Snake Watches Re:Zero, Because He Too Wants to Die and Escape Reality

Solid Snake · 11-11-2016, 02:41 AM

WARNING: This thread will contain episodic spoiler content as Snek completes each episode. You have been warned.

Episode 1A

- Is there some sort of special significance in Japanese culture with a grooved-edge yen coin? Like, is it a sign that you're about to die or something?

- This is genuinely so similar to Konosuba's start -- albeit a more serious take on the tropes -- that I'm really curious as to the timing of both shows. Which concept came first? Which group of writers cribbed off the other? I mean, we got someone complaining of having gamed all day, getting killed (maybe? Here we don't really know what happened), magically being summoned to another universe.

- Unlike Konosuba, this guy barely seems fazed at all by his new circumstances in a parallel world. I actually prefer Konosuba allowing the character to feel more feel by freaking the fuck out a bit when it happens. "A realm where demihumans are commonplace," he says, looking at lizard people and others riding lizards, and he ain't even fazed.
Maybe he just comes from a world where Trump's won the Presidency, and so this just feels like a very sweet release.

- Hahaha he can't read the language. That's a pretty nice touch. But he can speak the language, somehow. Heh. That's strange. Lugunica. Is that the name of the city or the country or the world?

- Is his name actually Subaru?!? I am now imagining that he is actually an automobile.

- He just assumes that he's been summoned by an attractive woman and that he's the protagonist. At least Konosuba's protagonist knows he's a jerk and owns up to it. I feel like this guy's going to be much more generic and much less Seinfeld-style self-loathing, which is going to really get on my nerves if they do go a hero route with him.

- AHAHAHAHA okay, seriously, that first scene with him and the thieves is HYSTERICAL, all of it, I forgive you now annoying protagonist (aaaand here comes the love interest)

- Aaaand of course she's tsundere

- Excellent soundtrack with this orchestral music, though.

- I appreciate the cute scene with Subaru and the young lost girl. It's corny and cliche character development, but it works.

- The art of this city is beautiful.

...Well, that half-episode sort of ended on a weird note.
I guess it's okay so far? The art and the music is incredible, and I certainly get the impression it has better production values than Konosuba, but I'm just not really sold on this yet. The two main characters bonded far too quickly, and I'm not really sure if I like them together, and there's too much generic tsundere tropes with the half-elf. The guy adjusts far too quickly to being in a parallel universe and I'm still not quite sure how he got there. The cat spirit will either grow on me or get on my nerves fast.

I did enjoy how medieval stereotypes led her to assume he was better off than he was, and there were some nice moments in there, but it was filled to the brim with the kinds of story cliches that I really appreciated Konosuba for satirizing and debunking, but here it's just played annoyingly straight.

I'll keep watching, though. Maybe it will get better.

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Episode 1B

- This protagonist really needs to drop the habit of making idiotic assumptions of other people's intentions if he wants me to like him. It's starting to become rather grating.

- Oh, the string music during this well-deserved beatdown of Subaru is glorious.

- Oh, they died.

- I could see Subaru's time-traveling powers becoming a really annoying mechanic after a while because it's going to erode everyone's character development who isn't Subaru, and while Steins;Gate had the same issue, Steins;Gate at least had a very long prologue that built up all the characters before tearing everything down. Here, repeatedly bringing Subaru back to the beginning is going to repeatedly make everyone strangers again? I'd have preferred if Subaru was sent back to the second time with the apple vendor, but we'll see.

- How is Subaru so capable of understanding he's been sent to a parallel universe, but so incapable of understanding that he's time-travelling right before he dies? Inconsistent. I can't really get a gauge on whether Subaru is supposed to be perceived by viewers as intelligent, or naive, or somewhere in-between.

- Gotta love the stereotype of the nerd who's a social shut-in who's somehow also athletic enough to stand even a chance against seasoned fighters in a fantasy universe

- The old man and Felt are both fun characters, though.

- I wonder why 'Satella' didn't bother giving Subaru her real name, given the two did seem to have genuine moments together in the first timeline.

11-11-2016, 02:41 AM	#1
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	Snake Watches Re:Zero, Because He Too Wants to Die and Escape Reality WARNING: This thread will contain episodic spoiler content as Snek completes each episode. You have been warned. *Episode 1A* - Is there some sort of special significance in Japanese culture with a grooved-edge yen coin? Like, is it a sign that you're about to die or something? - This is genuinely so similar to Konosuba's start -- albeit a more serious take on the tropes -- that I'm really curious as to the timing of both shows. Which concept came first? Which group of writers cribbed off the other? I mean, we got someone complaining of having gamed all day, getting killed (maybe? Here we don't really know what happened), magically being summoned to another universe. - Unlike Konosuba, this guy barely seems fazed at all by his new circumstances in a parallel world. I actually prefer Konosuba allowing the character to feel more feel by freaking the fuck out a bit when it happens. "A realm where demihumans are commonplace," he says, looking at lizard people and others riding lizards, and he ain't even fazed. Maybe he just comes from a world where Trump's won the Presidency, and so this just feels like a very sweet release. - Hahaha he can't read the language. That's a pretty nice touch. But he can *speak* the language, somehow. Heh. That's strange. Lugunica. Is that the name of the city or the country or the world? - Is his name actually *Subaru?!?* I am now imagining that he is actually an automobile. - He just assumes that he's been summoned by an attractive woman and that he's the protagonist. At least Konosuba's protagonist *knows* he's a jerk and owns up to it. I feel like this guy's going to be much more generic and much less Seinfeld-style self-loathing, which is going to really get on my nerves if they do go a hero route with him. *- AHAHAHAHA* okay, seriously, that first scene with him and the thieves is HYSTERICAL, all of it, I forgive you now annoying protagonist (aaaand here comes the love interest) - Aaaand of course she's tsundere - Excellent soundtrack with this orchestral music, though. - I appreciate the cute scene with Subaru and the young lost girl. It's corny and cliche character development, but it works. - The art of this city is beautiful. ...Well, that half-episode sort of ended on a weird note. I guess it's okay so far? The art and the music is incredible, and I certainly get the impression it has better production values than Konosuba, but I'm just not really sold on this yet. The two main characters bonded far too quickly, and I'm not really sure if I like them together, and there's too much generic tsundere tropes with the half-elf. The guy adjusts far too quickly to being in a parallel universe and I'm still not quite sure how he got there. The cat spirit will either grow on me or get on my nerves fast. I did enjoy how medieval stereotypes led her to assume he was better off than he was, and there were some nice moments in there, but it was filled to the brim with the kinds of story cliches that I really appreciated Konosuba for satirizing and debunking, but here it's just played annoyingly straight. I'll keep watching, though. Maybe it will get better. ---------- Post added at 03:41 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:41 AM ---------- *Episode 1B* - This protagonist really needs to drop the habit of making idiotic assumptions of other people's intentions if he wants me to like him. It's starting to become rather grating. - Oh, the string music during this well-deserved beatdown of Subaru is glorious. - Oh, they died. - I could see Subaru's time-traveling powers becoming a really annoying mechanic after a while because it's going to erode everyone's character development who isn't Subaru, and while Steins;Gate had the same issue, Steins;Gate at least had a very long prologue that built up all the characters before tearing everything down. Here, repeatedly bringing Subaru back to the beginning is going to repeatedly make everyone strangers again? I'd have preferred if Subaru was sent back to the second time with the apple vendor, but we'll see. - How is Subaru so capable of understanding he's been sent to a parallel universe, but so incapable of understanding that he's time-travelling right before he dies? Inconsistent. I can't really get a gauge on whether Subaru is supposed to be perceived by viewers as intelligent, or naive, or somewhere in-between. - Gotta love the stereotype of the nerd who's a social shut-in who's somehow also athletic enough to stand even a chance against seasoned fighters in a fantasy universe - The old man and Felt are both fun characters, though. - I wonder why 'Satella' didn't bother giving Subaru her real name, given the two did seem to have genuine moments together in the first timeline. __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.