"Julius is the broeyest bro of all time." Otto: Are you sure about that?

I fear no man, But that thing, *mostly naked Roswaal* _It scares me._

You're exactly right! People hate Subaru because they want to see themselves in Subaru, being the chosen hero in a fantasy world; which they could a bit in the previous episodes. However, when ep 13 aired, it went a bit too realistic and some people realized how much they can relate to Subaru, unable to face their cringe they started hating Subaru and the series.

I remember sitting and watching episode 18 and realising I just watched 20 minutes of characters talking, yet it was one of the best episodes

Thank you for standing up for my boy Subaru, I love him dearly.

YOOOOOOO, I'm so glad you're talking about Mitrospeed. He was PART of the Re:Zero season one experience for me and obviously many others.

Watching those Echidnut episode reviews like minutes after watching the episodes hits so different man

*Before Watching Re;Zero:* Pfft, what's with all these hype, I bet it won't deliver when I watch it *After Watching Re;Zero:* MORE, I NEED MORE! Patrasche is best Girl REEEEEEEE!

I can't explain how I feel about Re:Zero... It's like I'm obsessed. I can sincerely say no matter what happens, life was worth it just for being able to experience Re:Zero. Re:Zero pulls me in like nothing else. It makes me feel emotions like no other medium I know of can. From the mystery, to the epicness, to the suffering, to the relatability. This video puts into words so much of what I felt back at the time.. Though, I couldn't... I couldn't wait. I read ahead.. and it makes me hyped even more week for week and makes the community reactions so much more fun. Nagatsuki Tappeis writing skills are absolutely superb. A huge part of what we are, are our thoughts... And a book is nothing else than written thoughts available for everyone. But when I read Re:Zero it always feels like I completely submerge into the words and they become my own thoughts through which I experience the story... I remember 2016.. I was on edge each week. I had so much trouble waiting a whole week for a new episodes... Some days I couldn't stop thinking about it and would rewatch the recent episodes countless of times or keep myself busy with theories... I already felt the pull and the mystery from the very beginning (when Beatrice talked about the Witch of Envy my first thought was "I bet you she's not evil! There's something much deeper going on"), but mitrospeeds comments always would confirm my suspicion that there is way more to things than we are shown and the details led to even deeper speculation... The most amazing thing is how real the world and the characters feel. Everything that happens and every character motivation makes the utmost sense. It leads to very satisfying moments in the show when things slowly start to come together and make sense. Being able to craft such a large scale world and story while making sure everything that happens has a proper impact and happens for a reason... Is beyond amazing. Ahhh wow this video made me want to talk about all the things I love about this show, but I need to stop. I hope this gets more fews. Everyone who disliked Re:Zero back then needs to see this!

I just want Subaru to be happy 😭

Dude spitting straight facts, I've never been this emotionally attached to a show before, Re:Zero is truly Awesome

2:43 you're incorrect actually, there was oversaturation with isekai anime already. Re zero stood out because of it's unique take on the genre.

Not gonna lie. This anime was sitting in my "I'll eventually get to it" pile. 3 months later I'm Refreshing the web novel translation page waiting for Arc 6 Phase 6 chapter 77. This shit is a mastapiece!

The first opening is damn near perfect. Can’t stop listening to it. I also love how it loops

I dunno how I still haven’t watched Re:Zero but dang the way you talk about it makes me want to watch it immediately. It just sounds great and I should just take the plunge.

Re zero is so good and the soundtrack is godly.

Re:zero is the dark souls of anime

You know a series is amazing when there are if stories that flesh out characters and their possible choices/outcomes. And gives you more story than most 13 episode series.

I hope season 3 of Re: Zero is a year after season 2 ends! 🙏 PRAY WITH ME MY BROTHERS!

I feel like, if my memory serves me correctly, that point where people started to hate Subaru because of just how human he was in that episode, people started to hate Emilia too for her (also very human) reaction/response. Of course, with waifu war shenanigans and Emilia being the extremely beloved Rem's direct 'rival' people were gonna hate Emilia unjustly anyway but...yeah, I think that's interesting to note (EMT best girl whooooo)

Also, you’ve improved with your videos too, Phenom! This one is masterfully scripted, voiced and edited. Wonderful job!!

"I love Re:Zero. I love the story, I love the characters, I love the music, *I love Emillia* " Lmao this had me laughing

The ending of Re:zero season 2 was actually done partially by the music artist of Myth and Roid. Nonoc was only the singer

Oh, I clearly remember the moment when I fell in love with ReZero and Subaru in particular (not gay, tho). It was the scene when he survived the 4th night in the mansion with Beako's help only to find out Rem has been killed by a curse. That moment in the bedroom when Emilia shielded him from Ram's anger and looked at him in expectation, that he will explain what he knows and maybe fix the situation somehow. A proper isekai protagonist would have tried to do something, at least to clear himself from suspicion. But Subaru doesn't. In slow motion he closes his eyes, turns around and leaves the room with only "I'm sorry", letting the built up tension snap into violence behind his back. And that's when I fucking loved it! For the first time in many years I've seen the MC acting as a human would: under sudden pressure and driven by fear he did the worst move possible - for the most simple reason to save his life. Under all the sediments of cheerfulness and over-the-top acting Subaru turned out to be a human, living being that doesn't want to die even when the situation and plot logic call for it.

The first time I watched this show it was instantly my favorite. I'm so happy for finally getting a second season but at the same time I'm skeptical since there have so far apparently been a lot more changes from the source material than in the first season. White fox does seem to doing a good job though so I can only hope that this season ends up being just as good as the first.

I watched Re;Zero starting of 2017,so I had a blast of binge watching this show

I had heard plenty about Re:Zero but didn't watch it while it was airing. Like a year after it was done I finally took a stab at it, and while I enjoyed it I finished the mansion arc and just... never picked it back up again. I would go on to hear a lot of "it's pretty good but it's not *all that"* (you know how it is when something was super popular for a while) so I never really mustered the passion to go back in. When the director's cut was halfway done I said "fuck it" and started watching the whole thing again. I caught up almost instantly. I was blown away by basically everything past the point where I had stopped, and even with the double-length episodes the weekly cliffhangers were the greatest form of agony. It's not my favorite anime, but I'm so glad I've watched as much of it weekly as I have. It's... an experience.

One main aspect that makes or breaks my review watching experience is the voice of the video creator. This is because I like to listen while I work or do other shit. That being said, you have a nice voice sir and I am glad I found your channel today.

Bro what are the chances that an anime that’s been out for 4 years gets a season 2 a month after I start watching it?

there, you got me in the first 5 seconds, take it, yeah take my like.

The Promised Neverland is the most recent thing for me that had that “weekly appeal.” Every episode would end with me sitting on the very edge of my seat pounding my fist on the table in anticipation for the next one.It had theories racing though my head and me begging to know what happened next. Such an amazing experience that I wish I could’ve gotten with Re:Zero season 1.

Man I love the ending to season one, even back then. Not despite the title, but because of it. In my mind "That's all this story is about" was saying that, yeah, it's a big world that we know next to nothing about, but that's not what's important. What's important, is this moment, here and now.

Great video watching this brought back memories I almost completely forgot about thank you

The thing that makes Subaru an amazing character is almost exactly how you said it. He's human. He's just a normal shut-in who is almost a copy of what most Anime watchers are like. Me included. I can and likely won't ever put into words just what I mean by that, but after watching every episode S1-2 rn, Subaru's characteristics, traits, personality, resonates deeply with me. There's always something deep down that we feel shame for, be it 1 thing or 20. Some get over it and, from my perspective, become another generic person that never shuts the fuck up about "just get over it! Enjoy life!" Even though that's what I've been trying to do for years and it's never enough. I'm held back by my embarrassments, my shortcomings, my flaws, and so I become content with it. I SAY I don't have a problem with it, and that I'll just go with the flow even though I'm being surpassed by those that I either don't think deserve their success, or I just feel jealous of them and not show it. -- This statement might change in the years to come. But I feel content with things. I'm okay with not becoming amazingly successful or rich, with getting recognition that I may think I deserve. We're not perfect. Some of us acknowledge that and move on with life, get a job, start a family, be happy. Some acknowledge it and desperately try to change things. They want recognition, they want someone to tell them that they matter, that it's not their fault, that THEY deserve happiness and to be loved and that it's the worlds' fault and not their own. And then there's people like me. Someone who teeters on the ever-increasingly thin tightrope. I keep leaning towards the latter. Then back, back and forth. Back and forth. I'm 60% positive that we all find something creepily similar when we look at Subaru as a person, and realize we aren't that different from him.

Gotta appreciate that little snippet of editing at 2:13. Damn that gave me chills. Very thoughtful video and it made me fall in love with rezero all over again. I didn’t get a chance to rewatch the first season so this was a nice recap lol.

Haha thanks for making this! Now you've also become one of the people that articulated what we loved about the show when it aired, and how much I'm loving the current experience now too. Now looking back at all the shots from season 1. I really miss the detail in the anime and how good the colouring in the show was. It seems that pretty much all of the original team is back for s2 except for the original supervisor for colors, and so far I'm super happy with everything else. I couldn't wait for the anime and spoilt myself on the upcoming story and i'm really excited for what's to come.

Man i just found this video while not knowing anything about your channel and i must say it's an amazing analysis. It literally explains everything i ever felt towards this show, and why it's such a special isekai. Good job

This is such an underrated video! The way you talk about certain parts of the anime and how the video progresses is perfection. The overall video is amazing.

This video was great and I agreed with everything in it and OH MY GOD that intro you did with all the clips of the show cut together and that part of OP 2 was HYPE as FUCK.

Hey man great video! i'm glad im not the only one who loves Re:zero

Episode 17 is underrated

I see you that was a great way to get me to watch the rest of the vid

Great review dood

bro your editing skills are amazing, you build hype as easy as Subaru dies and you have a amazing sense of what music to play and where. keep up the great work.

I only started watching the series cause I was like “eh why not season 2 is out and it had a lot of hype back in 2016” one of the best choices of my life

I'll be honest, on my first watch smtg jus resonated inside me, that I rewatched the series at least 5 times in a row after finishing it. I've come to love it as one of my fav animes and s2 is hitting it off strong too. I jus watched re zero over quarantine, and I get wym abt the weekly experience, u jus want so much more

I heard "E.M.T still being the best" and automatically subscribed, you're a man of culture as well.

Honestly just as you said, Subaru's Return by Death was the first hooking point for me as well. But what really makes me love the Re:Zero was episode 13. I was shocked, shed a tear, and smiling at the same time. Thinking that I really love what's the writer doing with Subaru's character. And the anime studio also potrayed it well, animating Subaru to their absolute best to make Subaru appears very, very ugly. And not to mention the voice actor for Subaru, the absolute madlad. And of course episode 15 quickly replace my best episode at the time shortly before episode 18 aired and made my tears just won't stop while watching. I remember those weekly of airing Re:Zero was the highlights of my life. I've never been theorizing and thinking about the psychological state of an anime character and the lore of anime as much as I did when Re:Zero aired. And I remember refreshing for ChibiReviews channel for his review after watching the episode of the week and waiting for his mad theory crafting or dissecting the OP and every scene. Heck even some of his videos were several times longer than the actual episode. And the community was also really fun and ride on the theory hype all the way. Not so much fun these days though. I really loved those times.

12:47 "Julius is the broiest bro" Reinhard: "Am I a joke to you?"

Your content is great man, keep it up 👍

Such a well written video on re zero, thank you. You never let me down.

First video ive seen by you and its great :)

Nothing to do with the topic of the video, but when that Sora no Woto music came on at 12:20 the nostalgia hit me hard, haha. Love that show. Thanks for including that track, PhenomSage!

Your experience watching Re:zero sounds almost scarily similar to my own. From working a terrible job shortly after graduating to reading Mitrospeed's iconic comments on Kissanime. Small world I guess.

I was on MAL those days and I recognize certain people from your screens. Oooh boi what a mess that was, I loved it. Great video btw, I appreciated the mention of Mitrospeed/Essay-kun. He really was a pillar for the community back then and helped a lot of us to get more into the series (and the source material)

I’m seeing this after season 2 just ended and this really puts into words what I feel about Re:Zero. I wasn’t a seasonal anime watcher back in 2016 but the way you described the season 1 ending is how I felt watching the season 2 ending. I know it’s a good place to end off for now but it’s so hard to accept that I’m not getting any more rezero for a while and I know there was some stuff left out of the final episode that would’ve set up for next season really well.

I loved this video. Subscribed.

Man, I feel like listening to your review is like listening to my own voice. Once, I finished Re Zero S1, I went on Yen Press and bought all the light novel in english of re zero that were translated at the time. Having finished volume 13, I went ahead and read the Web Novel. It is the first time that I read 300 - 400 pages in just a few days (I am currently at chapter 45 of arc 5) I felt that the ending of the first season was a perfect one. We saw Subaru suffering for episodes and at the end, you see him rising as he unfolds his plans and gets to save everyone with the knowledge he accumulated. The satisfaction was... majestic Seeing this video and hearing you speak about how you love Re Zero really makes me want to talk to you in real person or via Discord. I hope this comment grabs your attention. Anyway, I thank you for making this video. For all of you out there, stay safe and healty

Watching chibi's "this last more than the episode" videos made me feel young and happy again, so much happened in 4 years but this takes me back

Re:Zero was first suggested by my friend, i thought i wouldnt like it cuz i was a dumb teenager, but then..... the moment subaru died and got restarted to the guy selling apples.... that was legit something else. I never suspected that to happen so i was really suprised but somehow happy. (idk why i was happy, maybe im a psychopath) I still remember the time when everyone except subaru forgot rem, best episode ever, every episode in the Re:Zero series was never a bad or dissapointing episode, it was infact brilliant or should i say a masterpiece!! It was and will remain the best series ever!! Now they releasing a SEASON 2?!?! OH MY GAWWWW!! I watched episode 1 to the current episode of the season 2 and it was, as expected a MASTERPIECE!! cant wait till the next episode!!

Seriously amazing video

got super hyped on episode 1 but got distracted by every other seasonal anime and tons of manga. had to come back to it and definitely one of my favorite anime ever

I swear, you had like exactly the same experience as I did. Even the reading part of the web novel on translation chicken and stopping to wait :P

In my opinion, the line 'that is all this story is about' means that the story isn't about some badass mc killing the big monster at the end with his frickin overpowered powers...no, this is the story... of one boy writhing, struggling, and agonizing in order to see one smile from the girl he fell for.

I didn't see it till later really enjoyed watching it all together. Stayed up all night to watch it

It is interesting how well this reflects my experience during the first season, despite me being much older than you and in quite a different phase of life (working on a PhD thesis).

Couldn't have said it any better. The character breakdown is just utterly amazing!

the community's reaction was the biggest part why i loved this anime.

i got hella chills from the music after u said fanatical like a demon

amazing video

Delightful video, thanks.

YESSSSSSSSS DUUUDEEE thank you for bringing this upppppp !!!! I used to watch weekly and I loveeeeddd ittt !!! It would be the one thing I look forward to every Wen, and I would watch chbis reviews too right after, guess 4 years later history "repeats" itself ~~~ I alwalys knew there was gonna be a season 2, no doubt about it o: they just gotta sell some merch first ;) it's a shame that my frds who watched it all in 1 go couldn't feel the hype as I had xD

Great vid fam

me watching the first episode with little clue about what the anime was about: "oh, another of these animes where an otaku go to a fantasy world and get a super op power, saves the world and get the girl, oh, incoming the first fight, such a cliche ahahah i bet he will discover his hidden power and obliterrate the assassin.... oh....holy shit, SHE GUTTED THE FUCK OUT OF HIM, HOLY SHIT" things get dark really fast in re:zero ahahahahha remember when he is absolutely traumatized by the long string of deaths and puck shows him the shamac spell and the experience remembers when he is dying, and everyone is cool, a normal day as ever but he is getting a panick attack? ahahahhah

damn the intro of this video was amazing

Great vibes :)

Yo finally found someone else from the Holy Chicken Cult. Bless you my man Chicken wherever you are and thanks for the awesome video Phenom.

The episode where Subaru is killed by Julius , the last part was masterpiece... That episode really made me cry....

2:12 i got goosebumps love it xD great video i would love to see u with more than 100k subs xD

I still remember first stumbling on re:zero manga it was still fresh and still has no much chapters, forgetting it completely as translations were getting slow. When I heard it was adapted to an anime, I was glad but still haven't watched it due to my personal problems. I watched the anime when my brother recommend it to me, so hahahah. What really got me is that this series pull me out of my shell. It made me realize how much life keeps on taking and taking on you, you just have to keep your will strong no matter what. To morally and emotionally care for others, makes rational decision, and takes risks that you are willing to take. I was really amazed how subaru is able to keep himself getting his sanity stable that I can hardly so myself. He accepts his flaws even tho its hard to swallow and tries to change for the better to the people he cares about. Re:zero is a life changing anime, I love it more as it keeps updating.

Honestly, i w8ed for the entire second season to end before watching it because i still have ptsd of w8ing every week for a new episode during s1. Having binged se2 now i cant explain it but i think watching each episode when it comes out is the way to go about it lol. Also, that second op, what a god damn banger.

I actually remember metro speed. I came into it a bit late and caught up around episode 17 but when I started reading the comment I was really happy to get some clarification on things.

You brought up Mitro, Son, and Chibi?! Those guys defined my whole experience of the show in 2016 and im so grateful for them. Amazing video, dude.

Thank you for this nice Video 😆

Great video!

when you mentioned the two best episodes my mind sparked to both 15 and 18.

The mostly talking eps of rezero are some of the best eps of a show I have ever seen. Season one made me cry during the rem scene and the final emilia scene, now in season 2 we got the parents ep and the Otto ep that also got me emotional. I always loved Subaru because of him being realistic, like dying over and over would drive anyone crazy and its funny how many people think they wouldnt. And then you have songs like stay Alive that any time I hear it makes me cry just remembering that S1 ending. Cant wait to see where we go with the rest of the series throughout the years, and at this point I cant see Rezero not being my favorite anime ever with my favorite MC ever.

Re zero still a masterpiece guys, thats it.

I am glad this is on my recommendation.

Awesome vid! You summarize my love for this show very well. Also, fellow Emilia stan? You just earn a new subscriber.

Re:Zero may not be the best anime, But it’s the best anime.

This pretty much sums up my re:zero experience

You are the first KZfaqr I've come across that has mentioned the weekly experience. I watched Re:Zero when it was airing 4 years ago, when it wasn't as popular as it is now. I decided to watch Re:Zero S2 weekly for a few reasons. 1) I couldn't wait any longer 2) I didn't want to be spoiled at all 3) For nostalgia's sake 4) most importantly, because of the cliffhangers, and the hype after each episode, the frantic theory-crafting that ensues, something that can't be experienced when binging the whole series. Every other anime I watch I can easily binge. Re:Zero is the only anime I can't bring myself to binge. I love reading the theories in MAL every week. I love waiting impatiently for a new episode every week. I can't say that about any other anime. One thing I miss is the fact that 4 years ago, not many people read the source material, so everyone was surprised, and we had a select few people who were source readers (Mitrospeed) who cleared things up for us. Now everyone and they mama is a source reader who lacks the class to not spoil and give hints everywhere I go. Everyone is watching for the adaptation and not for the mystery and cliffhangers, because they already know what's happening. I waited 4 long years without reading source material and avoiding spoilers just so I could have an authentic reaction to the next season. So I could still be surprised and cliffhanged. But looks like a lot of people buckled. I didn't understand it in the beginning and thought it was a regular Isekai, a genre I was getting into, but then I saw all these videos from Chibi Reviews (too bad he's a source reader now and only gives dry analysis breakdowns of what happened and isn't in the same world as anime-onliles like me anymore, which leads me to wonder how many hints he's really giving us for what will happen in the LN, which kind of scares me) and Mother's Basement come out that made me Realize what a masterpiece Re:Zero is. I see the psychological aspects, and I see how similar Subaru is to me. Some people would hate seeing themselves as that way, for me it was a relief to see other people who go through the same things. One of two anime I give a 10 on MAL. Edit: I wrote this before you mentioned Kissanime (RIP) and Mitrospeed and Chibi Reviews lol, looks like we are on the same wavelength I remember Mitrospeed telling us that was all a prologue and we couldn't really believe it at the time. Now I believe it. This world is so complex. I read so many comments on the long awaited day of the release of Episode 18, I probably came across your's too. Re:Zero brings people together!

I watched this show while it was still ongoing. The latest episode out was the one with the ending you showed (Subaru decapitated). I really believed this was the end of the show. It left me feel soo empty

15:17 Honestly same, I did the exact same thing, I read up to Subaru reacting to what happened to Rem and then immediately stopped because I wanted to see it from the anime instead and then soon after they revealed Season 2 and I freaked because wow looks like my trust paid off because I didn't have many spoilers. X'D

1:03 Let me just catch you up to speed... Mitrospeed

I don't think I have ever agreed with all of a videos points. You absolutely nailed all my feelings!

I read the web novel so I’m so hype for season 2 to get animated and everything is just getting animated super good

I can't believe I forgot about Mitrospeed, I was reading those essays 4 years ago weekly. Thanks bro

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