The Best Episodes of Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-

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#1 - The Value of Life
S1:E338/26/2020
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 Roswaal to help him, in fact—Subaru puts his escape on hold to have a talk with Roswaal.
Director:Kazuomi Koga
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Kazuomi Koga
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9.6/10(33 votes)
#2 - The Permafrost of Elior Forest
S1:E442/10/2021
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 she hand over the key to opening the seal.
Director:Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
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9.6/10(33 votes)
#3 - Love Me Down to My Blood and Guts
S1:E483/10/2021
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 and more intense. As Subaru is being chased by a guiltylowe, he declares that it’s time to make use of his unparalleled knowledge of the modern world and lures it into a closet…
Director:Kazuomi Koga
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Kazuomi Koga
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9.6/10(34 votes)
#4 - The Newest of Heroes and the Most Ancient of Heroes
S1:E5711/13/2024
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.
Director:Masato Goto
Writer:Yoshiko Nakamura
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Director:Masato Goto
Writer:Yoshiko Nakamura
9.6/10(33 votes)
#5 - Who Are You?
S1:E745/27/2026
Subaru wakes up in the green room, remembering absolutely nothing about the world he is in.
Director:Hinako Masaki
Writer:Yoshiko Nakamura
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Director:Hinako Masaki
Writer:Yoshiko Nakamura
9.6/10(29 votes)
#6 - Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
S1:E776/17/2026
Subaru tries desperately to convince the others that he's lost his memories, but they aren't convinced.
Director:Yudai Ishikawa
Writer:Yoshiko Nakamura
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Director:Yudai Ishikawa
Writer:Yoshiko Nakamura

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#7 - The Taste of Death
S1:E369/16/2020
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 plans, and their discussion goes nowhere. Then, against all logic, Elsa finds her way into the forbidden library…
Directors:Kazuomi Koga, Kazuhiro Ozawa
Writer:Yoshiko Nakamura
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Directors:Kazuomi Koga, Kazuhiro Ozawa
Writer:Yoshiko Nakamura
9.5/10(33 votes)
#8 - The Witches’ Tea Party
S1:E379/23/2020
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 allow him to achieve his own goal. What is driving Roswaal to go to such lengths? In search of the answer to this and many other questions, Subaru goes to see Echidna once again.
Director:Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
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9.5/10(32 votes)
#9 - Otto Suwen / A Reason to Believe
S1:E401/13/2021
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 now, his life is literally on the line in a deadly game of tag. To fulfill his part of the plan, Otto must evade Garfiel’s vicious attacks in a desperate effort to buy time.
Director:Kazuhiro Ozawa
Writer:Yoshiko Nakamura
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Director:Kazuhiro Ozawa
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9.5/10(32 votes)
#10 - Nobody Can Lift a Quain Stone Alone
S1:E411/20/2021
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 awaited by Garfiel, who’s been battered and beaten by Otto and Ram. He tries to prevent the Sanctuary’s liberation by closing off the graveyard himself, but Subaru won’t let him have his way without a fight.
Director:Kazuomi Koga
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Kazuomi Koga
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9.5/10(34 votes)
#11 - Offbeat Steps Under the Moonlight
S1:E503/24/2021
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. Just when all hope seems lost, Subaru and Beatrice appear before Emilia. So begins Subaru and Beatrice's first battle against the Great Rabbit, one of the Three Great Mabeasts.
Director:Masaharu Watanabe
Writer:Masahiro Yokotani
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Director:Masaharu Watanabe
Writer:Masahiro Yokotani
9.5/10(31 votes)
#12 - Regulus Corneas
S1:E622/26/2025
Emilia seeks the aid of Regulus's wives in dethroning the little king once and for all.
Director:Kazue Otsuki
Writer:Yoshiko Nakamura
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Director:Kazue Otsuki
Writer:Yoshiko Nakamura
9.5/10(32 votes)
#13 - The Keeper of the Watchtower
S1:E694/22/2026
The party is separated just before reaching the Pleiades Watchtower. Subaru awakens to find he's underground.
Director:Hidekazu Hara
Writer:Yoshiko Nakamura
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Director:Hidekazu Hara
Writer:Yoshiko Nakamura
9.5/10(31 votes)
#14 - Julius Juukulius
S1:E725/13/2026
Subaru and crew attempt to get past the second floor of the tower, but its examiner poses a tough challenge.
Director:Daisuke Eguchi
Writer:Eiji Umehara
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Director:Daisuke Eguchi
Writer:Eiji Umehara
9.5/10(30 votes)
#15 - Empty Shell
S1:E756/3/2026
Maddened by fear and distrust, Subaru attempts to escape the watchtower... only to end up lost underground.
Director:Shinya Kawabe
Writer:Eiji Umehara
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Director:Shinya Kawabe
Writer:Eiji Umehara
9.5/10(30 votes)
#16 - Murder Is a Habit
S1:E766/10/2026
Shortly after Subaru discovers Meili's corpse, Beatrice finds a book with Meili's name on it in the archive.
Director:Masato Goto
Writer:Masahiro Yokotani
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Director:Masato Goto
Writer:Masahiro Yokotani
9.4/10(36 votes)
#17 - Parent and Child
S1:E297/29/2020
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 own. As the two of them carry on, Subaru’s mother, Nahoko, informs them that she’s hungry and they should all eat breakfast together.
Director:Yoshito Mikamo
Writer:Yoshiko Nakamura
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Director:Yoshito Mikamo
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9.4/10(33 votes)
#18 - Friend
S1:E328/19/2020
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 Beatrice, demanding to know why she didn’t help before everyone else was killed, and an intense argument ensues. Then Subaru catches sight of a familiar-looking book…
Director:Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Writer:Yoshiko Nakamura
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Director:Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
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9.4/10(31 votes)
#19 - Love Love Love Love Love Love You
S1:E349/2/2020
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 Return by Death ability, something he has never been able to tell anyone before. Echidna then begins to tell Subaru about the witch who gave him this power and set him on this agonizing path.
Director:Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Writer:Eiji Umehara
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Director:Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Writer:Eiji Umehara
9.4/10(32 votes)
#20 - The Sounds That Make You Want to Cry
S1:E389/30/2020
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 help him, he tells her he’ll never accept it. Then the Witch of Envy appears, clad in a veil of darkness, and extends her hand to him as well. Subaru refuses again, screaming that he’ll solve everything on his own without any of their help.
Director:Kazuomi Koga
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Kazuomi Koga
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9.4/10(34 votes)
#21 - Straight Bet
S1:E391/6/2021
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 up and punches him. Thanks to the many feelings packed in Otto’s fist, Subaru finds his hope again.
Director:Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Writer:Yoshiko Nakamura
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Director:Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
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9.4/10(34 votes)
#22 - Happiness Reflected on the Water's Surface
S1:E473/3/2021
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. She’s surprised when he enters the library and tells her that, after she spent 400 years there under a contract that might as well have been a curse, he’s going to get her out.
Director:Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Writer:Unknown
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9.4/10(34 votes)
#23 - Choose Me
S1:E493/17/2021
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 contracted to Emilia. When Emilia touches the ice wall, something flows into her from within it. With a nod of acknowledgement to the voice she hears, she finally takes action.
Director:Kazuhiro Ozawa
Writer:Yoshiko Nakamura
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Director:Kazuhiro Ozawa
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9.4/10(31 votes)
#24 - City Scramble
S1:E592/5/2025
While the others deal with the other Archbishops, Subaru puts his plan to stop Regulus into action.
Director:Ichinosuke Akikaze
Writer:Masahiro Yokotani
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Director:Ichinosuke Akikaze
Writer:Masahiro Yokotani
9.4/10(29 votes)
#25 - The Plan to Conquer Greed
S1:E602/12/2025
Subaru thinks long and hard about how Regulus's Authority should work...
Director:Yasuaki Fujii
Writer:Eiji Umehara
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Director:Yasuaki Fujii
Writer:Eiji Umehara