Monthly Comic Alive Special Features & Interviews

Beatrice's 400-Year Vigil and 'Choose Me' Climax

### Breaking the 'That Person' Mandate Satomi Arai: I never anticipated that the conclusion to 400 years of waiting for 'That Person' would be brought about by such an obstinate declaration: 'I'm not the fated person you've been waiting for, but choose me anyway.' Tappei Nagatsuki: If Subaru had said 'I will become That Person' to save her, he would have overwritten the meaning of her 400 years with a falsehood. It was precisely because Subaru confronted her honestly—'I am not That Person. But I want you to live tomorrow together with me'—that he was able to reach her heart.

Sin Archbishop Regulus Corneas and the concept of Lion's Heart

Episode 18 'From Zero' Conceptualization and Writing Process

### The Crux of Re:Zero's Theme Tappei Nagatsuki: Episode 18 'From Zero' was from the inception of the web novel the single most pivotal turning point—it is not an exaggeration to say I began writing this story specifically to write this scene. Subaru confesses all of his inner ugliness and helplessness, and through Rem accepting and affirming him, the story's title 'Starting Life in Another World from Zero' finally takes on its true meaning.