Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (light novel)
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| We always knew there were more witches, but I guess it's a piece of information that's easy to miss in season 1, since it's only mentioned once |
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| Pretty dope episode! So another maid showed up, Frederica. I love how Subaru just slips out the words about her teeth. It's interesting though, one beast maid and 2 demon maids. I wonder what her powers are! The talk between Subaru and Beatrice was really nice to watch again, whenever they strike a conversation, it's great! Some stuff Beatrice said was rather interesting though, especially calling Petelguese by a nickname! So Subaru and Emilia are heading for the sanctuary and Subaru runs into the Witch of Greed.. Now things are gonna get interesting!! Also that OP (ED for this episode) is an absolute banger!!!! |
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| Great episode !! That sad-agonizing face of Beatrice was hard to see and even now she's still a mystery . The op was so lit with the visuals <3 <3 . Hyped as hell for next episode ~ . |
| Am I the only one who thinks Emilia-tan's chest is bigger than before? xD Iamanotakuuu said: Great episode !! That sad-agonizing face of Beatrice was hard to see and even now she's still a mystery . The op was so lit with the visuals <3 <3 . Hyped as hell for next episode ~ . lol we got the same forum picture (not exactly but you know what i mean xd) |
| ¿Existe una razón para que vivas en este mundo? |
MatAranda said: Am I the only one who thinks Emilia-tan's chest is bigger than before? xD I didn't notice it tbh but would be nice if it's true xD . lol we got the same forum picture (not exactly but you know what i mean xd) Yea loved that lol C: . |
F0RMATION said: This was a very interesting episode. Beatrice seems to know Petelgeuse, and Frederica seems like she plays a much bigger role than we might think! Also, the Witch of Greed finally appears! Is that Maaya Sakamoto voicing her?? If so... HYPE!! Yeah. the VA of Echidna is Maaya Sakamoto, i think it fits perfect with Echidna |
| ¿Existe una razón para que vivas en este mundo? |
| The sharp teeth girl appears! Subaru is so uncultured saying that her teeth are scary, teeth girls = best girls. There is something mysterious going on between her and Roswaal, and most likely Ram is also involved, just what are they up to? Felt bad for Beatrice, she was so frustrated, almost crying. Even more mysteries surrounding her, apparently she is a Great Spirit (kinda explains her relationship with Puck though) and knows a lot about Witch Cult. Emilia was very cute when they mentioned her talking about Subaru lol. Petra is now a maid and she appears to like Subaru, the harem grows... God damn Echidna is so beautiful. OP had cool visuals, the song seemed so-so, but I think it'll grow on me as the OPs from the 1st season did. 5/5. |
AbsurdTurk said: The opening...is actually kinda badass. It's more intense, it shows Subaru's stronger resolve to save the people around him no matter how many times he'll die. I don't think season 2 is going to actually psychologically push Subaru more than briefly, so I won't get my hopes that season 2 will be an intense psychological anime that actually explores the mental turmoil of being killed multiple times horrifically. Despite this, I still am bothered by the contrasting tones of this show: the fact that in the same series where the MC gets brutally murdered multiple times, there is a fetishized trap (I have no problem with crossdressing; but when it's fetishized, it's hard to take seriously), characters overreacting, and a very go-happy color palette. It's like this series wants to be taken seriously, but not alienate viewers, so it becomes a mish-mash of all tones, trying to be everything, but being nothing, tone wise. I don't understand why fans of this show aren't the least bit bothered by this. You may want to let your hopes rise just a little! If you want a little more background on Felis as a character, you could read the side story light novel "Dream of the Lion King." It may or may not change you opinion of how his character is developed and treated. I personally don't find him annoying like the average trap since I think it's pretty clear that his behavior is part defense mechanism, plus he definitely seems to be fully romantically committed to Crusch. I get bothered sometimes by tone whiplash myself, but this series doesn't bother me so much since it's changes are almost always light to dark whiplashes, which don't bother me like dark to light whiplashes do (or serious to comedy whiplashes.) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Surprisingly, I liked the OP music more when I heard it in this episode than I did when I heard it in the preview. Plus, wasn't that bunny in the OP just plain adorable?! |
| Every day you can read a book or watch some anime is a good day! |
| Nice to see Echidna here. Easily my 2nd favorite character in the franchise, behind Crusch. And the opening song was solid too, I didn't care for it at first when I heard it for the first time but it's grown a lot on me. Otherwise this episode was average, but not shocked by that. The content itself was just build till the Echidna part. If adapted well, the next episode should be my favorite of the franchise so I'm more interested to see how that goes. |
Jasmin12e said: Did the smile of the maid remind anyone of Greeds smile, is that just the art style? Maybe my minds making up red herrings. Yeah, the smile reminded me of the greed, i honestly thought it was greed possesing someone, thats just cuz shes half beast i think |
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| This episode was so good, that maybe I underestimated the story as a whole, and maybe I should increase the rating of everything even from the first season. |
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| I like that they put the Echidna-heavy OP at the very end for after she officially appears. It's like she's suddenly taken over the show lol I'd forgotten how confusing things can get from Subaru's perspective. Was taking the gem from Emilia a bad idea? Suddenly he's at some ruins/the sanctuary, and then suddenly he's in another space entirely with THE WITCH OF GREED. What is even happening here?! lol |
| Decent episode, about on par or a little better than last week. Its not the most interesting stuff I've seen from Re:Zero, but I'm definitely willing to watch buildup episodes if it means that the payoff is going to be large. I'm hoping there will be more drama and suspense, and less humor overall in the coming weeks. Also, Elsa is finally back after not being seen for like 23 episodes. Hopefully, she'll be an interesting character. OP animation and everything was pretty good, the music was aight. Tbh, this OP is my third favorite among the OPs so far; not that it's a bad OP, but the first two were absolutely great. Hopefully the ED will be an absolute banger, like the other two EDs so far. |
| A huge setup for the next episode. Twas nice seeing some new maids |
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| A bit of a slower episode, to which I'd feel suits Re:Zero's narration to a T. Still very, very enjoyable though. With what happened to all at the very strong Episode 1, Subaru, Emilia and vegetable Rem leaves Crusch's residence to head back to Roswaal's for safety reasons. Blonde maid Frederica finally makes her entrance (along with kid Petra) as a temporary replacement for sisters Ram and Rem for cover of duties, but there's more than meets the eye. Nice seeing Beatrice again, and with it, Beako and Subaru's nitpicking conversation. She is a mystery then, and still is one now. Talking about the Sin Archbishops though, with Sloth Betelgeuse's death, it seems that this is a very sensitive topic that could affect the very nature of things. Her relation with him...what does this mean? Onwards to the sacred Sanctuary, and death flags at the ready (not that Subaru's "Return by Death" will ever work again, the limitation shown during the fight). Seeing the Witch of Greed Echidna at the end, we know it's coming, but is still a good chilling shocker of a buildup. Konomi Suzuki has delivered another nice OP, Season 1 still being the better ones. Another splendid episode. |
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| oh here we go boys and that Windows XP wallpaper at the end lol |
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AbsurdTurk said: Will season 2 actually show Subaru being mentally scarred, rather than tease it? Here's my opinion: |
| Every day you can read a book or watch some anime is a good day! |
BexoCat said: Yeah, the director cut seems interesting but after watching Hellsing ultimate 46 min sounds like a lot lmao. But I think I'll go for it regardless, after all S2 is just airingSaiDrew said: I should've rewatched the first season before starting this one. I now realize I don't remember shit. Neother of the mention of Frederica nor the story about the 6 witches I would highly suggest you re-watch. lol. There are TONS of small hidden details in S1. And I've heard many stuff will connect in Season 2. It will take 10 hrs of a binge to finish the Season 1 (I'd suggest watching the Director's cut version, it packs the season into 13 episodes of 46mins making it easier to binge) |
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SinOfSlothKing said: Why would he call her evil? She's not Satella and he has no reason to call her evil.Its getting interesting with the witch here, but i hope to GOD, that Subaru is not retarded and instead of freaking out about the witch , he should talk to her and get informations out of her as many as he can. I rly hope he wont pull out some of that cringy dialogue, about how EVIL she is and blame her for some random bullshit he still dose not understand, instead of having his head into the goddamn game.... |
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| I actually wanted to see Frederica's reaction after subaru pointing her dangerous teeth, oh well the episode was fine overall, they are skipping a lot of things as always. |
| Petra is just adorable, I hope we see more of her. I also liked Fredrica describing Beatrice as the very powerful spirit who lives there n a room. I thought this is the first time that Beatrice confirmed as a spirit. |
| Wow that was a pretty good second ep, also a lot more lighthearted than last weeks ep which is pretty nice, got a couple laughs out of it. The new OP (ED for this ep) is really good and blends well with the visuals, which also brings some questions with it. And Subaru's parents! The new (old) maid, Frederica, seems pretty cool/evil looking with her teeth but I'm sure she's nice. Hopefully we got more information about her in later episodes. Also maid Petra, I'm sure she'll make a good main lol. So Beatrice apparently knows Petelgeuse, I'm guessing that her backstory and how she knows him will be touched on in later episodE (which I'm REALLY looking forward to), but her saying "Geuse" really threw me off for a moment there. I was kinda, but not really, expecting a cliffhanger-ish ending so soon in the season, but aye Witch of Greed. I wonder if she'll explain why that crystal teleported Subaru into the middle of the forest? Really looking forward to next weeks episode. |
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| Honestly a ho-hum episode even with Echidna making her move. Not really changing my overall impressions so far. If anything, Subaru suddenly meeting with her like that felt like boring plot convenience. |
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| The OP, both visuals and audio, is glorious. The episode is pretty slow, but I enjoyed every single second of it, it was pretty fun and entertaining. The convo between Beatrice and Subaru is very interesting. Can't wait for more to come. 5/5 |
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| “Then you’ve left me behind, too, I suppose... Geuse.” Damn so much to take in...what a great episode!!! So Betty knows Betelgeuse — they had some prior engagement and it's hinted they were quite close. She knows things about the Witch Cult, for instance the Witch Factor. She also likely has some idea as to what Roswaal is doing and why he’s doing it. Looking forward to Betty playing a bigger role this season... she knows more than she lets on. And finally the big reveal is here! — Echidna, the Witch of Greed. We know she's powerful as she can effortlessly tell what Subaru's thinking, “So that is the root of your desire? How very interesting.” Echidna in the 'The Frozen Bond' tells Puck not to needlessly meddle with Emilia and then Puck disappears after telling Subaru to take care of Emilia in the previous episode. There's a shroud of mystery behind Roswaal’s motives and why he seems to keep Emilia in the dark, but the clues seem to point to the fact that Emilia will go through some sort of Trial by Fire. It was hinted several times this episode.  Looking forward to the next one! |
| She looks like Emilia. |
Heh heh Rob7 said: Guys, would be amazing if Subaru just discovers that girl in the Windows 95—XP field is I mean, FINALLY, finally Subaru found somebody he could safely tell and discuss about his Return by Death and about Satella, Right? Subaru cant miss that opportunity! Let's see in the next episode! Right! Right!? RIGHT SUBAROW? You're making a lot of assumptions that: I) she knows anything about RBD 2) she knows anything about Satella 3) Subaru will literally drop everything he's doing especially when he no idea where he is what happened to Emilia just talk to someone for hours who all he knows might kill him. Like dude you got have priorities. What good anything she has to say if he has no idea where his friends are alive or not nor where he is |
Iron_MawJul 15, 2020 7:11 PM
| Some interesting dialogues and passages from the Light Novel, skipped in this episode:: It is NOT spoiler, since are about events already exhibited in the episode. 1. The losses and concerns of Crusch Faction. 2. The second advice of Felix 3. The very important dialogue with Otto 4. The meaning of Petra's handkerchief 5. For Emilia, a deal is a DEAL. Any was truly not necessary, but it sets the panorama better. In other hand, most of anime watchers would be bored as hell with the slow pace of all other passages under excessive narration. That is why i preffer to 1st watch the episode, then complement it with the light novel, if possible, never the opposite. But the 1st five episodes of this season i already covered doing the same with the manga, which for me is a experience different, but so as good as watch the anime, and not tiring like advancing in novel only. |
Rob7Jul 15, 2020 8:05 PM
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AbsurdTurk said: Girl it’s just you hun. The tonal whiplash is one of the many unique hallmarks of this show. They made it work or else the series would not have been as huge as it is today. Heartyace said: This is more of a good thing than a bad thing. Because real life doesn't have one tone, if there was one consistent tone through out the show be it a more slice of life tone or a drama/action, we either wouldn't gain so much love and affection for these characters or intrigue to keep watching the show. A lot of the more mundane conversions never come up again, you know what that's like? Real life. But it's these small things that get us more acquainted with the characters even though we only remember the climax of the story. All in all, it's the difference between work and a hobby. ANYWAYS I really like this show. Where do I donate to the author again? But Re: Zero isn't trying to emulate real life: it's a fictional story set in a fantasy world with zany exaggerated characters with multi-color hairstyles. It features maids who show off their cleavage, a fetishized crossdresser, and a protagonist who constantly yells for no reason. Avatar the Last Airbender is also an animated series that shifts its tone from being light hearted to serious. However, it generally has a light hearted tone with the occasional drama; but that drama never takes itself so seriously that it becomes a completely different show. With Re: Zero, that isn't the case; this is a an anime that wants you to take it very seriously, but also doesn't want to alienate you with how serious it can be, so it injuects waifus and slice of life-ish scenes of light heartedness. As a result, it has no consistency in its identity: Re: Zero is too light hearted to be dark, and too dark to be considered light hearted; there is no balance. Many people who seen fan arts of rem or ram whatever online have no clue how gory, dark and depressing the show can get which turn out to be a nice surprise when they finally watch the show. |
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