ReLIFE: Kanketsu-hen

After reliving the life of a high school student through the ReLIFE experiment, 27-year-old Arata Kaizaki cannot believe how quickly it has changed him. He has begun to see the world through a different perspective that he had completely forgotten as an adult. He has made friends and formed deep relationships with each one of them. However his support, Ryou Yoake, reminds him that the experiment is all an illusion; after his experiment ends, he will be forgotten by all of them.

The experiment of another ReLIFE subject is also coming to an end. After spending two years with ReLIFE, Chizuru Hishiro has developed into a more open, more thoughtful person than she could have ever imagined. She has met people who have changed her life, her perspective, and ultimately her. However, now that their ReLIFE is coming to an end, will they be able to let go of the memories they have made?

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Hishiro, Chizuru Main

Kayano, Ai Japanese

Kaizaki, Arata Main

Ono, Kensho Japanese

Onoya, An Main

Ueda, Reina Japanese

Yoake, Ryou Main

Kimura, Ryouhei Japanese

Kariu, Rena Supporting

Tomatsu, Haruka Japanese

Ooga, Kazuomi Supporting

Uchida, Yuuma Japanese

Inukai, Akira Supporting

Sugiyama, Noriaki Japanese

Tamarai, Honoka Supporting

Akaneya, Himika Japanese

Amatsu, Kokoro Supporting

Sawashiro, Miyuki Japanese

Asaji, Nobunaga Supporting

Namikawa, Daisuke Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Adachi, Kazuki Producer

Watanabe, Akihito Producer

Kawanabe, Daisuke Producer

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Jul 26, 2024

lycoping

Recommended

I'm reading that a few readers of the manga were disappointed because this didn't have room for everything.

I've never read the manga, but I understand that sentiment. I felt "Chikai no Finale" (Sound! Euphonium) was really rushed, but that's because I had the first two seasons to spoil me. However, In this case, since I haven't read the manga, I can really only judge this on its own merits, without taking the manga (which I think I'm going to buy soon) into account. So that's what I'm going to do. I'm not going to remove points for not following the manga ... strictly, because I don't know if it does or not, except secondhand.

The lower budget here really shows. The animation is a little more stiff, and many of the background characters literally aren't drawn at all - they're literal blobs. and while it didn't really feel rushed, I would have kind of liked a slower burn, I feel like the emotional moments would have been more impactful if they were better foreshadowed and more drawn out. But the story still flowed nicely, and it was a suitable ending for the first season. No real plot twists, but the direction we were left with at the end of the first season is played through to its conclusion, and I found the conclusion emotionally satisfying. However, I would have liked to see a little more of that developed - more time could have been devoted to the ending, because it really was where the whole thing was driving all this time (even if we sometimes didn't know it). The fact that they were restricted to four episodes severely constrained what they could accomplish. But the studio could only work with what they were greenlighted for, so I'm not factoring that into my score.

That's several things that could have adversely affected the score that I deliberately did not take into account, so take that into account, I suppose.

All that aside, along with the first season, this anime is still an instant favorite, and the ending was good enough. Strong recommend from me. I am looking forward to seeing how the manga differs, though.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Apr 30, 2023

AtlasEarth

Mixed Feelings

While I am still not in love with this series or the OVAs, this was marginally better than the regular series.

Animation was on par or better than the regular series while having much better and more focused stories and narrative.

Although it did not personally affect me, I can see someone being moved by these episodes and more specifically the conclusion of the series.

But I think a lot of my issues I will always have with this series is still in these OVAs.

Still not a fan of the music and the VA work is fine but not spectacular to me.

Suppose if you liked the series ... you might as well check this out. Otherwise don’t bother.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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May 3, 2018

CanAKATheIndigo

Not Recommended

ReLIFE: A terrible adaptation of the anime dishonors the great ending of the manga


For a long time the manga of ReLIFE aroused many emotions; and when we found out that the anime would adapt the final arc, the joy increased enormously.

Unfortunately, after watching the 4 Ovas that adapted the end of the manga I can not feel anything other than a deep disappointment. It is impressive how the director Tomo Kosaka and his crew destroyed the great work of Yayoiso. Actually, what TMS Entertainment has done has no name. By the way, from here spoilers come.

In the first place, it was logical that these Ovas ... were not going to cover all that remained of the manga; after all there were more than 100 chapters to adapt and it would have been crazy to try it. For that reason, I understand that the decision was taken to make a super summary highlighting the key moments of that part of the story to focus on the outcome.

In addition, let's be honest, what we all wanted to see animated was that final reunion, that moment in which both recover the memory thanks to the matching accessories of their cell phones, that great talk of both on the sidewalk of the park where they give their first kiss , those moments of both as a couple and co-workers; and that long-awaited talk of the couple and their supervisors in their adult form while having a few beers.

But, surprise! None of those moments were present in the Ovas ... None! What kind of scam was that ?! Why we waited 2 years for these Ovas? It is incredible that the desire of the Japanese to not establish couples in the anime reaches these levels. Honestly, this is a shame.

Of all the moments I mentioned, only one was shown; and they did it in such a frightening and hurried way that any emotional impact was lost. I refer to the scene where both recover their memories. I still can not forget how rewarding, exciting and masterful this sequence was handled in the manga. It was such an intense, so vivid, that it aroused a throng of emotions.

Unfortunately, in the anime that was so insipid that it did not even arouse the slightest interest. First, why did they have to change the way they retrieve their memories? Who had the "brilliant" idea of ​​doing such a barbarity? And here it does not end, how is it possible that more time is devoted to the scene of Arata trying to convince the brother of Kazuomi to join the ReLIFE program to the scene of recovering the memory of the protagonists?

And still it continues, Who decided that the scene of recovery of the memories was the best form to close the Ovas? Obviously, being the last (even after the credits) and be short of time, you could barely see something of the way they both remember what they experienced during the program and little else. There is no emotional impact, there is no strength, you do not feel that despair of having remembered the person you love. And then it was terrible that hug shown at the distance and badly animated to then put the sign "FIN."

Those who read this in the manga know that this scene lasted A WHOLE CHAPTER. These geniuses adapted one of the most important and memorable chapters of the manga in two minutes of a post-credits scene. There is no excuse. Chapter 220 deserved something much better; in fact, chapters 219, 220 and 221 at least deserved a complete Ova.

The 222, if they were short of space, could have been adapted as a scene during the final credits; and then the sequence of the 4 drinking together in their adult forms may have been the post-credit scene. Also, as I said at the beginning, it was not necessary to make a summary of the series, it was enough to adapt the final chapters and that is it; after all, there was still going to be a lot of material on the outside and what the people wanted was precisely what they did not have in the end.

A real pity and another wasted opportunity to do something good. Honestly, for what they did, it would have been better if they had not produced any Ova and that this money had been invested in other projects, but not in charge of this crew. This adaptation can only be defined as an infamy ... And I suppose I should thank them for not leaving a 100% open ending ...

3/10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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