Jul 4, 2017
Well, this is my very first review, so I don't have a big skill of writing it, furthermore English is not even my native language, so I apologize for the mistakes. By the time of writing I have read first 4 arcs of WN.
Re:Zero is one of my most favourite light novels. It takes very common concept like "Ordinary Japanese High School Student is being transported into alternative world" and adds to this generic thing some originality through concept which is very common in video games — respawn.
Story — 8/10
Re:Zero is more than just cool concept of time travels. The Plot
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is also very interesting. The story unfolds around Natsuki Subaru and his misadventures in alternative world. He is Ordinary High School Student with no supernatural abilities, except for one — He can return to the very specific point in time every time he dies and he dies a lot in this story, full of pain and despair. Overcoming obstacles he becomes more mature and stronger(What does not prevent him from remaining stupid when the story requires it, but i'll leave it for the Character section). The world of this story is full of mysteries, most of which are still unclear, and I'm looking forward to see all the story behind this world. Nevertheless, the story has its flaws, the largest of which is the inertness of the plot. We just don't know what's the point of all that just happened. Subaru just overcomes obstacles that fate sends him and he doesn't has any purpose in this world, except for serving Emilia, i guess...
The story is not over yet, so we'll see what happens next!
Art — 10/10
I have nothing to say about illustrations in this LN. It has very good and enjoyable artstyle. Shinichirou Ootsuka has done his job well.
Character — 7/10
So we came to my favorite part — characters. You see, Re:Zero is kind of time travel story which means all relationships Subaru makes can be easily reset, so Subaru gets the lion's share of development. From a naive and selfish child he becomes... mature and less selfish child, I guess. He has to face many difficulties and stay sane. He has some mental breakdowns throughout the story, he sees death of his friends, disgusting monsters and other horrible things, he doesn't know if it'll be his last life and doesn't want to feel the pain all over again. But he has a very special friend who will be on his side no matter what happen. Yeah, I'm talking about Rem — The best girl of 2016 and possibly the whole millennium. She supports him throughout first 3 arcs and becomes his motivation in 4 and subsequent arсs. Lovable(ness? I dunno) of Subaru is the subject of numerous disputes. Some of my friends has dropped the book(and the anime) because of his stupidity and whining. He constantly suffers and cries. But hey, let's face it. He's just 17-year old NEET who has been teleported into another world and the only power he has been gained is Returning By Death. You know, dying is hurt, like really, really, really hurt. And, you know, watching your loved ones death is also hurts. I personally find Subaru a very realistic character and if I were him, i would probably just went crazy. But apart from all this, something is very confusing to me. He's able to do some political stuff like it's just a piece of cake, but he's not able to understand that interrupt important negotiations with his pseudo-chivalrous outcry is probably not the best idea. So yeah, Subaru is smart when plot requires it, but if plot requires him to be stupid, he's stupid as hell. I won't write anything about secondary cast, but each has some story behind, own moral principles and world view.
(Especially Garfiel and Echidna, love them)
Enjoyment — 13/10
nuff said.
Overall — 9.5
I recommend this LN to each and everyone of you. In my opinion, Re:Zero is the best "Isekai" light novel. Some will love it, some hate it. Re:Zero has its flaws, but they don't interfere with enjoyment of this series.
So, that's it. Once again I apologize for mistakes, if there were any. Hope this review helped you somehow.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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