Rem
Rem is a maid at the Roswaal Mansion in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World and the younger twin sister of Ram. She is best known for her devotion to Natsuki Subaru and for her fate at the end of Arc 3. She is voiced by Inori Minase in Japanese and Brianna Knickerbocker in English.
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Full name | Rem |
Age | 17 (Arcs 1–2), 18 (Arcs 3–4), 19 (Arc 5 onward) |
Birthday | February 2 |
Height | 154 cm (5'½") |
Race | Oni |
Affiliation | Emilia Camp, House Mathers |
Occupation | Maid |
Family | Ram (older twin sister), Quark (father, deceased), Temae (mother, deceased) |
Magic and weapon | Water magic, morning star |
Voice actor (JP) | Inori Minase |
Voice actor (EN) | Brianna Knickerbocker |
First appearance | Light novel Volume 2; anime Episode 4 |
Appearance
Rem has medium-length sky-blue hair that covers her right eye, large light-blue eyes, and a flower-shaped ribbon and hair clips on the left side of her head. She looks almost identical to her twin Ram, whose hair covers the opposite eye. She usually wears the mansion's black and white maid uniform with a floral hairband. In her oni form, a single white horn appears on her forehead.
Personality
Devoted: Rem gives everything to the people she cares about, first Ram, then Subaru.
Self-doubting: she grew up in Ram's shadow with a deep inferiority complex and long believed she could only be her sister's replacement.
Suspicious at first: she distrusts strangers and sees Subaru as a threat when he arrives at the mansion.
Hardworking: she handles most of the mansion's cooking and cleaning herself.
Cheerful underneath: once free of her fears, she is an energetic and playful girl, a side Ram treasures.
Background
Rem and Ram were born twins in the Oni Tribe's hidden village. Ram was so gifted that the villagers called her the reincarnation of the Oni God, and Rem grew up in her shadow. When the Witch Cult attacked the village, Ram lost her horn, and the twins were saved by Roswaal L Mathers. Rem became a maid at his mansion and worked hard to carry the burden her sister no longer could, hoping to become Ram's horn in her place.
Spoiler warning: the rest of this section covers Arc 3 and later.
In Arc 2 Rem suspects Subaru because he carries the scent of the Witch, but after he saves her life she comes to trust him completely. She is the first character to confess her feelings to him. In Arc 3 she fights beside him against the White Whale. At the end of the arc, Lye Batenkaitos, the Archbishop of Gluttony, eats her name and memories. Rem falls into a deep sleep, and almost everyone forgets she ever existed, but Subaru still remembers her. She wakes up at the end of Arc 6, with no memory of who she is.
Abilities
Oni strength: her oni blood makes her far stronger and faster than a normal person.
Oni form: her horn appears and her power rises sharply, at the cost of self-control.
Morning star: her weapon, a spiked iron ball on a chain.
Water magic: her main element, which she uses to attack and to heal wounds.
Housework: she handles about 80% of the mansion's workload on her own.
Relationships
Ram: her older twin. Rem admires her deeply and carries guilt over the loss of Ram's horn.
Natsuki Subaru: she goes from suspicion to deep trust and love after he saves her.
Emilia: the candidate Subaru serves. Rem supports her camp.
Roswaal L Mathers: her employer, who saved the twins after the attack on their village.
Beatrice: a fellow resident of the mansion.
Likes and dislikes
Likes:
Ram
Subaru
Reading, art and poetry
Dislikes:
Mayonnaise
Alcohol (even the smell affects her)
Trivia
Rem describes the Witch's scent as blood and death mixed with mud.
Her hair covers her right eye and Ram's covers her left, so the twins mirror each other.
Her quick rise in popularity surprised even the author. She won Best Girl at the first Crunchyroll Anime Awards.
The author has said that without Rem, Subaru's famous "from zero" speech might never have been written, or would have looked very different.
She often talks to herself when she is alone, just like Subaru.
Frequently asked questions
Does Rem wake up in Re:Zero?
Yes. Rem wakes up at the end of Arc 6, but she has lost her memories.
How old is Rem?
Rem is 17 at the start of the story, 18 in Arcs 3 and 4, and 19 from Arc 5 onward.
Is Rem older than Ram?
No. Ram is the older twin.
Who voices Rem?
Inori Minase in Japanese and Brianna Knickerbocker in English.
What happened to Rem?
At the end of Arc 3, the Archbishop of Gluttony ate her name and memories, which put her into a long sleep and made most people forget her.
Age 17 (Arcs 1–2), 18 (Arcs 3–4), 19 (Arc 5 onward)
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