Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (light novel)
| Rem fanboys' tears. /s |
| I like many things. Touching just one of them, the setting, I like that it's a fantasy world that's already "complete". It has its own centuries-old story, its culture, it had problems, conflicts, heroes, villains, political struggles etc etc. So, what Subaru finds himself into is a "realistic" and complete world, going on its way since decades ago, that in no way has to (or even tries to) bend around this supposed "main character" that just showed up. He is the main character of the story and definetly an important player in the future of that fantasy world, but he's not the one and only main hero that can almost bend reality because everything is in his favour. That's actually Reinhard, and he himself cannot be everywhere, leaving a lot of horrible situations and event to themselves, because the world is big and complex and a lot of stuff happens at once. Heck, . |
LeloTheUnamusedNov 21, 2019 2:30 PM
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| I like its simple theme which it executes well. If I had to like something about the series, I appreciate this very message that the author is visibly trying to convey. It's a damn shame that plenty of viewers focused predominantly on the superficial aspects, if the discussion boards and 'i hate this about re:zero'/'i think re-zero suxxx' are anything substantial to go by. The theme is that dreaming of escapism is a fun passtime and clinging to that thought happens on a regular basis, even among ourselves from time to time. Dreaming of it excessively can have disastrous consequences in real life. Next thing you know, we see someone with strong self-indulgent behaviour in escapism actually gets to live out his long standing fantasy. He can even brag to others about his fantastic experience if he wanted to. Brief details such as NEET/hikkikomori lifestyle are just about sufficient to let the viewer get an overview of his mindset and addiction to video games, anime, manga, etc. It then turns out that this new escape isn't worth his time since it is proving to be simply more disastrous, as compared to the stereotypical fun-filled life he had envisioned once he set foot into it. Furthermore, it is not just enough to merely acknowledge or realize that new isekai experience is a hellish one or that the experiences are as real as they can get. Nearly all of Subaru's bad experiences stem from personal character issues. The simplistic "keep trying until you succeed" formula doesn't hold well. If you don't fix your attitude/mindset, no amount of new chances or iterations will make a tangible difference. That's the only way to earn that well deserved 'good ending'. Seeing Subaru grow is part of the fun. The question or rather, rhetoric it raises becomes something like : "Is an escape/isekai experience really worth it?" I think the pretty art prevented a lot of people from thinking critically, lol. LeloTheUnamused said: Yeah, it's as if the 'game' that Subaru finds himself in, doesn't revolve around him. It kind of actively clashes with the 'player' trying to be at the center of everything but the player is just a commoner with strange ideas in the eyes of others.I like many things. Touching just one of them, the setting, I like that it's a fantasy world that's already "complete". It has its own centuries-old story, its culture, it had problems, conflicts, heroes, villains, political struggles etc etc. So, what Subaru finds himself into is a "realistic" and complete world, going on its way since decades ago, that in no way has to (or even tries to) bend around this supposed "main character" that just showed up. |
KreatorXSep 4, 2019 1:17 AM
 Truly a Divine Comedy  |
| The Good: - Some of the orchestral music is really good. - White Fox's direction and cinematography for certain scenes - I like some of the characters - Wilhelm, Emilia, Crusch, Felt - The Groundhog Day-like concept leads to interesting scenarios The Bad: - Subaru is inherently unlikable - The main "romance" between Subaru and Emilia encapsulates everything that's wrong with anime relationships - The fantasy world is too wacky and has no set rules. Next episode could have 50 foot tall invading earthworms and it wouldn't be as silly as some of the things we've seen so far. - Sometimes it feels like torture porn |
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| The suffering. I Can't wait for more suffering in season 2. It would be so satisfying to watch :D |
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Alex82829290 said: Mickdrew said: Most of the bad things you listed will be fixed in later seasons, novel reader here. Subaru grows as a person every moment and emilia x subaru will get more screentime and you can see why they're really good for each other. Also world building is wonderful. A lot of people tend to say bad things about this series that consider as mistakes, but they often ignore that this is a mistery show too in which the plot will unfold and explain your questions taking its time to do so, as the 1st season was just an introduction. Not sure why it seems to you like a torture porn btw, since subaru is the one suffering the most and i didn't see sexualized characters in it as far as i remember. The Good: - Some of the orchestral music is really good. - White Fox's direction and cinematography for certain scenes - I like some of the characters - Wilhelm, Emilia, Crusch, Felt - The Groundhog Day-like concept leads to interesting scenarios The Bad: - Subaru is inherently unlikable - The main "romance" between Subaru and Emilia encapsulates everything that's wrong with anime relationships - The fantasy world is too wacky and has no set rules. Next episode could have 50 foot tall invading earthworms and it wouldn't be as silly as some of the things we've seen so far. - Sometimes it feels like torture porn I like your response gives me a lot of hope for the series as a whole. Thank you |
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| Wait, there were people who thought this show was bad or "needed hope" to watch either the first or second season.....WTF. This show is f**king good, it's not often you come across a show that could be so trippy but keep you well invested in it. I had Steins;Gate vibes when I watched this back in 2016. I don't need hope, I know this is going to be great. I just want to know when it will air which I think it will be Spring 2020. |
| Time Loop, Revenge, and Suffering. |
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| 'You can, if you take a bath with the creepy looking weird guy who owns this mansion. Hee-hee' Roswaal-sama's steamin hot body. On a more serious note: the suffering, the chibiness, antagonists like Betelgeuse and most of the world building. |
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| Emilia, flawless story, good characters (except Rem), Emilia, Subaru's depression, Subaru's psychology, fighting scenes and oh did I mention Emilia? Most importantly Emilia for sure. Btw I also love how Subaru is powerless in a world full of people with swordsmanship and magic. The only way for Subaru to battle his foes is for him to fight, die, strategize and repeat until he wins. I like this story because it is unique and entertaining. |
swirlydragonOct 13, 2019 11:12 PM
 Join Emilia's self-proclaimed knights club if you are a fellow Emilia fan |
| The story, characters and world-building/lore. Also the complete lack of game mechanic gimmicks thank god. |
| probably how dark it is and something pulls me in. I loved how subaru went trough all those mental breakdowns but i kinda wanted him to make more of a scene with it make his mental breakdowns more dramatic even if he looks like a complete bitch id still like it. But yeh the story is deep i still know pretty much nothing Characters are good all of them are fun Theres a lot of blood but its used in a good way not just over exaggerating A lot of unknowns |
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| No OP mc. Mc is trash as hell. He is useless. And they make him suffer. It's just different from other isekais. And Beatrice best girl. |
| Good story structure and world building; very few plot holes and unexplained stuff, almost no ass pulls or power ups. Events mostly follow logic. It also has a good mystery (which is one of my favourite genres). good relatable characters and amazing character developments. For once, the mc doesn't have any tragic backstory and actually comes from a normal family. He is a normal guy with no power, he makes mistakes learn from them and solve things logically. All the side characters are important and useful. Though subaru is the mc, he doesn't have all the spotlight to himself, we get to see a lot of other characters as well. In short, imo re:zero is a simple yet well structured story. |
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| Emilia. Other than that.. watching Subaru die over and over again brings me satisfaction. |
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| The best things about it are its ability to subvert or reject genre expectations, to surprise, and to make strong images out of its surprises. |
| Everything, except the fans |
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SethBigBoss said: why is this so true?Everything, except the fans |
| Creepy Emilia fans who hover around the threads waiting to argue with Rem fans. /s (Plz don't take this bait, damn. ¬.¬) |
Eris-w-Nov 7, 2019 12:27 AM
| I like to see those maid being put back in their place, the kitchen. On the other hand I hope subaru develops a good sword skill to be the next kirito :p |
| The writing is self aware and takes measures to subvert isekai tropes while not ditching them entirely just to be different. Contrast it to Shield Hero which imo encapsulates everything wrong with the "genre". |
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| My favorite part of Re Zero was the mc Subaru. I like his personality flaws like his excessive pride which differentiates him from many mcs. His breakdowns were pretty entertaining. I also like the mystery elements to the show like with Subaru`s power, and the cult of the witch. The world was also pretty entertaining. |
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| I love the romance The female characters are so loveable and charming Usually, the female leads just annoy me but not here I like Rem the most I was kinda disappointed when Subaru rejected her but whatever his loss. |
NameLessMofoFeb 22, 2020 3:35 PM
Just_Chicken said: Rem fanboys' tears. /s Yup. When watching it online all the comments on the videos were bitching about it. |
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Kayle_x_Morgana said: Just_Chicken said: Rem fanboys' tears. /s Yup. When watching it online all the comments on the videos were bitching about it. Doesn't matter what anime you're watching, the comments section is nothing but bitching and complaining. |
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| This is one prime example of everyone have their own taste, literally, even if a series was so obviously good is only able to please a portion of their audience. What I liked about this probably been stated above, and I don't even like gory and suffering, so only one thing: if I enjoy an anime, it means I like it. Just_Chicken said: Rem fanboys' tears. /s Btw, I also enjoy watching Remfags degrading Emilia, I mean it's entertaining to see them missing the point :3 |
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judenaware said: Still don't know what was the point of Re;Zero. The plot is more based around what happened to Subaru the whole time. There are times when the anime shows lore where the plot could move forward to, but it doesn't. It's ok, because that's how it was in S1, LN readers said nothing was missed so let's look forward to upcoming season. judenaware said: The ending felt forced. Subaru had more moments with Rem than with Emilia in the season. Subaru spent one month worth of normal life at Roswaal mansion, this was mentioned once by Reinhard in the conference in between when he found Felt in the slum. That one month he prepared for his "date" with Emilia, in Memory Snow OVA. |
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