HuluRe: Zero - Starting Life in Another World (2016–)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Left
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.0
Overview
Suddenly, high school student Subaru Natsuki has been summoned to another world on the way back from the convenience store. With the biggest crisis of his life being summoned to another world, and with no sign of the one...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Apple TVBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
FemPower: Yes
Overview
Suddenly, high school student Subaru Natsuki has been summoned to another world on the way back from the convenience store. With the biggest crisis of his life being summoned to another world, and with no sign of the one...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
HuluPrime VideoApple TVDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Left
Primary
The series primarily explores universal themes of personal growth, empathy, and resilience in the face of overwhelming odds, focusing on individual character development and interpersonal relationships rather than advocating for specific political ideologies or systemic changes.
Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World, as a Japanese anime, presents a diverse cast of fantasy characters without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative does not critically portray traditional identities, with its male protagonist framed neutrally to positively, and themes of prejudice are explored within the fantasy context rather than as a direct critique of real-world traditional identities.
Secondary
The series features Felix Argyle, a gender non-conforming male character who presents femininely. His portrayal is consistently positive, depicting him as a skilled, respected, and complex individual whose identity is accepted without ridicule or negative consequence within the narrative, contributing to an affirming net impact.
The show features Elsa Granhiert, a highly skilled assassin, who repeatedly engages in and wins close-quarters physical fights using knives against the male character Subaru Natsuki. Her victories are due to her combat skill.
The anime adaptation of "Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World" maintains the established genders of all significant characters as depicted in the original light novel series. No character canonically established as one gender in the source material is portrayed as a different gender in the show.
The characters in "Re: Zero" are original to a fantasy light novel series, not based on real-world historical figures or pre-existing characters with established real-world racial identities. The anime adaptation maintains consistency with the source material's depictions.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.1
7.8
Critic Ratings
N/A
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