Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
TV Series2016–2026 · 1 season · 85 episodes · Ended

Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-

Taste attributes: animationmysteryaction & adventuresci-fi & fantasyfantasydramamonster/alien/supernaturaladventurefastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealglossybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Racing through the journey of memories——"

Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, fresh animated series, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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Seasons

Season 1

· 2016 · 85 episodesTrailer for Season 1 (YouTube) ↗
Episodes (85)
  1. 1The End of the Beginning and the Beginning of the End4 Apr 2016

    Natsuki Subaru is summoned to a parallel world on his way home from the convenience store. He's entranced at first by the fantasy world suddenly stretching before his eyes, but the cute girl he believes summoned him is nowhere to be found, and soon enough he's utterly lost. Then a gang of punks surrounds him, but he…

  2. 2Reunion with the Witch11 Apr 2016

    After being attacked by someone the first time, sliced open by Elsa the second time, and stabbed in the back by punks the third time, Subaru should have been dead, but found himself back where he started in the same parallel world every time. He finally realizes he’s acquired the power to go back to the time and place…

  3. 3Starting Life from Zero in Another World18 Apr 2016

    Subaru attempts to buy the insignia from Felt and return it to Satella before Elsa arrives at the loot house…but Satella arrives before the negotiations are complete, and Elsa still attacks them.

  4. 4The Happy Roswaal Mansion Family25 Apr 2016

    After being badly wounded by Elsa, Subaru somehow survived and awoke in the mansion of Margrave Mathers, in the Kingdom of Lugunica.

  5. 5The Morning of Our Promise Is Still Distant2 May 2016

    Subaru now lives and works in Roswaal’s mansion, working with Ram and Rem, and finally getting Emilia to agree to a date with him. But the day of their promised date never comes as Subaru keeps going back to the day he first awoke in the mansion. He’s confused at the thought that he Returned by Death despite having no…

  6. 6The Sound of Chains9 May 2016

    Subaru’s first day at the Roswaal mansion begins for the third time. The first time, he grew weak and died of unknown reasons in his sleep, and the second time, he was killed by an attacker. The sound of chains that he heard as he died the second time replays in his mind, waking him in a terrified, cold sweat. He has…

  7. 7Natsuki Subaru’s Restart16 May 2016

    Standing before Subaru is someone he never expected. The truth of the attacker’s identity leaves him bewildered, and he feels everything crumbling around him as he dies yet again. Then, for the fourth time, he awakes on his first day at the Roswaal mansion. This time, the night of the fourth day passes without…

  8. 8I Cried, Cried My Lungs Out, and Stopped Crying23 May 2016

    Subaru’s first day in Roswaal’s mansion begins for the fifth time. Determined to save everyone this time, he makes it a point to keep his best smile on his face in order to earn the trust of the mansion’s staff. But although he works his hardest to make them like him, his body begins to have trouble keeping up with…

  9. 9The Meaning of Courage30 May 2016

    The scattered pieces of the puzzle finally come together, and Subaru realizes for certain that the shaman who cursed him is in the village at the foot of the mountains. He heads there with Ram and Rem and makes sure all the villagers touch him so that he can find out, with Beatrice’s help, who cast the curse. But the…

  10. 10Demonically Inspired Methods6 Jun 2016

    Subaru risked his life to save the children from a pack of Ulgarm, but he was so powerfully cursed that there could be no saving him. Even Beatrice is unable to undo the complex web of curses on him, and says he’ll grow weak and die within half a day. The only way he can survive is if the entire Ulgarm pack is…

  11. 11Rem13 Jun 2016

    Knocked unconscious by Subaru’s attack, Rem dreams of an event in her past that she and Ram would rather forget…a sin for which Rem feels she can never be forgiven. After waking up, she tells Subaru that she’s just committed the same sin again. When the three of them are moments from being cornered by the Ulgarm pack…

  12. 12Return to the Capital20 Jun 2016

    At the order of the council of elders that manages Lugunica in the king’s absence, Wilhelm and Felix visit Roswaal’s mansion as emissaries. Emilia is required in the imperial capital right away, so Subaru asks her to take him along. Emilia tells him this won’t be a pleasure trip, but a push from Rem and Roswaal ends…

  13. 13Self-Proclaimed Knight Natsuki Subaru27 Jun 2016

    As Emilia joins Priscilla, Crusch, and Anastasia in a meeting of the royal selection participants, Reinhard enters the hall with Felt. According to a new prophecy seen on the Dragon Stone, there are five priestesses with the potential to be the kingdom’s next ruler. Reinhard announces that Felt is the fifth priestess…

  14. 14The Sickness Called Despair4 Jul 2016

    “I just wanted to protect her. That feeling wasn’t a lie. Where did I go wrong?” Rejected by the one who meant more to him than anything, Subaru is still unable to recognize that he may have done something irreversible. He then finds out that some disturbing movement has been detected within Roswaal’s domain, where…

  15. 15The Outside of Madness11 Jul 2016

    Upon returning to Roswaal’s mansion, Subaru is greeted by an unbelievable sight and wails that this was not what he wanted to happen. Stricken with despair, everything before Subaru starts to go white as, finally, he hears a voice: “You were too late.”

  16. 16A Pig's Greed18 Jul 2016

    Subaru wakes up in front of the appa shop once again. Feeling boxed in on all sides due to his own lack of power to change the situation, he seeks the help of others. First, he seeks the help of Crush, who flatly declines any further involvement passed her contractual obligation of healing Subaru. His requests to…

  17. 17Disgrace in the Extreme25 Jul 2016

    A mysterious figure appears before Subaru and his traveling companions. As the looming beast attacks with a deafening bellow amidst the darkness and fog, Rem determines that it will be too difficult to escape…

  18. 18From Zero1 Aug 2016

    Subaru laments that he could not do anything or save anyone, and has no options left. Exhausted, he suddenly takes off running at full speed as if he’s made a decision…

  19. 19Battle Against the White Whale8 Aug 2016

    To save Emilia, Subaru approaches Crusch to negotiate the formation of an alliance. His terms are a bit difficult for Crusch to believe, but she can see that Subaru isn’t lying.

  20. 20Wilhelm van Astrea15 Aug 2016

    Subaru has devoted everything he had, and done all he could do. His passion has captured Crusch’s heart, as well as Anastasia’s cooperation, and they all enter into the battle against the White Whale together.

  21. 21A Wager That Defies Despair22 Aug 2016

    Subaru and Rem are at a loss for words. The battle against the White Whale, which seemed to be going in their favor through attrition, suddenly took on completely different proportions. With their tactical superiority and advantage quickly dwindling, the combined forces all but get tangled up in the threads of…

  22. 22A Flash of Sloth29 Aug 2016

    With the battle against the White Whale now over, the mercenary force setting up the blockade of the road comes back, Julius at the lead. His arrival gives rise to mixed feelings for Subaru, but after Julius sincerely thanks him for ridding the world of the monster, Subaru finds it in himself to apologize for his past…

  23. 23Nefarious Sloth5 Sep 2016

    The group is making its way in the Mathers domain when suddenly everyone but Subaru disappears and a strange, suffocating atmosphere seeps through the forest. He quickly figures out it is nothing but an illusion, and with help from Julius on the other side, dispels the barrier for everyone caught in it. However…

  24. 24The Self-Proclaimed Knight and the Greatest of Knights12 Sep 2016

    Subaru devises a new plan to correct the mistake of the blank letter sent to the manor, encourage the evacuation of the villagers and move Emilia away from her current location. With these preparations complete, he enacts the second part of his plan designed to cut off the Fingers before severing the Unseen Hand once…

  25. 25That’s All This Story Is About19 Sep 2016

    Emilia is hurriedly ushered to the capital along with the villagers under the orders of a mysterious benefactor while escorted by a rag-tag group of individuals from various and opposing factions. She has but one question on her mind: who could this man be and why would he go so far? Meanwhile, Subaru and Julius face…

  26. 26Each One's Promise8 Jul 2020

    Amid dying countless times, Subaru finally led the troops to victory against the White Whale and struck down the schemes of the Sin Archbishop of Sloth. After overcoming a painful ending to his these ordeals, he was reunited at last with his beloved Emilia…only to learn that Rem’s existence had been erased from the…

  27. 27The Next Location15 Jul 2020

    After concluding their talks with Crusch, Subaru and Emilia return to the village of Arlam, intending to report to Roswaal and discuss what to do next. But they find Arlam deserted and learn that the villagers who had taken refuge in the Sanctuary with Ram have not yet returned. When Subaru and Emilia arrive back at…

  28. 28The Long-Awaited Reunion22 Jul 2020

    On the way to the Sanctuary, Subaru unwittingly finds himself invited to a witch’s tea party, where the hostess introduces herself as Echidna, the Witch of Greed. Subaru is alarmed, but Echidna encourages him to sit and drink his tea before it gets cold. When he somehow makes it back outside after a conversation with…

  29. 29Parent and Child29 Jul 2020

    It’s supposed to be his own room, a place he’s supposed to be used to seeing, but Subaru can’t shake the feeling that something is off. He’s overcome by an indescribable sense of uneasiness, but being caught in his father Kenichi’s armlock shakes it away. Subaru is stunned, but retaliates with a wrestling move of his…

  30. 30A Step Forward5 Aug 2020

    Having reached a place he can’t return from, Subaru realizes just how much he has been given and how little he can do to repay any of it. After remembering what he must do, he says goodbye to Kenichi and Nahoko and heads to the school. Steeling his resolve, Subaru opens the door to the classroom, where he’s greeted by…

  31. 31The Maiden's Gospel12 Aug 2020

    After dying to Elsa’s blade in Roswaal’s mansion, Subaru awakens back in the graveyard, in the moment immediately after he passed the trial that required him to face his past. Just like the first time he returned there, he wakes Emilia and holds her to comfort her, then returns to Ryuzu and the others. He tells them…

  32. 32Friend19 Aug 2020

    Subaru had reached for the door, determined to save Rem from harm even if his current world would soon end. But instead of Rem, he found himself staring at Beatrice’s library. Beatrice had remained silent throughout Elsa’s attack and saved Subaru’s life just moments before Elsa could claim it. Subaru shouts at…

  33. 33The Value of Life26 Aug 2020

    Subaru was caught and confined by Garfiel, but Otto shows up to rescue him. Garfiel can’t leave the graveyard while Emilia is undergoing the trial, so Otto says this is their chance to get outside the barrier, but Subaru doesn’t agree. However, after he learns that Ram will be helping them—that she has been ordered by…

  34. 34Love Love Love Love Love Love You2 Sep 2020

    After being eaten alive by a herd of unknown creatures resembling rabbits, Subaru awakens in a half-maddened state next to Emilia in the graveyard. As he pounds his head against the rocky ground over and over in anguish, he finds himself invited once again to a witch’s tea party. There, he tells Echidna about his…

  35. 35I Know Hell9 Sep 2020

    Subaru exits the graveyard to find the surroundings engulfed in deep black shadows. With the sudden appearance of the Witch of Envy, everything is swallowed up by darkness. After Garfiel rushes in to save him, Subaru tries to find a way to get them out of danger, but the Witch of Envy is relentless in her pursuit…

  36. 36The Taste of Death16 Sep 2020

    Subaru heads to Roswaal’s mansion in hopes of finding out what’s going on there and how he can fix it. He has Frederica and Petra evacuate to Arlam Village to protect them from Elsa’s attack, then heads to Beatrice’s forbidden library. He tries to get Beatrice out of the library, but her wishes don’t align with his…

  37. 37The Witches’ Tea Party23 Sep 2020

    Subaru awakens in the graveyard with Emilia lying nearby. This time, he makes up his mind to save not only Emilia, but everyone in the Sanctuary and Roswaal’s mansion from the threats that hang over them. Roswaal makes it clear that he will use Subaru’s power to keep starting over by force if he has to, if it will…

  38. 38The Sounds That Make You Want to Cry30 Sep 2020

    Subaru is shown several visions of events previously unknown to him during the second phase of the trial. When he feels as if he’s worn away to nearly nothing, the one to stir him is the one who loves him more than anyone else…and is tougher on him than anyone else. When he awakens to see Echidna extending a hand to…

  39. 39Straight Bet6 Jan 2021

    Tragedy strikes the Sanctuary, and Elsa takes aim at both Roswaal’s mansion and the village of Arlam. After being told that all these threats are cruel traps, Subaru can’t help but give in to despair. While he’s stuck questioning himself and unable to come up with a way out of the dilemma closing in on him, Otto shows…

  40. 40Otto Suwen / A Reason to Believe13 Jan 2021

    Having been born with the “soul of language” divine protection that allows him to converse with non-human creatures, Otto Suwen’s life has truly had its ups and downs. After being run out of his hometown because of his ability, he found his independence as a merchant, was attacked by the Witch’s Cult, met Subaru…and…

  41. 41Nobody Can Lift a Quain Stone Alone20 Jan 2021

    The missing Emilia was in the graveyard all along, her lost memories beginning to return due to Puck’s disappearance. Confused and losing heart over the realization that she’s forgotten such important memories, she tries her hardest to convey her feelings to Subaru. When the two of them leave the graveyard, they’re…

  42. 42A Journey Through Memories27 Jan 2021

    As she attempts the first trial, Emilia finds herself in Elior Forest, where she lived when she was younger. Echidna snidely remarks on her audacity to set foot here after so thoroughly disgracing herself before, but Emilia responds with a bold smile and tells her she won’t cave to the malice of a fellow witch. As…

  43. 43The Day Betelgeuse Laughed3 Feb 2021

    Despite a few inconveniences, like being unable to go outside when she wanted, young Emilia lived a happy life in a settlement of elves with Fortuna, whom she lovingly called “Mother.” However, their peace was threatened by the arrival of the Sin Archbishop of the Witch’s Cult representing Greed, Regulus Corneas. In…

  44. 44The Permafrost of Elior Forest10 Feb 2021

    Pandora, the Witch of Vanity, stands before Geuse and Fortuna. They both face her with all the strength they have. Meanwhile, young Emilia runs toward the place where the seal is, believing that everyone will be saved if she gives Pandora what she wants. But when she arrives, Pandora is already there, insisting that…

  45. 45The Beginning of the Sanctuary and the Beginning of the End17 Feb 2021

    When Roswaal happily tells the story of how his romance with Echidna began 400 years ago, Beatrice rebukes him for casually calling it a “romance.” Ryuzu interrupts to comment that Echidna saved her, as well. The one thing these three very different people share is their gratitude toward Echidna. But their days spent…

  46. 46Reunion of Roars24 Feb 2021

    Subaru tries to prevent the attack on the mansion by talking to Roswaal, but Roswaal refuses to let go of the wish he has clung to for 400 long years. Subaru takes Garfiel and Otto along as he hitches up the carriage to Patrasche and heads for the mansion as quickly as he can. Meanwhile, now that Emilia has completed…

  47. 47Happiness Reflected on the Water's Surface3 Mar 2021

    Frederica is gradually backed into a corner by Elsa’s attacks. Then Garfiel rushes to the scene with a silver shield on each arm. The siblings’ reunion after so many years is cut short when Elsa’s knife violently clashes against Garfiel’s shield. Meanwhile, Subaru heads to the forbidden library where Beatrice is…

  48. 48Love Me Down to My Blood and Guts10 Mar 2021

    After witnessing an unrealized present, Emilia completes the second trial and begins the third and final one. Ram and Puck are fighting their hardest to stop Roswaal. Each of them is doing it all for the sake of realizing their own goals. The battle between Garfiel and Elsa at Roswaal’s mansion is also growing more…

  49. 49Choose Me17 Mar 2021

    After completing the final trial, Emilia emerges from the graveyard into a blizzard heavy enough to block her vision. The people of the Sanctuary and the villagers of Arlam huddle together behind a giant wall of ice, created to shield them from the bitter cold by none other than the great spirit who was once…

  50. 50Offbeat Steps Under the Moonlight24 Mar 2021

    The magic Roswaal is using to control the weather generates enough mana to attract the Great Rabbit, which draws closer to the Sanctuary in a massive horde. Emilia takes Roswaal and Ram to shelter in the graveyard with everyone else, but the Great Rabbit horde has already grown enough to engulf their surroundings…

  51. 51Theatrical Malice2 Oct 2024

    A year has passed since the battle at the Sanctuary, and Subaru has been spending fulfilling days united with Emilia's camp. However, his peaceful everyday life ends with the arrival of a single letter.

  52. 52A Showdown of Fire and Ice9 Oct 2024

    Subaru desperately tries to fend off the attack from Sin Archbishop Sirius. But then, other Archbishops appear...

  53. 53Gorgeous Tiger16 Oct 2024

    After the incident in the main square, Priestella has fallen into chaos and Emilia has been kidnapped. Now it's up to Subaru and the others to rescue Emilia and the city.

  54. 54Operation: Take Back the Government Office23 Oct 2024

    Subaru and his comrades find themselves in a dire situation after the city was taken over by the Sin Archbishops. Now, they are devising a plan to first reclaim the city hall...

  55. 55A Dark Torrent30 Oct 2024

    The attack on the city hall enters its second phase. Subaru and Crusch breach the interior, but there they are awaited by Capella, who has some sneaky tricks up her sleeve...

  56. 56Conditions of the Knight6 Nov 2024

    Bishop Regulus of the Seven Deadly Sins wants to force Emilia to marry him, even though he already has hundreds of wives. While he is having the wedding hall prepared, Subaru and the others are planning to rescue Emilia and reclaim the city...

  57. 57The Newest of Heroes and the Most Ancient of Heroes13 Nov 2024

    Through a Witch's Cultist's conference mirror, Emilia tells Al where the Sin Archbishops are and asks him to protect Beatrice. Al relays Emilia's message to Subaru, and the gang begins to devise a strategy to win back the control towers.

  58. 58The One I'll Love Someday20 Nov 2024

    Subaru and the others hold a meeting in the city hall to develop a strategy against the four Sin Archbishops. However, Emilia is slowly running out of time...

  59. 59City Scramble5 Feb 2025

    While the others deal with the other Archbishops, Subaru puts his plan to stop Regulus into action.

  60. 60The Plan to Conquer Greed12 Feb 2025

    Subaru thinks long and hard about how Regulus's Authority should work...

  61. 61Liliana Masquerade19 Feb 2025

    Liliana gives the performance of her lifetime to help Priscilla defeat the Sin Archbishop of Wrath.

  62. 62Regulus Corneas26 Feb 2025

    Emilia seeks the aid of Regulus's wives in dethroning the little king once and for all.

  63. 63The Warrior's Commendation5 Mar 2025

    Capella uses Al's admiration for Priscilla against him, and Garfiel fights the legendary "Eight-Arms" Kurgan.

  64. 64Theresia van Astrea12 Mar 2025

    Wilhelm finds himself face to face with his beloved wife who died years ago.

  65. 65A Hideous Dinner Party19 Mar 2025

    While battling Lye Batenkaitos, Otto discovers the secret to the Sin Archbishop's power.

  66. 66The Result of the Battle for Priestella26 Mar 2025

    Otto and Beatrice battle Gluttony, the last of the Sin Archbishops terrorizing Priestella.

  67. 67The Reason I'm Taking You with Me / Gorgeous Tiger Reloaded8 Apr 2026

    Subaru sets out for the Pleiades Watchtower in hopes of saving his friends and the people of Priestella.

  68. 68Overcome Sand Time15 Apr 2026

    Subaru and company struggle to cross the Auguria Dunes on the way to the Pleiades Watchtower.

  69. 69The Keeper of the Watchtower22 Apr 2026

    The party is separated just before reaching the Pleiades Watchtower. Subaru awakens to find he's underground.

  70. 70A White Sky Asterism29 Apr 2026

    Subaru and company meet Shaula, keeper of the Pleiades Watchtower, who leads them to the first of its trials.

  71. 71Stick Swinger6 May 2026

    The Great Pleiades Library doesn't seem to have the answers Subaru seeks, so he decides they must go further.

  72. 72Julius Juukulius13 May 2026

    Subaru and crew attempt to get past the second floor of the tower, but its examiner poses a tough challenge.

  73. 73Walking Out of the Convenience Store and into a Wondrous World20 May 2026

    Julius overhears Anastasia and Subaru talking about Anastasia's current condition.

  74. 74Who Are You?27 May 2026

    Subaru wakes up in the green room, remembering absolutely nothing about the world he is in.

  75. 75Empty Shell3 Jun 2026

    Maddened by fear and distrust, Subaru attempts to escape the watchtower... only to end up lost underground.

  76. 76Murder Is a Habit10 Jun 2026

    Shortly after Subaru discovers Meili's corpse, Beatrice finds a book with Meili's name on it in the archive.

  77. 77Re: Life Starting in Another World From Zero17 Jun 2026

    Subaru tries desperately to convince the others that he's lost his memories, but they aren't convinced.

  78. 78From Now On12 Aug 2026

    After waking up without his memories yet again, Subaru makes up his mind to save Meili this time.

  79. 79Stand Up19 Aug 2026

    Subaru decides to read Reid's book of the dead in hopes of finding a way to defeat him.

  80. 80Five Obstacles26 Aug 2026

    Subaru returns from the corridor of memories to find the tower under attack by mabeasts.

  81. 81A Single-Minded Star2 Sep 2026

    Subaru searches for a way to deal with Reid, Gluttony, mabeasts, and a giant scorpion attacking the tower.

  82. 82Natsuki Subaru9 Sep 2026

    With his mental state already in tatters, Subaru finds a book in the archive with his name on it.

  83. 83Good Loser16 Sep 2026

    Subaru's two sets of memories have merged, and he leads the others in an all-out war to conquer the tower.

  84. 84Ram23 Sep 2026

    While Emilia faces the final trial in the tower, Ram faces off against Rye.

  85. 85Shaula / Hero30 Sep 2026

    As the battle to conquer the tower nears its climax, Subaru faces the giant scorpion that was once Shaula.

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Synopsis

Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary high school student, is on his way home from the convenience store when he finds himself transported to another world. As he's lost and confused in a new world where he doesn't even know left from right, the only person to reach out to him was a beautiful girl with silver hair. Determined to repay her somehow for saving him from his own despair, Subaru agrees to help the girl find something she's looking for.

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SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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Genre
Animation
Year
2016
Episode length
25 min
Status
Ended
Studio
White Fox
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