🇮🇷 Iran Proxy | https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re:Zero
Jump to content

Re:Zero

This is a good article. Click here for more information.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Re:Zero −
Starting Life in Another World
A silver-haired girl against a medieval-style city. She is wearing a white robe with eagle motifs emblazoned on the sleeves. A gray cat is hovering in the air behind her. The series' title is superimposed across the front in Japanese, with the circled number ① in the upper left-hand corner.
First light novel volume cover, featuring Emilia
Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活
(Ri:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu)
Genre
Novel series
Written byTappei Nagatsuki
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō (self-published)
Original runApril 20, 2012 – present
Light novel
Written byTappei Nagatsuki
Illustrated byShin'ichirō Ōtsuka
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
ImprintMF Bunko J
Original runJanuary 24, 2014 – present
Volumes42 + 6 side stories and 13 short story collections (List of volumes)
Manga
Chapter 1: A Day in the Capital
Written byTappei Nagatsuki
Illustrated byDaichi Matsuse
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
Original runJune 27, 2014 – February 27, 2015
Volumes2 (List of volumes)
Manga
Chapter 2: One Week at the Mansion
Written byTappei Nagatsuki
Illustrated byMakoto Fūgetsu
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
MagazineMonthly Big Gangan
Original runOctober 25, 2014 – January 25, 2017
Volumes5 (List of volumes)
Manga
Chapter 3: Truth of Zero
Written byTappei Nagatsuki
Illustrated byDaichi Matsuse
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
Original runMay 27, 2015 – September 27, 2019
Volumes11 (List of volumes)
Manga
Chapter 4: The Sanctuary and the Witch of Greed
Written byTappei Nagatsuki
Illustrated byHaruna Atori
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
Original runSeptember 27, 2019 – present
Volumes12 (List of volumes)
Manga
Chapter 5: Stars that Engrave History
Written byTappei Nagatsuki
Illustrated byWakaya Takase
Published byMedia Factory
MagazineComic Alive+
Original runFebruary 19, 2024 – present
Volumes2 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Video games
icon Anime and manga portal

Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (Japanese: Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活, Hepburn: Ri:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu), often referred to simply as Re:Zero and also known as Re: Life in a different world from zero,[a] is a Japanese light novel series written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Shin'ichirō Ōtsuka. It started serialization as a web novel on the user-generated website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in 2012. 42 light novels, as well as six side story volumes and thirteen short story collections have been published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J imprint. 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' first four arcs have been adapted into separate manga series. The first, by Daichi Matsue, was published between June 2014 and March 2015. The second, by Makoto Fugetsu, has been published by Square Enix between October 2014 and January 2017. The third, also by Matsue, was also published between May 2015 and September 2019. The fourth, by Haruno Atori, with composition by Yu Aikawa, has been published since September 2019. Additionally, Media Factory has published two anthology manga with stories by different artists. An anime television series adaptation produced by White Fox aired from April to September 2016, starting with an hour-long special. Two original video animation (OVA) episodes were released in October 2018 and November 2019. In March 2017, game developer 5pb. released a visual novel based on the series. A second season aired in a split-cour format, with the first half airing from July to September 2020, and the second half airing from January to March 2021. A third season also premiered in a split-cour format, with the first half airing from October to November 2024, and the second half airing from February to March 2025. A fourth season is set to premiere in April 2026.

The novels and all three manga adaptations are published in North America by Yen Press. The anime adaptation has been streamed by Crunchyroll outside Asia, which released the anime on home video through Funimation in the United States and Anime Limited in the United Kingdom. In Southeast Asia and South Asia, the series is licensed by Muse Communication.

The overall series (light novel and manga volumes) had over 13 million copies in circulation by March 2023 (including digital versions), while the anime series has sold more than 70,000 copies on home video. The light novels have been praised for their fresh take on the "another world" concept, fleshed-out characters, complex world and lore, and thought-provoking topics and themes. The series received awards at the 2015–2016 Newtype Anime Awards and the 2017 Sugoi Japan Awards, and was nominated for Anime of the Year at the Crunchyroll's inaugural Anime Awards.

Plot

[edit]
See also: List of Re:Zero characters

Subaru Natsuki is a NEET who is suddenly summoned to a fantasy-like world. Just after arriving, he is killed while trying to help a young half-elf he befriends, Emilia, who is a candidate to become the next ruler of the Kingdom of Lugunica, only to revive some hours in the past. After dying a few times, Subaru realizes that he has the power to turn back time after his death. After successfully helping Emilia, Subaru starts living in one of the Mansions of Roswaal L. Mathers as a butler. Out of gratitude and affection for Emilia, Subaru makes use of his newfound ability to protect her and help on her ambition to be successfully appointed as the next queen, also providing assistance to other friends he makes along the way, while suffering due to the pain inflicted on him every time he dies, and carrying along the memories of everything that happened before his power activates, which is forgotten by everybody except for him.

Production

[edit]

Light novel

[edit]

In the late 2000s, the light novel series The Familiar of Zero (Zero no Tsukaima) spawned a number of fan fiction on the website Shōsetsuka ni Narō ("Let's Become Novelists"), also known as Narō. Tappei Nagatsuki initially began writing The Familiar of Zero fan fiction on Narō, before building on its isekai ("other world") concept to write his own original web novel series on Narō, called Re:Zero, which began serialization in 2012.[5]

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.[6] 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.[6][7] 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.[7] 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.[7]

A drawing of Subaru and Emilia side by side, with close-ups of their faces positioned above them. Japanese text on either side of the image.
Early concept art for the characters Subaru and Emilia

Prior to his involvement in Re:Zero, illustrator Shin'ichirō Ōtsuka worked on video games, which led him to draw the backgrounds first when illustrating the series.[8] After reading the web novel, he submitted a number of character designs for the major characters to Ikemoto.[6] Subaru's initial design made him look like a delinquent,[6] with Otsuka later describing it as "not the face of a boy in his teens",[9] leading Ikemoto to request that the character be "more friendly and less fierce" so that the audience could empathize with him during emotional scenes.[7] Originally, Emilia's character design appeared extremely plain, so a number of features were added to make her more interesting.[7] Ikemoto specified that she must fit the "archetypal heroine" mold.[6] Ram and Rem 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".[7]

Anime

[edit]

Development and production

[edit]

The possibility of an anime adaptation came up early in the development of the series; Shō 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.[6][7] 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.[7]

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.[7] 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."[6]

Production on the anime began sometime after the release of the fifth novel in October 2014.[8][10] Masaharu Watanabe was chosen by Yoshikawa to direct the series because he had previously worked for the studio doing key animation, while Kyūta Sakai was chosen to be the series' character designer and chief animation director because Yoshikawa felt that she would be able to do the novel's art justice whilst maintaining a consistent animation quality throughout the series' 25-episode run.[6] Masahiro Yokotani was brought on board as the main writer, with the series being his first time composing for a "reborn in another world"-type story.[11] Yoshikawa warned him about the violence in the series, but Yokotani 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 script writing of those episodes in the second cour to the other two scriptwriters.[11] Yoshiko Nakamura joined the project sometime after Yokotani 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.[11] Re:Zero was the first light novel adaptation that either of the screenwriters had worked on.[11]

Original author Tappei Nagatsuki was very active in the production of the anime, attending script meetings and recording sessions.[6] 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.[11] 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).[11] Watanabe's main directive to the staff was to "capture the mood of the novel as much as possible";[8][11] 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".[11] 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,[6] which included material not yet covered in the light novel.[b][14][15]

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.[11] 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.[11]

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 drama Death's Organ, and found that the series' composer, Kenichiro Suehiro, had also worked on a number of his favorite anime and drama series.[16] 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.[16] Additionally, for the first cour, Watanabe asked for music with a "suspenseful" vibe, while requesting music with a "romantic" feel for the second cour.[16] Both Watanabe and Suehiro are fans of Italian composer Ennio Morricone, and Suehiro tried to take inspiration from his works while composing the soundtrack.[16] Watanabe also requested that there be songs that mimicked Hans Zimmer's score from The Dark Knight.[16] 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.[16] 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.[16]

The series makes limited use of its opening and ending themes, and Watanabe has said that he wished he could use them more frequently.[8]

Media

[edit]

Web novel

[edit]

The Re:Zero web novel was initially serialized by Tappei Nagatsuki (writing under the username Nezumi-iro Neko (鼠色猫, "Gray Cat")[17]) on the user-generated content site Shōsetsuka ni Narō from April 20, 2012, onwards.[18][19] As of June 2, 2024, eight story arcs have been completed and five "EX" side stories have been published, with the ninth arc in progress. In total the webnovel has 609 chapters available.[19]

Light novels

[edit]
See also: List of Re:Zero volumes

Following the web novel's publication, Media Factory acquired the series for print publication.[18] The first light novel volume, with illustrations by Shin'ichirō Ōtsuka, was published on January 24, 2014, under their MF Bunko J imprint. As of September 2025, 42 volumes have been published, as well as six side story volumes and thirteen 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.[20][21] It was followed with one focused on Petra Leyte on November 26, 2016,[22] and one featuring Ram and Rem on January 27, 2017.[21] The light novels are published in English by Yen Press, who announced their acquisition of the license via Twitter on December 2, 2015.[23] The publisher has also acquired the license to the Re:Zero EX side novels.[24]

Manga

[edit]
See also: List of Re:Zero volumes § Manga

A manga adaptation by Daichi Matsue, titled Re:ZERO: -Starting Life in Another World- Chapter 1: A Day in the Capital (Ｒｅ：ゼロから始める異世界生活 第一章 王都の一日編, Ri: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Dai-Ichi-Shō: Ōto no Ichinichi-hen), began serialization in the August 2014 issue of Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive on June 27, 2014.[25][23] The final volume was released on March 23, 2015.[23] On December 2, 2015, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series.[23]

A second manga, titled Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-, Chapter 2: One Week at the Mansion (Re：ゼロから始める異世界生活 第二章 屋敷の一週間編, Ri: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Dai-Ni-Shō: Yashiki no Ishūkan-hen), with art by Makoto Fugetsu, began serialization in Square Enix's seinen magazine Monthly Big Gangan on October 25, 2014.[23][26][27] The final chapter was published on December 24, 2016,[28][29] and an extra chapter was published on January 25, 2017.[30][31][32] The second adaptation has also been licensed by Yen Press.[33]

A third manga by Matsuse, titled Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-, Chapter 3: Truth of Zero (Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 第三章 Truth of Zero, Ri: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Dai-San-Shō: Truth of Zero) began serialization in Comic Alive's July 2015 issue on May 27, 2015.[23][34] The final chapter was published on September 27, 2019.[35] Yen Press also publishes the third adaptation.[36]

A fourth manga, titled Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Chapter 4: The Sanctuary and the Witch of Greed (Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 第四章 聖域と強欲の魔女), with art by Haruno Atori and composition by Yu Aikawa began serialization in Comic Alive's November 2019 issue on September 27, 2019.[35]

A fifth manga, titled Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Chapter 5: Stars that Engrave History began serialization under the Comic Alive+ label on the ComicWalker website on February 19, 2024.[37]

A manga anthology, titled Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Official Anthology Comic (Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活　公式アンソロジーコミック, Ri:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Kōshiki Ansorojī Komikku), was published by Media Factory on June 23, 2016.[38] A second anthology was published on September 23, 2017.[39] A third volume was released on March 23, 2018.[40]

A manga adaptation of the novel Re:Zero Prequel: The Frozen Bond (Re：ゼロから始める前日譚 氷結の絆), released with the Season 1 Blu-rays, was illustrated by Minori Tsukahara and released from 2020 to 2021. It was licensed by Yen Press.[41]

Internet radio show

[edit]

An Internet radio show to promote the series, named Re: Radio life in a different world from zero (Re：ゼロから始める異世界ラジオ生活), began broadcasting on March 27, 2016.[42][43] The show was aired every Monday and was hosted by Rie Takahashi, the voice actress for Emilia.[42] Guests that appeared on the show included Yūsuke 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).[44][45] The show ran for 33 episodes and concluded on December 19, 2016.[46] The first radio CD, which contains episodes 1–8 of the show, was released on June 27, 2016.[44] The second, which contains episodes 9–16 of the show, was released on September 28, 2016.[45] The third, containing episodes 17–24, was released on November 30, 2016,[47] and the fourth, containing episodes 25–33, was released on March 29, 2017.[48]

Anime

[edit]
Main article: Re:Zero (TV series)
See also: List of Re:Zero episodes and Isekai Quartet

An anime television series adaptation was announced by Kadokawa in July 2015.[49] 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.[50] Music for the series is composed by Kenichiro Suehiro.[51] 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 Kinjō (art configuration), Izumi Sakamoto (color design), and Noritaka Suzuki and Gōichi Iwabatake (prop design).[51]

The series also became part of Isekai Quartet, a crossover comedy series with characters drawn in a chibi style, which also features characters from other Kadokawa Corporation's light novel franchises, including KonoSuba, Overlord, and The Saga of Tanya the Evil.

Video games

[edit]
Subaru and Emilia face each other in front of a blue sky background with their hands pressed together, with Puck between them.
The cover of the PS4 release of the first 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:ゼロから始める異世界生活 -DEATH OR KISS-, Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu -Death or Kiss-).[52][53] 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.[54][55] A DLC allows players who pre-ordered the game to replace the character's costumes with swimsuits.[56][57] The opening theme, "yell! magic starts with a kiss" (yell！～くちびるからはじまる魔法～, Yell! Kuchibiru kara Hajimaru Mahō), was performed by Suzuki, who sung the anime's first opening theme, while the ending theme, "Dai Dai Daisuki" (ダイ・ダイ・ダイスキ), was performed by Minase and Murakawa.[58] The game has received a generally positive score of 30/40 on Famitsu.[59]

In Japan, the game was originally scheduled to be released for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on March 23, 2017,[54][60] but was delayed to March 30, 2017, due to certain circumstances.[61] 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.[56]

A virtual reality app that allows the user to interact with the character Rem was released for iOS and Android on May 26, 2017.[62] A version featuring the character Emilia was released on June 6, 2017.[63][64] The game was later ported to both PC and to the PlayStation VR.[65]

A role-playing mobile game called Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: Infinity that was made by Tianjin Tianxiang Interactive Technology and authorized by White Fox was released on January 14, 2020, in China. Another mobile game that made by Sega titled Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: Lost in Memories (Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 Lost in Memories, Ri:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Lost in Memories) was released for Android and iOS on September 9, 2020.[66] In the game, the player can become protagonist Subaru Natsuki and relive the story of the anime. From there, the player can branch into "What If" stories. Furthermore, a new story original to the game was produced under the full supervision of original author Tappei Nagatsuki.[67]

A tactical adventure video game was developed by Chime and published by Spike Chunsoft titled Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne (Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 偽りの王選候補, Ri:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Tsuwarino-ō-Sen kōho) and was released for PlayStation 4, PC, and Nintendo Switch in January 2021.[68] The game has an original story and was produced under the full supervision of original author Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by the series' illustrator Shinichiou Otsuka. It is the first official Re:Zero game to have an English release.

A role-playing browser game called Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Forbidden Book and the Mysterious Spirit that was made by DMM Games released on July 14, 2021, in Japan. On March 14, 2022, DMM Games has announced the game will be shut down on July 14, 2022.[69]

A mobile game called Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: Witch's Re:surrection was announced at the series' stage in AnimeJapan 2023.[70] It was released for iOS and Android on August 26, 2024.[71]

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.[72] An official dōjinshi 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).[73] A crossover with Natsume Akatsuki's light novel series KonoSuba, titled Re:Starting Life Blessing This World was published on December 21, 2016.[74] 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.[75] 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.[76] Bushiroad released a Booster Pack set and Trial Deck+ of Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- for Weiß Schwarz on December 28, 2018.[77]

Reception

[edit]

According to Japanese light novel news website LN News, the series had 1 million copies in print by June 2016;[78] over 2 million by September of the same year;[79] and over 3.1 million by May 2017.[80] It had over 11 million copies in circulation by January 2022.[81] The overall series (light novel and manga adaptations volumes) had over 13 million copies in circulation by March 2023 (including digital versions).[82] The light novel series was the tenth best-selling light novel series in Japan between November 2015 and May 2016, selling 263,357 copies.[83] 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.[84] The series was the fourth best-selling series in 2016, selling 1,007,381 copies between November 2015 and November 2016.[85] Its first three volumes were the fourteenth, 21st, and 30th best selling volumes of the year, selling 155,363, 127,970, and 110,574 copies, respectively.[86] In 2017, the series was the third best-selling series, with 925,671 copies sold.[87] Its first, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth volumes respectively ranked nineteenth (60,135 copies), 25th (56,001 copies), seventh (101,480 copies), and twelfth (79,431 copies) in the period between November 2016 and May 2017.[88] In 2019, the series sold 550,202 copies.[89]

The series was the 21st best selling anime series on home video during 2016, selling approximately 68,791 Blu-ray and DVD sets.[90] The OVA, "Memory Snow", released in 2018, sold a total of 10,429 Blu-ray and DVD copies.[91][92]

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.[93]

The series ranked first in a poll of 820 people conducted by the Japanese website Anime! Anime!, to determine the best show of spring 2016.[94] Andy Hanley from UK Anime Network considered the anime adaptation as one of 2016's best series.[95]

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."[96]

The series took second place in the 2015–2016 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 Shin'ichirō Ōtsuka and Kyuta Sakai) took third place. The series' soundtrack and second opening theme both took fourth place in their categories.[97] The light novels and the anime both took first place in their respective categories in the 2017 Sugoi Japan Awards.[98]

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.[99] Re:Zero was nominated for "Anime of the Year" at the Crunchyroll's inaugural Anime Awards in 2016,[100] and was also the service's most-watched series of 2016, topping Yuri on Ice.[101][102]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ This title is seen on the cover of the Japanese version of the light novel
  2. ^ The episode, which was released on September 19, 2016,[12] included material from the ninth novel, which was released four days later on September 23, 2016[13]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 1 (light novel)". Yen Press. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  2. ^ ファン必見!! 大人気の異世界転移系アニメ"リゼロ"と"このすば"がコラボレーション!!. Da Vinci News. Kadokawa Corporation. January 30, 2017. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Stevens, Josh A. (March 23, 2019). "Re:Zero Season 2 Anime Finally Announced". Anime UK News. Archived from the original on November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Chapman, Jacob (August 20, 2016). "Subaru Natsuki: The Best and Worst Thing About Re:Zero". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  5. ^ Morrissy, Kim (March 19, 2021). "Mushoku Tensei Is Not the Pioneer of Isekai Web Novels, But..." Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Luster, Joseph (July 17, 2016). "FEATURE: "Re:ZERO" All-Night Marathon and Staff Discussion – What Makes Subaru Tick (Everyone Off)". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i Jack, Er Gin (June 26, 2016). "FEATURE: "Re:ZERO" All-Night Screening Event!". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d Luster, Joseph (August 13, 2016). "FEATURE: "Re:ZERO" Director and Composer Discuss Who The True Heroine Is: Emilia or Rem?". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  9. ^ Nagatsuki, Tappei (July 2016). Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Volume 1. Yen Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-316-31530-2.
  10. ^ "Ｒｅ：ゼロから始める異世界生活5" [Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- 5]. Media Factory (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Luster, Joseph (September 17, 2016). "FEATURE: The Scriptwriters of "Re:ZERO" Episodes 15 and 16 Discuss What Happened Behind the Scenes". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  12. ^ "Ｒｅ：ゼロから始める異世界生活「ただそれだけの物語」" [Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-: "That's All This Story Is About"]. TV Tokyo (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  13. ^ "Re：ゼロから始める異世界生活 9". Media Factory (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  14. ^ Green, Scott (September 12, 2016). ""Re:Zero" Anime Overtakes Published Light Novel Material (Spoiler Warning)". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  15. ^ Rezero_official (September 11, 2016). "文庫「Ｒｅ：ゼロから始める異世界生活９」の口絵イラストがこちら！ あれ、この状況、台詞、見覚えがあるような……。つまり――現在TVアニメが原作文庫を追い抜いています。ということで来週放送の第25話はまだ原作文庫でも未公開の内容！". Twitter (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 12, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g Luster, Joseph (July 31, 2016). "FEATURE: "Re:ZERO" Director and Composer Discuss Their Fixation on Theatrical Music". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  17. ^ Nagatsuki, Tappei (July 2016). "Afterword". Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Volume 1. Yen Press. pp. 229–231. ISBN 978-0-316-31530-2.
  18. ^ a b Komatsu, Mikikazu (March 21, 2016). ""Re: Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu" TV Anime One Hour Premiere Set for April 3". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  19. ^ a b "Ｒｅ：ゼロから始める異世界生活". Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 18, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  20. ^ Green, Scott (August 27, 2016). "Smell The Entrails As Elsa "Bowel Hunter" Granhirte Gets Her Own "Re:Zero" Side Story". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  21. ^ a b Green, Scott (December 26, 2016). ""Comic Alive" To Offer New "Re:Zero" Rem & Ram Side Story Along With "Together With Rem – Night" Poster". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  22. ^ Green, Scott (November 12, 2016). "Petra Gets Her Own "Re:ZERO" Side Story". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  23. ^ a b c d e f "Yen Press Licenses Asterisk War, Re:Zero Manga, Light Novels". Anime News Network. December 2, 2015. Archived from the original on December 3, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  24. ^ "Yen Press Licenses Re:Zero EX Spinoff Novels". Anime News Network. May 16, 2017. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  25. ^ 「のんのんびより」特製Tシャツ、アライブ8周年で販売 [Non Non Biyori special T-shirt sold at Alive's 8th anniversary]. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). June 27, 2014. Archived from the original on December 12, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  26. ^ "月刊『ビッグガンガン』2014 Vol.11 10月25日(土)発売" [Monthly Big Gangan 2014 Vol. 11 October 25 (Saturday) release]. Square Enix (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  27. ^ "月刊 ビッグガンガン 2014年 vol.11 2014年 11/23号 [雑誌]" [Monthly Big Gangan 2014 vol.11 2014/11/23 edition [magazine]]. Rakuten (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  28. ^ Fugetsu, Makoto (December 23, 2016). "本日発売のビッグガンガンに「Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 第二章」最終話「未来の話」掲載されております。これにて二章完！お待たせしました、この続きはマツセ先生の三章で！大好きなリゼロに漫画という形で関わらせて頂けて幸せでした。ありがとうございます！". Twitter (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  29. ^ "017年 Vol.01 最新号情報 | ビッグガンガン" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  30. ^ Fugetsu, Makoto (January 24, 2017). "本日ビッグガンガン発売日！リゼロ二章本編は先月最終回で今回は特別編。「第一次マヨネーズ騒動」です。思い返せばリゼロの連載が決まり、はじめて長月先生にお会いした時に「マヨ回描かせて下さい！」と頼み込んだ思い出。レムのこの笑顔が描きたかったんだ。#rezero #リゼロ". Twitter (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  31. ^ Green, Scott (January 25, 2017). ""Re:Zero" Manga Adapts Special Mayonnaise Chapter". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  32. ^ "2017年 Vol.02 最新号情報 | ビッグガンガン" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  33. ^ "Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 1 (manga)". Hachette Book Group. Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  34. ^ 「ノーゲーム・ノーライフ・です！」アライブで獣人種いづな描いたスピンオフ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). May 27, 2015. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  35. ^ a b 「リゼロ」コミカライズ第三章が完結、第四章も相川有と花鶏ハルノのタッグで始動. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 27, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  36. ^ "Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Chapter 3: Truth of Zero, Vol. 1 (manga)". Yen Press. Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  37. ^ Tai, Anita (February 6, 2024). "Re:Zero's 5th Arc Manga Adaptation Starts in February". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  38. ^ アニメ放送中の「Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活」川上真樹表紙のアンソロ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). June 23, 2016. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  39. ^ Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 公式アンソロジーコミック Vol.2. Media Factory (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  40. ^ "Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 公式アンソロジーコミック Vol.3" [Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Official Anthology Comic Vol.3]. Kadokawa (in Japanese). Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  41. ^ "Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, The Frozen Bond, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  42. ^ a b "Re：ゼロから始める異世界ラジオ生活". Onsen (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  43. ^ Re:ゼロから始める異世界ラジオ生活 第１回. Nicovideo (in Japanese). March 28, 2016. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  44. ^ a b "Radio CD, Vol. 1". Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (official site) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  45. ^ a b "Radio CD, Vol. 2". Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (official site) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  46. ^ Re:ゼロから始める異世界ラジオ生活 results. Nicovideo (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  47. ^ "Radio CD, Vol. 3". Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (official site) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  48. ^ "Radio CD, Vol. 4". Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (official site) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  49. ^ "Re: Life in a different world from zero Light Novels Get TV Anime Adaptation". Anime News Network. July 19, 2015. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  50. ^ "Re: Life in a different world from zero Anime's Cast, Staff, April Premiere Revealed". Anime News Network. December 18, 2015. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  51. ^ a b "STAFF&CAST". Re-zero-anime.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  52. ^ "5pb. Games Develops Re:Zero Video Game". Anime News Network. August 25, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  53. ^ Luster, Joseph (August 25, 2016). "5pb. Reveals "Re:ZERO" Visual Novel Plans". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  54. ^ a b Green, Scott (August 27, 2016). "Rem, Ram and Emilia Put On Swimsuits For "Re:ZERO – Kiss or Death" Visual Novel's Original Story". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  55. ^ "Re:Zero PS4/Vita Game's Story Details, Screenshots Unveiled". Anime News Network. August 31, 2016. Archived from the original on July 18, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  56. ^ a b Luster, Joseph (October 11, 2016). ""Re:ZERO" Game's Limited Edition Contents Make You Choose Between Rem & Ram". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  57. ^ Dennison, Kara (December 19, 2016). "Limited-Edition Swimsuit DLC and Goods Announced for "Re:Zero" Early Adopters". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  58. ^ Green, Scott (October 21, 2016). "Anison Singer Konomi Suzuki And Rem & Ram Voice Actresses Return For "Re:Zero -Death or Kiss" Visual Novel Themes". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  59. ^ Romano, Sal (April 4, 2017). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1479". Gematsu. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  60. ^ "Re:Zero Game Slated for March 23 for PS4, PS Vita". Anime News Network. August 30, 2016. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  61. ^ "Re:Zero -Death or Kiss- PS4/Vita Game Delayed 1 Week to March 30". Anime News Network. February 28, 2017. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  62. ^ Whalen, Amanda (April 5, 2017). "Re:Zero VR App Lets You Sleep in Rem's Lap". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 28, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  63. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 28, 2017). "Re:Zero VR App Gets Emilia Version on June 6". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 27, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  64. ^ Luster, Joseph (May 25, 2018). ""Re:ZERO" VR Game Launches on PSVR in Japan". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  65. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (October 20, 2017). "Re:Zero VR Apps Gets PC, PSVR Ports". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 28, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  66. ^ "Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World adventure RPG for iOS and Android subtitled Lost in Memories". Gematsu. April 6, 2020. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  67. ^ "Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World adventure RPG announced for iOS, Android". Gematsu. March 23, 2020. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  68. ^ "PS4/Switch/PC対応のゲーム化決定". Twitter. May 28, 2020. Archived from the original on May 30, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  69. ^ "Re:Zero Kinsho Service Termination". Twitter. March 14, 2022. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  70. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 25, 2023). "Re:Zero Gets New Witch's Re:surrection Smartphone Game". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  71. ^ 『Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 Witch's Re:surrection（リゼウィチ）』の正式リリース日が8月26日に決定. Famitsu. August 23, 2024. Archived from the original on September 3, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  72. ^ Green, Scott (October 3, 2016). "Fans To Be Schooled By "Re:zeropedia" Book". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  73. ^ Green, Scott (December 8, 2016). ""Re:Zero" Continues To Prepare For Comiket With Official Fan Book Cover Preview". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on December 11, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  74. ^ Green, Scott (November 27, 2016). ""Re:ZERO" And "Konosuba" Creators Meet In Crossover Book". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  75. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (December 23, 2016). ""Re:ZERO" and "Konosuba" Heroines Change Their Costumes on Collaboration Book Cover". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on December 24, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  76. ^ Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 ファンブック [Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Fan Book]. Media Factory (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  77. ^ "Booster Pack Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-". Weiß Schwarz. December 28, 2018. Archived from the original on May 25, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  78. ^ "Re:Zero Novels Have 1 Million Copies in Print". Anime News Network. June 11, 2016. Archived from the original on June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  79. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 19, 2016). "Re: Zero Novel Ad: 'TV Anime's Sequel' is in the Novels". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  80. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (May 25, 2017). ""Re:Zero" Novel Illustrator's 1st Art Book is Set for Release on September 23". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  81. ^ 『Re：ゼロから始める異世界生活』がシリーズ累計1,100万部を突破. Light Novel News Online [ja] (in Japanese). January 2, 2022. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  82. ^ 『Ｒｅ：ゼロから始める異世界生活』10周年記念、新作公式ゲーム『Ｒｅ：ゼロから始める異世界生活 Witch's Re:surrection』が製作決定！. PR Times (in Japanese). March 25, 2023. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  83. ^ "Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2016 (First Half)". Anime News Network. May 29, 2016. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  84. ^ "Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2016 (First Half)". Anime News Network. May 29, 2016. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  85. ^ "Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2016". Anime News Network. November 30, 2016. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  86. ^ "Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2016". Anime News Network. November 30, 2016. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  87. ^ "Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2017". Anime News Network. December 6, 2017. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  88. ^ "Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2017 (First Half)". Anime News Network. June 1, 2017. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  89. ^ "Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2019". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  90. ^ "Top-Selling Animation in Japan on Blu-ray Disc/DVD by Series: 2016". Anime News Network. December 28, 2016. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  91. ^ "Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, June 3–9". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  92. ^ "Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, June 3–9". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  93. ^ Theron Martin (August 4, 2016). "Re:ZERO Novel 1 – Review". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  94. ^ Whalen, Amanda (July 5, 2016). "Japanese Poll Ranks Re:Zero Best Anime of Spring 2016". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  95. ^ Hanley, Andy. "Time looping and character building – why Re:Zero is 2016's biggest hit". UK Anime Network. Archived from the original on July 17, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  96. ^ Eisenbeis, Richard (January 1, 2017). "The Best Anime of 2016". Anime Now!. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  97. ^ "Shinkai's 'your name.,' Kabaneri Win Top Newtype Anime Awards". Anime News Network. October 9, 2016. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  98. ^ Chapman, Paul (March 16, 2017). ""Re:ZERO" Conquers Two Categories in the SUGOI JAPAN Award 2017 Competition". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  99. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (November 16, 2016). "Otamart Research: Japanese Fans Pick "Osomatsu-san" as The Most Successful Otaku Franchise of 2016". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  100. ^ "ANIME OF THE YEAR". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  101. ^ Frank, Allegra (December 29, 2016). "Crunchyroll's biggest anime of the year isn't the obvious choice". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  102. ^ Victorino, Corazon (December 29, 2016). "'Yuri On Ice' Loses To 'Re:Zero' In Crunchyroll's Most Popular Anime Of 2016 List". International Business Times. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
[edit]
Wikiquote has quotations related to Re:Zero.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Re:Zero&oldid=1325560166"