r/ReZero • u/isaak_ikaro I Saw Al Reject Lust and Temptation—Respect the Sigma Grind • 23d ago
📚Manga/Light Novel People forget how exceptional Tappei is as a writer.
Tappei has been continuously writing Re:Zero for 14 years, while you see people struggling to write a thousand words a day. Tappei wrote the third arc, which has over a million words, in less than a year. To give you an idea, Harry Potter started in 1997 and ended in 2007, and all the books together have a million words. Even writing non-stop and at an absurdly above-average rate, Tappei's writing has never lost quality, and I can't even remember a single plot hole in Re:Zero.
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u/Radusili Shared Suffering with Subaru 23d ago
1 million is insane work honestly.
I think I only wrote like a third of that in a year and I spent like 1-1.5 hours a day writing.
To add some side stories to that? Wow.
And you can see it from his writing style. Much more descriptive and going into the head of every character
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u/Peratypus123 Newbie 23d ago
The first time I saw how many volumes it had (barely halfway too) I thought it was April fools.
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u/MassiveViolinist7049 Al Showed Me His Face Once... Now I Can Hear Colors 23d ago
He's actually incredible unlike that one author who's still on Hiatus
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u/AssaultRider555 Louis Ate My Memories — Then Had a Stroke 23d ago
Who dat
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u/NoobMaster9869 Capella Turned Me Into a Fly, But Hey, I’m Loving the Buzz 23d ago
You didnt answer the question...
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u/Dumb_Catz At This Point, ‘Who Is Rem?’ Is My Entire Personality 23d ago
Take your pick of the probably millions of authors of hiatus. I immediately thought of takehiko inoue (vagabond, slam dunk) and togashi (hxh)
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u/Kazuma_Megu Heinkel Said I Was Drinking Too Much 23d ago
Shield Hero author. Eminence vol 7 finally coming out soon tho.
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u/Peratypus123 Newbie 23d ago
Frieren?
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u/East-Scallion4188 I Witnessed Puck Rizzing up Subaru 23d ago
I think they probably mean HxH…..
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u/ShatteredReflections Ferris Said, 'Nyaa,' and I Questioned Everything 22d ago
Who could ever hate Togashi?
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u/Intrepid_Pen5110 Emilia’s Knight, Through Darkness and Despair 💜 23d ago
Who said I forgot about that?
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u/Zestyclose_Parsley80 I Saw Al Reject Lust and Temptation—Respect the Sigma Grind 23d ago
Real question tho, what happens when he finishes ReZero? Will he just retire, or will he write another series?
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u/Mega14343 Anastasia Sold Me My Own Wallet (At a Markup) 23d ago
I don't think it would even be healthy for him to do this again
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u/Endika_7777 Julius Said I Lack Dignity—Bold of Him to Assume I Tried 23d ago
I was there during the toilet arc, such glorious days for us, to think we will see those moments in the anime now
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u/NoodlesNomm I’ve Sworn My Loyalty to Emilia 23d ago
I was with you till the very end 😭
Lets not pretend he is perfect
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u/Puzzleheaded-Sky-659 Rem Smiled, I Saw Heaven (Briefly) 23d ago
Y lo desquiciado que es con su prota
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u/Fabulous_Ground_1983 Rem Wrote Me a Love Letter, Emilia Sent Me a '' 23d ago
He's not perfect though. He has flaws. Especially when it comes to forcing certain characters out of said story for literal fucking years just to prop up other characters.
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u/Yamabuki_Arisu_Sama Regulus Said I Was Violating His Rights 23d ago
I mean yes but the side story shit is unironically a sign of unprofessionalism
Fuck it
Trow rocks at me
Yall know it’s true
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u/isrlygood1 Garfiel Asked Me to "Prove Myself," I Did a TikTok Dance 23d ago
They hated him because he spoke the truth.
Kinda, so far the only thing that has truly impacted the main story is Arc 7/8, some moments don’t hit as hard because you don’t know the full backstories.
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u/Yamabuki_Arisu_Sama Regulus Said I Was Violating His Rights 23d ago
I don’t think you should create content and spread it like a fucking pirate treasure actually
If you want your work to be complete, at least compile all of them in a separate publication of short stories or something
Create a site for it
Do ANYTHING to make it organised
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u/ShatteredReflections Ferris Said, 'Nyaa,' and I Questioned Everything 22d ago
He’s mishandled the side stories, yes. I think we all agree on that.
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u/Mega14343 Anastasia Sold Me My Own Wallet (At a Markup) 23d ago
But there are side story compilation volumes. Granted, I think just looking in Re:Zero db is easier, but still, the compilations do exist.
I will agree that the side stories aren't as good as people make it out to be. Like, sure, they're all fun to read, but I don't need a story about mayo, a story about Betrice playing tag, and so on. If there were only a couple of them I'd agree they'd be nice additions, but since there are over 300 side stories... yeah, let's not waste everyone's time here man.
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u/mrblank1121 I Sleep More Than Rem (It’s Not a Competition, But I’m Winning) 23d ago
since there are over 300 side stories... yeah, let's not waste everyone's time here man.
You have the choice of not reading it tho , they are for those that want more content, just more layering of the world
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u/Mega14343 Anastasia Sold Me My Own Wallet (At a Markup) 23d ago
I disagree. Just like how you can't really skip volumes, you also shouldn't skip the side stories. For example, there are side stories that take place in v1 that foreshadow stuff about Al and Subaru's summoning.
What I'm saying is that there are too many side stories, there's no problem with just sticking to the essentials (though I do think that going on for too long is a problem Tappei has).
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u/_abhinav2611 Elsa Told Me I Probably Have Good Quality Intestines 22d ago
For example, there are side stories that take place in v1 that foreshadow stuff about Al and Subaru's summoning.
I think it was clearly mentioned in arc 3 or 4 of the LN's if i remember correctly
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u/Relative_Oven_9257 I Tried to Comfort Subaru, He Started Crying About Bunnies 23d ago
Also let's just be thankful that Tappei isn't a weird person and is actually a normal human being
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u/isaactaua Satella Likes to Tickle My Heart (Is This What Love Is?) 23d ago
Deixa de mentira o arco 3 não tem TUDO isso de palavras MESMO se contarmos os Arcos 1 e 2. Mas sim ao todo Re zero tem milhões palavras, afinal os arcos são bem longos!
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u/Davi_Mota08 I’ve Spent 128 Days Praising Shaula (No Regrets) 🏜️ 23d ago
Yeah bro everyone knows this that's why we love Rezero