Are The New Re Zero Season 3 Designs Bad or Actually Good?

[@Gamer-g2v1r]

The only thing I can complain about here are Subaru's and Reinhard's eyes not being as sharp as they used to be.

[@rea2887]

What about s2 subaru? notice the ugly lizard face with pig nose? I rather have a bit less sharp eyes in s3(which btw if you saw the previous re:zero trailer subaru still looks as great as he should during dark moments) than that shit in s2 lmao.

[@alexanderthegreat235]

That's exactly what I'm concerned about, too. Will their facial expressions still be able to carry the same intensity as they did before? I really hope so..

[@lifehacks344]

For Subaru I didn't even notice, I don't really care anyway. I think he looks better than both season 1 and season 2. I was more put off by Julius's design, they yassified him so much. Gave him longer eyelashes and wider-ass

[@-Pleiades0]

Again, it is a still image. They do look sharp in the animation from what I can see, at least in contrast to most characters. And Reinhard has character development this season so it's cool to see him gain more of a personality seen in his design instead of remaining generic. A year has passed so it makes sense that some characters would look different as well. I'm just wondering why Elsa even has a redesign... unless we're getting Arc 6 animated this season...

[@-Pleiades0]

​@@alexanderthegreat235I think so. Watch the first trailer for season 3 and also look at Garf's animation in this trailer when he sees the blonde lady. It's pretty expressive imo

[@luisazanza9914]

When I First I Saw The Trailer I Did See Changes To The Characters Designs 1. They Updated Their Looks 2. They Brighten Up The Color Contrast 3. The Designs Are Actually Line Up In The Light Novels.

[@anonisnoone6125]

Y the hell did they decide until s3 to make the designs similar to the author's? The change is just jarring.

[@mathieul4303]

The LN art is mid then. They looks like babies. They moefied everyone

[@bryangarcia5207]

​@@mathieul4303 Look at actual LN images

[@Jame-zz4tu]

@@mathieul4303 Yep that how they look in light novel

[@thunderhunter1992]

​@@mathieul4303Ln readers don't really care that much because there are not many illustrations in the ln. But it would have been nice if the character design stays the same across all the anime seasons.

[@bryangarcia5207]

Lore accurate Betty forehead

[@MohamIsMe]

Biblically accurate Beako

[@kodi6197]

Dang, Beatrice got the tic-tac-toe forehead treatment.

[@MrWescottX]

Indeed.

[@SC-yl3fv]

She did, I suppose.

[@SchwarzNatsumi]

@@SC-yl3fvBetty did, in fact

[@inktirrell5016]

​@@SC-yl3fvI See What You Did There, I Suppose. 😏

[@nathanstautzenberger8381]

I love fiveheads sora from blue archive is best girl, IMO 😭

[@evandunn9942]

I think it's going to be a lot like Frieren. At first watching it I noticed how round the faces are compared to other animes. But then I got used to it and barely noticed. People will forget the redesign even happened.

[@neutronshiva2498]

Heavenly delusion also have round face design and I think it makes it stand out and honestly the characters from there look spectacular.

[@kodaloid]

Come on this is such a silly thing to get mad about, the characters still look like the characters, and I'm just happy we are getting more of the show.

[@R0230R]

Yeah, it's rather petty that some people are getting hanged up at such minor changes; which are barely noticeable. they should be grateful we're getting a season 3 in the first place.

[@Ricardo_Rick]

That thumbnail, the disrespect towards Beako XD A shame the VA of Sirius is different from Fortuna, or else this would be a mind blast

[@mike1564]

They won't reveal it that easily.

[@HousekiMitai]

​@@mike1564 Alhtough I'm in the same line of thought OC is, they can easily say "her voice changed because she had to go through various experiments" or some shit

[@Giservinworld]

But I'm pretty sure they picked a voice that is close enough to Fortuna VA

[@anonisnoone6125]

Y did the VA change?

[@bryangarcia5207]

​@anonisnoone6125 Technically the theory is still not confirmed. So a different voice would make sense if the characters were different. But still not impossible

[@LysergiaLand-L-25]

Season 3 is gonna be out and i’m gonna be so pressed on time, college is the villain in my story lol.

[@khaledbou7770]

30mn a week is a lot right?

[@MonkeySaiyans]

​@@khaledbou7770 Gotem😂

[@khaledbou7770]

@@MonkeySaiyans they like to overreact, wait till he sees actual work load

[@osas_juan_1867]

I can't wait for your weekly reviews when this comes out!

[@arthur_morning]

The character designs are good

[@MrWescottX]

😊

[@totallynotinsane3327]

We know

[@absolutelyliberated1357]

they just arent

[@KhanMann66]

They don’t. They look all stretched out.

[@rea2887]

They are, only incels are complaining about subaru not having an ugly lizard face like in s2, s3 is a clear improvement.

[@machienshock]

This Season 3 character design appears to be a closer reflection of the light novel character design. In fact, I personally believe that sharper designs are better than cute illustrations in light novels.

[@anonisnoone6125]

Yh the LN designs r pretty mid. Some of them r just trash. This change was not needed.

[@ShiNijuuAKL]

I can't take the LN illustrations seriously...

[@KhanMann66]

What works in drawing doesn’t always work for anime form. This is it.

[@ShiNijuuAKL]

@@KhanMann66 let's be real, it didn't work in drawing either 💀💀

[@RDPONY]

​@@ShiNijuuAKL It didn't? I think theyre awesome.

[@dreambiscuits]

I've been waiting so long for this confirmation too. If we saw her eyes it would be confirmed and it is. Also Sirius' introduction in the series is the best villain intro I have ever read or seen. I was fucking mindblown. I really hope they can do this scene justice

[@alan77744]

Yeah, you are right. I remember her intro scene. I never felt such immense hatred toward any other villain the way I felt toward her, not even Betelguese. I was like Subaru I thought I will throw up after what she did. That's how you should introduce vile villains in the stories. Other should learn this from Re zero. Ah.. Re zero is such a masterpiece.

[@arsenoh3410]

You should've let us know about potential spoilers in context of Fortuna from the beginning of the video like you did with the Nanahoshi one. Some would like to come up with this on their own

[@JoJo-xr8wb]

I was genuinely shocked about how he just spoiled me when it didn't even have anything to do with the design change.....

[@ecl1pse-idky731]

I know it's been a while but it's not a spoiler since it isn't confirmed at all in the story whether or not she actually is Fortuna. It was and still is just a theory that the anime made even stronger by showing Sirius' ears more clearly. Chibi should've specified that it wasn't a spoiler though.

[@MarvyG23]

I'm just happy we are getting more rezero content

[@charlie11ng42]

The designs are definitely not as good as season one, but they aren't terrible.

[@Haz3dNightfall]

Out of the 3 seasons, I think the character designs of season 3 is bottom of the barrel.

[@charlie11ng42]

@@Haz3dNightfall Yes, season2s issue was mostly simply low quality animation not poor design imo.

[@echospace7347]

@@Haz3dNightfallehhh

[@davii_ms]

0:24 CHIBI CHILL... CHILL

[@AgsNfz]

Fun fact, Betelgeuse and Sirius are both constalation names.

[@alan77744]

Regulas, Capella, Lye batenkaitos, Alphard.. all other Sin Archbishops names are also derived from the stars. Even the name Subaru is related to the stars in Japanese language.

[@elemomnialpha]

I don't think the correct term is "rounder" It's that the faces are wider and the eyes are more pointed downward at the outer edge

[@decarabiaumbra560]

NGL, I'm a Rem fan, but that "don't wake her, she's sleeping" joke on her comparison post had me on the floor with chuckles.

[@Dracosengan]

Who is Rem???

[@Shidozu-cu2em]

Additionally, Sirius is seemingly an elf due to her ears resembling one, further supporting that Surius = Fortuna. But one flaw to this theory is that her voice actor and Fortuna's are different. But it could put as due to the passing time, insanity, or something, which caused her voice to slightly change. Anyways, this is a relatively old theory now and I'm glad it's been brought up again, we'll see how this goes. Elsa's facial design is indeed quite different but she won't be appearing much in s3 so it doesn't matter that much. Although the faces in s3 resemble the roundness of that of the LN, their body is the same type from the OG anime art style or, should I say, thicc, when compared to the LN as over there, the characters are quite skinny. This makes the s3 art style slightly weird because it is essentially a combination of the LN head, with the anime body. I still like it though. Subaru's ear has been upgraded tho lmao. The border lines of the characters' drawing is thinner, which makes the look cleaner tbh. But the change I like the most is the Emilia buff, if y'know what I mean 😏

[@MohamIsMe]

I absolutely adore the redesign. First of all, the ear shading. Not to say that by itself is why it's better, but it reflects that the animators are gonna put way more effort on the characters faces and facial expressions. And from what I've seen in the trailer, I think that it's panning out to be really good. P.S. I like how you completely avoided mentioning the "Assets" upgrades.

[@zoranianarmy4930]

I personally don’t mind. But to me, the designs in the new season are fantastic. The backgrounds and compositing, with the exception of Sirius’ fire in some moments, are spectacular. I’m really excited for this season. Spoiler (HYPED ASFFF FOR THE REGULUS SHOWDOWN AND KURGAN FIGHT 🤑🥵👹)

[@hovsep56]

I'm suprised people found out just now about beatrices forehead, noticed it since season 1

[@letsplaysaschagd9331]

It was even highlighted in season 1 by making it shining in one scene.

[@Faba145]

@@letsplaysaschagd9331 i love it when they did it, they're showing half of her forehead, and then add the shining effect on it, it's pretty cute and funny.

[@mike1564]

Not the tic tac toe 💀

[@Endermania]

Her brain trembles

[@Kaslana_Yumma_423]

The designs are actually such an improvement they look more similar to the Ln artstyle . Not to mention the characters like Ana and Felt look even prettier than before

[@garusan2130]

Looks on par with season 1 art style imo which I like very much Im very pleased.

[@cianchetto4]

yeah, and Minerva, the witch of WRATH, telling Emilia that she knows her mother very well....

[@daequanhendricks3406]

15:01 they just dropped a random in here too doesn’t even have a third photo

[@ExTr3Me_Cobra]

Bro! 💀

[@daequanhendricks3406]

@@ExTr3Me_Cobra had to do it

[@0whatman]

I liked the sharper design for most of the characters, some like betty are better rounder but many like subaru and elsa are better sharp

[@haydnFB]

I think season 1 will always just have the most charming look Season 3 has the most accurate LN design But I like how Season 1 was just poster and wallpaper material to the Max Look at Frederica's design in Season 1 She's only shown in a flashback but she looks great

[@turinmormegil7715]

I never understand the design complaints. I never notice rhe differences until people compare pic with pic, bmcuz they always seem the same to me. I didn't see the difference between 1 and 2 and I barely understand it between 2 and 3 What I'm trying to say is.....JoJo's are more drastic 😂

[@Ambersenpai89]

Beatrice getting the ayaka treatment If you know what i mean that is Gens- that's a clue of the game

[@kulkuljator]

Nah, thats cap, the most discussion I saw was around Emilia's breast enlargement

[@Exalter06]

14:50 even chibi forgot her name 😭

[@lermo7357]

I like the new character designs

[@timbuckley321]

Holy SHIz!!! I never caught this while reading the material! Dude... damn

[@stilldravona]

Chibi are you gonna do an Arc 8 finale review?

[@muffinssupreme84]

''It's closer to the LN'' yeah but the anime designs worked perfectly well and people were used to those, changing it up is weird. Elsa and Subaru look worse IMO, some of the changes are fine but these two are too egregious, especially since subaru is the MC we'll see him a lot. Elsa looked milfy before and it was great now she looks like she has a chromosome extra IMO S1 design > S3 design > S2 designs

[@markuscederberg2081]

Im so sorry for anyone who actually notices the difference because I cant

[@Hazard2005]

Won't bother me either way. Though I do agree with Subaru eyes change being bad...

[@rbxq]

Generally the art style is softer and rounder, got rid of a lot of hard edges, and some characters had their eyes spaced slightly further apart I think.

[@jaysongalvez4340]

0:20 no fucking way, how did I miss this?!?!?!?!

[@horo-horoxdive8046]

Those are more close to the LN designs. Is the same thing that happend with Highschool DxD.

[@LieutenantMar]

I dont see much issue honestly. I hardly can tell the difference.

[@ChrisEhirim]

The only character design I prefer in the re zero series is the 2nd season design. I won't lie

[@kreysteller5470]

But the shaded ears 😔

[@AkiyamaKatsuko]

9:10 not sure if we agree on that Chibi. From my perspective, she got the Sid the Sloth treatment with how far apart her eyes are.

[@kelele]

I always find the original artstyle very unique and I love it.

[@kykypy3hu4389]

ngl I think character design changes are something people only discuss when they have nothing better to do. The question is - how it will improve the anime and that's something we aren't able to predict since we haven't seen it. I agree on Subaru's design change - i liked his sharp eyes, but I don't know if it will make any difference while i watch the show.

[@suba6639]

They all just had a little too much to eat at Emilia's Dinner Party, that's all.

[@NidhishwarReddy]

damn i got spoiled that wrath is fortuna the moment i clicked the video

[@stopnow9640]

Bro did you really just spoil me about Sirius

[@edwardmunoz3398]

Fr bruh

[@peppermint3808]

I won't say who she is because then anything i say = spoiler HOWEVER. However given you know she is elf with her ears, she has same eyes and also silver hair just as Emilia 100% means she is closely blood related person to her. Which this can't be a spoiler since well....just put two and two together from the trailor and this PV. Same eyes Same hair Both elves. = Blood family.

[@jtom416]

I haven't read the LN, but I checked and there's no confirmed identity yet. Just from the character design, I thought it was her (and I hadn't seen the trailer with her name in it until this video). So chibi didn't spoil.

[@amanwithastrawhat6237]

@@peppermint3808 its still a spoiler if its true

[@SkeetWeet4368]

no he didn't , the sirius=fortuna shit is just a wacky fan theory with nothing but superficial evidence supporting it

[@davii_ms]

14:56 Updated design? Thats a new character! Name??

[@TheSoulCalledZuzia]

Re-colored Ram

[@boylettuce1458]

i dont like that they rounded out garfiel and subaru's sharp eyes, but overall i think these designs look more polished and i am happy that we are getting rid of the under eye line. ive never been a fan of that in anime

[@roanz011]

Daaaaamn i tooootally do not see sirius as fortuna not oooone bit. That smile and look you gave the camera before you showed it lmao

[@AdroSlice]

I think ive got a slight preference for the old designs but I dont think ill really care as im watching

[@Playreadygamers]

if fortuna was alive betelguise wouldnt have went insane

[@10100rsn]

Yeah, they kind of started off the latest trailer with a bit of almost spoiler content but I think it is more of a cliffhanger type reveal. I say that because anime only people will probably see it that way.

[@keorux489]

A lot of them aren't really noticeable, but from worst to least worst, it's Elsa, Beatrice, Subaru and Reinhard. Elsa looks like a shorter 15 y/o version of her previous look and that's gonna take quite a bit away from the deliverence of her scenes for me. Subaru and Reinhard probably wouldn't be that noticeable in the anime but Beatrice would definitely be with that new airport of hers. I know how childish some characters look in almost all the artworks outside of the anime but personally, characters not looking mature is just a plain minus in a show like this with a lot of gory and psychological themes.

[@sf936]

Wait, Elsa season 3?, I’m not that further into arc 5 yet but I want to imagine this is a flashback right?(Though shame she had to die)

[@Rizaru0]

I kinda liked season 2’s more but I think it’s better this way honestly I think once I see season 3 and how it actually looks animated I’ll prefer the new style more

[@reguluscorneas6525]

Oh man i just noticed this is a biggest change: There changed the side where Felt her Fang is.

[@bobjones4469]

I think they should had changed some and not others, to make each character look more unique instead of feeling like old anime trope of "just two faces."

[@anikami2019]

Great video. Funny comment from someone who enjoyed S1 and S2 but doesn’t remember characters in detail Chibi: here’s Julius. Remember him? He beat the crap out of Subaru in S1 Me: beat the crap out of Subaru is not a very specific description. Many characters in RE0 fit that description

[@Negativna_Bomba]

14:51 wait... Who's that? She looks like Ram but in blue.

[@zwrulez185]

Hair is on the opposite side also. I’m an anime-only so I assume she’s a new character we haven’t met yet, but it’s weird they included her alongside the redesigns since I don’t remember her in season 1 or 2

[@Endermania]

I'm really tired of the "Who's Rem jokes..."

[@andreitagaro5408]

You can definitely see Emilia's "character development"

[@gowgox9362]

Thumbnail is wild

[@dogeal]

I like new designs a lot 🤗

[@soulstarved4116]

The new ones are fine, but I think the older ones look a little more realistic if that makes sense. I think it depends on how they animate it because Re:Zero always went into detail with facial expressions, I feel like the more moe-cartoony look might make those expressions look uncanny. Idk though, have to wait and see.

[@canadianbro2052]

Wilhem got the size of his bottom lip decreased in the season 3 design

[@timbuckley321]

I agree the Art is a bit less optimal. But, I think the most important thing is that we're getting more of our favorite story animated.

[@Nombrenooriginal]

5:48 why the long face?

[@neerajoshi5473]

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[@peridrawland5955]

I actually love BOTH of Elsa's designs, but I can recognize that the personality exuded is drastically different. In a bubble, I love the redesign, but as to how it fits into an existing character and story... ehh, it clashes a little in my opinion.

[@kolbra4170]

They got shaded ears so I’m happy

[@gottastoppo]

10:13 BRO HIS HAT PATTERN LOOKS LIKE AN OLD GOOGLE LOGO MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW HELP-

[@mikeweimer4783]

Why is Subaru’s tracksuit different in this art but not in the actual trailer 🤔

[@Zejoant]

I would never have noticed if it wasnt for this video. This really doesnt matter.

[@Nsquare_01]

Subaru's eyes looks like that because of different expression lol

[@theboneman7379]

I know the VA's are different for Sirius and Fortuna but the performances for the voice are just so similar. Seriously, pull up two tabs and do a side-by-side comparison. Sirius is a little higher in pitch but that's usually expected of someone gone mad. they just sound so damn similar. As for the debate on the design changes. It is fairly obvious that they are mimicking Otsuka's style (the LN illustrator) and he tends toward a more cutesy, round look (or very sexy) which I don't have a problem with, as long as they don't copy the way Otsuka draws buff guys(they tend to be really skinny). I'm perfectly fine with it personally, I can understand if some don't like it though. its kinda funny though that everyone harps on Elsa when she's dead, we watch her get crushed by a hippo.

[@truecooler21]

I'm still confused with the redesign for emilia and her assets

[@peppermint3808]

Because S1 made her look like she had Ram size boobs for most of the time. Then they fixed that issue in 2018 with Frozen Bond and memory snow where her boobs are much bigger, just go to last scene where Emilia is in her date outfit and her boobs are MUCH bigger because that is more fit to her canon. Then Season 2 came out, but the production was god awful (even though WF has huge passion), Emilia had same size as 2018 one, then it got weird with covering her up. Then we have season 3 where basically same size, its her actual canon size except for one scene where they messed up at her fight scene.

[@MrMactain2]

Honestly i dont mind all the changes, if they all are closer to what Teppei had them designed as, then im fine with it.

[@MrTimeattacker]

Tappei doesn't design it, the illustrator is some one else and is not good ,Re:zero fans really don't like this illustrations time to time. And importatnly they are trying to get closer to DESIGN, but they can't replicate then meeting it midway is bad,either design according to anime or try to fully replicate it which they can't because light novel art has a lot more details

[@Abyss3223]

They look fine honestly.

[@klopowisch2707]

Its just better and they fixed everything they did "wrong" before, to me it just feels like they start to really take re zero seriously. I can understand that changes to character designs can be jarring but how they are now is what they always where supposed to look like art style wise. It sucks for the continuity but it needed to happen in my opinion.

[@mathieul4303]

I disagree

[@Erik-rc4ub]

Elsa added some thickness over the break LoL

[@AstronScion]

More inclined towards the ln illustration

[@Miyukikurogane_sensei]

Pretty decent designs, Elsa looks less impressive and I think maybe it could be the shot?, that aside looking great but I don’t fancy willheim and roswaals design too much😢

[@Spectacure]

Dang it chibi, why, I actually didn’t know😭, why did you have to spoil me

[@lordzeref8175]

It's just a fan theory. Nothing it's confirmed. It's exactly saying something like "Minerva is Emilias mom". Pure speculation.

[@Spectacure]

@@lordzeref8175 she hugged her in the anime and they even had a moment, plus the whole arc was about Emilia’s past and circumstances. it’s not speculations, it fits so well for a reason

[@leek5682]

It's a mixed bag like you said. Some are straight up better and others I sort of prefer the old style (especially Reinhard). Elsa looks good imo, but every single character has fatter cheeks now which is a little weird

[@OverlordDio]

Elsa's face being way too cute is a nitpick of mine even in the light novel, besides that the new designs look fine even if I am a fan of a grittier style

[@FollowingStar83]

I like 90% of the re-designs especially Subaru's.

[@animusfoster4712]

I don’t know man, I wouldn’t say the faces are rounder but rather wider, and it’s really obvious when comparing the faces side by side. Personally, I still prefer the art direction in S2 more over S3.

[@epiclegowarrior7416]

”Are you a believe in love” if not prove it!

[@justsomeguywithamustache2901]

Hey chibi please read lord of the mysteries and Reverend insanity in the future 😊

[@lizardthatsavesyou15ormore34]

Its so unnoticeable that I would be BEWILDERED if it bothered anybody

[@Natsu_drippin]

As someone who reads the LN I'm not bothered by the changes they're the only designs I've been seeing lately so 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@justinn8541akaDrPokemon]

So redesigns shouldn't have happened. The ones I'm talking about are the censorship ones.

[@ronel7836]

oh, god pls stop the crying right here

[@ChairyCrasher]

@@ronel7836 Oh god, eventually your favorite show will get censored

[@ronel7836]

@ChairyCrasher I guess you didint grasp my statement or what I meant by it

[@user-lh5my4ws8j]

@@ChairyCrasher Shows that get censored doesn't get usually bigger boobs for heroine. I don't want bad bikini design for not just lolis but any character in Re:Zero. Very out of place.

[@adamastor9869]

No real fan cares about the "censorship". Otsuka is a weirdo who drew "the most beautiful woman in the world" as a loli. Then he published on twitter an ecchi illustration that showed her "Pandora's Box" which was so creepy that even japanese otakus demanded him to sensor it immediately.

[@Adam-vg2lj]

Someone please tell me I did not just get MAJORLY spoiled within the first 30 seconds

[@Darex718]

The Biggest W they did was giving Al the shine he deserves.

[@manuelperalta4458]

Who was that Blue haired girl at the end 🤔

[@D3G3N3R4TE]

not saying i want spoilers, just thinking to myself, but i thought elsa is supposed to be dead unless the design is for when she's brought up in flashbacks or something(still in middle of arc 4 WN), just wasn't expecting her to be brought up again like they did after arc 1

[@peppermint3808]

Well Meili is still alive right? She has plot regarding Elsa, its why they showing her. It will be in anime and explain.

[@D3G3N3R4TE]

​@@peppermint3808yeah, that was what i was thinking, completely forgot about her