8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Animation, Drama, Mystery, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • 2016 • 25 min • Teen (13+)
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (2016)
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (2016)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Sean Chiplock • Yûsuke Kobayashi • Kayli Mills
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
8.1
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Sean Chiplock • Yûsuke Kobayashi • Kayli Mills
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: Medium
The series primarily explores universal themes of personal growth, empathy, and resilience in the face of overwhelming odds, focusing on individual character development and interpersonal relationships rather than advocating for specific political ideologies or systemic changes.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium
Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World, as a Japanese anime, presents a diverse cast of fantasy characters without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative does not critically portray traditional identities, with its male protagonist framed neutrally to positively, and themes of prejudice are explored within the fantasy context rather than as a direct critique of real-world traditional identities.
Secondary
LGBTQ: Positive
Confidence: Medium
The series features Felix Argyle, a gender non-conforming male character who presents femininely. His portrayal is consistently positive, depicting him as a skilled, respected, and complex individual whose identity is accepted without ridicule or negative consequence within the narrative, contributing to an affirming net impact.
Female Combat: Yes
Confidence: High
The show features Elsa Granhiert, a highly skilled assassin, who repeatedly engages in and wins close-quarters physical fights using knives against the male character Subaru Natsuki. Her victories are due to her combat skill.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The portrayal is N/A as there is no depiction to evaluate against the provided rubric.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The anime adaptation of "Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World" maintains the established genders of all significant characters as depicted in the original light novel series. No character canonically established as one gender in the source material is portrayed as a different gender in the show.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The characters in "Re: Zero" are original to a fantasy light novel series, not based on real-world historical figures or pre-existing characters with established real-world racial identities. The anime adaptation maintains consistency with the source material's depictions.
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8.0
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