Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Frozen Bond
Seen it?2019 | 76 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for anyone curious about anime and fantasy readers. Made in the anime tradition: bold, emotional and willing to go dark. A good follow-up to Princess Mononoke. Its magic has rules, and the story plays by them.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Paced for all ages, at 1 hr 16 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you can't get past animation (your loss).
A prequel story set seven years before the beginning of the Re:ZERO series. Emilia lives in a secluded forest covered in snow with the spirit Puck. The forest holds a secret: the elves who once lived there have been frozen into ice. Emilia is feared by the people living on the outskirts of the forest, but makes a humble living selling magic stones and warding off Magic Beasts. One day, however, her peaceful life is disrupted when the Great Spirit of Fire Melakuera decides to lay his judgment upon her.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
Our audience score: 66%
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Masaharu Watanabe, Kenichi Kawamura
- Yusuke KobayashiSubaru Natsuki (voice)
- Rie TakahashiEmilia (voice)
- Yumi UchiyamaPuck (voice)
- Inori MinaseRem (voice)
- Rie MurakawaRam (voice)
- Satomi AraiBeatrice (voice)
- Takehito KoyasuRoswaal L. Mathers (voice)