A Man of the Empire - Re:Zero Arc 7, Phase 8 | Summary & Analysis
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2023
- The battles at the Imperial Capital of Lupugana come to a head. Todd vs Otto, Petra & Medium... Priscilla & Yorna vs Arakiya, The Shudraq vs Moguro, and last but not least, Chisha Gold vs Fate. Come see the fruits of Subaru's camps labors.
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A man whose blood would boil once the gauntlet was thrown down, a man whose spirits would rise more and more upon the realization that his enemy was a mighty one indeed, a man whose soul would ignite as a means to fell his opponent. That was a man of the Empire.
Another connection between Emilia and Madelyn is neither understand their emotions. Emilia haven't recognised her obvious feelings for Subaru as love and Madelyn can't progress her grief of losing Balleroy so she lashes out in anger.
Casually changes the whole readers perspective propelling Chisha to a god tier character in one chapter
Vincent calculated and planned for everything, except for one tiny, little thing: Chisha being really, really gay for him.
“not having relations with women was part of my master plan”, yea that master plan being GAY SEX with chisha
Roswaal: first time, eh?
On the way to 3 hour length videos soon
Arc 8 spoilers:
The video where he discusses Chapter 6, Chapter 11, and Chapter 12 might just be that long...
And here we are at the finale of arc 7, and now to arc 8.
Also great video Asa.
you’re the best re zero channel right now 🔥
An hour and 40 minutes of Asa's Re: Zero content? Christmas must’ve come early
Whyyyyyy did you make this so amazing 😭 I'm far from my reread of all this so getting hyped over arcs 7/8 is so tough.
You're bang on about the whole being cast in the same roles as Flügel Satella and so on as well! I also want to say that Tappei's regular use of resurrection, "zombies" and the likes suggests that not only is the struggle of our characters one against the role they've been forced into, but that the history of people who had previously fulfilled their roles will be a part of what attempts to force them into it. I'm not looking forward to Flugel or Satella coming back or something, I don't know about Satella exactly but in general the idea of any of them coming back will be a huge confrontation rather than the end of a power fantasy. Witch factor holders especially seem to be almost cast specifically to haunt this world with the legacy of their history, becoming a part of the very negative legacy which shaped them into such disasters. I mean even Regulus, though what shaped him is just the witch factor since he already sucked.
So I do think it's likely that Flugel and others could appear in the end, but as part of another nightmare rather than as characters awaiting redemption. I think people waiting for their redemption are pretty silly, since whether or not they have good reasons doesn't change that thematically, they are an obstacle to characters whose whole thing is not wallowing in the past and giving up on everything because the future is set. Subaru will probably end up kind of forgiving as well, but that doesn't mean redemption to me since Subaru basically never stops forgiving people.
What makes the Witch Factor Holder part interesting is their star name almost always lining up with their powers. I believe I touched on this in the past but it's almost as if even their names have been decided far before their birth/obtaining of the witch factor. Just another part of fate
@@AsarathaHSYT I don't like throwing in Pandora's name on a whim, but she had at least a say in one of the names. Petelgeuse's name before he took in the Witch Factor was Geuse. I don't know why she named him that, if it was fate and it was just supposed to happen. Or if she fulfilled some purpose that she was given, perhaps by the Observers.
Chisha....
I've been looking forward for this
-Count Dooku
When it comes to all of the conflicts with the Stargazers and Observers, the inescapable deaths at the Gladiator Island, and the looming Great Disaster, it almost feels like the so-called “antagonist” of Arc 7 is the very concept of fate itself, which Ubilk is a stand-in for. The close relationship between this arc and fate, a notion that has been prevalent from the very beginning of the series, is something that often goes unmentioned or unexplored when people discuss or critique it. Though it only happened a couple of times throughout the video, it was pretty sick to hear your thoughts on the interactions that certain characters have had with fate. Of course, this whole video cooked.
Also, can you believe that people say that Arc 8 is boring and will have no overarching consequences for the series when we have still have major plotlines that will impact the future to deal with like Subaru's infantilization, Rui's relationship to the Witch Cult, the cooking with Garfiel that has been steadily building up since Volume 32, the ramifications of Royal Selection camps visiting foreign nations, what Heinkel and Priscilla choose to do, the four country destroying disasters, Sphinx's mere presence as the one raising zombies and how she may impact other characters (Including Omega), the opportunity for us to finally gain a greater understanding of Al's identity, and probably _more_ things that I'm forgetting? It's kinda crazy and sad how people are devaluing just how much Arc 8 has going on for it, *even if we limit the criteria to main cast members* who will continue to appear in future arcs.
Arc 7/8 is the peak, the pinnacle, the apex of re zero. And I expect to feel this way about every subsequent arc, because only someone who doesn't think Tappei intends this to be one maybe epic and filled with subplots but still thoroughly interconnected story with one conclusion.
I recently thought about this in another comment, but I think arc 6 actually causes the problem of audience expectations being dashed in arc 7. I love arc 6 sure! But it's not somehow spectacularly better than every other arc. Not thematically or otherwise. I think it was just much MUCH easier to love for many readers, because it dropped the use of so many povs which had built through arcs 4/5 only for them to explode afterwards.
Changes in style between arcs were always a thing, but I feel like arc 6 is one which is much more comfortable for many readers than any arcs other than the earliest ones.
We’re also getting Garfiels and Priscillas named chapter in this arc if I remember correctly.
And Anastasia also has her own agenda. I think she’s looking for someone. I wonder how that is going to turn out.
@@letsplaysaschagd9331 Oh, hey Sascha. We've only received confirmation for Cecilus's named chapter. However, Garfiel was supposed to have his named chapter in the original version of Arc 7, before it was altered to take place in Vollachia. However, seeing as the main antagonist is someone who shares her appearance with his grandmother figure... It's a safe bet to guess that he'll get his own dedicated chapter filled with peak fiction. (Arc 8 spoilers below)
Anastasia's looking for someone, you say? She was originally helping in the search for Subaru, but now that there's need for that, she just acting as an emissary for Kararagi's League of Cities in response to the PPZ-style zombie attack that took the lives of 2000 people and the Great Disaster's zombies in Vollachia. Wasn't that right, or was there an implication that pointed to something else?
Tappei said his favorite moment is in arc 7 and arc8(now 9) do you think the arc 7 one has happened yet or still to come in ?.
Also peeps are really underestimating all the action set pieces we have got like its pretty crazy shit happening, they take for grranted
@@MrTimeattacker The author only said Arc 7, not Arc 7 and Arc 8 (Now Arc 9). I've posted the source is at the end of the comment. Anyhow, this would mean that it's limited to this part of the story and it won't extend in Arc 9. As for whether or not it has already happened... I'm not sure. We'll need to wait and see.
Q: Mr. Cat’s favorite story is which chapter of which arc? (Both in the normal liking it sense, and in the super-sadistic sense)
A: It’ll come around arc 7.
There's also another Q&A about the scene he wants to write most being in Arc 9 or Arc 10, which you can find by checking the arc pages on the Re:Zero Wiki. All of the future arcs have their own pages with sources for what the author has said regarding future events.
My goodness what an absolute unit. Your video's are truly peak re:zero content, and I hope s3 of re:zero will bring more attention to the channel. You more than deserve it. I look firward to the arc 7 review!
This is so peak omg
Peak video, peak phase. Dropping a comment to encourage the youtube algorithm.
Your narration is gold, you have no idea how much i anticipate each new video in this series!
i have been waiting for this all week
i feel bad that im not as into the other content you make but the re;zero work is the only of its kind on youtube to consisely break down the phases in the arcs with good comentary. o thanks for the good videos man. ill try to watch your others.
My theory is that Flugel is Subaru's dad Kenichi. There's a lot of references to Subarus father both before and after arc 4. "What type of cruel person would name you after a star?" : Beatrice
Chisha gold is the goat for arc 7 in terms of the story and todd is the best villain in re zero so far after seeing chisha gold story this Arc became kind of good finally someone beside Subaru and todd is carrying the Arc 7 story man what a goat he is
this is amazing dude
Yooo
Nice video as usual
I can’t even imagine the amount of time and effort you would have to give to create a 1+ hour vid of this quality. We’re eating good tonight!!
Ayyy let’s go I was waiting for this
Thanks for grazing youtube with the summary masterpiece of a goat series and phase it was worth the wait and I can't wait till arc 8 ❤❤
Jesus dude your Re:Zero content is so dope can’t wait for arc 8 part 1
Keep up the good work😎👍
Thank you
almost 2 hours? gawd youre spoiling us
this is amazing, thank you for your effort!!
PEAK Fiction 🔥 and PEAK video
Sweet!
its kind of ironic i see people talk about “media literacy” in the re zero community very often. i love the community, ive been around since basically the beginning of the english side of re zero. but im not lying when i see most re zero fans are a little pretentious and full of themselves
thats why its really refreshing seeing your take on the series. you actually understand what tappei is going for, and criticize shit that makes sense. i dont always see the criticisms you have, but i understand why you think them and they’re super reasonable. and obviously i dont want to watch videos just to see someone have the same opinion as me. and these vids are so well made.
at first i watched ur stuff cuz id been away for some time. like 2 years and i wanted a refresher on arc 5-7.5. but then i started coming back after every phase. you always catch stuff i missed and make connections i didn’t see.
im really excited to see what you think of beginning of arc 8! so. damn. good. i was always an arc 7 believer and now i see the vision. it was a perfect setup to everything. and arc 8 is the payoff, i always wondered why the name of both arcs were a little lame compared to other arcs. but i see the significance of it now. such a genius transition
The music you use is nostalgic, is it a darkest dungeon loading screen?
That was indeed one of them!
wait so is abel the same as vincent? And is vincent fighting against subaru or with? I got lost trying to keep track of everyone's names 😅
What happened at Chaos Flame ? Was the shadow Satella ? The last thing I remember from this part is the 11 seconds of death against Olbart.
I imagine so - afterall remember subaru was teleported at the end of arc 6 when satella showed up, so it only makes sense if the same happened in Chaosflame too
chaosflame was almost completely destroyed, mostly due to satella but yorna also “sacrificed” her city to blow up satellas shadow. or maybe just her castle, i dont remember. but she chose to save her people instead of holding onto her city because they can always rebuild.
then abel and co, which was chaos flame citizens, yorna, al, medium, taritta, etc went back to guaral city. which was the place subaru and abel crossdressed and gained the support of zikr, the afro simp dude. rem, flop, and priscilla had stayed behind. coincidentally, the emilia camp also arrived. which was emilia, garfiel, beatrice, petra, otto, frederica. ram and roswaal were doing other shit.
guaral was attacked by madelyn, she kidnapped flop and rem since flop knew someone important to her and rem could heal flops grievous wounds. emilia camp barely missed them but saved the city.
then abel showed up and had readied himself to attack the capital, which is where this phase and the last take place. chisha and bersetz had betrayed him and taken the throne. so abel was gonna take it back now he gathered so many factions over the course of arc 7. emilia camp also had reason go there, since they figured out rem was taken there. and subaru may likely end up there too because of all the things going.
thats whats basically going one. during all this, subaru was teleported to gladiator island. he conquered it, as our goat usually does, gained their loyalty after typical subaru suffering and now charged onto the battlefield. angry at abel for stringing him along and manipulating things.
subarus main goal was to show up, save as many lives as possible, and fuck up whatever is going on here. however, he is too late. abel was already winning the battle, especially after beatrice stopped vincent/chishas only trump card. so he was asking him to stop. only for chisha to take the death that was prophesied. basically, chisha did all that to save vincent. he played the role of villain for this purpose
imagine if luffy ad subaru became freinds that would be mega op
It seems FFXIV OST really goes well with everything haha. Great vid Asa!
ambassing
how am i able to comment on this
SHEEESH Arc 7 is 🔥 I wish Subaru would use unseen hand more.
Did you read the brotherhood of pleadise SS ?
Not yet. Please don't spoil it. 🙏
@@ShadowKoto I won't dare 🤣 it's too good to be spoiled
@@ShadowKotowe never will, the only thing spoiling it between us would be you not reading it 😭
The true goat was chisha all along
If we're going by the power system in re zero then given the amount battle experience Al should be on the same level as Heinkel
18 years of battle experience combined with the time spent looping should make him stronger
Of course being Heinkel level would make him strong enough to handle normal enemies but weak enough to die against higher opponents like Subaru would
You could become even stronger by dropping the mindset of using lives and actually striving to become stronger. It would be similar to how Julius's change in prospective allowed him to become stronger
Phase 9 pls
There is no phase 9, arc 7 has ended and it's arc 8 phase 1 after this
Tod is really² annoying his cunning.