More like a full time scammer. She said she is an evil wich and she only cares about information. We'll see but I already placed my bets on screwing Subaru up next time. Just like in the trailer. (She is best girl tho)
this one of THE most realistic reactions in anime history. I have seen people irl who are talking about severer traumatic events for the first time. break down and act just like this. those whole scene just gives the viewers a very good idea of just how much hell this man has been through.
I've been lauding Eren Yeager as the man for the last few months, but binging this series gives me another aspect of respect for such a realistic human character
Idk what can be more "severer" than dying over and over and losing your loved ones over and over. Those people you're referring to must have been quadruple toured special ops veterans to achieve such a feat.
@@coreyflynn8445 Honestly, yeah, RE:Zero and Attack on Titan are both probably my two favorite anime due to how well done they are, and it's partially because of how absolutely perfect both the main characters, Subaru and Eren Jaeger, are with how real they feel
I wish Gigguk ever does a Re zero season 2 review and starts with that or a similar line. bonus points if it includes the rest of the cast (petra, frederica, beatrice, and even Patrasche and Otto) saying something like "I am gonna ruin this girl's whole career"
Re:zero is not a story about despair. Rather, it’s a story about how a man, whose only ability is not giving up, finds hope even after having been cornered from all sides.
I have been saying this from first season for many, this story tell about someone who develop his weak character to better, developing the true human powers discipline, persistence and determination, and find solutions from deep of his desperate. *no overpowered special attacks that protagonist gained from first episodes* This is the beauty of this work. And to the all whom who attacking this anime go back to DBZ
His VA actually cried during this. He personally embodies Subaru when acting, so he felt the same pain Subaru felt almost. You can tell by the quality of his lines.
To experience death by being eaten alive by a horde of killer bunnies, and be back in the loop remembering all of that, i would be insane too after that ngl.
idk, I feel like Reinhard etc. could take suffering as well. I thought the whole point of Subaru was that he was is a weak person, who progresses through successive realizations and experiences, eventually seeking his goal.
Reinhardt probably never had many chances of suffering, since he's literally the strongest individual in the world and is capable of saving anyone and anything by himself.
yeah exactly, he bottled that up and tried to tell anyone, it caused Emilia to die before, and we can see it wearing him down. He's the only person that's aware of everything, all the different timelines, he's died over and over again and barely hanging in there. This must've felt so damn good
@@archbishopofprideNot entirely true, Tappei (the writer) said she has some feelings for Subaru which explains why she sometimes helped him without gaining anything.
@@archbishopofpride not true. She hides her feelings like everyone. She is not a goddess, she is a mortal and when she told Subaru "I know how you feel" she was being sincere. Unlike nearly every other character, she has died. She knows how it feels to die, although not as much as him. So while we are meant to question her motives we will eventually learn to relate with and understand her like every other character in the story.
Such a powerful moment. This man is basically letting out all those emotions to say something he desperately wanted to say ever since the start of the journey.
No kidding. Honestly, I think he was saying "I can return by death" over and over again because he just couldn't initially process that he could finally talk about it after months (?) of trauma and isolation
I literally can’t imagine how relieved, sad, and broken he felt when he realised he can finally tell someone, his reaction was so realistic I could honestly say I would have probably reacted the exact same way
Exactly how I felt, I teared up knowing that he finally got to say it. He couldn't even tell Emilia that, but she supported him anyways. Such a nice thing to break the trauma he had. Then there'll be haters saying why he such a wimp, its jus a sentence.
I can't even begin to imagine the mental trauma constantly killing yourself or dying would cause any human being. Even knowing that you can do that doesn't change the fact that you must undergo extreme physical and mental pain each time which is nothing to sneeze at. Add to that the fact that you will remember it all and it's little wonder that the mind would struggle or break completely trying to comprehend all of that! Not many anime like thís out there and it is very deserving of its success for not just the way it portrays this struggle with Subaru, but the added beauty of the quality voice acting and amazing soundtrack make it impossible to not empathise with the man for everything he's been through! What a series and I'm strapped in for the rest of the emotional trauma! Bring it!!
The isolation is the worst part, even the ones who suffer greatly can find respite in others. And yet, Subaru can't even say the general gist of what's going on to the ones he trusts most
@@AquaticLotus7552 very good point! I didn't even think of that and that's one of the most prvelant parts of the show, his inability to be able to tell anyone about it! Whether she was good or not, or her intentions shady, Echidna at the very least was able to hear him finally burst that dam of pent up frustration, pain and grief that was welling up within him from the literal lifetimes of suffering he endured because of RBD. He's an amazing protagonist and it's going to be amazing seeing where the story will go from here!
Exactly. When I seldom dream of falling from a great height or suffocating, it takes quite a while for me to come to, I can't imagine the emotions he feels when he actually dies and respawns immediately after
The voice actor for Subaru won in the Anime Awards as the best and I came here again, because I want to rewatch one of his best scenes in the whole show I swear, the guy is a legend, he's not voicing Subaru, he is Subaru
@ItsNotMe20 and to be fair im not trying to like downgrade Touma as a character but he isnt really what you'd call a very "human" character like Subaru is. So comparing the two with each other in terms of mental strength feels kinda wrong. Again no disrespect to Touma as a character
so Kazuma is out of the picture? even though Re:Zero and Konosuba are closely tied well yeah one is about comedy for the entire thing and this one is literal *pain*, but yk what i mean. Both still continue to move forward despite their powerlessness
@@bentvk2248 Granted anyone but Suburu who went through what he did would have probably given up very quickly. Rudeus did die and almost died with horrid I juries many times, so I'd say he's closest without having the raw incredible willpower of Subaru.
@@robertarce-melgosa9775 I was going to say the same, the moment I saw the rabbit I was all like "they are going to monty python him,aren't they", and yep, they did
Fun fact: the voice actor of subaru really was crying when he has to cry because he felt how his character was enduring since now Those tears was real!!! This voice was really a voice of a sad man
Guamish it was in a review from this episode on Kadokawa’s youtube channel, where Subaru’s VA was giving tips on how to scream and cry while voice acting. There was also a conversation between him and Ram’s VA.
Any% and glitchless are 2 completely opposite categories. Any% allows the use of every feature and bug of the game aside from console commands and changing game files or code. Glitchlesś is a category with strict rules that requires you to play the game without bugs, exactly the way it was intended by developer. They are polar opposites you gotta pick one
People are still saying that Subaru is a weak protagonist, but he literally just couldn't take it anymore after getting devoured by FREAKING DEMON RABBITS. Like, imagine getting eaten by hundreds of DEMON RABBITS and still being sane after that.
The scene of Subaru being devoured was very detailed in LN, do not surprise me that even after Return by Death he kept screaming in pain without stopping, even though his body was not feeling anything anymore, he had already gone crazy.
That's because they want to hold him to the typical anime hero standard. Stong, Smart, Brave in almost every situation. It fits the fantasy. But in the end. Subaru is the reality of who we all would be in a situation like this. If anyone had this ability in real life. They'd either break down, become numb, or become a psychopath. None of which are good.
This scene struck me more than any other scene in the series. I have been job searching for a few months now and watched Re:ZERO throughout this difficult process. My dreams were shattered many times over, as I was rejected and rejected, again and again, and I could not tell anyone as I would feel like a failure. So when I watched this scene, again and again, I could connect with Subaru...
Yeah, i feel like many people miss the fact that Subaru feels a very strong sense of loss whenever he dies. Because he can go back in time, and knows the future. But still fails to save his friends, resulting in them suffering and he himself suffering too. This makes Subaru feel like a failure, he starts to blame himself for being too weak, too stupid and pathetic. Ofc it's not Subaru's fault, but he still blames himself. All of season 1 and 2 have resulted in Subaru having a very low self esteem of himself.
@@Nice-gh2hy Subuaru had a low sense of self esteem even before he was isekaid into one of the most miserable anime’s of all time. Case in point, the episodes with his parents.
@@silver_rocket_25 She genuinely want to help Subaru so I would say she isn't, but she just want to know everything and she doesn't care about how much Subaru suffers to reach his goal
Damn. Props to the auther of re:zero, the anime director and the voice of Subaru who made this moment feel so real and emotional, I can feel how Subaru just wanted to let it all out and tell someone his horrible experiences, I truly feel the sense of relief he has over just getting to finally let out the trauma of his deaths to someone else.
Withoit exaggeration, one of the most realistic emotional breakdowns in all of anime. Sometimes... all you need to do is say what is bothering you to someone. Even if they know, even if they don't care, sometimes the biggest relief of pain is simply releasing that pain and becoming vulnerable. Subaru may not be strong... but he was NEVER weak. In fact, he may be the single strongest character in Re:ZERO.
Spoiler : She really cares about him a lot and "loves him" (you could classify her as the second person to have feelings for Subaru after Satilla.) There was no hope or even possibility neither for Subaru nor Emillia to survive the ordeal without the help of echidna. The whole arc can be summed up in that our Echidna is the one who "built them" and led them out of oppression to the light.
Memory_2022 But Echidna is cheating ! She used the power of the internet to spy Subaru and she paid to appear every time at the right moment, she is invincible!
In my opinion, this is one of the most iconic moments of all time in anime. I have never felt emotions like this except in a few other shows.The way this was done deserves oscars. The way Subaru explained his pain and being alone broke my heart so much. I can't belive an anime can make u this emotional. Re zero will end up as one of the best animes ever.
Damn among all of his sufferings, the fact that he couldn't talk about his secret was clearly the most hard one. No one could understand his feeling and that make him feel more lonely everytime he died. For Subaru, the fact that Echidna see and understand his troubles, suffers and all he's been trough is just the best rewards he could ever get. I think that's why Echidna have compassion for him, even though she is a witch, because she saw him struggle just like us spectators.
As sweet as you said that Technically that does matter his drama or character... Cause he is the most disliked character in the show Next to Emilia Both are like trash to most communities I’ve been through You can fee free guess why
He keeps repeating the phrase because saying it was forbidden, you can really feel his pain in finally being able to explain it without any magic stopping it and let all his emotion out. I love this scene so much- it also makes me feel like a burden has been freed from my chest lol, amazing how this anime was crafted. It was my first, and will be my forever favorite!
The directors of Re:Zero truly know how to end an episode well, this and the ending of episode 15 are two of the best endings to an episode I’ve ever watched.
@@stananime1530 i feel like this episode is an updated version of episode 15. They are similar in structure even! I think my favorite episode thus far though is episode 1 of this season. The amount of information, distance, everything that happened in a single episode, the emotion roller-coaster and set-up and realization, trumps 15 and this episode. But yea, episode 15 and this one tie for #2 spot (for now)
Let it be reminded that simply being able to talk about everything can be an enormous weight off of one's shoulders. To have a comrade you can share all of your burdens with, who can empathize with you, simply t he existence of someone like that is enough. Don't just look for someone like that, *be someone like that*.
Yes , its really hard to keep something so impacting in your life away from familly and friends , you feel like you arr alone fighting to lose then lose then lose till your mind goes boom boom
Honestly, I'd like to, but everytime I think about it so many questions cross my mind: if someone opens up before me like that, how should I behave? What should I do? What should I tell? Also, I sometimes have this feeling that when I react to someone telling me something, my reactions seems fake. It's one of my fears: that the person I'm talking to deems my reaction fake and looses trust in me. One more thing comes to my mind thinking about this all. Would you agree that the hardest part of these talks is saying what the other person wants to hear?
@@krystianurban5421 but trust me , if someone truly loves you and care about you they would listen to you and accept you no matter how you are or what you did , and if they don't then they simply don't deserve your trust(talking from experience)
@@Aytrieus what I meant was what to answer after someone tells you about how bad their life is, what they've been through etc. How do you know what to say to make them feel better?
This is honestly the one voice acting performance i can remember out of everything i’ve ever seen. I think about it all the time. His emotion and how he breaks down makes me emotional and tear up every time i see it. I hope the voice actor wins the crunchyroll anime awards
I think Kiritsugu's breakdown in Fate/Zero is almost just as good. Id say check it out, but you'd need to watch a few episodes for context to really understand the gravity of it
When one is at their lowest and can't help themselves, they reach out to anyone they can, but Subaru couldn't, he had to carry, all his anger, sadness, pain, and sorrow all by himself, he was so lonley
Matthew Smith For me, I’m unable to cry for a movie or TV show. It’s impossible and I’ve never been close. In anime, I’ve been so damn close to crying. I bet if i watch something sadder, I will
I love how subaru is literally a dark souls character, because he dies over and over again, just to learn how to proceed. Only with time travel instead of undeath.
My intuition tells me she might backstab Subaru. She's a witch after all... Just in case I'm right somehow, I haven't read the LN and I don't know what really happened. It's just an assumption that feels likely to happen
@@UshankaMaster this were exactly my thoughts, she didn't empathize with Subaru there, she just said she's been watching and that her whole driving point is information, it gives me the vibe that she just wants to know how he felt and what he thought for the whole sake of knowing about it, not that she feels any empathy for him but only her greed for information, hopefully it doesn't come to that.
@@EpicJosueJedi An essay incoming. Sorry, I might me overreacting to this whole double game thing. Weirdly enough, on a personal note, now that I'm reading about what you noticed, it makes sense, _but_ when I was watching this episode for the first time, I couldn't manage to pay proper attention to her words to make such conclusions... Subaru was so broken at that moment that I could only do so much but empathise with him and perceive Echidna's words as comfort that absolutely had to be given to Subaru due to his unprecedented suffering. Especially after the words "I know" being intentionally highlighted. It just becomes too hard to believe she's that cold-hearted to play with Subaru's feelings in such a way. So I hope it doesn't come to that, too, even though my experience with numerous characters from different works of fiction tells me not to fall for this belief and not to trust this superficiality. I'm just so conflicted with this character, this is haunting and this is why I wrote my concerns out... Even that face expression of hers in the OP and sometimes in the anime, feeling somewhat soft (probably due to her rich eyelashes), enables that eerie uncertainty aura around her.
SPOILER Not necessarily. Echidna just wants access to RETURN BY DEATH for knowledge about alternate timelines. She thus offers to become Subaru's advisor, allowing them to communicate telepathically. However, before this, Subaru met the other Witches of Sin and they subtly warned him not to trust Echidna. He thus refuses and effectively ends their partnership. Ultimately, at the arc's end, Echidna has lost interest in RETURN BY DEATH. This is kind of Echidna's tragedy; being the Witch of Greed, she is never satisfied.
i guess there are a lot like that. Re Zero is just too good. Just some other ones: Rem confession, the second half of the japan flashback, the entire ep 15... And now, this one.
@@michaelirazori9214 Yeah it's definitely in the very top best Re zero moments, but I prefer s1 ending, because of how well done it is, and how well it shows how much he fought to get to that point
Damn bro, When I associate this scene with having someone to talk to about a problem, I see it with greater depth. This moment when you throw all your feelings out at once is relieving.
this is such a beatiful scene, Subaru finally being able to tell someone what he went through all the time since he got isekaid, all the things that had to be hold in him for so long, finally being able to get out of his mouth releasing him from such a big stress and feeling of being alone. 1 of my most favourite anime scenes.
what upsets me is that people thinks his lonliness and suffering just comes to a stop here/is cleared just because Echidena can understand him. I mean, sure it helps, but its never that easy.
i just remembered why re:zero is one of my favorite animes poor subaru, he went through a lot with never having anyone by his side, that's why this exact moment means a lot to him, he finally found someone who could praise or at least recognize his efforts and sacrifices.... at least that's what he felt at that moment I remember when i first read this scene on the web novel, I was so moved and even cried
@@hiitsme3340 Sorry, but I read the WN years ago. I remember Patrasche got it much worse in the WN than in the anime, but I don't remember the specific chapter.
Der Daki SPOILERS FOR ANYONE ELSE READING I think he might be talking about the 2nd trial and the conversation that takes happens after where Echidona makes her proposal to Subaru? I don’t know anything else they could be referring to tbh except maybe the trial itself where he finds out the whole “what happened after he died”
The line "I heard you. And before I heard you, I saw you" is so powerful to me. It struck a chord when I was watching this for the first time, I cried hard. What a way to validate Subaru's suffering when nobody else knew about it, jesus
Whether you favor Rem, Emilia, Otto, Echidna, or otherwise, we should all agree that Subaru is surrounded by people who care about him and make up for all the suffering he goes through.
I've heard echidna lacks empathy right? And satella lacks love. the other witches lack a certain emotion too right? I believe subaru will be able to give them the emotions they don't have to be full on human.
Part from the Novel where Subaru was walking through the snowy Sanctuary this episode. I love his inner dialogues. “This sense of loss, of being deprived of the harbor of his emotions, was far too different from that heart of steel he had strived for. This, was but the result of excessive rage at the end of incomprehension, having worn everything else away, leaving only a fractured heart behind. It was not unshakable, but only drained of all its contents. ――He had already lost the will to live. Of course, it was only natural. The current Subaru wasn’t living for the sake of living. He had failed to die when he was supposed to, and so, he couldn’t die until he had found something to justify his prolonged life. In other words, it was not the will to live, but the resolve to die where all his consciousness was focused. What was there to live for in a world like this? Emilia was gone. Rem was gone. Patrasche was dead, and most likely Ram and Petra, too. And there was no question whether Otto had survived or not. There was no one. There was no one left. Because Subaru wasn’t smart enough, because Subaru wasn’t strong enough, because Subaru didn’t try hard enough, because Subaru didn’t want it enough, he failed to save everyone. He didn’t save anyone. Even though it was something only Subaru could do. [Subaru: So…… I……] Have to take it all back. See it to the end. And set everything on the correct path. It was something only Subaru could do. And it was something Subaru had to do. All the sacrifices made for its sake, Subaru must always keep in his heart. All that which was lost, Subaru must always keep in his thoughts. All the price that must be paid, Subaru must always continue to pay. To pay whatever price. Pile on the sacrifices. And take it all back in the end.”
I'm so glad i read the 4th arc before this dropped, there is so much extra amazing story in the WN that the anime will never compare with. third of the way thru arc 5, and idk if i can wait 5 years just for those first couple episodes.
@@Moneysreal It's a different medium. While there's more in the LN it's not necessarily better nor does it mean it could work in the anime. I don't really need a monologue to get what Subaru's feeling, it's being shown on his face. I feel like a monologue would have robbed the tension from the scene. That being said, if the LN did nothing but describe the look on his face, it would have been much less impactful. Each mediums have different strengths and the differences we see in the LN and Anime show their strongest sides.
he broke down before. It's just that whenever he tried to mention that he returns by death, he or someone else dies. He literally couldn't tell that to anyone until now.
one of the many reason this show is so great from the way the cut the scenese to the brilliant voice acting, its easily a top 5 they handle the time travel mechanic so well.
Evil or not, echidna didn't have to comfort him after this.. She didn't have to help his sloth factor.. i haven't read anything or spoiled anything for myself yet and im unsure of her.. but she has helped him out in ways he though impossible. Greed is a strange thing in any anime, always seeming evil but not sure what they want in the end.. I have high hopes for echidna!
she comforts him because she is curious. She wants to observe every aspect of Subaru's identity. She comforts him in order to manipulate him in the future. Echidna seems like his saving grace, but do remember she is a witch, so every action is calculated.
ehh i read everything so far of the ln and web novel and really, she aint evil, shes very much set on the 'i do what i want want' on the moral compass, it just so happens that some things she does end up being good and some bad, but shes certainly neither evil nor good when looked at from a neutral outside perspective
I like these takes on personified "greed" who takes an empathetic stance for others. In truth, someone's deep, personal thoughts, those that are barely shared with only a select few, (if any at all!) could be counted as one of "rarest" things in existence. As the embodiment of Greed, I love the fact that Echidna wants to collect that information. Whether her future intentions will be malicious or not is hard to say but I'd like to think she's more of an empathetic "Greed personified."
She has no emotions towards him as witches except satella cant feel love. She wants knowledge and in order to gain knowledge she will help him because he's interesting.
She'll help him, and her intentions aren't villainous at least, but her greed is amoral, and it's not like likes Subaru or anything. But you can say she will have a conflict of interests with Subaru regarding Satella in the future.
@@ajja2387 well i mean, in the anime it was still heavily censored, from the LN he wasn't just banging his head on the floor saying "why" when he RBD'd
Re:Zero just made me realize that is the best isekai, imo, of all. Emotionally, with a good plot since the episode 1 up to now, it's a masterpiece. I don't care what others think of it, Re:Zero re-defines the Isekai genre in ways that others couldn't. OST, animation, plot, character development, voice acting, direction, etc... Everything is waaaay to perfect. And now, 4 years later, after the S1, we recieve more and more of it, and this episode was rock solid the best so far that happened in this season.
Konosuba is best in comedy. Overlord is basically op MC. Re:Zero is definitely hands down more relatable because the character isn't op and he has human flaws.
@@philgamer5280 That's pretty fair, part of what I prefer about Re:zero over other isekais is that OP protagonists are a dime a dozen and all blend together. I personally just think Konosuba is fine.
It's kinda hard to find a good isekai like re:zero or youjo senki, most isekai are just overpowered plain-looking protagonist with absolutely 0 character and a big harem
The context of this scene is SO damn important, that once you have gone through all the episodes up to this point, you share some of the pain from Subaru and why he gets so emotional... this was a very powerful scene
I do love how when Subaru realizes he can actually speak about his RBD curse, he completely breaks down, spouting it over and over again. Such a visceral and realistic reaction. The VA deserves all the awards
Can't believe this scene made me cry just as much as Clannad, Anohana, and Angel Beats did. Tappei, Watanabe, Kobayashi, and Sakamoto are geniuses. The staff did such an amazing job!
Clanned suck clannade after story is beyond amazing tho I hope you meant after story cuz honestly I would recommend ppl to start from episode 13 of clannad or skip some of the first episode/power trough them cuz they are ugh boring af and then watch after story
Echidna's dialogue was extremely well written. While she *was* comforting Subaru, her dialogue isn't exactly something people would when someone is going through a mental breakdown. Her "word of comfort" isn't actually words of comfort, but rather her speaking out her desire to know more about Subaru. It shows off Echidna's personality and identity. It shows off how Echidna identity as a witch, as seen with her terrible choice of word for comforting Subaru, and it shows off her personality of being a selfish individual, as while she is comforting Subaru, she is still seeking knowledge. Props to her voice actor as well, for nailing how Echidna would probably sound during this part. No real sympathy can be identify from Echidna's voice actor as she say her line, which is quite accurate to who Echidna is, an outsider who have no connection to Subaru and is only interested in him because of his peculiar situation. On a side note, as an anime only, Echidna best girl for me. Rem can be best girl to/for Subaru, and Emilia is Subaru's best girl, but Echidna is best for me.
Alex Matejic not really, when Echidna says her main goal is knowledge, she’s dead serious, everything else is secondary, so the only “spoiler” is that she’s not lying
@@canadiangopnik7007 oh well guess you're right besides you can also tell from her voice that she's serious AF and ain't playing around, also thanks to Dona's godly VA, another top tier voice actor on ReZero of the many: Emilia's Subaru's Betelgeuse's ecc... I'd like to know Echidna's VA tho i might do some research
I'm listening to 1:27 again and again, and I cry every time. The slight change in the music, the exasperation in Subaru's voice, the anguish, but at the same time relief. Crunchyroll, please give this anime money and exposure
If there is one very underappreciated and underrated MC in the isekai genre, that would only be Subaru. The physical pain and the indescribably extreme mental suffering he has to go through all alone isnt something words can describe. Re:Zero redefines cruelty with what Subaru has to go through.
ikr, but to be fair to light novel readers, its should be obvious shes not good. BTW i am fully anime only and this should be 100% obvious shes up to no good.
I am anime only. She is really suspicious in this scene and the way she acts really seems to be emotional manipulation and explointing Subaru at his weakest.
@@vladprus4019 finally some people who arent blinded by her act. She is the witch of greed. She wants knowledge no ones else has and she will do anything to obtain it.
i think kazuma is also somewhat human, in the comedic sense. he's useless and lazy for the most part, and all injuries and deaths are made entertaining, while subaru is like the other side of the spectrum. he's also useless, and his deaths are painful and agonizing but he still tries his best to keep persevering.
I like Naofumi from The Rising of the Shield Hero. He didn’t have it as bad as Subaru, but he did get screwed from Day 1, and he’s made decent progress since then.
I like subaru and kasuma and naofumi, naofumi is "come on beat them" Kasuma is "lol that's hilarious" Subaru is "oh my god not his...auch auch, welp were we are"
This scene is so powerfully cathartic. Every time I see it, it remembers me to his overwhelming traumas at experiencing death over, and over, and over; and solidifies them as the traumas they are, no brushing past them anymore as a method of convenience, but as the knife it really is, marring deeper and deeper into his mental state. All at once the pain and despair he’s been bottling up becomes so real I feel it for myself, as if the mental agony (if not the true pains he’s had) were mine all along, and just as quickly as it’s made apparent to me, this feeling of coping and making do this whole time; the moment this weight is revealed to me as something I’ve just gotten used to, since recognizing it for what it is should surely crush me, it’s lifted from my shoulders, just enough for another to slide next to me; and the relief at having even part of this burden eased is as though the whole mountain itself were off my shoulders. The author, director, and animators all knew insanely well how to capture this emotion and have done an absolutely masterful job at building this scene, the tension, and expressing this trauma. I can’t begin to properly express my awe at this scene’s beauty. Well done
Really good comment and I completely agree. This scene put me straight into Subaru's shoes and made me feel every ounce of anguish and burden that he had to carry up to this point.
Even after watching AoT, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Naruto, and well to me MHA. I completely agree. It stands out front the millions of Isekais out there, even using truck kun it still has a place of its own. Truly a legend, and a masterpiece made
The Witch Of Greed is also a part-time therapist
ahahah nice one well Subaru really needed a psychologist and therapist tho :(
@@etam8099 Some anxiolitics would help him greatly too
More like a full time scammer. She said she is an evil wich and she only cares about information. We'll see but I already placed my bets on screwing Subaru up next time. Just like in the trailer.
(She is best girl tho)
Based on some alternative canon timelines... maybe not the best therapist.
@@scinary7052 yea, but if it weren't for her he would already be crazy.
Subaru's VA, Yusuke Kobayashi, deserves any and all voice acting awards on the planet.
@bsvdvj yzhhdvbf Eren's VA also deserves all the awards. They'll have to have half each 😂
He voices one of my fav protagonists, Senku, so gotta give him credit for that amazing performance on top of this.
I think the only person I like better is Gintoki’s va
hell that much emotion made my cold dead heart actually feel his pain
@@ji9347 i mean his VA is the same as JOSEPH JOESTAR
Satella during this scene:
"Let me in. LET ME IIIINNNN"
HERE'S SATELLA!
Stolen.
Witch of Envy*
@カモメcheegulls she has split personality.
Happiness C’mon, give it a spoiler warning at least -_-
this one of THE most realistic reactions in anime history. I have seen people irl who are talking about severer traumatic events for the first time. break down and act just like this. those whole scene just gives the viewers a very good idea of just how much hell this man has been through.
I've been lauding Eren Yeager as the man for the last few months, but binging this series gives me another aspect of respect for such a realistic human character
Actually yeah. Seeing him like this made me cry too :c
Idk what can be more "severer" than dying over and over and losing your loved ones over and over.
Those people you're referring to must have been quadruple toured special ops veterans to achieve such a feat.
I'm in much hell too
@@coreyflynn8445 Honestly, yeah, RE:Zero and Attack on Titan are both probably my two favorite anime due to how well done they are, and it's partially because of how absolutely perfect both the main characters, Subaru and Eren Jaeger, are with how real they feel
Subaru's voice actor deserves an Oscar.
yes
u mean an otto =)
Varan Battu a terrible joke but yet a welcomed one
Too bad the people that run the Oscars completely neglect anything that isn't from the west.
@@latom-sensei2554 And things are are good in general.
Emilia- "with Rem gone I am now best girl"
Echidna- "Hold my body fluids"
I wish Gigguk ever does a Re zero season 2 review and starts with that or a similar line. bonus points if it includes the rest of the cast (petra, frederica, beatrice, and even Patrasche and Otto) saying something like "I am gonna ruin this girl's whole career"
Ian R. Nava Huber I would really want that to, for gigguk making another discussion about this season
nah emilia is gonna be best girl just you watch
and Beatrice
hold them in your mouth
Re:zero is not a story about despair. Rather, it’s a story about how a man, whose only ability is not giving up, finds hope even after having been cornered from all sides.
Who also must fight against his weaknesses and sins of himself
idk if you are a web novel reader but seeing as how you judged the show you should definetly read it because it explores that part of the show alot :)
I have been saying this from first season for many, this story tell about someone who develop his weak character to better, developing the true human powers discipline, persistence and determination, and find solutions from deep of his desperate.
*no overpowered special attacks that protagonist gained from first episodes*
This is the beauty of this work.
And to the all whom who attacking this anime go back to DBZ
This is how the author described ReZero when asked.
so it IS dark souls
His VA actually cried during this. He personally embodies Subaru when acting, so he felt the same pain Subaru felt almost. You can tell by the quality of his lines.
yeah, I could literally feel the pain and emotion in his delivery. Might be one of the best VAs I've ever heard
doesnt matter cause goku still claps
@@tahaamhaini7438 you a comedian now huh?
@@nashiruu9027 is that a Reggie couz reference or nah
@@tahaamhaini7438 true
Finally he's able to say it, I had to tear up after this.
Same
I almost teared up dude. This was so emotional for him :(
And still the witch finds out and will pay for it in the next episode
@@miguelgl6779 To be honest I had thought about it afterwards but didn't want to acknowledge it as a concrete possibility
Same. This scene was so heartbreaking, yet so satisfying at the same time
Doesn't matter if echidna is evil or not Subaru would've went insane if not for her
True
Precisely, at this moment she is doing far more for Subaru than any other person ever has.
Jorge Treviño Facts
Besides isn't her only intention to be greedy and just to know everything full of curiosities of this world?
To experience death by being eaten alive by a horde of killer bunnies, and be back in the loop remembering all of that, i would be insane too after that ngl.
People like to say that Subaru is weak and, while he’s not much of a fighter, he is probably the strongest character in the show.
He is pretty athletic and can be good fighter in a real world, but not in a magic fantasy one
idk, I feel like Reinhard etc. could take suffering as well. I thought the whole point of Subaru was that he was is a weak person, who progresses through successive realizations and experiences, eventually seeking his goal.
He is strategic and smart
Yes
Reinhardt probably never had many chances of suffering, since he's literally the strongest individual in the world and is capable of saving anyone and anything by himself.
I swear this scene was such a relief finally someone knew his pain
yeah exactly, he bottled that up and tried to tell anyone, it caused Emilia to die before, and we can see it wearing him down. He's the only person that's aware of everything, all the different timelines, he's died over and over again and barely hanging in there. This must've felt so damn good
But she didn't understand. She's like a machine without emotion who want only use Subaru for her scientific reason.
@@archbishopofprideNot entirely true, Tappei (the writer) said she has some feelings for Subaru which explains why she sometimes helped him without gaining anything.
@@archbishopofpride not true. She hides her feelings like everyone. She is not a goddess, she is a mortal and when she told Subaru "I know how you feel" she was being sincere. Unlike nearly every other character, she has died. She knows how it feels to die, although not as much as him. So while we are meant to question her motives we will eventually learn to relate with and understand her like every other character in the story.
Such a powerful moment. This man is basically letting out all those emotions to say something he desperately wanted to say ever since the start of the journey.
No kidding. Honestly, I think he was saying "I can return by death" over and over again because he just couldn't initially process that he could finally talk about it after months (?) of trauma and isolation
@@jameswest6232 I couldn't have said it any better
I literally can’t imagine how relieved, sad, and broken he felt when he realised he can finally tell someone, his reaction was so realistic I could honestly say I would have probably reacted the exact same way
I guess it was all thanks for those "fluids" and that he is not in the "real world"
Exactly how I felt, I teared up knowing that he finally got to say it. He couldn't even tell Emilia that, but she supported him anyways. Such a nice thing to break the trauma he had. Then there'll be haters saying why he such a wimp, its jus a sentence.
Jesus Christ, I FELT that.
Same
i think everyone did
Made me cry he finally told someone
Same
At least we haven't seen Felt get destroyed 😭, in season 2
I can't even begin to imagine the mental trauma constantly killing yourself or dying would cause any human being. Even knowing that you can do that doesn't change the fact that you must undergo extreme physical and mental pain each time which is nothing to sneeze at. Add to that the fact that you will remember it all and it's little wonder that the mind would struggle or break completely trying to comprehend all of that! Not many anime like thís out there and it is very deserving of its success for not just the way it portrays this struggle with Subaru, but the added beauty of the quality voice acting and amazing soundtrack make it impossible to not empathise with the man for everything he's been through! What a series and I'm strapped in for the rest of the emotional trauma! Bring it!!
The isolation is the worst part, even the ones who suffer greatly can find respite in others. And yet, Subaru can't even say the general gist of what's going on to the ones he trusts most
@@AquaticLotus7552 very good point! I didn't even think of that and that's one of the most prvelant parts of the show, his inability to be able to tell anyone about it! Whether she was good or not, or her intentions shady, Echidna at the very least was able to hear him finally burst that dam of pent up frustration, pain and grief that was welling up within him from the literal lifetimes of suffering he endured because of RBD. He's an amazing protagonist and it's going to be amazing seeing where the story will go from here!
In the novel its stated that there is no time between return by death not even a blink of an eye constant like one scene
Exactly. When I seldom dream of falling from a great height or suffocating, it takes quite a while for me to come to, I can't imagine the emotions he feels when he actually dies and respawns immediately after
@@einsofjehohazabraham5957 well, from Subaru's point of view at least
The voice actor for Subaru won in the Anime Awards as the best and I came here again, because I want to rewatch one of his best scenes in the whole show
I swear, the guy is a legend, he's not voicing Subaru, he is Subaru
He is...pain :'(. Poor guy
I'm with Tired Bunny. Mf most be in alot of pain then.
Very well damn deserved
Echidna: "tell me everything"
Subaru: "puck has the softest cutest ears"
Oh Echidna definitly knows that
i have a feeling that Subaru will just walk away from her just like he always did
@@kattt.mp4 not this time
kattt nah he gets kinda close to her and the other witches until the end where the bomb shells just drop
Well, she knows)
Subaru's VA is doing hell of a work over this entire season, give him some award pls
Top 1 most strongest mentally character in anime, no kidding
@ItsNotMe20 why is he equal?
@ItsNotMe20 in the anime? i did watch the anime even though i didnt understand anything past season 1
@ItsNotMe20 and to be fair im not trying to like downgrade Touma as a character but he isnt really what you'd call a very "human" character like Subaru is. So comparing the two with each other in terms of mental strength feels kinda wrong. Again no disrespect to Touma as a character
@ItsNotMe20 makes sense. And yeah i heard that the anime adaptation is a mess
The only isekai MC who despite being powerless and useless, still continues to fight even he knows he can't, A power that many cannot relate to.
so Kazuma is out of the picture?
even though Re:Zero and Konosuba are closely tied
well yeah one is about comedy for the entire thing and this one is literal *pain*, but yk what i mean.
Both still continue to move forward despite their powerlessness
@@Rayan-nv5eg si te identificas con un pedofilo, es tu problema.
@@Rayan-nv5eg Nah lol
@Plsc1994 1994 If Rudeus went through the trauma that Subaru went through he would have broken down completely and gave up
@@bentvk2248 Granted anyone but Suburu who went through what he did would have probably given up very quickly. Rudeus did die and almost died with horrid I juries many times, so I'd say he's closest without having the raw incredible willpower of Subaru.
I can't help but cry every time i rewatch this scene.
me too. every single time
with. out. fail.
Same here.
U guys are………WEAK!!
just finished cryin at it, LOL
*After today's episode, I might not be able to see rabbits the same way again...*
just like those who've seen Goblin Slayer? (I am to watch that soon)
As gruesome as it was it just reminded me of a monthy python
@@robertarce-melgosa9775 I was going to say the same, the moment I saw the rabbit I was all like "they are going to monty python him,aren't they", and yep, they did
The dreaded Usagi of Caerbannog.
I have a rationall fear of them now
Fun fact: the voice actor of subaru really was crying when he has to cry because he felt how his character was enduring since now
Those tears was real!!!
This voice was really a voice of a sad man
oh man for real!? Well i'm not really surprised that VA is god tier
@@etam8099 he deserves an oscar
@@estebleh4382 absolutely true
Source?
Guamish it was in a review from this episode on Kadokawa’s youtube channel, where Subaru’s VA was giving tips on how to scream and cry while voice acting. There was also a conversation between him and Ram’s VA.
0:54 whoever does Subaru’s voice actor is amazing seriously he sounds in so much pain
yeah he said he was crying so much he even had snot on his face
I am not sure but i Think it is the same voice actor who voiced saitama from one punch man
Yuusuke Kobayashi. Dude voices Senku in Doctor Stone, Arthur in Fire Force, Shen from Wise Man's Grandson and Kaname Sudo from Darwin's Game.
I guess i was wrong then
berserker
Who's here after Yusuke got the best voice actor Crunchyroll award?
Echidna did the best girl speedrun any% glitchless in world record speed
Any% and glitchless are 2 completely opposite categories. Any% allows the use of every feature and bug of the game aside from console commands and changing game files or code. Glitchlesś is a category with strict rules that requires you to play the game without bugs, exactly the way it was intended by developer. They are polar opposites you gotta pick one
Ah i see you’re a man of culture as well.
Echidna best girl
Bruh with just that much screen time she conquered my heart
@@vassalofthenight9945 Echidna doesn't
People are still saying that Subaru is a weak protagonist, but he literally just couldn't take it anymore after getting devoured by FREAKING DEMON RABBITS. Like, imagine getting eaten by hundreds of DEMON RABBITS and still being sane after that.
Whose saying hes a weak protag? If ther r ppl saying this they dont know how strong this dudes mentality is compared to others
If you watch closely you can see that they climb in his mouth and eat him from the inside out...
The scene of Subaru being devoured was very detailed in LN, do not surprise me that even after Return by Death he kept screaming in pain without stopping, even though his body was not feeling anything anymore, he had already gone crazy.
That's because they want to hold him to the typical anime hero standard. Stong, Smart, Brave in almost every situation. It fits the fantasy. But in the end. Subaru is the reality of who we all would be in a situation like this. If anyone had this ability in real life. They'd either break down, become numb, or become a psychopath. None of which are good.
Can't imagine getting eaten by rabbits... sorry
This is a great anime, it has everything . Breakdowns, happiness, sadness, sorrow , anger, madness, love and much more
Loneliness
P A I N
and the last, HOPE
And endless dialogue
Will there be a season 3 soon?
This scene struck me more than any other scene in the series. I have been job searching for a few months now and watched Re:ZERO throughout this difficult process. My dreams were shattered many times over, as I was rejected and rejected, again and again, and I could not tell anyone as I would feel like a failure. So when I watched this scene, again and again, I could connect with Subaru...
I feel you on this one bro 😮💨😮💨
Yeah, i feel like many people miss the fact that Subaru feels a very strong sense of loss whenever he dies.
Because he can go back in time, and knows the future. But still fails to save his friends, resulting in them suffering and he himself suffering too. This makes Subaru feel like a failure, he starts to blame himself for being too weak, too stupid and pathetic. Ofc it's not Subaru's fault, but he still blames himself. All of season 1 and 2 have resulted in Subaru having a very low self esteem of himself.
@@Nice-gh2hy Subuaru had a low sense of self esteem even before he was isekaid into one of the most miserable anime’s of all time. Case in point, the episodes with his parents.
@@crackededge9351 yes, but everything he went through in arc 1,2,3,4 and 5 just made it worse.
You ok?
Echidna is basically the audience.
I think we all would confort subaru if we could
I wonder how you feel about her now
No we are not
@@Kai-fh7uq is she evil
@@silver_rocket_25 She genuinely want to help Subaru so I would say she isn't, but she just want to know everything and she doesn't care about how much Subaru suffers to reach his goal
This is such a turning point for Subaru, he finally has someone he can talk about everything he been through.
Do you known what chapter this takes place in?
Realurkel it was around arc 4 chapter 98 maybe a little before or after
D Mz is right on. It’s like chapter 44
after that satella will come
@ I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that
Damn.
Props to the auther of re:zero, the anime director and the voice of Subaru who made this moment feel so real and emotional, I can feel how Subaru just wanted to let it all out and tell someone his horrible experiences, I truly feel the sense of relief he has over just getting to finally let out the trauma of his deaths to someone else.
Withoit exaggeration, one of the most realistic emotional breakdowns in all of anime. Sometimes... all you need to do is say what is bothering you to someone. Even if they know, even if they don't care, sometimes the biggest relief of pain is simply releasing that pain and becoming vulnerable.
Subaru may not be strong... but he was NEVER weak. In fact, he may be the single strongest character in Re:ZERO.
Spoiler : She really cares about him a lot and "loves him" (you could classify her as the second person to have feelings for Subaru after Satilla.)
There was no hope or even possibility neither for Subaru nor Emillia to survive the ordeal without the help of echidna. The whole arc can be summed up in that our Echidna is the one who "built them" and led them out of oppression to the light.
@@fakerweldi7879 well, she helped them out mostly for her own personal gains. Echidna wouldn't help someone and expect nothing in return.
@Ambridge can you explain how can subaru regain his sanity ? And how Emilia help subaru regaining his sanity back .
@Ambridge but you put rem as well that is one the reasons about his mental health and emotional state ? Can you explain that one as well
@Ambridge you think future arcs subaru is going to get rid of it
Season 2: *removes Rem*
Emilia: Finally I can prove myself!
Echidna: Allow me to introduce myself~
Something tells me that's gonna change real fast.
Well to be fair Emilia's time to shine will come in the second half of the season
Underrated
Echidna: *sips tea*
arnold jayeola as she should
Echidna has 1/10th the screentime of Emilia and Rem combined and she’s still a Top Tier waifu
emt is gonna become top tier waifu in the second half of season 2
and dona... your gonna see her again soon oh god
as a wise man once said, giggity.
And Petelgeuse will be (along with Otto) the best boy
To be honest all witches are top tier waifus, they are from a different league you know.
Memory_2022 But Echidna is cheating ! She used the power of the internet to spy Subaru and she paid to appear every time at the right moment, she is invincible!
In my opinion, this is one of the most iconic moments of all time in anime. I have never felt emotions like this except in a few other shows.The way this was done deserves oscars. The way Subaru explained his pain and being alone broke my heart so much. I can't belive an anime can make u this emotional. Re zero will end up as one of the best animes ever.
Beautiful writing and acting. It was so realistic. Absolute perfection.
Damn among all of his sufferings, the fact that he couldn't talk about his secret was clearly the most hard one. No one could understand his feeling and that make him feel more lonely everytime he died. For Subaru, the fact that Echidna see and understand his troubles, suffers and all he's been trough is just the best rewards he could ever get.
I think that's why Echidna have compassion for him, even though she is a witch, because she saw him struggle just like us spectators.
LOL, spoiler alert
Echidna wants to get Subaru to trust her, and have him make a contract where he dies everytime she wants
GODMODE ON why
GODMODE ON spoil
he literally said spoil alert it’s your fault that you looked at it
As sweet as you said that
Technically that does matter his drama or character...
Cause he is the most disliked character in the show
Next to Emilia
Both are like trash to most communities I’ve been through
You can fee free guess why
There's people saying that Echidna is best girl, there's people disagreeing...
But we can all say that Otto is best boy, right?
Of course
Otto is best boy
Yes. That’s my best boy, my son, anyone hurt him will catch these hands.
The best of boy’s
Of course
One of the greatest anime moments in 2020.. easily
The greatest you mean
YES
I think this is one of the greatest anime moments of all time to be honest
@@RandomShowerThoughts I agree with you. It was such a beautiful moment that he finally could say it
DerSaymen definitely, I felt like the weight of everything just came off. Amazing
He keeps repeating the phrase because saying it was forbidden, you can really feel his pain in finally being able to explain it without any magic stopping it and let all his emotion out. I love this scene so much- it also makes me feel like a burden has been freed from my chest lol, amazing how this anime was crafted. It was my first, and will be my forever favorite!
It is a beautiful scene that is also juxtaposed by Satella’s (over)reaction to it.
The directors of Re:Zero truly know how to end an episode well, this and the ending of episode 15 are two of the best endings to an episode I’ve ever watched.
It’s like watching a movie every episode and it’s wonderful
For me episode 15 is the best individual anime episode that i have seen and I seen many anime, when I saw it it was brutal its direction is 10/10
@@stananime1530 i feel like this episode is an updated version of episode 15. They are similar in structure even!
I think my favorite episode thus far though is episode 1 of this season. The amount of information, distance, everything that happened in a single episode, the emotion roller-coaster and set-up and realization, trumps 15 and this episode. But yea, episode 15 and this one tie for #2 spot (for now)
this and episode 15 are both masterpieces imo
and episode 4 of this season too
Echidna is Best Girl while Rem has to take a break from last season.
No, Echidna isn't best girl. You will change ur mind in coming episodes))
You'll come to find that she's very much not best girl.
@@user-db4oq7pz1r wait what happens
@@wetoyono all I know is that she will show that she is indeed an evil witch like she says herself. I dont myself tbh.
WN/LN readers:😳
The reason why this is my favorite anime is because of this scene
Some futur season scene will be insanes as this scène.
@@nerfi2983😭😭😭😭 i wish
As kids we want to be powerful like Reinhard, but as adults we want the strength of Subaru
This is so sad and so sweet he can finally tell someone his pain and suffering he's been through 😭😭😭
well, temporarily but yes
HESuper Pro wym?
Fake Disguiser I want to know now
But, if he doesnt remember this conversatio after he leaves that place then doesn't that mean that he thinks that nobody still understands him?
@@rikuvakevainen6157 You're very wrong, wait 1 month for the answer
Let it be reminded that simply being able to talk about everything can be an enormous weight off of one's shoulders. To have a comrade you can share all of your burdens with, who can empathize with you, simply t he existence of someone like that is enough. Don't just look for someone like that, *be someone like that*.
Yes , its really hard to keep something so impacting in your life away from familly and friends , you feel like you arr alone fighting to lose then lose then lose till your mind goes boom boom
no
Honestly, I'd like to, but everytime I think about it so many questions cross my mind: if someone opens up before me like that, how should I behave? What should I do? What should I tell?
Also, I sometimes have this feeling that when I react to someone telling me something, my reactions seems fake. It's one of my fears: that the person I'm talking to deems my reaction fake and looses trust in me.
One more thing comes to my mind thinking about this all. Would you agree that the hardest part of these talks is saying what the other person wants to hear?
@@krystianurban5421 but trust me , if someone truly loves you and care about you they would listen to you and accept you no matter how you are or what you did , and if they don't then they simply don't deserve your trust(talking from experience)
@@Aytrieus what I meant was what to answer after someone tells you about how bad their life is, what they've been through etc. How do you know what to say to make them feel better?
This is honestly the one voice acting performance i can remember out of everything i’ve ever seen. I think about it all the time. His emotion and how he breaks down makes me emotional and tear up every time i see it. I hope the voice actor wins the crunchyroll anime awards
Good news...
I think Kiritsugu's breakdown in Fate/Zero is almost just as good. Id say check it out, but you'd need to watch a few episodes for context to really understand the gravity of it
When one is at their lowest and can't help themselves, they reach out to anyone they can, but Subaru couldn't, he had to carry, all his anger, sadness, pain, and sorrow all by himself, he was so lonley
The only person who even got close to it was Rem, and that certainly didn't last long...
I'm already losing count how many times I've cried in sync with Subaru this season.
Maximilian Sinigr same, I couldn’t stop the tears once he fell to the ground and starting bawling
big mood
this one hit the hardest tho
Anime can’t make me cry
Matthew Smith For me, I’m unable to cry for a movie or TV show. It’s impossible and I’ve never been close. In anime, I’ve been so damn close to crying. I bet if i watch something sadder, I will
Anyone who has watched this more than 10 times, thumbs up
and for those who did 100+ blue this one :D
I'm not the only one 😭🙌🏻 This is a top moment in all of Re zero
Such a good storywriting from the author. The studio just nailed it.
I watch this over 20 already
Black Rising Sun yep
Subaru is so strong, my favorite character.
Yeah one favorite male character in anime.
Ppl act like he is weak and dumb it’s crazy 😓
I love how subaru is literally a dark souls character, because he dies over and over again, just to learn how to proceed. Only with time travel instead of undeath.
Lol
It's like starting with a worse version of deprived and the starting equipment is his phone and the burial gift is groceries
and yet, he still hasn't figured out the mighty dodge roll
@@lachlancarter1707 He will in arc 5
@@lachlancarter1707 he will actually learn how to dodge and move better in general in arc 5 lol
Me after seeing this scene : Wow, Echidna is pretty nice and is best girl material.
Also me : ...She's going to do something horrible, isn't she?
My intuition tells me she might backstab Subaru. She's a witch after all... Just in case I'm right somehow, I haven't read the LN and I don't know what really happened. It's just an assumption that feels likely to happen
@@UshankaMaster this were exactly my thoughts, she didn't empathize with Subaru there, she just said she's been watching and that her whole driving point is information, it gives me the vibe that she just wants to know how he felt and what he thought for the whole sake of knowing about it, not that she feels any empathy for him but only her greed for information, hopefully it doesn't come to that.
@@EpicJosueJedi An essay incoming. Sorry, I might me overreacting to this whole double game thing.
Weirdly enough, on a personal note, now that I'm reading about what you noticed, it makes sense, _but_ when I was watching this episode for the first time, I couldn't manage to pay proper attention to her words to make such conclusions... Subaru was so broken at that moment that I could only do so much but empathise with him and perceive Echidna's words as comfort that absolutely had to be given to Subaru due to his unprecedented suffering. Especially after the words "I know" being intentionally highlighted. It just becomes too hard to believe she's that cold-hearted to play with Subaru's feelings in such a way. So I hope it doesn't come to that, too, even though my experience with numerous characters from different works of fiction tells me not to fall for this belief and not to trust this superficiality. I'm just so conflicted with this character, this is haunting and this is why I wrote my concerns out... Even that face expression of hers in the OP and sometimes in the anime, feeling somewhat soft (probably due to her rich eyelashes), enables that eerie uncertainty aura around her.
yes she is XD
SPOILER
Not necessarily.
Echidna just wants access to RETURN BY DEATH for knowledge about alternate timelines.
She thus offers to become Subaru's advisor, allowing them to communicate telepathically.
However, before this, Subaru met the other Witches of Sin and they subtly warned him not to trust Echidna.
He thus refuses and effectively ends their partnership.
Ultimately, at the arc's end, Echidna has lost interest in RETURN BY DEATH.
This is kind of Echidna's tragedy; being the Witch of Greed, she is never satisfied.
Hands down the best and most rememberable moment so far. Subaru is no longer “alone”
i guess there are a lot like that. Re Zero is just too good. Just some other ones: Rem confession, the second half of the japan flashback, the entire ep 15... And now, this one.
*s1 last episode*
MR. SMITHBOX
He means with the fact that Subaru is able to share what he knows but couldn’t due to RBD’s silence penalty.
the witch is dead, hes only talking to the spirit.. so he's phisically alone
@@michaelirazori9214 Yeah it's definitely in the very top best Re zero moments, but I prefer s1 ending, because of how well done it is, and how well it shows how much he fought to get to that point
Honestly the greatest voice actor in history
Damn bro, When I associate this scene with having someone to talk to about a problem, I see it with greater depth. This moment when you throw all your feelings out at once is relieving.
this is such a beatiful scene, Subaru finally being able to tell someone what he went through all the time since he got isekaid, all the things that had to be hold in him for so long, finally being able to get out of his mouth releasing him from such a big stress and feeling of being alone. 1 of my most favourite anime scenes.
Bruh next few episodes. All I’m gonna say is “ who knew evil girls had the prettiest face”.
Hands down Re:Zero is the best isekai to EVER exist
Midnite Animation yes sirrrrr
Wish Dona had feelings
what upsets me is that people thinks his lonliness and suffering just comes to a stop here/is cleared just because Echidena can understand him. I mean, sure it helps, but its never that easy.
Dang. This was up there with Erwin screaming out,
"My soldiers, Rage! My soldiers, Scream! My soldiers, Fight!!" And the expression Erwin had.
That memory serves as an example to us all
No, this is way better
@@X115Megaman if it was, then I wouldn't mention it.
SHINZOU WO SASAGEYO
Do you known what chapter this takes place in?
Ngl this scene actually has me in tears
I’ve watched this scene so many times that I can hear his voice and know and feel his words
Emilia: Now that Rem is gone, it's my time to shine to be best girl!
Echidna: 👁👄👁
So true
EMT!
Oh just wait until the end of the season. Your opinions on both of them might just change.
Echidna : hold my body fluids
@@thebananas6483 why do I feel like what you just said has something to do with some huge spoilers
Satella: _You weren't supposed to do that_
oh i got vietnam flashbacks
can't wait to see *that* once he exists the tomb
@@_error_2238 same
Yeah next episode is gonna be a doozy.
web/light novel readers unite
The mental and emotional pain he feel is much deeper then any death he ever felt.
i just remembered why re:zero is one of my favorite animes
poor subaru, he went through a lot with never having anyone by his side, that's why this exact moment means a lot to him, he finally found someone who could praise or at least recognize his efforts and sacrifices.... at least that's what he felt at that moment
I remember when i first read this scene on the web novel, I was so moved and even cried
This anime is epic, it made my cry a lot of times.
Not sure what hurt more. This bit, or seeing Patrasche so badly hurt by Garfiel...
It was worse in the WN. Garfiel tore her to pieces.
@@dazzlingpurple756 I recall Garf ripping off her tail as they were getting away.
What about best boy otto?
Legion 626 what chapter in the WN?
@@hiitsme3340 Sorry, but I read the WN years ago. I remember Patrasche got it much worse in the WN than in the anime, but I don't remember the specific chapter.
At This Point We All Know Subaru Finally Has Reach His Breaking Point With That “Thing” Inside His Heart....
Yeah no he’s not 🤣 just wait for the 2nd trial
@@Oboreru493 Whats gonna happen? Spoil me, I might forgot. I already read the LN and WN, so feel free :D
@@Oboreru493 Is it the Trail of the Present?
I'd also like to know
Der Daki SPOILERS FOR ANYONE ELSE READING
I think he might be talking about the 2nd trial and the conversation that takes happens after where Echidona makes her proposal to Subaru? I don’t know anything else they could be referring to tbh except maybe the trial itself where he finds out the whole “what happened after he died”
The line "I heard you. And before I heard you, I saw you" is so powerful to me. It struck a chord when I was watching this for the first time, I cried hard.
What a way to validate Subaru's suffering when nobody else knew about it, jesus
Tbh we're all like Echidna, only watching but can't do anything about it.
@@ducpham3599 For sure
Peak Zero gets me crying every time bro
Whether you favor Rem, Emilia, Otto, Echidna, or otherwise, we should all agree that Subaru is surrounded by people who care about him and make up for all the suffering he goes through.
echidna cares about him ... well, no
Caring for his ability to see that which could've happened and nothing else... Is still caring for him. In a sense...
Echidna doesn't care about him, at least not in an emotional sense. She isn't the type of girl who would cry in Subaru's funeral.
I've heard echidna lacks empathy right? And satella lacks love. the other witches lack a certain emotion too right? I believe subaru will be able to give them the emotions they don't have to be full on human.
N OMEGALUL
Part from the Novel where Subaru was walking through the snowy Sanctuary this episode. I love his inner dialogues.
“This sense of loss, of being deprived of the harbor of his emotions, was far too different from that heart of steel he had strived for. This, was but the result of excessive rage at the end of incomprehension, having worn everything else away, leaving only a fractured heart behind.
It was not unshakable, but only drained of all its contents.
――He had already lost the will to live.
Of course, it was only natural.
The current Subaru wasn’t living for the sake of living. He had failed to die when he was supposed to, and so, he couldn’t die until he had found something to justify his prolonged life.
In other words, it was not the will to live, but the resolve to die where all his consciousness was focused.
What was there to live for in a world like this?
Emilia was gone. Rem was gone. Patrasche was dead, and most likely Ram and Petra, too. And there was no question whether Otto had survived or not.
There was no one. There was no one left. Because Subaru wasn’t smart enough, because Subaru wasn’t strong enough, because Subaru didn’t try hard enough, because Subaru didn’t want it enough, he failed to save everyone. He didn’t save anyone. Even though it was something only Subaru could do.
[Subaru: So…… I……]
Have to take it all back. See it to the end. And set everything on the correct path.
It was something only Subaru could do. And it was something Subaru had to do.
All the sacrifices made for its sake, Subaru must always keep in his heart.
All that which was lost, Subaru must always keep in his thoughts.
All the price that must be paid, Subaru must always continue to pay.
To pay whatever price. Pile on the sacrifices. And take it all back in the end.”
I'm so glad i read the 4th arc before this dropped, there is so much extra amazing story in the WN that the anime will never compare with. third of the way thru arc 5, and idk if i can wait 5 years just for those first couple episodes.
@@Moneysreal It's a different medium. While there's more in the LN it's not necessarily better nor does it mean it could work in the anime. I don't really need a monologue to get what Subaru's feeling, it's being shown on his face. I feel like a monologue would have robbed the tension from the scene. That being said, if the LN did nothing but describe the look on his face, it would have been much less impactful. Each mediums have different strengths and the differences we see in the LN and Anime show their strongest sides.
Goddamn I think that just convinced me to start reading the books 😳
the tale of Sisyphus
@@Moneysreal the first episodes of arc 5 you mean? i'm curious to see how they are then!
1:39 super cool stylistic choice to just have her words on the black background
This anime is the only reason why I seeked help for my ptsd
Good job, buddy! Hope you're doing better!
It's enough to make a grown man cry, and that's okay
I know damn well you’re being completely honest, man. I haven’t cried in about 3 years and this honestly nearly brought me to tears.
I'm surprised the dude broke down after so long, kudos to him for having a will like this.
He's broken down other times as well hasn't he? Like the time with Rem or with Emila.
he broke down before. It's just that whenever he tried to mention that he returns by death, he or someone else dies. He literally couldn't tell that to anyone until now.
one of the many reason this show is so great from the way the cut the scenese to the brilliant voice acting, its easily a top 5 they handle the time travel mechanic so well.
i have rewatched this scene so many times, i always get tears in my eyes.
Evil or not, echidna didn't have to comfort him after this.. She didn't have to help his sloth factor.. i haven't read anything or spoiled anything for myself yet and im unsure of her.. but she has helped him out in ways he though impossible. Greed is a strange thing in any anime, always seeming evil but not sure what they want in the end.. I have high hopes for echidna!
Even subaru acknowledges that after he declines Echidna. very well observed.
greed in full metal alchemist brother hood was pretty cool
she comforts him because she is curious. She wants to observe every aspect of Subaru's identity. She comforts him in order to manipulate him in the future. Echidna seems like his saving grace, but do remember she is a witch, so every action is calculated.
ehh i read everything so far of the ln and web novel and really, she aint evil, shes very much set on the 'i do what i want want' on the moral compass, it just so happens that some things she does end up being good and some bad, but shes certainly neither evil nor good when looked at from a neutral outside perspective
@@yitlerxyeezus I was going to say that
I like these takes on personified "greed" who takes an empathetic stance for others. In truth, someone's deep, personal thoughts, those that are barely shared with only a select few, (if any at all!) could be counted as one of "rarest" things in existence.
As the embodiment of Greed, I love the fact that Echidna wants to collect that information. Whether her future intentions will be malicious or not is hard to say but I'd like to think she's more of an empathetic "Greed personified."
Oh dont worry. For some personal reasons (not because she want to get knowledge) she will end up helping him.
She has no emotions towards him as witches except satella cant feel love. She wants knowledge and in order to gain knowledge she will help him because he's interesting.
She'll help him, and her intentions aren't villainous at least, but her greed is amoral, and it's not like likes Subaru or anything. But you can say she will have a conflict of interests with Subaru regarding Satella in the future.
And thats why her authority is weak
So... She is Google?
Even after 3 years still hit hard 💔
Now we all can agree that he deserved the "best male voice actor in japan"
It’s truly miraculous that Subaru’s mind is still in tact up to this point. Knowing that he feels the pain of every death makes it all the more tragic
If echidna didn't transport him at that point he would have most definitely gone completely insane
R/boneappletea
@@NIMBUSTHECLOUD47 I don't think so I think it would've been something like the end of episode 15 season 1 i think where rem dies.
@@ajja2387 well i mean, in the anime it was still heavily censored, from the LN he wasn't just banging his head on the floor saying "why" when he RBD'd
@@NIMBUSTHECLOUD47 that's probably why she pulled him tbh
Re:Zero just made me realize that is the best isekai, imo, of all. Emotionally, with a good plot since the episode 1 up to now, it's a masterpiece. I don't care what others think of it, Re:Zero re-defines the Isekai genre in ways that others couldn't. OST, animation, plot, character development, voice acting, direction, etc... Everything is waaaay to perfect.
And now, 4 years later, after the S1, we recieve more and more of it, and this episode was rock solid the best so far that happened in this season.
I perfer konosuba but Re:Zero is good too
Konosuba is best in comedy. Overlord is basically op MC. Re:Zero is definitely hands down more relatable because the character isn't op and he has human flaws.
Re:Zero is not just best isekai. It is Top 3 series right now and probably will get Top 1 when all seasons get animated.
@@philgamer5280 That's pretty fair, part of what I prefer about Re:zero over other isekais is that OP protagonists are a dime a dozen and all blend together. I personally just think Konosuba is fine.
It's kinda hard to find a good isekai like re:zero or youjo senki, most isekai are just overpowered plain-looking protagonist with absolutely 0 character and a big harem
The context of this scene is SO damn important, that once you have gone through all the episodes up to this point, you share some of the pain from Subaru and why he gets so emotional... this was a very powerful scene
I do love how when Subaru realizes he can actually speak about his RBD curse, he completely breaks down, spouting it over and over again. Such a visceral and realistic reaction. The VA deserves all the awards
Can't believe this scene made me cry just as much as Clannad, Anohana, and Angel Beats did. Tappei, Watanabe, Kobayashi, and Sakamoto are geniuses. The staff did such an amazing job!
We are not at 50% of the series and i already cried
Are we the same person?
This scene really hit hard. T_T
Esteb Leh i reccomend you to not flood the house
Clanned suck clannade after story is beyond amazing tho I hope you meant after story cuz honestly I would recommend ppl to start from episode 13 of clannad or skip some of the first episode/power trough them cuz they are ugh boring af and then watch after story
Echidna's dialogue was extremely well written. While she *was* comforting Subaru, her dialogue isn't exactly something people would when someone is going through a mental breakdown. Her "word of comfort" isn't actually words of comfort, but rather her speaking out her desire to know more about Subaru.
It shows off Echidna's personality and identity. It shows off how Echidna identity as a witch, as seen with her terrible choice of word for comforting Subaru, and it shows off her personality of being a selfish individual, as while she is comforting Subaru, she is still seeking knowledge.
Props to her voice actor as well, for nailing how Echidna would probably sound during this part. No real sympathy can be identify from Echidna's voice actor as she say her line, which is quite accurate to who Echidna is, an outsider who have no connection to Subaru and is only interested in him because of his peculiar situation.
On a side note, as an anime only, Echidna best girl for me.
Rem can be best girl to/for Subaru, and Emilia is Subaru's best girl, but Echidna is best for me.
Im impressed that you're anime only and realized this, good eye sir!
@@Kizectt so that counts as a spoiler somehow?
Alex Matejic not really, when Echidna says her main goal is knowledge, she’s dead serious, everything else is secondary, so the only “spoiler” is that she’s not lying
@@canadiangopnik7007 oh well guess you're right besides you can also tell from her voice that she's serious AF and ain't playing around, also thanks to Dona's godly VA, another top tier voice actor on ReZero of the many: Emilia's Subaru's Betelgeuse's ecc...
I'd like to know Echidna's VA tho i might do some research
@@etam8099 Echidna’s VA is also Jeanne'D Arc's VA from Fate series and a whole lot of other anime too... her voice is pretty distinctive
The music is impeccable
One of the few wholesome moments in re:zero.
I'm listening to 1:27 again and again, and I cry every time. The slight change in the music, the exasperation in Subaru's voice, the anguish, but at the same time relief. Crunchyroll, please give this anime money and exposure
Same!
What an epic time to upload this I'm literally on this scene right now
If there is one very underappreciated and underrated MC in the isekai genre, that would only be Subaru. The physical pain and the indescribably extreme mental suffering he has to go through all alone isnt something words can describe. Re:Zero redefines cruelty with what Subaru has to go through.
I havent watched this anime for years and yet only a minute of this clip is enough to bring back all the emotions I felt when watching that scene...
Don’t lie, you guys teared up for this scene. I know you did.
I couldn't
I wish I could’ve
Most definitely, hit me hard when you could hear the pain in his voice
Didn’t cry, but I was touched and relieved that Subaru finally had someone know about his ability.
I wouldn't say ugly manchild tears classify as "teared up". 😞
Anime onlys: "I like this character"
LN readers: "I don't need to boast about having read the LN by implying spoilers"
ikr, but to be fair to light novel readers, its should be obvious shes not good. BTW i am fully anime only and this should be 100% obvious shes up to no good.
I am anime only. She is really suspicious in this scene and the way she acts really seems to be emotional manipulation and explointing Subaru at his weakest.
I am glad to see some people not be blinded by Echidna's best girl antics( I am also an anime only)
@@vladprus4019 you took the keyboard right out of my hands
@@vladprus4019 finally some people who arent blinded by her act. She is the witch of greed. She wants knowledge no ones else has and she will do anything to obtain it.
part with "I know" is kinda beautiful in how its done
This scene is so emotional I actually tear up a little 😢
Re: Zero -> anime of the year(and it’s still not finished). That’s how powerful this show is.
Also Subaru’s japanese VA deserves the award hands down.
Just... yes.
Damn the english va has a lot to live up to
@@airbornezombie7655 I’d say Sean does. He kills it as Subaru, especially considering how little experience he’s had with major characters like this.
The most human protagonist we got in anime within a isekai genre
i think kazuma is also somewhat human, in the comedic sense. he's useless and lazy for the most part, and all injuries and deaths are made entertaining, while subaru is like the other side of the spectrum. he's also useless, and his deaths are painful and agonizing but he still tries his best to keep persevering.
I like Naofumi from The Rising of the Shield Hero. He didn’t have it as bad as Subaru, but he did get screwed from Day 1, and he’s made decent progress since then.
Yoko from twelth kingdoms says hello.
I like subaru and kasuma and naofumi,
naofumi is "come on beat them"
Kasuma is "lol that's hilarious"
Subaru is "oh my god not his...auch auch, welp were we are"
@@dazzlingpurple756 Naofumi played on hard more, Subaru is playing on nightmare mode.
This scene is so powerfully cathartic. Every time I see it, it remembers me to his overwhelming traumas at experiencing death over, and over, and over; and solidifies them as the traumas they are, no brushing past them anymore as a method of convenience, but as the knife it really is, marring deeper and deeper into his mental state.
All at once the pain and despair he’s been bottling up becomes so real I feel it for myself, as if the mental agony (if not the true pains he’s had) were mine all along, and just as quickly as it’s made apparent to me, this feeling of coping and making do this whole time; the moment this weight is revealed to me as something I’ve just gotten used to, since recognizing it for what it is should surely crush me, it’s lifted from my shoulders, just enough for another to slide next to me; and the relief at having even part of this burden eased is as though the whole mountain itself were off my shoulders.
The author, director, and animators all knew insanely well how to capture this emotion and have done an absolutely masterful job at building this scene, the tension, and expressing this trauma. I can’t begin to properly express my awe at this scene’s beauty. Well done
Really good comment and I completely agree. This scene put me straight into Subaru's shoes and made me feel every ounce of anguish and burden that he had to carry up to this point.
This anime is one of the best executed anime I’ve ever experienced
Do you know what chapter this takes place in?
@@realurkel2650 this is the end of volume 11, probably the last chapter of it or the one prior to that, if i remember correctly
Even after watching AoT, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Naruto, and well to me MHA. I completely agree. It stands out front the millions of Isekais out there, even using truck kun it still has a place of its own. Truly a legend, and a masterpiece made