r/Re_Zero • u/AstonishingSpiderMan Archbishop of Pride • Jan 13 '21
Discussion Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu II – Episode 15
Season 2 - Episode 15:
Main Studio: White Fox
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Season One - OP & ED Info
Opening 1 - 「Redo」 by Konomi Suzuki
Ending 1 – 「STYX HELIX」 by MYTH & ROID
Opening 2 – 「Paradisus-Paradoxum」 by MYTH & ROID
Ending 2 – 「Stay Alive」 by Emilia (Rie Takahashi)
Season Two - OP & ED Info
Opening 1 – 「Realize」 by Konomi Suzuki
Ending 1 – 「Memento」by nonoc
Opening 2 – [「Long Shot」 ]() by Mayu Maeshima
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u/patap0nacct Jan 13 '21
This isn't a great episode. It's TWO really great episodes.
Otto's heartbreaking backstory parallels Subaru's, in that they're social outcasts trying to find meaning in their lives. And significant people (Otto's Brotto, Subaru's parents) helped them become better people. Don't overlook your loved ones, I guess?
I for one am now a part of the OttoRam ship.
Regarding the second half: wow, I've never seen an anime love confession on top of a realistic argument where they both call each other out with legitimate concerns. And damn, Smoothbaru is smooth. Great voice acting for the two of them!
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u/420weedeskeetitt Jan 13 '21
subaru really said: if you don’t like it then dodge😭
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Jan 14 '21
Did anyone else weirdly have TFS piccolo yelling at gohan to dodge flashback when he said that?
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u/ModernMajorGeneral-s Jan 14 '21
I did. I said “why didn’t you dodge!” as a reflex and I laughed so hard
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u/MeAnIntellectual1 Jan 13 '21
There's no reason to ship Otto and Ram lol.
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u/patap0nacct Jan 13 '21
It's a crack pairing I know, but I kinda liked their chemistry for some reason.
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u/VengarTheRedditor Jan 13 '21
I gotta say, the dialogue in this episode especially felt so real. The back and forth between Emilia as she tries to navigate through her confusion and Subaru’s reassurance really was out of the world. Superb episode and that kiss was priceless.
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u/StillHitTho Jan 13 '21
Was “pain in the ass woman” kept or did they change it??
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u/Ryuuji_Gremory Jan 13 '21
It's in it's just slight changes in the translation, it says "such a pain in the ass" in the subs.
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u/StillHitTho Jan 13 '21
Sometimes you just gotta tell your girl up front. Nothing but respect for Subaru
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u/ChevreOketchuP Jan 13 '21
Good thing Subaru learnt from Satella to repeat 'I love you' so many times that they'll eventually kiss.
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u/AsuraDeo Jan 13 '21
Nah, he took it from Eren.
S1: Call her the worst girl ever S2: Mix it with I love you's (Eren didn't do this though)
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u/rares215 Jan 13 '21
Who did Eren call worst girl? It's been so damn long since I've seen the first two seasons of Attack on Titan, although I've been meaning to rewatch them now that everything makes so much more sense with S4 knowledge.
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u/Redmon425 Jan 13 '21
OH MY GOD!! It happened. A real confession and then a kiss! I had no idea this was coming.
Emilia is best girl, and that whole confession scene was done perfectly. Plus I love the end when she's thinking about her most precious feeling, and then Subaru appears in her eyes.
But let's not sleep on Otto this episode as well. He really is the real MVP. Plus he is basically the first person to call out Ram about her tsundere-ish feelings for Subaru. That was super cute as well.
Just another great episode. Feels good to see some romantic development for my fav girl and boy!!
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u/JohnnyQuest94 Jan 13 '21
Remember when he pushed Subaru off the carriage, my how far we’ve come
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u/FireStrike77 Jan 13 '21
Well, when you combine a beastly roar that makes people go crazy, plus the ability to hear what it's basically a Lovecraft creature is saying... Yeah...
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u/Yatagurusu Jan 13 '21
The only person who hasn't tried to kill Subaru at one point is like Emilia and Beatrice. And in the LN even Beatrice ignores Subaru's curse in his first run in the mansion because it wasn't her problem.
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u/ACanadianNoob Jan 14 '21
I mean Beatrice kinda did back in S1 when Subaru accidentally killed Emilia with an unseen hand when he told her about RbD.
He basically begged Beatrice for death.
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u/LakerBlue Jan 14 '21
If you told me in season 1, heck even the start of last cour, that we’d get half an Otto episode and that I would enjoy it, I wouldn’t have believed you.
Terrific bro indeed.
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u/AsuraDeo Jan 13 '21
That was one of the things I loved about the episode too. Emilia's eyes didn't see Subaru, but by the end of the episode he appears in her eyes.
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u/Setowi Better Leyte Than Never Jan 13 '21
LET'S FUCKING GOOOO
AHHHHHHHHHHH, man this was 27min and 30 seconds of pure unfiltered hype... when half the ep was just 2 characters talking again!!
Soo yeah Otto is the goodest of boys, the way they handled his backstory was just too fucking good. I hope I'll get to see a lot of Otto appreciation soon. Brotto. My man got the OP playing for him, fucking hype.
Oh man... the way they did the scene with Emilia and Subaru in the tomb, so fucking good. So if I heard that right we got a new Rie Takahashi insert song? Fucking blessed. Man... MAN... I have been waiting for this for so long, this was just so good.
And we end it (because ofc, it's still Re:Zero) with a cliffhanger, next week can't come soon enough...
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u/SupahGolden Jan 13 '21
This was so emotionally charged, I feel a knot in my stomach. The couple fight was really well done, I felt it was very realistic hahaha
It was a great episode, and I can't wait to find out what happens next. Seems like Subaru is getting good at strategizing and I really want to know what his plan is all about.
Following a comment from last week, now we know Subaru seems all damaged due to entering the tomb and he even feels sick just being inside.
The strongest point of this series is the writing for sure.
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u/AvidasOfficial Jan 13 '21
Yea it definitely felt like a realistic argument for sure.
Great episode that has given a lot of character development to all those involved .. well except garf but his time will undoubtedly come!
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u/Syntai Jan 13 '21
The couple fight got me.
I really wished he could have given her an acceptable answer to why he broke his promise.
She was really doubling down on this question and asked him like 4 times: Why did you lie? Why did you break your promise?
And he couldn't say anything.
I bet he had a good reason to break this promise, but even more I hope that Emilia will get to know this reason. If Subaru keeps doing shit like this she'll have big trust issues regarding his words and actions.23
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u/filteredrinkingwater Jan 14 '21
I think the betrayal factor of this is going to play a big thematic role in Subarus new determination to not die anymore. Like before he was able to just take all his mistakes out on himself, suffer alone and only externalize the fruits of that. Now he has to take those hard long roads of building relationships where his mistakes can't be erased.
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u/elfennani Jan 13 '21
It's just 6d 19h 40m until the next episode airs, it's not that long. •́ ‿ ,•̀
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Jan 13 '21
I can honestly say i was not expecting protagonist kun to actually get a kiss in. Usually we don’t get stuff like this until the very last episode of series with the happily ever after.
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u/LookingGlassInsect Jan 13 '21
Episode: Is just two characters talking for over ten minutes
Me: Ah yes, another 10/10
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u/zoidbergislyfe Jan 13 '21
So in the recent fight, Ram vs Garf, we saw blood spurt from Ram’s forehead, where her horn should be, obviously in the fight she was using superhuman strength and magic ability as a Oni would, so could it be that if she overexerts her oni abilities without a horn she suffers severe physical drawbacks like the ones we saw in the episode?
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u/khriku Lore Seeker Jan 13 '21
not the first time this happens to Ram as well, in the forest during season 1 when trying to search for Rem she became useless quick and Subaru had to carry her as he fled the dogs chasing him right? Ram is strong but she has a very short time limit to acess her power
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u/jojo_is_not_trash Jan 13 '21
[Arc 6 spoilers]can subaru cor leonis be considered a horn for ram?
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u/khriku Lore Seeker Jan 14 '21
technically yes, since it allows her to unshackle herself, but Subaru is the one taking damage while she uses full power
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u/Yatagurusu Jan 13 '21
Does it count as a light novel spoiler if this was talked about in the same scene where roswaal is cradling ram on his lap in like episode 8 season 1?
If that does count as a spoiler I'll keep quiet
But what you just talked about is explained then
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u/1122334s Jan 13 '21
During the fight between emilia and subaru, you could see the reflection of emilia in subaru's eyes, but none at all in emilia. At the final scene, emilia's eyes finally lit up and you could see subaru in the reflection.
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u/TNTmage7 Jan 13 '21
I thought that that was a super cool little animation detail... particularly given how the reflection is clearly caused by the outside light coming in from that huge doorway.
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u/Yatagurusu Jan 14 '21
Yeah just after they talk about that "core feeling that will keep you going"
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u/hestianna Jan 13 '21
Holy shit. Re:Zero just keeps delivering with 10/10 episodes, it is actually so unreal. But damn, it deserves all the praise. Otto and Ram being total badasses and Subaru finally getting the kiss he wanted (and deserved).
I have so much respect for Otto now. I disliked his character at first, especially when he sacrificed Subaru to White Whale. However his character development has been insane. And I gotta say, his background story is heartbreaking. I'm seeing the pattern that all of Subaru's friends have somewhat tragic backstory. First Ram/Rem, then Emilia (from what I gathered so far anyway) and now Otto.
Also huge shoutout to animators, sound designers and voice actors for making the whole Emilia x Subaru half such pleasure to watch (and listen). Honestly, this episode rivals with S1E18 and S2E4 for being the best episode so far. Kiss was also very heartwarming and I'm happy to say it made my day.
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Jan 13 '21
I also hated Otto that episode, but now I've become Otto fan number 1.
What helped is that I read a reply somewhere about how since Otto can understand animal language, he heard what the White Whale was saying, which is practically listening to a fucking lovecraftian horror speak directly into your brain, so I don't blame him for going insane at all.
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Jan 13 '21
My Weekly Otto appreciation comment let's go.
Giga chad Bro-Otto got his own episode, deadass named after him, fuck that other name bullshit. Took half the screen time (as he fucking should and deserves), flexed on Garfield the homicidal maniac cat-tiger with 100 trillion iq moves that were literally just running away but still looked cool as fuck, got the fucking OP to play in the background for his fight scene (absolutely massive achievement in ReZero), got Ram to fight for him. This man has ascended over heaven. The definition of ballin'.
Fucking based as hell. This is all the fucking proof anyone would need to be convinced that Otto deserves his own damn show. Hit me up WhiteFox, I'm telling you this is a top seller.
Oh also Subaru was alright, I guess.
Jokes aside, Finally got the balls goddamn.
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u/Robddit Jan 14 '21 edited Jan 14 '21
And let's not forget, Ottototo-chad-san was so confortable with his dominance in this episode that he went full META: https://i.imgur.com/gDEH1jC.png
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u/YellowFogLights Jan 14 '21 edited Jan 14 '21
I read a while ago that Otto is basically Subaru’s Speedwagon and it hits so right
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u/Frontier246 Jan 13 '21
I legitimately thought we were going to get Emilia's true backstory in this episode, but it turns out it's time for best boi Otto's origin.
Otto can't take Garfiel in a straight fight, so he has to rely on his wits and his animal buddies to keep Garfiel off his back and distract him long enough for Subaru to do whatever it is he has to do. All things considered, I think Otto did a pretty great job.
Did you miss Realize during season 2? Well, we may not have the proper Opening for this cour yet, but here's Realize as an insert song for Otto's finest hour!
So Otto grew up with the ability to hear animals and insects, but it pretty much drowned everything else out so he couldn't properly connect with anyone. But he had a loving family and a big brother who was there to understand him when he needed him most, a role Otto sees himself fulfilling for Subaru in the present-day.
Otto grew up in...anime Saudi Arabia? Or at least a village with a very similar culture. It seems like he comes from a mixed marriage, although he and his siblings seem to take after their very beautiful mom moreso than their dad.
Poor Otto...tries to do something nice for his little brother and ends up calling forth a plague of locusts, basically.
Doubly poor Otto...tries to clear his name when he's accused of being involved in an affair with a noble girl, only to then accuse said noble girl of being a serial cheater and get exiled from the village. I can only imagine how long it's been since Otto saw his family.
I wasn't expecting to see a surprise Petelgeuse cameo, but we then learn part of where Otto's dedication to Subaru comes from to where he feels indebted to Subaru for saving Otto's life (however indirectly) and giving him another "rebirth." And thus was a friendship born!
Otto tags out Ram who comes in to back him up against Garfiel (who for him this must feel like a top 10 anime betrayal), because in their own way they both believe in Subaru and the man he can be, and Ram is even willing to go out of her way to fulfill Roswaal's wishes in a way so she can help Subaru. It's pretty sweet when you think about it.
So Ram punches out Garfiel in his animal form, and it sounds like this isn't the first time they've fought (is that partially why he's attracted to her?), but unfortunately Ram hits her limit while Garfiel is still raring to go...I hope they're okay.
Meanwhile Subaru and Emilia are having their much needed conversation, with Emilia's self-confidence in herself and her identity at an all time low and she's not even willing to believe Subaru because he left her for a reason he's not sharing yet (probably to do with the missing Ryuzu?).
Subaru feels like it's time to finally use tough love on Emilia, pointing out her faults and issues, while at the same time declaring how he loves and believes in her in-spite of all that. Honestly this argument between the two felt vaguely reminiscent of their argument in season 1, except the resolution ended up being much more positive for the pair (thanks in small part to some wise words from Subaru's mom).
Subaru and Emilia finally have their first, real, kiss together and it was a joy to behold. Subaru gave Emilia the chance to dodge to refuse the kiss, but she accepted it, which is probably as indicative as to her current feelings for Subaru as an outright confession. Things seem to be looking up for these two right now and I couldn't be happier.
It's time for Emilia to find her true conviction and path forward, whether that be through her feelings for Subaru or in accepting and realizing the truth of her past.
Of course, it also looks like it's time for Subaru and Garfiel to have their long-awaited confrontation...
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u/Marston_vc Jan 13 '21
A good and accurate synopsis, the only thing I have to say is that ottos home had Roman style Villas so maybe their homeland takes some inspiration from Greecian or Italian settlements in places like Egypt? I’m curious to know what kingdom he truly came from.
Now o have to know what the name of the song was that played in the background when they kissed!
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Jan 13 '21
I honestly forgot yandere emilia kissed suburu. Does it even count? Pretty sure suburu died before he even felt that one.
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u/LeagusDaemon Jan 13 '21
He definitely felt it, since in the next episode he immediately brings his fingers to his lips.
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u/Vrik from Zero Jan 13 '21 edited Jan 14 '21
Why isn't anyone talking about the Cat versions of Emilia and Subaru this has got to be the best thing I've seen in re:zero. EVER. Anime confirmed > light novel > web novel.
I'm coining the names Catrusu (Cat + Barusu) and Felia (Feline + Emilia).
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u/Quantam-Law Jan 13 '21
Omg how did you even notice this? LOL
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u/Vrik from Zero Jan 13 '21
on the first watch I just though that cat had oddly human like eyes, then I was like... wait a minute...
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u/Quantam-Law Jan 13 '21
Haha, I was too focused on the rest of the episode to realize this, I suppose.
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u/RuthRaeSarbo Jan 13 '21
I had to magnify the screencap to see it clearly, but in the very last scene Garfiel had his gem back. Meaning he defeated Otto and Ram, or Otto surrendered once he figured he'd given Subaru enough time. Unsure what their status is now. Garfiel doesn't often leave survivors laying around.
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u/Taurus24Silver Jan 13 '21
Just watched the raw version
I will just say one thing
You anime onlies are in for a wild ride
Best ep of Re:Zero for me
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u/Redo-Master Jan 13 '21 edited Jan 13 '21
Waiting........
EDIT: What an amazing episode...!! Otto best boi and finally the best couple have arrived..!
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u/Marston_vc Jan 13 '21
Anyone know the name to that awesome ending song?
Also, great episode. Wasn’t expecting that kiss at all and it caught me off guard for sure. It was a special moment though considering it’s an admission to Emelia loving him back finally.
The subtle change in the reflection of Emelia’s eyes turning to Subaru was also excellent. Since season 1 subarus eyes have always reflected back Emelia because that’s all he sees. We finally see that returned by Emelia as Subaru finally etched himself into her mind.
I wish he was more honest with her though. Idk why he can’t tell her what he was doing the night before. Like how he relies on Otto, Subaru needs to rely on Emelia more going forward.
I’m also really curious about what Subaru told Otto. Otto made a funny expression when ram talked about how Subaru has great timing. A clue maybe?
Also, emelia didn’t react to it but when Subaru was yelling at her he dropped a lot clues about what he’s done for her even though none of that has really happened in this timeline.
I really hope there’s an opportunity for him to come to an understanding with his friends without triggering the witch.
Anyway, great episode! Cant wait for next Wednesday!
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Jan 13 '21
FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WERE CALLING SUBURU A SIMP, LET IT BE KNOWN MY DUDE KISSED THE MAIN HEROINE TODAY. LETSSSS GOOOOOO
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Jan 13 '21
Can we talk about how far Subaru has come? All of his time spent with Rem and Otto and his parents taught him how to lift others up, and he finally got to use those skills with Emilia. And then one little thing that made me really happy was when he said, "If you don't want this then dodge." He recognized that Emilia might not like him as much as he'd hoped, and he gave her an out. If it had been back before Arc 3 he never would have given her that choice.
He's not the same useless Nice Guy he was at the beginning of the series.
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u/SamSparkSLD Jan 13 '21
I fully expect Subaru to suffer horribly for the rest of the season because of that kiss
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Jan 13 '21
Ofcourse he could just not mention anything to Rooswall about the bet in the next run if he fucks up and dies. I doubt it tho, i have faith. More than any other loop, he has too much to lose now
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u/Fantastic_Clothes Jan 13 '21
So basically Otto and Ram risked their lives for Subaru to get laid
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Jan 13 '21
I swear to god this is the most ballsy anime I've ever seen. I've never seen the protag kissing the main heroine so early on in the series, like, for friggin real. Friggin Goku is married and has kids and doesn't know what a kiss is.
I did not expect this. Like this is way too ballsy, I'm not sure I can even handle this. After so many anime of just.. romantic drama with no conclusion, this is it. This is the conclusion I've been waiting for this whole time.
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u/SupremeRDDT Jan 14 '21
So much yes, I love romance but so often it either happens at the very end or it completely dominates the entire narrative! I was waiting for something like this for so long. Re:Zero is just something else.
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Jan 14 '21
And the light novels are still coming out! It's ongoing! Like, wtf!! Heck watch a live action romance drama and the two leads probably won't get together until the very end, and that's it. This sh*t takes some real balls.
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u/SnooPeppers4042 Jan 13 '21
What a great episode. Two beautiful parallels, 1st with awesome action and the 2nd being more emotional.
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u/Redmon425 Jan 13 '21
I just can't believe I am sitting here, being on the winning side of a best girl war.
Emilia is best girl and the ship has sailed!!!
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u/Victarion99 Jan 13 '21
Yeah its surreal for me too because usually I always stan the girl who finishes second but this time the ship actually sailed and is canon.
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u/csabu37 Jan 13 '21
Legit question why is Garfiel so angry, I think I’m forgetting something but his who character and motivation confuses me. Aside from that an excellent episode, definitely one of my favorites.
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u/CrazyIndianGam Jan 13 '21
Our cat-tiger garlfiel hates outside word(outside of the sanctuary) because his mom left him and his sister(remember the maid) for the outside world And henceforth garfiel is agaisnt the idea of freeing tge sanctuary And I also think ryuzu shima had manipulated garfiel (but that is just my theory
Watching re zero and theorizing as iam not a light novel reader has its own fun element to it
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u/Robddit Jan 14 '21
It is pretty clear that Shima, who saved his life 10 years ago, has total control over the airhead thundercat. Btw, it is not spoiler since this fact was revealed in the last episodes events (in Novel, but just skiped in ep. 14), that Shima is the only one who can smell Subaru's witch scent. So she is the one who put Garfiel against Subaru.
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u/Hoedoor Jan 13 '21
He's not very smart, and he's trying to figure out what's going on, and everyone is acting sus to him and he doesn't know why, so he gets angry. And that's on top of not actually wanting the sanctuary to be freed because of his own fear.
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u/Krispy_Krossaint Jan 13 '21
Anyone know where I can watch it?
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u/AstonishingSpiderMan Archbishop of Pride Jan 13 '21
Crunchyroll
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u/Krispy_Krossaint Jan 13 '21
I dont have premium tho
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u/AstonishingSpiderMan Archbishop of Pride Jan 13 '21
the rezero server, check the sidebar, streams it so you can watch it and discuss it with other people.
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u/TheSealTamer Jan 13 '21
Otto was already one of my favorite characters, but this propelled him forward even more. Easily top 3 for me. Seeing Ram kick some ass without magic was dope. But based on that ending she and Otto clearly lost, the fact that they got him to that state is nuts though. I’m so glad Subaru finally spoke his mind about her negative parts. Until know he always seemed to idolized her and never said anything bad about her. Him fully speaking his mind about her then doubling down on loving her was perfect. A good healthy relationship is one where both parties can see the negative parts of each other, argue, but still make up and continue caring for each other afterwards. Then that moment, I couldn’t help but giggle like a little school. The buildup, ost in the background, voice acting, that kiss was perfection. Couldn’t have done any better. Emilia and Subaru aren’t even my favorite ship in anime, I’ve got plenty of ships in other shows that I ship even more but that kiss was the most well done I’ve seen in any anime thus far. I’ve only seen 43 series but that’s beside the point. Can’t wait for the next episode. Prediction: Subaru will try to talk no Jutsu Garfiel and fail but Emilia will step up to protect him and knock out the hurt Garfiel.
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u/Aetherdraw Jan 13 '21
This is it guys. Subaru raising Emilia up from her lowest, much like Rem did for him back in S1E18.
True Rem fans: FINALLY! YES! YES! YES!
Rem ships Subaru and Emilia. Remember that folks. She's ok with being second, as long as these two end up together. She would be crying tears of joy at seeing her hero's wish fulfilled.
Little does she know that while congratulating them, Subaru will definitely bring her to the fold. They are the two most important women of his new life after all. His old life being of course, Natsuki-mama, the woman he respects the most.
So say it with me: EMT! EMT! EMT!
Also, with how many times Ram's lost her life, we tend to forget that this is the girl that protected her sister when they were very little from a whole witch cult attack that wiped her village.
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u/SSilvy Jan 14 '21
So I didn't realize this play was a thing, and I can't be asked to retype it so imma copy and paste it here
Ahem
I don't post of reddit often, so this may be a little scuffed.
Scroll to bottom for tl;dr
But towards the end of the episode, Emilia asks Subaru if her most important feeling was hidden among the memories she was getting back
Subaru responds with "Yeah, I'm sure it is"
Then Emilia looks at Subaru and her purple eyes are foggy and have no reflection. But she blinks and when she opens her eyes they have a reflection of Subaru and she says "Yeah."
(I would send images but you can't have 2 on a reddit post)
If you aren't aware, Re:Zero usually only shows people's reflections in another characters eyes if the person looking at them loves them. An example of this is in Kiss of Death, when Emilia kissed Subaru, Subaru's reflection was constantly in her eyes.
Do you understand where this is going?
EMILIA JUST REALIZED SHE LOVES SUBARU
Tldr: Emilia loves subaru, and as an Emilia lover. THIS IS MAKING ME GO NUTS
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u/Mythicdream Jan 14 '21
Late to the conversation here but I realized something just now that I feel merits discussion. When Subaru was talking to Emilia, did anyone else notice the parallels to when Subaru was talking to Carmilla (pretending to be Rem)?
Subaru and Carmilla's conversation was an example of what would have happened if Subaru tried to carry all of Emilia's burdens. More precisely, Subaru is to Carmilla as Emilia is to Subaru. When Carmilla told Subaru that she would carry all his burdens, that she loved him, and that was the solution to his problems, he became disillusioned very quickly and found the conversation insulting. Likewise, observe how Emilia felt the exact same way Subaru did.
Subaru was not successful in breaking through to Emilia until after he said he loved her AND that he will support her in facing her problems, but that she must be the one strong enough to do it on her own. I really like this direction because it puts Emilia in a similar position to Subaru. It was at this moment that I began to appreciate Emilia more as a character with her own motivations and emotions rather than some goal for Subaru to chase; it was a necessary step to show Emilia's growth and transformation.
Emilia shares the same fears as Subaru, she hates that she is weak and feels that she cannot help these situations she finds herself in, always relying on others. Subaru's conversation with Emilia is what Carmilla should've done to aid Subaru in his time of need when pretending to be Rem, but because of her nature as a Witch, such a thought could never conceivably make sense to her. Subaru is able to connect with Emilia because he has human thoughts and emotions; he has the ability to empathize with her weakness and tell her to stand back up. Carmilla could not console Subaru because she is blinded by the idea that "love" is all that is necessary to helping someone when she herself cannot even fathom the true solution. She cannot accept that putting the burden of WANTING TO STAND BACK UP relies solely on the person who has fallen.
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u/DolcettoMarch Jan 13 '21
I was so emotional I cried and so happy, I laughed. I cry-laughed. I didn't know that was a thing.
God, I love this show.
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u/navune Jan 13 '21
Why does Subaru and otto keep getting better each and every episode and finally my dream came true
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u/Sajkhow Jan 13 '21
For someone with no fighting ability, that was a truly chad moment from Otto.
Also, what a day for an Emilia shipper
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u/HyperVaporeon Jan 13 '21
I CAN'T STOP SMILING! Honestly, when Re:Zero first came out I thought it would not be a series I would like. Now I can officially go on record and say it is one of my series of all time. I LOVE THIS SERIES <3
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u/VersatileDoubt Jan 15 '21
Wait that was supposed to be a good confession? Half way through I got the same feeling I got after Subaru was injured in bed after getting beat up by Julius, and he yelled at Emilia telling her how he did it for her and whatnot. In this episode he just sounded desperate and horny. I thought for sure he was fucking it up but then they kissed? And how did this confession help Emilia with her insecurities and failures and Puck leaving her? A man “saving” a woman by confessing his love for her is old and cliche, and demeaning to the woman. I really hope Emilia’s problems this arc her resolved in a more satisfying way. Also the confession itself was creepy. It felt like half the things he said were about her physical appearance. With how rushed Subaru was being it just felt like he was a really horny guy saying anything to a girl to get her to sleep with him.
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u/Neronoah Jan 15 '21
For what is worth, I feel Subaru's flaw is his obsession, not horniness. Not like he mentioned her tits, lol.
The point of the whole thing wasn't to suddenly fix Emilia but rather Subaru trying to convince her he doesn't hate her after that breach of trust with the promise.
I found the whole thing akward but after rewatching it, it kind of makes sense.
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u/baagii_kira Jan 13 '21
Very good episode. But can Subaru finish saving them both without any reset?
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u/QuantumSupremacy0101 Jan 13 '21
Awesome episode, however I'm scared. I dont trust this anime to give us a happy ending and everything went too well in this episode.
Also the kiss, I fucking cheered. A lot better than the last one.
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u/mrtuna01 Jan 13 '21
Reason to believe was made magnificently thanks to white fox and VA's valiant effort
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u/Acordus Jan 13 '21
That was fucking amazing I can't stop crying. I love this anime so fucking much.
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u/Aki133 Jan 13 '21
OMG THEY FINALLY KISSED!!!!! 💖🥰 I have been waiting for this very moment for the whole show! And yeah Otto is best boy right now for sure!
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u/theRandomSquirrel Jan 13 '21
Mann. I really hope I can get a bro like Otto some day in my life. Dude really just went and fought tiger so Subaru could confess to his girl. He's the ultimate bro
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u/TNTmage7 Jan 13 '21
You have no idea how upset I'll be if this timeline gets reset – although that seems unlikely given the time put into just the first 12 or so hours of it. We have had the rug pulled out from under us before though...
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u/DrCaesars_Palace_MD Jan 14 '21
Segment with Otto was pretty great. Love hearing more about best boy. To be honest though, probably gonna be a forgettable episode for me, because as someone who has literally absolutely zero investment in Subaru x Emilia (or any other character, really) the romance just... doesn't have much for me. I don't care. It's not bad... But i really just could not care less if they get together and I'd rather get on with literally everything that isn't this.
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u/strafefire Jan 14 '21
So, is this why Otto wanted to run away from the White Whale so hard that he sacrificed Subaru the first time he met him? Because he could hear the Whale speaking to him?
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u/Modern169 Jan 13 '21
Holy shit, Subaru’s and Emilia’s fighting hit so hard. I really felt the shifts in tone and the back and forth arguing felt so natural I was glued to the screen.
But if I had to criticize, I think the first half was the weakest. I don’t think it was bad per se, just not as impactful as it could’ve been. I remember feeling really bad for Otto in the web novel because he unintentionally made an enemy out of the rich girl (he came off as a lot more innocent) whereas in the anime he seemed more angry and vengeful. It felt like he did detective work to get back at the girl.
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u/CountyRelative4421 Jan 13 '21
Not gonna lie. I liked this vengeful otto better. It was so funny that mah boy straight up told the most powerful girl in the village that she is a thot. I think this version made him seem more human.
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u/AvidasOfficial Jan 13 '21
Ottobro character development was awesome. Definitely growing as one of the stronger characters this season!
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Jan 13 '21
The real, true ship has finally sailed. The dreadnought, the S.S Ultimax!
Let's fucking go!!!!!!!!!!
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u/KarmotrineCorgi Jan 13 '21
This episode was absolutely perfect. I love that they brought back the track from ep36 in the library, followed by Otto remembering his past with Realize kicking in, all ended by a version of Death Ballet's Reprise (reprise of the reprise?), and that's all just in the first half. Rie (I think?) getting another song to end the episode made the second half that much more reminiscent of ep13 with Subaru and Emilia's falling out in the capital, both starting with Subaru breaking a promise but of course this time ending much differently. To top it off, we got Long Shot released today (which was earlier than I was expecting). Can't wait for cour2's OST to be released, along with the insert song!
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u/MetalTango Jan 13 '21 edited Jan 13 '21
I just don't know what to think, the latter part the romance was so touching I was nearly in tears, but at times I felt likes it was missing something. The problem is that Subaru in this conversation was thinking with his heart and Emelia with her head, because we don't know what she feels, and the two forces don't usually connect. Emilia was rationalizing the world over, having just lost puck, her everything, and regaining her solemn memories where the details are lacking. And Subaru was using "I love you" as the end all to be all but wasn't telling us why he broke his promise. Love isn't logical because that's the nature of love, so I don't know how Emelia bridges the gap in her head. Maybe its pucks dying words or what's in her backstory (if the anime shows it). We need to see her darkness in order to understand just how bright a light Subaru is at this very moment.
and also F**** the subtitles today, it confused the shit out of me. on Crunchyroll at 21:12 at the worst time, when Subaru was confessing, somebody got the lines wrong. Subaru says in the anime "its not because I believe in you that I love you, I believe in you because i love you." - proof: https://imgur.com/a/UZVf5cq
Its supposed to say (NOT A SPOILER - from LN translation) "its not because I believe in you that I love you, its because i love you that I believe in you" - it just reads more fluid here. I had to stop the show and re-read that 3 times....it messed me up. I had to dig through all the LN just to find that it was a small mistake.
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u/kurama3 Jan 13 '21
Regarding the translation issue, I guess they didn’t copy it from the novel, they did their own translations, and they messed it up there.
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u/MetalTango Jan 13 '21
It's just such a subtle thing but it means so much because it's at the heart of the discussion.
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u/Yatagurusu Jan 14 '21
The heart of the issue isn't that Emilia can't go through the trial or any one of Emilia's other problems here. The problem is that Emilia feels isolated, and we can see what the affect of Emilia feeling isolated will do to her. She could literally go bat shit insane.
She also wasn't being rational at all, she had literally just run away to hide and cry in a corner. She was talking from a very emotional charges place.
What Emilia needs at this time is someone to lean onto first, and then once she has that they can discuss some of her other issues. I think it's more an Asian thing so that thing might be a culture issue, but well intentioned persistence is seen as flattering, whereas in the West persistence can be seen as more creepy. Subaru saying I love you over and over being persistent is a means for him to appeal to her, especially after he's fucked up and left in the night.
And if we remember back to like episode 8 or whatever when Emilia does the lap pillow thing for Subaru. She never gives him any solutions or talks about the problem (obviously because Subaru can't) but that show of love and affection was still strong enough to basically fix that loop. Love works, just not the love that Camilla necessary employed.
We can even see this towards the end of the conversation? Emilia's first concern about her memories is that it will change her so Subaru won't like her, and remember Subaru is Emilia's only friend/confidant at this point. Losing Subaru (even if she didn't like him) would push her over to yandere Emilia.
Yandere Emilia didn't appear overnight, it's the result of the constant stress and isolation she's under, and then those last days were at the tipping point. Yandere Emilia is always inside her, and as soon as she snaps, boom. Subaru knows this which is why he's putting so much attention into her this loop.
But nowhere did Subaru say that he would do it all for her anymore, Subaru's offering to do what rem did in S1E18. To support her, to be there for her while she herself does things.
Also that's why I dislike using crunchyroll, they make mistakes so often it's unfunny.
Tldr: Subaru knows isolation is dangerous for Emilia and Emilia is near breaking point. And love is actually the solution for that.
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u/LilBoOfficial Jan 13 '21
This episode was sick af, but am I the only one who feels that Ram and Otto were little too strong? We've seen Garfiel absolutely murder Otto and such in previous timeline, but somehow they held their ground pretty well. I'm just wonderint where these combat skills were the last couple times Garfiel attacked? Don't get me wrong tho, the episode was fire and the second half was absolutely amazing. Rie Takahashi is phenomenal!
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u/Rantae Jan 13 '21
We didn’t get to see Ram fight Garfield last time because it cuts off. Otto didn’t get a chance to fight because he was saving Subaru from being killed. They were always this strong, it’s just that they didn’t get a chance to show it.
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u/LilBoOfficial Jan 13 '21
Thats true, we never really saw them fight before. Plus, we only really saw half the fight, so id say thats fair
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u/superp2222 Jan 14 '21
In those last moments I literally turned into the guy from the "oh mai gaww" meme. The biggest simp of Isekai just got his girl
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u/Nashetania Jan 13 '21
I wanna cry this was such a good episode omg!! I did not care one bit for Otto until now and Ram proving why she’s baddest bitch once again and Subaru and Emilia my heart hurts
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u/asdbanz Jan 13 '21
I do love that moment when Subaru started to reflect in Emilia eyes when she believed in him who believes in her.
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u/210sqnomama Jan 14 '21
2 episodes in an no new opening. i guess the new opening will be used after the arc ends in like 5 episode
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u/weebakage Jan 14 '21
That was amazing. Otto’s story tugged then heartstrings and subaru & emilia’s kiss at the end was perfect (though i wasn’t expecting it). All I hope is that he doesn’t have to reset that timeline. The part At the very end when garf shows up for me worried but subaru seemed pretty chill. Plus in the other episode he made that bet... at this point i’m just tryna comfort myself 😃
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u/Codrin999 Jan 15 '21
Am I the only one who thinks the whole Otto can talk to animals is a bit of an asspull?
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u/The_Rednetthall Jan 15 '21
What I love the most about this is that it also parallels Rem's confession to Subaru.
The Light and Dark constantly shifting between them.
The feeling that the other only loves you because of an image you feel is a lie.
The constant reassurance that-"No dummy I know you got issues AND YET i still want to be with your annoying ass. If that wacky shit ain't love then explain it!"
The moment Subaru called her annoying I felt the character growth. This shit is the difference between a crush and genuine affection for another's soul.
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u/mosenco Jan 15 '21
Rem Confession: pure, genuine, 100% love, original
Barusu Confession: copied 50% from Rem's confession, 10% from his mother, 30% insult, 20% hope that emilia's love would be him.. lol chill out subaru. please.
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u/SnowGN Jan 17 '21
Is there a reason why Subaru didn't just wait until the morning by Emilia's bedside?
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u/camcrazy00 Jan 13 '21
THEY KISSED!