Best Anime of October 2018 You Should Watch
ReRided – Derrida, who leaps through time
If you loved the time-traveling drama anime, Steins;Gate, then RErideD is a show you’re absolutely going to want to check out. RErideD is an entirely original anime that comes from the director of Steins;Gate, Takuya Sato, with characters designs by Yoshitoshi Abe, the character designer of Serial Experiments Lain.
The show follows Derrida Yvain an engineer famous for his invention the “Autonomous Machine DZ.” After he and a colleague notice a flaw in the machines they try to report it to the company they work for, Rebuild. Unfortunately, their reports are ignored and they find themselves under attack from mysterious enemies. Derrida escapes in a cold sleep machine, and wakes up a decade later to find the world ravaged by a war caused by his inventions.
RErideD is already a few episodes in, and while it certainly hasn’t blown anyone away, it still has an interesting central premise. There seem to be quite a few mysteries for the show to unravel. While only time will tell, it seems like RErideD could be another slow-burn story that picks up steam later, similar to Steins;Gate. You can catch it simulcast on Saturdays on Crunchyroll. The show will also hit Funimation on Oct. 22.
