This review of Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu is solely based on my personal views and overall enjoyment watching the show.
Story: With the influx of all these anime shows about a protagonist being transported into a fantasy world/game, this specific show, Re:Zero, certainly doesn’t sound like anything special. In fact, when I first heard about the anime announcement for this show, I was pleasantly surprised but not at all hoping for anything that would blow me away. To me, I was hovering around the idea that if anything, I would enjoy watching the show because – while not original – it might end up being
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something fun. This is coming from someone who only briefly skimmed through the manga and had no true prior experience with this series from the light novel or web novel before watching this anime.
After finishing this show, I really had a hard time figuring out how I wanted to say what I wanted to say about all the things that happened, all the things that I felt while watching Re:Zero. One thing was sure, Re:Zero’s story was anything but special. But I feel like the point was, that while it was only average in terms of bare story, how the author developed the story – and characters (which I’ll get to later on) truly made Re:Zero something special to me.
Characters: Where do I even begin? This show has some better character development I’ve seen in a long time. I’m sure a lot of people will disagree with me, but that’s just how I felt. I’m not saying I’m right, but I’ll go into a little detail as to why I think so. One particular character that receives a lot of hate for what he does and how he acts is Subaru, the protagonist of Re:Zero. I can understand how people feel, but the self-reflection and growth that Subaru had by the end of this series was truly something unique.
I know, I know - this is a fantasy setting, but how realistically portrayed the feelings of each of the characters is depicted really sold it for me. Obviously not every character had the same “god-tier” character development as, let’s say Subaru or Rem (I won’t go into them anymore than I already have, I don’t want major spoilers), but something that I found myself doing was actually caring about characters - characters that weren’t necessarily the main focus. I actually was interested in characters like Wilhelm and his quest, and cared about him enough to hope he was successful. From the friendship of Subaru and Julius, to how Felis felt doing something he didn’t want to do, I actually cared about the characters and how they felt. All these moments were what made this show much more than I could have ever asked for.
Art: There really isn’t much for me to say about the art. It fit the show. There were certainly moments that I thought the CG looked off, but for the most part, they did a good job with consistency. And I have to give them props for not using CG for some major scenes with big creatures flying around in the sky. (I’m sure you guys know/will know what I’m talking about after watching the show).
Sound: What can I say? White Fox did an outstanding job setting a mood with the right music - or a lack of music to really emphasize the scene. I felt so many emotions that I probably wouldn’t have felt if they hadn’t went the extra mile with the right background music, or the right ringtone in a scene. The amount of effort that White Fox put into each and every detail in the sound department was award winning in my honest opinion. They made the scenes that were already great, exponentially better because of how they used the score/OST. Also, props to the voice actors/actresses. Some of the VAs must have worked their asses off to pull off the voices we heard in the show. I honestly have nothing but praise for the VAs and sound department working on this show. They did one hell of a job.
Enjoyment: Obviously, as enjoyment is subjective from person to person, I won’t expect you all to agree with me on liking this show. Some people are more critical. Some people want to hate because they didn’t like how the show’s direction went. It could be because two characters didn’t end up together that you really “shipped” together. Or it could be because you didn’t like the main character and how they acted. But in the end, my personal enjoyment is pretty important as to how I rate a show. And while there were moments I didn’t like as much as others, it wasn’t like I didn’t like the show. Those moments, where I didn’t like a character, or direction, honestly was just a byproduct of how invested I was in Re:Zero and its characters.
Re:Zero is a "deconstruction" (🙄) of your every-day, generic transported-to-a-fantasy-world-esque show, and I certainly think the show does a pretty solid job at what it set out to do. But what it really is, at least to me, is a story about growth and hope towards the future. It defied my expectations and went the extra mile in so many categories - the sound department for one, but especially the characters. It made me feel connected to not just the main characters, but to many of the side characters, and I don’t think I’ve felt this invested in a show and its characters for a long time. Now, after reading this far I'm sure you know where I stand at least in terms of recommendation. Would I recommend Re:Zero? Yes. I really would. Do I expect everyone to like it as much as I did? No. Definitely not - after all, this show wasn't perfect - it's far from it. But I personally feel like it’s worth giving a watch.
/============== Scores ==============/
Story: 8
Art: 8
Sound: 9
Characters: 9
Enjoyment: 9
Overall: 8.6
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