, give credit where credit's due, but feel free to make complaints where you feel you ought to. A lot of the people criticizing (notwithstanding a few outstandingly atrocious instances) do so because they love this series, they loved other episodes, and quite possibly acknowledge that they loved this one too, but they feel something is not as it could have been. My view, for example, is that there was so much material in the second trial it would've been possible and desirable to make an episode out of just that and the events strictly following it, maybe ending on the moment Echidna offered to make a contract. Whatever we will see in episodes 12 & 13 could have plausibly been made into 3 episodes. I was sad to see a part that I considered really good and was looking forward to a lot, not live up to my imagination, but I do of course appreciate the effort put into the production and consider it really well made, even exceptionally so considering the current difficulties. I do agree that criticism makes perfect, but let's be honest here, not many of us could had do it much better if we were to be put in their shoes. Most criticism's suggestions seems to be increase the episodes which are just not feasible nor realistic from a business standpoint. |
menpe said: Quick summary: Subaru: "I can't believe that you, an all-powerful creature won't just help me without any merit for yourself and it's completely unreasonable that your goals are not exactly the same as mine. I feel deeply offended!" One more episode, let's see how it goes. lol, exactly. Subaru, the entitled hero. Just like every psychological themed anime. Did i tell that Re:Zero is the "Evangelion of Isekai"? --- |
Rob7Sep 23, 2020 11:19 AM
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| Not exactly sure whats going on but I still liked it |
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| All those times he died, yep he really traumatized some people. What a cautionary tale for the dangers of walking out a convenience store late at night. Even though subaru didn't appreciate it, it was pretty clear that the fake-rem thing was very useful in preventing him from being mind-broken. You have to take the support whenever you can to keep trucking on. Satella so far has been pretty one-track minded about things when it comes to Subaru. I'm curious to see if we'll get more I love you's next episode. |
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| To be fair I would accept Echidna's contract because she top waifu bois |
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| It is curious but would... should... be a shock for the audience if for 1st time Satella speaks like a conscious being. It would be even more terrifying to Subaru. But i guess that neither Satella will be just like the doped "i love you", but neither she will be talkative at the point to able Subaru to ask her a big huge fat "WHY?" In fact i would like to see a crazy witch "dream" fight before any word to be said. |
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| All seven Witches have finally appeared! First off, Rem will forever be best girl. Second holy shit what an episode! Just when I thought once again Subaru had found the strength to go on and find a better future. He sees all his deaths and possible timelines. This is on some Rick and Morty levels of what the fuck. Reminds when Morty kept restarting his life... oooohhhh. I get it now. Not going to lie I thought that was really Rem for a sec. I was like finally best girl is back lol. I love all of the witches designs. Minerva still the best witch, Sekhmet--- I call her mommy, and Carmilla is a lalafell. Echidna character is written so well. She didn't trick Subaru. She never gave him any false hope. Hell, she didn't even pretend she was his friend. From the very start she was who see was, the Witch of Greed. She only has and ever will care for herself. She will do anything in her power to attain the knowledge she's after. Honestly Subaru was season 1 levels of dumbass to even form a contract with her. Hell if it wasn't for the other witches he would have done it without a second thought. Here's my question, if they did form a contract will Echidna comeback to life because she will also have Subaru RbD? I know she said she will have the ability as well, but she is already dead and at what point will she return to? Satella pulling up like she about to whoop Echidna ass with the belt lmao. I love how all the witches are basically like "ooohh you about to get your ass beat." nut only Carmilla know once she whoop one she whoop the others as well lol. This was an amazing episode. The last episode about to be on some insane shit. I can feel it! 80/10 |
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MegamiRem said: the going to the parallel world thing is only created in the 2nd trial. the characters' reactions to subaru's deaths are based on their personalities gathered from subaru's memories. So those aren't real. but, these aren't completely impossible in the real world, but we (and subaru) would never know since he died so he won't be able to find out.Wait uh so wth he wasn't going back in time but was going in other paralal worlds? This is the type of stuff I absolutely despise in time travel series. Wtf is the point of even going back in time then ffs. Mod Edit: Modified quote of edited post. |
DeadlyRavenSep 23, 2020 1:45 PM
| Echidna's speech was amazing! Of course she had to be crazy. But as Subaru said, she really doesn't do it out of malice but out of simple curiosity, to satisfy her greed for knowledge. I still like her, but after this episode, Minerva who was second goes straight to the top, I love that girl. Carmilla is cute af! She even has the same seiyuu as Tohru (Fruits Basket) for extra cuteness xD. And then you have Sekhmet... damn she's hot! I was going crazy because I recognized her voice but I didn't know exactly where from. Haruno! Haruno from Oregairu, that's where I remembered her from xD. Nice to hear Inori Minase again and to see Rem again, even if she was a fake one. And oh boy, here comes Satella and like the first time, I didn't expect it. |
| Was really hesitating to give Re:Zero S2 a 9 because I rarely hand out 9s but goddamn this one does it |
| This anime shit is addictive |
| So today suddenly I lost permanently my insta anime page (2 years of life and almost 2k followers) AND IS NOTHING COMPARED TO ( v Spoiler v ) see and be moved by a fake Rem-san confession, now my mind is smashed like Subaru one :") (10/10) |
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| Welcome back to "How are we going to torture Subaru this week?" Give this dude a break. How did he not loose his mind yet. Echidana's character is fantastically well written and I just want to hear more from her. So excited how the witches will interact next week. |
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| Echidna is very cleaver, she never lies but subverts the truth but she finally reveals her true intent. The best part of the episode was Satella walking into the party like a fucking BOSS |
Stark700 said: Seeing all these witches, and of course, the tea party itself again was pretty strange but fitting for a series' penultimate episode. Let's see how they'll wrap up this season next week with all the buildup to this point. This is only half of the season. |
| ‘It may be admitted that if it were possible for us to have so deep an insight into a human's way of thinking, as it shows itself both through inner and outer actions, that every, even the least incentive to these actions and all external occasions which affect them, were so known to us, then his future conduct could be predicted as certainly as the appearance of a solar or a lunar eclipse.’ Critique of Practical Reason, p. 230 of the Rosenkranz. |
| Satella in the end.. holy shit! Seeing Rem in the first part was pretty exciting but also painful moment as his feelings for her were truly real (he really does love her and he said it). Seeing Echidna finally should her colors in the second part was.. ominous and thrilling moment. Still something I kinda expected as literally every witch there is somehow deranged (and seeing how she was angry in the end, I would say everything was staged just to make Subaru to reject her and encourage/pust him into certain direction. In the end, of course the Witch of Envy would be envious when Subaru pledge his hand to Beatrice instead of her (the same situation as with Petra before). Would be kinda strange if one witch was missing there right? So now I'm pretty curious how dialogue with the final witch goes. Guess we are heading to the big cliffhanger in the next episode. Three months wait after that though :( Didn't expected Nakahara Mai as Witch of Sloth though. Kinda interesting role she got :) |
| Sakamoto Maya, what an outstanding performance. The VAs were really going all out during this season. SATELLA, yes! This was the best episode so far, but now I'm super hyped for the next episode. Tohru is the Witch of Lust lol |
| good ep, honestly i might try to read the light novel, waiting 3 months will be hard. |
Primo_Itoko said: Tohru is the Witch of Lust lol Then you should really go and watch Maquia she shines there in her role. |
| Overall, this was a great episode, although I agree that the second trial had a lot more impact in the light novel. I felt the same way about the scene where Subaru was trapped in the shed by Garfiel for a few days, so overall my takeaway is that for all of Re:Zero's talent with psychological horror, they don't do a great job when the horror is all psychological. I think that this is an inherent weakness of visual media relative to written media, since visual media make it much harder to express internal character states. Overall, I'm a little disappointed at how those two scenes were adapted, but at the same time I completely understand it. anime-prime said: Really well directed episode, although the choice to not animate lip flaps of a full minute of dialogue was a bit weird. I personally thought this was a nice stylistic decision that added to the creepiness of the scene. I always feel a little extra freaked out when people are talking without moving their lips. Also, I assume that the whole reason Subaru got to see Echidna again was that he passed the second trial, but perhaps that isn't true? Maybe we'll find out next week whether or not he actually passed the trial (or perhaps it's a detail in the twelfth volume of the LN that I forgot? If so let me know, but if that information doesn't show up until later I don't want the answer spoiled.) |
| Every day you can read a book or watch some anime is a good day! |
| Stella shows up on Emilia's birthday of all times. Quite ironic lmao. But damn, what a wild ep. |
| So timelines where Subaru died keep going on and their characters keep suffering? That throws the "I want to reset because I don´t want them to suffer" plot. Also Satella is appearing with every witch and Echidna wants to pull out a contract? Strange chapter, I need 13 right now! |
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| Again an amazing episode... I always want to know what happen next if next week it's finish with big cliffhanger, it will be difficult to wait january :O |
| I am really excited for the next episode now that Satella has shown up. |
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Mich666 said: Primo_Itoko said: Tohru is the Witch of Lust lol Then you should really go and watch Maquia she shines there in her role. will do that, thanks |
| God damn that was a brutal beginning of the episode. For Subaru to see what life was like moments after his multiple deaths. Jesus the mental toughness Subaru has is fucking impressive. All the witches now gather and Echidna just wants a taste of everything Subaru experiences. I don't know if that's the worse thing but it feels more like Echidna wants Subaru to only love her which we know is not happening. I honestly though Echidna was just getting angry at the end but when I heard "It's TELLA" I stodd up and just screamed "HOLY SHIT!!!" She's here!!! |
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| Eh what kind of a "witch of lust" is that? Tf? |
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| Thread Cleaned Removed a lot of baiting. Alright so a few points need to be addressed here:
It's nothing new, but please be extremely careful with spoilers. It hasn't seem as bad for this episode from what I could see, but I haven't watched the episode yet, so I might've missed some. Please report spoilers if you see them. Thank you LN and WN readers for being careful with spoilers. It's very appreciated and it makes the discussion a lot more enjoyable for everyone. |
| The first half was f*cking great, that was everything I needed! I have always wandered what happened to the world after his death every time! This season, after each episode, I keep wondering if it's even possible to make him suffer more...and it is. I can't wait to see what kind of last episode we're getting. It's definitely gonna be an intense one! |
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| I wouldn't mind being gobble up and nombed at by that witch that is chained up. |
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| THIS EP IS AMAZING Finally some Rem screentime, I missed her more than I thought She is a princess and I will rewatch this scene over and over |
| It was kind of nice to see what happens after Subaru dies... A nice "what if" moment, but it was definitely mentally straining Subaru! The tea-party again and more Echidna. She does show her true colors now, which in the end was to be expected. She's a witch after all. I loved that bit a lot... but.. THAT DAMN ENDING... My word this episode was tense building up to that. Satella sure leaves an impression this season whenever she shows up. Final next week and I can already imagine this becoming a massive cliffhanger!! |
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