One thing that stood out throughout this anime was the insane character development, sprinkled throughout almost every episode. The anime not only clutches the main characters but also the side characters and forces them to strive and improve. The transformation of Otto from a selfish person; pushing Subaru to his death(White Whale incident) to one risking his life in the most insane way possible for him, Beatrice getting over her fears and inhibition, Ram from being submissive to finally opposing Roswaal for his own sake, and Emilia getting stronger emotionally to face her past, no-one is free from the clutches of character development. Don't even get me started on Subaru, he's had his character developed more times than Romanée-Conti has bit his fingers after becoming all psycho mode.
Forget the characters' development, it even tried to make us realise the importance of our parents and those we love, and to cherish those moments. Happy moments, though fleeting, must always be remembered, since we will never know if we'll get another chance. In order to accept who we truly are, we must embrace our past, present and future. Rather than aimlessly making us watch an anime for the sake of it, it made an attempt to make us better as an individual.
The strength in numbers and the vibrant power of friendship is highlighted by this season, and it gives a wholesome vibe to it. Whatever was accomplished, was done with the help of others. Subaru, Otto, Garfield, Rem, Emilia, Beatrice, Frederica and everyone else accomplished the end result by sticking for and trusting each other. There was no lone hero, who slugged punches and kicks onto the villain to make him submit.
Sadly, Rem(one of my favourite characters), the maid who's character change was a complete 360°, from murdering Subaru brutally before, to becoming more attached to him than a piece of bubble gum, still remains a vegetable this season. If I have any complaints about this season, it's that I didn't see enough of Rem. But I guess that makes the wait for her to make her smashing appearence later all the more worthwile.
Some people say Re:Zero is good because of how weak Subaru is and how he's not op. But I don't personally think so, power isn't about just how much you can beat the crap out of someone. Subaru, in my opinion, has one of the most op powers, the power to redo everything until he gets what he wants. The ability to potentially protect everyone you love, is something much more important than being able to wield a sword like it's your wii remote.(Never had a wii or ps4*sob*, feel free to buy me one if you want ;)
Overall, if you liked the previous Re:Zero episodes, and want some more stunning visual and auditory content, I'd say go for it and watch this if you haven't already.
V4Watcher out. (∗ ・‿・)ﾉ゛
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