Read on Twitter
re: zero episode 18 hits different right now. i have some perspective i didn& #39;t have back when i first watched this anime. honestly re-watching it has encouraged a lot of reflection. because tbqh subaru through most of the show reminds me a bit of myself, past and present
to make it clear, i know he was full of shit for a long while, and in the wrong pretty often. he was self centred, naive, brash, petulant at times, and many other things. he embodies traits and behaviours i couldn& #39;t (or wouldn& #39;t) recognise in myself Years ago. and he does it all
to project a particular image of himself, itself misguided and stupid. maybe in another anime i would Hate a character like this, but here it& #39;s written pretty well. he& #39;s made to confront the ugliest parts of himself, he& #39;s forced to grow past his limited mindset
he becomes more capable of recognising other people& #39;s wills and interests beyond the scope of anything that serves his own delusions about the world. seeing his journey brings to mind some of my own memories and experiences, how i& #39;ve grown and how i can still improve
like legitimately re: zero is really good, for a few reasons, but the big one for me is the characters and subaru himself the prime one. i like how he& #39;s used partly as a means to show the flaws in certain ways of thinking and certain behaviours, because again Self Reflection
