Jun 23, 2017
Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World
To long, Didn't read Version: Watch this Anime! It's worth your time investment, that's a promise.
So people, I'm ashamed and ecstatic to say that I started and finished this show in 2 days (with no sleep). From the first episode it had me hooked and wouldn't let go. The premis at first seemed like your run-of-the-mill mmo "transported to another world" style Anime. But then I noticed that this one didn't use the cliche' nerve gear or "this was gods doing" entry point. +1 for originality right there dude. Anyways here goes.
Story-10
You've all probably seen this genre of
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Anime before. With shows like Konosuba, Log Horizon, and the infamous Sword Art Online. Fortunately, Re:Zero isn't just another copy and paste. Without spoiling anything, the transition from our MCs' world to his new fantasy world was quick! They didn't waste any time with explanations (which may be a good or bad thing) or even the whole "lost and confused" cliche'. Instead our protagonist acknowledges that he has indeed been transported to a new world (with all the Cat-Girls you could want) and sets off on what he believes is his own personal adventure (Little does he know that the world does not revolve around him, instead he just become a cog in a much, much larger machine)
Art-7
Art is not my field of expertise, but, I can recognize the difference between Your Name and Berserk 2016. With that I can tell you that this Anime is "OK" in the art department. For instance, The first thing I noticed when our MC was swept away and placed in a town square, is that all of the back ground characters have really weird walking animations. That stays persistent throughout the show. The fight scenes are OK. Besides that it's really just average at best.
Sound-9
To be honest, I couldn't care less about the opening. For me you have to make a great first impression and if it doesn't catch me immediately then I'll skip past it for the rest of the series. That was the case with Re:Zero. Now on the other hand, that ending song!
When the singer sang the first two lines she had me. I can honestly say that it takes a lot of epic ness to give me goosebumps, and that's what this did. Along with the soundtrack, it's definitely a 9/10 for me.
Character-7
Okay so the good first. Rem, what'd you think? In all honesty, this is the best female character in any anime I've ever seen. At first you'll be angry with her, then you'll be happy, then sad, and next thing you know your happy-crying like a baby. Rem sent me on a roller coster of emotions and I enjoyed every second of it.
Now for the bad. The MC is great in the beginning (even though he isn't bothered with learning anything about this new world). I genuinely enjoyed watching his encounters and how his optimistic attitude helped him solve the small problems he came across.
But about half way through I noticed that he was pretty stupid. Once I noticed this it's like the show wanted to show you exactly how dumb he really is. I mean, we're talking about a guy with barley any common sense. It's like everything is always new to him. By that I mean no matter how many times he runs into the same type of problem, he acts like it's his first time dealing with it. This guy couldn't come up with the simplest solution if it was written down for him (and it basically is). As a viewer, I don't enjoy watching a idiot try and deal with problems. If I wanted that I'd watch jersey shore.
The other characters are alright. They might even be good but I can't tell when they are in the same anime as Rem.
Enjoyment-9
I mean it's great dude. What are you waiting for? Mommy to tell you it's Okay? I promise you won't be disappointed.
P.S. There's definitely a lot more that I can say about how great this one is and how you should watch it immediately. But hopefully if you read this post then your convinced. Anyways, thanks for reading and HF!
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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