The Tumultuous First Day (怒涛の一日目, Dotō no Ichinichime) is the first arc of Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu. It is followed by Arc 2, The Turbulent Week. In the web novel, the first chapter of Arc 1 was released on April 20, 2012, and its last chapter was released on May 8, 2012. Arc 1 consists of a prologue, twenty-two chapters, and an interlude in the web novel, one light novel volume, a manga adaptation made by Daichi Matsuse, and an anime adaptation with three episodes.
Overview[]
Unaware of what happened just now, Natsuki Subaru finds himself being summoned to a new and mysterious world. There, in the Kingdom of Lugunica, he believes that he is the protagonist, the hero to-be. However, that isn't the case. He soon finds himself being beaten by thugs, but is saved. A beautiful, graceful maiden with amethyst eyes and silver-hair helps him out. Thus, he decides to help this girl with recovering her stolen insignia she is looking for.
However, as they continue, he ends up being murdered by someone, but returns from his death to a certain moment in time he had been in, and decides to use this ability to save the girl from her predestined death.
Synopsis[]
Volume 1[]
- Main article: Re:Zero Light Novel Volume 1/Synopsis
Characters[]
Protagonists[]
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Adaptations[]
Adaptation Differences[]
Web Novel[]
Chapter 3
- Subaru's second death was toned down in the light novel. In the web novel, Elsa gouged out Subaru's eyes and dismembers each of his limbs.
Chapter 8
- A magic called duplication magic is mentioned which isn't present in the light novel. It is said to be able to replicate the appearance of living organisms, as well as reproducing items like food.
Trivia[]
- The manga adaptation of Arc 1 is named A Day in the Royal Capital (王都の一日編, Ōto no Ichinichi-hen).
- In other material, Arc 1 has been called the Insignia arc (徽章編, Kishō-hen) and The First Day of the Beginning (始まりの一日目, Hajimari no Ichinichime).
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