Re:Zero â Starting Life in Another World (Japanese: Reï¼ã¼ãããå§ããç°ä¸ççæ´»Hepburn: Ri:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu, lit. 'Re: Starting life in a different world from zero') is a Japanese light novel series written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Shinichirou Otsuka. The story centers on Subaru Natsuki, a hikikomori who suddenly finds himself transported to another world on his way home from the convenience store. The series was initially serialized on the website ShÅsetsuka ni NarÅ from 2012 onwards. Seventeen volumes have been published by Media Factory since January 24, 2014, under their MF Bunko J imprint.
The series' first three arcs have been adapted into separate manga series. The first, by Daichi Matsue, was published by Media Factory between June 2014 and March 2015. The second, by Makoto Fugetsu, has been published by Square Enix since October 2014. Matsue launched the third adaptation, also published by Media Factory, in May 2015. Additionally, Media Factory has published two anthology manga with stories by different artists. An anime television series adaptation by White Fox aired from April 4, 2016 to September 19, 2016, starting with an hour-long special. The first of two OVA based on the series was released on October 6, 2018, and the second OVA will be released in Q4 2019. In March 2017, game developer 5pb. released a visual novel based on the series. On March 23, 2019, a second season of the series was announced to be in production.
The novels and all three manga adaptations are published in North America by Yen Press. The anime adaptation has been licensed by Crunchyroll, which released the anime on home video through Funimation in the United States and Anime Limited in the United Kingdom. The light novels have sold more than three million copies, while the anime series has sold more than 60,000 copies on home video. The light novels have been praised for their fresh take on the 'another world' concept, but have been criticized for awkward dialogue and redundancy. The anime series has been praised by critics for its 'culturally complex world' and for the actions of its characters. The series received awards at the 2015â2016 Newtype Anime Awards and the 2017 Sugoi Japan Awards, and was nominated for Anime of the Year at The Anime Awards 2016.
Plot[edit]Re Zero Season 2 Confirmed
Subaru Natsuki is a hikikomori who does nothing but play games. One night, after visiting a convenience store, he is suddenly summoned to another world. With no sign of who summoned him, he soon befriends a silver-haired half-elf girl who introduces herself as Satella, and her companion Puck. Satella mentions that her insignia was stolen by a thief named Felt. When he and Satella are mysteriously killed, Subaru awakens and discover that he has acquired the ability 'Return by Death,' enabling him to reverse time by dying. He greets Satella again, only for her to be offended at being addressed by the name 'Satella,' which in fact refers to the 'Jealous Witch,' and is considered a taboo. With the help of Reinhard (a knight) in another timeline, Subaru saves 'Satella's' life from the assassin Elsa; she reveals that her real name is Emilia, and as a token of gratitude, Felt returns the insignia to her.
While recovering at the margrave Roswaal's mansion, the mage Beatrice drains Subaru's mana. After waking up, he meets the twin maids Ram and Rem, as well as Roswaal, who hires him as a butler. Roswaal reveals that Emilia needed the insignia to qualify as a candidate in the upcoming royal election. After mysteriously dying again, Subaru decides to investigate the circumstances leading to his death, and tries to recreate these events. Following a series of traumatic deaths and revivals, he learns that a curse had been placed on him, then deduces it came from a village he had visited earlier, while also resolving Rem's intense hatred for witches. Eventually, the village is threatened by creatures known as mabeasts, so Subaru, Rem and Ram have to rescue the villagers.
Later, Emilia is summoned to the capital by two members of the Crusch's Camp, Wilhelm and Felix who is also a part of the Royal Guard for the start of the royal selection. There, Subaru and company meet the other royal candidates: Priscilla, Crusch, Anastasia and Felt; and their knights, Aldebaran, Julius, and Reinhard. Felt initially announces that she will not participate in the election, and Subaru declares himself to be Emilia's knight. Following a public fight which leaves Subaru badly injured, he gets into a huge argument with Emilia, and she decides to cut ties with Subaru, leaving him behind.
After recovering, Subaru decides to train under Wilhelm, while Felix advises him to make up with Emilia. Rem then warns Subaru that something is occurring at the mansion, and against Crusch and Felix's warning, Subaru decides to return to the mansion. There, he discovers many dead bodies, including that of Rem, much to his horror. After dying and respawning, he is ambushed by a wicked group known as the Witch's Cult and meets the insane leader, Petelgeuse, who then tortures and kills Rem. Having later been killed by a monstrous Puck, Subaru respawns and curses Petelgeuse.
Knowing that the mansion and village will be attacked, Subaru seeks help from the other royal candidates, but they all decline. While gathering an evacuation, he encounters a legendary mabeast called the White Whale. Rem sacrifices herself to allow Subaru to escape. After returning to the mansion, Subaru encounters Ram and Emilia, who have no recollection of Rem. Disturbed by the situation, Subaru reveals his 'Return by Death' ability to Emilia, only for her to die afterward. Puck, enraged, transforms and kills Petelgeuse and his cult, then freezes Subaru to death as punishment for Emilia's death. After respawning, Subaru, having fallen into utter despair, has a serious conversation with Rem, asking her to run away with him. Rem, however, strongly encourages Subaru not to give up and confesses her love for him, already knowing that his heart is for Emilia. With newfound resolve, Subaru then decides that he will start again from zero.
Subaru and Rem later battle against the White Whale, after successfully striking an alliance with Crusch and Anastasia's camps. Following a long and hard-fought battle, Wilhelm ultimately kills the White Whale, thus avenging the death of his wife. Eventually, with the help of his new allies, Subaru is finally able to defeat Petelgeuse and his cult, saving the lives of Emilia and the villagers. Having reconciled with Emilia, Subaru confesses his love for her, leading Emilia to tearfully thank Subaru for saving her.
Production[edit]Light novel[edit]
The series' editor at MF Bunko J, Masahito Ikemoto, first became aware of the web novel in April 2013, when it began to appear on his Twitter feed.[5] He was immediately impressed by the series' use of Return by Death, and how it was a 'depressing, yet surprising, twist on the fantasy genre', and began working with Nagatsuki to adapt the series into a light novel.[5][6] Most light novels are around 250 pages in length, but Nagatsuki submitted a manuscript of more than 1,000 pages for the first novel, forcing Ikemoto to edit it heavily.[6] While Nagatsuki wanted to engage in worldbuilding early on, Ikemoto felt that it was more necessary to make the readers feel engaged with the characters. He ended up rearranging the story so that parts focusing on the world and its lore were pushed back to the third arc of the series.[6]
Early concept art for the characters Subaru and Emilia
Prior to his involvement in Re:Zero, illustrator Shinichirou Otsuka worked on video games, which led him to draw the backgrounds first when illustrating the series.[7] After reading the web novel, he submitted a number of character designs for the major characters to Ikemoto.[5]Subaru's initial design made him look like a delinquent,[5] with Otsuka later describing it as 'not the face of a boy in his teens',[8] leading Ikemoto to request that the character be 'more friendly and less fierce' so that the audience could empathize with him during emotional scenes.[6] Originally, Emilia's character design appeared extremely plain, so a number of features were added to make her more interesting.[6] Ikemoto specified that she must fit the 'archetypal heroine' mold.[5] Rem and Ram also underwent significant changes from the first draft: their original designs lacked the characteristic hair parts, and their maid uniforms were longer and more 'traditional'.[6]
Anime[edit]Development and production[edit]
The possibility of an anime adaptation came up early in the development of the series; Sho Tanaka, a producer at Kadokawa, asked Ikemoto about properties which might lend themselves to being animated, and Ikemoto recommended that Tanaka read Nagatsuki's web novels.[5][6] Despite an initial miscommunication which led to Ikemoto believing that Tanaka wasn't interested, talks of adapting the series began soon after the web novels began the transition to print.[6]
As part of talks for the potential anime adaptation, Ikemoto and Tanaka spoke to Tsunaki Yoshikawa, an animation producer at studio White Fox, about the possibility of his studio animating the series.[6] Hoping to adapt the series into an anime similar to Steins;Gate (which White Fox also produced), and having a positive impression of the studio as one that did faithful adaptations, Tanaka then formally approached them about producing the show. White Fox's president contacted Yoshikawa for his opinion, and Yoshikawa recommended they accept, as long as the series 'doesn't violate any broadcasting regulations'.[5]
Production on the anime began sometime after the release of the fifth novel in October 2014.[7][9] Masaharu Watanabe was chosen by Yoshikawa to direct the series because he had previously worked for the studio doing key animation, while Kyuta Sakai was picked to be the series' character designer and animation director because Yoshikawa felt that she would be able to do justice to the novel's art and also maintain the series animation quality over 25 episodes.[5]Masahiro Yokotani was brought on board to compose the anime, his first time working on a 'reborn in another world'-type story.[10] Yoshikawa warned him about the violence in the series, but he was still surprised by the violent and disturbing scenes in novels three and beyond, having only read the first novel when he agreed to work on the project; he delegated the writing of those episodes in the second cour to the other two scriptwriters.[10] Yoshiko Nakamura joined the project sometime after Masahiro had completed the script for episode 3. When it proved unfeasible for Yokotani and Nakamura to write the scripts alone, the decision was made to bring another scriptwriter on board. Gaku Iwasa, the president of White Fox, asked them to hire someone 'younger', leading Yokotani to suggest Eiji Umehara. Nagatsuki had recently been playing Chaos;Child, which Umehara had written for, and he approved the choice, suggesting that they let Umehara write the 'painful parts'; Umehara was invited to join the project around the time that the scripts for episodes 8 and 9 were being written.[10]Re:Zero was the first light novel adaptation that either of the screenwriters had worked on.[10]
Original author Tappei Nagatsuki was very active in the production of the anime, attending script meetings and recording sessions.[5] When the staff would encounter a problem with a scene, he would occasionally write lines for them to use as reference while writing the script.[10] The series was not initially intended to have 25 episodes, but was extended to give more time to the battle with the White Whale (which was expanded from two to three episodes) and to the content of episode 18 (episodes 16 to 18 were originally supposed to be covered in two episodes).[10] Watanabe's main directive to the staff was to 'capture the mood of the novel as much as possible';[7][10] the scriptwriters had discussions about how to compress the dense source material without losing the central elements of the story, and Nakamura recalls working with composition notes that 'went on for pages'.[10] While planning and scripting the anime, choosing a proper conclusion was one of the most difficult parts for the staff, and a significant amount of time was devoted to choosing what to cover in the final episode,[5] which included material not yet covered in the light novel.[a][13][14]
After joining the project, both Nakamura and Umehara had to adjust their views of the main character, and were forced to rewrite scenes where they had made Subaru appear 'cool'. At Watanabe's direction, Nakamura was made to rewrite Subaru's telling of The Red Ogre Who Cried in episode 6 multiple times.[10] The staff also had difficulty deciding on a song to use for Subaru's ringtone that plays during the closing scene of episode 19, considering songs like 'Kanpaku Sengen', 'The Beard Song', and 'M' by Princess Princess, before settling on 'Yoake no Michi' from Dog of Flanders.[10]
Soundtrack[edit]
While choosing a composer to produce the series' music, director Watanabe wanted to choose someone who had 'hit a nerve' with him. A fan of drama series, Watanabe was struck by a piece of music in the medical dramaDeath's Organ, and found that the series' composer, Suehiro KenichirÅ, had also worked on a number of his favorite anime and drama series.[15] After Suehiro was attached to the production, Watanabe gave him three major guidelines: use human voices during the Return by Death sequences; compose the music like he would for a drama or a movie to capture the emotional scenes; and 'pull all the stops' for the suspenseful scenes.[15] Additionally, for the first cour, Watanabe asked for music with a 'suspenseful' vibe, while requesting music with a 'romantic' feel for the second cour.[15] Both Watanabe and Suehiro are fans of Italian composer Ennio Morricone, and Suehiro tried to take inspiration from his works while composing the soundtrack.[15] Watanabe also requested that there be songs that mimicked Hans Zimmer's score from The Dark Knight.[15] While Suehiro used music that wasn't very 'anime-ish' during most of the series, he was asked to use more traditional anime music during the slice of life scenes.[15] A number of times during the series, such as in episodes 7 and 15, Watanabe made it a point to use an entire song, something which is unusual in most anime.[15]
The series makes limited use of its opening and ending themes, and Watanabe has said that he wished he could use them more frequently.[7]
Media[edit]Web novel[edit]
The Re:Zeroweb novel was initially serialized by Tappei Nagatsuki (writing under the username Nezumi-iro Neko(é¼ è²ç«, 'Mouse-Colored Cat')[16]) on the user-generated content site ShÅsetsuka ni NarÅ from April 20, 2012 onwards.[17][18] As of April 1, 2019, six novels and two side stories have been published, comprising a total of 477 chapters.[18]
Light novels[edit]
Following the web novel's publication, Media Factory acquired the series for print publication.[17] The first light novel volume, with illustrations by Shinichirou Otsuka, was published on January 24, 2014, under their MF Bunko J imprint. As of March 2019, nineteen volumes have been published, as well as three side story volumes and four short story collections. Nagatsuki and Otsuka began publishing a series of short side-stories focusing on characters from the series in Monthly Comic Alive, starting with the character Elsa in August 2016.[19][20] It was followed with one focused on Petra Leyte on November 26, 2016,[21] and one featuring Ram and Rem on January 27, 2016.[20] The light novels are published in English by Yen Press, who announced their acquisition of the license via Twitter on December 2, 2015.[22] The publisher has also acquired the license to the Re:Zero EX side novels.[23]
Manga[edit]
A manga adaptation by Daichi Matsue, titled Re:ZERO: -Starting Life in Another World- Chapter 1: A Day in the Capital (ï¼²ï½
ï¼ã¼ãããå§ããç°ä¸ççæ´» 第ä¸ç« çé½ã®ä¸æ¥ç·¨Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Dai-Ichi-ShÅ: Åto no Ichinichi-hen), began serialization in the August 2014 issue of Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive on June 27, 2014.[24][22] The final volume was released on March 23, 2015.[22] On December 2, 2015, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series.[22]
A second manga, titled Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-, Chapter 2: One Week at the Mansion (Reï¼ã¼ãããå§ããç°ä¸ççæ´» 第äºç« å±æ·ã®ä¸é±éç·¨Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Dai-Ni-ShÅ: Yashiki no IshÅ«kan-hen), with art by Makoto Fugetsu, began serialization in Square Enix's seinen magazine Monthly Big Gangan on October 25, 2014.[22][25][26] The final chapter was published on December 24, 2016,[27][28] and an extra chapter was published on January 25, 2017.[29][30][31] The second adaptation has also been licensed by Yen Press.[32]
Daichi Matsue began serializing a third manga, Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-, Chapter 3: Truth of Zero (Re:ã¼ãããå§ããç°ä¸ççæ´» 第ä¸ç« Truth of ZeroRe: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Dai-San-ShÅ: Truth of Zero) in Comic Alive's July 2015 issue on May 27, 2015.[22][33] Yen will publish the third adaptation as well.[34]
A manga anthology, titled Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Official Anthology Comic (Re:ã¼ãããå§ããç°ä¸ççæ´»ãå
¬å¼ã¢ã³ã½ãã¸ã¼ã³ããã¯Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu KÅshiki AnsorojÄ« Komikku), was published by Media Factory on June 23, 2016.[35] A second anthology was published on September 23, 2017.[36]
Internet radio show[edit]
An Internet radio show to promote the series named 'Re: Radio life in a different world from zero' (Reï¼ã¼ãããå§ããç°ä¸çã©ã¸ãªçæ´») began broadcasting on March 27, 2016.[37][38] The show was aired every Monday and was hosted by Rie Takahashi, the voice actress for Emilia.[37] Guests that appeared on the show included YÅ«suke Kobayashi (Subaru Natsuki), Inori Minase (Rem), Yumi Uchiyama (Puck), Rie Murakawa (Ram), Satomi Arai (Beatrice), Chinatsu Akasaki (Felt), Kana Ueda (Anastasia Hoshin), and Yui Horie (Felix).[39][40] The show ran for 33 episodes and concluded on December 19, 2016.[41] The first radio CD, which contains episodes 1â8 of the show, was released on June 27, 2016.[39] The second, which contains episodes 9â16 of the show, was released on September 28, 2016.[40] The third, containing episodes 17â24, was released on November 30, 2016,[42] and the fourth, containing episodes 25â33, was released on March 29, 2017.[43]
Anime[edit]
An anime television series adaptation was announced by Kadokawa in July 2015.[44] The series is directed by Masaharu Watanabe and written by Masahiro Yokotani, with animation by the studio White Fox. Kyuta Sakai is serving as both character designer and as chief animation director.[45] Music for the series is composed by Kenichiro Suehiro.[46] Kentaro Minegishi is the series' director of photography, and Yoshito Takamine serves as art director. Jin Aketagawa handled sound direction for the anime, and sound effects were produced by Yuji Furuya. Other staff members include Hitomi Sudo (editing), Yu Karube (3D director), Saaya KinjÅ (art configuration), Izumi Sakamoto (color design), and Noritaka Suzuki and GÅichi Iwabatake (prop design).[46]
The 25-episode series premiered on April 4, 2016,[b] with an extended 50-minute first episode. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, and AT-X.[47][48] The series was simulcast by Crunchyroll.[49] Episode 18 ran 2 minutes longer than a typical anime episode, clocking at 25 minutes and 45 seconds.[50] The final episode ran 4 minutes longer, clocking at 27 minutes and 15 seconds.
A series of anime shorts featuring chibi versions of the characters, titled Re:Zero ~Starting Break Time From Zero~ (Re:ã¼ãããå§ããä¼æ©æé(ãã¬ã¤ã¯ã¿ã¤ã )Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Break Time), were produced by Studio Puyukai to accompany the series.[51][52] The shorts ran for eleven episodes before being replaced by a new series of shorts, titled Re:PETIT ~Starting Life in Another World from PETIT~ (Re:ããããå§ããç°ä¸ççæ´»Re:Puchi kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu), which began airing on June 24, 2016 and ran for 14 episodes.[c][53] The shorts are directed, written, and produced by Minoru Ashina, with character designs by Minoru Takehara, who also animated the series alongside Sumi Kimoto and Chisato Totsuka. Kenichiro Suehiro reprised his role as composer for the shorts, while Tomoji Furuya of Suwara Pro produced the sound effects. Jin Aketagawa directed the sound at production company Magic Capsule.[51]
The shorts aired on AT-X after each episode of the regular series, starting on April 8, 2016.[51] Crunchyroll acquired the streaming rights to both shorts.[54]
An original video animation (OVA) episode was announced at the 'MF Bunko J Summer School Festival 2017' event on September 10, 2017.[55] All of the main staff and cast returned for the OVA, with Tatsuya Koyanagi joining as chief director.[56] Titled Memory Snow, the OVA was screened in Japanese theaters starting on October 6, 2018.[57][58][59] A second OVA, titled HyÅketsu no Kizuna (æ°·çµã®çµ, 'Frozen Bonds'), was announced on September 23, 2018. The OVA will be an adaptation of the prequel novel Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Zenjitsu-tan: HyÅketsu no Kizuna (Re:ã¼ãããå§ããåæ¥è æ°·çµã®çµ) which was included with the first Japanese Blu-ray release of the television series, and focused on the meeting of Emilia and Puck.[60] It will be released in Japanese theaters in Q4 2019.[61]
The series is licensed by Crunchyroll in the United States; Funimation announced during their Katsucon 2018 panel that they will release it on home video with an English dub as part of the two companies' partnership.[62][63][64] Crunchyroll also holds the license in the United Kingdom, where the series is distributed by Anime Limited.[65][66] Both Funimation and Anime Limited's Season 1 Part 1 Blu-ray releases received negative attention after it was discovered that they showed visible color banding and compression artifacts.[67] The season 1 part 2 Blu-ray was released on February 5, 2019.[68]
On March 23, 2019, it was announced that a second season is in production.[69] The cast will reprise their roles for the second season.[70]
Music[edit]
The first opening theme song was 'Redo' by Konomi Suzuki, and the first ending theme was 'Styx Helix' by Myth & Roid,[71] while for episode 7 the ending theme was 'Straight Bet', also by Myth & Roid.[72] The second opening theme song, titled 'Paradisus-Paradoxum', was performed by Myth & Roid, while the second ending theme, 'Stay Alive', was performed by Rie Takahashi.[73] Myth & Roid also performed ending theme for episode 14 titled 'theater D'.[74]
The series' soundtrack was released on CD on October 26, 2016. The disk contains 21 tracks composed by Kenichiro Suehiro.[75]
'Redo', Suzuki's 10th single, was released on CD on May 11, 2016.[76] The single was also released as a limited edition with a DVD featuring a music video, a live concert video, and a 'making of' video.[77] The songs were performed by Suzuki, with lyrics by Genki Mizuno and arrangement by Makoto Miyazaki.[78]
The CD for 'STYX HELIX', the series' first ending theme, was Myth & Roid's 3rd single. Written, arranged, and performed by the group, it was released on May 25, 2016, and included both regular and instrumental versions of 'STYX HELIX' and 'STRAIGHT BET'.[79][80]
'Stay Alive', the second ending theme, was released as a single on August 24, 2016. The songs were performed by Takahashi (Emilia) and Minase (Rem). The songs were written and arranged by Heartâs Cry.[81]
Myth & Roid released the second opening theme as a single on August 24, 2016. The CD included regular and instrumental versions of 'Paradisus-Paradoxum' and 'theater D'.[82]
For Memory Snow, three pieces of theme music were used: the ending theme 'Memory Memory Snow' and the image song 'Relive' by Nonoc, and the insert song 'Memories' by Riko Azuna.[83]
Video games[edit]
The cover of the PS4 release of the visual novel
In August 2016, game developer 5pb. announced that they were developing a visual novel based on the series, titled Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Death or Kiss (Re:ã¼ãããå§ããç°ä¸ççæ´» -DEATH OR KISS-Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu -Death or Kiss-).[85][86] The game follows an original story that differs from the light novel and the anime, and allows the player to choose between routes featuring Emilia, Rem, Ram, Felt, Beatrice, Crusch, Priscilla, or Anastasia.[87][88] A DLC will allow players who pre-ordered the game to replace the character's costumes with swimsuits.[89][90] The opening theme, 'yell! magic starts with a kiss' (yellï¼ï½ãã¡ã³ãããã¯ãã¾ãéæ³ï½Yell!~ Kuchibiru kara Hajimaru MahÅ ~), was performed by Suzuki, who sung the anime's first opening theme, while the ending theme, 'Dai Dai Daisuki' (ãã¤ã»ãã¤ã»ãã¤ã¹ã), was performed by Minase and Murakawa.[91]
In Japan, the game was originally scheduled to be released for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on March 23, 2017,[87][92] but was delayed to March 30, 2017, due to certain circumstances.[93] The limited edition of the game came with a soundtrack CD and either a Ram (for the PS4 version) or Rem (for the PSVita version) SD figure.[89]
A virtual realityapp that allows the user to interact with the character Rem was released for iOS and Android on May 26, 2017.[94] A version featuring the character Emilia was released on June 6, 2017.[95][96] The game was later ported to both PC and to the PlayStation VR.[97]
Other media[edit]
Kadokawa published a 272-page guide to the series' first three arcs, titled Re:zeropedia, alongside the 10th volume of the novels on October 24, 2016.[98] An official dÅjinshi art book was published at Comiket, with art by Ponkan 8 (Shirobako and My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected), Yuka Nakajima (Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!, Amagi Brilliant Park), and TakayaKi (Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou).[99] A crossover with Natsume Akatsuki's light novel series KonoSuba, titled Re:Starting Life Blessing This World was published on December 21, 2016.[100] The book featured interviews with each series' authors and illustrators, as well as the principal voice actors in their respective anime adaptations. A one-shot crossover manga by Daichi Matsuse and Masahito Watari (illustrator of the KonoSuba manga adaptation) was also included.[101] A fanbook containing commentary on the episodes of the anime, as well as the collected Animate Times cast and staff interviews, was published on December 31, 2016.[102]Bushiroad released a Booster Pack set and Trial Deck+ of Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- for Weià Schwarz on December 28, 2018.[103]
Reception[edit]
According to Japanese light novel news website LN News, the series had 1 million copies in print as of June 2016,[104] over 2 million as of September 2016[105] and over 3.1 million as of May 2017.[106] The light novel series was the tenth best-selling light novel series in Japan between November 2015 and May 2016, selling 263,357 copies.[107] During that period, the first and second volumes were the 35th and 48th best-selling light novel volumes, selling 49,194 and 41,617 copies, respectively.[108] The series was the fourth best-selling series in 2016, selling 1,007,381 copies between November 2015 and November 2016.[109] Its first three volumes were the 14th, 21st, and 30th best selling volumes of the year, selling 155,363, 127,970, and 110,574 copies, respectively.[110] In 2017, the series was the third best-selling series, with 925,671 copies sold.[111] Its 1st, 10th, 11th, and 12th volumes respectively ranking 19th (60,135 copies), 25th (56,001 copies), 7th (101,480 copies), and 12th (79,431 copies) in the period between November 2016 and May 2017.[112]
The series was the 21st best selling anime series on home video during 2016, selling approximately 68,791 Blu-ray and DVD sets.[113]
Theron Martin of Anime News Network reviewed the first book, praising it for being a somewhat fresher take on the 'transported to another world' concept, but leveled criticism at it for bumpy and awkwardly timed dialogue and a tendency for redundancy.[114]
The series ranked number one in a poll of 820 people conducted by the Japanese website Anime! Anime! to determine the best show of spring 2016.[115] Andy Hanley from UK Anime Network considered the anime adaptation as one of 2016's best series.[116]
The Managing Editor from Anime Now!, Richard Eisenbeis lists the anime as one of his top picks from 2016 for its 'culturally complex' world and characters that have 'their own plans, faults, and motivations'. He praised Subaru as the 'most complex character of the year' due to provoking the audience to 'cheer him and despise him' in a world that portrayed him as the 'least special person in it'.[117]
The series took second place in the 2015â2016 Newtype Anime Awards. Additionally, director Masaharu Watanabe took first place, as did Subaru, Rem, and Puck (in the best male, female, and mascot character categories, respectively). Masahiro Yokotani's screenplay took second place, while the series' character designs (by Shinichirou Otsuka and Kyuta Sakai) took third place. The series' soundtrack and second opening theme both took fourth place in their categories.[118] The light novels and the anime both took first place in their respective categories in the 2017 Sugoi Japan Awards.[119]
In a survey of (primarily female) Otamart users, the series was ranked second on a list of the most successful anime/manga/light novel franchises of 2016.[120]Re:Zero was nominated for 'Anime of the Year' in Crunchyroll's The Anime Awards 2016,[121] and was also the service's most-watched series of 2016, topping Yuri on Ice.[122][123]
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As a result, however, there are few other shows like it, and for those willing to turn their brain off and enjoy the chaos itâs a wild ride like no other. Plus, with a new season currently airing, thereâs more insanity on its way to be enjoyed.
Angel BeatsAnime Like Familiar of Zero if Youâre Looking for Something Similar
Itâs difficult to describe exactly what Angel Beats is. Set in an ethereal limbo, it follows several people who find themselves stuck in a ghostly high school with no memories of how they ended up there. With the drop of a hat though, they could find themselves in a nail-biter battle against zombie hordes, putting on an impromptu concert, or even confessing a long-held love that spans lifetimes.
And yet, amid this ever-changing set of genres and styles, the show always manages to be entertaining and engaging. The characters only become more endearing, and the viewer will find themselves pulled in further and further with each new development. Itâs a strange mix of plots and ideas, but a fun one none the less.
Little Witch AcademiaAnime Like Familiar of Zero if Youâre Looking for Something Similar
Going full-in on the magic users in training framework, Little Witch Academia combines the imagination and wonder of a magical world with the chaotic artistic stylings of Gurren Lagann creator Studio Trigger. Following the young witch Atsuko âAkkoâ Kagari and her friends through their studies to become great witches, each new episode takes the viewer into a new part of their world. One day, it could see them create a giant fighting robot for a world-shaking battle; the next, it could see them take on an ancient dragon with a long forgotten staff of wonder and illusion. Bursting with color and style, itâs a show most anyone can enjoy and easily one of the shows to keep an eye on as we wait for another season from Netflix.
Know of any other anime that are perfect for fans of Familiar of Zero? Mention them in the comments below, and check out some of our other lists on anime to watch if you like My Hero Academia or Ao Haru Ride.
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When Subaru Natsuki leaves the convenience store, the last thing he expects is to be wrenched from his everyday life and dropped into a fantasy world. Things aren't looking good for the bewildered teenager; however, not long after his arrival, he is attacked by some thugs. Armed with only a bag of groceries and a now useless cell phone, he is quickly beaten to a pulp. Fortunately, a mysterious beauty named Satella, in hot pursuit after the one who stole her insignia, happens upon Subaru and saves him. In order to thank the honest and kindhearted girl, Subaru offers to help in her search, and later that night, he even finds the whereabouts of that which she seeks. But unbeknownst to them, a much darker force stalks the pair from the shadows, and just minutes after locating the insignia, Subaru and Satella are brutally murdered.However, Subaru immediately reawakens to a familiar sceneâconfronted by the same group of thugs, meeting Satella all over againâthe enigma deepens as history inexplicably repeats itself.[Written by MAL Rewrite]
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HomeAnime10 Anime Like Zero no Tsukaima (The Familiar of Zero)
Hey, guys hope you are having an amazing day. Here are my favorite picks for 10 Similar Anime Like Zero no Tsukaima (The Familiar of Zero). This list is made by my personal opinion and If thereâs a particular anime that you feel deserves to be on this list, leave us a comment and weâll add it to the list. Also, keep in mind the list is in no particular order. Enjoy!
10. Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase
9. Love Hina 8. Little Witch Academia 7. Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-Tachi 6. Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 5. Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou 4. Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari 3. Oda Nobuna no Yabou 2. Hidan no Aria 1. Shakugan no Shana 10. Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase
Synopsis â Morioka Kouhei wants to become a photographer. Unfortunately, he has the tendency to unintentionally capture the images of ghosts on film.
One day, he visits an old castle in Germany where he meets a vampire girl, Hazuki. It turns out that Hazuki is confined in the castle against her will. She tries to turn Kouhei into her slave by sucking his blood, with the intent to have him break the device sealing her in the castle. Although Kouhei proves to be immune to the vampireâs curse, he is eventually forced to help her. Hazuki successfully escapes from the castle and leaves for Japan to look for her mother.
When she arrives in Japan, she goes to Koheiâs house where he lives with his grandfather, who agrees to take in the girl. Due to his own childhood experiences, the sympathetic Kouhei agrees to aid Hazuki in her quest.
However, other vampires, including Elfried and Count Kinkell, manage to track Hazuki to Japan. They will stop at nothing to retrieve her.
Similarity âIn both anime an unwilling male has to become the slave of a Tsundere Loli due to some magical ritual. Both male leads donât want this at all, which leads to a lot of frustration on the female leadâs part because they expect the males to follow their every command. Aside from this, the main characters are pretty similar too. Both are cute but bossy tsundere lolis, that expect the male lead to do whatever they say, and get easily jealous when the male lead gets along well with another girl. And the male leads are both easy going laid back guys that refuse to be slaves to their âmastersâ at first, however after a while, they start developing feelings for their âmastersâ and start kinda accepting their roles as servants. Also, both the female and male leads in both anime posses a special hidden power that they are unaware of at the beginning, but learn to master towards the end. Eventually, the main characters in both anime develop feelings for each other, and the typical awkwardness that comes with tsundere romance ensues.
9. Love Hina
Synopsis â Keitaro Urashima promised a girl when he was young that they would meet up again at Tokyo University in the future. Sadly, in the National Practice Exam, Keitaro ranked 27th from the bottom. Knowing his grandmother owned a hotel, Keitaro intended to stay there while continuing his studies for Tokyo U, only to find out the hotel had long been transformed into an all-girls dormitory. Through an odd twist of fate, Keitaro eventually became the manager of the dorm, beginning his life of living with 5 other girls.
Similarity â Both centers around a romantic pairing made obvious at the beginning and beset by challenges in the form of other interested women, and both go to greater-than-average lengths, for the one-guy-multiple-girls approach, to flesh out their casts. Both feature a tsundere female lead who seems to enjoy nothing more than abusing the male lead. Love Hina has less magic, but its various side plots are often no less fantastical than if it did have magic.
8. Little Witch Academia
Synopsis- For young witches everywhere, the world-renowned witch Shiny Chariot reigns as the most revered and celebrated role model. But as the girlâs age, so do their opinions of herânow just the mention of Chariot would get a witch labeled a child. However, undeterred in her blind admiration for Chariot, ordinary girl Atsuko Kagari enrolls into Luna Nova Magical Academy, hoping to someday become just as mesmerizing as her idol.
However, the witch academy isnât all the fun and games Atsuko thought it would be: boring lectures, strict teachers, and students who mock Chariot plague the campus. Coupled with her own ineptness in magic, sheâs seen as little more than a rebel student. But when a chance finally presents itself to prove herself to her peers and teachers, she takes it, and now itâs up to her to stop a rampaging dragon before it flattens the entire academy.
Similarity â Itâs about magic, witches, wizards, academy of magic, and the main girl is bulled for something, both girls are pretty bad with the magic lessons.
Itâs about a young witch who strives to make herself into an amazing witch. LWA is just 1 special long but one of the most beautifully colored, drawn, and animated specials I have seen. An amazing story and character development for less than 30 minutes.
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-Witch Academy/school -rivals 7. Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi
Synopsis â Ookami Ryouko is a spunky and, by some accounts, rather manly high school girl. She is tall, speaks in a traditionally masculine way and is very proficient in fighting. Ookami-sanâs best friend is the small and high-pitched voiced Akai Ringo. Incidentally, the two are rather flat-chested, a fact the Narrator (voiced by Arai âKurokoâ Satomi of Railgun fame) is all too eager to point out.
Ookami and Ringo are members of the Otogi Bank, a club in Otogi High School that assists students with their problems in return for their assistance on a different problem at a later date; thus the Otogi Bank is effectively a loan institute for problems where you can take out a loan for a solved problem but you have to repay it sooner or later.
The Otogi Bank is able to solve any problem and will go to any lengths to do so, often leading the members to danger or mayhem. Since most of the members of the club are female, another male is needed for the more dangerous assignments. Thus, the scopophobic (the fear of being looked at) Morino Ryoushi is inducted as a member, right after he confesses his love for Ookamiâ¦
Similarity â These two animes have a similar setting with a hero with hidden abilities and heroines with tsundere personalities. But Ookami has no magic like Zero, the male main characters are a lot different.
Ookami and Louise very similar.
6. Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
Synopsis â After dying a laughable and pathetic death on his way back from buying a game, high school student and recluse Kazuma Satou finds himself sitting before a beautiful but obnoxious goddess named Aqua. D&d dragon races. She provides the NEET with two options: continue on to heaven or reincarnate in every gamerâs dreamâa real fantasy world! Choosing to start a new life, Kazuma is quickly tasked with defeating a Demon King who is terrorizing villages. But before he goes, he can choose one item of any kind to aid him in his quest, and the future hero selects Aqua. But Kazuma has made a grave mistakeâAqua is completely useless!
Unfortunately, their troubles donât end here; it turns out that living in such a world is far different from how it plays out in a game. Instead of going on a thrilling adventure, the duo must first work to pay for their living expenses. Indeed, their misfortunes have only just begun!
Similarity â KonoSuba and Zero no Tsukaima.
Both series involves a Japanese boy who is transported into a fantasy world, because of a girl who is seen as useless. Both should use their differences to solve their lives within it and rid of the dangers that may come, even if only her see him as a servant. Two series full of fanservice and partial action, with comedy of things that can be misinterpreted. 5. Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou
Synopsis âDreaming of changing the world for good, Akuto Sai transfers to Constant Magic Academy where he befriends a virtuous ninja clan member, Junko Hattori. On the way to the academy, they vow to make the world a better place together; however, the situation suddenly takes a turn for the worse upon his arrivalâit is prophesied that he will become the Demon King!
As word of his destiny spreads, the school begins to fear him, and Junkoâs trust in him falters. While Akuto is determined to not let his predicted future control his fate, it seems as though everything he says and does only serve to reinforce the fact that he is destined to be the Demon King. Moreover, he is surrounded by a harem of beautiful girls who each have their own plans for him, ranging from bringing him to justice to simply showering him with love. With his newly awakened powers, Akuto must cope with his constantly growing list of misfortune and fight to prove that his fate is not set in stone.
Similarity â Main characters are males, powerful and sometimes a bit of a doormat (gullible, easily manipulated by women etc). Both possess some sort of power and both are the next successors of a role (demon king, Gandalfr). Tons of fan service and whatnot as well as embarrassing moments mostly relating to the girls in the story. Side characters have big boobs.
4. Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari
Synopsis â Mysteriously teleported from Earth, Kenshi Masaki finds himself ensnared by a mysterious organization in a world called Geminar, where male mecha pilots are extremely rare. With the promise of returning home, the 15-year-old agrees to pilot a mecha suit called a Sacred Mechanoid and assassinate the ruler of the Shtrayu Empire, Lashara Earth XVIII. However, things do not go according to plan, and Kenshi finds himself prisoner and an object of scrutiny by Lashara and her shipmates. After learning of Kenshiâs plight, Lashara offers him the chance to redeem himself by entering her employ. He will act as her servant, practically a slave, but also have a chance to once more pilot a mecha suit. Kenshi is willing to endure Geminarâs eccentricities if it means he may return home, but will he ever be able to do so? And what of this mysterious organization that brought him to Geminar to try to kill Lashara?
Similarity â Male lead gets transported to another world/dimension, wants to find a way back home, ends up being some rich noble girlâs servant, ends up attending that rich nobleâs girlâs school, has super abilities, female characters try to seduce him once in a while,They are both harem animes in a kind of medieval world with flying ships. Both protagonists are summoned to that land and are forced to serve a princess while she attends a special school. Both main characters have an elf, a queen, someone from the staff and many nobles in their harem. Both protagonists are OP and liked by most people. There is also a war in the school they attend.
3. Oda Nobuna no Yabou
Synopsis â The historical romantic comedy follows 17-year-old high schooler Sagara Yoshiharu who one-day time-travels to the Sengoku period, where all the major Samurai lords are cute girls. Yoshiharu meets Oda Nobuna, the female counterpart of Oda Nobunaga, and begins to serve her as a substitute of Kinoshita Tokichiro, who was killed.
Similarity â Both shows have a lot of similarities.
For one thing, both shows are Tsunderes, meaning that they have a dominant female over the male. In both cases the girl is a short and cute person with high standards who always bosses the main character around, calling him insults like Monkey or Dog, even though they really care for that person. The second similarity would be that both main characters are from a different world(modern Japan), having accidentally fallen into the world they are now, thus giving them the knowledge that helps a lot through the adventure. The only difference here is that while in Zero no Tsukaima, the main character is from a different world completely and has landed into a fantasy world with 2 moons, in Oda Nobuna no Yabou, the main character comes from the future and has landed into the past during the wars in Japan. Both animes are VERY similar. Though I can promise you youâll enjoy Oda Nobuna a lot more as it does a lot of things a lot better than Zero no Tsukaima. Thatâs my personal thought anyway. 2. Hidan no Aria
Synopsis â In response to the worsening crime rate, Japan creates Tokyo Butei High, an elite academy where âButeiâ or armed detectives hone their deadly skills in hopes of becoming mercenary-like agents of justice. One particular Butei is Kinji Tooyama, an anti-social and curt sophomore dropout who was once a student of the combat-centric Assault Division. Kinji now lives a life of leisure studying logistics in order to cover up his powerful but embarrassing special ability. However, his peaceful days soon come to an end when he becomes the target of the infamous âButei Killer,â and runs into an emotional hurricane and outspoken prodigy of the highest rank, Aria Holmes Kanzaki, who saves Kinjiâs life and demands that he becomes her partner after seeing what he is truly capable of.
Similarity â The Similarities Are:
Kinji = Saito â Both are somewhat perverted, strong in terms of battle, have flat chests, and has the female lead as a partner.
Aria = Louise â Both are nobles, are short, are tsundres, are defects, have pink hair, and call their partners perverts.
Riko = Kirche â Both like the male lead, both act like perverts, both make fun of the female lead for their flat chest(I think), and both have a rivalry or hate toward the female lead. How to change the color of windows 8.
Reki = Tabitha â Both have blue hair, are short, are quiet, and strong in battle.
Both anime also have a setting around a special school. In my opinion, both of these anime are very good with very similar genres other than fantasy and magic. I love the comedy and action and it never gets boring.
1. Shakugan no Shana
Synopsis â The world has become a slaughtering ground for the Crimson Denizens, mysterious beings from a parallel universe who thrive on the life energy of humans. These merciless murderers only leave behind scant remainders of souls called âTorches,â which are mere residues that will eventually be destroyed, along with the very fact of the victimsâ existence from the minds of the living. In an ambitious endeavor to put an end to this invisible, hungry massacre, warriors called Flame Hazes relentlessly fight these monsters.
One fateful day, Yuuji Sakai ceases to be a regular high schoolerâhe becomes trapped in a crevice of time and is suddenly attacked by a Denizen. Coming to his rescue just in the nick of time is a nameless hunter who seems no different from an ordinary young girl except for her blazing eyes and burning crimson hair. However, before Yuuji can learn anything more about his situation, he discovers that he has already been reduced to a Torchâmerely a scrap of memory waiting to be extinguished.
Similarity â louise = kugimiya rie = shana
tsundere protagonist thatâs good at beating the crap out of their love interest and defeating some enemies (Louise blows them up while Shana slices them down). they also have huge tendencies to become jealous and is very much possessive of their love interests.
saito = saoshi hino = yuuji
forced to adapt to change after being thrust to live in a different aspect of life (Saito was hurled in a new world and yuuji found out he was dead). they do their best to protect their love interest. generally idiotic/dense and are easily attracted by other women which results in them being punished by their love interests (Saito receives the whip while yuuji receive urusai)
Credits â MAL
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