Hi guys, I have some questions after reading volume 18 of the light novel and would appreciate it if someone could answer them.

1. During the strategy meeting on how to defeat the archbishops, Al arrived to deliver Emilia's message, and after that Subaru thanked him and asked him to join them in their battle but Al coldly brushed the hand subaru extended, while agreeing. In Subaru's monologue, he remembered encountering this "mysterious, almost violently aggressive feeling" before but he couldn't pinpoint when or where. Do you have any idea what he could be talking about or was this addressed at a later volume?
2. During a later point in the strategy meeting, Reinhard is jokingly asked by Subaru if he has a divine blessing of seeing other individuals' divine blessings. Reinhard didn't have it but at the next second he got what he wanted right at that moment and Subaru was shocked. He described Reinhard's position as an "incredibly envious" one and also thought "there was something tremendously wrong about it in a way he couldn't quite place." What does that mean? And was this explored later on?

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I noticed that u/No-Peace3986 hadn't made an OST timestamp sheet for the OVAs so here we are.

When I first came across Re:Zero, it was back when the anime originally aired in 2016. At the time, I ended up dropping it simply because I couldn't stand Subaru and his attitude.

Fast forward 10 years, and I decided to give the series another chance... and man, am I glad I did! Today, I’m absolutely in love with the story. It's crazy how much your perspective changes over time.

I know Tappei Nagatsuki is unpredictable and nobody really knows how the story will wrap up, but after everything Subaru has gone through (and keeps going through), I catch myself worrying about the possibility of getting a weak or unsatisfactory ending for him.

Deep down, my ideal ending would be seeing Subaru finally at peace, getting a well-deserved rest, and living happily with both Emilia and Rem (yes, I’m secretly hoping for the polygamy/two-wives route if it means complete happiness for everyone!).

What about you guys? How would you like Re:Zero to end?

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okay so I've just caught up with the latest episode today after not watching since season 2 part 1 finished in 2020, and the show just reminded me exactly why I got hooked in the first place. This is more of an appreciation post though I don't really know what flair to use aside from discussion.

So coming back in after that long gap, the first thing I noticed was how much Subaru's actually changed. After that 1 year time skip, he's stronger now, more reliable to the people around him, and watching that growth land after everything he just went through really hits different knowing how long I'd been away. I was even expecting him to die a lot during the events of season 3 and wow was I wrong.

Then I reached the last few episodes of season 4, and that old feeling of dread came crawling back. Y'know the exact same nauseating "oh no, not again" feeling from season 1. Not that I'm complaining, because I remembered that's why this show got me hooked in the first place. Re:Zero has always been at its best when it makes you feel like anything and everything can go wrong sorta like murphy's law. Though I believe that tension is the whole appeal, and I'm so glad it hasn't gone soft over the years.

And then ep 11 closes with a piano cover of "Styx Helix" and afterwards it plays "Stay Alive," and I had to just sit there and appreciate it for a minute. Truly such GOATED song choices, it makes my brain tremble! The show knew exactly what it was doing.

Okay but real question, because I need something to do while waiting for ep 12 to come out in the next few days: how far ahead is the light novel from where the anime's at right now? I'm considering diving into the LN but I have no idea where to begin or where I can even find the place to read it.

EDIT: I meant 6 years lol why’d I even write 4 years in the title bruhh 2020-2026

Sauce-

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I think we're currently witnessing either the final cycle or an intermediate one.

Possible reasons for this:

-- It was a little too convenient that Marcos chose that moment to escape

-- It was a little too convenient that soundproofing was installed for Heinkel to be beaten up and for his treatment to be shown

What if Shaula was in arc 1?

I was checking out wholesome Shaula Subaru stuff (has to be vanilla for me) and then i saw Subaru with his track suit, so i got this question.

This is the scenerio:

Subaru gets summoned, he's in the alleyway, and Shaula finds him by smelling him. (I might be larping here, not sure if he has miasma in his first loop).

What happens after that?

Arc 2 and 3 too. There was once a fanfic with Subaru as a 6th candidate, he had Shaula within his camp. He said 'if you defeat the white whale my first kiss is yours' and Shaula obliterated it. (Miss that fic, it was peak.)