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* Subaru's [[CruelAndUnusualDeath infamous death]] by [[KillerRabbit Great Rabbit]] in episode 8 of season 2 is already atrocious enough (and even more horrific in the Web Novel/Light Novel); but [[ItGetsWorse it most definitely gets worse]] when one remembers that Subaru found the entire Sanctuary empty (something which is hinted at via Subaru's look of sheer disgust, though not explicitly stated, when Echidna describes the Mabeast to him). Imagine [[NauseaFuel Subaru's already extremely gross and disturbing death scene,]] but [[NightmareFuel on the scale of an entire village]] full of innocent people, including ''[[DeathOfAChild children]]'', as well as the characters we've grown to know and love like Ram or Emilia, panicking as they're all gruesomely and painfully EatenAlive. The Rabbit definitely feasted well on that loop...

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* Subaru's [[CruelAndUnusualDeath infamous infamous]] [[EatenAlive death]] by [[KillerRabbit Great Rabbit]] in episode 8 of season 2 is already atrocious enough (and even more horrific in the Web Novel/Light Novel); but [[ItGetsWorse it most definitely gets worse]] when one remembers that Subaru found the entire Sanctuary empty (something which is hinted at via Subaru's look of sheer disgust, though not explicitly stated, when Echidna describes the Mabeast to him). Imagine [[NauseaFuel Subaru's already extremely gross and disturbing death scene,]] but [[NightmareFuel on the scale of an entire village]] full of innocent people, including ''[[DeathOfAChild children]]'', as well as the characters we've grown to know and love like Ram or Emilia, panicking as they're all gruesomely and painfully EatenAlive. The Rabbit definitely feasted well on that loop...
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* Subaru's [[CruelAndUnusualDeath infamous death]] by [[KillerRabbit Great Rabbit]] in episode 8 of season 2 is already atrocious enough (and even more horrific in the Web Novel/Light Novel); but [[ItGetsWorse it most definitely gets worse]] when one remembers that Subaru found the entire Sanctuary empty (something which is hinted at via Subaru's look of sheer disgust, though not explicitly stated, when Echidna describes the Mabeast to him in the next episode of the anime). Imagine [[NauseaFuel Subaru's already extremely gross and disturbing death scene,]] but [[NightmareFuel on the scale of an entire village]] full of innocent people, including ''[[DeathOfAChild children]]'', as well as the characters we've grown to know and love like Ram or Emilia, panicking as they're all gruesomely and painfully EatenAlive. The Rabbit definitely feasted well on that loop...

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* Subaru's [[CruelAndUnusualDeath infamous death]] by [[KillerRabbit Great Rabbit]] in episode 8 of season 2 is already atrocious enough (and even more horrific in the Web Novel/Light Novel); but [[ItGetsWorse it most definitely gets worse]] when one remembers that Subaru found the entire Sanctuary empty (something which is hinted at via Subaru's look of sheer disgust, though not explicitly stated, when Echidna describes the Mabeast to him in the next episode of the anime).him). Imagine [[NauseaFuel Subaru's already extremely gross and disturbing death scene,]] but [[NightmareFuel on the scale of an entire village]] full of innocent people, including ''[[DeathOfAChild children]]'', as well as the characters we've grown to know and love like Ram or Emilia, panicking as they're all gruesomely and painfully EatenAlive. The Rabbit definitely feasted well on that loop...

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* Why was the letter intended for Emilia blank in the final episodes of Season 1? Because Subaru entrusted ''Rem'' with writing it - and since she fell victim to Gluttony's effect, her handwriting was erased. Which also means that it's theoretically possible to deduce Rem's fate as early as when Ram intercepts Subaru's party.


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* Subaru's [[CruelAndUnusualDeath infamous death]] by [[KillerRabbit Great Rabbit]] in episode 8 of season 2 is already atrocious enough (and even more horrific in the Web Novel/Light Novel); but [[ItGetsWorse it most definitely gets worse]] when one remembers that Subaru found the entire Sanctuary empty (something which is hinted at via Subaru's look of sheer disgust, though not explicitly stated, when Echidna describes the Mabeast to him in the next episode of the anime). Imagine [[NauseaFuel Subaru's already extremely gross and disturbing death scene,]] but [[NightmareFuel on the scale of an entire village]] full of innocent people, including ''[[DeathOfAChild children]]'', as well as the characters we've grown to know and love like Ram or Emilia, panicking as they're all gruesomely and painfully EatenAlive. The Rabbit definitely feasted well on that loop...
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* In the first episode when Subaru exchanges names, Puck's reaction to the name "Satella" is total shock. Her response of Surprise when Subaru says its a beautiful name is equally shocking. When followed up by Puck's comment about poor taste, the ambiguity is nothing short of brilliant once you know how most people in that world view that name.

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* In the first episode when Subaru exchanges names, Puck's reaction to the name "Satella" is total shock. Her response of Surprise surprise when Subaru says its a beautiful name is equally shocking.strange. When followed up by Puck's comment about poor taste, the ambiguity is nothing short of brilliant once you know how most people in that world view that name.
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* Episode 50 when Emilia says to Subaru about being pregnant because they kissed. It's funny until you remember the end of episode 36... specifically, the part where Emilia kisses him just before he dies. Suddenly, you can't help but feel grateful for Annerose's missinformation.

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* Episode 50 when Emilia says to Subaru about being pregnant because they kissed. It's funny until you remember the end of episode 36... specifically, the part where Emilia kisses him just before he dies. Suddenly, you can't help but feel grateful for Annerose's missinformation.misinformation.
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* Episode 50 when Emilia says to Subaru about being pregnant because they kissed. It's funny until you remember the end of episode 36... specifically, the part where Emilia kisses him just before he dies. Suddenly, you can't help but feel grateful for Puck's prank.

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* Episode 50 when Emilia says to Subaru about being pregnant because they kissed. It's funny until you remember the end of episode 36... specifically, the part where Emilia kisses him just before he dies. Suddenly, you can't help but feel grateful for Puck's prank.Annerose's missinformation.
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* Episode 50 when Emilia says to Subaru about being pregnant because they kissed. It's funny until you remember the end of episode 36... specifically, the part where Emilia kisses him just before he dies.

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* Episode 50 when Emilia says to Subaru about being pregnant because they kissed. It's funny until you remember the end of episode 36... specifically, the part where Emilia kisses him just before he dies. Suddenly, you can't help but feel grateful for Puck's prank.
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* Episode 50 when Emilia says to Subaru about being pregnant because they kissed. At first, it's funny, but then you remember the end of episode 36... specifically, the part where Emilia kisses him just before he dies.

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* Episode 50 when Emilia says to Subaru about being pregnant because they kissed. At first, it's funny, but then It's funny until you remember the end of episode 36... specifically, the part where Emilia kisses him just before he dies.
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** Tsugihagu If -> Gluttony, as the amnesiac Subaru tries hopelessly to piece together his sense of self based on others' memories of himself; the process he uses to learn these memories is very similar to the memory-stealing powers of the (multiple) Archbishops of Gluttony.

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** Tsugihagu If -> Gluttony, as the amnesiac Subaru tries hopelessly to piece together his sense of self based on others' memories of himself; the process he uses to learn these memories is very similar to the memory-stealing powers of the (multiple) Archbishops of Gluttony.Gluttony.

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* Episode 50 when Emilia says to Subaru about being pregnant because they kissed. At first, it's funny, but then you remember the end of episode 36... specifically, the part where Emilia kisses him just before he dies.
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* Episode 5 when Subaru talks with Beatrice, she makes mention of wanting a way to forget or erase the memory of Subaru. Come White Whale encounters as well as the Archbishop of Gluttony's authority power and this becomes something of a foreshadowing.
* Episode 6 Subaru tells the story of the Red Ogre and Blue Ogre (Oni are Ogres in Japanese mythology). Was this an on the nose analogy of Rem and Ram? Certainly the "long journey" part by the blue Ogre is another brilliant foreshadow of what would happen to Rem in the fourth arc.
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* In the first episode when Subaru exchanges names, Puck's reaction to the name "Satella" is total shock. Her response of Surprise when Subaru says its a beautiful name is equally shocking. When followed up by Puck's comment about poor taste, the ambiguity is nothing short of brilliant once you know how most people in that world view that name.
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** Harem If -> Lust, for obvious reasons. However, it is unknown if was as serious as the other Ifs, as the author removed it.

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** Harem If -> Lust, for obvious reasons. However, it is unknown if it was as serious as the other Ifs, as the author removed it.

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** Ayamatsu -> Pride as Subaru wants to prove he's better than Reinhard and does anything possible to achieve this.
** Kasaneru -> Greed as Subaru becomes an Apostle of Greed and constantly dies to get a perfect ending regardless of the cost.
** Rem If -> Sloth as Subaru gives up and takes the easy way out.
** Oboreru -> Wrath as Subaru can only understand hatred, be it his own or someone else's.
** Harem If -> Lust for obvious reasons. However, it is unknown if was as serious as the other Ifs as the author removed it.

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** Ayamatsu -> Pride Pride, as Subaru wants to prove he's better than Reinhard and does anything possible to achieve this.
this. Subaru also goes out of his way to call himself the Archbishop of Pride in this route.
** Kasaneru -> Greed Greed, as Subaru becomes an Apostle of Greed accepts Echidna's contract and decides to constantly dies die to get a perfect ending regardless of the cost.
** Rem If -> Sloth Sloth, as Subaru gives up and takes the easy way out.
out. This, in the same arc that features Petelgeuse as the main antagonist.
** Oboreru -> Wrath Wrath, as Subaru can only understand hatred, be it his own or someone else's.
** Harem If -> Lust Lust, for obvious reasons. However, it is unknown if was as serious as the other Ifs Ifs, as the author removed it.it.
** Tsugihagu If -> Gluttony, as the amnesiac Subaru tries hopelessly to piece together his sense of self based on others' memories of himself; the process he uses to learn these memories is very similar to the memory-stealing powers of the (multiple) Archbishops of Gluttony.
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With the anime getting a second season none of this is really applicable.


* The anime ends with some unresolved plot threads, such as the royal succession and the witch's cult. However, look at the title of the final episode: "That's All This Story Is About". Those things are left unresolved because this story was never about the MythArc. The point of the story was to deconstruct the typical NEET/Gamer/Hikikomori/Otaku protagonist of these types of stories in the form of Subaru, showing what it would realistically take for someone like that to become a true hero in this scenario (the answer- '''A lot''' of hardship, work, and personal growth). By the end Subaru has grown as a person, becoming someone that can genuinely be called a hero and someone his love interest can realistically fall for. In other words, Subaru's character arc was "All This Story Is About".
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* In the first episode Subaru was talking about where was the beautiful girl who summoned him in this world...Except that it was a beautiful girl that summon him, it's just that said girl is Satella AKA the Witch of Envy.
* Why does Subaru of all people have Return by Death despite being the weakest character? Because he dies often enough that he can come across the information needed to solve the events of the arc.

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* In the first episode episode, Subaru was talking asking about where was the beautiful girl who summoned him in into this world...world... Except that it was a beautiful girl that summon summoned him, it's just that said girl is Satella Satella, AKA the Witch of Envy.
* Why does Subaru Subaru, of all people people, have Return by Death despite being the weakest character? Because he dies often enough that he can come across the information needed to solve the events of the arc.
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** Harem If -> Lust for obvious reasons. However, it is unknown if was as serious as the others If as the author removed it.

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** Harem If -> Lust for obvious reasons. However, it is unknown if was as serious as the others If other Ifs as the author removed it.
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** Harem If -> Lust for obvious reasons. However, it is unknown if was as serious as the other other If as the author removed it.

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** Harem If -> Lust for obvious reasons. However, it is unknown if was as serious as the other other others If as the author removed it.
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** Oboreru -> Wrath as Subaru can only understand hatred, be it his own or someone else's.

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** Oboreru -> Wrath as Subaru can only understand hatred, be it his own or someone else's.else's.
** Harem If -> Lust for obvious reasons. However, it is unknown if was as serious as the other other If as the author removed it.
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* The anime ends with some unresolved plot threads, such as the royal succession and the witch's cult. However, look at the title of the final episode: "That's All This Story Is About". Those things are left unresolved because this story was never about the MythArc. The point of the story was to deconstruct the typical NEET/Gamer/Hikikomori/Otaku protagonist of these types of stories in the form of Subaru, showing what it would realistically take for someone like that to become a true hero in this scenario (the answer- '''A lot''' of hardship, work, and personal growth). By the end Subaru has grown as a person, becoming someone that can genuinely be called a hero and someone his love interest can realistically fall for. In other words, Subaru's character arc was "All This Story Is About".

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* The anime ends with some unresolved plot threads, such as the royal succession and the witch's cult. However, look at the title of the final episode: "That's All This Story Is About". Those things are left unresolved because this story was never about the MythArc. The point of the story was to deconstruct the typical NEET/Gamer/Hikikomori/Otaku protagonist of these types of stories in the form of Subaru, showing what it would realistically take for someone like that to become a true hero in this scenario (the answer- '''A lot''' of hardship, work, and personal growth). By the end Subaru has grown as a person, becoming someone that can genuinely be called a hero and someone his love interest can realistically fall for. In other words, Subaru's character arc was "All This Story Is About".About".

* All of the If routes represent Subaru taking up a certain sin.
** Ayamatsu -> Pride as Subaru wants to prove he's better than Reinhard and does anything possible to achieve this.
** Kasaneru -> Greed as Subaru becomes an Apostle of Greed and constantly dies to get a perfect ending regardless of the cost.
** Rem If -> Sloth as Subaru gives up and takes the easy way out.
** Oboreru -> Wrath as Subaru can only understand hatred, be it his own or someone else's.
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* Why does Subaru of all people have Return by Death despite being the weakest character? Because he dies often enough that he can come across the information needed to solve the events of the arc.

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* Why In the first episode Subaru was talking about where was the beautiful girl who summoned him in this world...Except that it was a beautiful girl that summon him, it's just that said girl is Satella AKA the Witch of Envy.
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does Subaru of all people have Return by Death despite being the weakest character? Because he dies often enough that he can come across the information needed to solve the events of the arc.
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* Why does Subaru of all people have Return by Death despite being the weakest character? Because he dies often enough that he can come across the information needed to solve the events of the arc.

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* Why does Subaru of all people have Return by Death despite being the weakest character? Because he dies often enough that he can come across the information needed to solve the events of the arc.arc.

*The anime ends with some unresolved plot threads, such as the royal succession and the witch's cult. However, look at the title of the final episode: "That's All This Story Is About". Those things are left unresolved because this story was never about the MythArc. The point of the story was to deconstruct the typical NEET/Gamer/Hikikomori/Otaku protagonist of these types of stories in the form of Subaru, showing what it would realistically take for someone like that to become a true hero in this scenario (the answer- '''A lot''' of hardship, work, and personal growth). By the end Subaru has grown as a person, becoming someone that can genuinely be called a hero and someone his love interest can realistically fall for. In other words, Subaru's character arc was "All This Story Is About".
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Why does Subaru of all people have Return by Death despite being the weakest character? Because he dies often enough that he can come across the information needed to solve the events of the arc.

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does Subaru of all people have Return by Death despite being the weakest character? Because he dies often enough that he can come across the information needed to solve the events of the arc.
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Why does Subaru of all people have Return by Death despite being the weakest character? Because he dies often enough that he can come across the information needed to solve the events of the arc.

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