>I figured Roswaal was using her naivety for some reason
He is, he mentioned what his goal was, he's going to nuke the ever living fuck out of the guardian dragon. Obviously if she's going to be a making a pact with that it would be helpful if it wasn't nuked into oblivion but he ultimately doesn't care what Emilia wants and she won't know presumably until he just goes nuclear clown on it's ass as soon as it shows up.
>The other side of my disdain for Subaru is why *he* likes *her* so much, considering that he spent way more time with Rem in his current life than he ever did with Emilia.
This one isn't conveyed well in the LN/WN, but pretty much isn't conveyed much at all in the anime, but he does spent time with Emilia nearly every day, just hanging out and meme flirting. Now he still spends more time with either of the twins, since he works with them (Ram more than Rem, typically, he slows Rem down too much and she's load-bearing for keeping the mansion running)
However, he does have some reasons to like Emilia.
First, she's his dream girl. Like seriously, she checks essentially every box he has, elf, long sliver hair, 'big sister' type, etc... physically he could probably not make a better waifu.
Second is that is personality is more like a dog that won't let go of anything he's bitten, even if he later learns that was a terrible idea he recontextualizes what he's doing and tries again. This is as much a virtue as it is a flaw and it comes up with a lot of things, including why he doesn't fear Rem and Ram for killing him.
Third he does want to be the dumb isekai MC. He keeps holding out hope that that will happen and it'll be awesome, with a win under his belt from Elsa and the dogs he got cocky, not helped at all by Rem consoling him (he actually pays very little attention to what she says and up until she dies a couple times for him really considers her more of a dog for his comfort than a person most of the time)
So why was there a catgirl (male) in this other world?
He's a clown in anime, how did you know realize he was an asshole? That said, I actually think his side of things is incredibly interesting and I'm more interested in how the Roswaal, Rem, Ram, Dragon stuff shakes out than the main plot so far.
Finally, he's scared shitless. His home life wasn't bad. He had no friends, but his parents and fun, caring and supportive, he's terrified of being alone in a world with nobody. Due partially to point two, he's latched onto Emilia, and he's not going to let go because then he would be alone and that thought absolutely terrifies him. It scares him so much he barely even acknowledges that it motivates him at all, it's not until he's later confronted with his parents that he really reflects back on how homesick and scared to never see them again he is.
Still don't get why people like rem or ram.
Emilia is clearly best girl.
>he mentioned what his goal was, he's going to nuke the ever living fuck out of the guardian dragon
yeah I don't really have the context yet to know if that's either good or bad (no spoilers pls)
I do know Croosh questioned the dragon's authority in that same scene so I didn't think it was necessarily bad.
>Third he does want to be the dumb isekai MC
oddly this is the best justification given his mental state. he does seem pretty deep in denial of the exact severity and strangeness of his circumstances.
I didn't know he's a clown I thought he was a magician :(
>he's latched onto Emilia, and he's not going to let go because then he would be alone and that thought absolutely terrifies him
Makes sense all I would say to this is that there's no reason he couldn't look for emotional stability and support in the more available and present character Rem. I'm not even a best girl memer it just makes more sense with that reasoning.
She's not even top 5
>there's no reason he couldn't look for emotional stability and support in the more available and present character Rem
Which is why he does. Up to this point he uses Rem sort of as an encouragement girl and gives her headpats or something and basically treats her like an emotional support animal that he can rant to or whatever. He's taking her for granted and not really appreciating what it is she's telling him most of the time and such. Now that she's died horrifically a few times he's starting to rethink that, and next episode is a big one.
>yeah I don't really have the context yet to know if that's either good or bad (no spoilers pls)
I can tell you some random trivia-type things, but ultimately I can't spoil you on that, we have no idea what the dragon's deal is aside from that it probably lives off the edge of the world, or can at least fly off the edge of the world if it wants to fuck off from everybody. And the already established statement that the Sage, Hero and Dragon sealed Satella, and that the kingdom is the Dragon Kingdom of Lugnica and that it somehow blesses the land. Just know that the clown no likey the big lizard. And while Roswaal is a noble ninja tapdancing dick wizard everyone describes the makeup he wears as clown makeup (he personally considers it a kind of warpaint for serious clown business)
Why do people care about Rem when Ram exists and is infinitely better?
>serious clown business
I suppose it is easier to be infinitely better as something that exists vs something that doesn't.
>he personally considers it a kind of warpaint
Also Rem agrees and thinks the makeup is scary and Roswaal generally frightens her. She's very impressed Ram keeps trying to ride that.