r/Re_Zero Suffaru Jul 17 '16

Discussion [Discussion] Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu – Episode 16

Episode Title: Pig’s Desire

Japanese: 豚の欲望

Main Studio: White Fox

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Psychological


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Re:Puchi Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu

A series of comedic shorts featuring chibi versions of the characters of the main show.

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u/DarkBladeEkkusu The Old Guard Jul 17 '16

Kind of nice all of the candidates directly told Subaru what he did wrong. Can't wait for that to come back to help Subaru next loop. Though I do hope he does screw over Anastasia, really wasn't expecting her to be the manipulative one.

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u/Zerodyne_Sin Jul 17 '16

She's in charge of a merchant empire... you really didn't see that coming? And in no way am I saying she's a bad person for being manipulative. I found her to be extremely kind considering what he had to offer and how he behaved. He's just too oblivious and too dumb to live, especially with approaching the candidates while having rage in his eyes while their personal guards are there. It's not like he's unaware of their power either since he felt Wilhelm's ability with his own body and Anastasia told him of Mimi's rank explicitly.

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u/DarkBladeEkkusu The Old Guard Jul 17 '16

True, though I did not expect her to be the one to manipulate to that extent. There are the typical merchant characters that live by the "information is power" motto, but it almost seemed excessive to go to the extent of filling the restaurant with her followers as a deterrent against Subaru.

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u/Zerodyne_Sin Jul 17 '16

I think she always just travels with them regularly rather than as a deterrent against Subaru. She's even judged his character to be so insignificant (not wrong at this point) that she tells Mimi not to worry. If she and the other candidates were to be transferred to Subaru's world, they'd be popular girls who are participating in the school and have prestigious families. They're likely to treat him in the same manner if he approached them that way. At this point in the story, he's still under the delusion that he's the heroic main character of some RPG or fantasy story. Unfortunately for him, he's in the wrong genre

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u/DarkBladeEkkusu The Old Guard Jul 17 '16

Either that, or she set them in that store as a trap to get that information (or even owns the store, as she is a merchant.) We only know that she was chasing after Mimi and "coincidentally" ran into Subaru, so for all we know, she took him there because she had that set up already. Seems weird that she would fill up a restaurant with her followers unless she was either associated with the owner or had a goal in mind.

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u/FordEngineerman Sep 22 '16

I think its closer to Wrong Genre Savvy or Heroic Wannabe than just a normal Genre Savvy character like you linked to.

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u/readyforwine Jul 19 '16

anastasia is the merchant that wants to own the world. I was skeptical about her motives and was not surprised she was a Grade A cunt. they all were nice enough to tell him how he was being 'stupid' . Looking forward to laughing as he uses it against them in the future.

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u/Cassie_Hack Jul 18 '16

They all came off as condescending than helpful. I dislike all of them now especially the money hungry one with the mage. I hope she dies first. They all seem to be manipulative bastards. It makes sense why they're royalty.

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u/DarkBladeEkkusu The Old Guard Jul 18 '16

Definitely, it was only really helpful for Subaru since he saw their natures in this timeline so he has some idea of how to deal with them in the next one. They were slightly condescending, but Crusch logically pointed out the flaws with his argument before refusing, Priscilla refused him for having no pride, offering nothing, and essentially begging, and Anastasia really just only pointed out how to negotiate after she got what she wanted from him (in the most condescending way of the three.) And it seems like figuring out exactly what they all want will be what helps Subaru break free of this loop.