Re:Zero Episode 40

Otto Suwen / The Reason to Believe (オットー・スーウェン／信じる理由) is the fortieth episode of the overall series and the fifteenth episode of season 2.

Characters

 * Otto Suwen
 * Garfiel Tinsel
 * Ryuzu Meyer
 * Mazeran Suwen (Flashback)
 * Framir Suwen (Flashback)
 * Oslo Suwen (Flashback)
 * Regin Suwen (Flashback)
 * Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti (Flashback)
 * Ricardo Welkin (Flashback)
 * Mimi Pearlbaton (Flashback)
 * Tivey Pearlbaton (Flashback)
 * Ram
 * Natsuki Subaru
 * Emilia
 * Puck (Mentioned)
 * Fortuna (Indirectly mentioned)
 * Natsuki Naoko (Flashback)

Anime Differences

 * In the anime, Petelgeuse himself is shown to have captured Otto while in the Light Novel, it's not specified who from the Witch Cult captures him.
 * Otto's vow to return Ricardo a favour after the beast man gave him some privacy to cry, was omitted.
 * The scene where both Mimi and Tivey were about to tie Otto up was added whereas in the Light Novel, it was never mentioned.
 * Otto using Al Dona to try and incapacitate Garfiel was omitted.
 * Ram severely damaging her kneecap while fighting Garfiel was omitted.