A review by nikitagrace
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 1 (light novel) by Tappei Nagatsuki

1.0

Not sure if it was  poorly translated or true to the author, however it feels like it was written by a horny 12 year old boy. Subaru is a lack luster main character, who not only is extremely annoying and cringey, but tries to make every situation about himself. The women are written poorly on top of this, serving as only things to look at. Elsa, for example, is supposed to be the antagonist but her only descriptor is being erotic. You can write women characters without them only serving as something for a man to look at or be attracted to. Also, there were some vague misogynistic and weird comments. For example, Felt was described by Subaru as having a small chest, which is why she must be younger than Satella (not even how that works, but also incredibly creepy). And once again, during a fight scene, Elsa was “good for being a woman.”