Seriously complain——RE:0

The popular animation re0 has finally come to an end. The 25 episodes, a half-year series from April to September, really made many RE fans get surprises time and time again while waiting for it, shouting "I will die if there is no re0", and they watched this animation with satisfaction as it came to an end.

What is a surprise?

A novel setting, full of heart-wrenching tears, the sweetness of pure love...

Well-produced, hard-working voice actors, nice ED, and vivid characters. I cannot in good conscience deny the good impression this animation gave me from the beginning.

But at the same time, I have to say something to myself: It’s too childish.

Perhaps, it is really as some people say: Just watch an animation and be happy, don’t take it seriously. This is just like what I have seen in the past on Zhihu, where many respondents always use Xu Shen’s phrase, “People who pursue reality in fictional stories must have something wrong with their brains” to deal with cute people with wild fantasies. This is the fun of old people watching. I would have laughed at these words before, but for such an animation, its influence is destined to be taken seriously. You have to ask, why do people have to be harsh when they are popular? Senior giants, ghouls, and network administrators will all give you answers.

Therefore, it is not to criticize re0, nor to deny the popularity of good works. I just want to list some flaws so that people who can see will have a clearer understanding of how this animation can be improved.

First of all, let me mention one point, only for the animation itself. The anime re0 is an adaptation of the light novel created by Nagatsuki Tappei. I don’t care about the other hypothetical line the author made in the book, nor do I care that these 25 episodes are just the beginning. Not only is it far-fetched to insist on referring to the original work, but it will also lead to another debate: What is the quality of this light novel? Readers have their own answer to this question. The routines of light novels are becoming increasingly obvious, and they have no more unique features than Qidian’s online novels. The animation production team plays a huge role in why re0 is so popular.

re0’s biggest criticism is reflected in the mid-term king selection chapter, which is basically a point of criticism. No matter how fans try and prove that this is just a foreshadowing for the 18-episode explosion, they cannot cover up the weakness of this chapter. If 486 is at this level in the first chapter of re0, I don’t think I will continue watching it with any expectations. Even if he will progress and become more mature, it will not change the bad first impression. After all, who watches animation? The first impression is not to make you happy. However, in the first two chapters, although 486 does not have a superior IQ and an unparalleled emotional intelligence, at least he will not cause trouble and create bad feelings. Even if he has a moment of weakness, he can be easily cured by the knee pillow; this is clearly an attractive beginning, making "to another world" The first reaction was not how to go back", "The unfilial son who never thought about his parents from beginning to end", "No language barrier but no barrier to communication" and other flaws seem so trivial. If you have to find faults, it is really nitpicking. But after a good performance, there was a gorgeous turn, oh no, it was an ugly kneeling. There are many criticisms of Wang Xuan, so I will choose the most obvious one as an example. The general process is:

486 broke the agreement and rushed to the palace as a matter of course, spoke inappropriately and recklessly, and recklessly made enemies of the knights and was taught a lesson. Afterwards, he lay on the bed and explained half-heartedly to Amy that he was misunderstood because of his inability to tell the truth and was rejected by Emilia.

If 486's actions and actions here only appear once or twice, such as going to the palace to support Emilia, even if that ugly inner monologue is added, there is nothing wrong with it. In this way, an otaku's own shortcomings after traveling through time are appropriately shown, which not only makes it easy for people to substitute for him, but also has the opportunity to create branch opportunities, and the effect will not be too bad. However, what we saw was an explosion of ugliness. The author deliberately vilified the image, and the production team failed to handle it well, making this paragraph false and disgusting, just like a beautiful woman who is clearly dating you for your money, even if she later I got married, but it was unnatural in the end and lost some of the excitement that could have been wonderful. This place has a criticism index of 8 points.

With the Wang Xuan chapter as the foreshadowing, the dialogue with Rem in episode 18 to liberate the mind and body seemed to be a success, but in fact there were also criticisms. The scene at that time was roughly like this:

486 tried several times to save Emilia and others but failed. His faith was shattered by the Witch Cult, and he returned to the save point in confusion. Rem's heartfelt confession brought back 486's confidence.

Where is the criticism? Still deliberately suffering for the sake of misfortune, in order to make 486 lose hope, the tragedy was too sudden, not to mention that 486's own IQ has completely dropped off. The production team has such good intentions, but it is not easy to break out for only 18 episodes. But the conversational rescue in 18 episodes is no longer fake. Rem’s admiration and love have finally come to an end. Is it really okay for 486’s scum-like attributes to be exposed? On the surface, it seems that 486 wants to escape with Rem and live peacefully. Rem refuses and impresses 486 with her sincerity to awaken her hope of fighting that should not exist. At the end, a group of snow-white doves fluttered their wings, painting a beautiful scene in the sky, which almost transformed Rem's selfless love into the saint Jesus.

It is from here that the word "child's play" comes to my mind. Like most viewers, I liked Rem for more than ten episodes, and suddenly I realized, "Oh no, Rem is actually a silly person." Yes, Rem is a little girl. She is a maid and has the lowest status in Zian's house. Therefore, after 486 saves her once or twice, she will innocently give her all. Although she is cute, she has too many artificial marks, especially in episode 18, which can be said to have forcibly increased Rem's ability to influence. It stands to reason that Emilia should be more important in 486's heart, and Rem is just a spare tire. So, how could he be influenced by the spare tire after such a big blow? You must know that this is not an ordinary protagonist. He has just experienced time travel. He keeps dying, seeing people die, and despairing. Since he is already so miserable, can he be cured by talking to the spare tire in place? I forgot to mention that he is also an otaku. This identity is meant to be more relevant to readers and create a sense of affinity (in fact, to put it bluntly, it means there are more excuses to weaken the protagonist’s dual quotient). The audience will probably not know what kind of creature an otaku is, which is even more contradictory to the spare-tire theory. If it wasn't for the fact that Rem's influence was at its maximum, as if she was possessed by Naruto, there would be no way to explain it. Therefore, the criticism index is 6 points.

With the preconception of the word "child's play", I can't face the chapters I just finished and the remaining chapters that I haven't finished yet. Whether it's the ridiculous scenes in the palace, or the many loopholes that are simply brushed aside with the word "setting", or even the brainless ones who have brains when the alliance hunts white whales to encircle and suppress the Witch Cult, the male protagonist who has always been brainless suddenly has an IQ and Lead a team to cut down the white whale and the high priest (could it be that talking can also increase intelligence). Curio, who was thought to have outstanding leadership abilities, is still a woman after all, and not the heroine. She can only shout slogans and play with swords. She was already a little weak in the previous negotiations, but this time she completely changed the calm and rational perfect female image in the previous episodes. It turns into a painting. And Julius, if he doesn’t have some special feelings, I really can’t think that he should join as a matter of course. These are all settings. Criticism index 5 points.

After blindly suffering misfortune, 486 teamed up to chop down the white whale, kill the priest, and finally rode the earth dragon sister to embrace Emilia. Oh no, it was flint running towards the entrance of the cave. My heart was filled with emotions: Throw it away. After finishing this stone, I can marry a wife, have children, and reach the peak of my life. With a "boom", Natsuki Subaru was swept up by the sound wave and fell hard to the ground. Sand and dust roared in my ears, and I could only vaguely hear the EMT sobbing in the distance, "Woo, 486, you are showing the flag."

Where is this, ah, I fell on the grass. Emilia Carbon is safe! ha. Hey, hey, why are the grasses on the ground all black? Oh, it feels so uncomfortable in the lungs, maybe these black grasses got in! It's not good, why does it hurt so much to even raise my head? I want to take a look at her again. Even if it's just a glance from a distance.

Blurred, smoke and dust disrupted vision and thinking. The eyelids are getting heavier and heavier, the darkness is getting deeper and deeper, and everything around is quiet, even the subtle "swishing" sound of dust hitting the eyelashes is so distinct. The distance is so far, the explosion just now should not burn Emilia Carbon. I finally helped her. Ahem, but I don’t want to die. I don’t want to do it again. This dark mist is so painful to squeeze. ah!

Well, forget it. Let's do it again. I'm willing to suffer hundreds of times for Emilia Carbon's smile.

Suddenly, the eyelids that were struggling to open were stung by the light. My eyes were dim and bright again, "Has death returned again?" But why was the grass under me so soft? But why is it so comfortable this time?

The face of the elf angel with semi-smooth hair finally appeared in his eyes. Oh my God, could this dreamlike touch be... "Well, that is a knee pillow."

The voice of the EMT is truly as sweet as the sounds of nature. Natsuki Subaru felt that the sting he felt when he woke up disappeared in an instant, and the smile in front of him was enough to cure everything. Now, I really want to stay at this moment forever...

The gentle breeze blows through the emerald green and bright red, thin and rustling, as if the earth is made to chuckle by the warm light of the sun. The figure in his eyes had his silver hair disturbed by the gentle breeze. She was crying, no, she seemed to be smiling. After all, I am laughing, and my tears are sweet. I deliberately teased the few strands of silver hanging down from her chest. I blew out a breath and blew the hair. The hair flew past my face, which made me itch. In a daze, I seemed to catch a touch of blue in the silver ribbon... What is it?

——486 What are you staring at the sky?

——Ah, haha, the blue sky is so beautiful, but it is far behind compared to Emilia Tan’s smiling face...

Emilia was defeated Rem, Crusch, Earth Dragon, Twin Ponytail Loli, etc., even if they have the bonus of love at first sight in the Sausage Hunting Chapter, they are all insignificant. The reason is obvious. Rem has been accompanying Natsuki Subaru since her debut, and has gone through three chapters: Warcraft Unrest, Brainless King Selection, and Hunting the White Whale. Although the overall quality of these three chapters is mixed, a 9-point rating for Rem's performance is not enough. I would like to ask whether a otaku would choose a president of the Appearance Association who falls in love at first sight, or a gentle and virtuous wife who stays with him for a long time?

Ha, of course it’s the president. You can throw it away after using it, and then you can pick it up and continue using it when you think of it. As for the president, he has appearance, status, topics and excitement, so he should not miss the opportunity. As for the other candidates, they are really meager. They perform amazingly in the early stage, but pale in the later stage and become fertile ground that is not even considered as a green leaf. What caused this sense of subtlety may be space limitations, or it may be the inevitable conflict of settings. In short, in terms of the result: it was not handled well. Criticism index 4 points.

Apart from these minor flaws, this half-year series is still quite good, several levels higher than the second season of a certain foodie that was terrible and the joke hegemony Iron Fortress. It's quite average, with a slight highlight being the amazing performance of the voice actors. After the old sword ghost slaughtered the white whale, when he shouted "Auntie washes the railway" alone to the sky, he was looking at it with a complaining mood, which made me a little misty-eyed. Although the emotional interplay between the old man and the former sword master is not very delicate, given the theme of "love" and the old man's hard roar, there is no reason not to be moved by it? (The young man next to you should learn from this. Yes, I am talking about you, 486).

The protagonist is the highlight this time. Many fans use their otaku status as a shield to push 486 all the way to the position of almost the best actor in 2016. Is being an otaku really a good excuse? For the same test paper, those who can score 99 out of 100 will be scolded, and those who should fail the exam will be praised highly if they score 61. This is correct from the perspective of caring for lagging students, but don’t ignore how to improve yourself. There is only the fact that it is 61 points. The same thing was done once by Big Fish Fan this year, and now 486 fans have done it again. It is estimated that there are many people overlapping. From the beginning, the ability of this series was around 78 points. If you insist on praising it as a "masterpiece", why don't you invite evil?

Calling re0 "child's play", 486 takes half of the blame, and the author takes half of the blame. If it weren't for the conscientious production team Dali Nai, this episode really shouldn't have such a big impact.

Judging from the current good situation of the October series, the animation quality in the second half of this year is generally higher. Passion for sports, suspense that appeals to everyone, healing warmth, and soft style of painting... Not only are they of high quality and have a variety of tastes, but most of them are high-quality products that will not step into the pitfalls of "hegemony". In light of the recent public opinion about pills in the industry, this may be the last wave of masterpieces to blow out in a short period of time. Cherish watching movies, support more genuine ones, be less anxious and angry, watch more and argue less, ask more questions and show off less. This is the correct posture for watching movies.

The last sentence: ed STYX HELIX, listen to it a hundred times and never get tired of it.