Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd Season Part 2 Episode 1 Discussion

WNchad said:


One of my good friends made this summary of cour 1, make sure to comment a thank you for him, he'd appreciate it :)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Re_Zero/comments/kmvrlw/discussion_1_week_before_season_2_part_2_comes/

mozgow said:
Draft might not have been the best word to describe it, but in thanks at the end of each volume Tappei thanks his editor, Mr. I, for helping him improve the story. So, by his own words, WN is an unpolished version.

swirlydragon said:

Here is the scene:-

swirlydragon said:


I see.
In the LN,
Here is the scene:-

Alex_Lane said:
It's nice seeing Otto turning into an actual character with a cool personality instead of being that one cowardly selfish guy. I'd say he's very likable so far! even though the transition from crybaby to caring friend was kinda rough.

I may just need a revision on the previous events but I actually find it quite challenging to keep up with what's happening. Me being a terrible viewer could be a valid reason for my confusion but I'd say the pacing of this episode didn't exactly help either. I'm especially referring to that Roswall bet thing. I actually just didn't understand why he did that or what does that even do, so yeah if anyone is down to help me understand, it would be much appreciated.

Also, I love what they are doing with Emilia, giving her a lot more character and the attention she deserves.(Paku <3)

Emilia was SO cute this episode like omg fr I was kinda freaking out and Emilia as a TODDLER wtf cuteness overload.

foxyahoo said:


There is an Emilia OVA with movie length called Frozen Bonds, this episode shows direct scenes from that OVA, for example you would have already know that Emilia does not remember her past watching the OVA and a little about what happened in the forest.

It is not obligatory but it gives you SO MUCH background to understand Emilia and Puck better.

9Vincent9 said:



S2 is one of ReZero is just one of those seasons where you have to pay extra attention



Now regarding Rosewaal and Subaru's bet, is pretty simple, Subaru made a bet against Rosewaal that if he clears all the obstacles in the sanctuary in one loop, Rosewaal would have to throw away his 'gospel' and ally himself with him by Backing up Emilia as the candidate for the royal election.

Now 3 major concerns can be brought up

1. What does Rosewaal gain from accepting the bet?
2. What's stopping Rosewaal from backstabbing Subaru and going against the bet on the off chance he loses?
3. is there even a point in making a bet, if Subaru can go back in time and try again? Only Subaru can Remember his memories from his past loops, not Rosewaal.


They'll be addressed later on

N0cht said:


Wait a minute, what did Subaru do differently in the WN? Just how different is the anime adaptation of arc 4 and the original WN version?

Alex_Lane said:
Okkk I see thanks a lot. Also, why would Subaru need to bet with Rosewaal at a time like that? I mean we know now that Emilia's election matters to supposedly thaw her family and stuff but Subaru didn't know that at the time right? Why was her election the first thing that concerned Subaru after talking with Otto? I'm basicly just asking more general questions now so no need to answer them really if the contain any spoilers for the episodes to come.

Anyways thanks again for replying

9Vincent9 said:



For ReZero? hell yes

SparkleDuck said:
7 is not an insulting score for any series, period. At least, it doesn't make you a "hater" since you'd only give it to something you enjoyed.

Okeanix said:

ıt is pretty insulting if you give bunch of trash animes 10/10 and re:zero 6/10.

Yes im talking about you :)

Astrosaurs168 said:
The episode was pretty good for a build-up episode, leagues better than season 2 episode 10 that's for sure. But did they really have to focus on Fortuna's vagina??? I mean I like pussy as much as anyone but I was getting emotional there, and the camera focusing at her yoga pants took me right out of it. Like, my girlfriend watches this shit with me bruh.

Hoping they change that in BD like how they made Emilia's boobs smaller. If I wanted Re:Zero hentai I'd just search it.

Astrosaurs168 said:
The episode was pretty good for a build-up episode, leagues better than season 2 episode 10 that's for sure. But did they really have to focus on Fortuna's vagina??? I mean I like pussy as much as anyone but I was getting emotional there, and the camera focusing at her yoga pants took me right out of it. Like, my girlfriend watches this shit with me bruh.

Hoping they change that in BD like how they made Emilia's boobs smaller. If I wanted Re:Zero hentai I'd just search it.

9Vincent9 said:



clearly you've never seen hentai in your life if you're making such a dumb comparision

Astrosaurs168 said:
The episode was pretty good for a build-up episode, leagues better than season 2 episode 10 that's for sure. But did they really have to focus on Fortuna's vagina??? I mean I like pussy as much as anyone but I was getting emotional there, and the camera focusing at her yoga pants took me right out of it. Like, my girlfriend watches this shit with me bruh.

Hoping they change that in BD like how they made Emilia's boobs smaller. If I wanted Re:Zero hentai I'd just search it.

Fizzyon said:
I don't fully understand about the bet that Subaru made and Roswaal seems manipulative.

mozgow said:
The bet is quite simple.

If Subaru manages to solve problems in the Sanctuary, save people at the mansion and deal with the Great Rabbit without anyone dying, Roswaal will destroy his copy of the Book of Wisdom and become Subaru's ally.

If he fails to do so, in the next loop he will do everything as Roswaal desires.

Fizzyon said:

Thanks for the explanation. Still though, that's a lot of weight on Subaru.

Alex_Lane said:
It's nice seeing Otto turning into an actual character with a cool personality instead of being that one cowardly selfish guy. I'd say he's very likable so far! even though the transition from crybaby to caring friend was kinda rough.

I may just need a revision on the previous events but I actually find it quite challenging to keep up with what's happening. Me being a terrible viewer could be a valid reason for my confusion but I'd say the pacing of this episode didn't exactly help either. I'm especially referring to that Roswall bet thing. I actually just didn't understand why he did that or what does that even do, so yeah if anyone is down to help me understand, it would be much appreciated.

Also, I love what they are doing with Emilia, giving her a lot more character and the attention she deserves.(Paku <3)

Emilia was SO cute this episode like omg fr I was kinda freaking out and Emilia as a TODDLER wtf cuteness overload.

Jaereku said:


Subaru offered the bet so that if he saves both the Sanctuary AND the mansion in one loop, Roswaal will drop the Gospel and join their side. Roswaal accepted it saying "It wouldn't be a bad idea to make preparations for the next me...", meaning he has something in mind. It's implied in the scene that if Subaru fails now, he will do things Roswaal's way (aka prioritize one thing and one thing only, which is Emilia, and become Roswaal's perfect puppet to get Emilia to the throne).

Fizzyon said:

Thanks for the explanation. Still though, that's a lot of weight on Subaru.

Astrosaurs168 said:

The thing about Subaru doing what Roswaal wants if he fails was way too vague in the anime. It made no sense for Roswaal to accept it without knowing what he could gain out of it.

9Vincent9 said:



Not really, Subaru can still RBD, nothing has been explicitly stated that the bet is somehow permanent.

9Vincent9 said:
for the most part

it's really not that hard lol.

Garf wants the sanctuary to be freed so he's holding the villager's hostage, in the first loop he was fine with Subaru taking on Emilia's trial, in the second one, however, he's hostile towards him due to the witch's scent, yet in the later loop, he acts all friendly towards Subaru.

Echidna then mentions, how Garfiel is actually scared of the outside world

it's heavily implied, that it's actually Ryuzu Shima who's heavily involved in his decision making and him being able to smell the Witch's scent is just a bluff.


in the new episode we learn

Frederica and Garf's mother left both them in the sanctuary as kids, This was the past he saw when he attempted the trail for the first time and since he didn't pass, it must mean that facing his past could've been pretty traumatic.

Subaru then comes to the conclusion that Garfiel is opposed to liberating the sanctuary because of his bitterness towards his mother for abandoning them and leaving for the outside world, but if that were the case why does he keep his mother's family name?


Rosewaal's goal, whatever it is, has been shown to us in bits and pieces

in S1, it was mentioned that he wanted to kill the divine dragon.

in S2, Ep 13, he mentions however since 400 years ago he's been enchanted by 'those eyes'

We also know whatever his goal is requires Subaru to throw away his humanity, so he can only protect one and one person alone, Emilia.


The Witches aren't trying to do anything really, aside from Echidna, who was mainly interested in Subaru due to his RBD ability, which could satisfy her endless curiosity, even though she wanted to trick him into forming a contract, a certain part of her wanted Subaru to reject his as well, possibly because she started to grow attached to him, which is why she did not do anything regarding the other witches who showed up opposing Echidna from exploiting Subaru.

sh4d0w11 said:
I can't even recall last time I hated an anime so much and I've seen way too many! This anime had potential,it truly did!
First season was great and I think I have it a 10/10 . But then,all went in a bad direction. Last season was so rushed that I ended up not understanding half of what was happening. Now, I know many people have suggested mentor rewatch same episodes 2-3 times but when talking about anime I'm not expecting to study quantum mechanics, but just to chill and enjoy it. I was hoping this second part would clear out the mess of the first part but it got worse. A lot of you folks won't agree at all with me,but anyone has his own reason for watching anime. Mine is to relax after a tiring day at work,yours is to solve mysteries or to get confused so truly understanding. I truly hope another studio picks it up as white fox totally suck at what they're doing.

nanimeanswhat said:


Oh god thank you so much for this comment. I've forgotten a lot of things in the past 3 months.

So in short, Garf is a sad boy with a sad past. Honestly, his on and off attitude has really been confusing me. Then what's Shima trying to achieve by using Garf like that and making him hostile towards Subaru?

For Ros, so far no one fully knows his goal (because it hasn't been revealed) so I'm not the weird one for not getting his intentions lol.

And the witches except for Echidna are just a bunch of waifus that are just there with no direct relevance to the main story?

mozgow said:
The anime skipped that part but in the LN Roswaal asks what would stop him [Subaru] from not obeying the bet in the next loop (since he would be the only one to remember it). Subaru answers that he is not that kind of man to do something like that.

Astrosaurs168 said:

The thing about Subaru doing what Roswaal wants if he fails was way too vague in the anime. It made no sense for Roswaal to accept it without knowing what he could gain out of it.

Okeanix said:

ıt is pretty insulting if you give bunch of trash animes 10/10 and re:zero 6/10.

Yes im talking about you :)

DrThots said:
Very nice first episode, got me hooked on from the abrupt beginning. Still a little confused and unknown about the whole situation with Garfield and the Ryuzu which was kicked out for breaking the contract. I can't tell which Ryuzu is which lmao and can Roswaal remember all the previous occurances when Subaru uses return by death? He mentoined ' I didn't expect to see you AGAIN in this life' so does that mean he remembers what happened in a different return by death instance?

Doom_Reigns said:

lol how did i forget this part , man straight up thought of choking her ahhahha

swordmaster2551 said:

So Puck wasn't answering any summons to come back, Subaru had to force him back. The only way known to Subaru would be to make Puck enforce the contract of protecting Emilia, what's the quickest way to show intent to harm without actually hurting Emilia? Slowly act like you're going to choke her. Nice and logical.