The Morality of Natsuki Subaru
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- Опубліковано 24 чер 2023
- Subaru gets heavily criticized for some of his decisions, but how does Return by Death impact him? Let's examine this powerful narrative tool in Re:Zero.
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"Cute girls kinda have a duty to make themselves look pretty for others," takes on a whole new meaning when you realize Subaru was one of those cute girls for three days before being clocked in high school.
MY MC
@@AsarathaHSYTcan you explain?
@@abyzz4419 I think in the ln he crossdress
@@Igotaglockinmyrari17shotnot38ubaru does a lot more than crossdress. Small SPOILER:
Subaru, in an effort to get out from Kenichi's shadow & start over in high school, decides to attend Freshman year as a girl. It goes well, & she's fairly well received as one of the girls, but then her voice gives her away on the third day, & the ensuing trauma is why Subaru stopped going to school. Subaru also never dressed, or identified as a girl again on Earth. It's discussed in the side story "My Fair Bad Lady", & it's revealed in Arc 7 that it's the reason Subaru stopped going to school.
Since then, Natsumi Schwartz, the female half of Subaru's identity, has appeared in the "Re: Zero" world on three separate occasions. Once to help the first girl Subaru fell in love with, Emilia, in "My Fair Bad Lady". The second was to help Subaru's Big Sister Ram in "The Three Idiots Set Out: The Cursed Goddess Statue" & the third is in Arc 7 of the main story to help the second girl Subaru fell in love with, Rem. Each was an occasion in which a woman was needed to complete a mission & none of the other women in the Emilia Camp could do it. Natsumi insists that's the only reason, & that she doesn't like it, but it's fairly implied that, if Natsumi isn't a trans girl, Subaru is at least gender fluid.
This makes Subaru an even more interesting Isekai protagonist than we've seen in the previous 6 Arcs. It also explains why Subaru "acts like a teenage boy should act". It's not only so no one realizes how weak he is, but also so no one picks up on Subaru's womanly aspects & sees Subaru as a bukimina hentai.
Conversely, Subaru claimed not to like being mistaken for a girl at a younger age, after that Subaru was let out for 3 days, then sealed away for years, only being let out three times as Natsumi Schwartz, & only twice for more than half a day. It's so fitting for Natsuki Subaru that the girl Subaru treats the absolute worst, is Natsuki Subaru.
@@WinterGirlRulesyou completely misses the point in the LN Subaru is not gender fluid he is a guy you seem to miss that the reason Subaru cross dressed was to again put on a mask and pretend to be someone he’s not which is why he hates natsumi Swartz because it’s a mask that Subaru would want to be Vincent even calls him out on this in the carriage you completely missed the point Subaru has several masks he puts on when his cornered or feels like he has to put a front and he gets called out for it by Vincent and Emilia (the Emilia one was at the mansion when he was overworking himself but it’s basically the same mask the same thing he put on a mask to hide his true self) so no Subaru is not gender fluid Subaru is Subaru who doesn’t recognize how great he is and puts on a front sometimes
Honestly, best way to live a great life with RBD is to live like you DON'T have it. Subaru being reckless by being involved with danger magnets through acknowledging the power and in classic Uncle Ben fashion holding himself responsible to save others is purely his choice.
Satella does not force Subaru to die countless times over, nor does RBD. Honestly, he may be able to obtain the factors and reach Satella without any need for the Emilia Camp and countless deaths.
Re:Zero only involves so much trauma because Subaru goes out of his way to be a far better person than anyone or anything is forcing him to be. That's why I like the poor guy. He still risked his wellbeing to repay Emilia before he knew RBD and, as far as he knew, he had no powers in a dangerous fantasy world.
Man's got a heart of gold. Definitely a great boy born if great parents even if his social skills were atrocious at the start.
Subaru can be quite cringe at times, but beneath that cringe is a really amazing guy. Great video!
He is also *not* an Audience Surrogate character, which alot of viewers go into the series expect him to be then are hit by major whiplash.
Why do people still call him cringe? Dude hasn't been cringey since arc 3 and is one of the best mc ever.
Because those people don't get over the first half of season 1.
They purposely ignore Season 2 and refuse the Web Novels
Another aspect of rbd regarding morality and justice is that even if someone tortures and kills subaru in multiple timelines, it is difficult for him to punish that person since it never happened in the current timeline.
That’s fucked up not gon lie
What can I say, best Re:Zero content always come from Asa!
Let's gooooooo, finally people will learn something that should've been incredibly obvious.
While this is nothing new to me; it is still a fantastic video on the topic. RBD has always been a conduit for Subaru to express himself, not the other way around.
Subaru should just take a bath to get rid of his trauma imo, even other characters tell him he smells bad
horikoshi is that you?
Lmao this comment is so funny.
Barusu: Why you killin' me bruv!
Enemy: YOU SMELL LIKE SHIT
Some people fail to realize the human that lies beneath Subaru as a character. Despite his flaws that show in the series he is truely a good natured person with neglible mal-intent. The show does a good job of carrying out this message but some people simply dont care to realize it and thats their choice I guess. Great video though.
The ReZero train never stops These smaller analysis vids are always a treat, Asa :)
this is shown a lot through the story in different ways. Like later in the story a "enemy" (hard to explain w/o spoils) confronts Subaru about how selfish he is. This person recognizes the good he has done to save those he cares about, but asks him what gives him the right to play god as to who lives and dies, is it by your own prefrence or mood or own sense of justice. This story is a great one and I hope more people will give it chance despite its shortcomings.
Great video as always Asa
lets goooo another amazing vid
You have no idea how happy it makes me to hear you pair RZ with CotND. But I agree heavily. It's perfectly fine to hate the character but to call him irrational in his circumstance and say he should abuse RBD just makes no sense. Neither narritively nor as a human going through experiences in general
Great video
I always come back every week looking for more content 😂
I can already see that this video is another banger
And oh god, it is a banger
God i love your videos so much, no one makes better re zero content than you right now :)!
yesss!!!!! give me more re zero content from critikal
hi dad sick video
Didn't "Hero Has Returned" have the main villain be a guy who repeats his life, and the only way to truly end it, having to be from another hero becoming the villain or something. Feels like that would be Natsuki Subaru's true ending.
i might be one of those very few people who understands him, the poor man looks like he is a broken character and season 2 proves it. Whoevenr said "subaru just resets man" is a sus person in real life. who are they to decide what subaru should do? they only watch rezero for the females anyway but this anime/novel strictly tells the story around subaru.
Subaru is sometimes cringe but that applies to anyone.
He’s a good guy just a little cringey. Poor guy suffers from RBD. Everybody practically crapped all over him in Arc 3. All he wanted was help to save the village, each of the candidates made his life a living hell.
Subaru is neither a good person or a bad person. At worst, he's a dumb teenager in a world that expects way more than he's used to giving or being asked.
very epic
you = the goat
people keep thinking that what subaru did during the royal selection was cringe, when he was actually right all along. The only reason people think it was cringe was because he didn't have raw power to make his words meaningfull. He used pure emotion against corrupt idiot authorities.
P.S. I really love your philosophical way of explaining RBD, but honestly? RBD is literally only a tool for subaru himself to survive and nothing else. The one who gave him that power, already confirmed that.
I mean he really wasn't. Especially in the novel version. Subaru didn't need to even be there. Emilia was able to gain the respect of the council then Subaru decided to just tack onto it for no reason. His first lash out was justifiable because of Roswaal pissing him off on purpose, the second one we see that was adapated into the anime was because his ego got bruised
@@whateverwhatever4476 Roswall stated that if not for subaru, emilia would have gotten out of the palace empty handed and without any respect for relying on a spirit that can destroy lugnica kindom and that keeps threathening everyone. Subaru was right.
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"That guys child" I see what you did there lol. Great stuff as always!
I feel like the anime could have done a better job at delivering the message
Think of hxh narrator in the ant arc, he tells you things about the characters they themselves aren't aware of
having a narrator is the worst way to do story telling tho
@@RenderingUser
I disagree, sometimes it's better to have a narrator than an internal monologue, especially to explain the mental state of the characters
For example in arc 6 Subaru starts to see himself as 3 separate entities. Himself, his past self and meili, on top of that his self hatred can't be explained using internal monologue
@@bandarsalh1338 sometimes yes
But not for re:zero
Other stories have done really well with narrators. But re:zero is different. Adding a narrator to re:zero is an easy way out to explain context. There's always a good way to explain then visually.
@@RenderingUser
I'm not saying you need to have it in every episode, just when you need it
Re zero after all is novel that focuses on dialogue rather than action
@@bandarsalh1338 it would be insanely out of place. People will see it as nothing but a lazy writing
Also, as for your example of arc 6. It can very much be represented visually. No need for narration. Also don't give me examples like this lmao
I haven't even finished reading arc 5
Requiem of silence, Your Voice and Whereabouts of the Future are amazingly played in their respective episodes. Kenichiro composes heat.
good vid i squarted👍
I feel as though audiences don't need to be able to like or root for a protagonist but the protag needs to be interesting enough watch, think, and talk about. See Light Yamagi from Death Note as an example.
Bro sounds exactly like moist critical
I am probably only exception to hating early subaru because I am just as cringe as early Subaru
He's literally me minus the character development
I liked Subaru from the start too, I found his cringefail persona endearing, before I even saw the deeper character beneath
Good video great character analysis
People who hate Subaru just hate him because they hate seeing their own cringe in the mirror.
Arc 7 phase 6 review 🥹
Personally Subaru's showcase in the first season made him look WAY worse then in the light novel. The removal of his struggle fight in the celler, his frustrations at his own weakness early on at the manshion arc. How he speak with Rem about choosing Emillia.
Subaru is courages, I only dislike Tappi (the author) never developing his physical attributes, he feels like a side-support character for emillia.
This Is moist ??!!!
In the start it was cringe but time goes on it kinda make sense he act like this
Asa and cringe mc’s name a better duo
not wrong
to this day i lol when i think that handfull(or more) 30+year old dudes critisize and drop re zero when they watch the "cringe" part of subaru vomiting all those stupid words to emilia after his "loss"....its hard to watch that scene but thats the damn point!!an imature 17 year old boy went thru hell a bunch of times and tries to rationalize his "do what i say" thoughts by yelling whatever he can to the girl he loves,we know he s wrong and that he s an idiot at that point but thats the only way he can think at that moment,he thinks that if emilia follows his "suggestions" everything will be fine(thats what roswald tries to make happen in arc 4 btw)...i should stop rumbling on n on but i cant help myself when its about re zero,i adore this story!
RBD and how it effects subarus emotions is fasinating wail it isnt a cause for either subaru's selfless or selfish emotions it in many ways spurse them on especially during arc 3 were subaru's shitty thoughts and actions wail existing due to subaru's inferiority complex and the want to be recognized as a strong guy RBD gave him a mostly undeserved ego witch acting as a catalyst turned his jack asery up to 11 that turned everyone but his escapist waifu away from him until he was able to understand others importance and existence in the world and it doesn't revolve around him
why do u sound like charlie haha
can subaru die of old age though?
No, aganau if exists and sloth if ending is where he goes back to the previous checkpoint back to the appa man stand. He has to "kill" satella to somehow die, but it hasn't been confirmed yet.
Yeah, basically.
In what way is subaru misogynistic?
He says a lot of questionable shit about women in side stories that even in universe have ppl look at him sideways
This doesnt really takes on the morality points i was expecting
First of all, Subaru's inability to set the savepoints absolves him of moral responsibility. Think about it, *what if Subaru was capable of selecting the savepoints?* _Do you think he would do better?_ not really, the whole point is to force him into a situation where he has to git gud or suck it
Therefore Subaru's failings are due to his inability to control his power, while his victories are all his, thats a big part of his moral, and a reason why his power gets accused of being the true character
Second is that suffering by itself is just a tool, not a guarantee of quality
*What is left of Subaru if you take away the suffering?*
I dont care about the gore at all, so is just a guy forced to repeat stuff until he gets it right
Remember that Subaru cannot choose the savepoints, so he has to suffer the pain _because his power wont let him do otherwise_
The thing is, the story present everything as extreme dicotomies
Subaru is either a dumbass who cannot move ahead unless he is heavily tortured, or he becomes a super edgelord to edgelord over the world
"Subaru becomes convinced he has nothing to offer but his demise" is exactly the kind of edgy conclusion the show keeps producing, cant he do anything more nuanced?
To try and explore the world from different angles to get more info on new loops, or prepare hints and clues for himself, are the kind of tricks i expect from a time looper, but Subaru just goes straight to suffering
It gets old really fast
I have read other time looping series, and all of them recognize the potential for personality warping, but never revel into the edgy extent of ReZero, is just too silly to see Subaru suffering again and again
I get it he is just a random teenager, and a pretty crappy one at that, but he is also dying a lot, yet he doesnt become more cunning
The deaths are presented as extremely shocking and terrible and all that, but they also have no impact on Subaru's mentality other than fear and suffering
If a person cuts their finger with a knife, they learn to use the knife more carefully, but Subaru only learns to fear the knife, and wonder if he should stab himself to end his pain
*Even an animal learns to be cautious after feeling pain, yet Subaru keeps doing his cringe act over and over*
Just go to any poor area and you will find kids who have become cunning due to suffering, its not even an outlandish concept
Thats what cheapens the deaths, and without the suffering, ReZero is pretty meh
this has got to be one of the most emotionally disconnected and least human replies i have ever gotten. have a good day
@@AsarathaHSYT Then enlighten me
Had Subaru been capable of controlling the savepoints, would he have done better?
@@GinHindew110Shut up
1. The idea that Subaru not being able to control his save points absolves him of moral responsibility is false on its face.
2. Subaru controlling his save points could change the story and his development drastically depending on where it’s at. It really depends on what you think is “better.” Most likely he’ll end up an arrogant villain.
3. Point of return by death is to force Subaru to either “get wise” and change for the better to get better outcomes or continue to struggle. It’s the same with anyone who has character flaws or weaknesses of any kind really. Drug addict either finally decides to quit and face their demons or keeps suffering. Someone with social anxiety either starts to confront their fear or stays worried and alone, etc. Return by death is a narrative tool to reflect those deeper ideas on the human condition. Re:Zero focuses on progression through development of strength and goodness of character, rather than on development of raw competence or “cunning.”
4. Subaru does get more cunning, so claiming that he doesn’t is false, but he can’t use that to escape the need to get better as a person. The emphasis is on becoming a better person rather that simply becoming more “cunning.” This being the case Subaru becoming more “cunning” could defeat the point of the story, which is quite literally to force Subaru to become a better person (NOT more competent or cunning) or continue to fail.
@@TheAntiNihilist You said it yourself, the story is about FORCING Subaru to grow up, _he never chose it_
And yes, the inability to control the power dies absolves him of responsibility, because people cannot be held accountable for stuff they have no control over
Is a teenager responsible for getting cancer? of course not, same logic
Subaru is not responsible for his actions, and yet is forced to grow up, thats realistic and all, but is also not an achievement, when he has countless tries
The ability to redo time eliminates any pretension of maturity because it was not a choice
_Instead of Subaru, you could replace him with any other kind of person,_ AND WOULD EVENTUALLY DEVELOP THE SAME ANSWERS, *because the power wont let him progress unless he delivers the acceptable answers*
Actually, forced looping unless a specific answer is delivered, sounds like a brainwashing technique, im pretty sure there must be a work that uses it, gotta check