RE:ZERO KARA HAJIMERU ISEKAI SEIKATSU
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Subaru Natsuki was just trying to get to the convenience store but wound up summoned to another world. He encounters the usual things--life-threatening situations, silver haired beauties, cat fairies--you know, normal stuff. All that would be bad enough, but he's also gained the most inconvenient magical ability of all--time travel, but he's got to die to use it. How do you repay someone who saved your life when all you can do is die?
(Source: Yen Press)
CAST
Emilia
Subaru Natsuki
Rem
Echidna
Beatrice
Ram
Otto Suwen
Felix Argyle
Reinhard van Astrea
Puck
Garfiel Tinsel
Crusch Karsten
Wilhelm van Astrea
Roswaal Mathers
Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti
Satella
Felt
Priscilla Barielle
Julius Euclius
Frederica Baumann
Elsa Granhiert
Aldebaran
Regulus Corneas
Petra Leyte
Anastasia Hoshin
CHAPTERS
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REVIEWS
Ayaya
The greatest triumphant tale of an unparalleled hero, from zero.Continue on AniListI hope this review will be able to answer all questions you need to know about this series. <img width='900' src='https://i.imgur.com/NM35qjD.jpeg'> >Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu In few words, a tale of a hero. From the beginning. His entire trajectory, in a humanized way. An initially pathetic young man becoming a great hero, capable of carrying the dreams of others. Re:Zero tells you the chronicles of an another world, but also the tale of Natsuki Subaru. Re:Zero is different from the others in the Isekai genre. It does things that others normally don't, and although it's a fantasy light novel story, it's dark and psychological, but deep down it's that great remnant of hope and determination. I can start with the complex and very well created, in a masterful way, Natsuki Subaru. At various times in the Novel, Subaru's situation is explored. Sensitivity, lack of self-esteem, constant search for recognition, defensive behavior. A total inferiority complex. In several moments of this story, the behavior of our protagonist is explored. It's all told spectacularly, his selfishness and how he saw the heroine Emilia in a distorted way, "things would only work out for her if I was there." This was the protagonist of our series. Although intelligent and strategic, he was extremely emotional and his psychological side was very weak. The story will teach you how Subaru faces these problems and in an EXTREMELY detailed way, everything that went through Subaru's head. It's AMAZING how well written this character is. And yes, it's the best character of this series. The author was so determined to write Subaru in almost perfect way that the first 4 arcs are exclusively character development and a large part of them are experiencing the protagonist's mind. From arc 4 a transition will begin, that is, the writer will go beyond exploring Subaru, actually starting to develop the world he created, which had potential since the beginning. <img width='800' src='https://i.imgur.com/8kLDoue.png'> The genius way the writer initially makes the world of Re:Zero revolve around just the Subaru is fantastic. That's the mainly reason why the mystery of this series works so well and mostly as a shock factor. You don't know the world at first, you only know the form Subaru sees the world. The way the mystery is written all to lead to a great shock later on is one of the most unique characteristics of the author. He doesn't reveal anything at first, but everything happens. Everything happens and you get lost. You get lost, which is the fascinating part, your brain will want to understand the situation... and then slowly with the other various loops everything connects. And finally, this is how the author shows you how it all worked since the beginning. >So you said that until arc 3 it's all about introducing the world of Re:Zero and Subaru's psychological issues and development, so what's it like from there? Down the road things changed, though, and that may have caused people to dislike Re:Zero after S1 anime (and after Vol 9). Exactly because as I said, the author bet on developing his world and characters beyond Subaru. I honestly loved the choice, as there are beautiful stories in Re:Zero besides the main one, like Wilhelm's story, which is one of the best moments in the series. That's why you'll find people who found the S2 disappointing, many of them thought Re:Zero was only about Subaru, but later on, Tappei proved it wasn't quite like that. <img width='800' src='https://i.imgur.com/QmkY5zB.png'> __And that's why Re:Zero Arc 4 changed the series forever.__ From here the author will reveal the past of several important characters that became essential to the plot, including Emilia's past. Now the characters aren't blank slates in a story where the focus was only on Subaru, now they're real characters, well explored and developed. Rem, Roswaal, Garfield, Ram, Otto, Beatrice (!) and then later the Astrea house. I've only read until Arc 5, so I don't know beyond that. Please give me a minute to congratulate the great writer Tappei Nagatsuki for being able to write characters so well. A round of applause If Tappei knows how to write Natsuki Subaru well, you can be sure that he is a maestro in writing the other characters. Arc 4 is my favorite in the series so far. Magical in every aspect and the arc that made me definitely say Re:Zero is a masterpiece. Light Novel is a very difficult medium to have consistency, there are several volumes, extensive stories, but Re:Zero manages to leave a highly elevated level all the time, which few can. This arc transforms Emilia into a character she's never been before, which is why she's one of my favorite characters. To be honest, I can't tell you which Vol is my favorite one, because I don't know. Each one is so great, but so great, that I've difficulties to find the best one. From here the worldbuilding starts to be much more detailed than before, great past connections between characters and the world map of Re:Zero is also revealed. The author bets on presenting many characters and everyone becomes important to the series, including the previous ones. Arc 4 Rem <span class='markdown_spoiler'><span>This also includes the writer's smart decision to drop Rem from the story from the end of arc 3 onwards. Rem was always supporting Subaru, a very convenient feature. Rem herself is the embodiment of the otaku ideal, a kawaii and very helpful maid who is willing to love you unconditionally. By taking her out of the picture, Tappei forced Subaru to mature and become less dependent on her. And also learn the hard lesson that you can't save everyone and that not everything in life is how we want it.</span></span> Not to mention, my favorite scene and chapter in the series so far: Arc4 Illustration <span class='markdown_spoiler'><span><img width='750' src='https://i.imgur.com/BTDveVq.png'> The apex of Re:Zero, in my opinion. Echidna shows Subaru hypothetically what several worlds would be like after his death. The way the characters' reactions are so richly detailed is incredible. You can feel the anguish of the parallel in which Subaru commits suicide, or the fascinating parallel where Reinhard fights Pack on the left.</span></span> The entire arc 5 itself has an out-of-the-box focus, a focus that isn't on Subaru but on the other characters. What surprised me even more is that there's a chapter entirely narrated by another character. Re:Zero Arc 5 is the most emotional arc in the series, truly beautiful, romantic and dramatic, showing us the complete story of the Astrea family. I managed not to get emotional in some parts, because it was a very beautiful piece of writing. Again, the ideas Tappei has are difficult to execute. He manages to create a narrative both dark and hopeful with both parts being awesome. It's a GREAT merit. You need to be an amazing writer to do it. <img width='780' src='https://i.imgur.com/PBN89y7.png'> And ultimately, the hero's great determination. The path Natsuki Subaru chose. Arc 5 will show a different Subaru for the reader, truly a developed character that is now inevitably a hero who carries with him heroic dreams of others. <img width='300' src='https://i.imgur.com/g65MIfw.png'> >Should I read the Light Novel or the Web Novel? I recommend Webnovel, where there are many more details. Re:Zero is a tale rich in details and they're very important to build the thriller and suspense scenes. >Thoughts about Re:Zero's anime? One of the only light novel adaptations in existence that's definitely good. Even though it cuts out a lot of the detail, a lot of the explanation, and a lot of the worldbuilding, Re:Zero is such a good, consistent story that it still manages to look good in anime. >Rem or Emilia? The person who really likes Re:Zero should have the sense to like them both, especially if it's a LN reader. And this isn't waifu war, it's a tale of a hero. <span class='markdown_spoiler'><span>There are monologues within the work explaining that even Subaru loves the two characters, but prefers Emilia. Subaru is forever grateful to Rem, the girl who saved him. Rem is almost important as Emilia for Subaru. He doesn't compare them, and you too shouldn't.</span></span> >Re:Zero map? For those who want to see it <span class='markdown_spoiler'><span><img width='660' src='https://i.imgur.com/PXtGvuK.png'> Yes the world is flat, with big waterfalls at the end</span></span> For all this, I thank firstly Tappei Nagatsuki for creating my favorite Light Novel series. I discovered Re:Zero back in 2016, when its initial episodes were still airing, and from then until now, I've been a huge appreciator of the title. I've always been a big fan of hero stories as well. Re:Zero is done efficiently, its thriller, suspense, mystery, romance, comedy, etc. Possibly this year I'll read arc 6, and depending on how ReZero will end someday, it may rise even more positions in my ranking of favorite series. It gets full marks in almost every aspect. Narrative gets full marks, and the cast also gets full marks (exactly, the way in which from arc 4 onwards the characters were so amazing even though they already had potential before make me give them the full score) And of course, I've nothing to complain about the artist. It's perfect. Long live Re:Zero, and may it keep a masterpiece until the end of this tale. __BONUS__ <div class='youtube' id='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX_p8-HPCn8'></div> One of the points for which I'm grateful that LN adaptations exist is for the soundtracks <div class='youtube' id='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkOYUYmrs9E'></div> <div class='youtube' id='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45fW2OEGYnQ'></div> > "Look at that boy! He's so weak and fragile, a breath could blow him away, and he's unarmed! He's a powerless boy whose defeat I have seen with my own eyes! He's weaker than anyone else here! Yet he's shouting louder than anyone that we can still do this. So how can we sit around, looking at the ground? If our weakest man hasn't given up, how is it acceptable for us to kneel in defeat? Did you all come this far to wallow in shame?!" > "Having defeated the last enemy, there was still one goal for our hero; each passing second, his sense of desperation and urgency only grew to, in one final stride, protect the one he loved. Memories of all the pain, the suffering, the failures, and of the promise he made; he believed in himself, just like the demon maid who loved him believed. - 'I'm going to save you', he said with solemn determination and conviction. > "There is no time for weaknesses. Stop dreaming. And we'll have our holy meeting one day in heaven." > For as long as we all can remember, we have believed in one thing. When we stopped believing in gods and fairytales, we remained ever faithful to the idea that heroes DO exist. That is why we tell stories good and evil. To show people are just equally capable of being heroes as we are playing the villains. Heroes do much that gods never do; they protect, heal, teach, and inspire inner greatness that hide with in us. That we need heroes must never let them go extinct. As beautiful and amazing our existence is, it is also dangerous and cruel. As long as heroes remain, if they forever stand strong, then evil never truly triumph. They lose. Even in the rarity villains do win, eventually the triumph will be ours. From zero.
Marcyann
"Eu juro, eu vou te salvar"Continue on AniList"Eu juro, eu vou te salvar"
Essa é a frase que faz o nosso protagonista se enfiar na maior merda da vida dele. Mas vamos aos poucos.
Sou fã de Rezero e coleciono a novel aqui no grandioso Brasil, onde, diga-se de passagem, é uma tarefa um tanto custosa. Não vou passar pano pra os problemas da obra pois minhas suadas horas de trabalho foram usadas pra adquirir cada capítulo dessa novel.
ANTES DE TUDO, SIM, MINHA REVIEW TEM SPOILERS
Nesse primeiro capítulo da novel conhecemos Natsuki Subaru, um adolescente normal, inútil e enfim. Um vagabundo de 17 anos. Eu entendo suas ações como um completo idiota no mundo de fantasia, principalmente pois ele deixa claro que está acostumado a consumir o mesmo material que bom... nós que estamos lendo. Porém, é muito dificil simpatizar com o Barusu durante todo o capítulo. Ele parece só muito irritante, burro, fraco, inútil e que faz comentários desnecessários em momentos inoportunos.
A primeira run do Subaru é definitivamente patética, mas acredito que era necessário que fosse assim. Eu acho importante que seja a run onde ele foi mais idiota, mas também, a run onde ele cria algum laço com a Emilia.
A segunda é também interessante, o Subaru ainda não sacou o que aconteceu, o que pode fazer nós pensarmos que ele é bem idiota, porém, como foi a primeira morte do cara, acho compreensivo esse delay. Também não é tão fácil assim de se acreditar que você morreu e reviveu magicamente no mesmo dia. Passarei pano pra isso somente porque acredito que eu teria o mesmo tipo de reação, seria muito difícil ligar esses fatos. Aqui Baru conhece Felt, a ladra, e o velho Rom, além de tomar conhecimento de Elsa. Se não me engano é aqui que ele descobre que a Emilia mentiu sobre o nome.
A terceira run... eu prefiro me abster do quão BURRO E IDIOTA O NOSSO PROTAGONISTA FOI. Porém, preciso ao menos dar os créditos à novel nesse aspecto. No anime faz parecer que o Subaru tá entrando no mesmo beco várias vezes, igual um animal, porém na novel fica claro que em qualquer beco que ele entre, ele acaba encurralado pelos três patetas. Isso porquê Subaru estava sendo seguido. Ponto pra novel, que fez a minha visão sobre o Barusu nesse inicio parecer menos imbecil.
A última run e a bem sucedida é, definitivamente a mais interessante, porém, com alguns pontos questionáveis e que talvez sejam respondidos no próximo volume. Não sei, não me lembro mais de quase nada desse inicio no anime.
Me deixa curiosa como os personagens só aceitam tlgd? esse esquisito falando com a gente como se fosse próximo e ajudando a gente? Gritou até pelo Pack, que tbm não questionou como o Barusu sabia sobre ele. Talvez eu seja a louca aqui e esteja fazendo perguntas demais.Enfim, ficamos no fim com o caso do que a Emilia vai fazer com o Subaru em aberto, que sinceramente, não me interessou nem um pouco em saber, e ficamos com o caso da Felt em aberto, que foi praticamente sequestrada pelo Reinhard. Inclusive, o Santissímo espadachim levou a Felt, massa. E o Rom? Largamos um velho com sintomas de perca de memória após uma contusão na cabeça no meio da rua mesmo? Esse "Santíssimo" tá pouquissimo santo se foi isso que ele fez.
Adorei ver como foram as primeiras concept arts dos personagens, achei lindo, porém, vale dizer que se o Subaru fosse daquele jeito com 17 anos, seria justo dizer que só se fosse 17 anos de cadeia.
Enfim, eu gosto muito de Rezero e gosto do Barusu. A obra amadurece e torna ele mais legal com o tempo, só não dá pra mentir aqui no inicio e dizer que o cara é a miss simpatia.
Indico a obra pra quem tá buscando um isekai com um mundo vasto, uma comunidade ativa e cheia de teorias e rotas alternativas, além de, claro, ter garotas bonitas de belíssima personalidade de sobra pra escolher a sua Waifu.
Apesar de disso que falei, sou alguém que não consome nada da comunidade de rezero e indico quem for ler também se abster de spoilers e de se afogar em canais de teorias de rezero e etc. Leia a obra com calma e tome seu tempo para aproveitar e compreender os pontos importantes da história. Apenas pesquise se for algo que o deixou genuinamente curioso, por exemplo, a respeito de como seria a rota da preguiça, luxuria, ganância, etc.Enfim, obrigada Tappei, pelo mundo tão interessante que você criou.
CaptainRexx
In summary, Volume 1 of the Re:Zero light novel is pure perfection and an absolute emotional rollercoaster.Continue on AniList
I have so much to say about volume 1 of Re:Zero, however I have planned this review to be designed in a way that will catch the interest of potential readers from both the anime-community and absolute beginners whilst relatively avoiding spoilers. (There are a few spoilers here though). This review is only for the first volume (Arc 1). The corresponding anime episodes are episodes 1-3 from season 1.
and YES, there is a TON of additional content in the novel that is not in the anime (ep 1-3).
For starters the light novel is about Subaru Natsuki, a chronically online 17 year old NEET who was teleported to this medieval fantasy world in the Kingdom of Lugunica. Unfortunately his teleportation came not without consequences, as he was granted a power, or should I say curse, named Return By Death that results in him traveling back in time whenever he dies.
In this world he, having been in his old world a shut-in all his life without any real connections, manages to form a multitude of tender bonds with many people. All Subaru seeks is the warmth and happiness that comes from being with his loved ones, however fate does everything in its power to deny him this intimacy, creating ruthlessly unforgivable scenarios that cause immense emotional pain, psychological horror and inner conflicts. For example, Subaru could grow real close to someone only to die, return by death and the same person not having any idea who he is when he approaches them in his next ‘loop’, or his loved ones could even die to something beyond Subaru’s control.
What makes all of this so heartbreakingly emotional is that the novel excellently develops and writes the character-relationships with a lot of great and human conversations filled with emotions, funny and heartwarming moments, thoughts and monologues that also flesh out the worldbuilding (Such as how the currency works and the geography) and characters extensively more. Remember Rom and Felt? Their type of father and daughter dynamic has been radically expanded from the Anime and we get to learn so much about them that the series unfortunately for brevity's sake glosses over. The same applies to the other important characters such as Reinhard who is more expressive and is surrounded by an aura of his nobility and power as well as the main heroine who likewise is much more expressive. The most outstanding part is how brilliantly Subaru was characterized through all these interactions as it is crystal-clear how much he cherishes all his relationships as well as how many insecurities he carries that are present in his feelings and monologues, making him so incredibly human.
This leads to the first loop being heavily more tragic and emotional than the anime-equivalent since Subaru and the heroine had grown so close due to these aforementioned longer and additional interactions. Return by death causes you to be extremely emotionally invested in the story as the stressful life and death situations paired with tragic deaths and repeated restarts for Subaru makes his relationships significantly more tender, which makes you desire so much for Subaru to just be allowed to live in peace with his loved ones. When I read the first loop I was touched by how well-written all the interactions and personalities were and how emotional the first death was.
This is the main thing that makes Re:Zero so heartbreaking since the deaths are so devastating, as all these tender bonds get annihilated whenever he dies, resulting in horrible emotional pain for him, not to mention the psychological horror as he, whilst only being 17 years old, experiences brutally traumatic events such as the aforementioned repeated deaths of loved ones but also being killed himself by a terrifying and psychotic antagonist. The author did an extraordinary job at writing her as we truly get to experience the sheer terror that Subaru feels from her.
My favorite example of this is Subaru’s second loop in arc 1/volume 1 when she attacks Subaru and some of his friends. The novel illustrates all his horrified and panicked feelings and thoughts as he is so scared that he can’t do anything but remain frozen on the ground whilst she kills his friends one by one. Not to mention he lacks powers so he couldn’t do anything either. The anime glosses over this moment but his terror is so fleshed out in the novel, we truly get to experience what he felt.
Eventually she assaults him and brutally kills him, breaking a lot of bones before slicing his stomach open all the while we read all the insane body-horror details and how excruciating it all felt for him as he slowly died of blood-loss. Felt so bad reading the torture Subaru went through in that chapter. Not to mention it was only the second chapter!
This death leaves lasting trauma to Subaru, as he can not stop thinking about how painful the experience was, how horrifying she was, which leads to him feeling heavily discouraged to even return to the same place, however he must go back in order to save everyone from the awful outcome. At the end of the day, he is just a 17-year old boy and Tappei makes sure to demonstrate this to us.
Subaru throughout the story tries his best to figure out how to ensure the safety of all of his loved ones, however new information is constantly revealed and unforeseen events occur that jeopardizes his plans. On top of having to factor in all the threats and possible issues, he also has to maintain his emotional well-being, which is difficult when he keeps dying traumatically whilst being denied emotional closeness as well. The latter is intensified by the fact that the experience from his previous deaths lead to great social damage.
One example of which is when he, immediately after dying to Elsa in the first loop, goes to meet the heroine he had grown rather close with, however she not only has no idea who he is but the name that she gave him in the original loop was also a gravely insulting fake name. So when Subaru tried to address it, from her perspective, he was an insulting stranger, resulting in her getting angry at him, which in turn led to Felt being able to steal her badge due to her carelessness, intensifying her feelings of irritation towards him. Ending with her leaving him alone. To add salt to the wound, Subaru was made a public fool too as the crowd was looking at him. In the novel we truly get to see how embarrassed and ashamed he feels not only because of his actions but also that she didn’t trust him enough to give him her real name. This is one of the prime examples too of how Tappei demonstrates the powerlessness of Subaru in the face of these unfortunate events that are out of his control, which only exacerbates the worsening of his emotional well-being that in the end worsens his intellectual ability too, leading to even greater struggles for him. Talk about a horrible curse.
This culminates in an amazing character-development for Subaru
The balance between pacing and development is perfect too, as all the segments, including every little conversation, are given sufficient time to reach their full emotional potential whilst preserving the momentum flawlessly. It was effortless to become emotionally invested in the deep story and its character relationships.
This was all just the introduction and the main-body, however the conclusion is also incredible, especially the final battle between Subaru, Emilia, Rom, Puck, Reinhard and Elsa. The whole final segment is greatly expanded from the anime with tons of more details, such as how overpowering the presence of Reinhard is and how powerful he is, Elsa’s fighting-style, the magic etc. It is the part of the light novel with the most spectacle and it was insane to read it all, truly amazing fights. The anime version of the fight was amazing, however the novel truly made you feel how desperate and deadly the fight against Elsa was, not to mention the emotional moments and stakes were leveled up immensely, with the prime example being when Subaru bought Felt time to escape the loothouse by defending her from Elsa. Her overwhelming stress and sadness stemming from Subaru sacrificing himself for her and doing all of this for her in the novel was magnificently written as well as the subsequent moment where she finds Reinhard who offers to help.
To summarize, Volume 1 of the Re:Zero light novel was a wild emotional rollercoaster with great worldbuilding and is one of my favorite fantasy/dark fantasy/psychological horror novels of all time. I absolutely recommend this light novel to everyone. The day after completion I even ordered the second and third volumes. The only thing I can think about is if Arc 1 is already this outstanding, imagine how brilliant and emotionally devastating Arc 2 will be when the main characters of Rem, Beatrice, Roswaal and Ram are introduced.
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