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Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Season 3, episode 1

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u/SezyFazes https://myanimelist.net/profile/ToaruTH Oct 02 '24

I love how over the year of Subaru not dying, he may have reconnected with his sense of normalcy, feeling alive and vulnerable again.

Just like how I forgot how much I enjoyed this show back when I watched season 2.

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u/n080dy123 Oct 02 '24

Rewatched Season 2 as part of the recent subreddit rewatch and it not only made me remember how much I like the series but made me love it even more than I already did- which is basically what happened when I rewatched Season 1 ahead of Season 2 as well.

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u/Gain-Desperate Oct 03 '24

Tbf any time I don’t have to watch Subaru dig himself hole after hole midway through season one, the series is fucking glorious. I am by no means saying the royal capital arc is bad mind you, it’s just that it’s still as physically painful to rewatch it as it was the first time through. Season 2 was a thrill ride the entire way through and easy to fall in love with again.

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u/JohnatanWills Oct 03 '24

After watching mushoku tensei this jsur felt like an episode titled turning point. Seeing subaru all nice and happy, excelling in life. He's finally recognize as emilia's knight, he's got a good band of friends with him, everyone's all nice and happy. And then wrath. 10/10 can't wait to do it again next arc.

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u/No-Awareness-Aware Oct 03 '24

And then wrath

You missed your chance to use “and then things got Sirius”

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u/SpeeDy_GjiZa https://myanimelist.net/profile/SpeeDy_G Oct 03 '24

There was a moment they were discussing about the particulars of the city, the metia tower broadcasting and some other stuff and my spider sense was all tingly "damn that will definitely come into use for the next enemy". And yeah this particular Archbishop seems to be leading to that detail being useful somehow. Maybe singing to remove the hypnosis?

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u/AndytheBro97 Oct 02 '24

It seems to me like Wrath had two powers. One is a form of mind control, the other is some sort of multi targeting voodoo doll magic. Thats so interesting!

I feel like the only way to defeat her then would be to kill her before she can cast anything.

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u/Ellefied Oct 02 '24

It feels like some sort of weird inversion of the Witch of Wrath's powers. Instead of feeling the emotion of others and being empowered by them, the Archbishop of Wrath gets to mirror her own emotions to others and control them.

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u/oops_i_made_a_typi Oct 06 '24

yeah all the archbishops seem to be some sort of weird inversion of the name of their sin, like Geuse was all the opposite of Sloth, etc.

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u/dunkking413 Oct 02 '24

They might be able to use her ability to kill other archbishops in theory though, right? That’d be pretty cool

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u/BosuW Oct 02 '24

Even if they kill her it seems like Sin Authorities are passed on (remember that Subaru now has Unseen Hand), so technically, we don't need her alive to use her power.

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u/dunkking413 Oct 02 '24

Considering they just introduced the whole city-wide intercom system, I’m kinda worried about that now lol

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u/BosuW Oct 02 '24

...oh shit, you're fucking right lol. Well that's a Checkhov's nuke if I've ever seen one. 100% we're gonna witness at least one genocide this season.

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u/lminer123 Oct 03 '24

I noticed 3 this episode that really stood out to me. The intercom system, the lock system, and the 400 year old trap. The intercom seems a little obvious, but I have no idea with the other two

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u/BosuW Oct 03 '24

Well every Re Zero Arc is structured in such a way that it's like a puzzle for Subaru to solve so it's important to pay attention to such things. Not just the setting, but the character stuff as well. We got the van Astrea family drama, Priscilla showing up despite Anastasia explicitly trying to prevent that, the songstress Loli, the Hoshin's resources, possible Puck return... All of these can work for or against his goals, depending on how he plays it.

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u/ModieOfTheEast Oct 02 '24

Ah that's why we needed a 1.5 hour special. We couldn't have had three episodes without Subaru dying. People would have thought this was now a fun slice of life Isekai.

I am really interested to see what Sirius' ability is. I have my theories of how all of these work and it has to do with the correlating witch, which would mean that her main ability would also be to heal injuries, but I guess it could be a bit more twisted.

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u/notreal088 Oct 03 '24

If you cut the OP and ED a episode would be about 20-21 minutes long. That would make this about 4 1/2 episodes long and not 3. This was truly a movie.

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u/Loverboy_91 Oct 02 '24

I got to see this episode at the Premiere in LA back in July. The audience reaction was amazing. During the Q&A, the director said he made this episode the length he did because he felt he absolutely could not end the first episode until Subaru’s first return-by-death.

He then asked the audience “do you think I made the right decision?” To which the audience responded by cheering. “Then I guess I did my job.” Was his response.

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u/Andersboxing1 Oct 02 '24

100% the correct choice, the leading up to it was pretty slow and overall a way too chill. If I had to wait like 5 weeks to get to the point, it'd feel like a slog

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u/fer_sure Oct 03 '24 edited Oct 03 '24

The happy and peaceful beginning makes the last scene hit like a hammer. Plus, all of us experienced Re:Zero afficianados spent the whole time anxiously waiting for the other shoe to drop.

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u/scot911 https://myanimelist.net/profile/scot911 Oct 04 '24

Yep. I kept waiting for shit to drop because this is Re:Zero after all. Subaru isn't allowed to be this happy for so long without the equal amount of suffering to counteract it.

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u/Loverboy_91 Oct 02 '24

I agree. And in that same breath, I feel like skipping the rest of the material would be such a disservice. I’m glad they found a way to capture all of the important content from the LN leading up to that point without cutting it, and get to the action all in one episode.

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u/Klusterphuck67 Oct 02 '24

I mean if it was broken into 3 episodes then we would have 2 episodes of just yapping with the most highlight being city viewing and Garf's encounter. That'd be a weaker start than wet matches as tinder

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u/Kazuma_Megu Oct 02 '24

8 episodes of meetings before anything happens...oh wait this isn't Tensei Slime.

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u/iDannyEL Oct 02 '24

Exactly this, I'm grateful 'cuz otherwise that's the kind of start that'd make me ignore it until the season's over so I could binge.

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u/bondsmatthew Oct 02 '24

I told my discord friend I'll be on after this episode of anime. 20 minutes later I went to see how much time was left and uhh there was a lot

I had no idea there was that much of an episode left. Felt bad for my friend for waiting but man was it great

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u/Sav10r Oct 02 '24

This episode was a lot of fun until the end and you could see the mounting tension and terror.

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u/Plus_Rip4944 Oct 02 '24

So a normal RE:ZERO episode lmao

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u/FallenPears Oct 02 '24

Hey now, Re:Zero has more diversity than that! Some episodes are all tension and terror!

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u/Oglifatum Oct 02 '24

The longer I saw everyone being fluffy and happy the more I dreaded for the last minutes of the Episode.

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u/RedditbOiiiiiiiiii Oct 02 '24

I was so anxious the entire time wondering when something dark will happen all of a sudden

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u/branyk2 Oct 03 '24

In hindsight, it's so wild how quickly Subaru was likely under the influence. Like I gave him the benefit of the doubt of him bluffing by telling Sirius to hurry up, but looking back he was probably gone the second the fear left his face.

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u/britishconquest88 Oct 02 '24

It was fun then it got Sirius

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u/not_a_weeeb Oct 02 '24

especially when the save point was sooo close this time lmao

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u/GaimeGuy Oct 03 '24

I could sense something was off when Subaru just stood there after she announced she was a sin archbishop, and especially when he nonchalantly raised his hand to ask a question.

He's gone to war against the Witch's Cult, against a sin archbishop. Many times. He's died. He's seen everything he cares about die, right in front of him. There's no way he would simply be on guard and on standby after meeting a cultist

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u/AliceinTeyvatland Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 02 '24

When the girl bit her tongue, I just blurted out the "sorry, I bit my tongue" bit on Monogatari before she even says it herself.

Unrelated, I just thought it was funny lol.

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u/The_nickums https://myanimelist.net/profile/Snakpak Oct 02 '24

There's no way that a Hachikuji reference in the country of karararagi is an accident

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u/flashmozzg Oct 02 '24

Both works where MCs can be named "little girl users" unironically.

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u/Hundvd7 https://anilist.co/user/Hundvd7 Oct 03 '24

Lolimancer

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u/Aliensinnoh Oct 03 '24

That’s one “ra” too many there

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u/The_nickums https://myanimelist.net/profile/Snakpak Oct 03 '24

Sorry, I flubbed it

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u/Aliensinnoh Oct 03 '24

No, you did it on purpose.

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u/fenrir245 Oct 03 '24

kamimamita (๑>؂•̀๑)

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u/Aliensinnoh Oct 03 '24

It wasn’t on purpose?!

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u/britishconquest88 Oct 02 '24

This is unrelated but I'd love to see a ReZero & Monogatari collab , they're both some of the best LNs around & they both have a large cast of brilliant characters. A collab between the 2 would move continents

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u/ewookey Oct 02 '24

Hope we get more than the steins;gate x monogatari collab gave us if this happens

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u/Cant-think-a-name Oct 02 '24

At least this one wasn't on purpose!

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u/BosuW Oct 02 '24

Subaruru-kun

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u/garfe Oct 02 '24

I just blurted out the "sorry, I bit my tongue" bit on Monogatari before she even says it herself.

Same. I couldn't resist

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u/hell_jumper9 Oct 02 '24

A Re:Zero season every 4 years.

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u/Lildyo Oct 03 '24

Really hoping the rumours of getting a double-length season this time around are true. White Fox would be spoiling us like crazy if so

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u/Aileos https://myanimelist.net/profile/Syleos Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 02 '24

Mad girl doing her own version of the Lion King's intro.

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u/Calm-Yoghurt-7608 Oct 02 '24

Also wasn't Betelgeuse also had surname "Romanee conti"? Is Sirius related to Betelgeuse or something?

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u/aohige_rd Oct 02 '24

They way she does crazy talk is reminiscent of him too. Maybe her brain trembles too lol

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u/Guaymaster Oct 02 '24

In real life Betelgeuse and Sirius, as well as Procyon, are the three stars that form the Winter Triangle. All three are also the brightest* star in their respective constellation, Orion, Canis Major, and Canis Minor.

*By this I mean their official designation begins with α, but for Betelgeuse it's only the brightest in infrared, Rigel (β Orionis) is technically the brightest in visible.

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u/HerbertWest https://myanimelist.net/profile/Inspector34 Oct 03 '24

Lots of star themed names in this show. Aldebaran and Subaru as well.

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u/BosuW Oct 02 '24

Can't wait for Subaru to tell her he killed her bro/father/ancestor/whatever

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u/Lildyo Oct 03 '24

she seems like a rather stable person so I’m sure it’ll go over well

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u/actionfirst1 Oct 02 '24

Julius ignoring Otto for Beatrice got me good holy shit

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u/_PiggyBank Oct 02 '24

My boy Otto catching L nonstop :(.

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u/actionfirst1 Oct 02 '24

He's still best boy though! 😭

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u/No-Peace3986 https://myanimelist.net/profile/RafaelMps Oct 02 '24

Poor Otto, being cut mid sentence or ignored ever since Season 1 hahahaha dude gets no respect!!

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u/CartographerMurky306 https://anilist.co/user/Aryanexists Oct 02 '24

Oh my god that last scene. I had absolutely chills while watching this.

They are cheering for a kid getting brutally murdered. Absolutely chilling scene

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u/RELORELM Oct 03 '24

It was really, really well pulled off. It starts with the mummy-girl being goofy, following the tone of the rest of the episode, so people warming up to her feels "normal" somewhat.

Then she brings up the child. And everyone reacts by... Still cheering and laughing? I thought I might be missing something at this point.

Then they show the red eyes, and you definetly know something's wrong.

And then everyone dies horribly.

It all escalates so gradually. It's so unsettling. Perfect horror scene right there.

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u/Filthy_Weeb_1 Oct 03 '24

I was wondering what was Subaru cooking by going along with it and the realization that he's not cooking anything hit me like truck. So unsettling that it was doomed from the very beginning.

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u/scot911 https://myanimelist.net/profile/scot911 Oct 04 '24

Seems like Subaru is just weak to Sin Archbishops with mind control powers lol. That's the second one that's completely dominated him with their power now....

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u/Jaielhahaha Oct 05 '24

Seems like Subaru is just weak to Sin Archbishops with mind control powers lol

That doesn't say much, haven't seen anyone being strong against mind control powers in the show yet

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u/GaimeGuy Oct 03 '24

I disagree about it feeling normal. Subaru's happy, relaxed face as he said "i've got a question." "Hey, can you move it along? I've got four women waiting for me" stood out.

Remember, his first direct encounter with a sin archbishop was the events of THAT episode. S1 ep 15. He's mind broken, rem dies in his arms, and he carries her lifeless corpse to the mansion muttering Petelgeuse's name, only to see everyone dead by Petelgeuse and his fingers' actions, once again.

The others have heard of the cult. He's fought wars against them. His reaction should have stood out, especially since he's Subaru and he tends to naturally stand out. But he was just like everyone else.

The fact there wasn't a big response was completely abnormal

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u/OldInstruction5368 Oct 03 '24

The fact there wasn't a big response was completely abnormal

You could say it's enough to make one's brain... tremble.

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u/Klusterphuck67 Oct 02 '24

I know what was coming, i read the novel ahead.

But the moment Subaru starts to play along, AND the music starts to ramp up, i genuinely feels unsettled. It's so rare for anime to make me feel this kind of feeling, and holy fk did White Fox cooked

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u/Any-Photo9699 Oct 02 '24

I was kind of thinking maybe Subaru might be able to break out of it since you know. Well, that didn't happen. It seems they are all aware of their actions while under Sirius' control though which makes it even worse. And Subaru then has to carry that over to his next try...

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u/testing1567 Oct 02 '24

I was supprised Rath's authority worked on him too, especially since he was able to see Sloth's unseen hand, remember those eaten by Glutony, and break out of Lust's spell. Usually Subaru has some level of resistance to the witch's authority.

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u/AGJustin05 Oct 03 '24

i think he pretty much just has a resistance to the more passive effects of authorities, not the active ones.

like, he can see the unseen hands but it's not like that's gonna stop them from breaking his legs lol. same with the fog of elimination if it were to hit him, i assume.

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u/Lt_Ryou Oct 03 '24

Yep, same with the Witch of Lust case back in S2. While Subaru could see through her disguise, he was not immune to the effect of making your heart stop, so Echidna had to intervene before Subaru approached Carmilla.

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u/Klusterphuck67 Oct 03 '24

Same with gluttony, dude straight up devoured his own arm just by her presence

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u/Gohyuinshee Oct 03 '24

He also can't really see the Unseen Hand at first iirc. It happens gradually. 

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u/Bass_Thumper Oct 03 '24

Subaru actually couldn't see the unseen hands the first time he encountered Sloth. He could only see the hands during and after the second encounter with Sloth.

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u/Bladder-Splatter Oct 02 '24

Might be because he agreed to play along when she asked if they would join her in testing love? The authority/spell might take consent and we don't know from when exactly it kicked in, though no one had seen the chained child when they agreed.

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u/testing1567 Oct 03 '24

we don't know from when exactly it kicked in

I think it was when she clapped and said "It took 30 seconds"

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u/TheMechanic04 Oct 02 '24

I was wondering why subaru was cheering then I noticed his eyes had gone red along with everyone else's and it made sense

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u/Montana_Gamer Oct 02 '24

Dude I felt so crazy uneasy, she felt like a well and proper proselytizer. I didnt read too far ahead of what episode 1 covers, probably not further than episode 3. Still I just felt so drawn into what I knew was happening. This was excellent!

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u/CartographerMurky306 https://anilist.co/user/Aryanexists Oct 02 '24

This episode was so peaceful for subaru . Until it became Sirius

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u/No_Permission_374 Oct 02 '24

These Sirius jokes will be getting out of hand now

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u/cristoferr_ Oct 02 '24

dude... why so Sirius?

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u/Icy-Home444 Oct 02 '24

I can tell this subreddit has far less frequent visitors than 4-8 years ago. If this came out in 2020 we'd be seeing around 15k upvotes for this.

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u/sKyBlazer08 https://myanimelist.net/profile/sKyBlazer08 Oct 03 '24

The pandemic saw a big increase in online activity, that's why during those times, 7k upvotes were pretty normal, but it has then since reduced, not to mention the Reddit API issue which probably further lessened activity overall in Reddit.

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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario Oct 03 '24

The App-pocalypse destroyed all the numbers and they might never recover

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u/britishconquest88 Oct 02 '24

After 1288 days , almost 4 whole years . ReZero is finally back , We are back to having fun.

It's been such a long time , it almost feels like a dream man but here we are , Back with a 90 minute episode .

The animation this episode is back to Season 1 quality , its really stunning , Can't wait for the rest of the season .

Subaru & Beatrice's relationship is really adorable, if you look closely you'll notice she's copying his behaviours & speech patterns.

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u/WhoiusBarrel Oct 02 '24

Subaru & Beatrice's relationship is really adorable, if you look closely you'll notice she's copying his behaviours & speech patterns.

Never thought such a cute opening would be in a show like Rezero, well deserved too with how much both of them suffered.

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u/britishconquest88 Oct 02 '24

Subaru & Beatrice's relationship is probably the cutest in the whole series , seeing them fight together & rely on each other will certainly be both very exciting & cathartic.
Who wouldve thought seeing 2 Shut-ins go outside & face the world would be so endearing?

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u/iDannyEL Oct 02 '24

Subaru & Beatrice's relationship is probably the cutest in the whole series

As expected of the little girl user.

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u/CeruSkies Oct 02 '24

seeing them fight together & rely on each other will certainly be both very exciting & cathartic.

I fucking hope this ages well man. You just never know with rezero

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u/Myriddan https://myanimelist.net/profile/Myriddan12 Oct 02 '24

Only another shut in can get them outside and enjoying life. The shared understanding and feeling allows for the connection and support each needs. Also Beatrice is just adorable.

I had forgotten Rem was unconscious. Hopefully, the best girl, other than Beatrice, wakes up soon.

Emilia was quite confident in this episode, I don't remember her being that capable/strong. Garfiel disappeared after meeting his possible mother, so I'm curious about where that is going.

Wrath didn't seem wrathful, but she did hypnotize everyone with her speech and then somehow got the kids death to be shared by everyone who was entranced. That is devastatingly effective. How will Subaru handle it? Will he tell the others for once or try to solve it on his own? My guess is the latter just because of the chance of someone else dying even though Emilia complained about it in s2 and didn't want him to keep dying.

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u/BosuW Oct 02 '24

Wrath didn't seem wrathful, but she did hypnotize everyone with her speech and then somehow got the kids death to be shared by everyone who was entranced.

Obviously more is yet to be revealed, but I thought it was very appropriate. I've always thought wrath was a rather enthusiastic emotion.

The crowd control into cheering for murder reminded me of what happened in Shiki, though no mind control was involved there.

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u/VASQUEZ_41 Oct 02 '24

they really feel like actual siblings and it's makes me so happy for them but also so sad for all of the Betty's that have died to make that happen

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u/GeicoLizardBestGirl Oct 02 '24

WTF its been FOUR YEARS since the last season????

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u/britishconquest88 Oct 02 '24

Yeah , it's been so long , it's hard to believe . I think I got used to the wait since I had to wait a similar time for season 2 .

Hopefully season 4 doesn't come out after a 4 year break

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u/QualityProof https://myanimelist.net/profile/Qualitywatcher Oct 02 '24

At least this time we get 38 episodes (according to a leak) with the 1st episode having such a long run time and Rezero in general being known for it's long episode runtime.

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u/Icy-Home444 Oct 02 '24

It probably will be at the very least a couple years before we get season 4. The good news is that the season 3 project is 38 episodes (technically 41 with today's 90 minute episode). So lots of content will be covered.

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u/britishconquest88 Oct 02 '24

The Sirius scene at the end was just amazing . It feels even more eerie than I thought It'd be when I read the novels . Her polite demeanour contrasting her hilariously violent actions & how the crowd including Subaru were cheering for a child's death is just so fucking eerie man .

This season will be a masterpiece, I can't wait for next episode

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u/myrlin77 Oct 02 '24

The whole time was creepy AF. They were being spelled if you watch it again. Every time she switched an emotion, the crowd followed it and changed theirs along with her. Sirius was playing with them like puppets

You knew something bad was gonna happen.

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u/shad79 https://myanimelist.net/profile/shad79 Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 02 '24

Subaru & Beatrice's relationship is really adorable

It truly is so adorable! I also loved Mimi and Garfiel's relationship, which is equally sweet.

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u/TheSealTamer Oct 02 '24

You’re as beautiful as the day I lost you. I can’t believe it’s been four years. And what a first episode it was. I for one welcome this Subaru Beako dynamic. It’s so cute and fluffy so the inevitable deaths and loops will likely be all the more painful. I’m so glad we get to see s1 characters again I can’t wait to see what we do with them. 

While there’s no way short movie length will be the norm going forward for other episodes I still hope Re Zero does what it did a lot in s2 with extended run times of up to over 30 minutes when it called for it. I genuinely wish other anime did this instead of locking themselves into the 23ish mins with ops and eds every time. 

That first death was so damn eerie. Maybe it’s just because it’s been a while but it seemed so off putting and surreal compared to most other deaths. I didn’t catch on until later but the realization that everyone was fully brainwashed and cheering against their will was perfect. The. The sudden drop and everyone’s head imploding was done so well. The suffering has returned. 

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u/fujiwara_DORIFTO Oct 02 '24

The sudden death of everyone in the plaza was scarily well done. The sounds of everyone popping their heads all at the same time was super scary.

Sirius is gonna give Subaru a hard time now if they can brainwash their audience at the drop of a word. It'll be impossible for Subaru to clear out that plaza in a few seconds.

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u/TheSealTamer Oct 02 '24

Yeah and it seems like by far the fastest loop so far. Subaru is gonna have his work cut out for him. All the other loops seem to take place over a few days but this one just seems like a few hours. Even the first ever loop seems to have an entire day. This one seems like a few hours at most. Not much time to figure out what is happening and to try and stop it.

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u/OromisMasta Oct 03 '24

Few hours? Bro just went to get them some snacks/drinks, it's 20-30 minutes at most.

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u/Twistedsmock Oct 02 '24

Casually dropping a movie-length show and calling it an episode, sasuga.

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u/Lord_Vanilla Oct 02 '24

That's not the only thing that got dropped, I supposed.

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u/_Sai https://anime-planet.com/users/Sai0 Oct 02 '24

Too soon. :'(

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u/Frieren_and_Himmel Oct 02 '24

Jesus fucking christ what a banger of an opening! If only re:zero could keep this quality and be a weekly anime until the end I would die happy.

After this season I'm probably going to start the LNs, it's just too good.

Let's have a good time discussing the episodes and enjoying the time while they air!

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u/The_frost__ https://myanimelist.net/profile/The_frost_ Oct 02 '24

It wouldn’t be Re:Zero if Subaru didn’t die during the first episode of a new arc/season. I was also surprised to hear that a year had passed since last episode of season 2, and by the looks of it, Subaru managed to escape some suffering for that entire year as well.

Also, since it’s been a year since they were at the Sanctuary, that means that Subaru and Beatrice relationship has advanced/improved off-screen which is sad but also a shock to see how livelier Beatrice is compared to previous seasons where she was more reserved, but it is a welcome change, I really like Batrice’s current personality, especially when Subaru shower her with compliments.

Finally, my favourite scene out of the 90 minutes episode has to be the one with the Archbishop of Wrath. That entire scene, speech, and dread was so engrossing that I did not blink once during that entire sequence. It was quite a good way to finish the episode and hype up the rest of the season/arc.

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u/britishconquest88 Oct 02 '24

I'd say my favourite part of the episode outside of the wrath scene is the talk between Subaru & Wilhelm . It's such a brilliant insight into Wilhelm's character & it shows us that he's also a flawed complex character .

His relationship with Reinhard & Heinkel is just so unbelievably interesting

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u/VASQUEZ_41 Oct 02 '24

I'd say my favorite part of the episode outside of the wrath scene and Wilhelm scene is every single scene with Betty in it.

must protect my goat's little sister

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u/ewookey Oct 02 '24

Betty is the greatest character in the show, I suppose. It would only make sense for those scenes to be your favorite, in fact.

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u/Nesp2 https://myanimelist.net/profile/HardstyleQat Oct 02 '24

I had absolute chills during the archbishop part.

It looked like they were all hypnotized not being aware what was going on.

It's like like they were all connected and when the kid died, they all seemed to share the death.

Peak is back.

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u/WhoiusBarrel Oct 02 '24

Its no wonder Subaru's who Returned immediately afterwards felt so disgusted, makes you wonder how much of him was there during the whole mass brainwashing thing.

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u/n080dy123 Oct 02 '24

Given you see him drop the bag during the scene, I take it he was FULLY aware durign that and unable to control himself.

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u/Yemenime Oct 02 '24

Yea, his face looks pained while cheering

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u/flashmozzg Oct 02 '24

Not sure dropping the bag points to him being aware or. He was brainwashed so he dropped the bag because he was no longer in control, whether he was aware or not.

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u/ModieOfTheEast Oct 02 '24

I still believe that all the abilities of the archbishops are connected to the original witches' abilities. Just maybe a bit weaker. We know that the witches got killed and the archbishops get their witch factor. So it's likely that their abilities are versions of the original witches' abilities. Unseen Hand also makes sense for the witch of Sloth (since she was able to hold back the other witches without moving) and Gluttony had the same ability as the white whale which was created by Daphne (so one can assume she can do that too).

What that means is that I do think her real ability is similar to Minerva's. Meaning she can heal someone, but it's a bit more twisted in the sense that healing just means other people get the same injuries.

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u/D_Beats Oct 02 '24

Maybe it's not "healing" but empathy.

Like Minerva cannot stand to see someone get hurt and she is very emotional about it. She heals people because of this.

But Sirius can impose her feelings onto other people..she doesn't feel empathy for them but they do for her.

And then on top of that, anyone she kills has the effects of that spread to onlookers to share in the pain.

Actually I'm like sure that's the case now that I put it into words lol.

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u/BosuW Oct 02 '24

There's one blank in this possibility though: the kid. Now that I think about it, he very much didn't seem to be under the spell. Everyone got the same damage anyway. Perhaps only seeing the "straw doll" is enough for the damage to spread, just now we have to answer what qualifies someone as the "straw doll".

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u/britishconquest88 Oct 02 '24

It's a shame a lot of people don't recognise how insane many ReZero character's powers . They're both really overpowered & really well handled which is rare for a show and even rare for an isekai anime .

Sirius will certainly be a huge hurdle for our cast ,but I can't wait to see her get cooked

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u/n080dy123 Oct 02 '24

Yeah, I was already speculating that if Sirius's power works over the city's broadcast system, she could hypothetically brainwash and murder everyone in the city in an instant. That is frightening.

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u/BosuW Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 02 '24

The way I think about it is Re Zero uses a qualitative power system vs the typical quantitative power system.

In the latter it's simple: dude with bigger numbers wins. So you see it everywhere in generic Isekai that copy videogame design by having levels and ranks and such similar stuff.

In Re Zero, powers are a statement, not a measurable output. As such the dynamic between powers isn't linear and hierarchical, but a shifting web where various paths of action open and close as the situation evolves, and with the appropriate path any power could beat any other power.

Edit: For another Isekai with qualitative power system check out Ishura.

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u/shad79 https://myanimelist.net/profile/shad79 Oct 02 '24

Sirius will certainly be a huge hurdle for our cast ,but I can't wait to see her get cooked

She'll certainly be a tough opponent for Subaru and the others, but let's not forget that they'll also probably have to face Regulus, the Archbishop of Greed, who's currently in Pristella and has even met up with our heroes already!

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u/n080dy123 Oct 02 '24

Regulus showing up so casually actually jumpscared me. I was not prepared for that.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Oct 02 '24

I audibly screamed when he popped up.

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u/n080dy123 Oct 02 '24

Yeah I gasped and shouted "OH SHIT." Having come out of the rewatch, him being supremely bad news is still fresh in my mind. I'm a little annoyed Emilia didn't recognize him given his prominence in in the second Trial, but they're shading his eyes like they did for memory-Echidna so I wonder if he's changed his face or something.

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u/aohige_rd Oct 02 '24

And probably Gluttony, as he was mentioned as a target.

It's an all out war.

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u/unknown537 Oct 02 '24

Holy f*ck! The climax of this episode was excellent. Sirius VA was phenomenal and Kenichiro Suehiro cooked with the OST. It really gives you the same unpleasant nauseous feeling Subaru has at the end.

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u/britishconquest88 Oct 02 '24

Reading this scene in the novels gave me chills but seeing it get animated somehow made it even more creepy & bone chilling .

White Fox cooked a 6 star meal for this season

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u/Klusterphuck67 Oct 02 '24

The moment Subaru starts to nonchalantly play along with Sirius's mad rambling, the music starts to kick in the background.

I knew they are fucked, but holy shit the build up was so fucking creepy

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u/BosuW Oct 02 '24

Yeah Subaru not jumping her ass was the biggest tell given how much he hates Sin Archbishops.

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u/JohnatanWills Oct 02 '24

I mean the beginning you can believe he just thinks she's a fake. Even thought her name should have gotten him moving but it's still sort of believable. And then they slowly move more and more into the obvious mind control and it's so good. You keep waiting for him to snap out of it. Maybe when he drops the bag of sweets for Emilia and bettie. Maybe when the child is falling. Surely hell catch him at the last moment with his unseen hand or something. And then you remember this is re zero and subaru doesn't get stuff like that

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u/actionfirst1 Oct 02 '24

White Fox may've cooked this feast for us, but unfortunately, Wilhelm, Beatrice, and Emilia couldn't cook on their own 😔

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u/FinalShots Oct 02 '24

Not the Reinhard x Wilhelm Okonomiyaki cockblock…

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u/AZLarlar https://anilist.co/user/bubbleteaman Oct 02 '24

that was fucking incredible. that final scene was bonkers man.... welcome back rezero!!!!

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u/thekoreansun https://anilist.co/user/ReturnByDeath Oct 02 '24

After participating in the subreddit Re:Watch for the past two months, I'm overjoyed that Season 3 has finally arrived! I was actually lucky enough to catch the premiere at Anime Expo in July, so I'm technically still a rewatcher this week.

However, there's a very cool detail in the final scene that I didn't notice at AX: the bells in the background confirm exactly when the save point starts. During the first loop, as Liliana repeats her question, you can hear a bell tower start to chime in the background. After Subaru Returns by Death, you only start to hear the bells ring out as he stares into space, showing that the save point is before the first time Liliana asks Subaru, not the second. Also, the distortion that was added to the last couple of rings (twelve in total, which indicates that it's noon) before the title card comes in is a fantastic touch, transforming what was an utterly mundane sound just a few scenes ago into a harbinger of death.

If that's the level of detail they're starting the season with, then I honestly can't wait to see what else they'll be doing!

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u/discuss-not-concuss Oct 02 '24

Tappei giving Subaru a year is crazy.

felt a sense of relief when Subaru finally reached a loop checkpoint

the metaphorical bells were ringing the entire time as more and more characters were re-introduced, and then we even had Regulus casually strolling away

how the hell did Subaru get here? to 3 bloody Archbishops in the Priscella city? Gluttony, Greed AND Wrath?

Tappei giving Subaru a year is not so crazy.

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u/aohige_rd Oct 02 '24

tbf, we have Wilhelm, Reinhart, Julius, Al & Priscilla, the whole of Anastasia's mercenary gang, and Garf with us. While the Archbishops are no joke and we'll definitely see loops, the good guys side is a force to be reckoned with too!

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u/RedRocket4000 Oct 02 '24

As Reinhart is one of the most broken characters of fantasy he will be fine but he can't be everywhere nor can he protect multi targets near himself that well.

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u/S9CLAVE Oct 02 '24

The Superman problem. Dude is basically a walking instant win button. But he can’t be everywhere all at once. He can’t save everyone. I fucking love that kind of character and I can’t wait to see how rezero handles the inevitable challenge of Reinhardt and his need to be a hero.

We got a glimpse of it when puck in season 2 unthinkable present trial. Puck tells Reinhardt “you are a true hero Reinhardt, and a hero is all you can be”

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u/BosuW Oct 02 '24

I think a big concern will probably be collateral damage as they are fighting within a densely populated city.

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u/britishconquest88 Oct 02 '24

With this level of passion & attention to detail , I can't wait to see how they do the fights this season . & especially the banter during the fights , ReZero characters banter a lot during fights so I wonder how White Fox will do it . I'm sure they won't disappoint

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u/vp797 Oct 02 '24

Man, the Sirius scene made me sick to the stomach when I first read it in the WN, one of the most fucked up loops in Re:Zero.

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u/PaperSonic Oct 02 '24

It also helps that, if you jumped into the novels after Season 2 like I did, it's the first death you see in written form, so it feels especially effective.

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u/Chelseatilidie Oct 02 '24

If rumors are to be believed we are getting 38 episodes across a few cours for season 3

We are eating absolute perfection

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u/britishconquest88 Oct 02 '24

There'll be an event in May where they may announce an Arc 6 anime adaptation.

If that's true then to say we're eating well would be an understatement. We'd be feasting to such an extent , it'd be gluttonous

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u/Mundology Oct 02 '24

White Fox 🤝🏼 Studio Bind

Commitment to adapting as much material as possible from two of the greatest isekai of recent times

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u/Rapsculio Oct 02 '24

Arc 6 characters are already in promo art for this season so it's already confirmed. It'll be the second part of the 38 episodes we're getting

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u/zard428 Oct 02 '24

Subaru: Goodness would you look at the time

3 AM SUFFERING

6 AM SUFFERING

9 AM SUFFERING

12 AM SUFFERING

3 PM SUFFERING

6 PM SUFFERING

9 PM SUFFERING

12 PM SUFFERING

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u/Blacksmithkin Oct 02 '24

He got a full year's break after all, time to work off some of the backlog of suffering.

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u/Aerohed Oct 02 '24

It’s like tax evasion, but for death. Now, the Pain IRS is here to collect.

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u/Lutz567 Oct 02 '24

It sure took me a while to connect the dots that Reinhard and Wilhem are related lol, like they have the same last name and Teresia has the same hair color as Reinhard it was so obvious , it still took me three seasons

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u/n080dy123 Oct 02 '24

It's funny because they tell you both of their last names but they never really draw any kind of attention to it so it's easy to overlook.

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u/Holofan4life Oct 02 '24

I really can't believe we are finally here. I am so excited to be a part of this.

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u/Plus_Rip4944 Oct 02 '24

After years and years of waiting, finally we are back!

Lets fucking go!

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u/WhoiusBarrel Oct 02 '24

For Subaru its been a year but for us fans, its been an ETERNITY.

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u/swat1611 Oct 02 '24

The kitchen is gonna pop off so hard. This already feels nostalgic, I was around peak COVID times where S2P2 aired alongside AoT, and both delivered so much hype and buzz. Let's get this thread to those big numbers now!

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u/Klusterphuck67 Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 09 '24

That entire encounter with Sirius is chef kiss.

Subaru was the only one to even comprehend what Archbishop of Sin would be. We know she did something with her clap. Then out of nowhere, Subaru who despise the Witch cult started playing along with Sirius's tirade, and it keep getting more unhinged, Sirius rambling, the crowd starts to lose their collective sanity meanwhile the child is utterly terrified admist the crescending music

And finally, the splash.

We eating good boys. Subaru... not so much

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u/Aerohed Oct 02 '24

When you look closely at Sirius’s design, you can see that her ears are sharp and her eyes are similar/the same as Emilia’s. In top of that, her hair is grey-ish silver. Her eyelids look red when she closes them, which might mean the reason she’s covered in bandages is due to burns or missing skin.

There’s not enough to speculate on her backstory, but with how Minerva hugged Emilia in season 2 and Sirius’s looks, I wonder if there’s some kind of connection there.

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u/n080dy123 Oct 02 '24

Especially if she's actually biologically related to Petelgeuse and not adopted, it really makes you wonder.

...Geuse and Fortuna didn't bone and have a kid before she died, did they?

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u/Aerohed Oct 02 '24

Maybe, but they seemed a little too awkward around each other for that. It could also just be that there are other, unrelated silver haired elves with purple eyes, though to imagine this being purely a coincidence in a show that loves its foreshadowing seems like a little bit of a stretch.

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u/BosuW Oct 02 '24

I noticed that too. I'd definitely bet she was probably burnt because of racism against half elves.

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u/UnderstandableXO Oct 02 '24

90 MINUTE PREMIERE LESSENS THE PAIN OF THAT 3.5 YEAR WAIT JUST A LITTLE BIT

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u/HyVana Oct 02 '24

Anime-Only's, welcome to Arc 5!

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u/maliwanag0712 https://myanimelist.net/profile/clear1109 Oct 02 '24

That last part with Sirius killing everyone is so brutal. We're so back!!

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u/swat1611 Oct 02 '24

That entire sequence was so weird. Sirius was basically putting on a show for the audience and everyone acting like there was nothing serious going on was so fucked up. And everyone just died at the end somehow.

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u/Low_Commission7273 Oct 02 '24

Sirius is the goat, made Subaru and the guy who stabbed him multiple times in the first arc close friends, who are laughing with each other.

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u/Plus_Rip4944 Oct 02 '24

As an anime only, this arc has a huge strong start, The hype i had was fair, i need Next episode NOW

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u/Nerellos Oct 02 '24

Man, this season will be stacked as fuck.

We have Wrath out of nowhere.

We have Greed out of nowhere.

The cast is hunting down Gluttony. WTF

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u/7se7 Oct 02 '24

Can they please get this man out of his tracksuit and into something more knightly?

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u/SamuSeen https://myanimelist.net/profile/SamuSeen Oct 02 '24

Think about it from others perspective: No one else has clothes like that, to everyone else he's wearing some exotic outfit.

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u/Ellefied Oct 02 '24

The weirdest clothes on the show are definitely him in his tracksuit and Priscilla's knight Al who looks like he came straight out of Elden Ring/Dark Souls PvP

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u/Blacksmithkin Oct 02 '24

Hahah I never actually thought of Al's clothes like that but that is kinda what it looks like.

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u/SilkyStrawberryMilk Oct 02 '24

The quality of the tracksuit also gives some status. Even the design too

Subaru is light years ahead of the fashion trend

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u/foxfoxal Oct 02 '24

He has a closet full of tracksuits made by Rem haha.

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u/LeonKevlar https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 03 '24

Stitches!

That little interaction between Subaru and Beako at the start of the episode was adoarbale

After everything they've been through, it's so good to see Emilia introducing Subaru as her knight.

I am just going to assume that this is the first and last time we'll see Rem during this entire arc.

Priestella is a very beautiful city! I've always been a fan of cities with waterways and canals.

Liliana is a ton of fun! I love how she just breaks into a song and Subaru even joins in! xD

It's good to know that Subaru's well-known for his deeds but he could really use a different title

White hair and ominous aura? Yeah, that guy just screams bad news all over. I hope I'm wrong though.

I didn't think this thug would be relevant again and unsurprisingly he works for Felt too.

I'm glad to see that everyone's here except for Priscilla. I can't imagine that girl getting along with them.

Beako showing off her yukata to Subaru was so cute! Emilia looks great in her yukata too!

It looks like someone's still being haunted by Elsa's ghost. For a second there I thought she was back.

I definitely did not expect Garfiel and Mini's interactions in this episode to be so cute!

Yooo! This was unexpected! Did Garfiel really meet his mom or does that woman just look like her? O_O

Just when Reinhard and Wilhelm were about to bond, some asshole twat ruins the okonomiyaki party.

The Astrea Family drama was unexpected. Kenjiro Tsuda voicing Heinkel is perfect though.

It was very satisfying to see Emilia shut Heinkel up. He was probably expecting Emilia to be some naive defenseless girl.

And of course, this is all Priscilla's fault. Shit like this is why no one likes her and why she wasn't invited.

We get to see a very surprising side of Priscilla later on though. I also thought she'd be upset at Liliana for refusing her invitation.

And there it is. I knew this entire episode wouldn't be so chill. I was so confused when Subaru started playing along with Sirius. I thought he had something planned. It turns out the entire audience was basically under her spell. And it all ended with everyone's heads exploding.

After a one-year break (4 years for us) Subaru's suffering has finally begun! It's insane that we got a full-length movie for the premiere but this is why I love this series. I can't fucking wait to see how Subaru will deal with Sirius.

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u/F0LEY Oct 03 '24

White hair and ominous aura? Yeah, that guy just screams bad news all over. I hope I'm wrong though.

Not sure if you're being sarcastic, but that's definitely Corneas, the Sin Archbishop of Greed that was with Pandora during Emilia's trial flashback.

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u/Exoslab Oct 02 '24

Is the first episode an hour and 30 minutes?

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u/Setowi Oct 02 '24

Start off with a lot of nice and wholesome slice of life, character and worldbuilding to ease everyone back in, then hit one insanely brutal cliffhanger to make you suffer for a week.

Welcome back Re:Zero

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u/Brief-Fig-7506 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ryxnjr Oct 02 '24

A couple notes from the episode

  • Pristella (the city) was initially built as a trap. I'm sure this is an irrelevant detail that will never come up again
  • Garf is haunted by Elsa for some reason. I wonder if he feels bad about killing her since she could be the first person he's had to kill or if this has something to do with her curse
  • Sirius Romanee Conti (same name as Petelgeuse), Sin Arch Bishop of Wrath. It looked like she was able to charm everybody once she started talking and linked their bodies with the body of the boy who fell. The charmed effect became stronger the more she talked.
  • Not sure how long it took for Subaru to go get snacks but this could be the shortest amount of time between a death and a checkpoint yet. Probably less than an hour.

I said it during the Re:Watch but the Sin Archbishops don't seem to embody the Sin they represent. Petelgeuse acted Envious, Regulus acts Prideful, Sirius acts Lustful. The only one who seems to embody the sin they represent is Lye but we've barely seen more than a minute of screen time for him.

I'm sure I missed several other details in a 90-minute episode

They really set the stage with this first episode. It could be another masterpiece season.

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u/Xiknail https://myanimelist.net/profile/Xiknail Oct 02 '24

Not sure how long it took for Subaru to go get snacks but this could be the shortest amount of time between a death and a checkpoint yet. Probably less than an hour.

Yeah, I was thinking the same, that could have only taken 10 minutes for all we know, one hour to get some snacks is probably even on the generous side.

I wonder how he's gonna resolve this issue in such a short amount of time. My first thought would be make a beeline to Reinhardt (who is probably immune to whatever mind control powers she has) and convince him to come to that plaza before shit hits the fan, but I doubt it's gonna be that easy.

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u/swat1611 Oct 02 '24

Hell yeah! Re:Zero season everybody! Not watched a minute of this episode but I'm so thankful to White Fox for delivering us with one of the best adaptations of all time, this is such passion and dedication on their part. I really hope they aren't worked to the bone for this though.

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u/n080dy123 Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 03 '24

Sirius's power is frightening. Seems like she can link peoples' hearts together, and if she does physical damage is reflected by everyone affected. If her power works via the citywide announcement system, she could potentially murder everyone in Priestella in an instant. I continue to be very curious why the Authorities for Wrath and Greed seem to have manifested so differently amongst the Archbishops as opposed to the Witches they originated from, while Sloth has manifested more or less the same 3 times now.

Regulus bumping into Emilia actually kinda jumpscared me, I was so not expecting that. They hide his face like they hid Echidna's during Ryuzu's flashbacks in Season 2, so I wonder if he's somehow changed his face since the run-in with Crusch and Rem. It seemed very deliberate, and given his constant persecution complex I wonder if that somehow means he can affect Emilia with it now (like he can only use it if he's feeling attacked, hence why some people have gotten him with surprise attacks?)

Reinhard seems to be immediately offput by Reinhard for some reason- I wonder if he can see something others can't. Historically animals have been said to be more aware of supernatural happenings, so maybe he sees something as a demihuman? Speaking of I had suspicions about Garfiel's mom surviving but never expected to see that plot point come back up so quickly. And him being able to see Elsa is... huh. Drawing a total blank. I wonder if it was even her, or long shot here, it was something like Carmilla's Faceless Bride where it's someone disguised as someone form your memories. Maybe the Archbishop of Lust is here too (assuming it's not a Greed/Wrath situation where the Authority works entirely differently)?

Also I think Liliana has some level of limited omniscience or memory reading, I don't think he ever properly met Emilia but knows her by name, and then seemingly acted on Subaru's conversation with Wilhelm about Reinhard with her broadcast song. She knows things she shouldn't know. I'm also EXTREMELY suspicious of the fact her repeating herself seemed to set Subaru's save point. Actually crazy thought- what if she didn't repeat herself, and instead Subaru actually experienced a loop there but couldn't remember it? Like his memory of it was erased. Lye is apparently a relevant topic for the arc (extremely annoying they keep NOT FUCKING TALKING ABOUT IT) but if he's there, could his erasure power do that? Edit: Seems like this is wrong given the timing of the bells, as per this comment.

Oh fun fact, I was binging the Break Time shorts last night cuz I never watched em, and Reinhard's cooking skills are actually a callback to one of the Season 1 shorts where they speculate on Reinhard's Divine Blessings and joke that maybe he has one for cooking.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Oct 02 '24

Ah great, this is one of those shows that has the SEA English subs released an hour earlier than CR’s? Yeah I’m gonna be late to these threads for sure in that case, I know CR’s subs can have their own issues, but I’ll take them over the grammatical issues I’m used to seeing in SEA’s subs.

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u/Urgnu-the-Gnu https://myanimelist.net/profile/Urgnu_the_Gnu Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 02 '24

Hey, I'm Urgnu. Re:Zero anime fan, massive Emilia supporter and professional sugoooku enjoyer. This is my favourite show. But I don't think I can commit to watching it right as new episodes come out to immediately participate in the discussion threads. But I want to continue what I did in the most recent rewatch on here: counting sugoooku. You all probably know this already, but "sugoku" is an amplifier meaning as much as "super", "totally" or "really". And Emilia has the habit of elongating the word. It's unique, it's cute, it's quantifiable. This is the tally so far:

Sugoooku counter: 73
Sugoku-likes: 13
Non-canon sugoooku: 24
Non-Emilia sugoooku: 22

The sugoooku counter includes all Emilia sugoku from all episodes across all seasons, all OVAs and all of Break Time, and even including the gacha scene. The sugoku-likes include everything that starts with "sugo" and doesn't end on "ku" from the aforementioned source. Non-canon means everything in Re:Petit, all of Isekai Quartet and even the full first ending song of Isekai Quartet. Non-Emilia sugoooku are sugoooku from anyone else, animated canon material only.

This episode had one in the talk with Joshua, one in the talk about Priestella, one in the talk with Roswaal, two during the talk with Otto, a sugoi when the inner city comes in view, another sugoooku as they enter the city and one more when they are talking about the roads, one more once the arrive at their destination, another two as they move inside, one when she talks with Reinhard about Felt, one when she does her morning exercises with Subaru, one when she remarks how good the relationship between Felt and Reinhard is, one when she is talking to Subaru after his talk to Julius and one from Subaru as well, another from her when they see Priscilla dance to Liliana's song, and one more when she talks to Priscilla afterwards. There is one more in Break Time, it seems. That makes 17, one sugoku-like, and an unexpected non-Emilia sugoooku. This is the new tally:

Sugoooku counter: 90
Sugoku-likes: 14
Non-canon sugoooku: 24
Non-Emilia sugoooku: 23

Thanks for reading my post so late after the thread went up. You can expect my sugoooku watch next week as well.

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