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darkgray
Dec 20, 2005

My best pose facing the morning sun!


Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu or Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- is a web novel turned light novel turned manga turned anime adaptation from the studio White Fox, famous for forum favourites Steins;Gate and Katanagatari. The director is Watanabe Masaharu (Wakaba Girl) and the screenwriter is Yokotani Masahiro (The Devil Is a Part-Timer), with music by Suehiro Kenichirou (primarily jdrama).

Subaru is a regular boy in his final year of high school on his way home from the store, when he's suddenly dumped into a bustling street market in Another World filled with Fantasy Creatures and People of Mystical Races. So far, so cliché. What makes this series stand out a bit is that the hero really is a regular guy, with no powers or magical skills at all. The only thing he's equipped with is the power of not giving up, which comes in handy, because he keeps dying. And every time he dies, he pops up right back where he started, in that street market, all body parts intact. In other words, he's practically living out a Dark Souls game, where he's always respawning at the last auto-save point. Expect gore.

The original web novel was written by Nagatsuki Tappei and published on the web novel portal Narou, where it's currently ranked #27 overall. It started in 2012 and is still getting (free) updates there, even as the paper light novel publication is trying to catch up. The written material is up to 10100 pages, which is the equivalent of over 30 light novel volumes, so they're not likely to run out of stuff to adapt, and the anime is supposedly scheduled for ~25 episodes.

Crunchyroll is streaming it on Sundays at http://www.crunchyroll.com/rezero-starting-life-in-another-world-

Official website | MAL

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Kytrarewn
Jul 15, 2011

Solving mysteries in
Bb, F and D.
I'm really enjoying this one. The characters are great, and the world-building seems deep and interesting.

Probably my most anticipated show for this coming weekend.

Erg
Oct 31, 2010

I like this and am ready for whatever crazy train ride it takes me on

The only thing that annoyed me about it so far is that it took the MC two deaths to figure out what was going on

Ytlaya
Nov 13, 2005

I've been reading the manga, and even though it has some kind of stereotypically "anime" stuff the overall plot is very unique.

nielsm
Jun 1, 2009



I hope for MC-kun that he gets new save points later on, so he won't have to start over at the appa stand even after clearing this first quest once.

darkgray
Dec 20, 2005

My best pose facing the morning sun!
They have these little shorts on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ab4OSUtFww

Dunno about subtitles.

Dessel
Feb 21, 2011

This show feels intriguing. It's kinda scratching my time traveling Steins;Gate-like itch. That scene in the second episode with Elsa was pretty well executed I just can't shake the feeling this kind of show is best marathoned though, it moves forward too slowly, even if I don't dislike the pace itself.

Erg
Oct 31, 2010

Dessel posted:

This show feels intriguing. It's kinda scratching my time traveling Steins;Gate-like itch.

Idk why you would spoil something that's covered in the OP and also happened last week

The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

I POSTED WHAT NOW!?
The best way I can describe this show so far is "fantasy All You Need is Kill" and I'm liking it so far. It beat my expectations for it so I'm on board.

Kytrarewn
Jul 15, 2011

Solving mysteries in
Bb, F and D.

Erg posted:

The only thing that annoyed me about it so far is that it took the MC two deaths to figure out what was going on

That annoyed me a little bit at first, but I can't even imagine how I would react in a similar situation. I found his attempt to use magic to try to save a kid in danger of being trampled by a runaway cart to be more egregious.

Granted that my worldview might be broadened a bit by being transported to an apparently-fantastic realm filled with all shapes and colors of furries, I don't think I'd believe "Oh, I go back in time to X point in time when I die" after the first time, either.

Lestaki
Nov 6, 2009

Kytrarewn posted:

That annoyed me a little bit at first, but I can't even imagine how I would react in a similar situation. I found his attempt to use magic to try to save a kid in danger of being trampled by a runaway cart to be more egregious.

Granted that my worldview might be broadened a bit by being transported to an apparently-fantastic realm filled with all shapes and colors of furries, I don't think I'd believe "Oh, I go back in time to X point in time when I die" after the first time, either.

The thing is he immediately recognises and accepts that he's been transported to a fantasy world because of tropes, but he takes a long time to grasp the time looping despite that being an equally common trope. It's a minor niggle, though.

I've really enjoyed the interactions between the cast so far and the central gimmick is compelling. My hope is the entire series is set during this one awful, no good, terrible day.

Fellis
Feb 14, 2012

Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.
fantasy groundhog day

can't wait till we get to the crushing depression act where he just kills himself on the alley goons over and over or goes on a looting spree

Kytrarewn
Jul 15, 2011

Solving mysteries in
Bb, F and D.
One thing I did find frustrating was our protagonist's actions after he realized that he was in a time loop.

Hey, buddy. You met both Felt and Satella after getting the poo poo kicked out of you by the alley thugs, and that won't happen if you beat them all up yourself. Try branch-points further down the line before you go down an entirely different route.

darkgray
Dec 20, 2005

My best pose facing the morning sun!
Uhoh, I hope they didn't blow the entire season's animation budget on this one episode.

Kytrarewn
Jul 15, 2011

Solving mysteries in
Bb, F and D.

darkgray posted:

Uhoh, I hope they didn't blow the entire season's animation budget on this one episode.
Animation was pretty solid for the fight scene, yeah. I was impressed.

Show's doing a good job of keeping me on my feet and making me eagerly anticipate each coming episode, since for the life of me I can't figure out what the hell is going on. Very well-paced.

z0glin Warchief
May 16, 2007

darkgray posted:

They have these little shorts on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ab4OSUtFww

Dunno about subtitles.

Does anyone know if these are going to be subbed? If not I was thinking of doing them; I've never translated anime before so this length would be good practice.

Fellis
Feb 14, 2012

Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.
so do y'all think his reset point will get changed with the dawn of a new day?

Overlord K
Jun 14, 2009

darkgray posted:

Uhoh, I hope they didn't blow the entire season's animation budget on this one episode.

Seriously. I was really impressed by the animation during the fight. Must be a lot more relaxed stuff for the next few episodes. :v:


Fellis posted:

so do y'all think his reset point will get changed with the dawn of a new day?

I would be very surprised if that isn't what happens.

a kitten
Aug 5, 2006

Huh, didn't have any idea what to expect going in to this, but like 2 minutes in to episode 1B it got like 180% more interesting.

a kitten
Aug 5, 2006

Its about that much more brutal than i was expecting too. :stonklol:

semple
Mar 8, 2015

Me?
Sarcastic?
NEVER.
College Slice

a kitten posted:

Its about that much more brutal than i was expecting too. :stonklol:

You should keep watching. It only gets more brutal. I also expected this to be more popular than it is.

a kitten
Aug 5, 2006

semple posted:

You should keep watching. It only gets more brutal. I also expected this to be more popular than it is.

Definitely sticking with it for the time being. I like giving shows a day or so to breathe between episodes even if I'm behind, the two part introductory episode was a good hook though.

Zernach
Oct 23, 2012
That cliffhanger was evil I tell you, now I'm intensely curious and hence hooked on this show. Not that the animation and suprisingly graphic fighting didn't do that before, but drat it my curiosity demands answers to what set Reinhard off.

Betting on the classic Lost Princess/Heiress.

Zernach fucked around with this message at 12:24 on Apr 18, 2016

KOGAHAZAN!!
Apr 29, 2013

a miserable failure as a person

an incredible success as a magical murder spider

I'm quite enjoying this. I'm not usually a fan of adaptations of things I've already read (I haven't tried the LNs, but I am following the manga(s)), but somehow this is managing to hold my attention.

Raenir Salazar
Nov 5, 2010

"According to Wikipedia" there is a black hole that emits zionist hawking radiation where my brain should have been

I really should just shut the fuck up and stop posting forever
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Zernach posted:

That cliffhanger was evil I tell you, now I'm intensely curious and hence hooked on this show. Not that the animation and suprisingly graphic fighting didn't do that before, but drat it my curiosity demands answers to what set Reinhard off.

Betting on the classic Lost Princess/Heiress.

This scene honestly stumped me because its seeing the insignia that set him off, but instead of arresting it's owner he arrests the thief who has otherwise nothing to do with it; which confuses and intrigues me.

I actually got Dark Souls vibes from how slower paced the earlier combat was; especially with Elsa doing her short bursty dodges. It never occurred to me that the time loop is almost exactly the same. The painful deaths are just icing on that cake.


I like this show a lot as to how it kinda deconstructs the you've been summoned to another magical world by completely dumping on the MC before finally letting him have his MC status.

I especially liked the moment where the girl comments on Subaru clearly not having evidence of being a peasant because of his modern first world life style. I remember a question once on a different forum "If you could pick any location in 1100 AD where would you go?" And I had a similar line of reasoning that you could probably convince people you're a noble because of those sorts of characteristics if language wasn't a problem.

This show has small moments that appeals to my inner nerd.

darkgray
Dec 20, 2005

My best pose facing the morning sun!

Raenir Salazar posted:

This scene honestly stumped me because its seeing the insignia that set him off, but instead of arresting it's owner he arrests the thief who has otherwise nothing to do with it; which confuses and intrigues me.

I think it has to do with the colour of her eyes.

Desuwa
Jun 2, 2011

I'm telling my mommy. That pubbie doesn't do video games right!
I thought it was pretty obvious that the gem in the insignia was glowing.

Raenir Salazar
Nov 5, 2010

"According to Wikipedia" there is a black hole that emits zionist hawking radiation where my brain should have been

I really should just shut the fuck up and stop posting forever
College Slice

Desuwa posted:

I thought it was pretty obvious that the gem in the insignia was glowing.

Aaaaaah. That makes sense, I probably missed that.

Jackard
Oct 28, 2007

We Have A Bow And We Wish To Use It
I like this show so far

Just a shame that the background characters have better designs than the neotenous main characters

darkgray
Dec 20, 2005

My best pose facing the morning sun!
ED music video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkjaDJNx5xY

New mini webisode up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC7oKGXcpoI

Depths
Apr 15, 2009

SENPAI
first ED in a while that i actually genuinely like (except for jojo)

dogsicle
Oct 23, 2012

Jackard posted:

I like this show so far

Just a shame that the background characters have better designs than the neotenous main characters

what the gently caress

nielsm
Jun 1, 2009



So apparently the point is that dude has to complete some objective or he gets reset?

Apart from that, cute maids, cute Emilia, weird librarian, and weird master-of-house.

MagicBoots
Mar 29, 2010

How about we pump the atmosphere full of methane?
You put me on Cargo handling optimization?! I am the premier defense specialist in the entirety of the UN!
Don't you dare pull my funding!
You can't cut back on funding!
You will regret this!

nielsm posted:

So apparently the point is that dude has to complete some objective or he gets reset?

I think he was murdered in his sleep.

HenryEx
Mar 25, 2009

...your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call "a body"...
Grimey Drawer
I was really digging the first three episodes (holy poo poo, a LN adaption with honest-to-god good pacing?? that's a first), but the fourth episode has really cranked up the usual LN garbage baggage to almost unbearable levels.

I'll still keep watching, because the last few seconds got an honest "Aw poo poo!" reaction from me. Again. Curse you, good pacing.

MagicBoots posted:

I think he was murdered in his sleep.

Still, think about the amount of time it threw him back. It's been like 5 days since he came to the mansion according to the maid, and now he's all the way back at the start instead of the last day.

MagicBoots
Mar 29, 2010

How about we pump the atmosphere full of methane?
You put me on Cargo handling optimization?! I am the premier defense specialist in the entirety of the UN!
Don't you dare pull my funding!
You can't cut back on funding!
You will regret this!

HenryEx posted:

Still, think about the amount of time it threw him back. It's been like 5 days since he came to the mansion according to the maid, and now he's all the way back at the start instead of the last day.

There is no reason to believe it will always only send him back one day though? I think it just sends him back to a point of no return/point of plot convenience.

He hit a checkpoint. Now he needs to survive to the next one.

MagicBoots fucked around with this message at 21:09 on Apr 24, 2016

HenryEx
Mar 25, 2009

...your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call "a body"...
Grimey Drawer
Just saying, since it works differently than we thought so far, maybe the trigger for the whole thing is also something else (like "plot convenience")

Kytrarewn
Jul 15, 2011

Solving mysteries in
Bb, F and D.
Satomi Arai's voice coming out of a bizarrely youthful-looking character makes every show better.

nielsm
Jun 1, 2009



Subaru's biggest issue seems to be how he can't plan more than 5 minutes ahead. Which is quite a problem when his only special ability really requires planning whole days ahead at a time.

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Overlord K
Jun 14, 2009
Feels like the tiny librarian is gonna be the big key for his survival of whatever the hell happened this time. Seemed like she knew what was gonna happen to him once he went to bed. Hard to get any good idea of what was the cause from loop one though.

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