ReLIFE

Dismissed as a hopeless loser by those around him, 27-year-old Arata Kaizaki bounces around from one job to another after quitting his first company. His unremarkable existence takes a sharp turn when he meets Ryou Yoake, a member of the ReLife Research Institute, who offers Arata the opportunity to change his life for the better with the help of a mysterious pill. Taking it without a second thought, Arata awakens the next day to find that his appearance has reverted to that of a 17-year-old.

Arata soon learns that he is now the subject of a unique experiment and must attend high school as a transfer student for one year. Though he initially believes it will be a cinch due to his superior life experience, Arata is proven horribly wrong on his first day: he flunks all his tests, is completely out of shape, and can't keep up with the new school policies that have cropped up in the last 10 years. Furthermore, Ryou has been assigned to observe him, bringing Arata endless annoyance. ReLIFE follows Arata's struggle to adjust to his hectic new lifestyle and avoid repeating his past mistakes, all while slowly discovering more about his fellow classmates.

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Hishiro, Chizuru Main

Kayano, Ai Japanese

Kaizaki, Arata Main

Ono, Kensho Japanese

Onoya, An Main

Ueda, Reina Japanese

Kariu, Rena Main

Tomatsu, Haruka Japanese

Ooga, Kazuomi Main

Uchida, Yuuma Japanese

Yoake, Ryou Main

Kimura, Ryouhei Japanese

Inukai, Akira Supporting

Sugiyama, Noriaki Japanese

Tamarai, Honoka Supporting

Akaneya, Himika Japanese

Amatsu, Kokoro Supporting

Sawashiro, Miyuki Japanese

Inukai, Sumire Supporting

Shiraishi, Ryouko Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Adachi, Kazuki Producer

Watanabe, Akihito Producer

Kawanabe, Daisuke Producer

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Jan 8, 2026

nozdeku

Recommended

Esse anime é muito bom! A evolução do protagonista e sua determinação para sair da sua vida fracassada e sendo capaz de superar seu trauma, ajudando pessoas como a Kariu com toda a frustração sobre seus esforços estarem sendo válidos, tendo todo o drama dela e o mal-entendido com a Chizuru e também a trama do vôlei onde ela joga toda sua frustração na amiga.
A evolução do protagonista não é a única, temos também o desenvolvimento da Chizuru uma garota que não consegue fazer amigos e tem dificuldade de se expressar, porém com decorrer ela acaba desenvolvendo essas características (de uma forma rápida, ... porém muito bem polida). Os dramas no decorrer foram bem gostosinhos de ver e do modo que foi solucionada, o no episódio final com o Ooga percebendo que gosta da Kariu e já querendo ir pro ataque foi muito bomkkkkk, um casal fechadinho, mas foi bem acelerado isso, ele ja perceber de cara que era a Kariu quem ele gostava sabe, gostaria que tivesse um trabalho um pouco mais isso no Ooga, pq dá pra ver que ele gosta da Kariu, porém não teve aqueles leves indícios típicos de romance.
O Desenvolvimento do romance do protagonista com a Chizuru ficou bem de lado, realmente só evoluiu algo no último com os dois percebendo que se gostam (porém eles não confessam), entretando tem mais 4 eps que saíram no ano seguinte, então não vou palpitar tanto sobre o romance aqui, mas poderiam ter Desenvolvimento algo nos FUCK 13 EPISÓDIOS PRR!
Relife é anime muito bom, com temas e mensagens que realmente podem ajudar um pouco na sua vida, a seguir em frente.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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May 9, 2025

Aethern

Mixed Feelings

There have been so many iterations on the concept of reincarnation in anime that my nervous system has been cognitively primed to lower my heart rate and decrease my brain function to soften the blow on my psyche. In fact, just before watching this, I just so happened to force myself to finish Redo of Healer, which was an absolute journey in and of itself. Suffice to say, watching any show that begins with the letters “R” and “e” nowadays renders me nearly comatose, with the exception of Re:Zero. In desperate need of ReHAB post-Redo of Healer, I stumbled upon ReLIFE – advertising a large ... departure from modern fantasy slop, and hopefully a much needed rePRIEVE. I don’t know why the letters are stylized like that, nor do I care.

ReLIFE presents the modest character journey of a 27-year-old NEET to find himself, maybe a little bit of love, and most definitely a job. He’s recruited by a member of the ReLife research institute to participate in a novel case study. All he has to do is take a pill a day, and he will gain the youthful appearance of a 17-year-old. In addition, he’ll have to attend regular high school classes for a full year. Well shit… engineering a romance with a 27 year old infiltrating a high school is inherently problematic for obvious reasons. In other words, the story is going to have to do a lot of heavy lifting for me to buy into the show. Surprisingly enough, ReLIFE navigates this premise well by utilizing it as a comedic tool, with the main character acutely aware of the age differences between himself and the surrounding students.

The idea of transforming back into a high schooler and the usual co-occurring drama is enough to sustain you for a solid 2-3 episodes, at least. One of the more interesting ideas it portrays is that despite the protagonist’s youthful appearance, he still has a 27-year-old body, which makes for some mildly enjoyable situational comedy in the appropriately named episode 3 "You're Old Now."

Within those expositional episodes, the show roots itself in its principal strength and protagonist, Arata Kaizaki. In truth, he’s not your stereotypical 27-year-old NEET; he’s able to find part-time work, function as a member of society, and most importantly, he feels like a normal human being. He has some habits which fit the NEET heuristic and some deep-rooted trauma, but overall, he is a strong foundational character. The remainder of the show is devoted to his character development, and the subsequent development of the characters he is surrounded by. He takes a bit of an advisory role in his friend group, which is constantly juxtaposed with his poor academics by his friends. After all, taking life advice from a student who fails all his exams is quite ill-advisable. It’s admittedly a good laugh sometimes.

Episodes 4-10, effectively half of the show’s runtime, are an absolute slog to bear, however. They are inundated with the all-too-familiar tropes and misunderstandings of romcoms and dramas. The primary offender of which is an unfortunate addendum to our main ensemble, Rena Kariu. She’s spiteful, quick-to-judge, irrational, and single-handedly responsible for half of the superfluous conflict in these episodes. Perhaps you could argue that her immaturity is realistic, but that does not recuse how trite and contrived these episodes are. When confronted with her own idiocy, she devolves into ugly crying and irritating dialogue. Combine her antics with a friend group that is just as dense and non-communicative as she is and you get a frustrating viewing experience. At least the remainder of the show is decent and gives you the saccharine romance that it's been building towards.

In addition to this mediocre median of episodes, the overall production quality of ReLIFE leaves quite a bit to be desired. The art style is nothing particularly special and the animation is mediocre at best. If you told me this show came out in 2006 instead of 2016, I wouldn’t bat an eye. I usually never have any qualms with sound, but this show also has some awkward and out of place sound design. Most background music is directed by piano notes, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. However, when the show decides to discuss its more serious themes, it repeatedly plays a string of odd and tacky staccato notes, completely ruining the atmosphere. They sound rough and abrupt, inadvertently cutting through the tension of several scenes, when their purpose was to build tension. Surely there was a better alternative here.

Ultimately, is ReLIFE worth a watch? Depends on if you think episodes 1-3 and 11-13 can cover for the frustrating monotony of 4-10. I do, however, expect that the sequel will be significantly better off of a shorter total runtime and the already established character development of this season. And I’ll probably watch another isekai after a week.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Aug 30, 2025

minhazmorgul

Not Recommended

Wow, what a royal disappointment this was. The premise and the first episode really hooked me thinking this is going to be a high school tribute to Welcome to NHK. 90 percent of the show is about some of the blandest and most forgettable characters ever engaging in cliche high school drama. To give you an idea of how forgettable and generic all these characters are, I can't bring myself to even remember the MC's name while I write this review, let alone the high school students. The ReLIFE part of the story seems to be there at the end of every episode just to ... remind itself that it's the main draw of the show. Just rewatch Welcome to NHK and Tatami Galaxy instead of this slop.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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