Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu

When Subaru Natsuki leaves the convenience store, the last thing he expects is to be wrenched from his everyday life and dropped into a fantasy world. Things are not looking good for the bewildered teenager; however, not long after his arrival, he is attacked by some thugs. Armed with only a bag of groceries and a now useless cell phone, he is quickly beaten to a pulp. Fortunately, a mysterious beauty named Satella, in hot pursuit after the one who stole her insignia, happens upon Subaru and saves him. In order to thank the honest and kindhearted girl, Subaru offers to help in her search, and later that night, he even finds the whereabouts of that which she seeks. But unbeknownst to them, a much darker force stalks the pair from the shadows, and just minutes after locating the insignia, Subaru and Satella are brutally murdered.

However, Subaru immediately reawakens to a familiar scene—confronted by the same group of thugs, meeting Satella all over again—the enigma deepens as history inexplicably repeats itself.

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Emilia Main

Takahashi, Rie Japanese

Natsuki, Subaru Main

Kobayashi, Yuusuke Japanese

Rem Supporting

Minase, Inori Japanese

Beatrice Supporting

Arai, Satomi Japanese

Ram Supporting

Murakawa, Rie Japanese

Argyle, Felix Supporting

Horie, Yui Japanese

Romanée-Conti, Petelgeuse Supporting

Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu Japanese

Suwen, Otto Supporting

Amasaki, Kouhei Japanese

Pack Supporting

Uchiyama, Yumi Japanese

Karsten, Crusch Supporting

Iguchi, Yuka Japanese

Tanaka, Shou Producer

Iizuka, Aya Producer

Beniya, Yoshikazu Producer

Yoshikawa, Tsunaki Producer

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Mar 20, 2025

KimuraTheHatoru

Recommended

Quite an experience. Sometimes sweet,but mostly painful. And frustrating. The whole council episode can be used a torture method to interrogate criminals. But that's all proof of good writing, the fact you can connect with the characters and share their feelings to some extent,if not all the way. A lost art in the year of your lord 2025.A lost art that wasn't actually lost in this particular animation industry.

Now about the details: the worldbuilding is solid,the animation's good. The story seems to be of the slow burn kind. A welcome thing. Now... About the MC.... Lord have mercy. Im not saying i would've done ... everything right or something, but im quite certain i would've done better in most scenarios. Of course, that's not me selling myself high, that's me assesing how stupid Subaru truly is. I can overlook some of the things, but there's plenty of stuff he himself caused out of sheer hubris. I've seen tidbits from other seasons, and i hope he does get better, but that's never gonna fix what he already did. The premise of the show is very intresting, but it's also a tool to absolve him of his ... sins . And im somewhat happy he refused Rem,since he doesn't really deserve someone that good. I also despise this trope where the side characters are way better then the main love interest. I just hope the author does right by her.

A good watch all in all,but prepare to slam your head into a table at the council episode.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Feb 9, 2025

ClassyClavicle

Mixed Feelings

20 Episodes. It takes 20 episodes for this anime to change from being a cringe-inducing, absolutely unwatchable mess of a person making every possible worst choice, into a half-decent story where the main character actually grows and learns. It was only after watching the show turn around after the 20th episode did I realize how much an anime relies on writing a well-developed main character, at a good pace that hooks the watcher. Re: Zero should be a case study in how not to pace an anime. The only reason I continued watching, is due to the cult-like following of this anime I have seen ... online, from those whom are absolutely death-gripping the notion that this is the best anime of all time. It most certainly is not.

Re: Zero toys with the ideas of deep and dark topics, but only when it deems convenient to do so. Subaru repeatedly shows instances of a "broken psyche" only to immediately follow that up a few scenes later with the most cringe-inducing "join my attempt at a harem" speech you've ever seen. As described in the intro, this continues for 19 episodes until the 20th which is finally a trauma dump that results in some self reflection, and the first bit of character growth seen since the start of the show. This whole pacing is made even more revolting upon realizing that certain streaming sites are featuring the shortened version of the series, which combines two episodes at a time into one, fifty minute, foot-dragging, absolute disaster of a pace, episode.

The Redemption: Beginning with episode 20 and carrying onward, the viewer is now privy to the character development that should've slowly been taking place throughout the show, all in one fell swoop. Natsuki Subaru becomes a thoughtful, reflective, and self-aware person, who takes his lessons and learns them, rather than literally defining insanity by trying the same hairbrained cringe methods over and over again. It is at this point that the viewer begin to see all the lessons Subaru learned from the first 20 episodes, and the show becomes an instant "play next episode" anime, like countless other favorites.

In terms of art, this anime is just fine. They make some intriguing art choices now and again, but it holds up, and looks just fine. In terms of cinematography, the show does quite often use "talking heads" which can feel a bit unnatural, but most things are framed well. In terms of writing: Fire whoever decided that 4/5 of the show would be spent inducing physical cringe in the viewers, leaving only masochists and those with morbid curiosity to continue watching in hopes for a complete 180 in the pace and development of the show.

As previously mentioned, the show toys with deep and dark topics, and yet manages to completely disrespect them with the use of Subaru being an absolute dunce, moments after experiencing such topics. Also, as someone who is anime only for this particular series, I could not for the life of me, tell you what the plot is supposed to be. As of the conclusion of S1, it has been: Guy gets placed in another world, falls in love with a girl, bad guys want him but also her, and he's about the dumbest guy you could ever meet so bear with us while he figure out how not to be an idiot. Essentially, the show parades (and is paraded by viewers) as some in-depth thought-provoking masterpiece look at the human psyche in a recurringly traumatic environment, when instead it is a brute force attempt to point at [inset dark topic] and say "see how messed up this is?" It doesn't trust its viewers to see and understand subplot, which is reasonable considering how many times the show intentionally subverts its own subplot by having the main character destroy the entire environment that the scene was made to create. Until, of course, episode 20 and beyond, in which the viewers see actual redemption and progress.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Feb 20, 2025

Chiefie

Not Recommended

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The main protagonist is the most unlikable dumbass to ever walk the Earth and seeing him open his mouth to speak his nonsense fills me with dread. He makes so many out-of-line comments that the anime and its characters tend to treat like something completely normal and I cannot understand why.

The redeeming qualities are pretty much everything not to do with the actions and personality of Subaru. The worldbuilding, setting, and main plot point of Retuning by Death are all interesting aspects that makes one want to continue watching, and it is all that saves the rating. Although the a show having the plot ... point of repeatedly killing a character you hate is a plus in a hate-watching sort of way.

If I continue watching this I pray that character development will actually develop his character instead of him just continuing business-as-usual as soon as the current conflict is dealt with.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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