Subaru Has No Character (According to Him)
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- Опубліковано 16 гру 2024
- Previous Title: Subaru, Hamlet, and Soliloquy
Warning, spoilers for both Re:Zero Season 1 (2016) and Hamlet (1600ish). Also I know I mispronounce "ay," sorry I stuttered!
Back in the era of stage plays, they dealt with many challenges that some take for granted today. For example, how do you deal with the lack of access to narration? Sure, you could have someone pretend to be the character off-stage, with the actor looking wistfully out into the distance. But Shakespeare approached it a little differently.
His characters would wrestle with their inner demons, exposing themselves in moments where they felt truly alone with their thoughts-giving the audience the feeling of listening in to something you weren't supposed to hear. And rather than being cheap, almost omniscient exposition, his characters often failed to find the flaws in their thinking-being unreliable narrators to even themselves... which rings pretty true to life.
While I was enjoying Re:Zero just fine before then, I absolutely adored episode 18. It really felt like a turning point, a Shakespearean-esque exploration of a truly flawed individual-but also their return (ha) from their darkest depths.
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From the first episode to the last, I never once thought Subaru was a bad person.
what do you think about noralities video?
@@NewJoodat In one word? Cringy.
In many words? Her understanding of Subaru's character and the story is pretty shallow, to say the least. You can play "Feminist Bingo" while listening to her. Too busy being woke and offended rather then trying to understand a male scum, or other women for that matter, let alone seeing what they represent. Why would someone bring their own problems into the anime they watch is just beyond me.
Well, it's not like I condone Subaru's hissy fit, but I do know that stress and pressure make even the most patient people loose control and say really mean things. Humans work that way, you, me, anyone. Our brain is made for thinking, sometimes it thinks dark and mean thoughts. Calm mind doesn't pay attention to them, but when you are angry, those often turn into words. I know better than make judgement of a person's character from their words said in distress, ignoring the circumstances of their behavior. Apparently, Noralities doesn't.
If we take ep.13, how about this POV: Why Emilia tried to leave Subaru out of the ceremony? [It's very important, a stoopid male like you will mess up, I am stronk woman and don't need your protection, so I order you to stay, sit!].
Was it? No. It's not because she knew Subaru will ruin the ceremony. Emilia was scared. It was not under her control. She knew it was going to be a mess, she knew she's going to be ridiculed and verbally abused. She didn't want Subaru to witness it. She didn't explain anything to Subaru and he didn't understand her. Yet she accused him of not explaining anything to her, even though he really wanted to, but couldn't. Is it fair of her to demand a promise from Subaru, while she decides to keep him in the dark? Wasn't her mistrust the part of the reason Subaru ended up breaking the promise?
Insulting the knights was a mistake made out of anger and confusion. Subaru said and did a lot of stupid things, but the fact that he spoke up for Emilia, when neither Reinhardt nor Julius, or any of the knights did, is not a bad thing. He saw the injustice and challenged it, he did what a knight should have done. Julius understood and respected that. Not to mention that his display of loyalty ever so slightly improved Emilia's public image.
@@ЯБезымянный-о5ф Well said
Even Julius admitted Subaru’s reasons for sticking up for Emilia were commendable, it was just how he went about it that was the issue
@@NewJoodat she is just a toxic mha shipper who would hate on every masterpiece.
Same ,he is underrated imo .he literally is one of the best protagonists. I just want people to understand subaru
I hate how ep 18 has one of the best character developements (and also is basically the best episode in the whole series) and yet all people ever focused on was the fact that subaru said "I love emilia"
The bad side of rezero fandom is that fans don't care about subaru but the girls. I mean guy literally dies so u cant blame him for shit coz he is even saving his enemies and the ones who atleast killed him once.
@@cheezeburgah wdym fandom doesn't care about Subaru? They worship him like he's a God, Ik that bcs I'm one of them
@@andrijarazum9796 only those who have read the web novel and light novel till arc 5 and 6. I am also one of them so I know who hates him but their reasons are very unreasonable
It was not just a confession of love to Emilia he was imo, resolving it to himself. That he loves Emilia and he wants to do everything in his power to be useful to her
its because the episodes and buildups were done so perfectly only for him to reject her because the author is playing favorites(author even admits to it all the time who his favorite character is) and before you bring up her killing him she literally does everthything for him literally pulls him out of his despair and accepts all his flaws then hurts herself for him by helping him help emilia(who left him just for helping her and not being able to tell her why albeit in really dumb ways)
Subaru is probably the most human main character, at least in my opinion.
Agreed
Agreed!
If that's human then I'm disappointed in what we are
@@marshalsunrise6582 I am surprised that you are disappointed of being a person who actually finds solutions to his problems.
Subaru does a lot of wrong things but at the end he does find a way. I don't know, maybe you are perfect who doesn't make mistakes.
I'd say Guts is the pinnacle of humanity in a character.
No character? No sane individual would willing to do what he did knowing all of the consequences, most will just give up, find another route & turn a blind eye, he tried to but he didn't.
Subaru is just a human, with an angel heart, who is trying his very best in an unfair world with most of the people judging him without knowing.
SUBARU:
What do you know?! What do you know about me?! This is the kind of man I am! I have no strenght but I want it all. I have no knowledge but all I do is dream. There's nothing I can do, but I struggle in vain!
I... I... I hate myself! All I do is talk a big game, and make myself sound like a big shot, when I can't do anything! I never do anything, yet I can complain like a pro! Who do I think I am? It's amazing I can live like this and not feel ashamed! Right?! I'm empty! There's nothing inside me at all! I know that... Yeah, that's obvious. I know it's obvious. Before I came here... Before I got into the situation that led me to all of you.
Do you have any idea what I did? I did nothing. I've never done a single thing! And this is the result! What I am now is the result! All of my powerlessness, all of my incompetence, is the product of my rotten character.
Wanting to accomplish something when I've never done anything goes beyond the limits of arrogance! The cost of my laziness and all the wasteful habits in my life just ends up killing both you and me! That's right.
I have no character. Even when I thought I could go on living here, nothing changed. That old man saw that part of me perfectly. Right? I wasn't trying to get stronger, or trying to make things better. I was just striking an obvious pose to justify myself, to say that I was trying, that it wasn't like I wasn't doing anything. I wanted to say I couldn't help it. I wanted to be told that it couldn't be helped!
I was only pretending to push my body to the limits so that would be possible! Even when I had you help me study, I was just posing to cover up how embarrassed I felt! At heart, I'm just a small, cowardly, filthy piece of trash who is always worried about how other see me, and nothing... nothing about me has changed! I knew it all along. That all of it was my fault... I'm the lowest of the low.
I absolutely hate myself.
The speech I heard most in anime hurt and shook me, it is strongly connected
@@rozalina6490 which episode was this?
@@farhannaim7075 episode 18, and episode 10 in director cut
Edgelords be like:
@@KenKaneki-te9ko not really an edgelord but more of an outburst of pent up emotions
This is me interacting for the almighty Algorithm-Sama
This reminded me why I watched Re: Zero til the end. Sure it was entertaining and you wanted to see what would happen next, but I actually really liked seeing the truth of Subaru as a character, and this video highlighted it perfectly. He was a deeply flawed character who pushed his ideals of the situation onto those around him, but it wasn't until he opened up about how powerless he really thought he was that he was able to get the help he needed and make the most progress he had ever made. It wasn't the greatest series ever, but it managed to do that right at least
i am waiting for the seasn 3
Yes well said. A lot of people say that Re:Zero is a masterpiece, which I sort of disagree on that assessment but it is However a well done character series.
@@itsblitz4437 to me i don't quite understand the 'Peak Fiction' but i do understand Re Zero is good and better than most anime in it's genre or overall
@@itsblitz4437 rezero till season 1 was an great anime but season 2 is a masterpiece coz that particular season deconstructed every character it had , even the antagonist and villians were getting their character depth which I think I haven't seen since fmab and aot , these both anime are praised by majority as peak fiction coz they do the best with their character amd rezero did that too in the best way possible so It deserve that title.
@@cheezeburgah well said, and as a ln reader, re zero hasnt even hit its peak yet, yall be prepared for whats to come cuz shits crazy
I mean Subaru is realistic he’s literally a human being probably one of the most realistic MC’s despite his “world” being all magic.
And the world kinda out to kill him everyday
I've never understood why ppl say Subaru is what most ppl would be if in his situation lol
@@fatboii5210 me too, but now i know
he is NOT realistic at all
@@ikarishigoto he is lol how would you feel dieing some of the most brutal deaths
Episode 18 of Re: Zero is what led me to discover Monogatari in the first place, and this channel. So for that, episode 18 will always be one of my favorite episodes in all of anime.
Some context: After watching episode 18 I felt truly moved. I felt like I had found the essence of what drew me to anime in the first place. I wanted to find out if there were more series/episodes that did this and so I went on Reddit and asked the community to suggest an anime series that did the same thing that Re: Zero episode 18 had done. The comments came flooding in and the majority of them suggested Monogatari. Now, given its anachronistic structure and weird season composition I had no idea where to begin so I had to do some research. But, once I got into it, I discovered that Monogatari didn't just have an episode like episode 18 of Re: Zero....the entire series was like episode 18 of Re: Zero! I found everything I wanted in an anime all my life and couldn't articulate up until that point....and it was incredible.
Looking at it logically, Subaru has fuck ton of grit and patience. He puts his life on the line just because he’s met people that in only some loops he found a good side to them. With Emilia, she was like Subaru first savior and at the time where Subaru still believed he was gonna be like a “Isekai protagonist” She captured his heart by saving him only once in that alleyway setting her as a “main heroine”. Subaru was so trusting even though to him, she’s was honestly a complete stranger. How often do you find a person who would be willing to get disemboweled several times for a girl that they just met.
Moving on to the times where he works at the Roswaal Mansion, in the very first loop where he wakes up at the mansion, he immediately offers himself as a butler in order to provide for himself and as well stay close to Emilia (which at the time was the only person that had treated him with kindness despite not knowing him all that well. Excluding Reinhardt). He treats everyone with respect and a approachable funny attitude while Ram (being as sarcastically cute as she is) would honestly not be the ideal type of coworker as she comes off a bit rude and snarky. Rem is completely cold to Subaru as she smells the witch’s scent on him and suspects him of being a witch cultists. At this points in the story, Subaru has still not had a full grasp on the history of the Rezero world and has no knowledge of his scent, so to him Rem is just being a monotonic cold person to him for no particular reason. Nonetheless, he always tries to keep it the mood fun when they interact even with Rem’s not so enthusiastic attitude. He goes 4-day sets of continuous loops dying from a curse, crushing by chained mace, and jumping of a goddamn cliff. On one of the loops he plans to leave the Roswaal Mansion in order to find out who, based on his point of view, would murder him and then the rest of the residents of the mansion. He does this despite not being treated by most of them and is not willing to leave anyone behind. To his surprise the attacker would be Rem, the person he was so sure he was getting a tiny bit closer to, would cut off his legs off to prevent from running, interrogate him about his smell and the witch cult (which he still has no idea about) while simultaneously getting his body smashed if he answers with the truth of just “wanting to be closer with everyone”. His responses are then followed up questions about “WHY DO YOU HATE ME SO MUCH!” This man is balling his eyes out while his voice reflects his agonizing. His final sentence before his throat is severed is “I Really Love You Guys”. Like Rem cut the man some slack because if he was a witch cultist, this man deserves a Grammy for his acting. And guess what he’s forced to become a freeloader at the mansion seeing this as the only option in making through the 4th day without dying, and because he wasn’t at the village to obtain the mabeast’s curse (in the form of a puppy) Rem receives the curse in his place and dies. Ram wants to kill him at this time, and he now he has three choices, to escape Ram and find a new place to live that allows him to remove all the troubles he’s encountered thus far, to kill Ram and live but ultimately remove a fraction of his humanity, or to kill himself by jumping off a GODDAMN CLIFF to once again restart despite not even being sure if “Return by Death” has a unlimited number of revives. This man risks his potential final life in order to save a girl that brutally murdered him, a girl that wants to murder him because she believes he killed her sister, a girl who cause him to get disemboweled several times and lied about her name being Satella, a little girl who seems to be in a bad mood 24:7 (I know she has her reasons), and a weird clown man.
You guys already know what this sigma male does. He clenched ass cheeks and his fists dashing towards the edge like Usain Bolt diving towards spikes like he’s a goddamn Olympic diver.
Skipping a few episodes, thus far, Subaru has experienced getting mugged and stabbed, using his Od (basically magic container and life force) to an unhealthy degree that permanently damaged his body, getting disemboweled, getting smashed, getting his throat slit, getting mauled by dogs, getting humiliated in front of the girl he likes by Julius, getting frozen to death by a spirit, getting murdered by witch cultist, getting pushed off a carriage by Otto as a sacrifice to the White Whale, getting rejected by several parties who don’t want to help him against the witch cult…
and he’s unable to say a single word about it.
So when he reaches his breaking point and starts going off on Emilia, suddenly he’s a dick, loser, and someone with a heroic complex. HEEEELLL NOOOOOO
Imagine yourself going through what he did and being able not to get pissed by anyone for that long.
I’m positive some people wouldn’t even have been able to keep their shit together after the first 2 to 3 deaths.
Not even that. During his “I Hate Myself” speech he lists so many things that we as an audience can relate to and have experienced. Lazying away while you could’ve done anything your life, being rejected by your former friends, not feeling well enough to go to school for several days because of depression, and not making genuine connections with people because you fear each 5 negative thoughts that come from every positive thought of “what if”. Subaru has such an understanding of himself as a rotten character that he dismisses every single life he saved when he was transported. The man is selfless, compassionate, funny, determined, patient, kind, tough, trusting of of others, forgiving, and smart to figure out his mountainous problems he faces.
This goes even further in season 2 when he still doesn’t want to kill Maylie (the mabeast trainer) just because she’s a child. This may sound bad in today’s society but, who the fuck cares if she’s a child; that “child thing” tried to curse your ass, crush your ass, and chew your ass to pieces with her pets.
If I encounter Subaru’s situations, I would be a lot less forgiving to anyone who wrongfully killed me. I probably wouldn’t be patient enough to understand their reasoning of killing me like Subaru did with Rem. I probably would’ve not jumped off the cliff because I’d be too much of a pussy to do it with the fear of final death. I probably would’ve left Emilia to fend for herself even knowing that she would die an unpreventable death. I wouldn’t continue to put up a tough act for others and wallow in my own pain from dying so many times.
The point I’m trying to make here is that if you hate Subaru, take a genuine moment to think “What would’ve I done in his shoes not knowing anything about the story line of Rezero.” or “What would’ve happened to my mental state if I was in Subaru’s shoes?”
It makes sense considering everyone gets pissed at stupid things sometimes and cries about a major problem in their lives, but Mr. Chadbaru over here is still kicking ass with his mental durability.
"What would you do in Subaru's shoes?" I would do the exact opposite of Subaru's I Hate Myself speech. I would keep my expectations low because I'm powerless, spend more time working and less time dreaming if I'm dumb, I would stop trying if trying gets me nowhere. I would keep my mouth shut as opposed to drawing more attention to myself.
There's plenty of examples where Isekai or Si's get transported to a fictional world and quickly realize how awful it is. But having a bad personality and mental health issues makes it ten times as worse.
Never mind I wouldn't handle the challenges in Re Zero as a Person. Arc 1 is already Hard enough without the knowledge of Re Zero events like I wouldn't expect Reinhard to just save the day and how I would handle death is enough to make me Insane. I'm not as amazing as Subaru when it comes to his Mental strength to handle those stuff but I wouldn't give up yet just because I lost a challenge. Subaru is really amazing
@@wesleywallace4426 but that lets everyone get killed in the end?
I'd 1 shot Elsa neg difficulty.
@@machian76 based take 👑
subaru is one of my fav character, i love the fact that he didnt have some kinda hidden power that activates by power of friendship or achieving something by saying mada mada
He really is one of the best isakai characters ever purely because of his development.
Great video.
Subaru’s Soliloquy was when I really fell in love with Subaru and Re:Zero as well.
Aye kiss shotto
@@natsukisubaru2683 ayoo lolimancer
I was so surprised when I found out what ''to be or not to be'' meant a few years ago. It suddenly made me realise why that line is so famous, because it's absolutely fucking beautiful. This video is absolutely fantastic and one of, if not, my favourite one you've ever done. The king's return to anitube has been fantastic. Good fucking work.
Literally crying rn i just found that out and I relate to it so much
A Re Zero and Monogatari fan? Literally 2 of my top 5 anime of all time. Truly a based individual you are my friend.
I too thought that scene was something off of old English Shakespearian, Re: Zero defiantly deserves its praise as a great story in the medium of animation. And not some "Waifu trap", "Harem", "Memes" or " Just another Isekai". presumptions. After season 2 I can't help but want to read the Novels now, and here's to hoping Season 3 is going to be announced this year.
Thanks for the well-informed video and spreading the greatness of the show/books, also nice regard to another great piece of the story, Monogatari.
The webnovel is fantastic. The 6th arc which is going to be the 4th season is easily one of the best things I've read. I'd highly recommend reading it, it's some really good stuff.
I actually hope they will take 5 more years to get season three out, since I wanna buy the light novel and read it before watching the anime. The novels are so much better in my opinion :)
If you haven't started already get on the WN ASAP, I'd suggest starting with arc 4 since it dwarfs the quality of season 2 but none of that matters when you reach arc 7 🥵
Read the novels, I suggest reading arc 4 (s2) as well, because the content is too much to be fitted into a 25 episode anime. But it's really great, and the rezero speeches in arc 4 and 5 are really amazing.
When people say “Monogatari,” are they referring to “Bakemonogatari?”
This is why I don't watch Re:Zero, I don't want to cry because I could relate to Subaru
Holy that takes a lot of courage to say I respect you
I think Re:Zero has had some of the most healthy crying sessions of my life, actually. This series has broken past any masks I try to put up and really struck to the core of who I am, and while I hated it at the time, I came to realize a lot of my own flaws because of it. And while I'm still working through most of my own self-hatred, I was only able to take that first step because of this show. Crying is good. It hurts, and you wish you never had to do it again, but after that kind of deep emotional connection, if you can smile at the end, that makes up for all of the tears. That's how I feel, at least.
Re Zero is about him becoming a better person worry not
@@ShuraEssays it is the same for me. This show gave me so many valuable lessons not only about me but the relationship I have with others. Becoming better at what I am best, relying on others, making progress by working on my flaws and reflecting about them.
The reason I hated myself is because I was lost in life. Struggling to make basic decisions because I was so focused in the big picture. Once I finally learned what my problems were and how to souve them was when I finally had the courage to solve them, little by little, one step at a time. That's when I finnaly made progress in life. Partially inspired by this show.
If you relate to Subaru, that's the universe's way of saying shape up or GTFO.
I have to admit I watched this anime with no info beforehand and absolutely loved the MC when he speaks about his inner conflict it really hit's hard.
that's the point, you watch a show because of you, yourself wanted to not because you read stuff on the internet.
@@R3in_Ch Fair point, I just ment I went in blind, which I feel is the best way to watch this show.
Yeah, Re Zero was like fun mystery with great suffering of main character until episode 18 but after that it became even more. At that moment, I was stunned. It is one of most meaningfull and touching monologues for me in all anime.(maybe cause I relate) Also, I love Rem. She is so precious.
There is a certain line I can put here to invalidate your final 2 sentences, and I think you know what it is.
Subaru.......
Who is Rem?
@@williamhuynh869 i saw this and just thought "no NO NONONONONNNONONONONNONOSTOSTOPSOTOSOTOSTOSOPPPP"
* SPOILER WARNING * In arc 5 Subaru is forced into giving a speech to give the people hope, he thinks there are only better people to give that speech, but when he spoke that speech it left everyone with so much hope and all his allies were speechless and even one question if he was a con artist, he played himself down a lot after but I think it’s a clear show of how strong and kind he actually is
Imagine someone suicidal being cursed with return by death. That would be a good plot.
Subaru is literallt suicidal in Season 2
What would be a good conclusion? Would be it be bad if the character manages to find reasons to live but in the end somehow dies permanently, free from the curse?
@@johngonzalez2495 I’m thinking like a twisted version of “It’s a wonderful life.” Or whatever that Christmas movie was called.
@@saucemaster6452 S1 cut contents that shows that, because he always harm himself (around Arc 2, which is the mansion arc.)
That's already re zero
This was great. I think you're right and creators should be brave enough to let their characters have a moment like a soliloquy where they're able to pull on the greatest frictions within their characterisation.
Well done! I always felt there were parallels here as well, but this was a better exploration of the topic than I could have come up with, and I'm very happy it exists now.
Subaru's character and this monologue are also things I relate to quite strongly on a personal level. It's a cliche thing to say, but I legitimately cry every time. Hopefully I too can stop faffing about in fear and make progress XD
Hey Man. Thanks for this video. I’m sending it to my mom for analysis. She’s a writer herself and loves Shakespeare so maybe this will be a great video for her to listen to.
What did she end up saying
@@ReneRodriguez-qd8pj she said it was interesting and she’s gonna finish watching Re: Zero with me then we’ll write up our own summary
@@thatguyfromrezero5846 what’s it like watching anime with your mom? i could never do that, i feel like my mom would think am weird for watching that
@@captain_bet3868 my mom is a writer and teaches writing. I overheard her talk to her class about why The Incredibles is a masterpiece of writing and gave an in-depth analysis of it. Afterwards, I talked her into watching Re:Zero. I did have to persuade her though as Elsa's dress was very pornographic to her. Thankfully, we got past the Captial Arc and made it to the mansion and she was pretty hooked from there on out. (for the record, I hate Elsa and am grateful that she gets what she deserves.)
@@thatguyfromrezero5846 i dont think anyone deserves anything bad really, things are what they are, you cant help it, protect yourself? sure. But saying deserved or good is just plain sadism with a pretense of justice.
Super mega solid video like always
Adding this video to my favourites.
Subaru's characterisation will also be brilliant in the second season, just wait.
Actually. Subaru has a good character, and if he acts bad at times, it's because he's just a 17-year-old kid, with no experience, and a lot to learn. So I personally don't expect much from him, despite his bad situation. Still He acts well, and that's what makes him such a great character. I believe a lot of people agree with me.
This really made me look at Subaru and the series in a new way, very cool stuff.
Subaru = The powerless hero who care too much
Subaru is the embodiment of hope and change in Rezero. From other's perspective, this dude is a true hero and a mastermind for taking down enemies that were undefeated for centuries.
Well caring too much is literally what makes a hero, well, a hero.
Does he care though or is he still playing hero
A powerless hero who has the personal burden of saving everyone without them having even half of their memories with him because >Return By Death
@@marshalsunrise6582i know this is like a year or 2 late but that is actually a big point in later rezero. A lot of what keeps Subaru going is his desire to be someone who Rem could consider her hero. This inadvertently leads him into gaining more trauma and delving deeper into his self hatred for the times where he isn’t able to save people or he can’t solve a situation.
the fact that he calls himself a bad character just makes me feel bad and like him more i want to see him get a happy ending to be honnest
Are you UA-cam’s/Anime’s English teacher? I wouldn’t mind that...
I’m also glad you mentioned Monogatari at the end AGAIN because that show also has Shakespearean type deep dives into the characters. Subaru is a great character though in that he is very Real, flaws and all.
He did the Beastars and Of Mice and Men comparison too. Would not mind more of this either
@@takeruinae Facts, classical literature is kinda fun to read because they were also REAL people.
If you’ve been showing people a facade for a long time you could probly tell from near the start Subaru was just trying to impress people. He was trying to appear like he had it all together and people thought he was perfect.
If you’ve lived somewhat like that you can tell especially with how he sacrifices his happiness and his own life for others. Def my fav anime character
Hamlet is sounding more interesting than ever now
So... Horatio should be Rem?
Jokes aside, your line of think was amazing. Great video.
Fun fact: in the middle of volume 4 of the re:zero extra light novels, Tappei writes a shakespearean rhetoric dialogue
You've earned my respect for making me laugh so hard at 4AM under the shower that my parents kicked my ass.
Thanks n
"Hamlet . . ."
"Yes?"
". . . Who is Horatio?"
Waiting for Shakespeare's fans telling Horatio is best waifu. =)
Hmmmm.... to be honest I kind of think Subaru did in fact snap for a while there. When faced with an insurmountable problem it's not unusual for the mind to retreat into itself to escape the issue. Given he was trapped in the harshest situation yet he couldn't deal with it and retreated from reality. If everything is going to die, myself included, why act at all? I think the context of Petelgeuse's criticism of Subaru comes from the two character's kinds of madness. Subaru's was a madness of regression, where the madness Petelgeuse fell into stripped him of who he formally was almost entirely. It seemed to be that was why Petelgeuse called Subaru's madness "fake", because it wasn't the same sort of schism his mind went through.
Also, even Petelgeuse wouldn't be able to understand the levels of despair Subaru was going through. Pretty much no one can, given everyone else is living a linear existence, where as Subaru gets to live, die, and remember each obstacle set in his path before he ever reaches it. A madness that results in regression would seem like a 'fake' madness to someone without that context.
yeah I really wish the 'Subaru faked his madness' would fucking die already
He did. Betelgeuse only says he’s pretending because of how crazy hisself is.
its funny that many people dont understand how Subaru is written. And then Call's it quits after 1 episode
Not the best yet one of the most unique and interesting re zero video I have ever seen.
Great vid. Looking forward to more of Subaru in season 2.
This was a beautifully crafted video essay, this has made me want to read Hamlet now, and other works of shakespeare
after watching this 12 minutes long video, I realised that
me and Subaru are alike . The only difference is that, He confronted himself and move forward while I’m still sitting in my comfort zone waiting for some miracle that likely not gonna happen because of I’m scared to take the opportunity, scared to take the risk. not like him. I don’t know what’s the point of life anymore. I constantly thinking of what I need to be rather than what I WANT to be. I do have the desire to change but am I serious about it? Hell no. people always say to me “change yourselves”, “change the way you think”.
but how.... I really don’t know how....
I saw many people around me had changed and become a better person. how can I be like that?
don’t give up. I feel the same way as you and i try every day to become better. Every day im alive i have another opportunity to become who i want
I'm struggling with a similar thing, I do know what I WANT to be, but I am struggling with taking action and actually go down that path, instead I sit around wasting time (by consuming content online). But I do know one thing, it's exactly what the other commentor said, never give up!
@@afroninjahd3778 "Every day im alive i have another opportunity to become who i want" Well put!
Subaru is a really good guy. Like REALLY good. It’s just the way he does things that make him come off as something else. Subaru really cares about other people and he even sacrificed himself about 3-4 times for a girl he had just met. It shows how admirable Subaru is as a character. Sometimes the way he does things can be questionable, and even bad. Sometimes the things he does end up hurting himself and other people. But in the end, all he has are good intentions.
I already thought I could relate to subaru before but this even 4 minutes into this video I see that subaru was designed in a way that seemingly perfectly encapulates my current mindset and or all my various ones. knowing your not doing anything while trying to convince yourself your doing something by simply stating that to be the case or doing small things that you think make what you're saying true when really your doing the minimum of what you need to do to convince yourself which is basically nothing.
Subaru speech when he was with rem made me cried
He been through so much
Just to be useful to emila
Just to save his friends
He died so many time
But in the end he cant say it to anyone
When he broke his promise with emila
Kinda betray her trust there but he only done it for emilia
Only becasue she saved him
Btw my friend that he have a thibg for white hair don't know if confirm yet or not though
Looks like my Gr. 11 literature is having a quick preview...
this is why I love re:zero
thanks for this wonderful video:)
Even if he had no character. that would be the reason why he is so special
All too often are we asked, "What can you do for others? For your community? For your company?" and hardly do we hear, "What can you do for yourself?" Too the point that thinking such a thing is considered selfish and not the right thing to think about. All too often we forget that we all need the time to not think about others and instead think about ourselves and what we need or want.
I swear he suffers so much if I was him I would just give up
Nice video, I've been meaning to reread Hamlet too. Felt like a good combination of a video essay and an actual analysis by yourself. I don't think I've seen anything else but I'd love more stuff like this as I've found anime lacking in good faith analysis and you seem actually interested in understanding the work put in by the creatives and the nuance of 'rules' which I inferred from you talking about 'Show don't tell' which I've seen people take that and others so zealously that they can't create or enjoy anything.
Created character like subaru is not easy task
Rem saved the re:zero world.
Rem helped Subaru feeling better about himself by showing him that someone believed he could become better.
Then in season 2 Subaru did the same thing for Emilia, Garfield, Roswald and Beatrice...of course he didn't say the exact same stuff he adapted his speechs to the person it concerned, but at the end of the day he kept using Rem's method.
So yeah, episode 18 is the most important re:zero moment, everything Subaru accomplished after this moment was thanks to Rem saying those things.
Episode 10-11 save Re:ZERO world, thanks to Subaru
Spoilers obviously.
So far he has two great ma beasts and two archbishops crossed off his hit list and that's not even counting the crazy shit he's done in arc seven.
As a secondary English speaker I really have to read some of the English classics, but considering I'm German that is hard with so many important German authors existing too...
Freaking Goethe, Schiller, Lessing and the countless other authors (especially in philosophy), there is just too much to read.
the reason why we can love Subaru is because he is us.
i watched re zero for cat boi and left with a good experience
«To be or not to be» line is about self-ending only on the surface. Remember, Hamlet is playing crazy person and he is being watched by his enemy. And he knows he is being watched. This line is a message. This line terrifies his enemy. This deeper layer is big deal. It changes the scene completely. After that you can't just tell me that Hamlet wonders should he end his life of should he not.
It's not just Hamlet that can be recognized. I think the whale arc was a Moby Dick reference? I could be wrong, I haven't read that book, but it immediately struck me and I was just o:
You really said my exact same opinion on Subaru I am glad others understand this
Ay I gotten to learn more about Shakesphere then reading a bunch of confusing text that I had to write down at school
This is Criminally underrated
My favourite quote from Shakespeare, but have no context for is "Villain! I have done thy mother"
If I am correct, Aaron in Titan Andronicus says this to mock the people that tormented him by revealing he actually had sex with their mother. This turn of phrase is not an empty threat.
Lmfaooo wtf?? that's hilarious
Greatest character of all time
i have read the web novel (it will cover season 3 ) and subaru is pretty much the best mc i have witness. anime only will not ready
@@R3in_Ch Fr, Hall of Memories is the best arc in fiction
9:50 i want more of this, mor, MORE!
Some anime honestly has more depth than a good number of anime fan deserve or care to pay attention to.
most animu fans only cared for the girls characters and not for the plot. look at anime like rent a girlfriend (also similar anime)
This video earned a subscription from me. Well done.
No gonna lie but i thoght of dropping re zero at S1 EP 16 because i felt so sad about subaru and how he suffered and not got any love. It was so sad for me that i didn't wanted to continue but i never thought that subaru was bad or a bad protagonist 😅
9:01 - 9:10
Ouch...that made me cry a little.As always,Subaru will always be somewhat of a relatable character especially in his darkest moments (Given how he deals with it)and yet,at the same time,a fear of mine.The fear of repeating the same mistakes and never having truly changed which in turn is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
It reminds me of silly kid stuff I dreamt about being and got a contrast of it as I grew up.Being a hero,being special and all that."If Karma truly existed then why is it so broken" were the thoughts that crossed my mind too many times at ages I should be laughing away.If anything there was or is special about me is just being a boring gloomy nobody(Funny enough,I am good at acting like the villain,oof).But I made peace with the fact that these hands cannot really hold people and this voice of mine can't reach the people I want to reach in time.
Which is worse?Failing to save people whom you care about a lot...or watch them get better(to the point of arrogance) and completely abandon you.But I guess it's better that way.It's better to be alone than having others to suffer because of you when they could lead a much better life without you in the mix.(Yeah,taking the easy way out,I'd rather be an antisocial and kill myself[killing my emotions]than having to die inside about being myself and being blamed for every single thing I do wrong,than having people potentially suffer and/or die because of me just because I didn't do this or done that)No matter what,it seems life just wants me to be a villain.People were already calling me that as I was growing up(I even leveled up to "Monster")so I naturally(Or should I say subconsciously) took up the role even if I was being falsely accused one too many times.(Yep,it seems I am not that strong even mentally,big oof)
Funny thoughts crossed my mind too "If I were to enter a fictional world,could I befriend the protagonist?" "Hmm...nope" "I would pretty much be the antagonist,given me,myself and my luck"
Well,thank you nonetheless for reading this uselessly long and pointless comment.Have a good day or night,dear reader. :)
Edit:What is the point of being awake when even the nightmares that haunt you seem far more interesting.A little "edgy" indeed.
Thank you for your video! It nice to know show such great support for character Subaru! What I really like of him being flaw and relatable person that we all shared that kind struggle.. and best of all how we overcome our mistakes and strike to be better! Fantastic effort!
Sad some people hate subaru because they think hes "too realistic". those people relate to Subaru on a very personal level, to the point where it gets too uncomfortable for them to continue watching rezero, thus hates it and calls rezero and subaru trash.
This would make a really good ap literature free response question tbh
To be or not to be.
Art thou priceless for thee cannot be paid no matter the price, or priceless for one's worth is inexistent.
Woah !!! This video is so good !! 🤩🙌
I realized this the moment I grasped that his sole gimmick was waking after death. It's a fairly accurate portrayal of many young men today, dreaming and hoping amidst hidden self-loathing and indecision.
I feel that the main problem is that Re:Zero mucks this up constantly with bad "animu" moments that take one out of the story and its soliloquy's.
Great video
people hate on rem because subaru made her character but think about it... WHO else would've took that role of saving subaru just as he saved her
WOW. Did not expect such an in-depth video that perfectly describes Subaru. Amazing video dude. Sub and share from me man keep it up :)
Not even close to being perfect
Last time, before Re:Zero, that I saw this technique used well was in Inou-battle wa Nichijou. Also, great voice acting.
I loved the Monogatari mention, I was thinking about it for most of the video
in the world of magic (fakness in our) subaru shows the reality of person.
This was amazing, thank you
U slipped in a Monogatori joke at the very end 😂
Basically almost every weeb as a character thrown into a situation one clearly isn't ready for. I believe most people would had lead up to this blowout of self-loathing, we all act big and smart and strong but even then I know most would struggle like Subaru maybe not in the same way yet still struggle with the weight.
It's why I love him as a character because I can relate to him so much. I probably would had made the same mistakes as he did if I was thrown into another world out of nowhere and restarted the world everytime I died. This is why Subaru is my favorite Protagonist besides Kazuma as he feels more human than most. -A random weeb 2021
Great vídeo as aways
We've seen what subaru becomes when he forgets who he is. Subaru definitely has a personality, and the lack of it is a horrifying thing.
Do you plan on making a video on season 2 now that it’s over? I think it offers so much to develop Subaru’s character from season 1
Sabaru show me life not alway's easy
Subaru is a complicated character. He himself is almost useless in terms of strength but he is also very useful in helping others because that's the only thing he wants to do. He doesn't care about himself and doesn't see any character in himself. He's half right and half wrong. Subaru has character but it needs to be plucked out of the solid ground that is holding it hostage that is Subaru's hate for himself. If he stopped hating himself, he could probably be one of the best characters in all of anime history. Guts for example, Guts hates himself but only to a certain point, his hate for Griffith keeps him focused on how he hates Griffith and not himself. Subaru needs to do the opposite of Guts and care about himself but also keep moving forward. I would just recommend to Subaru to work out, get stronger physically and hone his abilities so he can use them properly in combat. Possibly honing unseen hands to Betelgeuse's level. Subaru's ambition to save others is stronger than anyone else in the series, imagine if he used that ambition to actually protect them without having to die constantly to save them. Sure, Return by Death is useful but it also has it's limits on a person. We've already seen what Subaru has gone through with it. It can distort his mind if he doesn't use it properly, he could end up as insane as Betelgeuse. Subaru could end up becoming one of the best if not "THE BEST" Isekai protagonists in all anime history if he pulls himself out of that hole which is his own mind.
If you can't tell by my PFP of best girl, I also love the Monogatari series.
Really good video 👏👏
That deserves a like, good video!
To quote pulp fiction,
Just cause you are a character doesn't mean you have character XD
I almost threw up listening to subaru's speech, It highly resonates to much with me.
the fact that subaru dies so much makes him look like a mastermind
Great video! :)
Great comment!
3:27 I... don't think he was faking it. I mean, blood literally got into his eye during that period and he didn't react to it at all.
The thing is that Betelgeuse called his bluff because he’s someone who’s fucking crazy but subaru faked it because he wants to be told to give up he want somone to justify how useless he truly is
I can't believe you guys. Dude, he literally saw nearly everyone he cared about dead through gruesome methods. Hell, Petra had her freaking eyes removed from their sockets! How the hell would he *not* break from that?! Yes, he's died multiple times by that point, yes, he's seen others die a few times, *but he hadn't experienced anything as gruesome as that!* And again, *the blood in his fucking eye!* Do you know how much that would hurt?! I've gotten stuff in my eye before, and I literally could not keep that eye open at all until I got it out, but Subaru didn't even blink! And Betelgeuse is *literally insane!* He wasn't calling out Subaru's bluff, he was *mistakenly* believing that Subaru was trying to act insane when in reality, he was traumatized as hell!
@Volentlyhub I wouldn't call that sane. Sure, he wasn't unresponsive anymore, but he was filled with rage and obsessed with revenge on the Witch Cult. Then, when he failed to do that, he was ready to give up on everything. He only completely returned to sanity after Rem's "starting over from zero" speech.
@Volentlyhub This is Subaru we're talking about. Like Rem said, giving up doesn't suit him.
@Volentlyhub But it's not normal for *Subaru.*
Watching Re zero for the first time made me hate Subaru not for anything other than his human mistakes, Maybe because at that time I was watching Anime to escape reality but anyway, the more I started thinking about it like 4 years later when Season 2 got announced, I Was happy but it felt weird.
Why I am happy , I hated the guy, Why did he do that , why did he fall like that was back in my mind, until I Rewatched it again and then it hit me I was happy for season 2 because Subaru is a human the same thing that made me hate him in the first place was the thing that made me exited to see him again his mistakes his arrogance his personality is relatable.
Back in my mind when I first saw it it was just another Anime, not taking it serious. not like watching a drama play or reading a book like Hamlet , my mindset wasn't in the right place when I first saw it, There is that feeling like when you go play a game or read a book or watch a series , Like let's say I am going to Watch Breaking bad I am waiting for the drama, but watching friends I am waiting for the comedy , Anime for me was mostly Fantasy were things that I can't do can be done, there which lead me to not welcome Subaru at first.
After this Rewatch and my understanding of character development and that Even though Re:Zero is an Isekai it is close to home so much and I loved it and I loved Subaru's character so much that it made me start reading the web novel before the new season comes out and to my surprise what a character he is.
A huge scene that maybe not all felt it was in season 2 episode 4 even though I read it I know what is going to happen etc, but the scene were he looks at the clock waiting it to go pass the time that will make him able to go to school and then start sleeping again.
This scene was relatable to me sooooooooooo fking hard looking at this scene was looking at the mirror but to my past when I was young , I was glad that I moved from that point and was also happy for him because his achievement became as of mine , which makes him even more of a masterpiece character.
Re:Zero after all that you can guess became my favorite anime/Web novel of all time and Subaru's character after Reading the Web novel and keeping up with it became on par with Guts from berserk don't @ me.
I couldn't have guessed that something will pass Code Geass as my favorite Anime but Re:Zero did and it was thanks to Subaru and the great will written characters.
I'd watched already over 200 of the animes but Re:Zero is still one of my favourites. It's not because of amazing story,world,gore moments. It's about...Subaru :D I know,it may seems weird,but actually before Re:Zero I never thought I might change so much in myself. This show is kinda therapeutic for me. Through Subaru's character,his struggles and emotions it shows me a lot of my own flaws,struggles,emotions which I was hidden deep inside. He also gives me a hope,that you can change, that you may fall deep into the despair but theres a chance to get up and go on. It's weird but I find him realistic, I mean I would probably do the same things since the first episode cuz we're really similar. I'm doing a similar things and mistakes in my own life. But I can see how I grown. I can see how I started to appreciate my dearest,how much I wanted to be seen as a perfect person,which I'm not. I'm flawed and sometimes it is hard to live with me. But I'll never give up,no matter what.
I love this video
Apparently Rem's speech was originally meant for Emilia, but the author realised that it doesn't make sense for Emilia to make that speech since she has no reasons to love Subaru yet.
Good video man, keep it up :D
Amazing analysis 💯💯 earned a sub
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