Those who loved it so much they can't acknowledge its flaws, and those who disliked it and want to rant on and on to go against the hype, even if that means they end up ranting about the most trivial things and then use that as an excuse to give the show a 3.
Really, Re:Zero isn't about the anime itself, it tells a bigger story beyond what you watch on the screen.
Re:Zero is about ourselves. We need to look deeper into ourselves to truly understand this anime.
You see, this anime gives us a protagonist who ends up acting cool in the beginning, and attempts to save the day.
Spoiler: His big secret is that he returns to life, you'll find that out a few episodes in.
Slowly as the series goes on, Subaru, the protagonist, has his mind gradually broken due to the intense trauma he undergoes. Don't bother asking people on MAL to try and empathize and understand the stress he's going through, they'll just dismiss it as being "edgy" and consider Subaru to be one of the worst protagonists of all time. It's hopeless to ask someone to consider another person's viewpoint. People would rather judge Subaru from a comfortable, safe position, imposing completely unrealistic standards on him for a teenager going through a complete reality change and levels of physical, mental, and emotional stress beyond anything anyone can imagine.
I still recall the time Subaru had his one selfish moment, after saving everyone multiple times throughout the story and getting treated like dirt, where 90% of the MAL community betrayed him. I wonder how many people went from liking him, to disliking him, and then probably ended up liking him at the end of the series? It's almost as if one moment of weakness doesn't make a person, or in this case a character, complete trash.
With that, we've exposed our own inability to be tolerant of other people's mistakes.
What other deep meaning shall we find within this series?
Our tendency to go along with lackluster results. Look at all these people giving this series a 10:
Does anyone really think this series deserves a 10?
Now, I understand we all have our personal preferences, but are we really going to remain satisfied with Emilia as a character?
For those of you who haven't watched the series, Emilia is the main love interest and she is extremely bland and disappears after the beginning parts of the series until the very end. During all of Subaru's character building she is basically no where to be found, and is largely useless for the majority of the series. It wouldn't be so bad, except she is constantly seen as Subaru's "superior", though it's largely Subaru's fault. I would be much more open to the idea if she wasn't such a bland, undeveloped, cliche and irritating character.
Can anyone really justify Emilia? Can anyone present a valid case as to how she isn't a sub-par character? What makes her special?
Well, for those of you reading this review, you'll get to judge for yourselves after watching!
With that, my mostly review/rant is over. I really just wanted to yell at MAL for being either completely intolerant, or way too forgiving. I believe a balance is important in life.
As for the rest of the review:
The story (9) was really good, in my opinion. It's something different and it's told in a well-written manner, with good pacing that keeps everything interesting.
The art (8) was decent, as it is with most anime nowadays. Some of the character designs are pretty cute too. Lolis included.
Sound (8) is nice and fits the series well. I especially enjoyed theater D by Myth & Roid being added in.
The character... I rated a 6 because of Emilia and her role in the story. Hopefully she develops during a season 2, though after that ending... It's probably too late.
Enjoyment I rated a 9, because even though the ending left me a little dissatisfied, I won't deny that I was really excited each week to see every new episode, and I had a blast following it.
Overall I rated this series an 8 because I enjoyed it a lot, though I acknowledge it's far from perfect. I hope you all enjoyed this review.
