REM CONFESSES 💙| Re:ZERO Season 1 Episode 18 REACTION! 

IM SORRY BUT HOW CAN YOU REJECT HER?!!?!

Best fricking confession over the whole anime history in my opinion

Re:Zero author Tappei Nagatsuki when asked who his favorite character is: "There's no doubt it's Emilia. Emilia is first place, everyone else is second place. This is unshakeable. After all, Re:Zero started because I wanted to write about Emilia."

Fun fact: There is a "what if" side story where Subaru accepts Rem's confession and they run away and live together, having 2 kids :)

Its really easy to hate subaru's answer in this episode, but its a really realistic depiction of love (imo).

This whole first season is looking at different examples of one-sided love, Subaru-Emilia, Rem-Subaru, Betelgeuse-Witch. One of the basic tenets that is explored is that the ‘depth of love’ (or, ‘level of obsession’) doesn’t mean you’re owed anything back. However, Rem’s version of expressing it (unlike the other two) has a much better chance of ‘working’ (getting the other person to care too) because she’s not demanding anything in return, and not deluding herself (her intention this episode is to bring back the Subaru who cares so deeply for others and won’t give up, even though she knows he’s been in love with Emilia). Back in episode 15 she said she was happy to get to keep him to herself for a bit, and she could’ve cemented that here by taking his offer, but she doesn’t want to betray what she knows his true feelings to be because she truly cares for him, instead of only caring about her own feelings toward him (which is the case for the other two relationships, Betelgeuse-Witch is like an end-point devolved version of the obsession Subaru has toward Emilia before this point in season 1 I think).

Its so annoying that "shippers" doesn't understand that "I ship character A with character B" isn't same as "Character A loves character C". No matter how much you want it, characters will be with the one THEY love, not YOU.

You don't just give up your love just because another one confessed, Rem is the best girl, facts, but Subaru is loyal... he get the worse, give up, and Rem bring he back to the light, but didn't reset what he thinks about Emilia. She was there since the beginning, they both protect each other and all what he's doing is because of her. And of course, he likes Rem but damn I will not feel confortable with someone that killed me and tortured me, even if had their motives.

Lol, I get your frustration but I think Rem knew Subaru loved Emilia going into this but still chose to tell him these things. She knew she would get rejected, which makes it more heartbreaking and selfless that she still chose to confess to Subaru. She didn’t say it to receive any reciprocation, Subaru hated himself so deeply. The only way she knew how to help him was to SHOW HIM he is loved. She never planned to confess to him, it just happen to happen. Subaru has loved Emilia for about a month now, they survived a lot of shit together and she was there for him when no one else was when he first appeared in that world. It would actually be more shitty if he just immediately gave up on her just because Rem confessed to him. And thats not to say Subaru cant have feelings for Rem too, he has had no time to really think about that stuff rn. Even if she saved him and did all this stuff in this Subaru expected things from Emilia just because he loved her and wants to do things for her, Rem showed Subaru that love should be truly selfless. Thats why I think the rejection here is important for his character. Rem crying into his chest shows how human she is, she knew it would hurt. And Subaru probably doesn’t feel good rejecting her but him not being honest here would be more insulting to Rems character after she poured her heart out. It seems cruel but I think it was Subaru giving back the honesty she gave also: i really love your reactions! you notice the more emotional aspects of the story and are really open even when this story get so frustrating and difficult to watch at times! i never see reactors admit they’re wrong or go back on something they said

If I had to think of a reason why Subaru likes Emilia so much outside of simply falling for her, it would probably be because she's one of the very few people he's close with that haven't tried to kill him. Ram: Mercy killed him when Rem was torturing him, killed him regularly next loop anyway Roswaal: Tried to blow him up with magic in the loop where Subaru jumped off a cliff, but Betty intervened Rem: Murdered him in the hallway, tortured him very bad and for a long time next loop Puck: Frozen to death, Frozen to death + decapitated, frozen to death So out of the main cast, Beatrice and Emilia are the only people who haven't actively tried to kill him. For those keeping tally, this means that Puck officially takes world record for 'Killed Subaru the most'.

The episode which reveals which viewers failed to pay attention in class. One of the major themes this arc is that you are _not_ entitled to have your affections reciprocated, and to expect otherwise is selfish. Ironically, Rem understands this much better than the majority of her stans. Accepting a girl just because she happened to confess first would have been the easy way out, and that would have been a slap in her face because that's precisely the opposite of what she likes about him. Besides, she's not even remotely best girl, it's just that most of the top 5 haven't even appeared in the story yet.

Subaru: I love Emilia The Fanbase: EXPLODES XD

Subaru fell for Emilia, a girl he knows for like a month, because she saved him in a alleyway and because this isekai fantasy is helping him deal with his massive inferiority complex and self-hatred. It goes so far that he is willing to get tortured, even die, to protect her. Unhealthy. Rem fell for Subaru, a guy she knows for like a month, because he saved her in a forest and his kind words help her start dealing with her massive inferiority complex and self hatred. It goes so far that she is willling to get tortured, even die, to protect him. Unhealthy. (It's just that she has either better social skill or even bigger inferiority complex to not have a meltdown like he had)

the power of love from a good woman, its amazing

This episode will forever be my 3rd favorite Re zero episode just two characters talking and the director went all out like his life depended on it ooooof that's what you call dedication and I heard he will also be working on the 90m first episode of S3

This is not Re:Zero. This is REM: Zero.! 😎

Girl rem tortured him in the beginning. In the lightnovel she tortured him for 1 hour straight. She would do it longer, but Ram pitied him and killed him. Emilia tortured him not even once. Of course he will love Emilia. Emilia was there when he put a mask on and she broke that mask, by giving him her leg to rest so he could cry his heart out. Just because Rem had an amazing speech and was more by his side, doesn't mean he should love her. Wtf. I like Rem. I LOVE HER SO MUCH. But I love that Subaru loves Emilia. Because she deserves it

Team Emilia stays winning

9:30 Damn, you nailed this statement, in my eyes. Said it beautifully.

And now you know why "I love Emilia" became a meme

One of the best confessions in anime history. Rem = Best girl!

Let's be honest Rem cooked with the dialogue in this episode like she cooked!!

Thanks for sharing. Rem is the best. It's amazing the power that even one person can have just by believing in someone.

Yes this episode is the end of the prologue of this story according to the author. Also you should consider the fact that Subaru couldn’t have told rem he only loves her because that would be a lie. He still has feelings for her but Emilia came first and it would be a lie and not like himself to forget all of that. You also need to remember that Rem didn’t exactly want an answer to her confession she wanted to bring Subaru back to normal so him saying “I love Emilia” shows that she succeeded.

Bro, I've been WAITING for this episode!

Great reaction!!

Rem is life. Rem is love.

That’s why I love the dangers in my heart, Ichikawa giving me vibes of a male version of Rem. The consideration, innocent and of course cuteness

Welcome to Rem club

Yea he cant realy talk about his Authority! One of the gReateste Episoed to date! Rem Really Shines here And Became the #1 Waifu of Me and Many!! ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥 no. From what I have gathered he is I think Pride - or Envy

Idk why but when you said "From Ze-RE Zero!!" a giggled a bit lol Also yeah, everything before this was the "prequel" section, even if the story picks up immediately after. And tbf to Subaru, Rem said everything she did in order to encourage Subaru to follow his heart and not give up, and she knows that his heart has Emilia in it. She expected it entirely and "wanted" that because it's his truth.

Maybe he can't forget being brutally killed by Rem in the past.

This is so nostalgic

Something to note now since it never really gets addressed in the anime save for one very short second before a certain reveal, but Subaru isn't rejecting Rem here. He is just reaffirming that he loves Emilia and wants to support her, which if you think about it would be crappy of him if he didn't say that at that point. Rem is No.2 to him but by no means any less than Emilia at No.1 is the takeaway.

4:00 Um...faroh? How would Puck help if The Witch suddenly kills her because of Barasu? What did you mean?

I just think people's issues come from seeing love as a theme which only belongs in romance stories. Love is a theme in re zero in the sense of why they love each other, and what it leads them to or drives them to do. Subaru loves Emilia because she saved and inspired him from the day he got there, putting on a mask but panicking at losing everything from day one. He's never been truthful about the whole excited to be isekai'd thing, it was an unwanted escape from life when he could have made something of himself in Japan. But Emilia was who he used to make the most out of it and was also someone he was inspired by. Then when she left him he ran away from the issue over and over again before getting to this point where Rem makes him face the real issue. And the thing is... I hate the romance angle people are viewing it through, because this is Subaru progressing. When he drove Emilia away in the first place, Rem was there as a constant reminder of how to be honest with your feelings. She never said he saved her, or that she owed him, or that he doesn't know how much he helped her, or talk about her past, or that he doesn't understand, or expect him to reciprocate those feelings just because she owes him so much and now he HAS to let her sacrifice herself for him, he HAS to take this all as something she does for him. She doesn't expect him to love her back, and at her best shows how he knew from the very start he should have treated Emilia if he really loved her. And this is where Subaru starts learning from her. But when Subaru does it people suddenly find it cringe. Subaru saying he wants to help Emilia, that he loves her, and not saying all of his fighting from here on out is for her, is not dumping all of the guilt on Emilia or demanding anything back from her. Rem wouldn't be "an angel" if she didn't force Subaru to correct his previous path and say, now I'm going to stop this from happening because I love Emilia, because I want to help her achieve her goals and be treated better by the world. Rem would be the same as Subaru, expecting something in return for her self sacrifice. If this story followed in a more acceptable way through the romance focused lenses everyone uses, it wouldn't be narratively strong for it. It would be wish fulfillment, whether that's through Rem taking his hand and running away from her life as well, or Subaru softening his words to confirm the idea that Rem says this as a confession expecting a romantic response. Even if Subaru says "I think you're great but..." that's still a different scene, bscause Rem doesn't need that. Rem sees him as inspiration, that even as the failure she thought of herself as she isn't, that her being a weak oni doesn't matter and that her sister doesn't want any of the sacrifices she's putting at her feet because she accepted losing her horn long before Rem did.

4:05 Overpowered characters, like Puck, Reinhard or Captain Levi, are a problem for writers. Any problem that faces the protagonist can be solved if so-and-so shows up. So, after introducing the OP character, the writer has to find ways to nerf or make him unavailable. Reinhard is always out of town doing diplomatic stuff. Levi suffers injuries and misses key battles. Puck is not here for vague spirit reasons. 23:08 Welcome to the agony of #TeamRem. Here, you can cry on my shoulder.

Ok so I think I remember and after checking a few things that involve the 7 deadly sins. There in fact are the 7 Virtues. Which the opposition of Sloth is Diligence. But if he is cursed by Envy what is the virtue of envy

REM 😭😭😭 Wait, who is Rem again?

Go watch some of the reactions from years ago when Suburu said he loved Emilia. Pure devastation and destruction!!!! All of us!

Okkkk I subsribed cuz of Rezeeroooooo

something inside me died when subaru rejected her

I wrote a long comment but it led to this quick summary of why this scene shouldn't be touched because of the romance putting people off. Re zero is exploring love between them as an extension of self love. What Rem needs from Subaru in exchange for loving him is him being the best version he can be. And loving himself. Because she fell in love with him for things which she couldn't accept in herself. That means the whole trying too hard at something when everyone says you're too weak. I don't see how this scene could go differently and be as good tbh. None of them should be pairing up, because then it would break down the love between them reflecting self love theme since they still have so many issues of their own. There's a reason romances are often stopped at the very start in re zero and it's because of this. It's like the opposite of "I can fix him", in fact you WON'T fix each other while being a couple. That's more codependency than love tbh. You can fix each other as friends with a budding romance which may or may not happen in the end instead, which is the re zero way.

i dont really watch dub but his speech is lowkey better in dub ngl

25:26 And here see see an example of why I realized I'm polyamourous. Placing all of one's "love" on one person, demanding that single person to handle all of my bullshite and needs and hopes, expecting a lone individual to give me everything when they will need so much to make it, just all stopped making sense to me ages ago. Loving, desiring, requiring more than one partner came naturally to me, once I realized that my love hasn't ended yet for anyone. Poor bastard Subaru practically screams needing both girls to keep him from imploding or burning it all down. Whyhave them both at his side while only cherishing the love of one of them?!? It is cruel. Cruel and wrong.

He fell for Emilia because she showed a kindness to him that he never had before. She comforted him when he was trying so hard to make the maids not suspicious that he became physically ill. He fell in love with her because that kindness came from a girl who has been mistreated her whole life because she resembles the Witch. A girl who would be forgiven for thinking the worst of him. You can't dictate who someone is "supposed" to love. People who get upset with Subaru are just saying, "Well, if it was me, I'd fall for Rem like a meteor... even if it meant burning up in the atmosphere." Well, good for you, but this isn't a contest of who you think should be shipped with who. Dislike the story if it bothers you that much. Hate Subaru or whatever. But if you're thinking Subaru doesn't care about Rem, I'm here to tell you that you are wrong! He respects her enough to bring up how he feels, knowing that it might hurt her. He respects her enough to be honest, to not soften the blow, and to not string her along. Subaru loves Rem, and you will find out just how much very soon... but Subaru is IN love with Emilia. That's how the character is.

Please tell me that after finishing this season, you will react to the second one too. I love your reactions to Re:Zero 😪❤ Pd: TEAM REM FOREVER! 💙

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Maybe Subaru have trauma with rem in episode 6 😂

Well if you Want There is a " Re If episode " Available to See. Its a full episode of Rem and Subaru Living the Kararagi its Very Cute. Pretty sure it dont spoil anything. But u wouldnt want to go passed that episode. Ok I cant find it. Thinkin maybe it want a real episode. maybe was a video someone put together.

See the anime the Misfit of demon king Academy you love this anime so much!

Rem is and will always be Best Girl forever!

hehe, the first time I watched this, I thought after the short pause after Subaru said, “I love Emliia,” I thought Rem would just lop off his head, and that’s what would make him start over, lol. But Rem is bigger person than me. The depth of her heart is limitless.

To this day, i think Rem is the best waifu of all time, she's literally if therapy was a character

Well, he prefers Amelia but it's quite obvious that the number of rem body pillows are overwhelmingly being sold more than Amelia's.

I will always say, the execution could've been better with just a few changes to make it better, like say something like "you're perfect, but my feelings, my feelings, my love is for Emilia" It makes sense, you can't just change whom you love so quickly. We all know even having crush on someone only for them to be in a relationship later or from earlier, but you still cant suddenly change it. Its similar to getting over ex (probably), and would take time, but in this case he's never properly expressed himself tto Emilia. On top he's socially awkward, given start of this anime we know he was a recluse so no friends or social interactions either, hence he's bad at communication & has a protagonist/saviour complex from all the shows he watched.

I expected u to understand why she said all that but my expectations were unmet. Guess u dont actually the type of person Rem is. Ur frustration and anger are understandable but u didnt understand shit. Ur love for her is superficial.

I know Subaru loves Emilia. However, Rem affirms everything about Subaru and gives him a pep talk when he becomes a bum. She knows he loves Emilia and still loves him and supports him to the best of her ability. Who else could be such a perfect woman?

Rem stans reaction to this episode: 😭😡 My reaction:👏 People forget how crazy Rem actually is just cuz now she likes Subaru, honestly she's also the most boring character in this story

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