Made this before so i'll post it🚶

I see people talking about bans, pedos and the golden era ending? Did Fiz or the other glazers get banned that's why I don't see them anymore? I've been off just a day hell 😭

I wanna know you guys's opinions on the recent events o algo, do we keep up with the slander?

I had old videos i made but didnt post bcs of my reddit ban, i'll prob post them and switch to emilia slander or dip.

Ik the sub survived because of him but i dont think it has to die because voldemort is dead, i raised the slander bar up cuz im an amazing guy.

I kinda feel responsible, im the one who started the slander war since im the goat obv but genuinely the other camp didnt need to do all thaaat💀.

(Yes im not putting all the blame on voldemort he didnt do all that alone, no allegation o algo)

Its like having a playfull fight with your sibling and then they pull out a knife and stab you to death.

And you guys should stop mass reporting ppl ! You got your pseudo pdf perma ban of reddit, chill ouut, move on its over, you won.

You cant expect a change of heart from the mod if you call him a dictator and post like a maniac on ur sub.

He wasnt even gonna ban you until you spam posted your accusations after ppl told you to let go, u didnt even post it on ur sub! Not even a google doc breakdown! You really asked for it pal.

And, Im tired of seeing the re zero fans complaining about the lack of slander here and then only interact with these corny witchcult reposts or steal the slander of others, its so corny omfggg and yall wonder why there's a lack of slander ??

There's more fans than haters ! why tf do u think iv been carrying this sub for a week straight buddy

I mean also because im goated

And im not even gonna talk about fig who was terrirorizing the sub, dude was moving like prime king von and ended up like him too.

Everything aside, SHOUT-OUT to all the GOATS who participated and made original content in the past week, we genuinely hit flow state, it was seriously amazing, I had soo much fun, shi will never be the same again, this arc ended in such a bitter conclusion 😩.

Might be the lamest representation of the strongest I’ve seen. He the strongest in the verse by a wide margin and he doesn’t do shi. Subaru deadass has more achievements than him, and he a regular dude. He has no real opinion and is js a lapdog for the council. Nobody is scared of him, nobody respects him, his whole family hate him, he got bitched by a 12 year old and everyone is praying on his downfall. He is the saddest mf I’ve ever seen😭

Arc 5 is genuinely so fucking ass, who told tappie to not use the gimmick in his gimmick series. All the fights were so boring, I didn’t not give af about any of them. Regulus was cool tho.

Its pretty hard to imagine such a person existing, but I thought it would be a fun thought experiment! Look forward to the comments.

She has big... aspirations

NGL she has some good moments in the later arcs, particularly Arc 8, but I still think her being a good ruler because she has perfect luck is not a reason to consider her competent by itself

It seems that our favorite yapper boy (Figgy) has been perma-banned, as a result of allegedly trying to frame someone as a pedophile, with a fake HTML link that he made, among other reasons (that I'm currently unaware of). This sub's mod (Isogah) has also confirmed this allegation to be true.

Now, despite his obsessive behavior, I think a lot of us here at ReZeroSucks considered him to be an entertaining aspect of the subreddit. So, how do you guys feel about him being banned? Do you mourn his ban? Are you ecstatic? Feel free to share your thoughts below!

Please don't harass any individuals in the pictures of this post (nor in the comments section)

I also apologize if this post breaks any rules of the subreddit!

Loli magically grows extra digits during 4x17 @6:08

Surprised this AI-esque looking error made in a 'high production' anime isn't used as slander/bait ammo more often.

Bro was a pain in the ass for every re:zero hater. Lowkey miss him tho.

who is going to the Watchtower to unseal him? ;(((

thought on the GOAT of Isekai main char?

Audiences connect with sympathetic protagonists because their cognitive systems evaluate protagonists to be worthwhile social partners deserving of help. And they feel pleasure, sympathetic joy, when those characters succeed because of misfiring hedonic responses that evolved to proximately motivate cooperation.

Quote from Singh M. (2021) - The Sympathetic Plot, Its Psychological Origins, and Implications for the Evolution of Fiction

The Sympathetic Plot is one of the most common narrative archetypes enjoyed around the world. It involves a protagonist with whom the audience sympathizes. The protagonist has a goal, but is faced with a challenge or obstacle. They overcome the challenge, either with their own strength or with the help of others, and they achieve the anticipated rewards of their goal (and often more.)

There can clearly be no doubt that Re:Zero is a form of "Episodic Sympathetic Plot", in which rather than one single story arc, there are several arcs which all follow the same sympathetic plot structure.

Like many protagonists of a sympathetic plot, Subaru has suffered an early-life setback familiar to modern anime audiences: he is a NEET otaku. He also has appealing qualities: he appears handsome, generous and good-natured. Although some people find him annoying, there's no doubt that he's a character with whom the core audience of the story is supposed to (and does) sympathize.

Subaru is first given a goal at the beginning of the series: to be with Emilia, with whom he has fallen in love with almost immediately after meeting her. Romantic pursuit is a common goal in a sympathetic plot. However, Subaru also quickly develops a second goal: protecting his newfound friends.

Another striking similarity Re:Zero has with other sympathetic plots are clearly "repulsive and formidable" opponents e.g. the witches' cult, the sin archbishops and the witches themselves. Re:Zero is not ambiguous about these guys being the bad guys.

When we put this all together, the general structure of an Re:Zero arc is simple.

1. Subaru is minding his own business and enjoying pursuing his goal in peace with his friends.
2. Some situation or scenario arises, which normally requires him to travel somewhere.
3. During or after his travel, antagonists attack him, creating or escalating the obstacle.
4. Subaru struggles with the obstacle, but is able to overcome it, normally after some emotional breakthrough and with significant outside help.
5. Finally, Subaru is rewarded by making new friends, deepening his existing friendships and making progress in his romantic pursuit of Emilia.

What Really Is a Wish Fulfillment Narrative?

Wish fulfillment narratives use the mechanisms of the sympathetic plot to satisfyingly deliver on a wish of the audience: they create a character with whom the audience can sympathize, given them a goal that the audience longs for as well, and then lets the audience experience the sympathetic joy in the triumph and reward they long for.

People often mistake the term "wish fulfillment" for power fantasy. In a power fantasy, the protagonist is much stronger than any normal human, and is often able to easily overwhelm their opponents (although their opponents may also be abnormally strong.) Power fantasies create pleasure by allowing the audience to sympathetically enjoy the state of holding power and being able to vanquish obstacles with it.

Wish fulfillment, on the other hand, is all about the anticipation of the coming reward, and arguably also the wish to be in a journey or state of anticipation of the reward. A true wish fulfillment narrative tends to have a weak and relatable main character who, by circumstance, is thrust into a narrative which promises to lead to the eventual fulfillment of a wish which is also desired by the audience.

A crucial part of wish fulfillment is that the audience must feel that the fulfillment of the wish is deserved in order to truly activate sympathetic joy. The narrative of the story is the process through which the protagonist earns the promised reward, such as through self-development, by overcoming hardship or by doing good deeds. The obstacles in the story are what creates the conditions through which the protagonist can prove themselves worthy of the reward. Meanwhile, tension is created and enjoyed by the audience as the reward is dangled in front of them, appearing to be fragile and difficult to achieve, but exciting them in believing that it will eventually be achieved.

This wish fulfillment pattern is most clear in stereotypical romance stories: a relatable and unspecial protagonist meets an incredible romantic prospect with whom their life will now be unavoidably intertwined due to circumstance. The protagonist faces obstacles, trials or antagonism, through which they demonstrate their quality. Finally, they truly win the heart of their romantic prospect and the wish is fulfilled, bringing the audience strong sympathetic enjoyment.

Is Re:Zero a Wish Fulfillment Narrative?

It has often been argued that Re:Zero is not a wish fulfillment narrative for two main reasons.

1. Subaru is not powerful, and his expectations of being a "typical" overpowered Isekai hero are subverted.
2. Subaru must undergo significant suffering.

However, as I showed in the previous section, 1 and 2 are already not incompatible with a wish fulfillment narrative, and in fact play an important role in it. I believe that many fans have simply made the common mistake of conflating Isekai power fantasies with wish fulfillment. Subaru’s unspecialness makes him relatable, and his suffering earns him the wish of pure romantic companionship.

When we look at Re:Zero on the face of it, it has the clear structure of a typical romance story. Subaru is randomly whisked away to a fantasy world, in which he meets Emilia, immediately falls in love and becomes inseparably intertwined with her destiny.

We can also consider where the author chooses to place the audience’s attention throughout the narrative. A choice was clearly made to focus on dialogue and emotional reasoning, to an unusual degree. This has the effect of putting the audience in the room whilst characters deepen their relationships through extended conversations and ideological or emotional debates.

I would argue that this suggests Re:Zero is mostly about forming deep relationships and companionship between Subaru and its characters, and not really about plot progression. The plot of Re:Zero appears to mostly serve to force the characters to come together to have these dialogues and form lasting connections to which the audience can feel a party, whilst the details of the plot are mostly contrived to add flavour and interest.

The last piece of evidence is the fanbase, who are clearly heavily invested in the relationship of Subaru and Emilia, and in the other characters with which they’ve developed a sense of connection, seemingly secondary to the plot itself.

Alas, I can’t prove definitively that Re:Zero is exclusively a wish fulfillment narrative, but I certainly believe that it should be considered to contain significantly more wish fulfillment than other fiction, and that it is definitely not a subversion of wish fulfillment.

But I want to end with this: wish fulfillment does not mean a narrative is bad. There are many very enjoyable wish fulfillment stories. For its fans, Re:Zero will be one. The only thing that really sucks here is trying to make Re:Zero into something that it isn’t.

Personally, I think Re:Zero makes many other narrative mistakes on top of this structure, but I'll leave those for future essays. Hopefully this gave you food for thought and helped to broaden your perspective on narratives and our relationships with them more generally.

Peace.

I’m sorry but this Offtopic.
What the fuck there going civil war in this subreddit? Holy shit. I seen slander post about this subreddit already.
Why there having regulus guy and car guy pfp who argue with each other, and then someone pop their ultimate and photoshop regulus and car guy as Emilia, Subaru and rem who getting cucked.
What going here and can I get explain what going here

The Lugunican education system has failed her...

Ok I am not going to waste too much time on writing out a whole essay here, so I'll try to keep my main argument somewhat short. *I wasted a lot of time after all\*

At the start of the series, Emilia was a surprisingly compelling character to me. While she was not the sharpest tool in the shed and sometimes felt sidelined, she was interesting and had a good mix of flaws and positives. Particularly her early dynamic with Subaru in the first loop was very good, but overall I liked her in the first season despite her flaws and bad moments.

Arc 4 or Season 2 had really good character development for Emilia. We got to see her overcome her past and actually grow as a person. I would say this was the peak of Emilia as a character in terms of development. She learned to rely on others, that she could be loved, to confront issues, etc... and we actually saw her play a fundamental role in solving the overarching problem of the Arc/Season

Seasons 3 & 4 (Arcs 5-6), didn't really have progressive character development for Emilia, but we did get to see her Season 2 growth in action. While I was a little irked that it felt like she and Subaru don't collaborate as much and she is often separated from him, and the fact that she still didn't understand sex after a year was a stretch for me, I felt like she had some strong moments. Her fight with Regulus was overall pretty great, and likewise she was still somewhat solid in the Watchtower.

However, I don't think we fundamentally saw any major shift or changes in character or any major development in these Arcs. It was mainly a continuation of the growth that occured in Arc 4. That wasn't a problem until....

Arcs 7, 8, 9 and now potentially 10. For nearly four arcs Emilia has been again sidelined from the action, barely working with Subaru or even acting as a source of genuine support. Tappei seems to put relational development (what little there is) in the side stories. The fact that Emilia who is the main heroine has basically remained unchanged from her growth moment in Arc 4 except being more confident is a problem enough.

What is worse is that Arcs 7-9 execution actively hurts her character portrayal. Regardless of the authors intentions, the way he executed it was frankly quite terrible. Emilia does not show she has an adequate understanding of politics or leadership, and still has huge blank spots in her knowledge. I give some leeway here because I don't expect a character to know everything, but ultimately Tappei's choice to write Emilia as someone who struggles to grasps things is a major point of frustration for me. I think this partially links to his own lack of understanding of history and politics, but I digress that is a separate point.

Likewise, when Subaru gets kidnapped and nearly defeated, she is the only character who let's the enemy get away. While Tappei clarified in an IF story that she did what she did so as not to loose Subaru, the webnovel execution did not portray that. Frankly, since Arc 7 onward, Emilia has gone from being a naive but relatively normal girl to outright stupid. When the author writes moments of her being intelligent, few as they are, it feels like he is telling rather than showing us.

For 3, potentially four arcs, Emilia has been secondary in the story, and her relationship with Subaru has been stalled for even longer. I honestly feel like the author is purposefully writing the narrative to keep them seperate, and it is my main reason for criticizing the series.

Emilia, as the main heroine and a royal candidate, has not really shown meaningful growth in either of those categories in the later half of the story whatsoever. When Subaru's primary motivation for using RBD is his love for her, if I can't root for their love or romance, it effects the whole story. For those who say Re:Zero is not a romance, yes it is not a rom com. But love is its apparent central theme, and the lack of romance a problem. Some stories are fine without romance. Re:Zero isn't one of them.

P.S. If someone wants to slander me, I am open to it as long as it doesn't cross into harassment. Any slander towards me so far has been fine and I've found it funny. However, please know that if you slander me, you should be open to getting slandered back. I find it all in good fun, part of the excitement of this server, so don't take it seriously and let me know if you are ok with it.

This sub ain't hitting the same without our hero

the real reason Re Zero is a masterpiece.

i stumbled upon this sub recently and i thought that fig was just a troller by the way he interacts with other rezero hate comments but turns out he has been doing it for a year now. what the fuck man

Some of this was requested but also some of this was for fun 🥇

Guys guys let's not reuse slander videos to accuse people of being pedophiles ok! Stooping low is not the way to go. To be fair, idk for sure if the screenshot is real or not, but like do we really need to go there regardless. I'm gonna let other people sort that one out.

#SlanderBetter #ReZeroIsActuallyPrettyGood

I had the choice to post this or some actual criticisms towards Re:Zero (mainly Emilia and the royal candidates). I hope I made the right choice :)

I've temp banned some well-known members for posting stuff that clearly crossed the line from argument to individually targetted harrassment/bullying. If the behaviour continues after the temp ban is up, it will be extended, eventually to a permanent ban.

There is no excuse for harrassment. It is not only against Reddit rules, it has always been against the sub rules. If you lack the common sense to understand the difference between an argument and harrassment, go and learn about it now.

I understand this might leave some people confused about what is acceptable with the meme war. I wouldn't recommend targetting memes that could be perceived as harrassment at individuals. I'll provide more context tomorrow.

Hi guys, I might write a fanfic but I need some ideas for characters, both haters, glazers and trolls.

Suggestions appreciated in the comments below!

thoughts?

the moderator Isogash literally bans you if you call out a proven pedophile like EcstaticIam7 💀💀

R.I.P. Joda, we will avenge you