There Will Never Be Another Subaru

[@TapaniLastellar]

What was the most impactful moment for Subaru that resonated with you? Join the Comet Bucket: discord.gg/TCS5aDTawh Subaru can still smile after all those brutal deaths. Not just RBD, but seeing others being killed or maimed.

[@adamperdue3178]

The beauty of Subaru is that he's not just some self-insert MC who is given a ton of generic 'cool' traits, has very few character flaws and quirks, and has no personality beyond being generically 'nice'. Subaru is a flawed character, and more importantly, his flaws aren't used as gags, but have legitimate impact on the story in different ways. On one hand, he's willing to literally die for the people he cares about, and goes through immense suffering simply to help others. He's extremely tenacious, and won't give up just because things are hard. He's funny and witty, in a way that makes him a lot of friends and allies, even out of people who are supposed to be his rivals. On the other hand, he's stubborn to a fault, and that combined with his pride causes him to butt heads with others (especially in earlier arcs), and he absolutely loathes himself. He also has a bunch of quirks, such as being a fiend for mayonnaise, narrating his own thoughts, calling other people strange nicknames that nobody else understands, cuts himself, and has a hobby of occasionally cross-dressing. His good, bad, and strange traits aren't contradictory, they're all manifestations of who he is as a person. He's stubborn because he cares, he's willing to die for others because he hates himself, he keeps dying for others because he's stubborn, he makes friends easily because he's an interesting person who cares about others, but part of what makes him interesting is that he has so many strange personality quirks which readers may not like about him. He's an actual person; a 'real' character- not some cardboard cutout of a person that's got all the good things that surveys and marketing says that readers like. And that's a very rare thing (especially these days), which is what makes Subaru so great.

[@juliusnovachrono4370]

This character genuinely inspired me to strive to do more and helping others with a strong mindset.

[@TapaniLastellar]

Subaru never disappoints with his mindset 🙏

[@vikasreddy3603]

But i dont understand why he likes Emilia.. From the start? Why did he work so hard to save her?

[@Pwoodz_official]

@@vikasreddy3603didn’t she save him at the start in the alleyway

[@ronantheronin3521]

​@@vikasreddy3603For the simple fact that Emilia was the first person to be kind to him in a long time.

[@beeleuazevedo8142]

Same

[@kimihikokimizuka2165]

Re zero is like playing the game with nightmare level difficulty and saving every NPC lifes as side quests

[@TapaniLastellar]

with the side quests taking so much effort too

[@heyecanlioyuncu9682]

Subaru genuanly is my favorite character in fiction I always want more of him I litereally can't get enough he is the true definition of a hero for me and he makes me live every day to my best.

[@TapaniLastellar]

we're so blessed to see Subaru's journey

[@heyecanlioyuncu9682]

@TapaniLastellar fr

[@Flyyking]

@@heyecanlioyuncu9682is English ur first language

[@heyecanlioyuncu9682]

@Flyyking nope

[@ronantheronin3521]

Subaru is a hero, he inspires me to be greater than I am. I was weak and pathetic, I hated myself and didn't value life, but now everything changed. I have hope and love for humanity. I help those I care about and I am aiming to become a teacher to spread the hope and care for others.

[@TapaniLastellar]

Subaru sure is a hero Remember to not lose your grip on what you want to be 🙏

[@paulrenton824]

Great stuff. I feel lucky to be alive while this masterpiece is being written and converted to an anime. Re:Zero is just peak fiction in every way

[@dimskomusic]

i love how re zero season 3 is inspiring to make re zero analysis again, this show has so many great things to geek over its absolutely awesome.

[@dysopia]

Subaru was lowkey my first anime crush

[@Troller971]

and my long everlasting true love~

[@scoro1liii9]

Gae

[@vinthefish]

The Amount of parallel between Okabe Rintarou from Steins;Gate and Subaru Natsuki From Re:Zero is crazy

[@TapaniLastellar]

I remember seeing a video comparing Okabe and Subaru before, but I don't remember the title

[@RedNova.]

no you're so real for this lol

[@Nobody-hc1rw]

@@TapaniLastellar I think i found it. Video by WRONIN. Title: Subaru and Okabe: The REALISTIC Hero’s Journey

[@kimihikokimizuka2165]

I think u can say that rezero is isekai version of steins gate Idk which one came first but I watched rezero then I watched steins gate 4 years ago and I was like Wait a minute I've seen this before but the one getting killed is not mc but everyone around him These two anime is like two pills Red pill - u die u reset Blue pill - everyone else die u reset

[@-Pleiades0]

​​​@@kimihikokimizuka2165the main difference is that Okabe can tell others what's gonna happen, Subaru can't and on top of that he gets all the physical and mental pain of everyone dying and himself dying. Both are goats and Steins;Gate is definitely in my top 5. Re:Zero is my #1 tho My top 5: 1. Re:Zero 2. One Piece 3. Steins;Gate 4. D.Gray-man 5. Clannad + After story

[@lumisobolewska]

It's fascinating to see the growth and challenges Subaru has gone through I miss rem 😭

[@TapaniLastellar]

I miss rem too... 🥲 Subaru's feats and tragedies are legendary

[@Sleepystumparknights]

She’ll be back soon, just wait a few months or so.

[@lumisobolewska]

@@Sleepystumparknights I'll be eagerly waiting then ☺

[@Blazeroad12]

Return by death pretty fit with Subaru character the seven deadly sin that Subaru struggled the most is pride that power is a double edged sword that teaches Subaru the importance of being humbled.

[@betelgeuseromaneeconti5609]

choosing virtue changed my perspective in life

[@PranavTambat5001]

Just needed this

[@hoalongsabo6243]

This is what make subaru’s story so good to me, despite all the suffering, at it’s core, it’s really hopeful. It’s not a story about despair. Rather, it’s a story about how a man whose only ability is not giving up, finds hope even after being cornered from all sides. A redemption story done right. No matter how many times the story beats subaru down, there will always be that light at the end of the tunnel.

[@flur9430]

Subaru glaze will be real

[@TapaniLastellar]

plenty of glaze~

[@Nobody-hc1rw]

I will never get over the fact that Subaru kept choosing the right door to enter Beatrix' library.

[@kimihikokimizuka2165]

He is a shadow/dark element user he can see the illusion of door crossing just like how he can see unseen hands

[@PneumaAsh]

As Subaru noted when saving Beatrice at the end of Arc 4, it's because she wanted him to find her all along

[@viaaropyzon3367]

@@kimihikokimizuka2165 He doesn't know which door is the right one, he just has a vague feeling because of his high spirit affinity. Also, the unseen hands have nothing to do with yin magic.

[@ReaIHuman]

I think being physically incapable of dying is more terrifying, than death it's self.

[@TapaniLastellar]

username fits

[@thetrueyuu8474]

There will never be another Subaru. But there will be many more strugglers.

[@ElephantThePotato]

I don't think anyone is afraid of death. But, people are afraid of not being fulfilled in this life

[@hayond656]

Subaru is Subaru

[@PranavTambat5001]

Love it ❤😊

[@Zonca2]

Ngl, after watching so many ReZero videos, this felt like only recap with little else and didn't do it for me lol 😅 sorry for being harsh, I just feel tiny bit clickbaited 🙃 I didn't get the feeling you understood/explained any aspect of ReZero particulary profoundly, though granted with so little time to cover 52+ dense episodes, it could have been just the problem of the format. You at least understand the story better than 99% of the react channels 😄 so respect for that, please continue with your ReZero coverage that's always appreciated, anyway I really recommend NearlyOnRed's 3 hour video, Reactionists WHDAAA fanfic or Vyazov23's Watching Arc 4 in The Theater of Despair fanfic for anyone who wants to delve deeper into the story, they really understand the story on next level and made me realize things I didn't notice before about Subaru and various other aspects of the story, fascinating content. (Skip ahead to WHDAAA fic part with the Subaru/Emilia argument to see what I mean more quickly, never before have I seen that scene explained in a better way)

[@TapaniLastellar]

Thanks for saying I understand the story better than 99% of the react channels 😊 This is only my 1st Re:Zero video and I have many more ideas to go I reccomend Echidnut for people that want to know more about Re:Zero ( ⊃'-'⊂ )

[@Troller971]

PEAK

[@HappilyMundane]

True immortality is 100% a curse and it's not even a question. It doesn't stop pain or injury, it simply prevents you from dying. (Subaru by extension does not have immortality, but time reversal and rebirth. He still dies, he just starts again.) True immortals will end up alone, frozen for eternity by the heat death of the universe. They may lose limbs, or even their entire bodies, imagine falling into a shredder but whatever largest part of you remains intact is capable of thinking and feeling everything, the loss of all your senses, of your body, and yet you persist in thought alone, trapped within whatever space is called Consciousness. And even if you are one of the lucky ones to also have invulnerability, what about your loved ones? You still end up alone. And you can not ever change that inevitability, no matter how much you try. Being alone, with nothing to ever again do or feel or taste or see. That is the fate of every true immortal.

[@HappilyMundane]

I chose rebirth instead of reincarnation because reincarnation typically does not include the transfer of one's memories, and simply their soul (look at Buddhist beliefs for that, some even suggest we are all the same person reincarnated over and over again until we finally attain enlightenment, but I am yet to have the memories of any of your lives save for Jim Bob the Caveman)

[@HappilyMundane]

"Revival" is probably more apt though in the case of Subaru.

[@TapaniLastellar]

there can be an entire video about types of immortality like the one you described above 👏

[@MrFrogTheChad]

"There will never be another subaru" Sunny from shadow slave: B E T

[@flur9430]

Subaru arc 6 - 8 slaps

[@BreadBiscuit-y6v]

I watched re zero season 1 more than 20 times now.

[@TapaniLastellar]

whoa 20 times! why only season 1

[@BreadBiscuit-y6v]

​@@TapaniLastellar i watched a re zero trailer in Animax when i was a kid. I thought this show looked pretty cool. A few yrs later i watched it on my phone it was the greatest show i ever watched

[@eizy1010]

The problem about Subaru...why won't he train himself to become stronger and learn some useful abilities just in case....

[@Re_V]

Ain't no time to train when your loved ones are already dead by the time you built your body up to optimal condition.

[@TapaniLastellar]

He showed some of his new whip moves this season

[@majinmack1313]

What makes a Subaru a Subaru?

[@dooppooter]

...

[@K1clone]

Who tf is rem?

[@TapaniLastellar]

🤫

[@vivvy_0]

idunno man.. feels like senseless torture porn.. and like, he’s just a kid. having him to die in most gruesome ways repeatedly just to learn some lessons doesn’t sit right with me. I’d even go so far to call this shit truly misandrist 😅

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[@TapaniLastellar]

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