Subaru Natsuki

Subaru Natsuki is the main protagonist of Tappei Nagatsuki's web novel, light novel, and anime series Re:Zero. He is a Japanese shut-in (hikkikomori) who was suddenly transported into a fantasy world after he finishes shopping at a convenience store. In this new world, Subaru assumes that he's the designated hero just like in typical isekai stories. He meets a girl who calls herself Satella and quickly falls for her kindness and beauty. However, the harsh reality of the new world quickly strikes Subaru as he and Satella get killed not long into the story; he promises to save her in his dying moments.

Afterwards, Subaru is resurrected and realizes he's gained a unique ability named "Return by Death", which enables him to restart his life at a designated "save point" upon dying. Naturally, this great power comes with several conditions: he remembers all the pain and suffering in his previous lives, and he cannot reveal that he possesses this power at anyone, lest the Witch take away his life or his most treasured people. Subaru then meets Emilia, who looks a lot like the Satella that he encountered in his previous life. His feelings for the girl remain, and the actions stemming from this love provide the main driving force that advances the novel's plot.

The critical and commercial success of Re:Zero has led the series to become one of the most popular examples of the isekai genre, and its two main heroines - Emilia and Rem - have enjoyed great success in the saimoe tournaments. Likewise, Subaru is a prominent competitor in male anime tournaments such as the International Saimoe League and r/anime's Best Guy and Character, although not as great of an extent as the two girls. Subaru is praised by audiences for his character development, but is also criticized because of his negative personality traits such as stubbornness and self-pity.

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Main Tournament
Overall record

Match History

Pendant record


 * Appearances:
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Exhibition
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 * Wins:
 * Appearances:
 * 2020 (Ring):

Main
Best Guy 4 - seed 36
 * (477) Arslan @ Arslan Senki - 1745 - 502
 * (221) Eikichi Onizuka @ Great Teacher Onizuka - 1681 - 1160
 * (93) Shouyou Hinata @ Haikyuu!! - 1234 - 1766

Best Guy 5 - seed 48 Best Guy 6 - seed 18
 * (465) Daisuke Jigen @ Lupin III - 1205 - 348
 * (209) Kazuma @ Noragami - 976 - 395
 * (81) Piccolo @ Dragon Ball - 1106 - 831
 * (17) Shouta Aizawa @ My Hero Academia - 867 - 844
 * (49) Gon Freecss @ Hunter x Hunter  - 831 - 1453
 * (495) Shorter Wong @ Banana Fish - 835 - 141
 * (239) Hanzo Urushihara @ The Devil is a Part-Timer - 798 - 191
 * (111) Suzaku Kururugi @ Code Geass - 794 - 316
 * (47) Yato @ Noragami - 717 - 491
 * (79) Rei Kiriyama @ 3-gatsu no Lion - 758 - 662
 * (2) Reigen Arataka @ Mob Psycho 100 - 642 - 1091

Best Guy 7 - seed 5
 * (508) Ulgar Zweig @ Astra Lost in Space - 507 - 88
 * (261) Joe @ Megalo Box - 516 - 137
 * (124) Yuki Sohma @ Fruits Basket -  474 - 174
 * (69) Meme Oshino @ Monogatari -  488 - 278
 * (28) Joseph Joestar @ Jojo's Bizarre Adventure - 592 - 542
 * (12) Reiner Braun @ Attack on Titan - 567 - 404
 * (4) Erwin Smith @ Attack on Titan - 1082 - 819
 * (9) Yu Ishigami @ Kaguya-sama - 729 - 910

Best Character 4 - seed 53
 * (460) Kyouko Kirigiri @ Danganronpa - 1398 - 600
 * (204) Narberal Gamma @ Overlord - 1132 - 570
 * (76) Vignette Tsukinose April @ Gabriel Dropout -  1228 - 937
 * (12) Ryuko Matoi @ Kill la Kill -  842 - 1651

Best Character 5 - seed 10
 * (503) Nico Yazawa @ Love Live! SIP - 715 - 174
 * (247) Chihaya Ayase @ Chihayafuru - 772 - 305
 * (119) Houtarou Oreki @ Hyouka - 874 - 487
 * (55) Light Yagami @ Death Note - 800 - 655
 * (23) Violet Evergarden @ Violet Evergarden - 687 - 631
 * (18) Kamina @ Gurren Lagann - 974 - 720
 * (26) Eren Yeager @ Attack on Titan - 861 - 975

Couples / Ships
w/ Rem
 * Salty Sea VI -

w/ Emilia
 * Salty Sea VI -

Bilibili Moe
In his only appearance in Bilibili Moe, he lost his quarter-final spot to Pokemon XYZ icon Ash Ketchum, finishing second place in his group at the round of 24.

Honours
Contest Wins (1)


 * Anitown Moe Tournament 2016 Spring Namu wiki link

Non-Contest Awards


 * Anitrendz Winter 2021 Best Male Character Anitrendz Twitter link