Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (season 2)

Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World is an anime adaptation of a light novel series written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Shinichirou Otsuka. On March 23, 2019, it was announced that a second season is in production.[1] The cast and staff will reprise their roles for the second season.[2] It was scheduled to premiere in April 2020, but was delayed to July 2020 due to production complications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The season will be split with the first half premiering on July 8, 2020 and the second half premiering on January 6, 2021. From episodes 1-13, the first opening is "Realize" by Konomi Suzuki while the ending theme is: "Memento" by nonoc.[4] From episodes 14-25, the second opening is: "Long Shot" by Mayu Maeshima while the ending theme is: "Believe in you" by nonoc.[5]

Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World
Season 2
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	18
Release
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original release	July 8, 2020 – present
Season chronology

Episode list

No. overall	No. in season	Title [6][lower-alpha 1]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
Part 1
26	1	"Each One's Promise" Transcription: "Sorezore no Chikai" (Japanese: それぞれの誓)	Naoko Takeichi Masaharu Watanabe	Masahiro Yokotani	July 8, 2020
After the battle with the Witch Cult, Subaru travels back to Crusch's manor with Emilia, when he discovers, to his horror, that everyone has forgotten Rem. It's revealed that she and Crusch were ambushed by the Sin Archbishop of Gluttony, Lye Batenkaitos, and Greed, Regulus Corneus. Although they fought fiercely, both ended up having their existences eaten by Lye, causing Rem to fall into a coma, with no-one but Subaru remembering her, while Crusch lost her memories. After learning what happened, a devastated Subaru commits suicide in hopes of going back in time to before the ambush and prevent it. However, it fails as he returns to after the ambush had already occurred. Subaru later attends a meeting with Emilia, the amnesiac Crusch, Felis and Wilhelm where, after a heated discussion, they decide to continue their alliance. After the meeting, Emilia comforts Subaru as he grieves for Rem.
27	2	"The Next Location" Transcription: "Tsuginaru Basho" (Japanese: 次なる場所)	Hiroyuki Tsuchiya Masaharu Watanabe	Yoshiko Nakamura	July 15, 2020
Subaru, Emilia, and Otto return to Roswaal manor with the comatose Rem, where they meet Frederica, an ex-maid who returned at Ram's request, and Petra, an Irlam villager who just started as an apprentice. While Frederica fills in Emilia, Subaru seeks out Beatrice for questions he has regarding Petelgeuse's gospel. However, she tells him to go to a place called Sanctuary for the answers; Frederica reveals that Roswaal is also currently there with Ram and some Irlam villagers. Emilia's faction thus decides to head to Sanctuary. Frederica explains it is surrounded by a barrier that locks it off from the outside world and gives Emilia a crystal to open it. As they enter Sanctuary, the crystal lights up and Emilia falls unconscious, causing Subaru to grab it off her. He is then transported to the middle of a forest where he finds an elf girl, who flees. Subaru gives chase but loses track of her at a ruin. Heading inside, Subaru once again finds himself transported, this time to an open plain where he meets a woman who introduces herself as the Witch of Greed; Echidna.
28	3	"The Long-Awaited Reunion" Transcription: "Machikaneta Saikai" (Japanese: 待ちかねた再会)	Kenichi Kawamura Masaharu Watanabe	Eiji Umehara	July 22, 2020
Subaru wonders how the long-dead Echidna can be here, to which she reveals that they are in a mental space that houses her soul before inviting him for tea. After probing each other for information for a while, Subaru recalls his objective and leaves. Waking up back at the ruin, Subaru is then attacked by Sanctuary's Guardian, Garfiel, until he mentions Frederica, causing him to stop. Subaru then meets up with the others and Garfiel escorts them to Roswaal and Ram. Roswaal reveals that Sanctuary's barrier keeps halfbreeds in, including Emilia, and that the only way to break it is to pass a trial; Roswaal attempted it but was rejected due to him not being a half-breed. Garfiel then reveals that Sanctuary's inhabitants have taken the Irlam villagers hostage and demand Emilia take the trial, which she agrees to. That evening, Emilia takes the trial at the ruin, but Subaru follows her when something seems wrong. Having been allowed to partake in the trial by Echidna, Subaru once again falls unconscious and inexplicably wakes up back in Japan.
29	4	"Parent and Child" Transcription: "Oyako" (Japanese: 親子)	Yoshito Mikamo Masaharu Watanabe	Yoshiko Nakamura	July 29, 2020
Subaru finds himself back in Japan without his memories of Lugnica, causing him to revert into a Hikikomori. Every day, his father, Kenichi, and mother, Naoko, try to encourage him to go back to school, but to no avail. Something is different this time, however, as Subaru finds himself having headaches whenever he tries to run from his problems. Seeing something is off, Kenichi takes his son for a walk. The headaches are eventually revealed to be Subaru's suppressed memories, and, after recalling everything, he comes clean to his father: growing up, Subaru was always compared to his father but found himself unable to live up to that image, leaving him without an identity of his own. Subaru tells his father that he wanted him to abandon him but also assures him that he has finally found people who accept him, and the two reconcile. The next day, Subaru prepares to go to school and his mother wishes him well, which saddens him as he knows he will likely never see his parents again. Subaru then goes to school, where he finds Echidna waiting for him.
30	5	"A Step Forward" Transcription: "Fumidashita Ippo" (Japanese: 踏み出した一歩)	Baito Akai Tomoyuki Kurokawa	Masahiro Yokotani	August 5, 2020
Echidna congratulates Subaru on clearing the first trial, overcoming his past, and reveals that there are two more. He then wakes up next to Emilia back at the ruin when she suddenly suffers a mental breakdown, having failed her own trial. He takes her back to their residence at Sanctuary where he, Otto, and Garfiel try to think of a way to get around the barrier. However, they are told by Sanctuary's elder, Ryuzu, who Subaru recognizes as the elf girl from earlier, that clearing the trials is the only way. The next day, Emilia once again tries and fails to clear the trials, though she does rely on Subaru more in Puck's absence. Subaru later has a talk with Roswaal and is angered when the latter reveals his inaction regarding the Witch Cult was because he wanted him to take the credit. Several days later, Subaru convinces the Sanctuary residents to let the Ingram Villagers go while Emilia stays behind to clear the trials. Upon returning to Roswaal Mansion, however, Subaru finds it deserted when he is suddenly stabbed in the gut before being met by the return of Elsa.
31	6	"The Maiden's Gospel" Transcription: "Shōjo no Fukuin" (Japanese: 少女の福音)	Kazuhiro Ozawa	Yoshiko Nakamura	August 12, 2020
Respawning back in the graveyard, Subaru once again comforts the crying Emilia, and proposes the idea of completing the other trials himself. This is met with disgust from Garfiel, in sharp contrast to the previous timeline, and disappointment from Emilia, who thinks he doesn't trust her. Subaru confides in Roswaal to plan to head back to the mansion early to check in with Frederica; he volunteers Ram to join him. On the road, Ram starts to have vague memories about past events, leading Subaru to tell her about Rem. At the mansion, Subaru reunites with Petra and "re-introduces" Ram to Rem. He, soon followed by Ram, try to pry information out of Frederica about why she gave them the teleporting stone, but is unable to reveal anything due to her oath. Elsa suddenly appears, holding Petra hostage, leaving the three to jump in to save her and make their escape. Ram tries to leave, infuriating Subaru at not even attempting to save Rem or Beatrice, but he's backed up by Frederica and Petra who convince her to stay and save them. Frederica transforms into a beast to fight Elsa, while the others go to rescue Rem, only to be attacked by a surprise Mabeast. Eventually, everyone except Subaru is killed, when he's confronted by Elsa while trying to find Rem. He tries to get her to say who sent her, but she only gives vague hints. As she's about to kill him, he jumps into Rem's room to protect her, only to end up in Beatrice's instead, reacting in sheer terror.
32	7	"Friend" Transcription: "Yūjin" (Japanese: ユージン)	Hiroyuki Tsuchiya Hiroyuki Shimazu	Yoshiko Nakamura	August 19, 2020
Subaru is angry at Beatrice for only saving him and attempts suicide so he can restart, but she stops him. He then notices she has what appears to be a Witch Cult Gospel and questions her until she snaps, claiming everything she did for him was under the book's orders. Elsa then finds them and kills Subaru. After respawning, Subaru once again plans to take the trial in Emilia's stead and proposes his plan in a private talk with Garfiel and a girl who looks just like Ryuzu. However, due to the miasma around him having increased from continuous respawns, they believe him to be a Witch Cultist and take him captive. Otto eventually finds him, though, and reveals that he and Ram have an escape plan. While Subaru questions his motives for helping him, Otto reveals it's because they are "friends".
33	8	"The Value of Life" Transcription: "Inochi no Kachi" (Japanese: 命の価値)	Kenichi Kawamura Baito Akai	Eiji Umehara	August 26, 2020
Despite Otto and Ram insisting they flee, Subaru decides to first confront Roswaal about Beatrice. Roswaal reveals that what Beatrice has is not a gospel but one of two Tomes of Wisdom, books that tell their reader their future, and that Subaru need only tell her that he is "that person", much to his confusion. Garfiel then finds them, forcing Subaru to flee on his land dragon, Patrasche, with help from Otto and the Ingram villagers while Ram holds him off, but he catches up and kills everyone. While Subaru makes it across the barrier, he is then teleported by Frederica's crystal and falls unconscious. Waking up back at Sanctuary sometime later, Subaru finds it abandoned before being ambushed and devoured by a horde of rabbit Mawbeasts. After respawning, Subaru is traumatized from being eaten alive until Echidna confronts him. She then reveals that she knows about Return By Death and that Subaru can freely speak about it in her space. Upon confirming this, Subaru breaks down, finally able to talk about everything he's been through, and Echidna comforts him.
34	9	"Love Love Love Love Love Love You" Transcription: "Rabu Rabu Rabu Rabu Rabu Rabu Yū" (Japanese: らぶらぶらぶらぶらぶらぶゆー)	Hiroyuki Tsuchiya Masayuki Sakoi	Yoshiko Nakamura	September 2, 2020
Echidna concludes the rabbit Mawbeasts to be the Great Rabbit; one of Three Great Mawbeasts created by the Witch of Gluttony, Daphne. She also reveals that the other Witches of Sin inhabit her space as well and offers Subaru an audience with Daphne. However, he is instead confronted by the Witch of Pride, Typhon, who shatters his body to see if he is a "sinner". Fortunately, he is healed by the Witch of Wrath, Minerva, before finally meeting Daphne. While they mostly argue about the morality of her creating the Mawbeasts, she does reveal to him that the Rabbit is attracted to strong magic. Having learned everything he could, Subaru then takes his leave. However, upon waking, he is horrified to learn that, as punishment for talking about Return By Death, Satella possessed Emilia and killed all his friends. She then proceeds to start devouring Subaru with her miasma, but he is saved by Garfiel. Meanwhile, Roswaal is being devoured by the miasma and comments Subaru will have to try harder "next time".
35	10	"I Know Hell" Transcription: "Jigoku nara Shitte iru" (Japanese: 地獄なら知っている)	Yoshito Mikamo Hiroyuki Shimazu	Masahiro Yokotani	September 9, 2020
Garfiel launches a counter-attack against Satella with an army of Ryuzu clones, but it fails and he is killed. She then begins driving Subaru mad with her miasma, but he escapes by committing suicide. After respawning, Subaru worries for Emilia and is happy to see that she's still herself. Subaru later slips away to investigate Sanctuary and discovers an abandoned lab where he finds the original Ryuzu in suspended animation. He is then confronted by Ryuzu Meyer and she explains that the clones were created by Echidna as part of an immortality experiment. She also reveals that having met Echidna makes Subaru an "Apostle of Greed", giving him command over the clones. After this, Subaru has a heart-to-heart with Emilia and convinces her to depend on him. The next morning, Subaru leaves early for the mansion by himself but is stopped by Garfiel. However, having learned from Echidna that Return By Death's lives are infinite, he isn't scared and has him back off. Upon reaching the mansion, Subaru quickly has Frederica and Petra take Rem and evacuate before confronting Beatrice.
36	11	"The Taste of Death" Transcription: "Shi no Aji" (Japanese: 死の味)	Kazuhiro Ozawa Baito Akai	Yoshiko Nakamura	September 16, 2020
Subaru takes the Tome of Wisdom from Beatrice only to find it blank. She then reveals that she is under a contract to wait for "that person" who will grant her death wish and the two get into an argument until they are interrupted by Elsa's arrival. Subaru takes Beatrice and flees but is intercepted by the Mawbeast tamer, Meili, who has already killed the others. Beatrice fights and seemingly kills Elsa but she somehow revives and stabs her in the back. Before she dies, though, Beatrice uses Frederica's crystal to teleport Subaru back to Sanctuary. Upon arrival, Subaru finds it's snowing and that Emilia has gone insane from repeatedly failing the trial. He is then confronted by Garfiel, who demands Emilia stop the snow, but Subaru deduces that this is Roswaal's doing and they confront him. Roswaal proceeds to kill Garfiel and Ram before revealing himself to be in possession of the second Tome of Wisdom and that he knows Subaru been time looping. The Great Rabbit then attacks and kills Roswaal while Subaru survives long enough to reach Emilia and die in her arms after sharing their first kiss.
37	12	"The Witches' Tea Party" Transcription: "Majo-tachi no Chakai" (Japanese: 魔女たちの茶会)	Hiroyuki Tsuchiya Masaharu Watanabe	Masahiro Yokotani	September 23, 2020
After respawning, Subaru finds himself at wit's end and decides to consult Echidna. However, he is instead put through the second trial, in which he faces scenarios where others react to his many deaths and causing him to break down. Fortunately, Rem inexplicably appears before him and calms him down. However, Subaru realizes something is wrong and it's revealed that the person before him is actually the Witch of Lust, Carmilla. Echidna, who sent her to calm Subaru, then confronts him and, after learning about his plight, offers to make a contract with him, allowing him to console her at any time. However, just as he is about to accept, the other witches interrupt and warn him not to trust Echidna. In response, Echidna comes clean to Subaru, revealing her desire for his Return By Death and that she was the one who put Beatrice in the library to await "that person", who doesn't exist. Realizing that Echidna is a sociopath, Subaru cuts ties with her but is then met by the sudden arrival of Satella.
38	13	"The Sounds That Make You Want to Cry" Transcription: "Nakitakunaru Oto" (Japanese: 泣きたくなる音)	Kazuomi Koga Akira Nishimori	Eiji Umehara	September 30, 2020
Satella confronts Subaru and tells him he should love himself more. However, hearing this by the person responsible for his suffering causes him to snap, ranting about how his life doesn't matter before attempting suicide to get out of the situation. However, Minerva revives him and Carmilla reminds him of how people grieved for him in the second trial, causing him to second guess himself. Having regained his fear of death, Subaru thanks the witches before parting ways. Waking up, Subaru is comforted by Patrasche and Otto and finds he can't take the trials anymore. He then confronts Roswaal and, after confirming they know each others' secrets, he voices his disappointment in Subaru for still not taking full advantage of his loops, revealing that he hired Elsa with the end-goal of molding him in his image; Subaru can either save the mansion or Sanctuary, not both. Realizing that Roswaal is a madman, Subaru flees and is confronted by Otto, who tells him to stop shouldering his problems alone.
Part 2
39	14	"STRAIGHT BET"	Hiroyuki Tsuchiya	Yoshiko Nakamura	January 6, 2021
Otto convinces Subaru to let him help him and together the two form a plan to defeat Roswaal. The next day, Subaru confronts Roswaal with a wager: if he saves both Sanctuary and the mansion this loop Roswaal will give up his tome. Roswaal agrees under the proviso that if he wins Subaru will follow the tome's instructions. After talking to Ryuzu about Garfiel, Subaru checks on Emilia and she tells him about her past: Puck found her frozen in ice and the two lived an isolated life until Roswaal found them and promised to save her fellow elves, who were turned into ice sculptures, should she win the Royal Selection. However, she can't remember anything from before that. Subaru manages to get Puck to appear and he reveals that their contract is suppressing Emilia's memories. Thus, deeming her to not need him anymore, he breaks it, causing him to disappear. Overcome with grief, Emilia runs away and the Ingram Villagers search for her. Garfiel helps in the search but also finds that Subaru is plotting something just as he is confronted by Otto. Meanwhile, Emilia hides out at the ruin when she is confronted by Subaru.
40	15	"Otto Suwen" Transcription: "Ottō Sūwen" (Japanese: オットー・スーウェン) "A Reason to Believe" Transcription: "Shinjiru Riyū" (Japanese: 信じる理由)	Kazuhiro Ozawa	Yoshiko Nakamura	January 13, 2021
Otto holds off Garfiel by getting him to chase after him and using his ability to talk to animals to have them make all sorts of traps. As he runs away, Otto recalls his past: he grew up as an outcast due to his ability and was constantly on the move up until he met Subaru after he and his comrades saved him from the Witch Cult. Garfiel eventually catches Otto, but Ram comes to his defense and a fight ensues. Meanwhile, at the ruin, Emilia demands Subaru reprimand her for running away. Realizing Emilia has a negativity bias toward herself, Subaru confesses to her. However, she believes he is just pushing his ideal image of her onto her again. In response, Subaru says he is aware of her flaws but loves her in spite of them. They then kiss, which Emilia does not reject, giving her the courage to believe in herself. The two then exit the ruin and find that Garfiel is waiting for them, having defeated Otto and Ram.
41	16	"Nobody Can Lift a Quain Stone Alone" Transcription: "Kuwein no Ishi wa Hitori ja Agaranai" (Japanese: クウェインの石は一人じゃ上がらない)	Kazuomi Koga	Eiji Umehara	January 20, 2021
Subaru comes to the realization that Garfiel's aggression stems from his insecurity believing that his mother left him because she believed the outside world to be preferential than staying and looking over Garfiel and Frederica in the Sanctuary. Garfiel confesses that his mother died when she was trying to leave due to a landslide and that is the reason he so desperately feels the need to fight back against Subaru's campaign to liberate the Sanctuary. Subaru is able to win in a fight against Garfiel using a power from the Envy Witch he nicknames the "Invisible Providence." Ram convinces Garfiel to confront his past and take the trial again, where he realizes that his mother left the Sanctuary to find his father. Accepting the past, he makes peace with Subaru. Emilia retakes the trial after Subaru promises to go on a proper date with her once it is all over. In the trial, Emilia finds Echidna and reveals she is a witch's daughter named the Frozen Witch.
42	17	"A Journey Through Memories" Transcription: "Kioku no Tabiji" (Japanese: 記憶の旅路)	Takashi Sakuma	Masahiro Yokotani	January 27, 2021
Emilia walks through the dream world with Echidna, encountering the memory of the Princess Room from her childhood home in the forest. Mother Fortuna is revealed to be her aunt that used to take care of her in her parents' place while they're busy. Emilia follows a spirit guide to town where Fortuna is, witnessing members of the witch cult deliver donations of books and clothing to the locals. Petelgeuse asks Fortuna about 'the seal' and she responds saying 'the seal' is fine, and that Emilia's parents would be cross if anything happens to it. Emilia continues to sneak out of the Princess Room from time to time, yet again eavesdropping on Fortuna and Petelgeuse who comes back every once in a while for deliveries and to ask about 'The Seal'. Out of curiosity, Emilia asks the spirit guide to direct her to 'The Seal'. Finding the seal to be a large black door in a middle of a clearing Emilia is disinterested. Young Emilia then gets led by the spirits to cross paths with Petelgeuse and Fortuna. Echidna tells Emilia this is where the trial will challenge her. Fortuna discovers Emilia is a spirit user while Petelgeuse accidentally mentions Emilia's parents have passed away. Fortuna promises Emilia that they will talk about her parents one day, but before Emilia could return to her Princess Room, the Sin Archbishop of the Witch of Greed, Regulus Corneas confronts them.
43	18	"The Day Betelgeuse Laughed" Transcription: "Heikeboshi no Waratta Hi" (Japanese: 平家星の笑った日)	Yoshito Mikamo	Masahiro Yokotani	February 3, 2021
44	19	"The Eternal Freezing of the Great Elior Forest" Transcription: "Eriōru Dai Shinrin no Eikyū Tōdo" (Japanese: エリオール大森林の永久凍土)	Hiroyuki Tsuchiya	Masahiro Yokotani	February 10, 2021

Notes

1. English episode titles are taken from Crunchyroll.

References

1. KADOKAWAanime (March 23, 2019). "『Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活』TVアニメーション《第2期》製作決定". YouTube. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
2. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 23, 2019). "Re:Zero Anime's Video Reveals 2nd TV Anime Season". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
3. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 9, 2020). "Re:ZERO TV Anime's 2nd Season Delayed to July". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
4. "Re:ZERO TV Anime's 2nd Season Reveals Video, More Cast, July 8 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
5. "Re:Zero Reveals Opening, Ending Theme Details for Season 2B". comicbook. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
6. "STORY - EPISODE｜TVアニメ『Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活』オフィシャルサイトト" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 8, 2020.