Random Curiosity

「ただそれだけの物語」 (Tada Sore Dake no Monogatari)
“That’s All This Story is About”

WHITE FOX is really stretching Re: Zero to its limits. For the majority of the season, they tried to give us the full extent of the episode by skipping out on the OP and ED, but for this finale, it’s a full 3 minutes longer! Hurray for Emilia x Subaru!

「自称騎士と最優の騎士」 (Jijou Kishi to Saiyuu no Kishi)
“The Self-Proclaimed Knight and the Greatest Knight”

One last reset for the road.

Tragic hero time!

In which Passerby quibbles with sad vs tragic.

「悪辣なる怠惰」 (Akuratsu Naru Taida)
“Nefarious Sloth”

It’s crazy just how fast 2-cour comes and goes when you’re watching such a gripping show.

「怠惰一閃」 (Taida Issen)
“A Flash of Sloth”

There’s more than one?!

「絶望に抗う賭け」 (Zetsubou ni Aragau Kake)
“A Wager That Defies Despair”

There is an unexpectedly good amount of romance in this week’s episode which leaves my heart all warm and hopeful.

「ヴィルヘルム・ヴァン・アストレア」 (Wiriherimu Wan Asutorea)
“Wilhelm van Astrea”

This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for… the battle against the giant White Whale!

「白鯨攻略戦」 (Hakugei Kouryakusen)
“Battle Against the White Whale”

For a second there, I thought the whale might not actually appear.

「ゼロから」 (Zero Kara)
“From Zero”

So he finally confesses to his crimes.

「醜態の果てに」 (Shuutai no Hate ni)
“Disgrace in the Extreme”

If people aren’t dying, people aren’t remembering… which is another kind of suffering and despair.

「豚の欲望」 (Buta no Yokubou)
“The Greed of a Pig”

And… I’m going to jump right back on the bandwagon to talk about Subaru some more.

「狂気の外側」 (Kyouki no Sotogawa)
“The Outside of Madness”

That was a hard episode to swallow. Winter is here and it comes with a lot of despair and tragedy for Subaru.

「絶望という病」 (Zetsubou to Iu Yamai)
“The Sickness Called Despair”

It wouldn’t be Re: Zero without someone dying in some crazy shock and awe scene.

「自称騎士ナツキ・スバル」 (Jishou Kishi Natsuki Subaru)
“Self-Proclaimed Knight Natsuki Subaru”

I’ve defended Subaru quite a bit over the past few months when viewers would bash him for being annoying or self-centered… but this episode takes the icing on the cake.

「再来の王都」 (Sairai no Outo)
“Return to the Capital”

Finally…a new arc! With some old and familiar faces but also a ton of new ones to follow. This is really going to open up the world which Subaru has found himself in and the endless possibilities that will arise.