Emilia
Emilia is the main heroine of Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, a half-elf who is running to become the next ruler of the Kingdom of Lugunica. She is known for her kindness, her bond with the spirits, and the fear she faces because she looks like the Witch of Envy. She is voiced by Rie Takahashi in Japanese and Kayli Mills in English.
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Full name | Emilia |
Age | Unknown; looks late teens, emotionally mid-teens |
Birthday | September 23 |
Height | 164 cm (5'5") |
Race | Half-elf |
Affiliation | Emilia Camp, Kingdom of Lugunica, Elior Forest |
Occupation | Royal Selection candidate; administrator of the Pleiades Watchtower |
Family | Fortuna (aunt and adoptive mother, deceased); Puck (former contracted spirit and father figure) |
Magic | Fire affinity; ice and other spirit arts |
Voice actor (JP) | Rie Takahashi |
Voice actor (EN) | Kayli Mills |
First appearance | Light novel Volume 1; anime Episode 1 |
Appearance
Emilia is a half-elf with long silver hair, purple-blue eyes and pointed ears. She usually wears a white and purple outfit with a white flower in her hair. Under her contract with Puck, the spirit arranged her hair each day, so her hairstyle often changes. For a time she also wore a white hooded cloak with cat ears that kept people from noticing her.
Personality
Kind and selfless: she loves taking care of others, though she insists it is only her own selfishness.
Old-fashioned speech: she uses archaic words like "dunderhead", which Subaru likes to tease her about.
Energetic and sincere: she drags out the word "really" when she talks about something that matters to her.
Determined: despite constant discrimination over her looks, she keeps working toward the throne.
Insecure about her appearance: after all the fear she faced, she came to dislike her own looks and avoids mirrors.
Background
Emilia was born and raised in Elior Forest by her aunt Fortuna, and was deeply loved by the spirits. During a disaster later known as the Permafrost of Elior Forest, her memories were locked away and she was frozen for about 100 years. After she woke, the spirit Puck watched over her. She entered the Royal Selection, the contest to choose Lugunica's next ruler, hoping to free the people still frozen in her forest.
Spoiler warning: the rest of this section covers events from every arc.
In Arc 1 her royal insignia is stolen in the capital, and Subaru helps her chase it down. In Arc 4 she faces the Sanctuary's trials, confronts her lost past, and continues on without her contract with Puck. Over the following arcs she helps defeat the Sin Archbishop of Greed and the Great Rabbit, becomes the administrator of the Pleiades Watchtower in Arc 6, and later forms an alliance with the Empire of Vollachia.
Abilities
Spirit arts: the spirits love her, and she uses them to cast powerful ice magic.
Fire affinity: her natural element is fire.
Ice weapons: she can shape ice into swords, spears and shields in battle.
Glintstone: she carries glintstones, crystals used to hold contracts with spirits.
Relationships
Natsuki Subaru: the boy who helps her on his first day. She comes to care deeply for him, and he becomes her knight.
Puck: her former contracted spirit and father figure, who watched over her after the forest froze.
Fortuna: her aunt, who raised her as a daughter.
Rem and Ram: the twin maids of the mansion who serve her camp.
Beatrice: the keeper of the mansion's library, and later a member of her camp.
Echidna: the Witch of Greed, who openly dislikes her and calls her the "Witch's daughter".
Roswaal L Mathers: the noble who backs her in the Royal Selection.
Likes and dislikes
Likes:
Taking care of others
Remembering other people's birthdays
Dislikes:
Bell peppers
Mirrors and seeing her own reflection
Trivia
Emilia is the author Tappei Nagatsuki's favorite Re:Zero character, and one of the main reasons he started writing the story.
She is also the hardest character for the author to write. He has said her theme is the moon.
She often forgets her own birthday but always remembers everyone else's.
She is tone-deaf and a terrible singer.
A popular fan theory claimed the Emilia in Subaru's first loop was really Satella. A side story told from Emilia's point of view disproved it.
Her favorite physical feature of Fortuna's was her sanpaku eyes, which Subaru shares.
Frequently asked questions
Is Emilia the Witch of Envy?
No. Emilia only looks like Satella, the Witch of Envy, which is why so many people fear and mistrust her.
How old is Emilia?
Her real age is unknown. She looks like she is in her late teens, but she spent about 100 years frozen in Elior Forest.
Does Emilia love Subaru?
Emilia comes to care deeply for Subaru, and he becomes her sworn knight.
Who voices Emilia?
Rie Takahashi in Japanese and Kayli Mills in English.
Age Unknown; looks late teens
Also known as Emilia-tan (by Subaru), Lia (by Puck and Fortuna), Witch of Frost
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