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 Ended
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 78 /100

Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- received generally positive appraisals from anime critics, who often singled it out as an elevated entry within the crowded isekai genre. Commentators praised its technical execution, noting that the visual design, animation quality, and audio work combined to create a thoroughly engaging production that frequently outperformed its genre peers.

However, the reception was not without reservations. While many acknowledged the series had the ingredients of a top-tier anime, some reviewers felt the narrative was inconsistent, arguing that it fell short of true greatness in several areas and missed the mark in others. Additionally, Subaru's singular devotion to Emilia drew notice as a defining, if occasionally polarizing, central character dynamic.

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

“I think that Re:Zero does a much better job than all of them...”

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

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 Rem (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) 36 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 Lye Batenkaitos (voice) / Roy Alphard (voice) 14 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) / Foxidna (voice) 33 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 Liliana Masquerade (voice) 9 episodes Masashi Nogawa as Oiran Bears (voice) 5 episodes Fairouz Ai as Shaula (voice) 15 episodes Tomokazu Sugita as Reid Astrea (voice) 7 episodes Misaki Kuno as Typhon (voice) 4 episodes Itaru Yamamoto as Gaston (voice) 3 episodes Kouichi Souma as Team Member (voice) 18 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) 4 episodes Eri Suzuki as Child (voice) 24 episodes Junichi Yanagita as Team Member (voice) 3 episodes Keiji Fujiwara as Al (voice) 3 episodes Ryuichi Kijima as Earth Dragon (voice) 8 episodes Hiroshi Yanaka as Ketty Muttart (voice) 3 episodes Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Geuse (voice) 12 episodes Takehito Koyasu as Roswaal A. Mathers (voice) 30 episodes Reigo Yamaguchi as Man (voice) 9 episodes Yuki Ishikari as Oslo Suwen (voice) 6 episodes Nobuhiko Okamoto as Garfiel Tinzel (voice) 31 episodes Kohsuke Toriumi as Natsuki Kenichi (voice) 4 episodes Konomi Kohara as The Voice (voice) 4 episodes Ryoka Yuzuki as Natsuki Naoko (voice) 5 episodes Mikako Komatsu as Minerva (voice) 4 episodes Maaya Sakamoto as Echidna (Artificial Spirit) (voice) 19 episodes Haruka Tomatsu as Fortuna (voice) 4 episodes Aimi Tanaka as Ryuzu Alma (voice) / Ryuzu Bilma (voice) / Ryuzu Shima (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
Ended
Episode Runtime
25 minutes
Origin
JP
TMDB Votes
794