Talk:Rem/@comment-68.40.221.18-20200531222039/@comment-206.75.58.182-20200611114111

Subaru didn't reject her though. Read the LN and the WN, Subaru makes it VERY clear that he likes Rem. The anime cut out the confession scene too, after they beat the White Whale Rem plays dead in order to coax Subaru into revealing his true feelings.

Sure enough, he says yes. It is described as coming from the depths of his soul.

The anime has created a great deal of misinformation regarding the status of Rem and Subaru's relationship. The whole From:Zero thing wasn't a confession either, it was him stating his resolve and beginning to act true for it. The light novel has muddled the nature of their relationship heavily, but the original version (which is still being updated and is thus also valid canon) of Re:Zero has him clear and cut in love with Rem, I dare say even more then Emilia. Why else would Rem appear when the Witch of Lust, whose abilities include turning into the one you desire the most, when Subaru sees her for the first time?

I'm not too pleased with the anime director in cutting Rem and Subaru's relationship to the extent that her feelings are now seen as being unrequited by a large majority of the western fanbase.