Did Arc 7 RUIN Re:Zero? 

I think Arc 7 proves Tappei's ability to experiment and avoid stagnation. I get why people love the tight casts and grounded settings of the first several arcs, and why the changes to Subaru and Rem make people uncomfortable. But I think I would choose to see Tappei use this world to its fullest during Re:zero's run, without regretting leaving parts of his imagination unrealized. I would rather see the story become more bold and ambitious than taper off into predictibility, even if everything isn't as clean and tight knit. I trust the heart of the series to remain the same. Even in a new setting with such vast changes to the cast and story structure, Tappei still captures the heart of his characters and world, and is able to create emotional and impactful moments. I have faith that even if arc 8 doesn't tie up everything perfectly, I will be glad we saw this corner of Tappei's world.

It's way over hated

Arc 7 is my favorite arc so far. It's just so different, yet keeps the foundation of Re:Zero. A very risky decision Tappei made

Pretty much sums up all my thoughts on Arc 7. I truly believe if Tappei can properly execute the pay offs for the arc in Arc 8 and beyond, Arc 7 will be much more fondly remembered. Doubly so when it comes to consequences, because doing the stuff the main cast has done in the arc is not something Lugunica would overlook.

I totally agree with you, most of the hate this arc receives is due to its slow pace and how painful it feels in a week to week basis, recently I’ve re-read everything and it was a really great experience overall, every single interaction with Todd, the hide and seek game, the gladiators island plot, the Chisha Gold twist and its implications, the long awaited battle in the capital, the arrival of sphinx

Glad I wasn't aware of Arc 7 hate. It's awesome. And it's the first arc where you feel the size of world building Tappei done with pervious work coming together and going for something huge in scope.

arc 7 is not bad it just happened to be the arc all the new web novel readers that came after watching season 2 of the anime had to read as it came out, A binged arc 6 was always going to be a better reading experience compared to a slow chapter by chapter arc 7.

I understand why some would not like it, but I don't think it can be cool the worst arc. I personally enjoyed it with it having alot of memorable moments

Arc 7 is about relying on yourself. As past arcs stated , it's okay to rely on others for support,but there are times when you can only rely on yourself. Subaru was separated from everyone who supported him and was thrown into a land where individual strength is above all else. To survive Subaru had to become more selfish , become more cunning and accept his pride. To accept himself Everything in arc 7 revolves around strength. Vollakia is built on strength. Every character we met was connected to the idea of strength in some form. And what happened in the end ? Vollakia's never ending pursuit and glorification of strength ended up biting them in the ass with Sphinx abusing their bloodshed to start the great calamity Now it's up to Subaru to prove that strength isn't an answer to everything. To fight for himself and others It's a good follow up message to arc 6, that was all about Subaru learning that he's truly someone special and capable

i think arc 7 could benefit from a anime adaptation, they could cut parts that take too long like the childbaru part or slow parts.

Arc 7 and Arc 8 are my most favorite arcs. The characters are complex and amazing while worldbuilding is the best in the series.

Great video! It should be noted that the current arc 8 was originally planned to be a part of arc 7 but was separated, so I do think we should consider arcs 7 and 8 as one complete storyline once it’s all said and done

My only issue with Arc 7 is that you come after the reading of the masterpiece that is Arc 6, in my opinion the one of the best storytelling ever, and you expect me to handle the fact that there will be almost no character development for any of the main cast.

Holy shit Arc 5 so low on your list is surprising. It developed on SO MANY characters it's insane. Garfiel, the Astrea family, all of the candidate camps, the Archbishops. I feel like saying it pushed the story more than all of the other arcs combined wouldn't be an overstatement. I'd personally put it up there right behind Arc 6. Besides that awesome video, as a person halfway through Arc 7 having my doubts, I really appreciate it and am on my way to check out the rest of your content. Cheers!

What I am really curious about is how will they cover this in the anime, they will either not animate the extra side stories and leave the viewer confused, they will push them out as a series of ova's as a buildup to arc 7 or they will include them in the normal run of the anime.

Parts of it are good. And the writing in itself is great. It's just the amount of side stories you need to understand and appreciate it. I hate how long Subaru is staying shota. I also find myself wanting the main crew and not really caring for all these new characters. Dunno. Not bad, just not the Re:Zero we love.

Correct opinion just dropped

Not even up to arc 6 yet, i just want to make sure that i dont have anything to worry about for arc 7 and 8 because I hear a lot of crap about them for some reason.

Great video. The discussions of character dynamics and pacing, as well as the Yorna, Natsumi, Rem, and Todd sections, were well-informed. On the Royal Selection, it's very odd that people ignore its influence and appear to be reverse coping for stuff to happen with it by saying nothing will. Another point that's especially important is that a lot of people aren't factoring in the Web Novel's release window when they think about the arc's pacing. Just as you said, it's probably going to continue like that until the end of time unless the author chooses to take a hiatus and write the Web Novel in advance for a year. The whole side story debacle has its own comment already. While Arc 7 is very "messy" for certain reasons that you've already brushed over, its high points, its characters, and if its impact will land properly, really can make the whole arc (Plus Arc 8) worth reading.

I think arc 8 is making anything one might not enjoy worth it. It’s the perfect harmony between pre arc 7 and arc 7

i mean even at worst to people who think it is, it's still better than 95% of other media... ALso props to tappei doing what he wants to do and not be afraid and bold to make decisions most won't make. Funnily enough arc 7 discourse started after new rem came to be hmmm...

I don't know if it's due to me liking arc 7 so much that im actually not understanding the hate it gets or is it simply due to me engaging with a lot and i mean A LOT of discussion regarding this arc's that i think most cristisim is only personal taste with very few criticism that you have already stated in the video, so im gonna share my thoughts on one of them which is the yorna plot lines and the important of her theme of love ( this will be long and full of spoilers)😂 First of all the yorna plot point being seen as nothing but a very not needed formula to add deapth to the story and the world building, and while this is somewhat true ( the part about the world building and such) that couldn't be any further from the truth because yorna love and her relationship with yogard her lover is the living manifestation of Subaru and sattela relationship Yorna and yougard fall in love with each other 400 years ago however a tragedy strike and yorna was killed, not just that but her body was torned to pices by the wolf people and the mole people which lead to one of the cruelest genocide that the history has ever witness, the king of thrones yougard upon learning about the fate of he's beloved yorna or rather iris demanded everyone in vollachia to kill any werewolf or a mole people or even anyone who looks like them out of grive, and the way they did it? They burned them alive or cut their their limps and display it for everyone to see He didn't stop there but he cursed he's own lover with a semi immortality curse where every time she dies she will end up being reporn again, yorna lived her life and found strength in this life, she has new name, new life, new desires and also new profunded love that doesn't have anything to do with yougard obsessive love with her ( yeah that man is a huge red flag) yet....he comes back again and her love to him made her so weak that she returned to be iris he's lover rather than yorna the women who loves everyone " Yorna who used to love everyone is now returning to iris who loved one man and one man only going against everything and everyone, so what will happen to Subaru when he remember sattela? Would he suffer the same fate?" Im honestly a big fan of the Japanese community, not just that they are chiling with this arc with me but also because of their incredible ability to pick up on stuff I didn't notice before and this is one of them Subaru in the shadow garden is OBSESSED with Sattela, so much so that she becomes all of he's concern, loving sattela and the sins that comes with is basically what creat him inside that dark cold place, and obviously sattela shares the same felling and perhaps even more, however our Subaru have no memories of such a thing, he doesn't know anything like that at all, for him these feelings is something he shouldn't possess, so what will happen if he remembered? What will happen if he knew about who she really is to him? Either if it was a part of Subaru memories or fragments of he's soul it doesn't matter, because the Natsuki Subaru in the shadow garden is not the Subaru we know, just like how iris who loves only one man is not the yorna we know Sattela cursed Subaru with a power that will never let him truly die and it's the same for yougard who cursed he's lover out of love ( by the way RBD was described by Minerva as a form of love and that Subaru should be grateful) both sattela and yougard are obsessed with their supposed lover enough to curse them in the name of love Both yorna and Subaru shares a two different personality that is completely different than the other, Subaru in the shadow garden makes sattela he's one and only while our Subaru quote on quote " Loves everyone" iris persona loved yougard and was loyal to him and him only but yorna love and help everyone and doesn't wish harm upon others just like the soft hearted Subaru Right now yorna is too weak to yougard because while 400 years was enough to make her " forget" even he's face in the moment she saw him and he applied he's power on her yorna immediately remembered everything, as if triggered by the pain in her chest yorna becomes iris once again because she wasn't able to stand against her lover So the question is " if Subaru remembered, or if he see or gained the memories he had of sattela just like what happened briefly in arc 4 would he do what yorna did? will he do quite the opposite? Or will he find another solution?" No matter what is the answer for that question i think that yorna is one of the most interesting character in arc 7 and her importance is not just for the plot but also her relationship with yougard with how he cursed her in the name of love just like sattela did to Subaru is in amazing foreshadowing for the future plot point between these two

imo re zero is at its best when it's close, personal and small in scope. that's what we got just before arc 7 in arc 6. arc 6 starts like a big scope adventure, but that's not what it turns out to be at all. arc 7 starts small in scope and many readers love early arc 7. but when the rebellion plot kicks in we move from place to place, from situation to situation introducing more and more characters. that's where it lost a lot of people

Regarding Rem in this arc, I can see where this can go very, very badly. Rem was a poster waifu for good reason. Her scenes in arc 3 are just incredibly touching, and she was Subaru's first true ally. Emilia was fond of Subaru and treated him well, but Rem was there for him 100%, and in a series as dark as Re:Zero, as brutal to its main character as it was then (And is now), that really mattered. Audiences sympathizing with Subaru really felt her loss in Arc 4. As much as I love Re:Zero, as it went from 4 Onwards, I kept thinking "I miss Rem", and the story made sure to remind me. It was also done in a way that made her a goal, a prize. She wasn't slain. This wasn't a fight to avenge her, to honour her memory, it was a fight to get her back. The next two Arcs gradually whittling away at that until finally, at long last, she returns in arc 7. She however is not the Rem we fought for. Being so close, yet so far, naturally stings. I like new Rem, especially for how she compliments Arc 7 Subaru, and shows his continual growth as a character. But my feels deeply miss old Rem. The story is teasing at what was lost, at what may be regained. If the New Rem never merges with the Old Rem, if all the efforts of getting her memories back are fruitless, then it will be a crushing blow that I fear not even Tappei can write well enough to justify. Tappei knew well enough when he made Rem she would be liked. Maybe not as much as the ideal waifu that holds up to this day, but he knew. In short. Like Subaru, while I appreciate this is new Rem and will treat her as such, I want old Rem back. My feels can't take much more of this.

I think it’s important for Re:Zero as a sort of isekai parody to have its own take on a “foreign nation” arc. Re:Zero subverts a lot of these isekai tropes, and seeing a more brutal take of the stranger in a strange land (again) arc is really cool. Plus it lets Tappei address sidestory lore, introduce supporting characters, world build outside Lugunica.

I have been waiting for this video. I'll always truly love Arc 7, since this Arc is where I've joined the fandom truly and got to experience the chapters as they where uploaded

I kinda like how every character, that is in Subaru side or start as an good helper to hiim, in some point grow or get his personal development on his own person. Like, Emilia did in the recent arc's, Garfild in doing right now and Otto's did as well and because of that i don't see a problem with Rem starting to discovery who she is again. To Subaru case the stakes are aways or lose everything, lose a little or win everything and learning something out of it as a person soo.. it get strange when some part of the fandom don't get why the stakes are for Subaru himself and how this will effect other people more than the girl that like him is not the same now.

Please wake me up in 2030 and tell me if Arcs 8 and beyond paid off this entire "sidequest".

After seeing what happened to yurna in arc 8 this video hit much harder 😢 as for Louis then let's say her existence will create a problem in the future

cooked with natsumi portion

For what its worth about the Al backstory, at least tenpanshuu 1 is *supposedly* finally getting an english translation at yen press. They announced it this year. We will see if it happens and if the quality is there.

I love the theme of Arc 7 with being self-reliant but the arc itself has been pretty uninspiring so far. It is almost entirely a setup and a lot of the new characters have some of the worst outfits in Re:zero.

The relase is honestly the worst part, especially since it's a whole new cast and a lot of important backstory was part of side stories . Pretty decent arc, but depending on how much is cut could lead with people to haye the anime as well.

The thing that this arc itch me is that so many side story and if character got put in it and character would reference specific plot point form that. I mean it cool but my initial read was completely (mostly) blind like I know the characters in the if story but the ex and other no clue. Plus shouting out to jake... I forgot the rest of the name for giving some guidance on who and what they mean Ps: it's ironic that i forgot the name

For me personally I love what's being done with Louis so far. I can understand that it doesn't feel like she's her own character, but I love the way that she's being used to push other characters to develop, and I personally don't see that as a bad thing. Given how many mysteries there are surrounding Louis so far, I think it's safe to say that her character conclusion is still quite far away, and it's my opinion that her contributions in arc 7 are merely setup for what's to come regarding her own character, and not just other's.

You have to be careful about adding too many new characters that they overshadow the main ones. I think arc 7 is OK, but its a little confusing at times to what's going on. If these characters don't tie into the overall story then imo its a wasted arc/filler.

I like arc 7. It's nice exploring other places in the world over the course of an entire arc (arc 8 too) instead of staying in one country like Naruto did for 95% of the series. I occasionally think about how Kishimoto was going to explore the other countries with more missions before the chuunin exams but then got rushed by his editor to skip straight to the exams. For Tappei to take us out of Lugunica is such a relief, especially with Kishimoto's editor in mind.

Damn i "i know" chapter discussion was very brief,but its understandable...that chapter can't be reviewed properly until we know how RBD works..rest is upto person preference of saving or killing of the gladiator cast

Thanks for the Natsumi section. It always felt weird to me seeing how upset people would get at discussions of relating Subaru to the trans experience. Even if Subaru isn't meant to be trans, some fans seem to be pretty okay getting transphobic about it lol

i haven't followed the WN since the end of arc 6 or so but but fem subaru being around FOR A WHOLE NOVEL is making me wanna pick it up again

It made me drop reading so I would say yes. Hated Subaru turning into a kid and Rem missing her memory

The fact ppl are doubting his writing is crazy as early as arc 4 we were forced to see the story on a larger scale and now that they are doing that on an even larger scale in arc 7 it’s a problem? I think there’s supposed to be a total of 11 or more arcs and the story of rezero would feel flat if we didn’t get to see Subaru travel to different lands across the world… it’s also a thing to point out arc 4 introduced new characters too and brought side characters to the stage and it worked out jus fine jus like the guy in this RU-vid video said there’s no reason for us to lose faith in the author’s writing yet because a lot of these new characters are enjoyable and vibrant I think rezero does a great job with making memorable characters that have a different feel than most anime characters

it’s really weekly reader syndrome, even tho its not weekly lmao. also just the shift in themes, characters, and narrative changes tappei did. for some context, arc 6 wn was on hiatus for a pretty damn long time. it was very slowly updating from before SEASON ONE of the anime aired, and finally started up again after season 2 ENDED. thats a 5 years difference. basically, most people coming off of season 2 were able to binge up everything up to that point. and because it was left off at the climax of arc 6, every chapter was incredible. reading this with the community as the chapters released was absolutely one of my favorite moments in this community. everyone losing their shit to tappei suddenly updating more than he ever did in the past 5 years (2 and a half years technically for us english speakers, since the translation caught up in 2018) was incredible. it literally happened out of nowhere, tappei was throwing chapters out every day. but then arc 7 started up and tappei did his classic build-up he always does. people were impatient about rem… complaining about subarus defective gate as the chapters continued. kept asking questions when they would obviously be answered later or getting mad at things that were being teased for later. it was so annoying to see everyone switch up like that. also people’s misconception that you needed to read side stories… as someone who read the side content after basically finishing arc 7, i can safely say thats a bunch of bullshit. tappei literally goes out of his way to explain the lore you need to understand whats going on. the information also isnt “needed” its just nice to know more about character motivation and stuff but its not necessary to get whats happening. oh, vincent and Priscilla have a weird relationship? okay i guess. theres a spell that resurrects people? alright easy to understand. someone tried to assassinate vincent a year ago? it’s genuinely not needed at all, but it does help i wont lie. i don’t think tappei is as stupid as people think he is… he very obviously is writing around the side stories. and some side stories do have “vital” lore but it turns out that extra lore is just introduced anyway somewhere way further down the line. this will affect the anime, i was only able to understand shit because tappei would have a paragraph giving a small summary of what info i needed to know from whatever side story content was being introduced. thats why i was able to understand what was going on. but like 80% of the conflict and major plot points in arc 7 was completely original content. anything subaru or remake related usually didnt need knowledge of side stories. if they adapt any ex novel, i think the only one they really need to do is ex5. arakiya, vincent, priscillia, als time on gladiator island, and just a general understanding of the volachian royalty being included would be more than enough to help people be a little less lost.

My main problem with Arc 7 is that it doesn't really feel like an actual arc. Very little of what gets set up in the arc actually gets resolved within the arc, and it feels like Tappei should have just left arcs 7 and 8 as one big giant arc. I also have a really hard time liking child Subaru. He spends so, so long doing the whole "baby's first case of Alzheimer's" thing, and at a certain point I just want to be able to read the protagonist I've been familiar with.

As a One piece fan that recently got into Re:zero is funny to hear the week-to-week reading experience vs the read the whole thing at once argument that happens on every single arc for OP, it's a fine line that authors with long running stories have to deal and plan very carefully. Do they drop intense moment after intense moment every week?, do they restrain themselfs slooowly bulding up hoping everything pays off once the arc is finished?, Do they have time to conclude every little plot seed they planted week by week?. Personally I prefer the sloowly build up approach, trying to end every chapter with a bang or a strong revelation only lessens the big impactful moments, the ones where you think "this is what I was waiting for!", let the authors cook

I agree that him slipping into the natsumi persona was mostly because Natsuki Subaru as an Identity was failing him, and he wanted to embody somebody else who could be strong. Idk about the reasoning though. Is it really because the women in his life are strong? Or is it just because this is the easiest way to not be Natsuki Subaru? I think Subaru just has identity issues period. He started doing the makeup/cross dressing thing as an art when he was a kid, so ultimately the people he meets here don't have much of an effect on that choice. I'm sure there's probably a lot of transphobia around Natsumi. Most of what i saw was people just upset that this gimmick was going on this long. Subaru isn't trans, so it could be a little difficult to understand why this was done for so long ig

Knowing Subaru's character and personality from the start of the series, ofc he would crossdress at some time in the story.

Arc 7 will be better in the anime, the opposite of how Arc 4 was worse in the anime (because it's neigh-unadaptable)

Todd is the best part of Arc7. Dude give Subaru more trouble than every archbishop so far.

People shit on Arc 7, but I actually liked it a lot. Arc 8 on the other hand... There are a very few extremely good chapters, but considering both should be one Arc, I feel tappei is dragging this "final fight" of retaking the capital more than needed. There's 39 WN chapters and somehow I get the feeling that almost nothing happened. Wouldn't be surprised if there's 2 or 3 whole volumes after 36 (the one he's currently writing).

I was just about to start reading this arc

I really love this arc the only real complain I have is that you have to read the EX volumes to even give 2 shits about some characters

I really enjoy anime that delve into politics. I liked Reincarnated Slime mostly for all of the politicking, and gave Kado a chance for the same reason. These last couple of arcs have me invested in the aftermath- Emilia, the witch-looking half-elf, and her witch-cult-scented knight who pissed off the entire knighthood, with her menagerie of literal demon maids, a part-beastfolk maid, part-beastfolk officer, and the most controversial court mage in history who has deep ties to another witch, deeply involved themselves in the Civil War of an enemy nation in an effort to place the rightful emperor (a.k.a. the one Lugunica recognizes as a potential hostile power) back onto his own throne and dragged a number of other Royal Selection candidates along for the shenanigans. And of course Subaru is currently looking to install not one but two major national leaders at this point - but the amount of controversy Emilia will be picking up from her own nation, while receiving the backing of what has previously been considered a hostile nation, makes the political situation in this world highly tumultuous. No one wants a leader they can't trust, but they're also still reeling from the effects of the demi-human war and are likely not jumping at the chance to start another war by refusing the person backed by another country. I'm looking forward to seeing how it all plays out.

I loved ReZero for MC alone, and arc 7 has criminally too little of him.

Todd is my favorite villian ever. Taipei really just made a regular human the scariest antagonist.

Arc 7 adds another man to Subaru's Harem this time in the Form of an Emperor!

Just started but I know you’re about to cook

I never realized until now, Todd is Subaru’s Vergil

I mean, with all of the trauma Subaru has experienced, I'm not surprised has mental illness.

Just to throw it out there for people that did not notice or didnt nolife analized the trailer Sirius that called herself the self name as betelgeuse is almost fully covered with bandages. What are the features you can make out from the trailer? Silver hair Purple eyes Pointy ears that look like elf ears Juat let that sink in and think avout what these characteristics remind you of

For me ending was it's redemption, i forgave it after reading the end for making me bored at times. Also where is no way it ruins anything that came before even if it was bad, people really do like exaggerating huh? TODD was great

I will say arc 7 has thrown me for a loop (im still reading it) however i kinda enjoy it arc 7 is 110 chapers long and when i first saw that i was like *holy shit* however i love re zero and relate strongly to its character's so i resolved myself to read it and while its definitely leaving me a little confused i also know that thats just re zero some times and so far im enjoying it

im an anime only who just got BACK into re zero after all this time because i realized how heavily i slept on this series, and i have read through all the if stories, just not arcs 5 and 6. To me it sounds like a bigger version of what TurtleMe did for TBATE's volumes 6 and 7, which was the war arc. in the middle of a battle of a plot developing series of chapters, he uses a random POV from an opposing soldier in order to portray how horrific the war is and to shed light on the grayscale spectrum of decisions that happen during a war. im a little curious though, i know that in arc 6, he gets amnesia during the tower trials, and the gluttony IF story almost happens (best IF story to me), but does he actually never get his memories back? again i havent read through arcs 5 and 6 and im fine with spoilers. i also thought that rem coming back meant that the archbishop of gluttony was defeated, however rem still doesnt have her memories? was it because theres 3 archbishops that represent gluttony and the cast killed only one of them? also does crusch actually die?

Tons of people, Its largely a vocal minority basically the one the dwells in discord. Majority are still reading it silently as usual. Anyways the title gives off wrong impression that its the majority opinion when its not..... Watched the full video....as expected its mostly pacing which is again like he pointed out he has to follow a schedule unlike his previous arcs ...Also hope the louis complaints are valid for arc 7 only.....because we know what happens in arc 8. Finally Side stories,i Personally happy because i author actually is not sdeilineing them but actually resolving those plot lines in middle of series instead of end where they might be rushed or just not acknowledged.

I kinda joke around that Yorna and ChaosFlame is just a power of pure and working communisim and I think thats quite funny

I just finished Arc 7. I think its the worst Arc. I consider it a side quest at best. The main story isn't just the "Royal Selection," but anything to do with the witches or the cult. Dealing with those sorts of issues have been at the forefront of Arc 1-6. Arc 7 is a side quest to all of that.

I've followed this series since 2016 (web novel wise, I've always been up with the wn) and arc 7 was the first time I really stopped reading and thought "well... This is not good at all" Of course, it's just my own personal opinion, and I really hope that when this gets finally animated, it won't become a Tate no yuusha S2 fiasco

I'm just glad they added characters who actually challenge subarus ideals

Bruh we get Todd Fang in this arc. My favorite villain by far.

I think there are some glaring flaws of the arc but calling it "muh ruined" simply because it looks worse compared to fucking arc 6 (which was an outstanding "season" even by anime standards) is just wrong. I liked Tappei experimenting with new characters and themes. Todd Arakiya Medium Vincent Chisha Ubilk Madelyn were all great characters. I hated how some of them just relies on side stories that are hard to access for EN readers. I hated how Tappei is scared of perma killing some unimportant characters (although this might be a future plot point for subaru) and i didn't like Tappei redeeming Rui. I also like Nu-Rem way more than old Rem and i am looking forward to what Tappei will do with her. All in all arc 7 was great. I think it is better than arc 5 but worse than 6 and 4. Closer to 4 i think which is a good place for a new "experimental" arc to be in. Of course it might get higher with its conclusion in arc 8 because they are basically one big arc seperated into two.

Reading arc 7 rn on chapter 67. It just feels exhausting tbh, & the cross dressing was weird plain & simple no hate it was just odd & I don’t think his justification for staying that way made sense. Besides that again it felt never ending there hasn’t been any payoff for any plot thread at all it’s psychological sadism. Skipped over the sparka fight cause we had already gone through the same thing countless times agains old ninja guy & the oni city stuff they only so many times Subaru can go on a death spree & not have it be draining & monotonous.

I read the first few chapters. It was jarring to add so many new threads, plot lines, and characters before reaching conclusions on the previous plots. I will pick it back up once volume 7 concludes.😊

It's a bit bloated but it has many great moments. Definitly not the worst.

It's completely different and there's so much going on, most of the time I had completely forgotten about most of the characters from the previous arcs. I can't wait to see some of these scenes animated! I'm really excited to see Olbart on the rooftop and and how they work with some of the more brutal deaths! I didn't get any sort of "woke" vibes whatsoever from Subaru's crossdressing. I haven't watched any Hollywood shows or movies in recent years because of the politics. The development was very well done imo. Him as a child on gladiator island was also great! I loved the way he went about solving problems vs. older Subaru but I agree that the trope seems a bit too long at this point.

The worst thing about this arc is that there's too many things that happen within the story that can only be fully understood by reading the side stories, and this is not so bad when you do it in written form, but if they ever get to adapt this arc into the anime, it's going to be an absolute nightmare to do it in a cohesive way, without letting it devolve into a narrative mess.

ill still love arc 7 every interaction with todd was simply entertaining the first time they meet subaru stood a better chance with him rather then every time after

I very much hated arc 7 from a worldbuilding and lore perspective. It completely overhauls and supplants the magic system and rules of the world that we know so far. This makes it seem like anything goes and therefore it almost impossible for me to be invested in anything, as I figure that some new deus ex machina magical thing will come to save (or ruin) the day.... In summery it just tries to change too much, too quickly. In addition I just found I just don't care about any of the new characters. There is still so much more that should be done with the current characters without dumping a whole new countries worth of characters on us.

i've read arc 7 and i'm so salty on a particular villain that only got his desserts by losing only a limb. it seriously pisses me off

I'm also afraid that 😕 once they make this into anime re zero might get canceled 😢 i really hope not but people hate it and I do too. Maybe if they made hall arc 7 and half the if story's it might save the show. And keep interest to get past it 💯

Finally im here to say it... YES!

Yes it flopped

Your voices reminds me of Charlie moistcritical.

There are two factions of re:zero watchers. Those who hate it and those who glaze it.

Give it a few years and people say it’s the best

Reading the comments, I wonder if there are any who read the LN version

I mean honestly i think its good because its so disputed

Great video, the effort is quite noticeable🫶

Arc 7 was a wild ride, how people are talking about arc 7, reminds me of how people didn't like arc 4/5 when it was still going on! Subaru had to accept how people change and you can't put anyone on pedestal including yourself. Which builds on what subaru learned in arc 6 and what it means to be natsuki subaru, I think every arc builds on the previous lessons and themes. I can't wait to see how much subaru grows going forward. Subaru is still learning how to love himself and accept the love around him which is an ongoing process hence why subaru takes steps forward and backward.

Re:Zero is just too slow. I guess, more than three years passed since I watched S1 and S2 p1. That time Arc 7 was at the beggining. And... actually a very little progress followed since. I understand, it is probably cool to add new characters and extend the scope of the story. But I feel it is better to write something concise and finished than trying to realize everything coming to your mind with significant risk of eventual failure.

I really loved and feared Arc 7 for this several reasons here: •Rem finally start to get a new character development, and not just get stuck in being Subaru's simp. She now has her chance to "start from zero" as a better version of herself, although she is kinda aggressive and tsundere with Subaru, that is good adding her low trust toward him due to his Witch Scent and his starting actions in Arc 7. •Todd Fang, this most be the creepiest and cruel antagonist ever seen in the novel, I literally can’t even trust one word coming from him. He is a literal pain in their ass being able to murder Subaru multiple times without any hint and neither Subaru noticed that he was killed five seconds that Return By Death got activated. •Subaru literally rizzed Priscilla's mother was like XD: You kicked me and despised me. Now I got your mother licking my toes. •Subaru is literally everything for Vincent: He can be his best pawn, best friend, brother, wife and also his son. •The NTR that is in the air during all the Arc 7.

NGL watching this made me dissapointed as an anime fan. If you are telling me the story is going to keep spinning it wheels and resolve nothing while just adding new stuff for ever then i've lost interest :c

How Tappei writing a starting from zero in another kingdom with another people story could be bad? I just hated to see Subaru as a kid for toooooo long, but I must admit arc 7 is just as great as expected.

I think it rocks

Did he say that in japan the recent light novel volumes have the side stories in it ?

Brandon Sanderson calls this problem "Epic Sprawl"

Yes

A DECADE

Personally, it's my favorite arc in the series and at times it's arguably even better than Arc 6.

I just wish they make him older again and give rem her memories back. Only two complaints

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