Audience reviews
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thobzin_tg
Worst season of the show by far.
In the previous season, we were stuck trying to figure out why people in their memories. As such, I was looking forward to diving into this season seeing that this is an enemy many were looking to understand. What a fucking bummer. We spend the whole season stuck in "The Sanctuary" with some unbelievably terrible pacing. Each episode being 30 minutes long did not fucking help because we were stuck in one scene for the whole episode if not multiple. The characters just whine and scream and cry and repeat. An endless genjutsu I never want to experience again.
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The second season amplifies the first's problems while dragging out its story. The Sanctuary arc introduces Echidna as yet another addition to the potential harem, complete with manipulative tea parties that try to be unsettling but end up feeling like another romance flag. Can you imagine drinking someone sperm? No, right? Why would you drink her disgusting stuff. If Subaru took up her contract, it will be If route: Greed, Subaru would died 100 mil times of cheap death which is a viral sound on tiktok. Absolutely lame
Emilia yaps more. Despite her supposed power and importance, she constantly needs Subaru's help. Do you feel this is like blind lead blind? Pathetic. Her past trauma but never quite delivers on making her a fully realized character.
Beatrice's storyline is weird, she choose…
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Re:Zero has a dialogue problem, which is an issue for a series that's largely made up of planning, discussing and reflecting.
I wanted to like Re:Zero, I found that a lot of the major plot beats were fun, it leveraged its own premise effectively, and there was obviously a lot of consideration put into both the characters and the world they live in. By isekai standards, it's still one of the better shows, and it clearly aspires to greater things, which is probably why the rough character writing feels so notable.
Unfortunately, the way almost everyone speaks is stiff, overwrought, melodramatic, uncomfortable, inorganic and borderline alien. None of these characters feel like real people, which is, again, a problem for a series with themes that revolve around personal growth and becoming…
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Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd Season Part 2
I like Re Zero, it's an anime that I would love to see multiple seasons of. It's interesting and can be very compelling despite its flaws. HOWEVER, I don't think Re Zero is a good anime. The concept is interesting and has great potential, but the author is not able to use it efficiently. As a result, a lot of character development potential is wasted, in this part, for example, it would be Echidna. I still don't understand what her presence in the series is for and why she was degraded from an interesting character to a comedy character. Or why they should have dragged this arc to 25 episodes.
Re Zero is a fluctuating series between bad and good, which sadly leaves me sad. That being said, it has enough strengths to win me and many…
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Tldr: set up Echinda as a very interesting character in part 1, realize it’s too complicated to properly write her and instead refocus part 2 on boring shit happening inside a backwater village while also planting seeds for better seasons to come and of course completely killing the pacing of part 2 by doing so.
I very much liked the introduction of Echidna into the story in part 1 of season 2. I liked the idea of giving the story a new layer to keep it interesting since we explored the basic premise thoroughly in the previous season. I was hopeful that the powers Echidna brought to the table would help create a new perceptive on how and for whom Subaru should use his power. A clash in ideologically so to speak between her and Subaru.
But unfortunately that is not the case and Echidna get…
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Re;zero WAS, sorta, this show with some great qualities, action, growth, evil witches, despair, loss of hope, but also rebirth of
hope. All that good mumbo jumbo gumbo and what not.
But now its a harem with friends instead of waifus.
If you asked me if I wanted to re-watch this show I'd tell you that I'd re-watch it re-zero times!
The conversations in this show are so cheesingly overly complicatedly bad and shamelessly written that the very love interest of
suburu himself, who is Amelia thinks that babies come from kissing each other. - This is a great analogy for every other shallow
conversation that takes place. - Also that was easily an entire 5 minute conversation between the two of them over something,,,
really stupid truthfully.
Suburu also gets some great character development, if…
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"Re:Zero is boring."
Three words you've likely heard before or said yourself. But why? Why do people find Re:Zero boring? If you already love Re:Zero, I hope this review will help you understand the other side of the audience. If you don't love Re:Zero, I hope to provide some clarity as to why.
From my observation, most people who dislike Re:Zero are anime-only viewers, whereas the dedicated fans have read the source material: This tells us two things:
1. The story, characters, and themes hook specific viewers to the point of delving into the meaty source material (which includes 11 manga volumes, one video game, four character-focused side story light novels, and a total of 26 light novel volumes).
2. The viewers who don't get hooked by the story will lack the background knowledge to ma…
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Season 2 Part 2 is just not redeeming at all. There were so many things that went wrong.
(spoilers)
Story - 2
I have so many problems with the story, in fact I started keeping a list while I was watching because I just couldn’t believe how many bad things about this show were piling up. But the biggest problem, and maybe root problem, is again, how slow this season was. This entire arc could have easily been cut in half and it would have been much more enjoyable. Now, let me get to some of those problems. Some of these may have been things that occurred in part 1, but were left unresolved in part 2, hence why they are an issue.
- There is a small plot point that is introduced and then completely ignored. At one point in season 2, Ram tells Subaru that if he tells Beatrice that “Roswaa…
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TLDR: Don't bother unless you've read the source material first.
It doesn't take much for me to like anime. I'm not one of those pretentious individuals who demands top-tier animation or prize-winning stories to leave a decent review. I've enjoyed everything from Monogatari to DxD to NGE to 'In Another World with My Smartphone'! So it came as a bit of a shock that something as well received as Re:Zero would be so disappointingly unfulfilling.
To be fair, S1 started out reasonably well with a decent experience across all the factors that make an anime good.. animation, art, sound, directing, music, pace & plot. You we're left at the end of S1 with the distinct impression there was so much more to the story to look forward to in S2. So what went wrong? Well to put it simply, S2 is written,…
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This shit garbage no cap, even fairy tail is better than it.
Bitch, moan, cry, talk, talk, talk, bitch, moan, cry, more empty dialogue and speech whilst crying - rinse, repeat.
The only people who like this have to be 12 years old. SAD! I had a better time watching 10 hours of lectures on environmental policy than I did watching this abysmal show that has a completely terrible story.
Painful. noga furereru, my boy betelguese was right... this show will make your brain melt. Back to fairy tail for me, I'm sorry I ever doubted you Natsu.
Pain. Give me a panadol, vaccinate me with autism because I would rather live with that than knowing that I watched this show.
0/1000.
I am having trouble breathing after watching it. I have now been diagnosed with clinical depression and asthma.
ETER…
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Most I know of lost interest in the show and the few who lasted until this season were largely bored of it. Despite the plot remembering to move forward for a change and although it is presented as important in-series, a large portion of the audience did not get what it liked at first, and therefore got bored of it. They just didn’t care about the flashbacks that flesh out many of the minor characters, or the explanations of things that happened in the past which led to the events in the present. And sure, fleshing out the minor characters and answering whatever questions you had thus far sound very interesting and a positive thing for any show to have, but the main reasons most were watching the show for were the suffering and the waifus. It wasn’t the minor characters or the world buildi…
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Re:Zero's second season's worst aspect is revealed through each episode's runtime. A little under 30 minutes and most episodes do not include an OP or ED. At first glance you might think this means every episode is packed, but in reality every episode is not packed but rather bloated.
Bloated with what? Information, lore, backstories, exposition. The story doesn't move until the last couple of episodes of the second part of the second season. The lore itself isn't bad, at times it can actually be quite intriguing, but it's just one mystery after another. I don't mean mystery as if you as the viewer are given hints and you can hypothesize on what's going to happen or take a shot at guessing missing information. The mysteries you're given are impossible to interact with, they're just there…
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Re:Zero is a masterpiece of storytelling that is about nuanced characters. Despite many clever ways to grow the characters always suffered from Return by Death's erasure of narrative. The story is done masterfully. The new details create parallels to the past, making you rethink everything about Re:Zero. The liberation of Sanctuary is the center of the story, its execution is delightful. Constant threats are always held, making the escape of Sanctuary feel exhilarating. I loved emilias backstory, garfiels backstory, and ottos backstory.
The whole cour is amazing. Seeing Subaru's actions fall into place is unforgettable. Overall I would give this season a 10/10.
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I already made a review on Part 1 of Season 2. Most of the things I said in it not only still hold true for Part 2, I think it even surpasses them. There might be some spoilers from Season 1 and Season 2 Part 1 but I'll try to keep Part 2 spoilers as vague as possible.
After a 3 month-long break White Fox returns with their Re:ZERO adaptation. The cliffhanger of the last Part was a bit odd and you could kinda tell that Part 1 & 2 were supposed to air back to back. I would've preferred to review both Parts together as a complete season as they complement each other and I also didn't want to repeat myself on some things. But obviously, it couldn't be helped considering the state of the world. I guess now it doesn't matter since Part 2 is here anyway and has finished airing. Now the actual r…
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Please note this review is intended to be read by those that have finished watching Re Zero’s second season entirely and while care has been taken to minimize story-related spoilers there may still be spoilers within character analysis. You have been warned.
This review has slight spoilers regarding the movie Re: Zero Starting Life in Another World – The Frozen Bond.
Based on a popular light novel of the same name Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd season is the second season of the critically acclaimed first season of the series that premiered in the spring of 2016 and allows us the excellent opportunity to once again follow the lives of our heroine the beautiful but stubborn half-elf Emilia and Subaru Natsuki her saviour/would-be knight in shining armour as they upon their r…
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“I love who I am.”
The final line of the opening’s chorus, as well as the ending’s titular “Believe in you”, form the thesis and backbone of this season of Re:Zero. This cour shifted its focus away from the usual Subaru character study, delving more into worldbuilding, developing its side cast and delivering its core messages.
Why does Re:Zero, within the abundant sea of modern isekai, stand out like a shining beacon of light 5 years later? Some will argue it’s the breadth of its “best girl” selection, others will say it’s the impactful thriller elements. Re:Zero’s true strength lies, if you were to ask me, in the humanity of its characters and the messages it imparts. These aspects are in the limelight in this cour. The previously established Trials mechanic is used to explore character…
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"I am the Frozen Witch, born in Elior forest. I won't give in to the malice of a fellow witch"
-Emilia
SPOILERS BELOW
Story:-
With how much of a suffering cour 1 had, cour 2 instead has the feeling of accomplishment and joy. It is like fighting a Dark Souls boss. You die countless times in doing so. You feel sad, disappointed and frustrated. You may even feel like giving up. But the moment you defeat that boss, you get an intense feeling of joy and happiness. You get rewarded for your relentless dedication. This is how you may feel when you watch this anime. With how much suffering Subaru had in cour 1, it is time for Otto to talk some sense into Subaru. Now with Subaru getting back his motivation, he confronts Roswaal and is ready to fix the problems in both the mansion and the sanc…
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Let's see if I can make it through this review without dying and having to restart from 0. Speaking of that particular number, you know what else gets a 0? This season of Re:Zero, except add a 1 in front of it and BOOM! 10/10 baby. Haha, get it? It's a number joke! If you like that, be sure to SMASH that helpful button like Garfiel SMASHED Elsa, if ya know what I mean~...HellLyter was killed by his embarrassment, awful taste in comedy, and desire for pitiful likes. How greedy.
Damn, this is going to be harder than I thought...
Alright, reset time, lemme start over. Re:Zero has been a shining light in the anime industry since its first season debuted back in 2016. It's effective characterization, world building, and sheer entertainment value among other things have been top notch through…
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Bravo, Re:Zero. Bravo. First of all, I would like to give a huge thanks to the staff at Studio White Fox for giving us such a passionate adaptation of Re:Zero Season 2, to the Author, Tappei Nagatsuki for writing this brilliant series, to the Voice Actors for their incredible performances as the characters, and everyone who worked on this show. As a huge fan of the series, seeing Re:Zero Season 2 receiving such an amazing adaptation like no other, it's honestly like a dream come true, and I couldn't have asked for more.
With that out of the way, let's proceed to the review. Re:Zero Season 2 is back after an agonizing 3-month break, honestly was the longest 3 months of my life, while I had a lot of Fall shows to indulge myself in at the time, none were able to fill the empty void inside my…
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At the apex of the isekai genre, one series stands head and shoulders above them all. Season 2 Part 2 of Re:Zero kara hajimaru isekai seikatsu, shows the world exactly why it’s one of the best selling LN series.
If you liked Re:Zero s1 in any capacity. From its unique take on the isekai genre, world-building, characters, mystery, etc., you will love season 2 and find it an upgrade in every possible way. Re:Zero’s first season, which covered arcs 1-3, was only a teaser into the masterclass in writing that is arcs 4-6. Re:Zero has been my favourite LN series for years and I couldn’t be more pleased with how White Fox handled this season. Every episode had masterful direction and finale quality.
Re:Zero’s biggest appeal lies in the struggles and triumphs of Subaru, it’s MC. Over the course…
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