History Anime / ReCreators

''Re:CREATORS'' is an original anime by Studio Creator/{{TROYCA}}, written by Rei Hiroe, creator of ''Manga/BlackLagoon'', and directed by Ei Aoki (who co-wrote the script along with Hiroe) of ''Literature/FateZero'' and ''Anime/AldnoahZero'' fame. The anime aired from April 8 to September 16, 2017, for 22 episodes.

''Re:CREATORS'' is a Spring 2017 original anime by Studio Creator/{{TROYCA}}. Created by Rei Hiroe, the mangaka behind ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' and directed by Ei Aoki of ''Literature/FateZero'' and ''Anime/AldnoahZero'' fame. Re:CREATORS follows a group of fictional characters that travel to our world and search for their creators. The first episode premiered on April 8th, 2017.

''Re:CREATORS'' is a Spring 2017 original anime by Studio Creator/{{TROYCA}}. Created by Rei Hiroe, the mangaka behind ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' and directed by Ei Aoki of ''LightNovel/FateZero'' and ''Anime/AldnoahZero'' fame. Re:CREATORS follows a group of fictional characters that travel to our world and search for their creators. The first episode premiered on April 8th, 2017.

** The characters' natural heroism is also deconstructed. But unlike [[Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica other]] [[LightNovel/FateZero franchises]] that deconstruct the morals behind heroism, ''Re:CREATORS'' instead asks the question of what is means to be a hero, especially coming from characters with different origins, ideals and powers. Do they attempt to save their own world at the expense of others (Aliceteria) or do they attempt to work together and save all worlds (Selesia and Meteora)?

* AlternateSelf: According to Meteora, the Creations that [[spoiler:died in the real world]] are merely alternate versions of the original characters who still reside in their respective stories. Although those characters are still [[spoiler:alive elsewhere in the multiverse, they have no memories or recollection about what happened in the real world, which means that, emotionally and psychologically, they are not the same characters we have come to know across the series. Though one would also assume that their Creators, if still alive (which Meteora's is not), will have been influenced, or indeed scarred, by what happened to their Real Life counterparts and write that into their future stories, allowing them to live on that way]].

* InnocentCohabitation: Averted and lampshaded. Although Souta is the first person to meet half of the Creations known to us, the characters quickly decide that it would be easier for girls to live with Marine as with another girl than with a young boy. Plus Marine lives alone, whereas Souta would have some 'splainin to do to his mother.

''Re:CREATORS'' is a Spring 2017 original anime by Studio Creator/{{TROYCA}}. Created by Rei Hiroe, the mangaka behind ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' and directed by Ei Aoki of ''LightNovel/FateZero'' and ''Anime/AldnoahZero'' fame. Re:CREATORS follows a group of fictional characters that travel to our world and search for their creators. The first episode premiered on [[Spring2017Anime April 8th, 2017]].

* EarnYourHappyEnding: The show ends with [[spoiler:Sota and Meteora, who are working on their debut novels]] and enduring a traumatic but rewarding experience from the series.

* UnwittngInstigatorOfDoom: Had they known what would have almost happened to their world, [[spoiler:the people flinging accusations of plagerism to Setsuna]] might have thought twice... This is doubly true for [[spoiler:Souta who regretted his actions the most given how closely related he was to Setsuna and how he saw firsthand the consequences of their actions.]]

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant No relation to]] ''[[LightNovel/ReZero Re:Zero]]''.

* UnwittngInstigatorofDoom: Had they known what would have almost happened to their world, [[spoiler:the people flinging accusations of plagerism to Setsuna]] might have thought twice... This is doubly true for [[spoiler:Souta who regretted his actions the most given how closely related he was to Setsuna and how he saw firsthand the consequences of their actions.]]

* RealityWarpingIsNotAToy: What the Military Uniform Princess aims for with her scheme and in #4, Meteora expresses her concern that the sudden appearance of so many people who should not exist in the real world, and their ability to violate the laws of physics with their powers, could cause damage to the very fabric of reality if they stay too long.
** [[spoiler:Also works against Altair. Her more powerful RealityWarper abilities are conflicting with more of the world's laws than the other Creations, meaning that using them too much could result in her being forcefully returned into her own story.]]

* AsHimself: Voice actresses Creator/MikakoKomatsu (Selesia) and Creator/SoraAmamiya (Rui) appear on stage as themselves in Episode 16 and act as the hosts of the Elimination Chamber Festival throughout the final act.
** Komatsu being cast as Selesia and Amamiya as Rui somehwat a reversal of their common typecastings; Komatsu has voiced a significant number of a characters who are young boys like Rui.

* BeingGoodSucks: Seems to be one of the show's themes, at least for what concerns the Creations. In the end [[spoiler:The unambiguously good guys either [[SenselessSacrifice die]] or are incapacitated, the morally gray Blitz survives the ordeal without a scratch and gets back his daughter, while the BigBad and the ObviouslyEvil character not only [[KarmaHoudini never get any punishment]] but also get exactly what they wanted and were pretty much unopposed from the start.]] No wonder that the show gets sometimes accused of [[TooBleakStoppedCaring being too dark for its own good.]]

* BreakingTheFourthWall: While the show doesn't shy away from LeaningOnTheFourthWall from time to time, Episode 13 straight up obliterates it to ''Film/KissKissBangBang'' levels, complete with LemonyNarrator and SelfDeprecation humors.

* CentralTheme: Psychological study of the process of creating a fictional story and their perception by the audience.

%%* UnwittngInstigatorofDoom: How aware Altair's fanbase was regarding her plan to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy all reality for real and not for show]] is anyone's guess; but had she succeeded, they'd have all been killed by her as well.

* CentralTheme: Psychological study of the process of creating fictional story and their perception by the audience.

* SenseFreak: The Creations mention several times how much tastier the food from the real world is, compared to the one from their worlds, and they are often seen happily gorging on it. One of the more extreme examples witnessed in episode 7 when Magane has a {{Beergasm}} after drinking from a milk carton. [[BigEater Meteora]] theorizes this is due to Creators not putting much thought into the details of the food in their stories, making food in the story worlds taste fairly bland and one-note compared to the food in the world of the Creators.

** Meteora explains that when a fictional character is appears in the real world, their traits and abilities are subjected to the real world's natural laws, because the world is trying to make sense of characters whose powers and abilities can defy logic and reality. If so many fictional characters appear at once, all sense of stability and normality will be lost, causing the end of every world.
** The government was aware of the presence of the Created as well as accept their existence since ''none'' of them were making any attempt to hide their presence, and everybody has a cellphone and can either take a video, picture, or call the authorities. All the government could manage to do was change some reports and rely on reporters' already existing belief that nobody in their right mind would believe that fictional characters are appearing in the real world.

** In-universe, Mamika says a couple times she's "Magical Slayer Mamika", the name of the show she comes from.

* TrappedInTVLand: In the first episode, Sōta is inexplicably transported into the episode of ''Elemental Symphony of Vogelchevalier'' he was watching on his tablet. Fortunately he's returned home after a few minutes, but Selesia is pulled back with him. Nakanogane also went to Kanoya's show temporarily before he's summoned.

** Episode 8 has [[spoiler:the group all learning of Altaïr's origins and who her creator is, but no one has any idea that Sota's actually connected to them. Magane, however, overhears his talk with Mamika, pieces things together and proceeds to blackmail him. Meanwhile, Mamika decides to confront Altaïr over her plans and, while attempting to dissuade her from the warpath, gets impaled for her efforts. She lives just long enough to set off a Magical Splash Flare that [[FantasticNuke utterly destroys Altair's base and everything around it.]]]]

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Pretty much all of the fictional characters: Selesia Yupitilia, Meteora Österreich, Aliceteria February, etc.

* AlternateSelf: According to Meteora, the Creations that [[spoiler:died in the real world]] are merely alternate versions of the original characters who still reside in their respective stories. Although those characters are still [[spoiler:alive elsewhere in the multiverse, they have no memories or recollection about what happened in the real world, which means that, emotionally and psychologically, they are not the same characters we have come to know across the series]].