Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3rd Season

One year after the events at the Sanctuary, Subaru Natsuki trains hard to better face future challenges. The peaceful days come to an end when Emilia receives an invitation to a meeting in the Watergate City of Priestella from none other than Anastasia Hoshin, one of her rivals in the royal selection. Considering the meeting's significance and the potential dangers Emilia could face, Subaru and his friends accompany her.

However, as Subaru reconnects with old associates and companions in Priestella, new formidable foes emerge. Driven by fanatical motivations and engaging in ruthless methods to achieve their ambitions, the new enemy targets Emilia and threaten the very existence of the city. Rallying his allies, Subaru must give his all once more to stop their nefarious goals from becoming a concrete reality.

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Emilia Main

Takahashi, Rie Japanese

Natsuki, Subaru Main

Kobayashi, Yuusuke Japanese

Rem Supporting

Beatrice Supporting

Arai, Satomi Japanese

Ram Supporting

Murakawa, Rie Japanese

Argyle, Felix Supporting

Horie, Yui Japanese

Romanée-Conti, Petelgeuse Supporting

Suwen, Otto Supporting

Amasaki, Kouhei Japanese

Karsten, Crusch Supporting

Iguchi, Yuka Japanese

van Astrea, Wilhelm Supporting

Horiuchi, Kenyuu Japanese

Iizuka, Aya Producer

Fukao, Satoshi Producer

Katou, Shinichirou Producer

Setoguchi, Naoto Producer

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Mar 26, 2025

Marinate1016

Recommended

Re:Zero has long since established itself as one of the greatest isekai series of all time. It’s shown us time and again the possibilities and heights this genre can reach with a competent writer, delivering some of the most famous and beloved scenes in the history of the medium. I mean hell, one of the most iconic characters of all time hasn’t even been around in two seasons. This show has become one of the most iconic in history, yet season 3 manages to blow everything we’ve seen out of the water. White Fox have always been a great studio, but the attention to detail ... and quality that went into season 3 of Re:Zero are through the roof. From more light novel accurate character designs, to better pacing, to enhancing big moments from the LN, this was incredible. Arc 5 is my favourite arc in the series and this season did it justice. It both tugs on the heartstrings and makes you want to jump out of your seat with excitement. There’s a little bit of something for everyone in this season and every single cast member gets a big moment to shine. Well done White Fox, you were at your best here.

I personally have always been pretty pleased with the job WF did on Re:Zero. Yea, some monologues and scenes were removed or swapped around, but that’s how it goes adapting a book. They have always nailed the characters, the eerie atmosphere, the world and story and that’s the most important thing. But season 3 marks a change in the approach. It’s clear either fan feedback has been heard by the production committee or the staff themselves wanted to focus on bringing everything out of the source material this time around. The number of episodes, splitting the season into two, going with extended length episodes a couple times, White Fox felt much more in command of the story this time around and it couldn’t have come at a better time since Arc 5 sees Subaru take on his greatest challenge yet.

We’ve seen him fight one archbishop, but in this season he has to take on FOUR. As you can imagine that’s not something he can do alone, so teamwork has never been more important than in this arc. When I say every single character gets a big moment to shine and grow, I mean it. It’s truly a group effort to overcome the archbishops and save the city from impending doom and it’s only achieved thanks to everyone stepping up and surpassing their limits. Look, I was hype as hell reading this arc and seeing Garf, Priscilla, Otto, Wilhelm etc get their big moments, but seeing it animated with the incredible animation WF brought to Priscilla’s big fights, Garf’s big showdown, Regulus v Subaru, Wilhelm’s big moment etc., just made it that much better. This season also showcased just how deep and complex the magical and ability systems are in this world. The sheer number of fighting styles on display this season was cool to see. Tappei-sensei has put so much work into this world and I’m glad it’s paying off.

Simply put, this season of Re:Zero just feels bigger and better than anything before it while acting as a platform for Subaru to showcase his growth. He’s always been someone who overcomes insane obstacles that would break most people, but this is the start of a new Subaru. A much bolder and more confident protagonist who can stand up to characters of immense strength and not backdown because he KNOWS he will find a way to overcome, even if it requires dying a few times. For a guy that’s suffered as much as anyone in this medium has, to see him grinning with that sort of confidence was such a treat, even the other characters who are much stronger than him have supreme confidence that he’ll figure out a plan to save the day. Our Subaru is no longer someone who stands behind others, but now he’s leading from the front and even able to strategically go on the offensive like we see in his big archbishop fight. It’s a full circle moment that feels very satisfying given the hardships Subaru has dealt with. But he’s not alone, Emilia, Otto, Garf, etc., all showed tremendous growth in this season and in some ways it feels like the start of a new era for our characters. They’re battle hardened and ready to go on the offensive against the witch’s cult.

Production wise, RZ season 3 has got a total makeover. The pacing, direction, art style, animation, EVERYTHING is the best it’s ever been in the franchise. Admittedly I’m limited in the WF series I’ve seen, but Garfiel’s fight scene might be the best piece of animation this studio have ever made. Emilia’s big action scenes looked great and of course my beloved Pristella got so much attention to detail. My favourite tweak was the character designs though. I love Otsuka-sensei’s art, so seeing the anime get closer to that was a welcome change!

I think this season of Re:Zero is as close to perfect as one can get. I know there’s some fans who still weren’t satisfied with some details being cut out, but you can’t please everyone nor can you ever really cram everything from a 300 page book into a tv show. It just doesn’t work that way. White Fox did a great job of conveying things from the books using flashbacks, direction techniques and more though. They went with a show don’t tell approach and it worked. Hell, this season was so good I came out of it an Emilia fan and I HATED her before. Now I agree with Subaru and think she AND Rem are the way forward. Great fights, emotional storytelling, the most interesting arc with the highest stakes, most intimidating villains and the biggest disadvantage for Subaru and Co. thus far. Their story of overcoming insane odds is the best Re:Zero’s ever been and one of the all-time great seasons.

Re:Zero season 3 gets a very easy 10 out of 10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Mar 26, 2025

NisemonoDesu

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I'm back, baby. Re:Zero fans' brains are trembling. If you don't know who I am, I currently (and, for the past 5 years) have had the highest-rated negative review of the second cour of Re:Zero Season 2 (albeit, it's a preliminary review, so if you want to see it, adjust your filters accordingly). My relationship with this show has been a complicated one through the years. I thought the first season was pretty solid–there were a lot of interesting things set up, the animation was clearly done with love, and the character designs were striking. But it also tired me with its long-winded speeches, boring ... expository dialogue and self-indulgent navel-gazing. Then season 2 started and it was without a doubt one of the worst arcs of anime I’ve ever seen. I won’t retread my old review here, but what I will say is: after rewatching the whole series in preparation for season 3’s airing, I would absolutely double down on that original review now that the whole thing has aired and I could binge it in a day instead of watching weekly.

Fast forward almost 5 years. We finally–FINALLY–get the 3rd season animated. I’ve often wondered why this show takes such long breaks in between seasons when it’s so successful, and I think in a way, that question is its own answer. This series is a money printing machine even when it’s not airing; with merch, light novels, and manga sales to keep the dollars (or, I guess, Yen) rolling in. With that solid financial foundation it can take its time in between seasons to give White Fox a chance to really cook with the animation and build hype with the fandom. That’s just my theory, anyway.

Going into this show and coming off the heels of the Sanctuary arc I was fully prepared to hate this season with the same fiery passion that I hated the last one. And, well, apologies for burying the lede but: I actually, surprisingly, kinda liked this season. All of the haters who filled my DMs last time are going to have to put their pitchforks down, and maybe my long-winded introduction was just my way of edging you–you’ll never know. Anyway, since the vast majority of positive reviews here are just going to be fanboys glazing the show, I’ll take a slightly different approach and try to sell this season to you if, like me, you weren’t a fan of season 2.

First huge positive change: we finally get a new location! Season 2 took place entirely in one place–and it had to be the most visually boring place in the world: the middle of the woods. For 25 consecutive episodes we ran around in the woods and I was begging to see more of the interesting world this story teased us with outside of the dumb Sanctuary. In season 3 we head to the Watergate City of Priestella, which is a Venice-inspired beautiful city built in the middle of a lake below the water level, leading to a complex system of locks and levies which looks visually interesting and immediately sparked my imagination.

Then, there’s our cast. We finally pick up the plot thread of the royal selection candidates which we started at the end of season 1 and basically abandoned during season 2. Crusch, Priscilla, Felt, and the rest of the gang are back and boy did I miss them. Garfiel is still with us unfortunately (I wish we could have left him behind in the Sanctuary with his obnoxious shouting) but he wasn’t nearly as annoying of a presence in this season as he was in the last.

Finally, we get to the real meat of the story. What actually happened in this season? Well, considering the first eight episodes are called the “Attack Arc” and the last 8 are called the “Counterattack Arc,” I think it’s no spoiler to say this is basically a long battle arc, and that fact has been mildly controversial in the community. I’ve seen people say this arc had way too much action and not enough plot or story progression and believe me, if there’s one thing I hate it’s big dumb action shows. But, my biggest problem with season 2 was that all of the conflict happened internally and unconvincingly. It was all characters moving from one vaguely defined emotional state to another vaguely defined emotional state via talk no jutsu while standing around in the woods. Forgive me, but a battle arc feels like a breath of fresh air after that. And for a battle show, the battles are really good. They’re well animated, the stakes are high, and the battles always progress the narrative. Making this season into a battle arc also returned a certain “heroic” nature to the characters. In season 2, I didn’t feel like any of the characters were really heroic; they were all stuck inside their own heads and written to be as pathetic as possible (aside from Ram being based and battling Roswaal). Basically, no one in that season was someone I wanted to be. There were also very few positive interactions between Subaru and any of the characters, which became exhausting to watch.

To really emphasize the difference between the two seasons, consider this. The entire formula of season 2 was:

Character: “I feel a certain way”
Subaru: “You shouldn’t feel that way”
Character: [kills Subaru]
Subaru finds out Character’s tragic backstory
Character: “I feel a certain way”
Subaru: “Here’s why you feel that way. Now stop feeling that way”
Character: “Aw dang, u right.”

Repeat ad nauseam. Make sure the characters are screaming at each other during the whole conversation, too. You end up with a story that has a ratio of people-talking to things-happening that is way out of whack. In this season, we make up for lost time by swinging the pendulum to the other side and going all gas no brakes. It’s fast-paced, snappy, and filled with sakuga. Do I wish it was more of a thinker? Sure. But I’ll take this over what we got in season 2 any day.

Now, we have to talk about the downsides. First of all, it absolutely boggles my mind that Rem is still in a coma. She was the breakout character of the first season and became one of the most–if not THE most–popular anime characters in existence. And the author made the wise decision to capitalize on her popularity by… writing her out of the story? This isn’t a spoiler by the way–Rem has no credited voice actress on the MAL page for the show so it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that she wouldn’t be making an appearance in this season. The only explanation for her absence I can think of is that Tappei Nagatsuki basically wrote himself into a corner by making Rem a competing love interest to Emelia. When Subaru declared his unwavering devotion to Emelia in season 1 but still led Rem along because he needed her, the fandom didn’t react very well to that and with good reason–it made Subaru look skeezy. But because Re:Zero is a light novel and Subaru needs his harem the author couldn’t think of a satisfying way to resolve that conflict and so just took the chicken way out and put Rem into a coma until he could think of what to do with her.

With that being said, we also have the lingering issue of the writing in general. While the long boring preachy monologues about emotions from season 2 are largely gone, the DNA of this show still shows through. For instance, in episode 7 there’s a speech Subaru gives that goes on for literally (I timed it) 10 full minutes and it could have easily been boiled down to 45 seconds. The people who claim that this show is some kind of brilliant masterpiece of subtle writing are living in a different dimension than I am–either that, or they’re 14 years old.

We also have a few random annoyances that kept taking me out of the show. Emelia’s chest has grown several sizes for no apparent reason other than the typical chest inflation that always seems to affect these long-running light novel adaptations. I have no idea who that’s supposed to appeal to, if you want to have a busty character just put them in the show, why change an existing character’s design for no reason? Also, while technically impressive that Aya Yamane voices Liliana’s speaking and singing voices, they’re extremely different from each other. I guess I can’t call it unrealistic since in real life it is the same person, but from a creative design decision I think it would have made more sense for her singing voice to sound closer to her speaking voice, so as not to sound like a complete 180 when she starts into her songs.

As far as the ending, it kind of felt like an anticlimax. We’ve left so many plot threads open and questions unanswered that this feels more of a first-cour of a larger season than its own standalone thing. You won’t finish these 16 episodes and feel very satisfied with what you get at the end.

So where does this leave my opinion of this show? Well, at the very beginning of this review I said I kinda liked this season. That’s pretty much the best description I can give–albeit a non-committal one. After the dreadfulness of the second season, almost anything would seem great by comparison. And by the very nature of Re:Zero, each arc can have a drastically different quality to the one before it. I think what this season has done for me more than anything is restore my interest in the show and my faith that we could possibly get something really strong in the future. But as for this season itself, it has its ups and downs and the best I can do is give it a 6, which in my ranking system is a weak recommendation.

Thank you for reading.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Apr 2, 2025

tokomata

Not Recommended

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Reddit Zero: Isekai Shonen 3: Started Yapping in a Disney World.
I can't believe I ever liked this repetitive slop. Of course I was gaslighted into believing there's more that meets the eye before. Last season for me. The only thing going for this is it has some semblance of an original story, something that is woefully lacking in anime industry these days.

RZ is back with it's usual mutilation loop in the beginning that contributes nothing to the plot, the usual generic medieval danmachi fantasy plot, the usual edgy af comically evil cuckoo villains with no tangible motivations; and I don't know is this the ... first time it became an exposition dump wasting time while cutting off source content? I seriously hope content was cut because this was the worst season by a mile. Anywho I have grown resistant to the shock novelty, and it's just murderporn soap opera slop that old people watch in their mundane lives, and WWE shonen slop that kids like. It's so bad, I went back to rate the first two seasons and OVAs low.

The single biggest problem with season 3: Direction and Art Character Design.

You start the season with a scene in the initial episodes where an antagonist mutilates a character in a second, by kicking a small stone with tremendous force at him/her. That clearly showcase the ridiculous skill gap between the two. There should be no way the latter survives a second against the former solo in their later fights taking place in a matter of two days, right? I mean forget the fights, the Direction puts the latter in completely exposed public spaces multiple times as he/she wastes time lecturing cringy pretentious Disney Demon slayer expositions in front of enemies with killing intent. If I'm plotting something with someone I would at least move out from the middle of the road and go to an alley so that I don't constantly have to look out for shots aimed at me. It's also insane it's implied he/she is somehow "holding out" the later fights with villain without any mutilation, off-fucking-screen ofc. (E: I guessed right, I learnt in LN character was supposedly master of evasion through buildings, windows etc which makes the holding out possible, cut from the anime)

This similar direction is repeated elsewhere in other character showdowns, people having time to sing, kiss, grope, nosebleed on each other in front of serious villains with no worry of getting killed. Of course fans will distribute copium that the enemies weren't considering them seriously and "playing with food", ...which would make sense if they weren't butchering mobs without reason earlier, and weren't getting bored and annoyed easily enough to eliminate the cringe that was in their way.

The character designs echo the same sentiments, physically ripped enemies losing on pure strength(not agility) against weak, lean, fragile twinks. Villains be munching huge ass dragons and scyllas but too "bored" to wipe out brigades of ant people. Make it make sense. Also unrelated, there were some of the most non-thematic out-of-place sakuga fights I have ever seen towards the end of the season. The sakuga was itself good but woefully anti-thematic.

Another Direction problem is the decision to not include some recaps/flashbacks. It's not my fault RZ production took it's sweet time to return after so many years. Some obscure shit from the previous seasons will be used as a deux ex machina plot device to save people at the very last moment. Only fans and TV junkies would remember or rewatch and flex that people don't watch properly especially on cableTV. I won't rewatch and waste my time as it's not my responsibility. It's the production's responsibility to insert appropriate recap clips to remind what happened after producing this season after so many years. Even worse some critical info is only available in BreakTime omakes and isekai quartet. Rz is no MCU to risk pulling this shit.

The Second problem is the plot and is independent of production. Just a few episodes ago people treated Subaru like literal gnat's piss. But suddenly after the 2nd season fights, the same people are rushing and queuing to suck his dick like blind followers like Subaru-sama yOu sO gReAt!! OMFG. Endless patronising of Subaru. Can the characters stop yappin, STFU and not repeat the same pretentious bs with minor variations, whether the toxic positivity "You can do it!" comments, or the shocked "How could you do such a thing!" despair, it's cringe, boring and repeated adinfinitum. The demon slayer expositions legit triggered me to write this review. Is this how the LN is? jfc. I should have watched with dub instead and wash my dishes meanwhile.

And the constant chuuni manicspeak from the villains. Not VA fault, more like the decision to pack more of the same archetype of crazy villains in a single arc, as if it wasn't already bad enough with one per arc before. All the villains were carbon copies, nothing like say the unique homunculi in FMA/B who are also monsters based on 7 sins, or Made in Abyss White whistles. What is the appeal here? It's the lowest common denominator edgy shit that reddit bogans would consume to fit in the crowd.

I'm trying to find any redeeming qualities and see none. It's just shock, rimuru tabletalk, fights, the anime. Greatest Isekai my ass. No wonder fans are insecure of MT and One Piece.

Also can someone go isekai into their world and teach Emilia sex education? Else the author will use her ignorance on the matter into a plot device again. Someone clearly went already and injected something in her boobs to grow like a cow, among several other ecchi baits in the season.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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