ReZero season two made me pick up the light novel ( my first time reading a light novel and I LOVE IT) The opening of rezero for this season sums up perfectly what Subaru has to do on the next installment of his journey! He must realize the optimal path and seize victory at all costs. Subaru has to face his biggest obstacle yet and literally suffers more than he can even imagine. What I enjoyed about this season is how much Subaru had to reconsider his methods to his madness and realize the consequences of his actions. His power is a double edged sword and for the first time since he came to this word he has to figure out the best way to use it and not lose his sanity and himself simultaneously.
Subaru had to face the one thing he never wanted to think about, how his deaths affect his loved ones. How can they accept Subaru (their friend/hero/love interest) as a sacrificial tool to save everyone else?

I initially hated Subaru because initially, it appeared like he purposely let his self-hate and ego get the best of him. This season explains why Subaru is such a weirdo, he doesn't love himself. He thinks everyone else is more valuable than him and think no one would miss him if something were to happen to him. Hence why he chooses to be this bigger than life personality even when he's faced with danger and fear. The flashback made me realize Subaru is just trying to love himself and overcome his insecurities without proper guidance. This time Subaru can't just fix everything just by sacrificing himself, he needs to actually use his head.
I love the new cast, the more time we spend with the people of the sanctuary, the more I feel I can relate to them. A lot of characters in rezero are haunted by their past and forced to develop traits to help them cope with their fears and insecurities.If you took out even a single supporting character or switched up the roles, the entire story would change. I really enjoyed how this cast added to the existing dynamic of Subaru, Emilia, ram, etc. It's not often I get interested in discovering a character's past and powers as I do with rezero.

The eerie music and moments sent chills down my spine. The weakest part of this adaptation is how they cut out certain scenes and character moments. I know there's a 24-minute time limit but certain scenes would add to the reasoning behind character motives and making certain scenes more IMPACTFUL. ReZero second season does a good job adapting the light novel material, it was easy to transition between the two to see what content got cut out. The ending theme got perfectly timed each episode to the point, I was compelled to theorize what could happen next. I see why the echidna speech and some of the witches' dialogue got cut but some of it should have been there. Having source material and tons of character-heavy dialogue, monologues and thoughts must be challenging to deal with. If it wasn't for this adaptation, I'd never experience the greatness that is rezero.

I highly recommend watching the second season if you enjoyed the first season, it's a shame the cour got split last minute. That being said you could pick up the light novel or web novel while you wait for the remaining episodes. If you aren't a fan of psychological horror, character-driven stories filled with lots of dialogue, I can't recommend this series to you. That being said I think this season solidified why rezero blew up in 2016, it's something everyone (whose willing) should experience at least once. I think this section of rezero is more interesting compared the last one, we got more questions and some of the hints to the answers we seek,