List of Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- characters

The central characters of the series. Above line, from left: Subaru Natsuki, Emilia, Puck. Bottom line, from left: Ram, Rem, Felt.

The light novel Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- and its derivative anime and manga adaptations feature a cast of characters created by Tappei Nagatsuki and designed by Shinichirou Otsuka.

Main characters

Subaru Natsuki

Subaru Natsuki (ナツキ・スバル [菜月 昴], Natsuki Subaru)

Voiced by: Yūsuke Kobayashi^[1]

A 17-year-old hikikomori and gamer who suddenly finds himself transported to another world on his way home from the convenience store. There, he meets a silver-haired half-elf girl named Emilia, and falls deeply in love with her. Upon his arrival, Subaru acquires an ability which he calls "Return by Death" (死に戻り, Shinimodori), that allows him to go back in time when he dies, while still retaining his memories of the previous timeline. He cannot tell anyone about this ability, because any attempt to do so causes him to black out momentarily as unseen hands emerge to squeeze his heart, and may even kill those around him; it also causes him to give off the "scent of the Jealous Witch", which attracts "mabeasts" (magical creatures), and is repulsive to those who can detect it. Despite being ordinary, Subaru did work out occasionally and seems to know basic hand-to-hand combat, making him not entirely powerless. He also shows some aptitude for yin magic, but only at a very basic level beyond Return by Death, which is the most powerful dark magic spell. In Arc 3, he officially receives a black ground dragon named Patrasche as his personal steed. In Arc 4 of the web novel, along with entering a contract with Beatrice, Subaru also learns parkour and the use of whips as a weapon for several months, making him stronger. As of the end of Arc 4, Subaru officially becomes Emilia's knight.

The character won the Best Character (Male) award in the 2015-2016 Newtype Anime Awards.^[2]

Emilia

Emilia (エミリア, Emiria)

Voiced by: Rie Takahashi^[1]

The female protagonist. She is a silver-haired half-elf girl who is one of the candidates to become the next ruler in the royal election, making her 42nd King of Lugunica. Subaru first meets her when her insignia, which she needs to possess in order to be eligible to participate in the election, is stolen by Felt. She is from the Frozen Forest, and is over a hundred years old (although most of time she was frozen in the forest). Her mental state is still that of a teenager. The name Emilia first used when introducing herself to Subaru, "Satella", is also the name of the "Jealous Witch", whose appearance is said to resemble her own and is responsible for the discrimination against half-elves. Among the half breeds and other discriminated or disfranchised races and people in Lugunica, she is seen as their hope for a better future due to her ideal of democracy and better social equality. Because of her heritege and resemblance to Satella, however, Emilia is often shunned and hated by most people, leaving her lonely and without any friends prior to meeting Subaru. Initially, she regards Subaru as a mischievous child who always needs to be taken care of. After he risks his life to save her from the Witch's Cult, however, Emilia starts to develop deep feelings for him, as Subaru is the first person to ever make her feel truly happy, accepted and loved.

Rem

Rem (レム, Remu)

Voiced by: Inori Minase^[1]

One of the twin demons who work at Roswaal's mansion as maids, Rem is Ram's younger sister. She has blue hair which she wears parted on the left, and still has a full horn, which grants her magical power. She does work at the mansion, although her ability to cook is better than her sister. She used to have an inferiority complex towards her sister. Bearing an intense hatred for the Witch's Cult, Rem initially accused Subaru for having the Witch's scent, that resulted in her killing him twice. After Subaru saves her from the mabeasts of Elior Forest, becoming her "hero", Rem discards her suspicions and falls deeply in love with him, and even when he turns her down in favor of Emilia, she still becomes one of his most loyal followers. An extra story in Arc 3 of the novel tells a "What If" story about what could've happened if Subaru and Rem had decided to run away instead; they lived happily after with two children.

The character has become popular with fans of the series, leading to a hug pillow featuring the character being delayed due to unanticipated demand.^[3] She was also the eighth ranked female character in the August issue of Newtype's monthly character polls,^[4] and fifth ranked in the September issue,^[5] before rising to first place in the October issue.^[6] Her rank began to decline after that, slipping to third and then seventh place in the November and December issues.^[7][8] She won the award for Best Character (Female) in the 2015-2016 Newtype Anime Awards,^[2] as well as first place on a list of "most popular two-dimensional character" based on a poll of Otamart users.^[9]

Puck

Puck (パック, Pakku)

Voiced by: Yumi Uchiyama^[1]

Emilia's familiar and a spirit in the form of a cat. His work time is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., similar to a salaryman's. He has an empathic ability that allows him to read people's minds through their emotions/intent, and thus is aware of Subaru's time powers without the curse killing him. Should Emilia ever die, Puck turns into a huge beast intent on destroying the world, since Emilia, the purpose of his existence, is gone. His true identity is that of "Beast of the End of the Eternally Frozen Lands", one of 4 Great Spirits of the world who can control heat.

The character won the award for Best Character (Mascot) in the 2015-2016 Newtype Anime Awards.^[2]

Supporting characters

Roswaal's mansion

Ram

Ram (ラム, Ramu)

Voiced by: Rie Murakawa^[1]

A demon and Rem's older twin sister. She has pink hair which she wears parted on the right. Together, they often make sarcastic remarks towards Subaru. Ram always calls Subaru "Barusu", and rarely shows any respect for him. Despite twins being prohibited in their clan, the two were spared due to Ram being a prodigy at a young age. She lost her powers after her horn was cut off during the attack on their village by the Witch's Cult. She does the cleaning and laundry for the mansion. Ram is attracted to her master, Roswaal, and when she uses too much mana, Roswaal is the one who "heals" her.

Beatrice

Beatrice (ベアトリス, Beatorisu)

Voiced by: Satomi Arai^[1]

A mysterious mage who was contracted by Roswaal to keep his ancient magical tomes safe in his enormous library. She has the ability to warp any room in the mansion to this library whenever she chooses, but can't completely leave the mansion. Despite her cold behavior and verbal abuse towards Subaru, Beatrice can't stand if people are hurt in front of her and becomes one of the people that Subaru can trust. During Arc 4 of the web novel, she is revealed to be an Artificial Great Spirit and forms a contract with Subaru at the end, claiming that she wants to become number one in his heart. She is about four hundred years old.

Roswaal L. Mathers

Roswaal L. Mathers (ロズワール・L・メイザース, Rozuwāru L Meizāsu)

Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu

A Margrave, as well as an Imperial Wizard and Count who is a benefactor and sponsor for Emilia's bid for the throne. He has an appearance and affect that lead to Subaru initially mistaking him for a clown. He is a highly influential individual who is also one of Lugunica's most powerful mages. It is revealed that his reason for supporting Emilia is for him to kill the Dragon.

Next ruler candidates

Felt

Felt (フェルト, Feruto)

Voiced by: Chinatsu Akasaki^[1]

A 15-year-old thief who grew up in the slums of the capital. She initially appeared as a thief who stole Emilia's insignia and attempted to sell it to the highest bidder. Subsequently, Emilia's insignia reacted to her, making Felt a worthy candidate for the next ruler in royal election. Due to her difficult upbringing, Felt supports anarchism in order to destroy the current system. It is later revealed that she might be related to the royal family due to her appearance resembling them, but there is no way to confirm this because all of them are currently deceased.

Priscilla Barielle

Priscilla Barielle (プリシラ・バーリエル, Purishira Bārieru)

Voiced by: Yukari Tamura^[10]

One of the candidates for the royal election to become the 42nd King of Lugunica and head of Barielle House. Men are captivated by her beauty. Priscilla has an extravagant self-centered personality and supports totalitarianism where everyone must treat her with divinity, because of how much the world turns into her favor. Even though she is only 19, Priscilla has had 8 husbands who have all "mysteriously" died; despite that, lands she has acquired have prospered under her thanks to her almost supernatural good luck at guessing.

Anastasia Hoshin

Anastasia Hoshin (アナスタシア・ホーシン, Anasutashia Hōshin)

Voiced by: Kana Ueda^[10]

One of the candidates for the royal election to become the 42nd King of Lugunica, who speaks in "Kansai" dialect. She is the 22-year-old head of the famous Hoshin Trading Company and has billed as second coming of Hoshin of the Wilderness for her near unprecedented success in business, which she hopes to use for Lugunica via capitalism. Anastasia likes when people benefit while she benefits, despite her greed as an orphan, and is actually sympathetic. She hails from Kararagi, which lies west of Lugunica.

Crusch Karsten

Crusch Karsten (クルシュ・カルステン, Kurushu Karusuten)

Voiced by: Yuka Iguchi^[10]

A 20-year-old woman and one of the candidates for the royal election to become the 42nd King of Lugunica. Despite her age she has become the family head of Karsten house, who are known to have strong ties to the late royal family and has become quite well known as one of the most up coming prominent women in Lugunica. She has a blessing that allows her to tell when someone is lying, and thus, is not easily fooled. Crusch's ideal is meritocracy, and to free the country from the centuries long heavy dependency on the Dragon's guidance which she believes has led Lugunica into stagnation and stripped the country's will to govern without it, betraying the hopes of the conservative ruling class who pin her as favorite to win the election. She has the pride of being a warrior, but with a dense and strict personality.

Next ruler's allies

Reinhard van Astrea

Reinhard van Astrea (ラインハルト・ヴァン・アストレア, Rainharuto van Asutorea)

Voiced by: Yūichi Nakamura^[1]

An easygoing Royal Guard knight and holder of the title "Sword Saint", who easily becomes friends with Subaru. He exhibits extraordinary powers in combat, and is stronger than all of his predecessors. After discovering that Emilia's insignia reacted to Felt, Reinhard becomes Felt's knight for the royal election. He, the Dragon, and Satella are the three most powerful characters in the world of the series.

Old-Man Rom

Old-Man Rom (ロム爺, Romu-ji)

Voiced by: Mugihito

Felt's longtime caretaker, who is like a grandfather to her. He runs a tavern and has a storehouse full of stolen goods.

Felix Argyle

Felix Argyle (フェリックス・アーガイル, Ferikkusu Āgairu), commonly Felis (フェリス, Ferisu)

Voiced by: Yui Horie^[10]

Crusch's knight, who is skilled in Water Magic, which includes healing, and refuses to use a sword. Despite having a feminine and cat-like appearance, Felis is a male. He often speaks in the third person, using both male and female pronouns for himself; despite this, he has stated that he is a man "in both body and soul".^[11] A "Beast Human" hybrid, Felis was locked up at birth, and later rescued by Crusch herself.

The character ranked number 10 on a poll conducted by Goo Rankings to determine fans' favorite otokonoko characters.^[12]

Wilhelm van Astrea

Wilhelm van Astrea (ヴィルヘルム・ヴァン・アストレア, Viruherumu van Asutorea)

Voiced by: Kenyuu Horiuchi,^[13] Kaito Ishikawa (young)^[14]

Reinhard's grandfather and Crusch's butler who is a retired member of the Royal Guard. Despite his age, Wilhelm is known as one of the best swordsman in Lugunica, holding the title of "Sword Demon". A wise and perceptive man, he could tell from seeing Subaru's eyes that he had experienced death. He holds a strong grudge against the White Whale for killing his wife, Theresia van Astrea. The story of Wilhelm and his first encounter with Theresia is told in the light novel's spin-off.

Julius Euclius

Julius Euclius (ユリウス・ユークリウス, Yuriusu Yūkuriusu)

Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi^[10]

Anastasia's knight and a Spirit Arts User. He has a strict side for nobility, leading him to put those without respect in their place. As such, it seems that Julius initially looks down on Subaru, considering him not worthy to be called a knight. But after Subaru's realization on his ownfaults and his exploits at subjugating the White Whale (a great mabeast many knights sought to kill), Julius reveals his true face and develops a deep respect for Subaru, becoming one of his trustworthy allies and friends.

Aldebaran

Aldebaran (アルデバラン, Arudebaran), commonly Al (アル, Aru)

Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara^[10]

Priscilla's knight who is known as Al for short. Like Subaru, he is a normal person summoned from a different world 18 years ago. Before being enlisted by Priscilla, he worked as a gladiator in the Volakia Empire which is located in the south of Lugunica, and became a wanderer for a time. Al wears a helmet to hide his heavily scared and disfigured face. It is hinted that he may have some sort of history with Ram. His age is around 40.

Ricardo Welkin

Ricardo Welkin (リカード・ウェルキン, Rikādo Werukin)

Voiced by: Kenji Nomura^[14]

One of Anastasia's followers, and the jovial Captain of the mercenary group Fang of Steel.

Mimi Pearlbaton

Mimi Pearlbaton (ミミ・パールバトン, Mimi Pārubaton)

Voiced by: Yukiyo Fujii^[14]

One of Anastasia's followers, and one of the vice captains of the mercenary group Fang of Steel. She is the eldest of the triplets.

Hetaro Pearlbaton

Hetaro Pearlbaton (ヘータロー・パールバトン, Hētarō Pārubaton)

Voiced by: Megumi Han^[14]

One of Anastasia's followers, and one of the captains of the mercenary group Fang of Steel. He is the second oldest of the triplets and the responsible one.

Tivey Pearlbaton

Tivey Pearlbaton (ティビー・パールバトン, Tibī Pārubaton)

Voiced by: Hiroki Shimowada

One of Anastasia's followers, and one of the captains of the mercenary group Fang of Steel. The youngest of the triplets, he wears a monocle over his left eye.

Other characters

Kadomon

Kadomon (カドモン, Kadomon)

Voiced by: Kenta Miyake

A fruit seller in the royal capital. Kadomon is a muscular and firmly built fruit seller, and often carries a twig in his mouth.

Elsa Granhiert

Elsa Granhiert (エルザ・グランヒルテ, Eruza Guranhiru)

Voiced by: Mamiko Noto

An assassin/mercenary from a northern country called Gusteko. She is the first person to kill Subaru and trigger his time rewind ability. She is after Emilia's insignia for reasons yet to be explained. She attempts to buy it from Felt and Rom, but she ends up killing them instead when negotiations fail during the first and second timelines. She is known for killing her 'prey' by cutting open their stomach. She is also able to sense fear in others as she did when he saw Subaru passing by on the way to the loot house. In the final timeline of the stolen insignia, she is defeated by Reinhard and retreats, vowing to come after Subaru again.

Otto Suwen

Otto Suwen (オットー・スーウェン, Ottō Sūwen)

Voiced by: Amasaki Kouhei

A traveling merchant Subaru meets in Arc 3 enroute to Roswaal's territory, who was drunk and down on his luck. While he can be somewhat skittish and cowardly he's generally a well meaning person and very loyal to those who earned his friendship. In the manga, out of all the candidates Otto supports Emilia the most because, like her, he is used to being misunderstood and treated badly for being different. He has a blessing that allows him to communicate with any animal, plant or being in the world. Unfortunately, this tends to unsettle people and makes him come across as shady and sinister when it is in use. In the beginning of Arc 4, Subaru invites him into Emilia's camp.

Betelgeuse Romanee-Conti

Betelgeuse Romanee-Conti (ペテルギウス・ロマネコンティ, Peterugiusu Romanekonti)

Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka^[15]

One of the leaders of the Witch's Cult, who represents the sin of Sloth. He was once a respectable man, but was driven insane long ago.

Theresia van Astrea

Theresia van Astrea (テレシア・ヴァン・アストレア, Tereshia van Asutorea)

Voiced by: Minami Takahashi^[14]

Theresia is Wilhelm's late wife and Reinhard's grandmother. She was the previous generation's Sword Saint. Despite that, she actually hates fighting and loves flowers, although apparently, fate will always try to make her wield the sword. This leads Wilhelm to "take" the sword from her. She died while fighting the White Whale 14 years ago.

Meili

Meili (メィリィ, Meiri)

Voiced by: Eri Suzuki

A blue haired girl who lives in Alam village. In reality, she is an assassin who comes from the same organization as Elsa, who has the power to tame and control mabeasts. She is the mastermind behind the events of the 2nd Arc, and returns in the 4th Arc along with Elsa.

Petra Leyte

Petra Leyte (ペトラ・レイテ, Petora Reite)

Voiced by: Marika Kouno

One of the village children whom Subaru befriends, who planned to become a seamstress in the capital one day. She develops a crush on him after he saves her and the village twice, and later works as a maid in Roswaal's mansion to fill in for Rem in the 4th Arc.

References

External links

• Character at Re-zero.com (light novel official website) (Japanese)
• Characters at Re-zero-anime.jp (anime official website) (Japanese)