Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu

[MFauli]

Yeah, David, what´s this talk about changing the reset point? When has Subaru gained the ability to willingly change it? I agree with Neo, Subaru gathered more "curse smell" to lure the whale.

As I see it, there´s a clear path to victory: Get Reinhard, reveal to him that Wilhelm is his father (which is beyond obvious now), and the father-son-tag team will fuck up three whales by themselves, unleashing the most murderous sword combo in all of history.

And damn, why is Rem so good? When Subaru said "Sorry, Rem, we´re going where it´s the most dangerous", she just smiles and says "wherever you go". Fuck Subaru, fucking idiot.

[shinta|hikari]

The chopping from the inside is a trope I really don't like, but it actually makes sense for whales, who I believe don't chew.

Even if those 2 haven't died yet, they have screwed up too much to beat 3 whales now. Only a deus ex machina twist could allow them to win this fight at this point.

It's funny how they brought squads of mounted knights literally as fodder. The elites deal damage, the mages irritate the whale, while the knights tank the whale's attacks by actually dying.

[shinta|hikari]

I need to get this once it's out.

[MFauli]

Hm, is that artwork final? The face looks slightly off

[shinta|hikari]

It's final. That's illustrated by the LN illustrator, so it's different from the anime style.

[shinta|hikari]

Episode 21.









What an awesome battle. Not a fan of Wilhelm unleashing ridic attacks that chop off chunks of the whale, but I can ignore that and chalk it up to theatrics.

Rem is the like ultimate waifu. Subaru should just go and switch #1 and #2 already. See that scene with them snuggling? It's inevitable.

As I predicted, the annoying knight guy makes an appearance to "help." I hope Subaru's anger doesn't make him act uncool in front of this guy again. In a way, this bastard is more to blame for his insanity than crazy dude. He was the one who created the rift between Subaru and Emilia. That said, he was also the trigger for Subaru to become bad ass.

I wonder if annoying knight would still act all arrogant after Subaru has already proven himself as a hero. Defeating a 400 year old monster kinda makes you untouchable in the accomplishments department.

BTW, that tree is fucking weak. It's like several times thicker than the whale but fell from one barrage of spells coming from a decimated army.

It's kinda funny that despite Mfauli saying this show was unpredictable, my and his predictions combined actually foretold the events of this entire arc lol. I think rather than unpredictability or freshness, what makes this show so good is execution. They just do things right when they need to.

[MFauli]

good episode overall.

But seriously, FUCK Subaru. Wanted to punch him when he said to Crusch "if I hadn´t a #1 and #2 already ...", yeah, fuck off! You declined #2 and you never had #1. You´re just being an arrogant, little prick who´s still way too full of himself.

I actually hope the annoying knights manages to reveal Subaru´s true self once again. That would be unexpected and welcome.

Seriously, I was furious when Subaru was pressing his forehead against Rem´s. Fuck this shit, he has no right for such intimacy.

[shinta|hikari]

Why can't he have both Rem and Emilia? I'm pretty sure Rem would be okay with that (versus not being picked at all). Emilia is another matter, but Subaru has all the time in the world to get into her panties.

The Krusch (sp?) scene didn't redeem her at all in my eyes. First, if she could shoot those projectiles with no limitation, fucking use them like that from the start. Second, she doesn't get to act all nice now. She was a bitch when Subaru was a nobody. A person who is only nice to people they can use is the farthest from being kind. Third, she deserves to be ruler much more than Emilia. She's a conniving evil bitch, the perfect personality for a politician. I wish Rem was there when Subaru mentioned #1 and #2 and clocked Krusch right in the face, AND THEN taught Subaru the meaning of bondage.

[MFauli]

The fact that Rem would be okay with it is even more reason why it mustn´t happen. She´s too good.

[shinta|hikari]

I don't get it. The more the merrier, right?

Either way, the author won't end this with Subaru just dumping and forgetting about Rem and getting together with Emilia. That would go against everything shown about their relationship so far and the promise they made this episode.

The possible endings are:
1) Harem end.
2) Rem dies or goes into an eternal coma, at which time Emilia saves Subaru from despair and cements #1 seat. Emilia can't die because she's central to the plot. Rem, however, is just a decoration, which ironically, exceeded everything else the show has to offer as a main pull.

EDIT:
And before I forget to mention: BOOB BAGS. The safety feature needed for any vehicle ever and will ever be made.

[Buffalobiian]

Yes. Boob bags are best.

Instead of a weak tree I think the spells are just that strong. They brought out weapons of war and even a Night Banisher. The whale just had anti-magic skin that's second only to a honey badgers'.

I have to wonder at what these troops hope to do against Sloth. The only counter to his hands so far is OP Puck.

[shinta|hikari]

Huh? Wouldn't a barrage of magic pawn him? His hands are invisible, not omnipotent. I bet Krusch's cheap sword could kill him if she started from sufficiently far away. Her slashes are invisible too.

[Buffalobiian]

That's if they don't get ambushed first. I didn't see artillery being part of MC's troops.

[MFauli]

The biggest question is WHO DIES at the end of this season. It´s obvious that we´re getting a second season (or at least should) and the overall story won´t be resolved this season. But it will end with something tragic. I don´t want to type it out, but my guess is: When everthing seems to be fine, Rem dies, and there´s no way to undo it.

[shinta|hikari]

Remeo must die.

[MFauli]

Baseless prediction that would greatly please me:

It is revealed Ram is the witch, who wishes Rem to lead a happy life. Season ends with Emilia dying.

[shinta|hikari]

Why do you think the witch's identity will be revealed? I think I've mentioned this before, but the anime ends in the 3rd arc of the novels, according to reddit at least. I think it has twice more arcs than that, so we are just about halfway into the story.

[MFauli]

I dunno, but it´d be kinda lame to keep the witch´s identity hidden past this point. They should reveal it, but introduce a new twist on top of it.

[KrayZ33]

There is no reason to reveal the witch at all so far (yet). The show works, with her as the "corrupting" presence and unknown power, just fine. At the same time, there is no need to reveal the dragon either.

What I'd like to be revealed is the culprit behind the "memory erase", because it was/is clearly not the white wale.

[MFauli]

Huh, it was revealed that the whale´s smoke caused the eradication of somebody´s existence.