That's awesome if it's true. I think for part 2 of season 2 most eps were 29 mins long and aired with no ad breaks. But for part 1 of season 2 I notice this episode is one of the few that are 29 mins so they would could have treated it special like that.
We may talk that S2 had technical difficulties and bad animation (Mostly for part 1), but we have to be grateful for the love that the staff puts on Re Zero, they could have gone for money and no regard for the show, which they didn't.
A lot of this season aired without ad breaks and didn’t play the OP/ED so as to pack as much story in as possible (and even then they still had to make a lot of cuts from the source material because this part of the story is so jam packed with content)
You guys were close guessing what were those painful moments Suburu had, not heart attacks but panic attacks and many people have confirmed that this depiction of anxiety is very accurate.
Yep, I had stress pains when I was in school. I thought it was something wrong with my heart, but my doctor said it was stress. This episode was very relatable for me.
11:50 No, Subaru didn't die. He was only teleported, his parents are still looking for him, believing that he is missing. They are no longer the same as before without their child, and they are easy to get depressed. The author said so in an interview. Don't worry, it's not a spoiler.
i feel like he got hit by a car when he crossed the street because he starts going into the other world as he leaves the sidewalk. i noticed he looked to the left then looks to the right and starts walking when you’re supposed to look twice to the way the traffic is flowing and once to the opposite side. but maybe i’m reading to deep into that.
Kinda Spoiler based on a theory. So based on the theory Subaru is Flugel, but what if Flugel was walking then suddenly Subaru takes over Flugels body then Subaru will become the Sage (like Flugel), but stop events from repeating like the events 400 years ago (sounds kinda dumb, but idk and also I'm anime only, but is Flugel confirmed dead, alive, or unknown?)
It's good to point out that after this episode, the author said that his parents are still looking for him in the real world, he did not try to commit suicide, he was going back home and vanished without a trace
@@TheBS970 to be honest. i kinda want it to happened as a troll. would be funny to see people feel like being slap by a mother after the show ends with that story.
Edit: This comment ended up being super long, this episode just gets to me lol. The TLDR is I relate to Subaru more than any other male anime character - This episode (and a few others from season 2) are what made me love and relate to Subaru. My dad is very successful. He was the captain of most sports teams growing up, went to university, started his own successful company, married my mom (captain of the cheerleading team), etc. Whenever we went to family gatherings that had friends and family they always told me I look just like my dad and told me how amazing my dad is and how he got all the girls growing up. They'd tell me how he was the toughest in school, as he was also captain of the wrestling team. I always felt like I had enormous shoes to fill to become as cool as successful as my dad. My mom on the other hand was always very open-minded and still is. She always supported my nerdy interests and was very involved in my life. My moms a bit different to say the least. What started as a prank and turned into a running joke is she always buys me and my 2 brothers something each year for Christmas with her face printed on it. The first year it was a coffee mug, then socks, and most recently a blanket. She doesn't seriously expect us to use them, it's just a joke like "don't forget about me now that you're growing up and all moved out." I still feel like most of my open-minded personality comes from my mom, but my competitiveness comes from my dad. It's like I'm 50% my dad and 50% my mom, so I relate to Subaru as both of his parents remind me of mine, and his childhood reminds me of mine. I was the class clown who was always good at everything and just getting by, but I never felt like I was as great as my dad. I didn't play this role for attention, I just genuinely liked making people smile and felt like it's what I was best at, my parents gave me loads of love and attention. By the time I got to high school I hated being the class clown, I'd walk into class and people would be immediately excited I was there and expect me to do something hilarious. I became really unmotivated in high school and stopped going to classes altogether until I got expelled for my attendance. It wasn't until I grew up (a lot) that I found myself and straightened my life out, eventually going back to school then college. Turns out I just want a nice cozy job working from home where I can be an introvert, and that's what I am currently doing and loving my life! I just want to occasionally hang out with friends, watch anime, and relax at home. This only really scratches the surface, the point is I can relate a lot to Subaru lol. I honestly found Subaru to be a bit annoying in season 1, like many others, even though I did STRONGLY empathize with his situation. Now he's one of my favorite male MCs in anime.
@@icesniper7096 Hello, well thank you for taking the time to read it. I felt like I might have carried on for too long but I'm glad people didn't mind me ranting lol. I work in customer service for the federal government of Canada. I mainly deal with technical difficulties and calls of that nature. What I love about my job is that I work from the comfort of my own home. I can sleep in, work in my sweat pants, watch anime of breaks, make whatever I want for lunch, etc. Most importantly though is I have two desks in my office, one for work and one for my personal computer. I work with a wireless headset and for long boring calls I can literally sit at my personal computer browsing the internet. I also surrounded my office with anime wallscrolls, figures in detolfs, and that's where my bookshelf is for manga and light novels. I work surrounded by what I love, save money by cancelling my car insurance and selling my car, and literally spent $4000 on anime merch this year LOL. So I am very content and living that Otaku dream. I'm sure this sounds like a miserable life for many people but for me this is basically pure happiness.
@@myne5689 Thank you! I know it sounds simple but I have just really realized that a job of comfort and interest will always outway a job for money. Without getting too much into it I have always been pressured to be smart so I can get a job above the rest and be a lawyer, but within this past year I realized that I truly want to work with what I’m comfortable and interested in like animation, computers, or game design!
Rewatching Season 1 after learning Subaru's past makes a lot of his early actions make sense. Like how infatuated he was by Emilia's kindness, why he expected to be "special" after getting transported to another word. Or how outwardly over the top he is in presenting himself. And brings context to his despair in episode 18 in his self-doubt. A lot of lines suddenly hold a lot more meaning when you see where Subaru came from and why he acts the way he does. It's too bad you guys don't understand the isekai tropes Re;Zero is trying to deconstruct. In most isekais the MC just transports to the world and doesn't question it as a wish fulfillment for the audience. In Re;Zero they follow these tropes but show that to just accept going to another world so willingly a person has to be pretty damaged and unfulfilled in the real world to just accept a new life somewhere else.
Those flashes Subaru had were a great representation of what a panic attack feels like. He had them every time he thought about going to school and said they usually lessened when it became too late to get to school on time and gave up going for the day.
The author did confirm if Subaru hadn't gotten transported in another world his parents would eventually keep helping him and he would get out of that phase. When, how and how much time it would take wasn't specified but at the end of the day if they and Subaru kept trying they would be fine.
This was my friends and my favorite episode. Its so relatable, slowly declining in rank when you used to be the best without trying makes you feel worthless. So you break out and do stupid stuff just to be noticed. And its conceited and just another self imposed pressure put on you, but its what you do. But we teared up when Subaru's mom said her consoling words, because we realized thats truly how parents feel, and they were the words we both needed to here. Don't try to be who you are expected to be, just do your best to be your best you.
I respectfully disagree with the idea that Subaru’s parents should have forced him to go to school, the main reason being that depression (which it’s clear to me that he was suffering from) is an illness, and should be treated as one. You wouldn’t send your kid to school with a debilitating case of the flu, and school was also seemingly part of the reason Subaru withdrew himself. In my opinion the best thing you can do for a friend or a loved one is be there for them (as his parents were) and encourage them to get the help they need and support them in getting better, which is exactly what they did. Not to mention that the social pressures placed on kids in Japan is astronomical compared to what we deal with in the west. There’s a reason that phenomena like NEET and hikikomori are so widespread as people (like Subaru) feel like they’re being crushed under social pressures. They simply choose to run away from those pressures completely, and, honestly, in my opinion, that’s fair. If that were my kid I’d happily let them stay home and take the time they need to recover from whatever crap was bothering them, while encouraging them to go back to school, and see a therapist or a counsellor about what’s troubling them. I don’t mean to start a fight here, but I have many friends who struggle with mental illness, and I’ve learned from experience that the forceful method causes even more problems, since it puts their loved ones in an antagonising role and places even more pressure on them. There’s a real risk of them withdrawing further, and making their issues even deeper.
@@deathgun_2xero670 I’m sorry to hear that. If you’d like some unsolicited advice from an internet stranger, definitely try and find a trusted adult (I’m assuming you’re still in school) who you can trust to talk to about what’s bugging you, like maybe a school counsellor or a teacher or a more open-minded relative. The best thing to do is find a support network you can rely on and when you start to feel better you can decide if it’s worth putting energy in to try and convince him. I hope this helps even a little.
Why does Mickey feel the need of throwing the word "teenagers" every single emotional episode?... Maybe thought not everyone is heartless no matter if you are already a grown-up and cried or at the very least teared up without having to be a teenager?
Cuz he thought the show is aiming at teenagers, which is fucking wrong ReZero is aiming at the people who are lost, depressed and unable to connect with other people. That can be both teens and adults alike Mickey is just too thick-skull for that
He says he can relate, but he's trying to separate himself from it, by placing those emotions in the past. He's looking at Subaru as a literal teenager, but not realizing this story applies to everyone regardless of age.
@@cuongquoc5877 I would argue that it is most definitely aiming more at teens with this little facet of Subaru in particular but just because a show/theme has a target audience doesn't mean that only that target audience can be affected or resonate with the story/theme
Yes, Subaru's parents are amazing, but it is heartbreaking that they don't get any closure on their son like Subaru just had. Here's the author's comments on this episode: Q: Now that their eldest son Subaru has been summoned to another world, what’s the situation in the Natsuki household? They seem like a couple that it wouldn’t be too surprising if they chased after him to the other world. A: They’re enduring the disappearance of their eldest son somehow or other. The police investigation has no leads, and Kenichi is trying to comfort Naoko but it’s not that effective. They’re passing each day tearfully.
I think the problem with the Problem with the normies is that they never seen complicated anime like re zero. Re zero is not a story about underdogs. Its about Never giving up in a more realistic senses. Its not about getting stronger. Its about growing out of despair.
which is why recommending re zero was a bad idea. re zero is an anime that you need knowledge, especially into the isekai and seinen genre, to fully appreciate
@@kyoww yeah, they trashed s1 ep 18 of re:zero saying narutos reunion with his father is how you do a 20 minute convo. Aside from how astronomically different the context is, they seem much more keen to eat up very straight forward layouts than maybe wrapping their head around what truly made ep 18 so special. It's nothing against them, they definitely know good anime/TV, this just is not the couch sitting reaction type show. It's something incredibly deep.
@@nexus2691 Naruto is pretty much brainless fun and straightforward explaining every single thing like a bit too much. Nothing wrong with brainless fun cuz i enjoy Marvel movies alot too. But saying Naruto as better written than ReZero is damn wrong. I wont deny that Naruto has some strong iconic characters but it screwed up its themes and story a long time ago and the themes itself was never developed or explored like AOT, it just there and doing nothing of it. Naruto also overspoonfeed its viewers instead of letting them figuring things out like AoT or ReZero did They properly dont know that ReZero S2 dominated alongside AOT S4 for a reason.
@@cuongquoc5877 and trust me Thats just the beginning. I just watched their episode 7 of season 2 Reaction and all they did complained about Subaru's behaviour why he isn’t acting like this what is he doing? And not getting to close the main theme of the episode Trust. Except Nahid. Its kinda weird but Nahid is enjoying and like this show and I enjoyed he reaction alot
I think this episode went over the Normies head like usual. Well, i'm not even surprised anymore cuz they stucked their head into too much fighting shonen. Subaru's case extremely hit close to home, especially in Asian culture and family. The author intentionally written Subaru story as a way to remind and motivate not just teenagers, but adult people who are depressed, suicidal and unable to think for themselves especially in a harsh society like in Japan where honors and going to good school as well as working in big name company is everything. The way Subaru broke is becuz he was unable to connect with people and cannot deal with societal pressure put on him to the point that he isolated himself from others due to anxiety and insecurity along with not getting the help he need. ReZero is about emotions and character study, this might not be interesting for some people but well pls pay attention to the dialogues pls. I'm kinda surprised that you guys are still lost despite watching dub. Also Subaru just transported to another world without any explanation and the show made it clear that he is nothing special in the new world.
I heard something once that I think also applies to skills: "If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room." You should always be seeking out people who are better than you so you can learn from them.
@@RHS1305 😂 bruh u really named monogatari. Monogatari is even hard for elite guys to understand becoz of red,yellow and black monologue panels and it will go over their head like u teach a 1st grader about 12th maths.
How can you think about the coma world, you already saw that he got transfered to this world when he was outside the store. He was depressed but it is never mentioned or shown that he was suicidal.
A lot of the confusion you guys have with this series stems from the fact that the show very meta and subversive, so a lot of the writing plays on very established tropes and story beats, and since it would take far too long to get to the good stuff if it has to hold all the newbies hands through everything it accepts that some people just won't get it. But if your weeb level is high enough, this series is honestly one of the best works to come out of the Japanese Anime industry in the past decade.
So much wrong with this reaction lmao. Whoever suggested this to the normies, I hope they understand why they are normies. They literally can’t process anything that isn’t shonen. They need their hand held
It's lost in the dubs, but japanese have the tradition of saying their goodbye when they leave home, and the person staying at home is supposed to give a blessing to wish them a safe trip. And when they return home they express "I've come home" and the person at home expresses their joy and welcoming of the one that just returned. Subaru's mom saying her part and Subaru not doing his is heartbreaking, specially to him, because he realized how cold and ungrateful he was, and what is worse he won't ever be able to make it right. That is also why he started crying as soon as his father told him about Subaru taking care of his parents when they get old. Again, he won't be able to do that, he is no longer there, and in a sense they aren't either. This one hit deep in me because my father died before I left home, so he couldn't even live to see his son become an adult, and I never got the oportunity to return everything he did for me when I was a kid. Only in dreams like this one.
Yeah, it's really hit or miss with people. I know MANY people put this season up there and said it rivals aot s4, which I agree with. If this show connects with you the right way it's genuine art. If you can't really find its magic, or it's just genuinely not for you, perfectly makes sense.
Yea despite the dialogue being the same, hearing the dub feels kinda corny I guess, and the Japanese voices did such a good job that its just not the same
I know a lot of people dont like re:zero bc of the visuals/plot but its episodes like this that make me love this anime, they take the time to tackle real world problems about so many things. If anything, this anime is more of a phycological journey than a physical one
I honestly get where Subaru comes from. When I was in kindergarten, no one could beat me in a race. I was super proud of myself, but I never actually trained myself, and by first grade kids who wanted to be athletes were already racing past me. Maybe if I had gone all in, I'd be a world class athlete.
I feel like you guys aren't interested in this show, so I know you won't read this but my personal list of shows you could watch (that I think you would enjoy) as a replacement (in descending order): Psycho-Pass (A tier Psychological Detective Drama that just barely lost its S tier spot) Code Geass (B tier Mecha/Revenge story about a prince and his witch - beware the first season has 3? scenes with 'nudity') Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex + 2nd Gig (Low A tier cyberpunk detective series with philosophical undertones) Claymore (High B tier philosophical fantasy action story about a boy and his demon that only gets B tier because of the shite ending) Rising of the Shield Hero (Low B tier kinda campy Isekai that makes you want to kill the antagonist of the first arc with your bare hands. But first arc is best arc) Show you would enjoy but might be too risque (in descending order): Castlevania (S tier high packed-action vampire show based on the game series of the same name) Mushoku Tensei (High A tier Isekai that has almost none of the problems of modern Isekais and is animated beautifully) Konosuba (Low A tier Isekai Comedy that makes fun of Isekais and video games generally) Darling in the Franxx (A tier first arch mecha show - though you might enjoy the second arc - about two birds that each have one wing) Shows you probably won't Enjoy - though not necessarily bad series (not in any order): Neon Genesis Evangelion (Depressing all the way through, has no fulfilling resolution, forgets its narrative arc halfway, also masturbation) Ergo Proxy (Great psychological/philosophical? drama that begins well but fails to fulfill on its themes and has terrible pacing - though several episodes are masterworks) Spice and Wolf (Absolute S tier economics anime about a flowering romance between a wolf and her boy, sadly lacks proper resolution) Elfen Lied (Low B tier nudity-filled psychological drama about love and hate and gore)
Ok its official they are not enjoying this show that much. I mean they are enjoying it only a small amount. Because they are not gonna get main answers about this world. But they are still hoping they will and this will be a let down. Huh I was hoping they'll enjoy this season. But the probability of that happening seems low.
@@cuongquoc5877 I just watched their episode 7 of season 2 . The bad news They are still complaining about Subaru's behaviour. Like why is he doing this, why isn’t he doing that, why is he an idiot, why is he simping etc. This causing them to not get the main theme of each episode. Like ep 7 " friend " shows how Subaru cant trust anyone because of beatrice and Garfiel. And the meaning behind Otto and Subaru friendship. Literally they were wondering why he was laughing? Except Nahid
@@cuongquoc5877 The good news Nahid did understood Subaru and otto's reaction. He didn’t quite understand but still got the picture. Man I thought he's gonna hate it but wow that surprised me.
@@benjithecat1294 hard disagree. Dub is the best way to experience Re Zero imo. Short answer is Sean Chiplock is as good as Kobayashi, Ram has a more nuanced performance emotionally, Betelgeuse (specifically Geuse) doesn't sound over-the-top hammy, and - most importantly - the dialogue for the most part has sooooooo much more character. Trust me on this one as someone who saw this show both languages multiple times in showing it to people - the dialogue is just more rich in personality when you compare individual lines of dialogue.
@@marcshimpar7645 yea i really think part of why some english speaking ppl prefer subs is of the novelty/uniqueness factor that they are listening to a different language than the one they speak and hear every single day. but they're not fluent in japanese, so they're relying on a translation anyway, and the emotions they perceive are 2 dimensional: what they see, and the tone of the voice acting. but they don't have the 3rd dimension of understanding the nuance of speech, like which words are emphasized and such bc they aren't fluent in japanese. to me japanese performances do seem to be purposefully over the top, and fair enough some ppl might prefer that. but i prefer to be emotionally connected to the dialogue by understanding every single word and the way it's said, and i think sean chiplock does great in re:zero. I love him as rean schwarzer too in trails of cold steel, but re:zero is definitely the better performed, more demanding role.
Guys he actually went to another world not comatose delusion nor anything like that, its an ISEKAI, wich means another world, and didi u forgot this was the trial??
This episode was unbearable to watch. The video was so blurry, and so much water came out my eyes... Anyways, this episode easily made Subaru my favorite MC. Such a fantastically written character
The scene where he walked away the take away was that was right before the 711 scene at the beginning and his mom said take care and he never said anything back because Oh well I'm just going to the store and then poor isekai
Hello Normies, I just wanted to tell you that I am not so sure about what died and appeared in that world, although there is always the possibility. Anyway, what I wanted to say that questions that theory is that aldebaran one of Priscila's personal guards that we saw in the real selection also comes from the world of Subaru, only that was omitted it in the series, in addition to that there are also others How many cases of humans from the reality of subaru that come there since immemorial times, an example is that in season 3 we will see some asian costumes that had their place in that world by another person of Japanese origin who arrived a long time before subaru and his arrival influenced the Asian culture in a region of the world of Re: Zero
the dub ruins it so much wow, like the "take care" at the end which is said by his mother literally has no impact whatsoever when you hear that shit from an english voice actor, LMAO
I feel bad for the English voice actors because they are honestly doing a pretty good job for re zero recently read some of interview with the Subaru English VN fun fact: he reads the if stories mostly the wrath if and is a fan of the show. He’s the most knowledgeable on the series
16:12 No hate towards you guys, but can I just say that "The Coma Twist" is the most boring, lazy, overplayed, basic bitch ass twist in the world. Whenever it happens in a show or is brought up in theories, it immediately sucks out any potential for fun or fantasy from the story.
I have say it one time and I'm gonna say again you people (the normie fans) don't know how to recommend anime, you just choose what gets popular That is not how it works Ping Pong would have been a better recommendation for the normies if you want more drama
I feel bad for the English voice actors because they are honestly doing a pretty good job for re zero recently read some of interview with the Subaru English VN fun fact: he reads the if stories mostly the wrath if and is a fan of the show. He’s the most knowledgeable on the series
I heard this episode aired on tv with no ad breaks. That’s how much they believed in this episodes message.
That's awesome if it's true. I think for part 2 of season 2 most eps were 29 mins long and aired with no ad breaks. But for part 1 of season 2 I notice this episode is one of the few that are 29 mins so they would could have treated it special like that.
I mean it had to have. It was a few seconds short of the full 30 minute timeslot.
All Season 2 episodes were 27-29 minutes, no ad breaks.
We may talk that S2 had technical difficulties and bad animation (Mostly for part 1), but we have to be grateful for the love that the staff puts on Re Zero, they could have gone for money and no regard for the show, which they didn't.
A lot of this season aired without ad breaks and didn’t play the OP/ED so as to pack as much story in as possible (and even then they still had to make a lot of cuts from the source material because this part of the story is so jam packed with content)
Subaru's dad isn't an anime dad. He is a real dad / chad too. One the best dads in anime.
He is really a good father anime kids flashback are mostly tragic of something happens between their parents , his father was like Madoka's father .
The author said subaru's parents are still searching for him till this day
Yup. They never stop looking for him.
Mannn.. That's sounds depressing
@@ryandiputra493 Yup lol
that might not be true actually given certain timelines and stuff
@@gaelheartt Pretty sure it's true as far as the Envy (Main) Route is concerned.
You guys were close guessing what were those painful moments Suburu had, not heart attacks but panic attacks and many people have confirmed that this depiction of anxiety is very accurate.
Yep, I had stress pains when I was in school. I thought it was something wrong with my heart, but my doctor said it was stress. This episode was very relatable for me.
That is honestly how I felt, stomach upset, nausea, palpitations , it was quite scary and those scenes felt too real to me
11:50 No, Subaru didn't die. He was only teleported, his parents are still looking for him, believing that he is missing. They are no longer the same as before without their child, and they are easy to get depressed. The author said so in an interview.
Don't worry, it's not a spoiler.
Subaru was just walking home and ended up in the other world
...At least that's what we're meant to believe. It's crazy this is still one of the biggest question marks of the story.
i feel like he got hit by a car when he crossed the street because he starts going into the other world as he leaves the sidewalk. i noticed he looked to the left then looks to the right and starts walking when you’re supposed to look twice to the way the traffic is flowing and once to the opposite side. but maybe i’m reading to deep into that.
Kinda Spoiler based on a theory.
So based on the theory Subaru is Flugel, but what if Flugel was walking then suddenly Subaru takes over Flugels body then Subaru will become the Sage (like Flugel), but stop events from repeating like the events 400 years ago (sounds kinda dumb, but idk and also I'm anime only, but is Flugel confirmed dead, alive, or unknown?)
@@pooppoop3154 flugel is dead. Think of it like someone entrusting a wish or a favor unto you
@@MekelOFC another Truck kun victim
It's good to point out that after this episode, the author said that his parents are still looking for him in the real world, he did not try to commit suicide, he was going back home and vanished without a trace
Yeah they still celebrate his birthday as well. Watching the show with that knowledge just adds to the depression.
so there is hope that the world he is in right now is real then, thats a relief tbh
@@DAC_TV it's definitely real, going by what the author has said
@@DAC_TV Yea it would be a giant slap in the face if by the end of the series he woke up and it was all a dream or something lol
@@TheBS970 to be honest. i kinda want it to happened as a troll. would be funny to see people feel like being slap by a mother after the show ends with that story.
High school in japan isn't compulsory. It's not unheard of for kids not to go and even start working instead.
Edit: This comment ended up being super long, this episode just gets to me lol. The TLDR is I relate to Subaru more than any other male anime character - This episode (and a few others from season 2) are what made me love and relate to Subaru. My dad is very successful. He was the captain of most sports teams growing up, went to university, started his own successful company, married my mom (captain of the cheerleading team), etc. Whenever we went to family gatherings that had friends and family they always told me I look just like my dad and told me how amazing my dad is and how he got all the girls growing up. They'd tell me how he was the toughest in school, as he was also captain of the wrestling team. I always felt like I had enormous shoes to fill to become as cool as successful as my dad. My mom on the other hand was always very open-minded and still is. She always supported my nerdy interests and was very involved in my life. My moms a bit different to say the least. What started as a prank and turned into a running joke is she always buys me and my 2 brothers something each year for Christmas with her face printed on it. The first year it was a coffee mug, then socks, and most recently a blanket. She doesn't seriously expect us to use them, it's just a joke like "don't forget about me now that you're growing up and all moved out." I still feel like most of my open-minded personality comes from my mom, but my competitiveness comes from my dad. It's like I'm 50% my dad and 50% my mom, so I relate to Subaru as both of his parents remind me of mine, and his childhood reminds me of mine. I was the class clown who was always good at everything and just getting by, but I never felt like I was as great as my dad. I didn't play this role for attention, I just genuinely liked making people smile and felt like it's what I was best at, my parents gave me loads of love and attention. By the time I got to high school I hated being the class clown, I'd walk into class and people would be immediately excited I was there and expect me to do something hilarious. I became really unmotivated in high school and stopped going to classes altogether until I got expelled for my attendance. It wasn't until I grew up (a lot) that I found myself and straightened my life out, eventually going back to school then college. Turns out I just want a nice cozy job working from home where I can be an introvert, and that's what I am currently doing and loving my life! I just want to occasionally hang out with friends, watch anime, and relax at home. This only really scratches the surface, the point is I can relate a lot to Subaru lol. I honestly found Subaru to be a bit annoying in season 1, like many others, even though I did STRONGLY empathize with his situation. Now he's one of my favorite male MCs in anime.
First off I loved reading your comment. Second, what job have you found that makes you happy?
@@icesniper7096 Hello, well thank you for taking the time to read it. I felt like I might have carried on for too long but I'm glad people didn't mind me ranting lol. I work in customer service for the federal government of Canada. I mainly deal with technical difficulties and calls of that nature. What I love about my job is that I work from the comfort of my own home. I can sleep in, work in my sweat pants, watch anime of breaks, make whatever I want for lunch, etc. Most importantly though is I have two desks in my office, one for work and one for my personal computer. I work with a wireless headset and for long boring calls I can literally sit at my personal computer browsing the internet. I also surrounded my office with anime wallscrolls, figures in detolfs, and that's where my bookshelf is for manga and light novels. I work surrounded by what I love, save money by cancelling my car insurance and selling my car, and literally spent $4000 on anime merch this year LOL. So I am very content and living that Otaku dream. I'm sure this sounds like a miserable life for many people but for me this is basically pure happiness.
@@myne5689 Thank you! I know it sounds simple but I have just really realized that a job of comfort and interest will always outway a job for money. Without getting too much into it I have always been pressured to be smart so I can get a job above the rest and be a lawyer, but within this past year I realized that I truly want to work with what I’m comfortable and interested in like animation, computers, or game design!
@@myne5689 sir, your work life sounds really great to me. I hope you stay happy for the rest of your life
Rewatching Season 1 after learning Subaru's past makes a lot of his early actions make sense. Like how infatuated he was by Emilia's kindness, why he expected to be "special" after getting transported to another word. Or how outwardly over the top he is in presenting himself. And brings context to his despair in episode 18 in his self-doubt.
A lot of lines suddenly hold a lot more meaning when you see where Subaru came from and why he acts the way he does.
It's too bad you guys don't understand the isekai tropes Re;Zero is trying to deconstruct. In most isekais the MC just transports to the world and doesn't question it as a wish fulfillment for the audience. In Re;Zero they follow these tropes but show that to just accept going to another world so willingly a person has to be pretty damaged and unfulfilled in the real world to just accept a new life somewhere else.
Maybe after they eventually and inevitably watch other isekai, they'll look back on what a masterpiece Re: Zero really was.
Those things always made sense but people were just to quick to judge and to be fair
Those flashes Subaru had were a great representation of what a panic attack feels like. He had them every time he thought about going to school and said they usually lessened when it became too late to get to school on time and gave up going for the day.
The author did confirm if Subaru hadn't gotten transported in another world his parents would eventually keep helping him and he would get out of that phase. When, how and how much time it would take wasn't specified but at the end of the day if they and Subaru kept trying they would be fine.
This was my friends and my favorite episode. Its so relatable, slowly declining in rank when you used to be the best without trying makes you feel worthless. So you break out and do stupid stuff just to be noticed. And its conceited and just another self imposed pressure put on you, but its what you do. But we teared up when Subaru's mom said her consoling words, because we realized thats truly how parents feel, and they were the words we both needed to here. Don't try to be who you are expected to be, just do your best to be your best you.
I respectfully disagree with the idea that Subaru’s parents should have forced him to go to school, the main reason being that depression (which it’s clear to me that he was suffering from) is an illness, and should be treated as one. You wouldn’t send your kid to school with a debilitating case of the flu, and school was also seemingly part of the reason Subaru withdrew himself.
In my opinion the best thing you can do for a friend or a loved one is be there for them (as his parents were) and encourage them to get the help they need and support them in getting better, which is exactly what they did.
Not to mention that the social pressures placed on kids in Japan is astronomical compared to what we deal with in the west. There’s a reason that phenomena like NEET and hikikomori are so widespread as people (like Subaru) feel like they’re being crushed under social pressures. They simply choose to run away from those pressures completely, and, honestly, in my opinion, that’s fair.
If that were my kid I’d happily let them stay home and take the time they need to recover from whatever crap was bothering them, while encouraging them to go back to school, and see a therapist or a counsellor about what’s troubling them.
I don’t mean to start a fight here, but I have many friends who struggle with mental illness, and I’ve learned from experience that the forceful method causes even more problems, since it puts their loved ones in an antagonising role and places even more pressure on them. There’s a real risk of them withdrawing further, and making their issues even deeper.
Weird how i can relate to Barusu so much
Thats my problem my father doesnt care how i feel
@@deathgun_2xero670
I’m sorry to hear that. If you’d like some unsolicited advice from an internet stranger, definitely try and find a trusted adult (I’m assuming you’re still in school) who you can trust to talk to about what’s bugging you, like maybe a school counsellor or a teacher or a more open-minded relative. The best thing to do is find a support network you can rely on and when you start to feel better you can decide if it’s worth putting energy in to try and convince him.
I hope this helps even a little.
Why does Mickey feel the need of throwing the word "teenagers" every single emotional episode?... Maybe thought not everyone is heartless no matter if you are already a grown-up and cried or at the very least teared up without having to be a teenager?
Cuz he thought the show is aiming at teenagers, which is fucking wrong
ReZero is aiming at the people who are lost, depressed and unable to connect with other people. That can be both teens and adults alike
Mickey is just too thick-skull for that
He says he can relate, but he's trying to separate himself from it, by placing those emotions in the past. He's looking at Subaru as a literal teenager, but not realizing this story applies to everyone regardless of age.
mickey matured and learned from that stage of his life, he is no man child.
@@cuongquoc5877 I would argue that it is most definitely aiming more at teens with this little facet of Subaru in particular but just because a show/theme has a target audience doesn't mean that only that target audience can be affected or resonate with the story/theme
Yes, Subaru's parents are amazing, but it is heartbreaking that they don't get any closure on their son like Subaru just had. Here's the author's comments on this episode:
Q: Now that their eldest son Subaru has been summoned to another world, what’s the situation in the Natsuki household? They seem like a couple that it wouldn’t be too surprising if they chased after him to the other world.
A: They’re enduring the disappearance of their eldest son somehow or other. The police investigation has no leads, and Kenichi is trying to comfort Naoko but it’s not that effective. They’re passing each day tearfully.
No matter how many times I watch this episode, I always shed a tear here
I think the problem with the Problem with the normies is that they never seen complicated anime like re zero. Re zero is not a story about underdogs. Its about Never giving up in a more realistic senses. Its not about getting stronger. Its about growing out of despair.
which is why recommending re zero was a bad idea. re zero is an anime that you need knowledge, especially into the isekai and seinen genre, to fully appreciate
Yeah, to enjoy rezero you need to get used with drama and long diologues in anime, things that they are not used from the few anime that they watched.
@@kyoww yeah, they trashed s1 ep 18 of re:zero saying narutos reunion with his father is how you do a 20 minute convo. Aside from how astronomically different the context is, they seem much more keen to eat up very straight forward layouts than maybe wrapping their head around what truly made ep 18 so special. It's nothing against them, they definitely know good anime/TV, this just is not the couch sitting reaction type show. It's something incredibly deep.
@@nexus2691 Naruto is pretty much brainless fun and straightforward explaining every single thing like a bit too much. Nothing wrong with brainless fun cuz i enjoy Marvel movies alot too.
But saying Naruto as better written than ReZero is damn wrong. I wont deny that Naruto has some strong iconic characters but it screwed up its themes and story a long time ago and the themes itself was never developed or explored like AOT, it just there and doing nothing of it. Naruto also overspoonfeed its viewers instead of letting them figuring things out like AoT or ReZero did
They properly dont know that ReZero S2 dominated alongside AOT S4 for a reason.
@@cuongquoc5877 and trust me Thats just the beginning. I just watched their episode 7 of season 2 Reaction and all they did complained about Subaru's behaviour why he isn’t acting like this what is he doing? And not getting to close the main theme of the episode Trust. Except Nahid. Its kinda weird but Nahid is enjoying and like this show and I enjoyed he reaction alot
I think this episode went over the Normies head like usual. Well, i'm not even surprised anymore cuz they stucked their head into too much fighting shonen.
Subaru's case extremely hit close to home, especially in Asian culture and family. The author intentionally written Subaru story as a way to remind and motivate not just teenagers, but adult people who are depressed, suicidal and unable to think for themselves especially in a harsh society like in Japan where honors and going to good school as well as working in big name company is everything.
The way Subaru broke is becuz he was unable to connect with people and cannot deal with societal pressure put on him to the point that he isolated himself from others due to anxiety and insecurity along with not getting the help he need.
ReZero is about emotions and character study, this might not be interesting for some people but well pls pay attention to the dialogues pls. I'm kinda surprised that you guys are still lost despite watching dub.
Also Subaru just transported to another world without any explanation and the show made it clear that he is nothing special in the new world.
He was summoned. Basically got teleported by Satella (presumably).
this episode was heavy. but it really hit after finding out that in his world his parents are still looking for him after he disappeared.
Hands down my favorite episode. Legit made me cry.
I heard something once that I think also applies to skills: "If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room."
You should always be seeking out people who are better than you so you can learn from them.
Subaru as part of "team mayo" in Isekai Quartet has a deeper meaning after this.
Re:Zero once proves again why it is big brain show for elite people not for normies.
Yep. They're not really good with psychological shows in general. Imagine them reacting to Monogatari? Lmao
@@RHS1305 they would drop it the 12 min mark of the first ep 😭
@@RHS1305 😂 bruh u really named monogatari. Monogatari is even hard for elite guys to understand becoz of red,yellow and black monologue panels and it will go over their head like u teach a 1st grader about 12th maths.
As a NEET myself this episode hit me really hard, man I wish my parents more like Subaru parents maybe I should try showing them this episode
How can you think about the coma world, you already saw that he got transfered to this world when he was outside the store. He was depressed but it is never mentioned or shown that he was suicidal.
A lot of the confusion you guys have with this series stems from the fact that the show very meta and subversive, so a lot of the writing plays on very established tropes and story beats, and since it would take far too long to get to the good stuff if it has to hold all the newbies hands through everything it accepts that some people just won't get it. But if your weeb level is high enough, this series is honestly one of the best works to come out of the Japanese Anime industry in the past decade.
Let's face it that rezero is too dense and deep for them to understand.
So much wrong with this reaction lmao. Whoever suggested this to the normies, I hope they understand why they are normies. They literally can’t process anything that isn’t shonen. They need their hand held
And people thought the Japanese dub was the problem...lul
@@RHS1305 lol nothing could help these guys understand anything tbh
It's lost in the dubs, but japanese have the tradition of saying their goodbye when they leave home, and the person staying at home is supposed to give a blessing to wish them a safe trip. And when they return home they express "I've come home" and the person at home expresses their joy and welcoming of the one that just returned.
Subaru's mom saying her part and Subaru not doing his is heartbreaking, specially to him, because he realized how cold and ungrateful he was, and what is worse he won't ever be able to make it right.
That is also why he started crying as soon as his father told him about Subaru taking care of his parents when they get old. Again, he won't be able to do that, he is no longer there, and in a sense they aren't either. This one hit deep in me because my father died before I left home, so he couldn't even live to see his son become an adult, and I never got the oportunity to return everything he did for me when I was a kid. Only in dreams like this one.
I ironically ate a giant bowl of peas with my dinner while watching this reaction.
I feel like this episode and episode 18 of season 1 are prime reasons why this show isn’t for the Normies
Yeah, it's really hit or miss with people. I know MANY people put this season up there and said it rivals aot s4, which I agree with. If this show connects with you the right way it's genuine art. If you can't really find its magic, or it's just genuinely not for you, perfectly makes sense.
What’s the issue? I think they took this episode pretty well.
@@sittingcrowd912 watch other people's reaction to this like Semblance of Sanity, CantStopAmani etc and come back to me
@@RHS1305 not everyone is going to react the same though lol
I felt this episode more painful to see in the japanese language. Subaru's gasps and cries did hit my soul.
they needed to watch dub because if they had watched this in sub they would've started crying
Yea despite the dialogue being the same, hearing the dub feels kinda corny I guess, and the Japanese voices did such a good job that its just not the same
We have told them. The rest is up to them.
@@fakeoutlife9920 i watched the dub and still teared up watching it.
Yeah, I was ok with the dub until now, but like, I didn´t feel the punch that I felt when watching the sub
I know a lot of people dont like re:zero bc of the visuals/plot but its episodes like this that make me love this anime, they take the time to tackle real world problems about so many things. If anything, this anime is more of a phycological journey than a physical one
I honestly get where Subaru comes from. When I was in kindergarten, no one could beat me in a race. I was super proud of myself, but I never actually trained myself, and by first grade kids who wanted to be athletes were already racing past me. Maybe if I had gone all in, I'd be a world class athlete.
MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA! - Dio Brando
Dude I’ve been trying to make them react to jojo for 3 years now.
@@reyhugo4879 it would take them 3 years to get through the first season lol
@@commentor2013 :'(
@@commentor2013 the 1st part is only 9eps tho
I was here to watch the reaction but got myself crying af during the mom scene. God damn it !
I feel like you guys aren't interested in this show, so I know you won't read this but my personal list of shows you could watch (that I think you would enjoy) as a replacement (in descending order):
Psycho-Pass (A tier Psychological Detective Drama that just barely lost its S tier spot)
Code Geass (B tier Mecha/Revenge story about a prince and his witch - beware the first season has 3? scenes with 'nudity')
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex + 2nd Gig (Low A tier cyberpunk detective series with philosophical undertones)
Claymore (High B tier philosophical fantasy action story about a boy and his demon that only gets B tier because of the shite ending)
Rising of the Shield Hero (Low B tier kinda campy Isekai that makes you want to kill the antagonist of the first arc with your bare hands. But first arc is best arc)
Show you would enjoy but might be too risque (in descending order):
Castlevania (S tier high packed-action vampire show based on the game series of the same name)
Mushoku Tensei (High A tier Isekai that has almost none of the problems of modern Isekais and is animated beautifully)
Konosuba (Low A tier Isekai Comedy that makes fun of Isekais and video games generally)
Darling in the Franxx (A tier first arch mecha show - though you might enjoy the second arc - about two birds that each have one wing)
Shows you probably won't Enjoy - though not necessarily bad series (not in any order):
Neon Genesis Evangelion (Depressing all the way through, has no fulfilling resolution, forgets its narrative arc halfway, also masturbation)
Ergo Proxy (Great psychological/philosophical? drama that begins well but fails to fulfill on its themes and has terrible pacing - though several episodes are masterworks)
Spice and Wolf (Absolute S tier economics anime about a flowering romance between a wolf and her boy, sadly lacks proper resolution)
Elfen Lied (Low B tier nudity-filled psychological drama about love and hate and gore)
Ok its official they are not enjoying this show that much. I mean they are enjoying it only a small amount.
Because they are not gonna get main answers about this world. But they are still hoping they will and this will be a let down. Huh I was hoping they'll enjoy this season. But the probability of that happening seems low.
which sucks, the reactions and discussions aren't good because of that
@@cheetosl5757 Well I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear?
@@fakeoutlife9920 i wanna hear both tho
@@cuongquoc5877 I just watched their episode 7 of season 2 .
The bad news They are still complaining about Subaru's behaviour. Like why is he doing this, why isn’t he doing that, why is he an idiot, why is he simping etc.
This causing them to not get the main theme of each episode.
Like ep 7 " friend " shows how Subaru cant trust anyone because of beatrice and Garfiel. And the meaning behind Otto and Subaru friendship. Literally they were wondering why he was laughing?
Except Nahid
@@cuongquoc5877 The good news Nahid did understood Subaru and otto's reaction. He didn’t quite understand but still got the picture. Man I thought he's gonna hate it but wow that surprised me.
I mean the dub is good but damn you all are missing on Kobayashi’s voice acting , it’s god tier
To me the dub makes it sound so cheesy, this episode is very emotional in the original, hearing it dubbed almost makes me cringe.
@@benjithecat1294 it’s almost the same thing? It’s just in English. They convey the same message. You just a weeb
@@benjithecat1294 hard disagree. Dub is the best way to experience Re Zero imo. Short answer is Sean Chiplock is as good as Kobayashi, Ram has a more nuanced performance emotionally, Betelgeuse (specifically Geuse) doesn't sound over-the-top hammy, and - most importantly - the dialogue for the most part has sooooooo much more character. Trust me on this one as someone who saw this show both languages multiple times in showing it to people - the dialogue is just more rich in personality when you compare individual lines of dialogue.
@@benjithecat1294 fucking weebs man
@@marcshimpar7645 yea i really think part of why some english speaking ppl prefer subs is of the novelty/uniqueness factor that they are listening to a different language than the one they speak and hear every single day. but they're not fluent in japanese, so they're relying on a translation anyway, and the emotions they perceive are 2 dimensional: what they see, and the tone of the voice acting. but they don't have the 3rd dimension of understanding the nuance of speech, like which words are emphasized and such bc they aren't fluent in japanese. to me japanese performances do seem to be purposefully over the top, and fair enough some ppl might prefer that. but i prefer to be emotionally connected to the dialogue by understanding every single word and the way it's said, and i think sean chiplock does great in re:zero. I love him as rean schwarzer too in trails of cold steel, but re:zero is definitely the better performed, more demanding role.
They didn't cry at all with the mom scene, I'm disappointed 😭 those words are magical
Guys he actually went to another world not comatose delusion nor anything like that, its an ISEKAI, wich means another world, and didi u forgot this was the trial??
This episode was unbearable to watch. The video was so blurry, and so much water came out my eyes...
Anyways, this episode easily made Subaru my favorite MC. Such a fantastically written character
You had me in the first half ngl
Plz when you react to season 2 episode 9, pls everyone wear headphones. You'll thank me later.
So you like make joke ha 😂
ASMR if in sub that is
Ummm bro??
@@sittingcrowd912 yes
Ai Shiteru?
The scene where he walked away the take away was that was right before the 711 scene at the beginning and his mom said take care and he never said anything back because Oh well I'm just going to the store and then poor isekai
Hell yeah Nahid MUDA MUDA MUDA!!
Hello Normies, I just wanted to tell you that I am not so sure about what died and appeared in that world, although there is always the possibility.
Anyway, what I wanted to say that questions that theory is that aldebaran one of Priscila's personal guards that we saw in the real selection also comes from the world of Subaru, only that was omitted it in the series, in addition to that there are also others How many cases of humans from the reality of subaru that come there since immemorial times, an example is that in season 3 we will see some asian costumes that had their place in that world by another person of Japanese origin who arrived a long time before subaru and his arrival influenced the Asian culture in a region of the world of Re: Zero
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The dub dont make me cry like the sub do.
It did for me tho both do.
@@whateverwhatever4476 nope
@@HelenaSan425 yep for me. What do you mean nope? Both were heavily emotional for me
@@whateverwhatever4476 sub better to me
the subaru pose😂😂😂
HOLY SHIT DID NAHID SAY MUDA MUDA?! IS THIS A FUCKING JOJO REFERENCE?!
Muda Muda was Dio‘s Quote, right?
He was isekaid to learn a lesson
Which what an isekaid should do
Another life a restart of life
Like jobless
If you guys (the normies) didn't cry during this episode, do yourself a favor, and re-watch it alone.
Bro once again dub killed the scene
This episode is best in subs
Regaining a little bit of reapect for this show
Wym? I respected this show since season 1
@@whateverwhatever4476 hes a fellow normies like nahid
ORA ORA ORA ORA!
It's coming, the 2nd trial and OMG I hope their ready for that!
Bruh.. the 2nd trial comes at like 2x12
Is it just me or the direction of this ep in the dub is different from the sub
the dub ruins it so much wow, like the "take care" at the end which is said by his mother literally has no impact whatsoever when you hear that shit from an english voice actor, LMAO
I feel bad for the English voice actors because they are honestly doing a pretty good job for re zero recently read some of interview with the Subaru English VN fun fact: he reads the if stories mostly the wrath if and is a fan of the show. He’s the most knowledgeable on the series
Is that a JoJo Reference?
I bet they didnot understood anything
If you thought this was bad then you don't wanna know what happened on ep 32 "Friend" lol
@@RHS1305 i dont even want to know
Attempt #553: of trying to get The Normies to check out Symbionic-Titan or Primal.
Both made by Genndy Tartakovsky, the guy who made Samurai Jack.
look up hikikomori on youtube to understand subaru not at school
Yikes...why are female VAs in dubbed anime so terrible?
I know only Echidna voice actor as well as Daphne did a good job conveying their personalities
How is it bad? His mom sounds the same in the sub
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No hate towards you guys, but can I just say that "The Coma Twist" is the most boring, lazy, overplayed, basic bitch ass twist in the world. Whenever it happens in a show or is brought up in theories, it immediately sucks out any potential for fun or fantasy from the story.
I have say it one time and I'm gonna say again you people (the normie fans) don't know how to recommend anime, you just choose what gets popular That is not how it works Ping Pong would have been a better recommendation for the normies if you want more drama
Eh, don't blame the viewers for recommending good anime just because Normies can't focus on understanding basic concepts.
@@benjithecat1294 what is good is relative, that is the reason you have to put effort and understand what other people like
@@rafresendenrafresenden.1644 Sure, that's right. I guess people just overestimated them.
@@benjithecat1294 they were never going to like this type of anime, it always feels like people forget that at the end of the day, they are normies.
dub is so cringe sub is sood good
Its in english so its cringe to you if you knew jp it may be cringe to
I feel bad for the English voice actors because they are honestly doing a pretty good job for re zero recently read some of interview with the Subaru English VN fun fact: he reads the if stories mostly the wrath if and is a fan of the show. He’s the most knowledgeable on the series
dub really ruins this episode
i love there reaction to this show llove you guys so much have a great day
This dub, bruh.
I never thought about a coma. That’s interesting...
Can you guys please react to Goblin Slayer and Gate?
React to jjk
Ewww no English please, sub, trust me the voice acting so much better
The dub wasnt it this ep
I’m waiting for one piece tho