Something I don't think people know is that Rem never really intended for Subaru to choose her, Rem confessed to him not to take him for herself but to bring the Subaru she loves back, and Subaru saying he loves Emilia shows that the real Subaru is back
@@erickouhai9818 Yeah dude, I really agree with Rem is best girl but for me Subaru is perfect for Emilia. Emilia is perfect for Subaru meanwhile Rem is perfect for all of us, have you bought a Rem body pillow yet?
Isekai Protagonists at a Bar Kirito: I watched the only friends I ever had die in front of me! Naofumi: I was framed for sexual assault and exiled from a kingdom for being robbed and now I live poor in a wagon! Kazuma: I got transported against my will, killed a few times, almost raped by pig orcs, I'm stuck here with a drunk who spends all my money, a masochist paladin who constantly puts me in mortal danger, and a living nuke that can only cast one spell a day, and on top of that, the only consolation I get is stealing underwear! Subaru: **silently weeping in the corner**
I never understood the war between Rem and Emilia. Arguing over “Rem is better” or Emilia is better”. It’s based on your own preference. I personally think both teams are great because each have their strengths and weaknesses. I may like Rem more than Emilia but I can say that I chose Rem not because of her obsessive nature. It’s because of how nice she can really be and how inspirational she can be. You can argue Emilia is the same way. You’re absolutely correct, but just like how Rem is obsessive, Emilia is also dependent on two very important people in her life, Puck and Subaru. So to say one is better than the other isn’t really factual since 1. they are both good and 2. Neither one is perfect and they both have flaws that they need to overcome as characters.
@Ambridge Well see she does still have character growth and has more flaws than loving Subaru. One of those flaws is her inferiority complex. She constantly downplays herself when comparing herself to her sister, Emilia or hell even Subaru. As the series goes on she is going to be able to push past that character flaw that has been with her since she was a child. So her character growth isn’t over when she just tells Subaru she loves him.
@Ambridge See I kinda disagree. Since Rem’s memories are still in the hall of memories, I feel like she won’t get them back and will be told on how she once was, eventually I believe she will learn from her past self’s mistakes and start to get over her once inferiority complex and become a version of herself that is nice and caring, but not so hard on herself to the point of putting others above herself. I think Subaru will help her with that since he and Emilia went through the same predicament
@Ambridge Nah I feel like she will, since she isn’t really a side character but one of the main important characters along with someone like Emilia, Beatrice, Ram, Otto etc. She will get development, otherwise there would’ve been no concrete point on bringing her back. I mean I get the whole push Emilia more to Subaru thing but he could do that with other characters like for example, Shaula from arc 6. So I feel like Rem will get some development during arc 7 or in the future.
@Ambridge See I don’t see Ram or Julius dying but maybe Al possibly. Also I kind of don’t see Rem falling for Subaru being the only character development she can receive in arc 7 especially how their relationship is rn. She still has the connection with Ram and it would be interesting to see how she interacts with Ram without her memories (if she doesn’t get them back at the end of this arc). I personally feel like she won’t just be used to push Emilia and Subaru forward, but who knows what can happen in the end. Arc 7 is still in the building stages after all
Emilia in Re-zero world = gets hate because of action of someone else ( satella) Emilia in reality = gets hate because of words of someone else ( subaru)
Rem's character growth doesn't sit quite right with me. She's initially presented as someone who's always compensating and very unhealthily attached to her own sister, to the point where her entire identity depends on serving her. After her arc I would have loved to see her character spread her wings and start forming meaningful, healthy bonds with more people, but what seemed to happen instead was.... Rem forming an extreme attachment to Subaru, to the point where her entire identity depends on serving him. Doesn't feel like growth. In contrast to Subaru, who after the Betelgeuse arc you can tangibly see his growth in the way he approaches all his interactions from that point forward, and how he spreads out his support network. To ship SubaruxRem, or even appreciate their friendship, I think I'd first need to see Rem become her own person and form her own bonds in a way that doesn't completely depend on a single obsessive target (Ram, and then Subaru).
I mean tbh she was kinda commanded to by Roswell. She is absolutely dedicated to his cause, partly because to everybody else, he is a fucking genius of foresight whose predictions are ridiculously accurate, and she has absolute faith in his plans and personality enough to be able to call him out when he clearly isn’t thinking straight. We get to see all of his fatal mistakes, she doesn’t. But the anime skips quite a bit of arguably pretty pedantic parts of arc 1 and 2 that show a much better view of their development. Rem, despite her admiration can and will back talk him and tell him when he’s in the wrong. She actually opens up to Emilia. (Also the part of her building meaningful relationships is undercut that the only person she can be genuine to is Subaru, and this is still baggage that she’s had for 10 years. And the fact that she’s a maid relegated to communication with like 5 people) Despite all this, Rem is still pretty fucked. Subaru only really manages to become someone she can be honest with and won’t have negative repacussion. She still can’t approach her sister because it’s a 2 way street, and Ram hasn’t made any effort to either. You can’t fix years of trauma and repressed emotion with magic character development and 2 months. Rems character development isn’t done yet I think relegating the agreeably small development she got to “just serving his character” is really reductive, and I would like an example of how you feel that her character should have grown given the constraints of the story. She is her own character, flaws and all. Ps. She’s also the only person at least early on that cares enough to have high expectations of him and be understanding when he makes mistakes along the way.
@Oscar Ezeigbo Full disclosure, I'm an anime only, so any nuance that exists only in the LNs will have gone over my head. >I would like an example of how you feel that her character should have grown given the constraints of the story For one, I was kind of expecting Rem and Ram to have an open heart to heart about the baggage they've been living with for the past 10 years at the end of the arc, at the very least, and was completely disappointed when we didn't get that. I would have loved to see the scene you mention where she opens up to Emilia, but as it is now in the anime, it doesn't feel like she's grown at all, the impression I got was rather that she replaced Ram's place with Subaru, which isn’t still a healthy attitude for her. Which kind of stood out to me all the more after seeing Subaru's amazing character development during the Betelgeuse arc. OTOH After reading your comment I'll concede that I expected her character development to grind to a halt after that arc since that's how it usually goes in these sort of narou-kei LNs (which tend to have every new arc focus on a different heroine and then ditch them, and Re;Zero admittedly has proven not to fit that kind of format), so I'll say that I'm excited to see where the story ultimately takes her. I just really hope that at some point she gets to have her own bonds and support network that don't revolve around a single person. Ultimately as far as the first 3-4 arcs go, I just think she isn't in a good/healthy state of mind as a person. Full disclosure again, the entire point of my first comment was to kind of justify my "meh" stance on the SubaruxRem thing, not to shit on her as a character. As a side note, your comment might have been the final straw to what pushes me to finally go and read the LNs :p
Pixel Soda I will entirely concede to being too defensive, ‘it’s a fault of mine. But Rem discourse within the community from both sides is rather rancid. Yeah, most character’s aren’t done their development and whenever I see people genuinely shut on Emilia for being underdeveloped it gets to me as well. Hell even Subaru’s barely started at the end of Arc 3. Imo, I agree with your sentiment that Rem isn’t really ready for a romantic relationship, she still has a mountain of garbage to unpack and lots of growth beyond just being nurturing. Full disclosure tho, the rest of the book touches on Subaru and Rems relationship, but mostly focuses on his journey and general relationships with the rest of that world (it’s his story after all), if you like the story beyond nonsense waifu wars I definitely recommend picking up the LN. And again apologies. (Also, LN also deals with Rems pretty bad behaviours as well, which i personally like as a fan of the char)
@@oscarezeigbo8923 >LN also deals with Rems pretty bad behaviours as well That sounds super cool actually, since one of the things that ruffled me in the anime was the vague feeling that it was treating Rem's one-sided, obsessive devotion to Subaru as a positive thing. Of course, beyond Rem and Emilia, at the end of the day I really like Tappei's take on the isekai 'genre', the lore of the world he created, and the way the characters are all interlaced with each other like in a real, breathing world, which is what's been keeping me so engrossed in Re:Zero. Also, no worries. As a fan of the Fate/Stay Night source material, I totally get you about getting sick and frustrated over the rancid waifu-centered discourse. :p
I definitely think Emilia should end up with Subaru, but Rem will always be my best girl. It’s a different type of spectrum that’s based solely on my personal opinion, as it is for everyone, which is why I think it’s pointless to argue over who is “best girl” because that title is determined based on personal preference. Whatever logic about who is best suited for Subaru doesn’t matter all that much, because Subaru is in love with Emilia. Thank you for highlighting both characters well and arguing for both sides
This is amazing and true. I am a Rem stan, you emphasized the two of them here CORRECTLY, you didn't side with anyone of them, thus showed us that they two are supposed to be stanned.
truth is the game was rigged from the start. in the latest episode you can see his room is literally full of white haired figurines. Emilia is his waifu, no wonder he's so possessive.
that should be related to that it's a trial, however since he didn't comment on it, it was most likely like that from the beginning. But something I want to clarify as a light novel reader is that we never saw any white or silver haired figurines, or any mention of them. There was however 2 posters of Silver/White haired waifus.
@@aconsciousautomaton3720 Not completely correct, as Echidna has stated, the Trial was made from his memories, and his room wouldn't be something that easily misremembered. Now it's still possible, just not probable that he misremembered
@@otakulu4076 I think it’s a part of the trail to kinda show that it’s who he’s meant to be with but personally I think there’s just better chemistry between him and rem
@@Kamimashita can I ask a favour... I made a similar video which is entitled "Why Rem Is The Best Girl"...can you please watch it and then tell me what you think about it.. I really want to widen my perspective better. And this video of yours made me realise that there's more into it.. Its not just about this or that.. The topic about best girl requires a look at different perspectives.
Reading LN and WN and Subaru doesn't really want to choose at all. Besides the reason Rem was rejected was because she was sacrificing herself for Subaru too much and he felt like he would be motivating her further to hurt herself for his sake if he didn't.
subaru loves rem and emilia equally, but it will take time for him to understan if this love is romantic or family like. and the fact satella power make him attached to her and emilia is a nuisance.
I am definitely for Rem. Her loyalty is demonically inspired and I love it. The way she fights "for" Subaru, against the dogs.. then gluttony-. Her ferocity being spurred by her love for subaru is something to be simped for
She already has her own husbando though. Not all romance has to be with the main character, especially in a show that has so many cool male side characters ;w;
Pixel Soda Team Ram doesn’t necessitate “be with Subaru” tho. It is implying that Ram is best girl, and the team cares about her happiness most. I don’t think anyone can see that was Roswaal tho, I’m pretty sure that dude is ten miles past crazed amoral powertripping. 😝
Great analysis! I've always been #TeamEmilia, because of basically everything you said. But yeah, I don't like that blind loyalty Rem has with Subaru, and I think that personality is what drags most fans to her. Someone who will be at your side, no matter what. On the contrast, Emilia speaks up and says her conditions for being with him, a contract in which both are equals. And that's what I value the most. Love your videos, keep it up!
@@anujarun9544 yep.. You're absolutely correct, but only to a certain extent..... You're from team Emilia(the heroine) I'm from team Rem(the best girl) Heroines will obviously end up with the protagonist. Well... Because they are heroines. But The best girls... No matter what.. Even though they always lose.. They will always be the best girl.
@@erickouhai9818 heroines are heroines cuz they act heroic and grow. For “Best girls”, it’s just a popularity contest where u gotta be cute and kind, and that’s it I guess. No wonder they lose.
@@opticalwinter did you really blame her for something she's not responsible for?, to what extant are you people are willing to go to hate on this character?, she didn't force him to do anything for her he's doing it willingly, start making sense of what you saying also if Subaru didn't get teleported to this world nothing would happen to Emilia because it's all part of Roswell's plan
To me it kinda boils down to this; Subaru doesn't like himself. He's trying to make things right for everyone out of empathy, but it's beyond his ability a lot of the time and he blames himself. Additionally, he isn't exactly the most virtuous either, something Emilia rightfully calls him out on. Subaru has to change, and he knows it. Rem is there to support him. She tells him, he's already great. He doesn't need to try, he can run away and live far from any conflict with her. And it's very, very tempting to be able to put all the suffering aside, as well as the hard work that changing yourself involves. But he symbolically and physically rejects that option, because he knows it's not the right choice for him. Because he knows he has to continue, trying and failing. And at the end of the path is Emilia, the girl who doesn't want him to fawn over her, but who wants him as her equal. Part of why he idolizes her is because he admires her virtues and her conviction. He sees her as shining and bright and himself as depressing and below that brightness. He realizes that he doesn't just want the girl, he also wants to get closer to her in value. He wants to be an equal adopting her brightness into his own self. Rem still is very much an important part of this journey. She loves him the way he is. She loves him unconditionally. And I think she also realizes that he can't become happy if he stays the way he is when she confesses to him. She is happy to be by his side as his closest supporter, as someone to remind him of what he has already accomplished. But in that way, Rem is also kind of an Otaku fantasy. The girl who just wants to see you happy. The girl who cares no matter what and her unwavering support will always be a safe haven for you to come back to. The girl who cares about your happiness more than her own, because your happiness is also her happiness. And as Subaru moves away from his Otaku, self-indulgent life style to become a decent, reliable person, he also has to give up on that fantasy. Which is part of why the current events in the Anime (Season 2, Episode 3), are so devastating. He can't rely on her support for now. He has to get up and do what he can by himself. Which alredy shows how he has grown from the moment when she confessed. So I can see people who argue he should be with loving Rem. Especially if they relate to Subaru a lot, and are like "how can you not take this chance? She's literally perfect! I'd give everything to have a girl as strong and supportive as her!" But I will always see getting equal with Emilia (not even necessarily romancing her) as the logical conclusion to Subaru's journey.
Thing is the writer even noted Emilia is the most beautiful character in their eyes and writing them is difficult because she's such a good person. Emilia does love Subaru, does support him but she has her own trauma's and reasons as to why it's difficult. They're a slow burn and for some reason people don't like slow burns. Emilia is the reason Subaru grew so much which is what the author wanted. She makes him become a better person. So I agree with you on Emilia, but I can't help but see Rem with Subaru as unhealthy. But the LN kind of put me off the show, don't know if you know the spoilers but if it ends as poly, I'd be so disappointed. I think Subaru became someone Rem clings to, but Subaru wont ever do anything that would betray his main love. I'm worried re:zero will get messy and the girls will be more attached to Subaru than be their own person.
@@mickeymiki3442 Yeah, I agree, Rem and Subaru would be unhealthy. Subaru really cares for Rem in his own way, but he doesn't return her feelings from what I can tell. Additionally, I feel Rem's a bit too self-sacrificial to enter a relationship with anyone, period. She still has to overcome her inferiority complex with everything involving her sister and her own abilities. I don't know anything beyond the most current episode of the Anime airing, but a threesome wouldn't just be disappointing, it would go against so much of Subaru's development, and even the themes of the story.
@@Penkeychain I wont spoil LN implications then. But man does it piss me off, but I can't reply to this properly without spoilers. But yeah, simple to say if the anime follows the ln and it goes through with the ln's implications I'll drop it big time.
Mickey Miki Idk I personally won’t drop the series if it happened. I like both Emilia and Rem so I guess that probably why I don’t have a problem with the poly but you shouldn’t be concerned since it’s most likely isn’t going to go that way. Plus I do agree that it will most likely ruin Subaru’s development, but not by much imo. I personally feel like the development that he going through in the second season isn’t going to be for nothing if gets with both Emilia and Rem. He’s have developed so much from then to the point where he wouldn’t need to heavily rely on Rem. Hell maybe not even Emilia at that point. Plus from the SPOILER I heard about in this arc, he kinda already wins right?
I was undecided before but after watching and listening to all these accurate assessments I’m still undecided because they’re still both really great choices
I really like the video, it presents us how any of the 2 main girls can be main characters in another story and how much personality they have. The Rem monologue is the best moment is the whole Re:Zero until now, and a peak for the series until the trials end. I was shocked that Rem is so mature in actions that she accepts that Subaru loves another person, and it's ok for her to let him with Emilia. She loves him because he saved her from her internal demons. Tho I still prefer Emilia and the way she evolves and learn lessons with Subaru is so beautiful. The last episodes of season 2 closes all the struggle with a nice bow, but I have a feeling like this happiness won't last forever and some external conflict will put our main characters to work.
Wow this video is so beautifully well done! It's so logical and brings out the best in these 2 characters. It's just as amazing as your Nausicaa video!
Excellent video as always. Both Rem and Emilia are great women and Subaru would be lucky to end up with either of them. Out of the two though, Subaru has actually earned Rem's love at this point in the story whereas I don't feel like he is quite there with Emilia yet. Rem and Subaru understand and accept eachother after everything they have gone through. Rem's story, while having depth, is not quite as complex as Emilia's seems to be. At this point in the story, Emilia is still an enigma in some ways, even to herself. Subaru does understand her on some level, but there's also many things about her he does not understand and the same can be said about her towards him. On top of that, Emilia is in many ways the heroine of the story (not just in Subaru's mind) and Subaru needs to become a hero of equal caliber to be worthy of her...so until then, I still choose Rem. They just fit better together at this point in the story.
Well. They should've ended up with each other on any normal circumstances.. But the plot doesn't allow it. So.... Just remember that best girl always lose.. So.. Obviously Emilia will win but that doesn't mean she's the best girl.. That just means she's the heroine.
When the lust witch pretended to be who Subaru was most attracted to, it was rem. But he loves more Emilia. I wonder how entangled or not the two emotions are 🤔
I think he said he loved them both equally but he ranks them 1 and 2. Also the people see the witch of lust as the person they want to see most. He probably wanted to see Rem since he cares for her equally.
@@cruecat5429 why does he miss her only as a friend if he said that he loves Rem? He said that he loves Rem as much as Emilia. Also, he wants to take Rem as his 2nd wife. How in the world could he see her only as a friend???
I think Subaru loves both Emilia and Rem equally but ranked them number 1 and 2 in his heart because he made a promise to himself to Emilia first (to protect her and help her win the throne in Lagunica) but he also made a promise to Rem later on, which is to save her and curing her coma. These two promises, in my opinion, are his main motivations throughout the show.
The witch didn't pretend to be who Subaru was attached to more. She used her faceless bride that showed Subaru the person he wanted to see the most. At that moment the person he wanted to see the most was Rem awake who was in her sleeping beauty state.
@@alip1207 Emilia has more depth and she's a better person, have a healthy and a better personality and mindset. And if we're talking about the realtionships, she's also a better fit for Subaru.
@@alip1207 i mean, Emilia did help Subaru too and even tho Emilia has feelings for Subaru why does it matter and how does having feelings for Subaru makes any of them better?, how does that work exactly?, i don't get it...
@@Moon-yh8dh why are you trying to convince people that Emilia is better, like calm down there no one is gonna change their opinion just because you said "Emilia has more character depth." Atleast show us examples about what you mean
@@insertname4337 The guy replied to me and deleted his comment so don't act like a smart guy please. If i wanted to convince him i could have at least written some "examples" like you said. Yes, Emilia has more depth and personality than clinging to the MC searching for his d 24 hours a day, do you know that Rem literally was creeping on Subaru while he's sleeping and wanted to sexually assault him?, yes this overrated character tried to drug him and drink his saliva, what about acting dead after the whale fight and manipulating Subaru while he's in tears just to get a confession?, what about ruining her confession with the second wife bs?, obviously she had other intentions than just helping Subaru. This character is better than Emilia?, how is she better than anyone when you know all what she did? Here's some examples. her self h*tred, low self worth, h*ting her own appearance and her selflessness was literally presented in the first episode, when she helped a guy she doesn't know anything about, she dropped her insignia hunt risking her future to be the next queen for a guy she doesn't know anything about and stayed the whole time till he got his consciousness back and then told him that he doesn't owe her anything because she thinks that being around a half elf and because of the way people look at her is going to bring harm to anyone with her and also because of her self h*tred she said "my name is Satilla" but since Subaru is not from this world that name didn't mean anything for him or the fact that she's a half elf. Not just this situation but she did it at the royal selaction too, the thing that made me actually love her way more is her arguments with Subaru, like when he was full of himself and was acting selfish, he used Emilia and his feeling for her to justify his pride and she called him out on his bs but she decided to think of him as good person and literally lied to herself and bought his lie that he did it for her, she tried pushing him away so he could stop hurting himself for her, she still thought about him first before even herself. And fun fact : the author said she's the most selfless person in the Re:zero world. At this point she showed me way more personality than Rem that her whole character just revolves around Subaru and following him around. Emilia want him to be angry at her ( just like what Subaru wanted from his parents) she wants him to point out her mistakes because she thought that he doesn't believe in her and expect nothing from her or else he would be angry at her (again that's the same thing Subaru wanted from his parents), they both don't value themselves enough and they both put others above themselves ( Subaru stated that he want to save everyone not just Emilia and that's not like Rem which does that just for the people she's obsessed with) or how they both were without any friends and they didn't have a social life. both Emilia and Subaru have self h*tred, Emilia h*te that everyone despise her because of something she can't control, she h*te that's she's getting special treatment because of something she can't control, she h*te that everyone around her suffer because of something she can't control and that's exactly what she did in the royal selection, that self h*tred and lack of control over things going on their lives something that Subaru understand the most. Note that I haven't even talked about the reason to believe episode. And i haven't compered how Emilia think to how Rem use her head with her unrealistic love, switching from h*ting Subaru to loving him in a span of one day and even devoting herself and getting obsessed with him, even Subaru fell in love at the lap pillow scene according to the LN after around a month.
Meanwhile frederica getting the short end of the stick because in the anime they rushed to the trial and we got no character explanation on her. NOTHING WAS EXPLAINED, CHARACTERS WERE STRAIGHT UP REMOVED FROM THE VILLAGE PART
I just think Emilia is so much better of a choice then rem. Trust me, I love Rem and I think her character development is great, but the shit Subaru has gone through for Emilia is just, insane. He's died countless times trying to save her, so I think Emilia would be a better choice cause it's what Subaru's fought for.
true but its not like Subaru also doesn't love rem, he even confesses to her in s1 of the anime (white fox just cut it because they like starting waifu wars, lmao), also it wasn't shown but Subaru would die for rem countless times as well just to save her, he slit his throat the second he realized rem might have been gone and even in cut content killed himself multiple other times just to try have a small chance just save rem from her coma, even after the whale fight in the light novel when rem faked her death Subaru tells rem directly he would have killed himself if rem died. So to me, subaru views the two as both important figures in his life and wants both of them by his side even if thats being selfish.
@@zodiyac she was. Nearly every day withstanding discrimination and anti-social life for 7 years and still giving all of herself to help people (I should remind that she was protecting human villages in Elior forest for 7 years non-stop, by clearing mabeasts and black serpent poison)
Love is the most descriminating force on earth. By choosing one partner, you reject everyone else. No wonder it can be so cruel. Some viewers prefer Rem, some prefer Emilia (as I). There are emotional and logical reasons for both, but in the end the decision is up to Subaru. The reason Rem states for why she loves him inspite of the things he said being true is exactly the reason why Subaru fell in love with Emilia first. The excessive hate Subaru recieved after episode 18 is mainly due to a lack of context up to this point in my oppinion. Now that season 2 has aired, it is easy to make a strong case for Emilia, but back then we only really knew Rem.
I will be even more anxiously awaiting January than I was. I can proudly say that there is never been a single instance where I broke and read the manga. And I have no intention of doing that with re:zero. I waited half a decade for bleach, a few months should be easy.
@@erickouhai9818 Well it is fundamentally based off of an opinion. The only reason the word "real" is in theirs because she gets a whole lot of shit for existing.
@@infinitepotato001 I understand that. Actually.. I have a video about "Why Rem Is The Best Girl".. Why not check it out and maybe even tell me what you think about it.
@@erickouhai9818 i will tell you my experience, i was a die hard rem fan until 1 month back, but after re watching season 1 many times, i have fallen for emilia.
Both are the perfect choice. Each one will find the counterpart with which he most identifies and desires. Subaru loves both, that is clear in the novel, it is inconsequential not to love them both. What will happen in the end is the author's decision, I hope that is well reflected in the dynamics of the characters.
I'm halfway through the case for Rem, I dont even know how a case for Emilia could be made at this point when you have said all this but Imma see what comes next
1% of comments: Great video I like [Rem or Emilia] better but you made a great case for [Rem or Emilia] 99% of comments: No best girl is obviously patrasche/otto/crusch/felix/betelgeuse/crusch/ram/beako/[Insert other character]
I guess this is the "You got me in the first half not gonna lie" video. My take on Rem or Emilia is at the most basic level is, Rem loves Subaru who loves Emilia, therefore, Subaru x Emilia is the "correct" choice. I didn't make the connection with Subaru and Emilia because somewhere inside, I was convinced that Rem was the "better" girl. Mostly because I haven't seen much from Emilia yet (Haven't read the LN or OVA). It's just that Subaru accepting Rem after that and basically spend the next 7 episode of Subaru doing something for someone who he feels 2nd place for him just feels wrong. So "The Case for Emilia" was an interesting analysis on Emilia and her parallel to Subaru. And for a more personal opinion, I just purely hated the "Rem this, Rem that" discourse at the time (still do), and distanced my self from Re Zero (until season 2). Despite that I never hated Re Zero, I stopped being vocal about it. I don't hate Rem, in fact I like her. But I don't want to say that I do. Kinda similar to Kimetsu no Yaiba and Pokemon XY, I'll never be able to express my joy and appreciation for it cause the surrounding discourse is just as braindead and MASSIVE as it was for Rem and that made me extremely discouraged to even talk about it.
My take is that people who can’t ship in polys are boring. RemXSubaruXEmilia is trivial. Also it means RemXEmilia happens, thus making all of us the winner.
@Mally What's going to happen to Emilie? what's your point?" well, what if something happens in season 3, though... Rem still won't remember Subaru, but then what? do not throw the same rem for all seasons. And yes, by the way, Subaru is so worried about Rem, he even wanted to save her-by dying, so I think he loves not only Emilia, but also Rem. I just nc understand what you found in this Emilia, yes I understand that she is the main character, but this is not a reason lol...
Ya'll saying Emilia this Rem that Beako here Patrasche there. But Ya'll don't realize that its APPLE MAN BECAUSE HE GAVE SUBARU A FREE APPLE WHEN HE PASSED OUT!! And no charge even he trying to make ends meet by selling apples 😁
Rem owns the best chapters of Arches 3 and 6, the best, most exciting moments in the whole history. Her relationship with Subaru is complex, multifaceted and interesting to watch. Yes, Rem is not perfect. She can be too impulsive, which sometimes leads her to unreasonable actions. She also seems to be too carried away in her love. But this is also her advantage. The fact that Rem is not an ideal character makes her more human and closer to Subaru as well. Therefore, I will always choose Rem.
IN LOVE WITH THESE SWEET BLUE EYES OF REM. I totally agree i ll hold u when u ll fall n we ll share the burden togeher are the best lines u can hear from a partner
What I think is going to happen is that Subaru isn’t going to choose either of them but just decides that he will love and protect them with all his heart
no bro, im an anime only and team emilia for me. god why do all you guys like rem the most, its just an unhealthy relationship. my opinion on your opinion
@@etercious no, he fell in love at the lap pillow scene not only that i knew that from the anime but after reading the LN their is a clear line that says the exact same thing, which that Subaru fell in love at the lap pillow scene, so yes Rem's love is so forced and unhealthy also Rem stalks Subaru every where even in his sleep like a creep, she drugged him to get a confession and tried to sexually assault Subaru, that's healthy for you?, that's called obsession, why do you think the author took her memories?, not just to get rid of her weird habits but to Also develop her like other charachters since she gained 0 character development in s1 because of that obsession, stop deceiving yourself please.
Y'all need to understand REM BETTER THEN EMILIA i dont care what you think just try to understand how much you live someone and doing everything to be by his side and save him while emilia doesnt really care what subaru been thro and she think everything is ok while rem actually staying by his side and never question him she BELEIVED in him
Nah I disagree, doesn't care about Subaru? First, she takes Subaru to Roswaal mansion just cuz he saves her, heck the real help is Reinhard btw, but still takes him. Episode 8, Emilia gives Subaru lap pillow, Subaru was so scared of Rem and everyone else at the mansion, he worried that no one trusts him. Then who helps him? Emilia. Emilia develops Subaru character, if Subaru doesn't meet Emilia, where will he be now? Emilia gave Subaru goal, home and hope, and sadly, all of you just forgets Emilia kindness, Emilia is not that useless, you just don't know. Yeah Emilia doesn't like kill herself to kill Subaru but she develops him, Rem develops Subaru too but if it wasn't Emilia that met Subaru, doesn't give him a lap pillow, where will he be now? Rem will save him? No. Emilia is the perfect partner, not the best girl of the world. Compared to Rem, Emilia personality is nothing really. But that's what makes her perfect right? Instead of just follows everything and anything Subaru said, she doesn't. When Subaru does stupid things, she will scold him. When Subaru does great things, she will praise him. That's great, there's no such thing as perfect relationship, every couple has their own problem, what matters is how they solved it, and the way they solved it are great. I really, really don't hate Rem. But her fans need to stop. Well not talking bout you, cuz you're a bit chill. Other majority is toxic as hell, Subaru is a great character, but as soon as he rejects Rem, he became a bad character. No matter what others say, you guys still will deny it, no matter how long and how true the reasoning, you guys still deny it. Not only that, most of them shit on other character as well, calls them trash without any reason, only Rem to the plot, etc. Rem character is great but her toxic fans made me hate Rem, the most toxic and radical fandom ever. You guys already have the majority of people agree with you, yet you still shit on someone when they have different best girl in Re:Zero, you don't need to shit on every character, but why? Are we not allowed to have different opinion? Anyway, I prefer Emilia but I love Rem too, both of them are great characters. Please don't make me hate Rem cuz of her fans, show me that you guys can take people opinion, please. I really tired of countless arguments with Rem fans
If Emilia didn’t care that much about Subaru, why would he be where he is rn? Emilia helps anybody in need whenever she can, Rem is only nice to people she trusts.
I think the main theme of Re;Zero is “being able to accept one another and one’s self, even when you don’t know or accept everything about another person or one’s self”. That is why the author chose Emilia as Subaru’s love interest to pursue. Emilia doesn’t understand everything Subaru goes through, and Subaru doesn’t understand everything that Emilia goes through. But, he must keep trying to persuade her heart and this conflict pushes him to become a better person. Rem is the exact opposite. She is the perfect partner that will accept Subaru for all of his faults, because Subaru accepted her for all of her own faults. Having Subaru accept Rem’s proposal would’ve been a bad decision for the writer, but Emilia should’ve received a lot more characterization and development to make her as equally of a compelling choice as Rem.
Emilia says even if Subaru loves rem when she regain her memories she will just work harder to make him love her even more even Subaru was surprised she doesn't plan to lose Subaru. And Beatrice is just as awesome as rem and emilia. Even though she isn't romantic towards Subaru she loves and protects him just as much as anyone and Subaru also loves beako he always tells her even in Emilia presence. But the love Subaru feel for emilia is unlike the love he has for rem or Beatrice he truly loves her from the bottom of his heart
I feel like Subaru gets too much flak for rejecting Rem. Yeah, sure, he could have worded it differently (like way differently) but Emilia didn’t fricken kill Subaru (twice) so I can understand why he rejected Rem and why he has undying love for Emilia. Rem is definitely best girl, but Subaru loves Emilia and that’s his choice, not Rem’s. And even after all that, she still trusts, supports, and loves Subaru even after he rejected her. Truly best girl. Whoops, didn’t mean to make this a fricken essay, oh well.
"Rem is the obvious choice"... No. This man was murdered. Straight up. Dead. She killed him. Twice. You don't just look past someone killing you, no matter the circumstances. No matter what they do since. That is not something you just look past. Even if you can come back, you still experienced death at their hands. No matter how they help you, that's not something you just get past. Rem is not only not an obvious choice. She's not a choice. She was never a choice. She will never be a choice unless you completely understate how utterly horrifying and painful dying would be.
I'm not saying that he should have wound up with Emilia by the way. That is not the arguement I want to make. This Rem doesn't know that, she didn't experience doing those things herself. It is not the present Rem's fault. The thing is that Subaru does. He lived through all of that and died at the end. Maybe you'll forgive that person, maybe you'll even be friends with them, however, that person will never cease to be terrifying. Would you honestly be able to say you'd be comfortable sharing a bed with the person who murdered you? Not just attempted, actually succeeded. Would anyone? I wouldn't personally. That's not a light offense after all..
I mean you can't just overlook someone selflessly dying for you 3 times without any reason to do so. You can't just overlook the care and attention she put into someone at there mental limit and instead of her resenting him for the reason she tried to kill him she saw past that and managed to love the only thing she has come to hate while growing up (the witches smell)
Magister vulpes I mean a lot of couples who had disliked each other in the past or had done something messed up to them in the past have gotten together. Plus I feel like he forgives her because of the circumstances behind it. Granted the first and 2nd loop wasn’t her/his fault. But the 3rd loop was mostly because he was acting very suspicious. Smelling like the witch and staying at the mansion for free is enough to make anyone at that mansion worry and keep an eye on him.
Sigh, not these kind of comments again. I should not have to ridicule it since the anime did it for me by this point! But it short, Rem's (and even Ram's) feelings were justified then given the circumstances (look at it from THEIR perspective, not the all-seeing audience). Subaru forgave her and moved on shortly after, so why are you tripping?
I think the best waifu, in most if not all cases, is the one who makes both people involved the best person they can be. Relationships are meant to build both up, be complimentary and supplementary in the sense that both people complete each other and add to each other. After all, if both of them can't gain something palpable from the relationship, then it's a one-sided, unrealistic relationship that often is formed from dreamlike expectations and a sense of selfish desire rather than a sense of duty to the other. As a result, I think Rem is better. Even in the video, Rem's case is based heavily on her character changing as a result of Subaru coming into her life, and the same can be said about Subaru. They compliment each other perfectly. At the same time, they supplement each other with their unyielding support and friendship, and this culminates in a realistic, grounded relationship. Emilia's case was based heavily on the similarities shared between Subaru and Emilia as well as the ideals Subaru has, not the ideals that Emilia has. It's one-sided. They don't seem to compliment each other because they are so similar, so they fail to bring something unique for the other to learn from. They can't help each other grow and become better people without the outside help of people like Rem. To summarize, Rem helps Subaru grow and Subaru does the same for Rem. It was Rem's efforts that helped Subaru. All Emilia did was be the reward of Subaru's hero's journey. Also, I haven't watched any of season 2 or read any of the source material, so who am I to say?
I think, to me the major dealbreaker for Emilia is the fact that she is a child. She does great things, helps people regardless of her own situation, it's wonderful. She is the kind of a person to enter a burning house to save a child. But though their personalities are admirable, the reality is usually very harsh to these people. Very few can afford this naive and reckless benevolence - someone like Reinhardt, or Subaru for different reasons. People who enter the burning building die before they know what killed them. Emilia needs Subaru as a safety net, even though she doesn't realize it. Having a cat spirit guardian with a fucked up mentality can only take her so far. Rem vs Emilia controversy is mostly about picking someone you need vs someone who needs you. Sometimes, you want both.
You call her a child for risking her life even at the expense of gaining nothing from it. Thats called being a good person. That reckless behavior and love for her people is a quality none of the other candidates have.
@@EarleTKG no, I called her a child because she doesn't take her own vulnerability into account. What's worse, she has plot armor to afford that recklessness. Besides, she doesn't help out of love for people, but acts on her own idealistic code of conduct. Why do I have a problem with that? Look at Subaru. He's been a lot like her, only without superhuman power. And he kept dying for that reason, like every normal human would if they tried to be heroic. The world makes him struggle for every life he wants to save, but Emilia avoids that struggle thanks to the safety net of her own OP abilities and Subaru's protection. She will not grow like that, unless she takes the training wheels off.
Subaru is one of my favourite characters. Through Rem's story I fell in love with his character a lot. I'm more so thinking about the future. As a person who likes slice of life I really want to see Rem and Subaru living together in Emelia's kingdom as two workers of equal standing. Helping each other with simple mundane tasks. I want to see Subaru explain a world Rem has never seen and Subaru do the same. I want to see them go on adventures far away to simply have a picnic because Subaru says he wants to get her the best view or something else he made up out of excitement while Rem is pretty sure Subaru just made it up right then. Tbh I've gotten a liking to Emelia after the village thing happened but I'm also too attached to Rem. I also think I want to see Emelia succeed in becoming Queen and marry someone who will understand Emelia's position more and give her support she needs in a kingdom at peace, I feel like everything between Subaru and Emelia is always at war, maybe I see that because my mind is biased, but I remember while Rem and Subaru were fighting that giant whale beast they could still say silly things and enjoy themselves XD
if you think rem is best all you are is someone who hops on bandwagons, Emilia is way better, Emilia actually has character whereas all rem has is "I love Subaru" Emilia has so much more depth, plus she's not some almost yandere.
Or maybe they just like Rem because they have different taste. If you like Emilia, you're jumping on a season 2 bandwagon!!!!!!!!! Doesn't that sound so stupid?
Oh your profile picture is Miku? You're just hopping on some bandwagon. Yotsuba is way better, Yotsuba actually has character whereas all Miku has is "I'm shy teehee" Yotsuba has so much more depth That's how stupid you sound rn btw.
@@brokensubaru4502 idk to what extent or what the details are but I've heard from LN and web novel readers that Subaru's trial was made much easier than Emilia's for some reason so Emilia is getting pretty harsh and unfair trials by comparison.
Yes she is, did you even watch the anime? Emilia is literally one of strongest characters mentally if not the strongest, she's been h*ted and insulted her entire life just because she exist, the fact that she's not a villain is a miracle on it's own, I don't know why a lot of people don't understand what happened in that 1 loop and jumped to conclusions. how is she supposed to confront her past if she doesn't remember it in the first place?, even Ram said in LN that it's not her fault that she was failing the trials because puck was holding her memories the whole time. Emilia was failing the trials because she didn't have her memories and kept going under the trials over and over again without any rest so she was destined to fail the trials this whole time regardless of how much she tried, Subaru left without telling her any thing and Puck too, the only one's who cared about her (Puck and Subaru) suddenly abandoned her without telling her a single word, people were insulting her and accusing her of making it snow even tho it was Roswell who did it and that's why she lost it because of all of those reasons combined. So yes Emilia is strong mentally and that's a fact.
Yeah I kinda agree, but remember. If it's not Emilia, Subaru will be more prideful than he is at the first episode. If Subaru still gets those sweet treatments, he will be more prideful cuz no one corrects him about what's right and what's wrong. But that just how realistic their relationship are, there's no such thing as perfect relationship, Rem is the best girl, I fucking agree. But for who I prefer as my partner, it has to be Emilia, Emilia is imperfect yet so perfect as a partner. If Emilia personality as perfect as Rem, Subaru won't get development at all, he will still be that prideful asshole at the first episode. Subaru need to get scolded, talked and slapped, if not, he won't change, if Emilia was not the first girl he met, Subaru will be already a villain by now due to his mind broken because of countless deaths that are meaningless cuz he doesn't have a goal. Emilia is super important to the plot, don't ever forget it.
@@essemoonkemka7554 Isn't that like the other way around? Rem sacrifices herself multiple times to save Subaru meanwhile Emilia saves him mentally? (Episode 8?)
@@markallieu7097 honestly they both support Subaru physically and emotionally now that I think about it, but rem pushes for Subaru to be a better person emotionally and mentally mostly , while Emilia has been shown more to try an fix his judgment on real situations and make better decisions and trying to understand others better mostly, there are instances of them doing the opposite but this is what they mostly do for Subaru, or how I see it
I appreciate a UA-cam video that is clear in it's title and the creator makes their thesis statement in the first 5s. It makes it much easier to hit the dislike button for being so obviously wrong about 90% of the narrative and 70% of the waifus in the show and completely misunderstanding that Rem is Sisyphus and she is meant to be pitied and not appreciated
I don't mind if subaru ends up with both of them because rem and emilia love subaru and it's really complicated for me to choose because subaru and emilia cute plus rem with subaru cute relationship both girls are the best and fit for subaru in my opinion.
the problem abt rem is that she doesn't need a character improvement because she's already strong, she already love subaru which makes it boring atleast in my opinion. Unlike Emilia she gives me goosebumps and excitement everytime she blushes because of subaru, subaru and emilia's relationship is one of the main reasons why i love Re:zero
Emilia loves only punk not Subaru bro honestly she told in front of Subaru in season 1 and Subaru always asked Emilia for date that tym Emilia makes worried faces and answers to Subaru and even while Subaru try to talk sweetly and even try to flirt Emilia always interup her bro .....
Thank you for making this great video! You didn´t change my opinion of Rem being Best Girl but you archieved something even better within me: I understand now why someone would think that Emilia is Best Girl. I always liked her as a character but I never understood how anyone could think that she is superior to Rem. I get it now. Even if I don´t necessarily agree with everything you said but I certainly got your point. So thanks. Emilia is not trash. Never was. (But Rem is still Best Girl... at least in my book)
Honestly there's no competition to being with, not saying Rem is trash but i just reallly don't like her for certain things like stalking Subaru around even in his sleep like a creep, drugging him to get a confession and trying to sexually assault Subaru, after she gave that speech in episode 18 she ruined the whole thing by trying to use him and ask him to be his second wife which means, she has no dignity, she gained 0 character development and unlike what people say (anime only people of course) she did that only for Subaru when in reality she was expecting something in return from Subaru and for the last thing, after the whale fight she manipulated Subaru while he is in tears, acted dead and played with his feelings just to get a confession and then she stood up and laughed in his face. Don't tell me if she's better than Emilia or not after all that because let's be real, we both know the answer, tell me how is that a good person?, would you really like to spend your whole life with someone like that?
@@NCR_Trooper those are things that Rem did in the source material, you can say that that the anime didn't show her true nature and the things that she did i mean the author himself said he doesn't know why Rem got populer...
@@NCR_Trooper some of things that i mintioned are in volume 7 of the LN and the rest in the ex chapters also regardless if it's an anime or a novel that's still the same characters, Emilia was always better from the beginning even in the anime
Just saying that Subaru accepted Rem's offer to be by his side forever which is reinforced in the very first moments of the second season where Subaru tried to explain about Rem. So in short, he chooses both of them.
This show is perfect. It’s also very emotional. Just knowing that you can’t tell anyone what you saw or knowing that no one can truly understand what you’ve gone through .
Let's not forget in the LN rem is okay being a second wife and it's confirmed her relationship with Subaru is unhealthy. She just replaced Ram with Subaru and her obsession.
Just watched this, and Rem was so much better than Emilia. Too bad.... I don't know how they will write her character off. The way Rem would chase Su to the ends of the earth to save him gives one chills. The time she chased him to the cave full of villains and then getting all her limbs twisted, damn near killing her, to later crawl into Su's arms. That shit was crazy. All those Rem sacrificing moments for Su that involves her death, just created a land slide case against Emelia. In the End when Su confesses his love for Emelia and he tells her he doesn't need an immediate response and will make sure to make her fall in love with him... thats huge simp energy. On the other hand Rem readily confesses her love and dies for him, multiple times!!!! I got nothing against Emelia but if they want her to be the main one the writers better do a proper job!
Fucking this all day long. The writers fucked up so bad in forgetting to give Emilia a personality or a reason for us the audience to care other than "Because Subaru says we should" that they basically had to remove Rem from the entire second season to get us to give a shit about Emilia.
Personally I think he’s right we see more screen time a lot of it actually with rem we barely get to know Emilia as much as we do Rem actually I found it surprising how she was barely shown and wondered when she would come out but mostly it was Rem showing up. I’ve got nothing against rem I think she’s pretty awesome but most people really are just swayed by emotions and what makes them feel good in the moment. Without knowing Emilia as deeply as we do Rem. We barely know much about her she’s a mystery and most of what we see isn’t the happiest bits. But before a decision being made id still like to know who Emilia is fully it’s just not a fair comparison. If we give the same amount of screen time as rem got what if she’s a nice girl too? Then what now? It’s just not a fair comparison so I can’t say rem is better she is an awesome character and I like her but it’s just not a fair comparison to compare rem to Emilia when we see more of rem and barely anything of Emilia.
As you say, Subaru's infatuation with Emilia seems to stem in big parts to him imprinting Emilia as The Heroine which is not very "romantic" and she just seems like a run-of-the-mill "kind and helpful" main character. IMO Rem has earned her place, while Emilia has yet to have a moment to shine, at least in season in.
We only see Emilia in the eyes of Subaru in arc 1,2,3 (except the Royal Candidate Meeting) Subaru isn't drunk on Emilia he's obsessed of the Idea that he has to be with her but it blooms into real love at the end Of Arc 3.
Emilia is who inspired Subaru to be the person who he is now. Rem sure, Supports him and never lets him give up. But emilia is who strive for, its his Inspiration. Emilia Inspires him to change and become better. In the first season subaru is very slothful yet stayed in the Roswall mansion because of Emilia. Emilia is his reason for his actions in other she is the reason he would sacrifice his mental state in order to save others. Because that's what Emilia would do, help others in need no matter what. The whole "Imprinting Heroine" was just subaru's Otaku nature nad Expectation( Its One of the highlights to his character when coming to the other world). He now, realized that Emilia isn't that heroine he invision when first coming here. He said himself, that she is a normal girl who has a her own flaws. And he Still Loves Her. Also, the whole "Earn her place" Shit, is dumb. Love is something that you give not Subaru that Earn. Honestly, yall just remind me of subaru in episode 13, telling Emilia that she owes him her affection and demanding her to love her. Which is not love at all.
All incorrect. Crusch is Best Girl. You know it to be true.
based
Felix is best girl
no no its Felix
waifu*, beako is best girl
Subaru :hehe had my fingers crossed the entire time
Something I don't think people know is that Rem never really intended for Subaru to choose her, Rem confessed to him not to take him for herself but to bring the Subaru she loves back, and Subaru saying he loves Emilia shows that the real Subaru is back
Yup
And isn't that the beauty of it.?
@@erickouhai9818 Yeah dude, I really agree with Rem is best girl but for me Subaru is perfect for Emilia. Emilia is perfect for Subaru meanwhile Rem is perfect for all of us, have you bought a Rem body pillow yet?
@@markallieu7097 I didn't but I have a figurine of her.
@@markallieu7097 so true lmao
I’m on team Subaru. Whether it’s with Emilia or Rem (both are amazing in their own way), I just want to see my boy happy!
not Satella?, Subaru and Satella are lovers
Sure Satella to. If that what makes Subaru happy then I ship it! 🛳
Isekai Protagonists at a Bar
Kirito: I watched the only friends I ever had die in front of me!
Naofumi: I was framed for sexual assault and exiled from a kingdom for being robbed and now I live poor in a wagon!
Kazuma: I got transported against my will, killed a few times, almost raped by pig orcs, I'm stuck here with a drunk who spends all my money, a masochist paladin who constantly puts me in mortal danger, and a living nuke that can only cast one spell a day, and on top of that, the only consolation I get is stealing underwear!
Subaru: **silently weeping in the corner**
Rem needs to die.
Didn't in the light novel he said he'll marry both?
I never understood the war between Rem and Emilia. Arguing over “Rem is better” or Emilia is better”. It’s based on your own preference. I personally think both teams are great because each have their strengths and weaknesses. I may like Rem more than Emilia but I can say that I chose Rem not because of her obsessive nature. It’s because of how nice she can really be and how inspirational she can be. You can argue Emilia is the same way. You’re absolutely correct, but just like how Rem is obsessive, Emilia is also dependent on two very important people in her life, Puck and Subaru. So to say one is better than the other isn’t really factual since 1. they are both good and 2. Neither one is perfect and they both have flaws that they need to overcome as characters.
@Ambridge Well see she does still have character growth and has more flaws than loving Subaru. One of those flaws is her inferiority complex. She constantly downplays herself when comparing herself to her sister, Emilia or hell even Subaru. As the series goes on she is going to be able to push past that character flaw that has been with her since she was a child. So her character growth isn’t over when she just tells Subaru she loves him.
@Ambridge All imma say is Arc 7 will probably change that.
@Ambridge See I kinda disagree. Since Rem’s memories are still in the hall of memories, I feel like she won’t get them back and will be told on how she once was, eventually I believe she will learn from her past self’s mistakes and start to get over her once inferiority complex and become a version of herself that is nice and caring, but not so hard on herself to the point of putting others above herself. I think Subaru will help her with that since he and Emilia went through the same predicament
@Ambridge Nah I feel like she will, since she isn’t really a side character but one of the main important characters along with someone like Emilia, Beatrice, Ram, Otto etc. She will get development, otherwise there would’ve been no concrete point on bringing her back. I mean I get the whole push Emilia more to Subaru thing but he could do that with other characters like for example, Shaula from arc 6. So I feel like Rem will get some development during arc 7 or in the future.
@Ambridge See I don’t see Ram or Julius dying but maybe Al possibly. Also I kind of don’t see Rem falling for Subaru being the only character development she can receive in arc 7 especially how their relationship is rn. She still has the connection with Ram and it would be interesting to see how she interacts with Ram without her memories (if she doesn’t get them back at the end of this arc). I personally feel like she won’t just be used to push Emilia and Subaru forward, but who knows what can happen in the end. Arc 7 is still in the building stages after all
It's clear, Beako is the best one
Otaku Lu Naturally.
Always has been
Patrasche is the only choice. Everything else is heresy
Oscar Ezeigbo I’ll allow it.
Amen!
Wrong.
Patrasche best girl.
Finally someone else that recognizes greatness.
I'll go along with this... Yes finally..someone who knows what the truth is.
Indeed Emilia 2nd best girl
Nahhh puck is the best girl
@@Rkahklsnnsjskeek and Otto best boy.... no pathreshe is best girl
Factually incorrect. Otto is the best girl of Re:Zero.
Otto is a girl !?
@@light_switch____912 No, he's BEST girl, not just "a" girl! Honestly, some people!
At the end of season 1 i actually thought otto was girl.
@@ondatracze4582 well he is a cutie. No doubt about that.
Otto can get it 😏
The way either choice is presented makes me feel like I was reading Re:Zero as a choose-your-own-adventure book.
Emilia in Re-zero world = gets hate because of action of someone else ( satella) Emilia in reality = gets hate because of words of someone else ( subaru)
So true :(
Rem's character growth doesn't sit quite right with me. She's initially presented as someone who's always compensating and very unhealthily attached to her own sister, to the point where her entire identity depends on serving her.
After her arc I would have loved to see her character spread her wings and start forming meaningful, healthy bonds with more people, but what seemed to happen instead was.... Rem forming an extreme attachment to Subaru, to the point where her entire identity depends on serving him. Doesn't feel like growth. In contrast to Subaru, who after the Betelgeuse arc you can tangibly see his growth in the way he approaches all his interactions from that point forward, and how he spreads out his support network.
To ship SubaruxRem, or even appreciate their friendship, I think I'd first need to see Rem become her own person and form her own bonds in a way that doesn't completely depend on a single obsessive target (Ram, and then Subaru).
You just wrote what i was thinking
I mean tbh she was kinda commanded to by Roswell. She is absolutely dedicated to his cause, partly because to everybody else, he is a fucking genius of foresight whose predictions are ridiculously accurate, and she has absolute faith in his plans and personality enough to be able to call him out when he clearly isn’t thinking straight. We get to see all of his fatal mistakes, she doesn’t. But the anime skips quite a bit of arguably pretty pedantic parts of arc 1 and 2 that show a much better view of their development. Rem, despite her admiration can and will back talk him and tell him when he’s in the wrong. She actually opens up to Emilia. (Also the part of her building meaningful relationships is undercut that the only person she can be genuine to is Subaru, and this is still baggage that she’s had for 10 years. And the fact that she’s a maid relegated to communication with like 5 people)
Despite all this, Rem is still pretty fucked. Subaru only really manages to become someone she can be honest with and won’t have negative repacussion. She still can’t approach her sister because it’s a 2 way street, and Ram hasn’t made any effort to either. You can’t fix years of trauma and repressed emotion with magic character development and 2 months. Rems character development isn’t done yet
I think relegating the agreeably small development she got to “just serving his character” is really reductive, and I would like an example of how you feel that her character should have grown given the constraints of the story. She is her own character, flaws and all.
Ps. She’s also the only person at least early on that cares enough to have high expectations of him and be understanding when he makes mistakes along the way.
@Oscar Ezeigbo Full disclosure, I'm an anime only, so any nuance that exists only in the LNs will have gone over my head.
>I would like an example of how you feel that her character should have grown given the constraints of the story
For one, I was kind of expecting Rem and Ram to have an open heart to heart about the baggage they've been living with for the past 10 years at the end of the arc, at the very least, and was completely disappointed when we didn't get that. I would have loved to see the scene you mention where she opens up to Emilia, but as it is now in the anime, it doesn't feel like she's grown at all, the impression I got was rather that she replaced Ram's place with Subaru, which isn’t still a healthy attitude for her. Which kind of stood out to me all the more after seeing Subaru's amazing character development during the Betelgeuse arc.
OTOH After reading your comment I'll concede that I expected her character development to grind to a halt after that arc since that's how it usually goes in these sort of narou-kei LNs (which tend to have every new arc focus on a different heroine and then ditch them, and Re;Zero admittedly has proven not to fit that kind of format), so I'll say that I'm excited to see where the story ultimately takes her. I just really hope that at some point she gets to have her own bonds and support network that don't revolve around a single person. Ultimately as far as the first 3-4 arcs go, I just think she isn't in a good/healthy state of mind as a person.
Full disclosure again, the entire point of my first comment was to kind of justify my "meh" stance on the SubaruxRem thing, not to shit on her as a character.
As a side note, your comment might have been the final straw to what pushes me to finally go and read the LNs :p
Pixel Soda I will entirely concede to being too defensive, ‘it’s a fault of mine. But Rem discourse within the community from both sides is rather rancid.
Yeah, most character’s aren’t done their development and whenever I see people genuinely shut on Emilia for being underdeveloped it gets to me as well. Hell even Subaru’s barely started at the end of Arc 3. Imo, I agree with your sentiment that Rem isn’t really ready for a romantic relationship, she still has a mountain of garbage to unpack and lots of growth beyond just being nurturing.
Full disclosure tho, the rest of the book touches on Subaru and Rems relationship, but mostly focuses on his journey and general relationships with the rest of that world (it’s his story after all), if you like the story beyond nonsense waifu wars I definitely recommend picking up the LN. And again apologies. (Also, LN also deals with Rems pretty bad behaviours as well, which i personally like as a fan of the char)
@@oscarezeigbo8923 >LN also deals with Rems pretty bad behaviours as well
That sounds super cool actually, since one of the things that ruffled me in the anime was the vague feeling that it was treating Rem's one-sided, obsessive devotion to Subaru as a positive thing.
Of course, beyond Rem and Emilia, at the end of the day I really like Tappei's take on the isekai 'genre', the lore of the world he created, and the way the characters are all interlaced with each other like in a real, breathing world, which is what's been keeping me so engrossed in Re:Zero.
Also, no worries. As a fan of the Fate/Stay Night source material, I totally get you about getting sick and frustrated over the rancid waifu-centered discourse. :p
I definitely think Emilia should end up with Subaru, but Rem will always be my best girl. It’s a different type of spectrum that’s based solely on my personal opinion, as it is for everyone, which is why I think it’s pointless to argue over who is “best girl” because that title is determined based on personal preference. Whatever logic about who is best suited for Subaru doesn’t matter all that much, because Subaru is in love with Emilia. Thank you for highlighting both characters well and arguing for both sides
I only care about Subaru's happiness I dont care how he gets it. I want him to genuinely be happy.
All I want him to achieve is a brain which he seems to be lacking.
@@pasindudinusha6507 If he didn't have a brain then he won't get out of the arc 4 loop.
@@pasindudinusha6507 his intelligence is above average, he is just mentally unstable all the time
@@lifehacks344 No way. If his intelligence is above average then me and most people I know must be geniuses.
@@anubhabghosh8197 With an ability like that if he couldn't get out of that loop I would have considered him less than human.
I'm still 100% Emilia, but you made a fantastic case for Rem. There are honestly too many best girls in this show.
Hmm.. I respect that
But hey... I think Rem is the best girl
otto best waifu let's be honest here
kids liking emilia lol
@Ambridge *N a h .*
Nice arguments on both sides! Curious to see how Season 2 changes this up!
I don’t get it. There was only Emilia in this video.
Echidna changed the game
Imagine if this was a 2 sec vid that just said:
rem’s better get over it
I'm sorry of course Rem (
It's not hard to imagine indisputable facts
That's like... your opinion man puff.
This is an S-Tier essay. How does this not have a million views.
This is amazing and true. I am a Rem stan, you emphasized the two of them here CORRECTLY, you didn't side with anyone of them, thus showed us that they two are supposed to be stanned.
truth is the game was rigged from the start. in the latest episode you can see his room is literally full of white haired figurines. Emilia is his waifu, no wonder he's so possessive.
that should be related to that it's a trial, however since he didn't comment on it, it was most likely like that from the beginning. But something I want to clarify as a light novel reader is that we never saw any white or silver haired figurines, or any mention of them. There was however 2 posters of Silver/White haired waifus.
PicKzL Haha, I insulted his boring taste the moment I saw that. 😝
@@aconsciousautomaton3720 Not completely correct, as Echidna has stated, the Trial was made from his memories, and his room wouldn't be something that easily misremembered. Now it's still possible, just not probable that he misremembered
stil REM is best
@@otakulu4076 I think it’s a part of the trail to kinda show that it’s who he’s meant to be with but personally I think there’s just better chemistry between him and rem
you more confused me than changed my mind lmao, great video either way.
Then my true goal succeeded! 😂
@@Kamimashita can I ask a favour... I made a similar video which is entitled "Why Rem Is The Best Girl"...can you please watch it and then tell me what you think about it.. I really want to widen my perspective better. And this video of yours made me realise that there's more into it.. Its not just about this or that.. The topic about best girl requires a look at different perspectives.
Reading LN and WN and Subaru doesn't really want to choose at all. Besides the reason Rem was rejected was because she was sacrificing herself for Subaru too much and he felt like he would be motivating her further to hurt herself for his sake if he didn't.
subaru loves rem and emilia equally, but it will take time for him to understan if this love is romantic or family like. and the fact satella power make him attached to her and emilia is a nuisance.
I am definitely for Rem. Her loyalty is demonically inspired and I love it. The way she fights "for" Subaru, against the dogs.. then gluttony-. Her ferocity being spurred by her love for subaru is something to be simped for
Kamimishita:rem is the obvious choice
Also kamimishita:emilia is the obvious choice
Me:visible confusion
I think he's just saying what each team would say if the teams are fighting
Both both is good
he says rem is side quest so team emilia
Team Ram even if it's impossible... sorry
EndOwl Hear hear.
She already has her own husbando though. Not all romance has to be with the main character, especially in a show that has so many cool male side characters ;w;
Pixel Soda Team Ram doesn’t necessitate “be with Subaru” tho. It is implying that Ram is best girl, and the team cares about her happiness most.
I don’t think anyone can see that was Roswaal tho, I’m pretty sure that dude is ten miles past crazed amoral powertripping. 😝
@@cthellis oh, in that case then I can definitely get aboard the Team Ram train!
don't jump the gun by saying it's impossible
Too bad, girls, the real woman has entered the scene and she makes her own tea.
#TeamEchidna
Isn't it Echidona?
*Opens Google*
...That's also incorrect, the literal reading is Ekidona, huh...well, the wiki says "Echidna"
It’s Ekidona エキドナ in Japanese because that’s how Japanese syllables work, but her name originates from Greek, so Echidna is correct.
@@cahsahhhhhhhn Languages are weird...
I see your Echidna and raise you Satella :-)
Sean Stanton while I like Echidna and I do think Satella is probably the true best girl, I’ve always been Beako Gang
Great analysis!
I've always been #TeamEmilia, because of basically everything you said. But yeah, I don't like that blind loyalty Rem has with Subaru, and I think that personality is what drags most fans to her. Someone who will be at your side, no matter what. On the contrast, Emilia speaks up and says her conditions for being with him, a contract in which both are equals. And that's what I value the most.
Love your videos, keep it up!
Its fine. Emilia is just your type of girl.
@@erickouhai9818 team emilia is better than team rem
@@anujarun9544 yep.. You're absolutely correct, but only to a certain extent..... You're from team Emilia(the heroine)
I'm from team Rem(the best girl)
Heroines will obviously end up with the protagonist. Well... Because they are heroines.
But
The best girls... No matter what.. Even though they always lose.. They will always be the best girl.
EMT
@@erickouhai9818 heroines are heroines cuz they act heroic and grow. For “Best girls”, it’s just a popularity contest where u gotta be cute and kind, and that’s it I guess. No wonder they lose.
Rem is basically a wife we could never have IRL
Subaru killed himself for Rem and it is so priceless
Subaru and rem = canon
@Ákos M. Lmao. Idiot? Idiot...
he didn't killed himself bcs he loves rem, its because she's important to him as a "friend"
@@cruecat5429 he not only loves her as a "friend", he loves her as much as Emilia
@@onlyWtap just accept the fact that he said that she loves emilia
Im i the only one who noaticed that emillia is the only one who hasnt killed subaru thus far. Atleast as far as maincharacters are considered.
Ofc, she just that kind lmao
She keeps getting him killed, if he didn't chase and follow her then he wouldn't die all the time.
@@opticalwinter that was subaru choice, not emilia.
@@opticalwinter did you really blame her for something she's not responsible for?, to what extant are you people are willing to go to hate on this character?, she didn't force him to do anything for her he's doing it willingly, start making sense of what you saying also if Subaru didn't get teleported to this world nothing would happen to Emilia because it's all part of Roswell's plan
@@opticalwinter Desperate Rem tards getting shut down is so satisfying
In my mind, they are equally good. I love them both (yes I know I just sounded like a massive cringe lord, deal with it)
To me it kinda boils down to this;
Subaru doesn't like himself. He's trying to make things right for everyone out of empathy, but it's beyond his ability a lot of the time and he blames himself. Additionally, he isn't exactly the most virtuous either, something Emilia rightfully calls him out on.
Subaru has to change, and he knows it.
Rem is there to support him. She tells him, he's already great. He doesn't need to try, he can run away and live far from any conflict with her. And it's very, very tempting to be able to put all the suffering aside, as well as the hard work that changing yourself involves.
But he symbolically and physically rejects that option, because he knows it's not the right choice for him. Because he knows he has to continue, trying and failing.
And at the end of the path is Emilia, the girl who doesn't want him to fawn over her, but who wants him as her equal. Part of why he idolizes her is because he admires her virtues and her conviction. He sees her as shining and bright and himself as depressing and below that brightness. He realizes that he doesn't just want the girl, he also wants to get closer to her in value. He wants to be an equal adopting her brightness into his own self.
Rem still is very much an important part of this journey. She loves him the way he is. She loves him unconditionally. And I think she also realizes that he can't become happy if he stays the way he is when she confesses to him. She is happy to be by his side as his closest supporter, as someone to remind him of what he has already accomplished.
But in that way, Rem is also kind of an Otaku fantasy. The girl who just wants to see you happy. The girl who cares no matter what and her unwavering support will always be a safe haven for you to come back to. The girl who cares about your happiness more than her own, because your happiness is also her happiness. And as Subaru moves away from his Otaku, self-indulgent life style to become a decent, reliable person, he also has to give up on that fantasy.
Which is part of why the current events in the Anime (Season 2, Episode 3), are so devastating. He can't rely on her support for now. He has to get up and do what he can by himself. Which alredy shows how he has grown from the moment when she confessed.
So I can see people who argue he should be with loving Rem. Especially if they relate to Subaru a lot, and are like "how can you not take this chance? She's literally perfect! I'd give everything to have a girl as strong and supportive as her!"
But I will always see getting equal with Emilia (not even necessarily romancing her) as the logical conclusion to Subaru's journey.
Thing is the writer even noted Emilia is the most beautiful character in their eyes and writing them is difficult because she's such a good person. Emilia does love Subaru, does support him but she has her own trauma's and reasons as to why it's difficult. They're a slow burn and for some reason people don't like slow burns. Emilia is the reason Subaru grew so much which is what the author wanted. She makes him become a better person. So I agree with you on Emilia, but I can't help but see Rem with Subaru as unhealthy. But the LN kind of put me off the show, don't know if you know the spoilers but if it ends as poly, I'd be so disappointed. I think Subaru became someone Rem clings to, but Subaru wont ever do anything that would betray his main love. I'm worried re:zero will get messy and the girls will be more attached to Subaru than be their own person.
@@mickeymiki3442 Yeah, I agree, Rem and Subaru would be unhealthy. Subaru really cares for Rem in his own way, but he doesn't return her feelings from what I can tell. Additionally, I feel Rem's a bit too self-sacrificial to enter a relationship with anyone, period. She still has to overcome her inferiority complex with everything involving her sister and her own abilities.
I don't know anything beyond the most current episode of the Anime airing, but a threesome wouldn't just be disappointing, it would go against so much of Subaru's development, and even the themes of the story.
@@Penkeychain I wont spoil LN implications then. But man does it piss me off, but I can't reply to this properly without spoilers. But yeah, simple to say if the anime follows the ln and it goes through with the ln's implications I'll drop it big time.
Mickey Miki Idk I personally won’t drop the series if it happened. I like both Emilia and Rem so I guess that probably why I don’t have a problem with the poly but you shouldn’t be concerned since it’s most likely isn’t going to go that way. Plus I do agree that it will most likely ruin Subaru’s development, but not by much imo.
I personally feel like the development that he going through in the second season isn’t going to be for nothing if gets with both Emilia and Rem. He’s have developed so much from then to the point where he wouldn’t need to heavily rely on Rem. Hell maybe not even Emilia at that point. Plus from the SPOILER I heard about in this arc, he kinda already wins right?
this is longer than some of my english essays
Rem, just because i like her design more, but both of them are good in their own right
What how do you think that her head is so round that it could be a basketball
Who’s rem
I like Emilia's design more but prefer Rem's personality
@@lilrisky8797 lol comment 🥱🥱
Rem may have lost but in my heart she's the winner.. And will always be the winner.
The Best Girl.
Who is Rem? Did you mean to write Ram maybe?
Ram is best girl
@@alinastanescu4430 but aren't he talking about REM?
@@chrisbotos Rem is Ram twin sister or young sister,and rem is the girl with a blue hair
@@finamj2060you don't get it do you
I was undecided before but after watching and listening to all these accurate assessments I’m still undecided because they’re still both really great choices
I really like the video, it presents us how any of the 2 main girls can be main characters in another story and how much personality they have. The Rem monologue is the best moment is the whole Re:Zero until now, and a peak for the series until the trials end. I was shocked that Rem is so mature in actions that she accepts that Subaru loves another person, and it's ok for her to let him with Emilia. She loves him because he saved her from her internal demons. Tho I still prefer Emilia and the way she evolves and learn lessons with Subaru is so beautiful. The last episodes of season 2 closes all the struggle with a nice bow, but I have a feeling like this happiness won't last forever and some external conflict will put our main characters to work.
Ngl I was expecting a case for neither after Emilia’s section concluded lol
Wow this video is so beautifully well done! It's so logical and brings out the best in these 2 characters. It's just as amazing as your Nausicaa video!
2:10 Rem is just parroting what Kamina said a whole ten years earlier.
Kamina the goat fr
Excellent video as always. Both Rem and Emilia are great women and Subaru would be lucky to end up with either of them. Out of the two though, Subaru has actually earned Rem's love at this point in the story whereas I don't feel like he is quite there with Emilia yet. Rem and Subaru understand and accept eachother after everything they have gone through. Rem's story, while having depth, is not quite as complex as Emilia's seems to be. At this point in the story, Emilia is still an enigma in some ways, even to herself. Subaru does understand her on some level, but there's also many things about her he does not understand and the same can be said about her towards him. On top of that, Emilia is in many ways the heroine of the story (not just in Subaru's mind) and Subaru needs to become a hero of equal caliber to be worthy of her...so until then, I still choose Rem. They just fit better together at this point in the story.
Well. They should've ended up with each other on any normal circumstances.. But the plot doesn't allow it. So.... Just remember that best girl always lose.. So.. Obviously Emilia will win but that doesn't mean she's the best girl.. That just means she's the heroine.
@Ákos M. I've read all of it.
Wait they are both the best choice?!I'M CONFUSED!!!
When the lust witch pretended to be who Subaru was most attracted to, it was rem. But he loves more Emilia. I wonder how entangled or not the two emotions are 🤔
I think he said he loved them both equally but he ranks them 1 and 2. Also the people see the witch of lust as the person they want to see most. He probably wanted to see Rem since he cares for her equally.
he saw rem because he wants to see her so badly because he misses her only as a friend
@@cruecat5429 why does he miss her only as a friend if he said that he loves Rem? He said that he loves Rem as much as Emilia. Also, he wants to take Rem as his 2nd wife. How in the world could he see her only as a friend???
I think Subaru loves both Emilia and Rem equally but ranked them number 1 and 2 in his heart because he made a promise to himself to Emilia first (to protect her and help her win the throne in Lagunica) but he also made a promise to Rem later on, which is to save her and curing her coma. These two promises, in my opinion, are his main motivations throughout the show.
The witch didn't pretend to be who Subaru was attached to more. She used her faceless bride that showed Subaru the person he wanted to see the most. At that moment the person he wanted to see the most was Rem awake who was in her sleeping beauty state.
Kinda sad you made this 5 months ago, season 2 has expanded on Emilia’s character so much and developed it too
But still rem is better.. but I don't say Emilia is bad thoo.. I'm just saying rem is more superior.. might just go harem path..
@@alip1207 Emilia has more depth and she's a better person, have a healthy and a better personality and mindset. And if we're talking about the realtionships, she's also a better fit for Subaru.
@@alip1207 i mean, Emilia did help Subaru too and even tho Emilia has feelings for Subaru why does it matter and how does having feelings for Subaru makes any of them better?, how does that work exactly?, i don't get it...
@@Moon-yh8dh why are you trying to convince people that Emilia is better, like calm down there no one is gonna change their opinion just because you said "Emilia has more character depth." Atleast show us examples about what you mean
@@insertname4337 The guy replied to me and deleted his comment so don't act like a smart guy please. If i wanted to convince him i could have at least written some "examples" like you said.
Yes, Emilia has more depth and personality than clinging to the MC searching for his d 24 hours a day, do you know that Rem literally was creeping on Subaru while he's sleeping and wanted to sexually assault him?, yes this overrated character tried to drug him and drink his saliva, what about acting dead after the whale fight and manipulating Subaru while he's in tears just to get a confession?, what about ruining her confession with the second wife bs?, obviously she had other intentions than just helping Subaru. This character is better than Emilia?, how is she better than anyone when you know all what she did?
Here's some examples.
her self h*tred, low self worth, h*ting her own appearance and her selflessness was literally presented in the first episode, when she helped a guy she doesn't know anything about, she dropped her insignia hunt risking her future to be the next queen for a guy she doesn't know anything about and stayed the whole time till he got his consciousness back and then told him that he doesn't owe her anything because she thinks that being around a half elf and because of the way people look at her is going to bring harm to anyone with her and also because of her self h*tred she said "my name is Satilla" but since Subaru is not from this world that name didn't mean anything for him or the fact that she's a half elf. Not just this situation but she did it at the royal selaction too, the thing that made me actually love her way more is her arguments with Subaru, like when he was full of himself and was acting selfish, he used Emilia and his feeling for her to justify his pride and she called him out on his bs but she decided to think of him as good person and literally lied to herself and bought his lie that he did it for her, she tried pushing him away so he could stop hurting himself for her, she still thought about him first before even herself. And fun fact : the author said she's the most selfless person in the Re:zero world. At this point she showed me way more personality than Rem that her whole character just revolves around Subaru and following him around.
Emilia want him to be angry at her ( just like what Subaru wanted from his parents) she wants him to point out her mistakes because she thought that he doesn't believe in her and expect nothing from her or else he would be angry at her (again that's the same thing Subaru wanted from his parents), they both don't value themselves enough and they both put others above themselves ( Subaru stated that he want to save everyone not just Emilia and that's not like Rem which does that just for the people she's obsessed with) or how they both were without any friends and they didn't have a social life.
both Emilia and Subaru have self h*tred, Emilia h*te that everyone despise her because of something she can't control, she h*te that's she's getting special treatment because of something she can't control, she h*te that everyone around her suffer because of something she can't control and that's exactly what she did in the royal selection, that self h*tred and lack of control over things going on their lives something that Subaru understand the most.
Note that I haven't even talked about the reason to believe episode. And i haven't compered how Emilia think to how Rem use her head with her unrealistic love, switching from h*ting Subaru to loving him in a span of one day and even devoting herself and getting obsessed with him, even Subaru fell in love at the lap pillow scene according to the LN after around a month.
great vid, as always
I think everyone watching season 2 should be on the side of Echidna now
Meanwhile frederica getting the short end of the stick because in the anime they rushed to the trial and we got no character explanation on her.
NOTHING WAS EXPLAINED, CHARACTERS WERE STRAIGHT UP REMOVED FROM THE VILLAGE PART
*are you sure about that*
no
Yeah I'm going to have to go with a hard disagree. Otto is the top tier waifu this season.
@@markmyers8472 Agreed. Otto is best girl and it ain't even up for debate.
I just think Emilia is so much better of a choice then rem. Trust me, I love Rem and I think her character development is great, but the shit Subaru has gone through for Emilia is just, insane. He's died countless times trying to save her, so I think Emilia would be a better choice cause it's what Subaru's fought for.
true but its not like Subaru also doesn't love rem, he even confesses to her in s1 of the anime (white fox just cut it because they like starting waifu wars, lmao), also it wasn't shown but Subaru would die for rem countless times as well just to save her, he slit his throat the second he realized rem might have been gone and even in cut content killed himself multiple other times just to try have a small chance just save rem from her coma, even after the whale fight in the light novel when rem faked her death Subaru tells rem directly he would have killed himself if rem died. So to me, subaru views the two as both important figures in his life and wants both of them by his side even if thats being selfish.
Nah, Nobara is best girl!
@@robin9740 I'm pretty sure that's a whole different anime
@@andrewman19 I said that because of your profile pic haha. She's a bad-ass!
@@robin9740 lol I know
5:06 LMAO Emilia was DEFINITELY not strong mentally on the beginning
She was
@@Joochann she wasn’t at least not until the end of season two
@@zodiyac she was. Nearly every day withstanding discrimination and anti-social life for 7 years and still giving all of herself to help people (I should remind that she was protecting human villages in Elior forest for 7 years non-stop, by clearing mabeasts and black serpent poison)
@@ДенисБулдовский-и5ш i meant strong mentally not as physically you meathead she was weak she never face her issues and kept running away
No she wasn't and I'm a fan of Emilia she was pretty mentally crippled because of Pucks coddling she starts getting way better after arc four though.
Love is the most descriminating force on earth. By choosing one partner, you reject everyone else. No wonder it can be so cruel. Some viewers prefer Rem, some prefer Emilia (as I). There are emotional and logical reasons for both, but in the end the decision is up to Subaru. The reason Rem states for why she loves him inspite of the things he said being true is exactly the reason why Subaru fell in love with Emilia first.
The excessive hate Subaru recieved after episode 18 is mainly due to a lack of context up to this point in my oppinion. Now that season 2 has aired, it is easy to make a strong case for Emilia, but back then we only really knew Rem.
Emilia is the real best girl because Season 2 Part 2. Wait and watch.
I will be even more anxiously awaiting January than I was. I can proudly say that there is never been a single instance where I broke and read the manga. And I have no intention of doing that with re:zero. I waited half a decade for bleach, a few months should be easy.
I don't think Emilia is the best girl... (no need to put the word "real")
@@erickouhai9818 Well it is fundamentally based off of an opinion. The only reason the word "real" is in theirs because she gets a whole lot of shit for existing.
@@infinitepotato001 I understand that. Actually.. I have a video about "Why Rem Is The Best Girl".. Why not check it out and maybe even tell me what you think about it.
@@erickouhai9818 i will tell you my experience, i was a die hard rem fan until 1 month back, but after re watching season 1 many times, i have fallen for emilia.
Both are the perfect choice. Each one will find the counterpart with which he most identifies and desires. Subaru loves both, that is clear in the novel, it is inconsequential not to love them both. What will happen in the end is the author's decision, I hope that is well reflected in the dynamics of the characters.
Rem.
End...
Emilia.
END.
@@meiliholic1497 rem
End.
@@discordmod8206 Emilia
Enddd
@@月チャンネル1つrem and emilia.
end.
I love EMT, love her kind behavior, love all things fr Emilia
Rem and Emilia are fine, but Speedwagon is best girl. He always will be, no matter the series.
NO
Donovan is the Best Girl
@@NoQuestionsAskedd Not quite. Speedwagon is still superior.
@@D_1_O Lol you didn't understand the Joke
this video needs more views
I'm halfway through the case for Rem, I dont even know how a case for Emilia could be made at this point when you have said all this but Imma see what comes next
1% of comments: Great video I like [Rem or Emilia] better but you made a great case for [Rem or Emilia]
99% of comments: No best girl is obviously patrasche/otto/crusch/felix/betelgeuse/crusch/ram/beako/[Insert other character]
I love Emilia!
Heyyy xD I'm sure it's you Moz(...) right?
Just wanted to tell you instantly subscribed to your channel the moment I realized it’s called “Kamimashita.”
I guess this is the "You got me in the first half not gonna lie" video.
My take on Rem or Emilia is at the most basic level is, Rem loves Subaru who loves Emilia, therefore, Subaru x Emilia is the "correct" choice. I didn't make the connection with Subaru and Emilia because somewhere inside, I was convinced that Rem was the "better" girl. Mostly because I haven't seen much from Emilia yet (Haven't read the LN or OVA). It's just that Subaru accepting Rem after that and basically spend the next 7 episode of Subaru doing something for someone who he feels 2nd place for him just feels wrong. So "The Case for Emilia" was an interesting analysis on Emilia and her parallel to Subaru.
And for a more personal opinion, I just purely hated the "Rem this, Rem that" discourse at the time (still do), and distanced my self from Re Zero (until season 2). Despite that I never hated Re Zero, I stopped being vocal about it. I don't hate Rem, in fact I like her. But I don't want to say that I do. Kinda similar to Kimetsu no Yaiba and Pokemon XY, I'll never be able to express my joy and appreciation for it cause the surrounding discourse is just as braindead and MASSIVE as it was for Rem and that made me extremely discouraged to even talk about it.
I can't recommend the OVA enough. It is almost necessary in order to understand who Emilia is and why she is the heroine of the story.
My take is that people who can’t ship in polys are boring.
RemXSubaruXEmilia is trivial. Also it means RemXEmilia happens, thus making all of us the winner.
@@cthellis （」°ロ°）」＜What an absolute M☆A☆D☆L☆A☆D.！！＞
subaru and emilia are not a couple
@Mally What's going to happen to Emilie? what's your point?" well, what if something happens in season 3, though... Rem still won't remember Subaru, but then what? do not throw the same rem for all seasons. And yes, by the way, Subaru is so worried about Rem, he even wanted to save her-by dying, so I think he loves not only Emilia, but also Rem. I just nc understand what you found in this Emilia, yes I understand that she is the main character, but this is not a reason lol...
Ya'll saying Emilia this Rem that Beako here Patrasche there. But Ya'll don't realize that its APPLE MAN BECAUSE HE GAVE SUBARU A FREE APPLE WHEN HE PASSED OUT!! And no charge even he trying to make ends meet by selling apples 😁
I would def pick Emilia.. never blew my brains out🥶
Until Tappei brings Pandora back into the picture and she pulls the same shit with Emilia and Subaru that she did with Geuse and Fortuna. 😈
Rem owns the best chapters of Arches 3 and 6, the best, most exciting moments in the whole history. Her relationship with Subaru is complex, multifaceted and interesting to watch. Yes, Rem is not perfect. She can be too impulsive, which sometimes leads her to unreasonable actions. She also seems to be too carried away in her love. But this is also her advantage. The fact that Rem is not an ideal character makes her more human and closer to Subaru as well. Therefore, I will always choose Rem.
EMA!!! EMT!!!
IN LOVE WITH THESE SWEET BLUE EYES OF REM. I totally agree i ll hold u when u ll fall n we ll share the burden togeher are the best lines u can hear from a partner
Your creepy and weird and idealize a fake character that is just obsessed and idealizing a false being
Fools, there is only one best girl in the show. Its Natsumi Schwarz guys. (if you dont know who that is then search it up, you wont regret it)
I love emilia soo much she is more...human for me.
What I think is going to happen is that Subaru isn’t going to choose either of them but just decides that he will love and protect them with all his heart
This video was before Echidna... now everything makes sense
You had us in the first half ngl
#teamrem
no bro, im an anime only and team emilia for me. god why do all you guys like rem the most, its just an unhealthy relationship. my opinion on your opinion
@@anujarun9544 it's is honestly, subaru and rem realtionship is sooo forced
@@Moon-yh8dh the cap🧢 didn’t Subaru fall in love with Emilia in the first episode at first sight?
@@etercious no, he fell in love at the lap pillow scene not only that i knew that from the anime but after reading the LN their is a clear line that says the exact same thing, which that Subaru fell in love at the lap pillow scene, so yes Rem's love is so forced and unhealthy also Rem stalks Subaru every where even in his sleep like a creep, she drugged him to get a confession and tried to sexually assault Subaru, that's healthy for you?, that's called obsession, why do you think the author took her memories?, not just to get rid of her weird habits but to Also develop her like other charachters since she gained 0 character development in s1 because of that obsession, stop deceiving yourself please.
@@Moon-yh8dh cap
Team both. Subaru himself loves them both equally
Y'all need to understand REM BETTER THEN EMILIA i dont care what you think just try to understand how much you live someone and doing everything to be by his side and save him while emilia doesnt really care what subaru been thro and she think everything is ok while rem actually staying by his side and never question him she BELEIVED in him
Coming from a web novel reader(me) this is absolutely incorrect but you like what you like I guess
Nah I disagree, doesn't care about Subaru? First, she takes Subaru to Roswaal mansion just cuz he saves her, heck the real help is Reinhard btw, but still takes him. Episode 8, Emilia gives Subaru lap pillow, Subaru was so scared of Rem and everyone else at the mansion, he worried that no one trusts him. Then who helps him? Emilia. Emilia develops Subaru character, if Subaru doesn't meet Emilia, where will he be now? Emilia gave Subaru goal, home and hope, and sadly, all of you just forgets Emilia kindness, Emilia is not that useless, you just don't know. Yeah Emilia doesn't like kill herself to kill Subaru but she develops him, Rem develops Subaru too but if it wasn't Emilia that met Subaru, doesn't give him a lap pillow, where will he be now? Rem will save him? No.
Emilia is the perfect partner, not the best girl of the world. Compared to Rem, Emilia personality is nothing really. But that's what makes her perfect right? Instead of just follows everything and anything Subaru said, she doesn't. When Subaru does stupid things, she will scold him. When Subaru does great things, she will praise him. That's great, there's no such thing as perfect relationship, every couple has their own problem, what matters is how they solved it, and the way they solved it are great.
I really, really don't hate Rem. But her fans need to stop. Well not talking bout you, cuz you're a bit chill. Other majority is toxic as hell, Subaru is a great character, but as soon as he rejects Rem, he became a bad character. No matter what others say, you guys still will deny it, no matter how long and how true the reasoning, you guys still deny it. Not only that, most of them shit on other character as well, calls them trash without any reason, only Rem to the plot, etc. Rem character is great but her toxic fans made me hate Rem, the most toxic and radical fandom ever. You guys already have the majority of people agree with you, yet you still shit on someone when they have different best girl in Re:Zero, you don't need to shit on every character, but why? Are we not allowed to have different opinion?
Anyway, I prefer Emilia but I love Rem too, both of them are great characters. Please don't make me hate Rem cuz of her fans, show me that you guys can take people opinion, please. I really tired of countless arguments with Rem fans
If Emilia didn’t care that much about Subaru, why would he be where he is rn?
Emilia helps anybody in need whenever she can, Rem is only nice to people she trusts.
I think the main theme of Re;Zero is “being able to accept one another and one’s self, even when you don’t know or accept everything about another person or one’s self”. That is why the author chose Emilia as Subaru’s love interest to pursue. Emilia doesn’t understand everything Subaru goes through, and Subaru doesn’t understand everything that Emilia goes through. But, he must keep trying to persuade her heart and this conflict pushes him to become a better person. Rem is the exact opposite. She is the perfect partner that will accept Subaru for all of his faults, because Subaru accepted her for all of her own faults. Having Subaru accept Rem’s proposal would’ve been a bad decision for the writer, but Emilia should’ve received a lot more characterization and development to make her as equally of a compelling choice as Rem.
rem garbage
@@emt3608 🤡
Emilia says even if Subaru loves rem when she regain her memories she will just work harder to make him love her even more even Subaru was surprised she doesn't plan to lose Subaru. And Beatrice is just as awesome as rem and emilia. Even though she isn't romantic towards Subaru she loves and protects him just as much as anyone and Subaru also loves beako he always tells her even in Emilia presence. But the love Subaru feel for emilia is unlike the love he has for rem or Beatrice he truly loves her from the bottom of his heart
I feel like Subaru gets too much flak for rejecting Rem. Yeah, sure, he could have worded it differently (like way differently) but Emilia didn’t fricken kill Subaru (twice) so I can understand why he rejected Rem and why he has undying love for Emilia. Rem is definitely best girl, but Subaru loves Emilia and that’s his choice, not Rem’s. And even after all that, she still trusts, supports, and loves Subaru even after he rejected her. Truly best girl.
Whoops, didn’t mean to make this a fricken essay, oh well.
This holds up rly well after season 2 tbh
"Rem is the obvious choice"... No. This man was murdered. Straight up. Dead. She killed him. Twice. You don't just look past someone killing you, no matter the circumstances. No matter what they do since. That is not something you just look past. Even if you can come back, you still experienced death at their hands. No matter how they help you, that's not something you just get past. Rem is not only not an obvious choice. She's not a choice. She was never a choice. She will never be a choice unless you completely understate how utterly horrifying and painful dying would be.
I'm not saying that he should have wound up with Emilia by the way. That is not the arguement I want to make. This Rem doesn't know that, she didn't experience doing those things herself. It is not the present Rem's fault. The thing is that Subaru does. He lived through all of that and died at the end. Maybe you'll forgive that person, maybe you'll even be friends with them, however, that person will never cease to be terrifying. Would you honestly be able to say you'd be comfortable sharing a bed with the person who murdered you? Not just attempted, actually succeeded. Would anyone? I wouldn't personally. That's not a light offense after all..
@@hellraiser217 okay. Sure
I mean you can't just overlook someone selflessly dying for you 3 times without any reason to do so. You can't just overlook the care and attention she put into someone at there mental limit and instead of her resenting him for the reason she tried to kill him she saw past that and managed to love the only thing she has come to hate while growing up (the witches smell)
Magister vulpes I mean a lot of couples who had disliked each other in the past or had done something messed up to them in the past have gotten together. Plus I feel like he forgives her because of the circumstances behind it. Granted the first and 2nd loop wasn’t her/his fault. But the 3rd loop was mostly because he was acting very suspicious. Smelling like the witch and staying at the mansion for free is enough to make anyone at that mansion worry and keep an eye on him.
Sigh, not these kind of comments again. I should not have to ridicule it since the anime did it for me by this point! But it short, Rem's (and even Ram's) feelings were justified then given the circumstances (look at it from THEIR perspective, not the all-seeing audience). Subaru forgave her and moved on shortly after, so why are you tripping?
Rem is the obvious choice.
You sir, got my like
I think the best waifu, in most if not all cases, is the one who makes both people involved the best person they can be. Relationships are meant to build both up, be complimentary and supplementary in the sense that both people complete each other and add to each other. After all, if both of them can't gain something palpable from the relationship, then it's a one-sided, unrealistic relationship that often is formed from dreamlike expectations and a sense of selfish desire rather than a sense of duty to the other.
As a result, I think Rem is better. Even in the video, Rem's case is based heavily on her character changing as a result of Subaru coming into her life, and the same can be said about Subaru. They compliment each other perfectly. At the same time, they supplement each other with their unyielding support and friendship, and this culminates in a realistic, grounded relationship.
Emilia's case was based heavily on the similarities shared between Subaru and Emilia as well as the ideals Subaru has, not the ideals that Emilia has. It's one-sided. They don't seem to compliment each other because they are so similar, so they fail to bring something unique for the other to learn from. They can't help each other grow and become better people without the outside help of people like Rem.
To summarize, Rem helps Subaru grow and Subaru does the same for Rem. It was Rem's efforts that helped Subaru. All Emilia did was be the reward of Subaru's hero's journey. Also, I haven't watched any of season 2 or read any of the source material, so who am I to say?
Season 2 builds Emilia’s character some more, but not enough to make her a better match for Subaru then Rem.
Fax
@@suntzu6468 We need Arc 5 then. I’ve heard it’s built up more there.
Just because somone loves u doesn’t mean u have to love him back
I think, to me the major dealbreaker for Emilia is the fact that she is a child. She does great things, helps people regardless of her own situation, it's wonderful. She is the kind of a person to enter a burning house to save a child. But though their personalities are admirable, the reality is usually very harsh to these people. Very few can afford this naive and reckless benevolence - someone like Reinhardt, or Subaru for different reasons.
People who enter the burning building die before they know what killed them. Emilia needs Subaru as a safety net, even though she doesn't realize it. Having a cat spirit guardian with a fucked up mentality can only take her so far.
Rem vs Emilia controversy is mostly about picking someone you need vs someone who needs you. Sometimes, you want both.
You call her a child for risking her life even at the expense of gaining nothing from it. Thats called being a good person. That reckless behavior and love for her people is a quality none of the other candidates have.
@@EarleTKG no, I called her a child because she doesn't take her own vulnerability into account. What's worse, she has plot armor to afford that recklessness.
Besides, she doesn't help out of love for people, but acts on her own idealistic code of conduct.
Why do I have a problem with that? Look at Subaru. He's been a lot like her, only without superhuman power. And he kept dying for that reason, like every normal human would if they tried to be heroic. The world makes him struggle for every life he wants to save, but Emilia avoids that struggle thanks to the safety net of her own OP abilities and Subaru's protection. She will not grow like that, unless she takes the training wheels off.
Subaru is one of my favourite characters. Through Rem's story I fell in love with his character a lot. I'm more so thinking about the future. As a person who likes slice of life I really want to see Rem and Subaru living together in Emelia's kingdom as two workers of equal standing. Helping each other with simple mundane tasks. I want to see Subaru explain a world Rem has never seen and Subaru do the same. I want to see them go on adventures far away to simply have a picnic because Subaru says he wants to get her the best view or something else he made up out of excitement while Rem is pretty sure Subaru just made it up right then. Tbh I've gotten a liking to Emelia after the village thing happened but I'm also too attached to Rem. I also think I want to see Emelia succeed in becoming Queen and marry someone who will understand Emelia's position more and give her support she needs in a kingdom at peace, I feel like everything between Subaru and Emelia is always at war, maybe I see that because my mind is biased, but I remember while Rem and Subaru were fighting that giant whale beast they could still say silly things and enjoy themselves XD
if you think rem is best all you are is someone who hops on bandwagons, Emilia is way better, Emilia actually has character whereas all rem has is "I love Subaru" Emilia has so much more depth, plus she's not some almost yandere.
Or maybe they just like Rem because they have different taste. If you like Emilia, you're jumping on a season 2 bandwagon!!!!!!!!!
Doesn't that sound so stupid?
Oh your profile picture is Miku? You're just hopping on some bandwagon. Yotsuba is way better, Yotsuba actually has character whereas all Miku has is "I'm shy teehee" Yotsuba has so much more depth
That's how stupid you sound rn btw.
@Ambridge i very much agree. but i think that's not just it. there are more things to consider.
If I was in his shoes I would pick the one that didn't kill me at least once. Pretty simple heuristic there.
Emilia being mentally strong.
Me is season 2: really?
Me in light novel arc 6: yes, yes she is. Much more than rem.
@@brokensubaru4502 idk to what extent or what the details are but I've heard from LN and web novel readers that Subaru's trial was made much easier than Emilia's for some reason so Emilia is getting pretty harsh and unfair trials by comparison.
Yes she is, did you even watch the anime?
Emilia is literally one of strongest characters mentally if not the strongest, she's been h*ted and insulted her entire life just because she exist, the fact that she's not a villain is a miracle on it's own, I don't know why a lot of people don't understand what happened in that 1 loop and jumped to conclusions. how is she supposed to confront her past if she doesn't remember it in the first place?, even Ram said in LN that it's not her fault that she was failing the trials because puck was holding her memories the whole time.
Emilia was failing the trials because she didn't have her memories and kept going under the trials over and over again without any rest so she was destined to fail the trials this whole time regardless of how much she tried, Subaru left without telling her any thing and Puck too, the only one's who cared about her (Puck and Subaru) suddenly abandoned her without telling her a single word, people were insulting her and accusing her of making it snow even tho it was Roswell who did it and that's why she lost it because of all of those reasons combined. So yes Emilia is strong mentally and that's a fact.
This comment didn't age well...
Are we not gonna talk about how Subaru wanted to run away with rem
@Ambridge i really dont care, rem is best girl
@Ambridge thats good for you but i still really dont care, rem best girl
@Ambridge And?
Honestly I don't think Subaru deserves someone like Rem and is chasing an ideal who he can probably never have with Emilia
I used to think the same..but the one who truly deserves Rem is none other than Subaru.
Yeah I kinda agree, but remember. If it's not Emilia, Subaru will be more prideful than he is at the first episode. If Subaru still gets those sweet treatments, he will be more prideful cuz no one corrects him about what's right and what's wrong. But that just how realistic their relationship are, there's no such thing as perfect relationship, Rem is the best girl, I fucking agree. But for who I prefer as my partner, it has to be Emilia, Emilia is imperfect yet so perfect as a partner. If Emilia personality as perfect as Rem, Subaru won't get development at all, he will still be that prideful asshole at the first episode. Subaru need to get scolded, talked and slapped, if not, he won't change, if Emilia was not the first girl he met, Subaru will be already a villain by now due to his mind broken because of countless deaths that are meaningless cuz he doesn't have a goal. Emilia is super important to the plot, don't ever forget it.
@@markallieu7097 rem supports Subaru emotionally and understand him more, emelia is more is a physical support
@@essemoonkemka7554 Isn't that like the other way around? Rem sacrifices herself multiple times to save Subaru meanwhile Emilia saves him mentally? (Episode 8?)
@@markallieu7097 honestly they both support Subaru physically and emotionally now that I think about it,
but rem pushes for Subaru to be a better person emotionally and mentally mostly , while Emilia has been shown more to try an fix his judgment on real situations and make better decisions and trying to understand others better mostly,
there are instances of them doing the opposite but this is what they mostly do for Subaru, or how I see it
I appreciate a UA-cam video that is clear in it's title and the creator makes their thesis statement in the first 5s. It makes it much easier to hit the dislike button for being so obviously wrong about 90% of the narrative and 70% of the waifus in the show and completely misunderstanding that Rem is Sisyphus and she is meant to be pitied and not appreciated
I love Emilia.
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I don't mind if subaru ends up with both of them because rem and emilia love subaru and it's really complicated for me to choose because subaru and emilia cute plus rem with subaru cute relationship both girls are the best and fit for subaru in my opinion.
the problem abt rem is that she doesn't need a character improvement because she's already strong, she already love subaru which makes it boring atleast in my opinion. Unlike Emilia she gives me goosebumps and excitement everytime she blushes because of subaru, subaru and emilia's relationship is one of the main reasons why i love Re:zero
Emilia loves only punk not Subaru bro honestly she told in front of Subaru in season 1 and Subaru always asked Emilia for date that tym Emilia makes worried faces and answers to Subaru and even while Subaru try to talk sweetly and even try to flirt Emilia always interup her bro .....
@@taehyungtamang9728 did you watch season 2?
@@stuglifetankdestroyer6010 yp i watched it ...
Thank you for making this great video! You didn´t change my opinion of Rem being Best Girl but you archieved something even better within me: I understand now why someone would think that Emilia is Best Girl. I always liked her as a character but I never understood how anyone could think that she is superior to Rem. I get it now. Even if I don´t necessarily agree with everything you said but I certainly got your point. So thanks. Emilia is not trash. Never was. (But Rem is still Best Girl... at least in my book)
Honestly there's no competition to being with, not saying Rem is trash but i just reallly don't like her for certain things like stalking Subaru around even in his sleep like a creep, drugging him to get a confession and trying to sexually assault Subaru, after she gave that speech in episode 18 she ruined the whole thing by trying to use him and ask him to be his second wife which means, she has no dignity, she gained 0 character development and unlike what people say (anime only people of course) she did that only for Subaru when in reality she was expecting something in return from Subaru and for the last thing, after the whale fight she manipulated Subaru while he is in tears, acted dead and played with his feelings just to get a confession and then she stood up and laughed in his face. Don't tell me if she's better than Emilia or not after all that because let's be real, we both know the answer, tell me how is that a good person?, would you really like to spend your whole life with someone like that?
@@Moon-yh8dh Ahm... okay. Well I won´t stop you from having that opinion. I don´t agree. In fact I don´t even know, what you are talking about xD
@@NCR_Trooper those are things that Rem did in the source material, you can say that that the anime didn't show her true nature and the things that she did i mean the author himself said he doesn't know why Rem got populer...
@@Moon-yh8dh I just started reading the source material. So I will find out soon enough. In the Anime she is in my opinion best girl.
@@NCR_Trooper some of things that i mintioned are in volume 7 of the LN and the rest in the ex chapters also regardless if it's an anime or a novel that's still the same characters, Emilia was always better from the beginning even in the anime
Beatrice is best girl I suppose, you can’t say she is underage because she’s over 400 years old I suppose
Just saying that Subaru accepted Rem's offer to be by his side forever which is reinforced in the very first moments of the second season where Subaru tried to explain about Rem.
So in short, he chooses both of them.
Emilia is better. Yes
This show is perfect. It’s also very emotional. Just knowing that you can’t tell anyone what you saw or knowing that no one can truly understand what you’ve gone through .
Let's not forget in the LN rem is okay being a second wife and it's confirmed her relationship with Subaru is unhealthy. She just replaced Ram with Subaru and her obsession.
Great video
Just watched this, and Rem was so much better than Emilia. Too bad.... I don't know how they will write her character off.
The way Rem would chase Su to the ends of the earth to save him gives one chills. The time she chased him to the cave full of villains and then getting all her limbs twisted, damn near killing her, to later crawl into Su's arms. That shit was crazy.
All those Rem sacrificing moments for Su that involves her death, just created a land slide case against Emelia.
In the End when Su confesses his love for Emelia and he tells her he doesn't need an immediate response and will make sure to make her fall in love with him... thats huge simp energy. On the other hand Rem readily confesses her love and dies for him, multiple times!!!!
I got nothing against Emelia but if they want her to be the main one the writers better do a proper job!
Fucking this all day long. The writers fucked up so bad in forgetting to give Emilia a personality or a reason for us the audience to care other than "Because Subaru says we should" that they basically had to remove Rem from the entire second season to get us to give a shit about Emilia.
Personally I think he’s right we see more screen time a lot of it actually with rem we barely get to know Emilia as much as we do Rem actually I found it surprising how she was barely shown and wondered when she would come out but mostly it was Rem showing up. I’ve got nothing against rem I think she’s pretty awesome but most people really are just swayed by emotions and what makes them feel good in the moment. Without knowing Emilia as deeply as we do Rem. We barely know much about her she’s a mystery and most of what we see isn’t the happiest bits. But before a decision being made id still like to know who Emilia is fully it’s just not a fair comparison. If we give the same amount of screen time as rem got what if she’s a nice girl too? Then what now? It’s just not a fair comparison so I can’t say rem is better she is an awesome character and I like her but it’s just not a fair comparison to compare rem to Emilia when we see more of rem and barely anything of Emilia.
As you say, Subaru's infatuation with Emilia seems to stem in big parts to him imprinting Emilia as The Heroine which is not very "romantic" and she just seems like a run-of-the-mill "kind and helpful" main character. IMO Rem has earned her place, while Emilia has yet to have a moment to shine, at least in season in.
Hmm.. I agree
We only see Emilia in the eyes of Subaru in arc 1,2,3 (except the Royal Candidate Meeting) Subaru isn't drunk on Emilia he's obsessed of the Idea that he has to be with her but it blooms into real love at the end Of Arc 3.
Emilia is who inspired Subaru to be the person who he is now. Rem sure, Supports him and never lets him give up. But emilia is who strive for, its his Inspiration. Emilia Inspires him to change and become better. In the first season subaru is very slothful yet stayed in the Roswall mansion because of Emilia. Emilia is his reason for his actions in other she is the reason he would sacrifice his mental state in order to save others. Because that's what Emilia would do, help others in need no matter what. The whole "Imprinting Heroine" was just subaru's Otaku nature nad Expectation( Its One of the highlights to his character when coming to the other world). He now, realized that Emilia isn't that heroine he invision when first coming here. He said himself, that she is a normal girl who has a her own flaws. And he Still Loves Her.
Also, the whole "Earn her place" Shit, is dumb. Love is something that you give not Subaru that Earn. Honestly, yall just remind me of subaru in episode 13, telling Emilia that she owes him her affection and demanding her to love her. Which is not love at all.
Subaru confession to emilia is season 1 episode. 25 that’s when he says he loves her
@@jeanniajones1312 *are you sure about that*
Team Emilia
Felix is the best girl.
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