Let’s put on our thinking caps for a second and not be obtuse.
It’s completely understandable why Re:Zero fans are upset about how Ram treats Subaru, especially after seeing the horrific things he’s gone through.
Re: Zero Season 4, Episode 9 - Spoiler Warning
HERE WE GO. NONE OTHER THAN THE FAMOUS AURA MONSTER EPISODE.
I am sure that's the first thing people want to know about. Let me just say, I LOVED THAT SCENE SO MUCH. IT WAS DIRECTED TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. It's not at all like the Tiktoks (and thank god for that), I'll explain later in the summary.
First of all, I'm unfortunately going to have to start with some criticism, purely from a novel reader's point of view. I promise the following two points are the only things I am critical about. The rest of the episode is sheer, utter peak.
The first thing is, the portion where Subaru sinks under the sand happens during daylight in the anime. This differs from the novel, where it happens under an unfamiliar starry sky. I was not fond of this change, it misses the gut-wrenching feeling conveyed when Subaru realises he was abandoned by his own constellation.
The second thing is, there appears to be a mistake (?) in the episode's script, where it makes it look like Subaru was only able to get through three doors, and not a fourth. This seems to be because the novel explains Subaru was able to go through a fourth door in its narration, and the script did not translate that across. So the foreshadowing that Subaru has the Gluttony Factor here is completely missing...
Anyways, with that aside. The rest of the episode was fucking incredible. First of all, I LOVE the effect they use to show Rui taking over. I won't spoil it, but man, it's so subtle and genius in direction. And then the build up when he's teleported back to the tower. Wow. Just wow.
AND THEN THE AURA MONSTER. Thankfully, the focus is on Subaru's murderous intent, and not the stairs. It flashes back to how he fell to his death, as he climbs the stairs, and thinks of all the people who might be responsible. It's so damn good and captures the essence of the scene perfectly. Both the boarding and direction here was insane.
And with the direction ramping up the pace, the moment where Subaru comes across Shaula's butchered body is fucking incredible. The gore is not censored at all, of any of the characters he comes across. It's just so, so, soooo good. I couldn't have asked for a better adaptation here. And then man, Subaru's emotions as he stabs Patrasche and breaks down hit so hard.
THEN WOW. WOW. WOOOOW. THE "SEE IF YOU CAN TAKE A GUESS NEXT TIME, HERO" LINE. WOW. I AM UTTERLY STUNNED. GENIUS DIRECTION. WE SEE IT PAN TO REVEAL REM'S FACE BEHIND SUBARU. AND NONE OTHER THAN INORI MINASE, REM'S VOICE ACTRESS, DELIVERS THE LINE AS SUBARU IS DECAPITATED. 10/10.
Then, Subaru of course Returns by Death and we get the conversations that follow, where he decides to conceal his amnesia. Including confronting Julius, all the way up till he blacks out after Meili asks him about last night. And my god, was this also so fucking good. The way he comes to in a panic and then sees "Natsuki Subaru was here!" carved into his arm. Just incredible. Once again, insane direction and boarding. And that is where the episode ends.
Opening and ending play as normal. Not an extended length episode.
Title: Ruins
My rating: 8.95/10
WITHOUT A DOUBT after Re:Zero Season 4 Episode 6 I can confidently say that the writing... in this anime isn't good...
IT'S F***ING SPECTACULAR!! 😭😭
This episode, the complete turnaround of events, the flashbacks and how that tied into the characters actions now! The emotional fighting and conversations! Jeez this blew my mind and made me look at scenes in a way I never thought I would!
Rewatching so many parts of season 1 after this will just feel so different! And I love how it's flipped it!! Amazing writing!
Anastasia's voice actor COOKED on a whole different level! Just absolutely brilliant!! 💯💯💯
This anime is becoming one of my all time favourites! 👑
#リゼロ #rezero #ReZeroStartingLifeinAnotherWorld #ReZeroSeason4 #Anime
The animator of my favorite scene in S3 is back for Julius’s named episode in S4!
This is the most stacked KA list of the season yet. It’s full of big names besides hoodieboi.
Ep 6 might even surpass Ep 3 for me since I prefer emotional character moments over horror in Re:Zero.
The next Re:Zero episode will be the only episode in the entire first cour of S4 with a lot of action. After that, we will have pretty much no fights until Cour 2, except for maybe a small scene in Ep 11. Even so, Ep 6 will focus more on emotional storytelling than action.
Re:Zero S4 Ep 5 didn’t rank first on any of the major polls. But Ep 6 needs to win everything. Every episode starting next week will be peak.
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@pickdanger Al meurt uniquement dans la zone de son autorité donc ça n'a pas d'impact sur le monde extérieure, imagine que ce sois une boucle, al peu mourir plusieurs fois mais a la fin il sera vivant pour tout le monde. Subaru dans une seule boucle il peu mourir mais cela sera pour tous