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I would not put too much stock into Season 3 airing next spring. They didn't even announce a release year, so while a Spring 2024 airing makes the most sense if we assume another 25 episodes (which also isn't confirmed) I think it's far too early to say that AutoSave will be late to Season 3 if they continue at their current pace. Personally, I don't think it would be that difficult to have 2 Re:Zero episodes a week for a few weeks later on if it does end up being a Spring 2024 release and they want to catch up.

baseballlover723

A pretty comprehensive guide on watching Re:Zero Season 1 You can see a comprehensive guide on the frame by frame differences of the Re:Zero directors cut here: https://myanimelist.net/featured/2311/Whats_New_in_the_Re_Zero_Directors_Cut. You can have your mod take a look through or you can take a look at the episodes you’ve already watched to get a feel for the differences. None the less, I’ll summarize the differences and then my own thoughts on it, and what I recommend for you. There are 3 different versions of Re:Zero Season 1. I’ll name them 2016a: the original version that was shown on tv in 2016 2016b: the blu ray version that was released in 2016. Directors Cut (DC): the version that was released in 2020. Currently you are watching either 2016a or 2016b, (I think 2016a since I didn’t see the eyeball right before the episode title on episode 5). The big difference between the versions is the number of episodes. Both 2016 versions have 25 (24 minute) episodes and the directors cut has 13 (50 minute) episodes. Let me show with an example, in this example, the numbers refer to the episode number and the letters refer to roughly 25 minutes of content covered. 2016a: Episode 1a (A) -> Episode 1b (B) -> Episode 2 (C) -> Episode 3 (D) 2016b: Episode 1 (AB) -> Episode 2 (C) -> Episode 3 (D) DC: Episode 1 (AB) -> Episode 2 (CD) The big difference between 2016a and 2016b is that 2016b has a few gory scenes uncensored, as well as general art touch ups (which is pretty usual for blu ray editions, these changes are usually just some extra stuff that the staff didn’t have time to touch up before releasing the episode on tv, since they work on episodes sometimes even the day before they release). The DC differences from 2016B. Artwise, the DC has a few redrawn scenes, but you won’t notice them unless you have watch them frame by frame, side by side. Theres also a number of slightly extended shots (think shot is held for 5.6 seconds instead of 4.9 seconds) and notably there aren’t any changed voice lines (so most of these are just pauses or extended fades). There are also some music changes, notably around the endings, where they removed some of the ending song and credits rolling over the final scene for a credit roll after the final scene. Subtitles. This is hard to talk about because I don’t know what subs you are watching. But the DC uses the official subs, which are a little bit less then stellar. They’re pretty good most of the time, though it fucks up titles. Notably “Witch of Envy” turns into “Jealous Witch” and “Sword Saint” turns into “Master Swordsman”. But some copies of the 2016 versions also use the official subs and have these issues as well. The Final Scene. Ok lets talk about the elephant in the room, the final scene of the DC (don’t worry no spoilers). At the end of the DC, there is an additional scene that was not included in the 2016 version. This is a highly important scene, and no doubt people are clambering to have you watch the scene (this is one of the most anticipated scenes of the anime). However, this scene is duplicated at the start of Season 2, and honestly, I recommend that you watch it at the start of Season 2 and skip the DC version of it. I really hate how they translated the scene in the DC, and I think their translator should of been fired for it. I honestly think that the way they translated the final scene really ruins reactions by using active tone instead of passive tone (I won’t get into more because of spoilers, but you can clearly understand part of the line, and the subs translate the other part at the same time). All in all, the differences between the 3 versions are pretty minor and with the proper handling, you can use any of the 3 versions. My recommendations for you, would be to watch the 2016b version if that is available to you. Otherwise you can watch the DC. Now the DC has double length episodes, so I would recommend that you keep to your current schedule and only watch half of a DC episode (you can tell when they end when the episode title pops up) so that way you can keep watching in 25 minute blocks and your workload is the same. Now there are also 2 OVA’s which we can talk about. The first is Memory Snow (MS) and Frozen Bond (FB). They were both released between Season 1 and 2, and so I recommend watching them both after Season 1. However, they chronologically take place between Arc 2 and Arc 3 (I won’t say what episode as to not indirectly spoil you), and you can watch it there, and MS is placed there in the DC. However, I think it’s a slightly better experience watching it after Season 1. FB sort of takes place after MS (only like 10% of it takes place in the present time, the other 90% is a flash back) and you should most definitely watch FB before you watch Season 2, as it’s highly relevant to it. MS is also canon but you don’t miss that much if you don’t watch (though I recommend that you watch it as well). Thanks for reading and I hope this helps you decide between DC and a 2016 version of Re:Zero

baseballlover723

our prayers have been answered

Jasmine Tea Enjoyer

i am DYING for this mushoku upload

Jasmine Tea Enjoyer

Why no mushoku yet :(((

Kitko

I'd personally love a Q&A :) <3 I've wondered for a while now if you'd ever do one

Meg B

Oh yeah, I'd love to see you switch to the Director's cut of Re:Zero. It does mean longer episodes but an overall improved experience!

Brrmaster

I second the switch to the director's cut after the next episode. This will mean you'd be done with season 1 much sooner. A Q&A is a welcome thing, yeah 👍

Coughme

Re0 Director's cut overall improves animation quality and has pretty much no negatives. You can switch to that after next episode

Zipzip

Lot's of exciting news! I hope you feel better soon Ben. A Q&A would be great! Like at the end of each episode perhaps? We could submit questions in advance for the next episode that you would answer when the reaction comes out. The first Q&A POV: [holds microphone up to a banana...]

Tempered Glasses

Regarding point 4, you don't need to react to the past episodes, most added content is later than episode 4 of the normal version. You can start with episode 3 of the directors cut halfway to skip what you've already watched, or watch episode 5 normaly and then start with the directors cut from episode 4. Also, for point 5. Yeah a Q&A would be great.

LordFifth

One more thing that makes the Director's Cut less of a good option is that it censors one particular scene, because of unfortunate events at the time. I definitely much prefer the normal version.

mohal

On point 4 for Re:Zero: Yes, the director's cut extends some scenes and gives the real seasonal ending, which was cut from the standard running variante. The directors cut runs in a 2-episode per episode format. So, episode 1a and episode 1b is episode 1 in the director's cut. Episode 2 and episode 3 is episode 2 director's cut. I think content wise; it would be a better decision to go with the director's cut if you think you will watch season 2 directly afterwards. As season 3 was announced and prop will air next year in spring (not confirmed yet), timewise it would be better i think to watch the director's cut. In combination with season 2 (25 episodes), you probably will have enough time to finish before season 3. Traffic wise/Business wise, it would be the best idea to be ready to react to season 3 when its airing.

Mitschiro

I would recommend the directors cut simply because at the pace of an episode a week you probably won't be done until next year, whereas with the directors cut you might be done just in time for season 3 which comes out later this year.

Readster

Also, yes to Q&A. Prepare for grilling!

Theo. G

Seems like everyone wants the director's cut, but I would personally recommend against it. It would mess with your format since you would essentially be reacting to two episodes instead of one. Also, the director's cut doesn't add much.

Theo. G

For the directors cut, you would not have to rewatch from the beginning. I believe the only change that matters is in the very end. The rest is just small tweaks and mostly it makes the episodes flow much better. What you may have missed so far is so minor that it wouldnt matter, if there is anything. Edit: as someone mentioned, right now you would be right in the middle of a director cut episode, so watching the next episode as you are, and then swapping to the directors cut would make it so you dont have to rewatch anything.

Umbra_Nex

definitely think u guys should do a q&a

R S

Director’s Cut is needed but you would be in the middle of an episode, so watch the next episode regularly and the one after that on director mode.

Regarding Re:Zero's Director's Cut. A quote from my friend who had something to say but isn't a patreon so I'm posting the message instead: "I do not think it's advisable to switch over to the director's cut, although it would admittedly be easy to do so, because it adds almost nothing to the experience. The changes made are almost all extremely minor, such that it's genuinely difficult to notice them without a side-by-side comparison. The one scene that it does add was rendered entirely redundant by season 2 including it as well. All this would be fine except that it also combines the episodes into double-length packages that would almost inevitably result in you as reactors having less time for theorycrafting and discussion. Essentially, there's no compelling reason to switch over to it, and doing so at the very least runs the risk of sacrificing some of the discussion time that I and others so love to hear from you both." Note: I myself am fine with either option for Re:Zero.

SAL

You can switch to directors cut of Re;zero without having to start from the beginning, and I'd 100% recommend it as the preferred viewing experience. As some have said, because of how the Director's Cut condenses episodes together you may need to ask a 3rd person which Director's Cut episode you are up to, based on where you are up to in the original. Q+A sounds fun, if only so I can use a question to push my 'get AutoSave to react to Chihayafuru' agenda >=D

Jay Craig

Very exciting news all around! Been loving the content guys. Love the possibility of more interactions from you guys and the comments.

Brrmaster

Damn another GoodwinTV appreciator in here, that's nice! His way to handle Q&A is very interesting and would fit perfectly with this channel, even if it does require a bit of preparation and work I guess.

Nadinmouk

Another of my favorite channels, A Goodwin TV, does Q&As after he finishes a show, or catches up with it. It's a fun way of directly interacting with your community, and getting a chance to talk about some of the best bits or reflecting on what you enjoyed most. Might be a fun idea for something in the future.

Oak

YOSHAAAAA!!! Solid stuff all around. I'm down for a Q&A, Just gotta think of a solid question...

toodefault

Your health comes first. Excited to see what your future project is - are you building a Time Machine? 😀

John Titor (name subject to change)

Shame about MT but hope you feel better soon, for re:zero you don't need to restart, but you'd be in in the middle of an episode so you can either start from 24:29 on episode 3 of the directors cut, or just watch the normal version episode 5 and then for the next episode start episode 4 of the directors cut. I'd recommend the second option, for titles you could just put "1x6-7" maybe, also it's on crunchyroll listed as "S32" and has 14 episodes. There's also a movie between seasons and the directors cut adds in an OVA so you don't need to worry about that, season 2 doesn't have a directors cut.

Himiyo

Regarding Re:Zero I would highly recommend you guys switch over to the director's cut. One episode of the director's cut is comprised of 2 regular episodes. Besides from this there are some more improvements. You won't need to re-watch anything, but since one director's cut episode includes 2 regular ones you can only switch over in these given intervals. I don't know how far you are ahead in terms of recording reactions but you can switch to director's cut episode 4 after you have watched regular episode 5. If you have already recorded past this point you can switch to director's cut episode 5 after you have watched regular episode 7. I hope this was clear to understand. I don't know how to describe it better and englisch isn't my first language. Edit: Season 2 has no director's cut, so when you get there you can watch it without worrying about anything. Another edit: Don't force yourselves though. Since the director's cut episodes are double the length of a regular episode I'm sure everyone understands if you decide against it due to lack of time :)

Noctislolig

You can definitely pickup where you are in Rezero with directors cuts. The directors cut combine two episodes into one and add some screnes with better animation!

Michael Ballinger

Not me hoping to get to listen to your discussion on the MT episode on my hour long drive home after work today 😭😭😭

Crusty

Q&A is a good idea in my opinion. And hopefully you guys can finally enjoy all the silly Steins Gate impressions every time there is a delay, lol. I was honestly looking forward to MT today but your health is more important, hope you feel better by tomorrow <3.

DemoniCross

Q&A sounds cool

Jacob