Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World –
Alternative Names: Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Episodes: 66 (3 Seasons)
What is Re:Zero about? Subaru was just shopping when he was suddenly transported to a strange world. Along with fantastic creatures and magic, he hopes to find his big adventure here. But unlike all the anime Subaru knows, there is no pretty summoner waiting for him, and somehow he is even below average in strength.
It doesn’t take long before he comes into contact with the first residents of this world and realizes: One’s own death is always only a bad decision away. But even though Subaru’s death does not mean the end of the story, something irrevocable is lost each time, driving him further and further to the brink of madness…
Why should Re:Zero be on the shelf? The isekai genre is now more than just exhausted. After “Sword Art Online” made the genre explode, creativity quickly declined, and the same story of the overpowered young man being transported to a fantasy world and being able to destroy everything with one attack has severely damaged what is otherwise such a beautiful genre.
Re:Zero was already an exception back then. Because the protagonist is refreshingly not invincible, the world of the series is exceedingly complex, and the characters are multi-dimensional. With Re:Zero on the shelf, one makes it clear: I know the highs and lows of the genre and decided on the best that has been produced here.
