I want to try to read all of Re Zero

What do you mean it's over 4 million words long?

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Hello^^

I'm very new to actually posting on Tumblr, so please be patient with me.

I'm a (kind of) new fan to Rezero and seeing just how much content there is compared to only watching the anime- I want to try to read the entirety of it! Side stories and all (hopefully) in order.

I'd like to post my reviews on the light novel here because I feel like it helps me process my thoughts better, and my memory is awful so having a summary to look back on helps. Sorry if my writing comes across as nonsensical.

I'd like to post art here but it might not be the best haha.

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I COMPLETELY FORGOT IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY TODAY I MADE THIS VERY QUICKLY

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I'm finally reading the LN and yknow this came to me since I read on your blog some in Dogshow may conclude he's mentally incapable of recognizing danger. I thought it was a bit of an exaggeration that Subaru was danger prone, like petting the Great Rabbit is stupid but he didnt know! But oh my god. I was wrong. Why the fuck did he stick his hand out a moving vehicle actively aware that turbulence is only stopped by fucking Magic. Why? He nearly died on the road to the capital in Arc 3 what is wrong with him. Not sticking yourself out of a vehicle you learn at like, 3 years old. Is Subaru baiting death??

Yeeeaaaah. There’s a lot that Subaru does in the LN that might — give someone that impression, lmao. I wasn’t JUST referencing the Great Rabbit.

To be clear, I the author don’t actually believe that Subaru has that sort of mental condition so much as I think he’s just — seeing the world as a fantasy world, especially at that point. But what I believe and what the CHARACTERS would believe upon seeing that shit are two very different things and — this seems like a very fun spot to emphasize that difference in perspective lmao

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I'm in the same boat! I thought it was bad in the anime when he just randomly stumbles out the window. Embarrassing- but ultimately an accident. JUMPING OUT THE CARRIAGE BECAUSE HE WAS BORED OF ROSWAAL AND EMILIA TALKING BUSINESS AND WANTED THE FRONT SEAT IS INFINITELY WORSE. Not to mention that Roswaal offered to stop the carriage early just so he could move but he had to go ahead and test his luck. And to be fair, he might've even been fine if he hadn't randomly wanted to become a scientist and started talking about hypotheses. Genuinely impossible to defend???

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Arc 2

(is the quality supposed to look so bad when uploading?)

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Ch2

I made this a while ago so it might not look that good, but it's so many layers that It lags too much to edit- so here it is!

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I don’t know if this is a common sentiment but I’m sure Ram loves having Subaru in the mansion. She’s had these insults locked within her with no where to let it out, and to have a guy who’s not that bothered (in Kokurri operation, the ‘spirit’ said Subaru was literally indifferent) but also willing to dish it out must have been a life saver. I mean- before Subaru, who would she insult?

Rem? She’d cry and internalise it.

Roswaal? She’d kill me for even making the suggestion.

The villagers? Roswaal would need to invest in PR.

Emilia? I don’t think even Ram has it in her.

Beatrice? Only after Subaru did Ram start dissing her too.

The way she was teasing him before he even spoke a word to her proved she needed this. Subaru is a personality hire.

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Dogshow! What side stories are you going to include for Arc 2 and afterwards?

The major ones are the Memory Snow OVA, Subaru’s Stewardess Life, My Fair Bad Lady, Cursed Goddess Statuette Episode, and probably the Liliana Side Story (though I haven’t read it yet lol).

I’m up for recommendations, though, if there’s anything specific y’all want to add to the list.

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Alright, I’ve been trying to read all the Arc 2 Side stories before I start Volume 3, but I’ve only gotten up to a Heroic Tale From Zero. I’ll try not to spoil much! Here's what I reccomend.

 Rem and Subaru meet- entirely from Rem’s POV, I don’t know if you could really add it to Dogshow since Subaru is unconscious for all of it, but it’s short, and shows that Rem was primed to kill him before he even uttered a word to her.

Ram and the Night Study Group- A bit longer and entirely from Ram’s POV, takes place during the second loop where she’s teaching Subaru how to read and in turn Subaru teaches her. I thought it was really cute and it sheds some light on what Ram thinks of him and all his eccentricities.

Rem’s latte art- takes place in the same loop as Ram’s study group. Rem’s POV, she stumbles onto Subaru practicing his latte art in the dining hall. It gets surprisingly sweet towards the end…which just makes that death worse.

 Emilia’s first date is well, Emilia’s first date with Subaru (which was apparently animated for a pachinko machine but never put in the anime? Genuinely why? ). It’s not my favourite story but it has my favourite moment with the Mabeast forest. (Fun fact- it’s revealed in the Head Maid’s Day off that Subaru asked Roswaal to prepare the flower garden and garland as a reward for the Mabeast incident, this man can fix clothes but can’t make a flower crown?). It's Emilia's POV

I definitely recommend Withdrawal Symptoms and Mayonnaise Scramble. I think it’s the first time Rem’s new behaviour is shown (and going from the end of volume 2 to this was genuine whiplash I couldn’t stop laughing) and displays her, Subaru and Ram’s new dynamic. Plus, it’s actually in his POV! It’s about Subaru getting the twins’ help in recreating Mayonnaise.

 Rem’s Maiden Heart- a really short story about Rem going through crazy efforts to watch Subaru sleep. Insight on Rem’s new feelings for Subaru and how I think she just swapped the focus of her issues from Ram to him.

I’ve read A heroic Tale from Zero and it’s so long… nevertheless, I thought it was good, Subaru being so done with everything about Liliana was funny but to be fair, if I were face to face with a girl who’s apparently over 18 meanwhile MY co-workers and crush don’t think I’m even 17, I’d be mad as hell as well. I just don’t think Subaru is capable of getting along with anyone the age of 20 or slightly over haha.