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Sep 19, 2016
OK summary- Re:zero is a story about a neet named Subaru. He gets transported to a fantasy world. he has no idea how he got there, but is amazed of what happens. he meets an elf named Satella(?), and helps here retrieve something stolen from her as thanks for helping him out. they make it to the thieves hide out, and Subaru and Satella die, as Suburu closes his eyes one last time, they suddenly reopen and he finds himself back at where he started. he finds out he can time reset after death and that's where the story starts kinda.
sounds like a cool premise,huh, but here is why it isn't.

Animation-The animation for the anime is above average, the character designs are good, the fights look awesome and have impact, and the setting looks beautiful at times. however you can see where they cut corners. the background characters in large areas are CGI it's not hard to notice but it's there and it is bothersome. despite me saying they have good character design most of them feel underwhelming. 7/10

Sound- Is forgettable, that's it really. it's there and fits, but doesn't stand out. the voice acting is OK, when it comes to screaming pains of agony. 5/10

Story- From the summary what I told you sounds like an interesting premise, right? but that's really it an interesting premise. Subaru suffering shows how bad an idea someone surviving a fantasy world can be, but because of time resets there are very little consequences. the time reset itself is more than plot armor, but one giant plot convenience that keeps the story going in circles until Subaru gets it right. what do you know everything turns out all right in the end, hur fukin ray! very little world building, very little stakes and motivation, and very little interesting characters. 2/10

Character- not much to say they're mostly all two dimensional characters. they just react to the situation without really growing, and any changes just revert back to zero (get it!). However rem is best girl because she has more depth and growth than any other character in the show, even with the resets(blue haired girl). 3/10

Enjoyment-From all the episodes there are only three that kept my interest, which where the action ones. the final assassin fight and the white. whale subjugation. The only reason is because it's only where animation shines the most,and the story can be forgotten for a while. 3/25 episodes

Summary- Good animation,OK sound and voice acting, bad story and character, and didn't enjoy it that much. Anything impressive only lasted a while and in retrospect where quite lackluster. 4/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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