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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- S1E71 — Stick Swinger

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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-•Season 1•Episode 71

Stick Swinger

9.4/10 · 62 votesMay 6, 202624 min

Ranked #52 of 85 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

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

Directed byTakashi Nagayoshi

Written byYoshiko Nakamura

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Yusuke Kobayashi

Yusuke Kobayashi

Subaru Natsuki (voice)

Rie Takahashi

Rie Takahashi

Emilia (voice)

Yumi Uchiyama

Yumi Uchiyama

Puck (voice)

Rie Murakawa

Rie Murakawa

Ram (voice)

Inori Minase

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Rem (voice)

Satomi Arai

Satomi Arai

Beatrice (voice)

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Y

Yoshiko Nakamura

Writer

T

Takashi Nagayoshi

Animation Director

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Haruka Sagawa

Supervising Animation Director

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Keitaro Chiba

Creature Design

Masahiro Shinohara

Masahiro Shinohara

Series Director

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Haruka Sagawa

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Kaoru Aoki

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Ryouka Kinoshita

Art Direction

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Miori Miyagi

Director of Photography

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Kentaro Ijima

CGI Director

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Marina Chabata

Music Producer

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Takashi Nagayoshi

Director

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Episode Summary

"Stick Swinger" is episode 71 of Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- season 1. It scored 9.4/10 from 62 votes, ranking #52 of 85 episodes this season (season average 9.2). Directed by Takashi Nagayoshi and written by Yoshiko Nakamura, it aired on May 6, 2026.

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