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Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World or simply just Re:Zero, is a Japanese light novel series about Subaru Natsuki who suddenly summoned to another world. An anime adaptation began airing on April 2016.

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Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World is a Japanese light novel series written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Shinichirou Otsuka.

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Why did Emilia give Subaru a fake name on the first time they met?

On their first encounter on a timeline that was later reset, Emilia told Subaru her name was Satella. We then found out, after the first (or second?) reset, that that is the name of the Jealous Witch, and something of an insult to call someone else…
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Where can I read Re:Zero web novel in English from the beginning (vol. 1) until now?

I found out that Re:Zero has a public web novel version that is available for free due to this question I did some searching and found the English version on Novel Update. However, I only see it begin from vol. 3 (without vol. 1 or vol. 2). I…
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Why does Puck refer to Emilia as 'My Daughter'?

In episode 15, Puck referred to Emilia as his Daughter. Why is this? A few thoughts I have come up with to explain the reasoning come down to: They have a relationship like Father/Daughter. (In my opinion they do not have this, they seem more like…
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Are there differences between the web novel and light novel versions of Re:Zero?

I found in Manga Updates that there are Web Novel and Light Novel versions of Re:Zero. So are there any differences in them, like plot, characters etc.?
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Rem's encounter with Subaru at the end of episode 5

At the end of episode 5, Why does Rem kill Subaru, despite nothing wrong with relationship between them ? These events unfold starting at minute 22. At the end of Episode 5, at night, Subaru is sick. He goes out to find help. He is attacked. At…
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How does the checkpoint get upgraded in Re:Zero?

Spoiler Alert As we have seen in Re:zero, Subaru wakes up in a certain palace after he dies, which is a checkpoint. As the story progresses, we see the upgrade in checkpoint as in normal games. In most of the games, checkpoint is upgraded (in case…
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Why is there an episode 1A and 1B on Crunchyroll?

I'm starting the series Re: Zero on Crunchyroll and I noticed theres an episode 1A and 1B, what is this about?
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Which media should I read to continue from where the Re:Zero anime left off?

As most of Re:Zero's audience know the anime ended last week, and since there were a lot of people talking about the important part that was left out "Which I still don't know about", I decided I want to read the light novel to see what happened.…
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Is Garfiel Tinsel named after Garfield the cat?

Garfiel Tinsel is capable of transforming into a cat (or rather, a tiger). I couldn't help but notice his name is similar to Garfield, a famous comic strip cat. Was his name chosen as an homage to this character? And is the reason he goes on a…
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Why did Rem go crazy when she used her horn at the forest, but not when she was young?

In episode 9 and episode 10 of Re:Zero, when Rem uses her horn to engage beasts, it seems that she cannot control herself. In episode 10, she also attacks Subaru and Ram. Subaru has to hit her horn to bring her out of the madness. Episode 10…
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Why did Subaru suggest to run away with Rem?

In episode 18, Subaru gives up on basically everything and suggests to Rem that they run away to live a happy life in another country. However, he knows that... they will all die if he doesn't prevent Emilia's death. I know that Subaru has…
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Why isn't Subaru allowed to tell anyone about his "return by death" power?

In Re:Zero, Subaru has the "return by death" power, but when he tries to tell anyone about it he is stopped by what I assume is "The Witch". Why does this happen? Why can't Subaru tell anyone about his power?
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How many fingers exist and how did Subaru know the number?

Spoiler alert if you didn't see episodes 9 & 10. How many fingers exists in Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-? In episode 23 at 17:50, Subaru says that only one is remaining. How did he find out about the number of remaining fingers?
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Why didn't Rem die immediately after being mutilated so severely?

In episode 15 of Re:Zero Betelgeuse mutilated Rem which should have killed her. But that didn't happen. Instead, she survives and crawls to Subaru with her last strength, frees him of the chains and finally dies in his arms. I mean, among other…
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What exactly was Roswaal's role within Re:Zero?

I have just finished the anime, and althugh given that the show did a really good job at tying up loose ends with the plot, I still do not get Roswaal L Mathers' purpose within the plot. According to my memory, he was/did the following: - Head of…
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