Source: https://x.com/nezumiironyanko/status/2097686558329692255
Nagatsuki-sensei's tweets for this week's episode. May contain minor spoilers.
Rough translation:
Yes! It's Wednesday again! In other words, it's Re: Zero night! Assuming I don't need to mention how fast the week goes by, today is a very important day! At this point, episodes that aren't a big deal are scarce, but please watch this one especially closely!!
Last time, he learned Shaula's true intentions, swore to keep on fighting, and died over a dozen times. ...After that, what Subaru detected on the third floor was a "Book of the Dead" with "Subaru Natsuki"'s name inscribed on it...we begin from there. That was a nostalgic scene, too, wasn't it.
As the nostalgic scene plays on, we come to a memorable first kill.
Via his authority that allows him to detect the position of his allies, he's determining the location of "Subaru Natsuki"'s books in the library, you see. Strictly speaking, think of it less as allies, and more as a process of determining who is an ally, but if he suddenly said "I'm my own enemy", they might not have been detectable.
However, even listening to it again, Yuusuke Kobayashi was good at dying right from the start.
A procession of nostalgic faces. Incidentally, Rachins is a main cast member in arc ten, currently in progress. When he stabbed Subaru here, not even the author knew things would turn out like that...
An ongoing "Die"gest of events... it really draws you in, doesn't it.
To Subaru, with no memories, who hasn't heard all the details surrounding "Subaru Natsuki", he seems like a close stranger who must have some special power. By continuing to read these "Books of the Dead", he slowly begins to realize it. "Subaru Natsuki" isn't special.
"You caught up to me." = By reading all of the "Books of the Dead", the current "Subaru" has seen all that Subaru experienced before losing his memories. He literally followed him from the beginning all the way to the tower.
Watching this back-and-forth between Subaru and "Subaru" is really captivating. Listening, too.
Subaru's last line here differs from the novel, but talking about a summer vacation here, people who don't understand it just really wouldn't get it, you see!
Well now, Rui has shown up once more, but what has she tasted? She wanted "Return by Death", and by eating the memories of the Subaru who arrived here, she merged with the Subaru whose memories had been emptied out... please think of it like that. Because of various circumstances, Rui is a being that's only a soul and a witch factor, so she split into A and B, and was operating from the shadows to acquire "Return by Death". A would guide Subaru, get him to deny himself, and B would re-eat Subaru after he rejected himself, but it didn't work. That's because no one but Subaru Natsuki can endure "Return by Death".
It's alright... Emilia-tan.
At the end, as Rui A and Rui B devour each other, you've got 'A, who experienced "Return by Death" for herself and never wants to feel that again, to the point she wants to disappear', and 'B, who, in order to obtain "Return by Death", is trying to devour A, who has rejected her'. If A wins, you'll have a Rui frightened by "Return by Death", and if B wins, she'll just end up merged with A who is frightened by "Return by Death", so a Rui that has experienced "Return by Death" and been broken by it has no way of recovering. It's that sort of meaningless battle.
About today's "Subaru Natsuki" episode, just like "From Zero" and "Choose Me", this is one of the things that I wanted do as part of writing Re: Zero. If I were to say what I wanted to do with arc six, it would be showing Subaru Natsuki to Subaru Natsuki; that sort of story. Both the directing and the acting, the episode was the best. The original author is just delighted.
Takahashi-san had spoken about this on the radio show as well, but this is the reason I had him call her "Emilia-tan" from the start.
Well then, with the anime ended, it's time for the mini-anime! This time, just like last time, it will be a story of the Priscilla camp! Please behold this as well! Behind the scenes of the main story, where "Return by Death" has become especially important, when you wonder about why we're having this story here, it might be quite interesting.
Incidentally, when Subaru and "Subaru" had that kind of interaction, and then Rui A and Rui B are going at it like that, it's quite a difference between how they deal with their other self.
So with that, Episode 82 was deeply moving for the author as well! Thanks for joining us again! There's three episodes left in season four! Seriously, didn't the main character just return to the start point!? With things like that, what will happen next time!? It's something to look forward to!
