Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-

"Racing through the journey of memories——"

8.1
Yr 2016
Rt 25m
Status Returning Series
Animation Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy Mystery
Your Verdict
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Series Brief

Overview

Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary high school student, is on his way home from the convenience store when he finds himself transported to another world. As he's lost and confused in a new world where he doesn't even know left from right, the only person to reach out to him was a beautiful girl with silver hair. Determined to repay her somehow for saving him from his own despair, Subaru agrees to help the girl find something she's looking for.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 76 /100

Critical reception for Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- is generally positive, with several reviewers praising its execution compared to other popular isekai titles. Daily Anime Art lauded the overall presentation, highlighting the show's design, audio, and visual quality as fantastic and thoroughly well done. Similarly, The Rossman argued that the series handles its transported-to-another-world premise significantly better than peers such as Sword Art Online and Log Horizon, spotlighting the protagonist's growth.

However, the show does not receive universal acclaim. A reviewer at I Watched an Anime noted that while the series possesses the foundation of a great anime, it often falls short of greatness and misses the mark in several key areas. Other commentary, such as from Medium, observes how central protagonist Subaru's devotion to Emilia is to the narrative, noting that his motivation throughout the story is almost entirely driven by doing everything for her sake.

“The quality of the show overall was fantastic, I absolutely loved it. The anime’s design, quality, audio, everything was well done.”

“it always seemed to just fall short of greatness in many areas, while completely missing the mark in others.”

“Sword Art Online, KonaSuba, No Game No Life, Gate, and Log Horizon pop into my mind immediately... but I think that Re:Zero does a much better job than all of them”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

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CA • US • UK
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US
Why fans love it

What begins like a typical fantasy setup quickly devolves into a tense, grueling trial. When high school student Natsuki Subaru is pulled from a convenience store run into a strange parallel world, his decision to help a silver-haired girl leads him into immediate danger. Rather than gaining easy heroics, Subaru finds himself trapped in a brutal time loop, where failure brings mutilation and death only to reset his progress back to the start.

The series stands out by using its supernatural premises to push heavy drama, mystery, and psychological angst. The butterfly effect ensures that tiny missteps in one timeline trigger massive fallout in the next, keeping the stakes genuinely unpredictable. Led by Yusuke Kobayashi in the voice cast, the show leans into the emotional strain of a protagonist who must repeatedly solve lethal puzzles while carrying the sole memory of every tragic outcome.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 75
Regulars 6
Longest run 85 eps
Yusuke Kobayashi
Yusuke Kobayashi
as Subaru Natsuki (voice)
85 episodes
Rie Takahashi
Rie Takahashi
as Emilia (voice)
85 episodes
Yumi Uchiyama
Yumi Uchiyama
as Puck (voice)
85 episodes
Chinatsu Akasaki
Chinatsu Akasaki
as Felt (voice)
13 episodes
Rie Murakawa
Rie Murakawa
as Ram (voice)
85 episodes
Yuichi Nakamura
Yuichi Nakamura
as Reinhard van Astrea (voice)
21 episodes
Satomi Arai
Satomi Arai
as Beatrice (voice)
85 episodes
Inori Minase
Inori Minase
as The Voice (voice)
85 episodes
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Kohei Amasaki as Otto Suwen (voice) 35 episodes Kaori Nazuka as Frederica Baumann (voice) 15 episodes Marika Kouno as Petra Leyte (voice) 20 episodes Mugihito as Rom (voice) 6 episodes Kenta Miyake as Kadomon (voice) 6 episodes Genki Muro as Rachins (voice) 5 episodes Yui Horie as Ferris (voice) 27 episodes Kenyu Horiuchi as Wilhelm van Astrea (voice) 24 episodes Takuya Eguchi as Julius Juukulius (voice) 34 episodes Yukiyo Fujii as Mimi Pearlbaton (voice) 12 episodes Tomokazu Seki as Al (voice) 12 episodes Koutaro Nishiyama as Kiritaka Muse (voice) 5 episodes Kenjiro Tsuda as Heinkel Astrea (voice) 4 episodes Rena Motomura as Fred Thompson (voice) 5 episodes Moe Kahara as Rafiel Thompson (voice) 5 episodes Aya Endo as Reala Thompson (voice) 4 episodes Makoto Koichi as Lusbel Kallard (voice) 3 episodes Mamiko Noto as Elsa Granhiert (voice) 17 episodes Akira Ishida as Regulus Corneas (voice) 16 episodes Chika Anzai as Sirius Romanée-Conti (voice) 9 episodes Yuka Iguchi as Crusch Karsten (voice) 17 episodes Aoi Yuuki as Capella Emerada Lugunica (voice) 10 episodes Kenji Nomura as Ricardo Welkin (voice) 15 episodes Megumi Han as Hetaro Pearlbaton (voice) 5 episodes Yukari Tamura as Capella (Priscilla) (voice) 13 episodes Hiroki Shimowada as Tivey Pearlbaton (voice) 4 episodes Kengo Kawanishi as Roy Alphard (voice) 12 episodes Teruyuki Tanzawa as Gaston (voice) 5 episodes Daiki Yamashita as Camberley (voice) 4 episodes Aoi Koga as Sylphy (Number 184) (voice) 6 episodes Kana Ueda as Anastasia Hoshin (voice) 31 episodes Minami Takahashi as Theresia van Astrea (voice) 3 episodes Rie Kugimiya as Pandora (voice) 3 episodes Kaito Ishikawa as Wilhelm van Astrea (young) (voice) 3 episodes Kanehira Yamamoto as Garek Thompson (voice) 4 episodes Aya Yamane as Villager (voice) 9 episodes Masashi Nogawa as Oiran Bears (voice) 3 episodes Fairouz Ai as Shaula (voice) 13 episodes Tomokazu Sugita as Reid Astrea (voice) 6 episodes Misaki Kuno as Typhon (voice) 4 episodes Itaru Yamamoto as Gaston (voice) 3 episodes Kouichi Souma as Villager (voice) 15 episodes Yumiko Kobayashi as Mild (voice) 8 episodes Shizuka Ishigami as Dain (voice) 7 episodes Minami Shinoda as Cain (voice) 4 episodes Yuna Yoshino as Lucas (voice) 8 episodes Haruki Ishiya as Thames Astrea (voice) 3 episodes Yuuki Kuwahara as Meina (voice) 4 episodes Maki Izawa as Milde Arlam (voice) 6 episodes Ryunosuke Watanuki as Oni Villager (voice) 3 episodes Eri Suzuki as Meili Portroute (voice) 21 episodes Junichi Yanagita as Team Member (voice) 3 episodes Keiji Fujiwara as Al (voice) 3 episodes Ryuichi Kijima as Head of the Youth Group (voice) 8 episodes Hiroshi Yanaka as Ketty Muttart (voice) 3 episodes Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Geuse (voice) 12 episodes Takehito Koyasu as Roswaal L. Mathers (voice) 30 episodes Reigo Yamaguchi as Villager (voice) 9 episodes Yuki Ishikari as Team Member (voice) 6 episodes Maaya Sakamoto as Echidna (voice) 17 episodes Nobuhiko Okamoto as Garfiel Tinzel (voice) 31 episodes Konomi Kohara as Rui Arneb (voice) 4 episodes Kohsuke Toriumi as Natsuki Kenichi (voice) 4 episodes Ryoka Yuzuki as Natsuki Naoko (voice) 5 episodes Mikako Komatsu as Minerva (voice) 4 episodes Haruka Tomatsu as Fortuna (voice) 4 episodes Aimi Tanaka as Kadomon's Daughter (voice) 14 episodes
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Keyword Cloud

Keywords

magic trauma time travel reincarnation supernatural gore tragedy time loop fate parallel world death mutilation medieval angst loop anime bishoujo butterfly effect isekai parallel universe based on light novel
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
April 04, 2016
Status
Returning Series
Episode Runtime
25 minutes
Origin
JP
TMDB Votes
771