Bokutachi no Remake

Oh this anime was a pretty good one in my opinion, however, at times it was a bit exaggerated, but still ahh so many questions leave us in this series and so I don't understand them anymore and my head only hurts when I'm thinking about them!

Story, Characters, Animation, Soundtrack:
Story: The story is not a new one, that is, we saw a story with time travel, but here we have something more and different from the evenings we have seen so far with time travelers and this is a more complex and more complex face to face. interesting than without the others, especially because we ... see how everyone in their group evolves, this fascinated me the most because I want to become a brilliant artist in the future. How this series plays with your mind is absolutely brilliant and amazed me.
Characters: Her characters well and not too amazed me so much apart from Kyouya, he was my favorite character because he thought of everyone around him and sacrificed himself to help everyone, then Shinoaki because he likes to draw and I would like to become a professional illustrator like her.
Animation: Animation and I have nothing to say about it, it's great brother, brilliant. This style is so colorful, more vivid, that's how I adore it, at least I adore it. But this style is not exactly the style I want, but brother, what can I say, many other animations, not quite similar to this.
Soundtrack: The soundtrack was great, my ears were so excited, and to listen to this series and not have how good I feel, especially the opening. Ahh!

Personal Opinion:
My opinion is that you can learn or a lot of things from this brilliant series and what you decide to face in life, without later regretting that you chose it.

Short opinion and note: good 9/10

I've got this anime recommended by my friend, and I kinda liked the whole anime from the start, but lemme explain why I don't like it anymore.

Story - 4/10 - A boy who is not okay with his present life and he is gonna be transferred in his past and he chose a different path.

The first 8 episodes, I guess, are very good and I was looking forward to the whole meaning behind it and how they will deal with it. But... out of sudden, they have changed the pace and the whole meaning behind it as well. And I was confused about why did ... it happen and why did they make it like that. I thought this anime has some back story and deep meaning but after all, it was only a rom-com slice of life without any bigger meaning even the anime seems many episodes like it might have something like that.

I guess it is a common rom-com but from the start, it seems like something more and that left me disappointed.

Art - 7/10 - Art was fine. It is not the best art but it serves its purpose for a rom-com.

Sound - 4/10 - I guess there's not even any music for this anime or at least I didn't notice the whole time and I'm a person who is looking for things like this.

Character - 5/10 - The characters are kinda flat and you don't know much about them at all. Only our main character has some "development" but from the start, it is a hero who can solve everything and he is super smart and kind boi.

Enjoyment - 5/10 - I was enjoying this anime from the start and I would have said 8/10, but with the last episodes, my rating went drastically down. I wasn't really happy with how did the story end and how it was developed at the end.

Not a perfect work, but it does the job better than most anime.

At first, I thought the story was convulted due to romance, but after watching the latest episode, it makes it clear and aware of the pacing.

So is this a good anime? Definitely. It's a time travel anime, but like really good because its not as chaotic like Stein's Gate or something grim or serious such as Mirai Nikki or Erased. There is no hero in time, or butterfly effect. It is just a normal guy, trying to interact with what he knew were extraordinary lives.

The theme? Creatives. I've watched some anime tackling the ... lives of creators, but they've been slices of life so far, so having one with an actual plot where the character's drive to create something new drives the plot forward, which is a good thing. The plot is dependent on the "passion" of the characters, and goes at a standstill when it's not. This is very good, you get to think "This isn't good", and then the story shows realizations that your thought was the correct one.

There is a bunch of stuff I don't get, like certain plot points, but it feels like it's guaranteed to have an explanation for what's happening later in a natural manner. It doesn't have that cliffhanger effect that "Damn I want to see the next episode", but it piques your interest that you absolutely want to watch the next episode the moment it comes out.

Sound and Art are good, it is self explanatory since it is an anime about creatives.

Story is relatively good, I definitely would be able to imagine being in the protagonist's shoes, but he is around middle-aged, so it might not be as relatable to younger audience. No complains, however, since this part is an anchor and constant that is relevant to the story. Although having the "it's a small world" effect is kinda redundant at times.

In terms of enjoyment, I found myself enjoying the twists and turns of youth. Every calm and chaotic moment I enjoyed. Although it goes boring at times, and sometimes finding myself forgetting side characters. Either way, I enjoyed.

Overall, good anime, I really hope to see how it ends in a not rushed manner.

So, I went into this series when it started airing not knowing what I should really expect. Yes it has a synopsis that outlines the general plot, but you don't *really* get a feel of what the show will be from it.

I'm happy to say I started watching, because my lord what a fantastic series. Right from the start you get introduced to multiple people that have a lot of regrets about their lives, and one of them actually gets to redo part of it.

While this may sound incredibly generic and kind of boring for a plot these days, the execution is what brings it ... to life. The "Initial" Kyouya Hashiba and Eiko Kawasegawa we meet are already very endearing because of the hardships they face in their current lives. When Kyouya gets sent back into the past, we get to meet the people he would look up to in his "Initial" life, but instead of them already being at their peak, they are struggling with their own lives and have their own challenges and obstacles to overcome, just like Kyouya has. This makes it very easy to want to keep watching, because you want to see how these characters are going to develop, and *if* they're gonna grow into the people Kyouya looks up so much or not.

This, along with the great art and AMAZING voice acting from the INCREDIBLE cast (Koga Aoi, Nao Touyama and Rie Takahashi, just to name a few) makes it already difficult to stop watching, but the inclusion of some very well-timed cliffhangers, actually decent to good drama and sprinkles of mystery makes Remake Our Lives a must-watch. This series definitely deserves a Season 2.

After watching the whole thing weekly, I'm not sure if I remember everything but I'll try to make a good review anyways. Even if this is my first time making a review on this site.

Story:

In one sentence: It is only the prologue.

Just like the title, the MC isn't changing just his life he is changing everyone else's lives. Whether it be in a good or a bad way. Some say it was bad that their trials were skipped, however this anime only has twelve episodes and just like what the opening song says “This is only the beginning, this season is the time for having ... fun”(If I remember it correctly).

Art:
It was average, but it becomes better depending on the situation.

Sound:
I approve of everything except Shino Aki's VA.

Characters:
While it is indeed bad that the mc never fails, it's a kind of failure in its own way. Every other character felt forced at times, well everyone except Kawasegawa and Shino Aki.

Enjoyment:
It's very inspiring for teens, while bittersweet for the middle-aged.

Remake Our Life shines in certain aspects, yet is packaged in mediocrity.
Starting with the positives: The main cast of characters each have there own relatable character dilemma. Now, how these dilemmas are overcome vary in realism and intrigue, yet each main character has a challenge in front of or within themselves that will put you in their corner. Another highlight has to be character development. Specifically this animes use of different timelines to show other aspects of the cast. Unfortunately I can't say much on this point without spoiling the show.
Onto the negatives: Remake Our Life will grab you with interest then ... shove harem troupes down your throat. Plenty of time I feel the tone of this show is ruined by its wanting to play out typical high school romance scenes. Fortunately a plot twist in the second half sends the show to a sprint till its finish and leaves no room for the kind of scenes I'm complaining about. A quick negative to end the review is the animation. The art will never disgust you but the studio never attempts anything challenging or impactful. I don't think you'll find a single piece of sakuga in Remake Our Life.
- 6/10

I guess I can say that this is okay, not stellar, but it does engage and the story isn't bad. I have mixed feelings about whether somebody will like it better or not, but I can leave it at a 7 and be confident that that's probably mostly right.

Something that bothers me and it's just a me thing is the voice actor for the dub on the protagonist. There's just something about him that I can't get past. It's probably partially tied to when he voiced Kyo in Fruits Basket, a show that I really don't like. It's district, smooth and soft, which fits a ... lot of Slice of Life shows, so I push through because there's a lot of stuff he's in that I really don't mind.

This show has a basic premise and is handled fairly well. The story is mostly consistent and the characters fit together really well. I looked forward to each episode, so I don't understand why I feel like there's something that brought the show down for me. I haven't really felt wedged into a decision like I do here. Overall, the composition and performance is good, so I can't truly say anything bad and be true to how I feel about it. I just wish I felt better in the end because I don't have flaws that should bring it down.

At first I underestimated this anime and didn't have high hopes for this anime. But it seems I was wrong because it turns out that this anime is very good both in terms of story and animation. First in terms of animation, the animation in this anime is quite good and in my opinion there are no flaws at all. Second, in terms of the story, this anime has a light and easy-to-understand drama. Besides that, this anime also has a twist plot which makes me very surprised. The point is, anime bokutachi no remake is better than I expected. I think underestimating this anime ... is a big mistake and you must watch this anime. I really hope this anime has a second season

“What do you regret the most in life?”
Some people live their life thinking that there’s always a “next time”. For some, they don’t mind wasting opportunities. After all, they will come again when it’s “the right time”, right?

Unfortunately, second chances don’t come very often. For some, this is a privilege they don’t get to experience their whole life. Most of whom will have to go through their life forced to accept what has been and just look forward to whatever’s next.
Hashiba Kyouya had the chance (or power, perhaps) of a lifetime: Go back 10 years and re-do your life.

If you were Kyouya, would you ... have done it? How would you have done things differently?

For Kyouya, it was all about chasing his dream.

By going back, he got to team up with the very same persons who had served as his inspirations and found himself in a situation where he can take advantage of this opportunity to make sure he does things right. He wanted to make sure that success is not just a possibility, but the only option; not just for him, but for his new-found group of friends as well.

Here, we arrive at the two most important lessons / thoughts I got from this anime:
1. Helping isn’t always helpful.
2. Great works are never forced.

For some, our desire to help comes innately. Helping surely is a great thing to do. But I realized in this anime that the kind of help we provide is as important as helping itself. Our constant strive for success could bring us to think that we must do whatever we can for the people we care about. Sadly, this doesn’t always translate to positives.


!!!MAJOR PLOT SPOILER UPCOMING!!!


Kyouya tried to do everything he can to make sure his team succeeds, even if it means handling what he can by himself and compromising standards to reach targets. This is where we realize that following a certain set of rules can bring good things, but great things can only be achieved when it is created naturally. By compromising, Shino Aki’s and Rokuonji Tsurayuki’s works were not of themselves, at least not totally. And that’s enough for them to question their own abilities. Kogure Nanako’s desire to go after her dreams were eventually slashed as well. Following a set of guidelines could restrict the creativity of a person. What should have been a great piece of work could be nothing but a failed attempt to success if our standards are based simply on following such guidelines.
In the end, Kyouya’s attempt at success did bring him just that in the future, but even he realized that success, at least in how many of us defined it, doesn’t always feel right; not if the others whom he wanted to help ended up nowhere. After all, how can you find happiness on being successful if it costed the success of those who had inspired you?


***END OF MAJOR PLOT SPOILERS***


Indeed, helping doesn’t always help people. Kyouya’s intentions were admirable. But much like all of us, whether you’re a professional or a student, a parent or a sibling, we have these urges to help people we care about. But keep in mind that if helping others only makes them more and more dependent on what you can do for them instead of what they can create themselves, then all you did was shoulder the burden of unintentionally stealing their success. Sometimes, the most help we can (and should) give is a guide, a direction., and let the people we care about do the rest. Only then can they make something great.

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Remake our Life gave us a story that anyone can relate and reflect to. For a slice of life lover like myself, I enjoyed all 12 episodes of this anime. The twists that uncover the direction the story is taking makes me look forward for the next episode every time. Unfortunately, a good story could have been great if it was shown with proper progression. Remake our Life suffers from poor pacing. The transitions between timelines could definitely be improved. All characters were interesting enough to follow the story of, but most of their development, even Kyouya’s, were diluted by the pace of the story. The ending was … [spoiler!].

The visuals are right about what you can expect from Slice of Life animes. The OP was great, ED and other OSTs were fine. But despite its flaws, I enjoyed the weekly wait for every episode of BokuRema. We might not get a season 2, but it was a fun ride nonetheless.

The story started strong and then fell flat on its face.
I went to find the manga to find the ending as a lot of these 12-episode animes that companies put out nowadays are more like teasers to get you to buy the manga for the rest of the story, which is frustrating in and of itself.
The manga gave no relief the story is actually that short and just as unsatisfying.

The characters had such potential for a well-rounded time-hop story but this just cuts off to an open ending that leaves the watcher feeling like a waste of time.

About the Anime,
This show captures the live of a 28 year old man who used to be somewhat talented at Creation and arts, however he rejected the art university and goes for a more stable major in business but regrets it as he tends to lose his job / company shuts down his projects and he gets a lay off...etc. he sleeps and suddenly he is back in time for some reason and now he still has to choose what will his major be, this time he sets things right and goes for the art school.

The Good,

Interesting Focus ----
The world of Creation, photography, script ... writing, directing, producing and much much more. the show goes through a rather interesting process of a group of students creating some sort of a small movie that should handle all these elements with a decent quality. the time travel factor adds in on it as the MC often remembers that he should make the best of his second chance and this encourages him to do more and push harder or motivate everyone around him...etc

Entertaining Events / Challenges ----
Through this show There are a lot of challenges that faces the MC, those students around him are not ordinary students as he might have thought, he learns a lot about them and tries to get them to give their best and produce the best possible assignments..etc while also trying to figure out their problems and insecurities. again going back in time lays a huge burden on his back as he doesn't want to ruin some one else's talent / future in the process of fixing his own. it adds a certain depth and challenging nature for the MC that is not very common to see with a decent plot, best thing about this show imo

Reasonable Character behavior - Mindset ----
one of very few shows that i almost loved every single character in, often times shows have some sort of cringe characters who does weird things, some genki / athletic type, some nerdy type..etc etc, there are some sort of actions and behavior. characters with those profiles typically follow certain behavior with tons of clichés and cringe events. weird stuff with certain degrees are found in almost every show out there nowadays, but this show amazed me because it has one of the most well written character behavior and mindsets i seen in a while to the point that you might think every single character could be the MC of a show or you might just feel you know some people who are exactly like them, you will feel them real who act and think based on reason without being forced in a way that serves the MC or the plot at all.


The bad,

Mystery / uncompleted ??
Unfortunately i cannot say what this means or talk more about it without spoiling the show which i don't want to. even starting to put it in words will reveal some stuff that might ruin your experience if you haven't watched it yet, it is not something bad in the show it self nor it ruins the show but when you watch you will get what i mean, i just hope we get more seasons that's all i can say about this for now.

This is a mild spoiler review in the sense that I want to talk about what this show gets wrong, not what happens.

You can't watch this show with the standard expectations of an anime, which is made all the worse by some of the tired tropes that it throws at you. Not only that but the story has major issues that begs belief.
In order for this to be enjoyable, you simply have to accept that the premises are flawed and that it suffers from contrivances.

Imagine you're sent back ten years to change your life, what would you do?
For our protagonist this results in choosing a ... different education, rather than the safe bet he goes to art school, this time with the knowledge and experiences of his past decade, determined to be a game creator who is part of the 'platinum generation' of talent, the names of people who were famous artists in the future he's from. A dear wish of his is to make things with these people.

That's a solid premise. That's something a lot of adults can relate to and would like to see play out as a wish fulfillment fantasy.
And here's where things start to derail.

Project stories of getting together to make something are their own mini genre, instead of having a band of adventurers tackle a boss, you have creatives tackling a project. But then the show tries to be a romance anime and then a harem anime and then it goes back to time slips and the consequences of the actions taken.
Our protagonist doesn't actually do anything wrong, in fact he has some serious skill in production, management and enough all-round knowledge to work with creatives from their perspective, that he succeeds far better than any 18 year old in existence. He is a legitimate talent himself.

But... The show punishes him for it.

The consequences of his great work and effort are not realistic, the surrounding characters mindlessly give up instead of being proud of their achievements and things fall apart for the implied reason that he didn't take their wishes into account, except that's exactly what he did and the experiences the team got should not have been discouraging but rather help them define themselves and how they would want to move forwards.

This lesson that the show spends an entire new arc dragging out in another timeline is painful to watch and the morals aren't clear.
What's worse is that it is clear that this new future is something he can return from and the show doesn't address the implications or the consequences of this.

That's a hard pill to swallow and instead of making the protagonist look like he's learned his lesson, it makes him look like someone who just erased people from existence so he can go back to play with his friends in college. An unintended view of the character that I don't think the author considered.

The final issue is the time mechanic itself which brings up some uncomfortable questions that aren't answered.

The show sets up for a second season which I doubt will happen. If the same themes surrounding time leaps happen then it invalidates the first season. If it continues to be a project anime then what was the point of the time leaps in the first place? It could've just been that from the start.

Still, a lot of it was enjoyable and interesting, it's worth a watch I think.

I am a big fan of romance/slice of life dramas (i.e. Hyouka, Bunny Girl Senpai, OreGairu, etc.) so take this with a grain of salt.

This show is really entertaining. It draws you in and gets you invested with the characters, then throws a wrench into things. The time travel mechanic is very similar to Erased (take that as you will, I like Erased) and the main character has great depth. The main character has an opportunity to use his knowledge of the future to cheat the system and get a head in life, but he is more focused on helping his friends ... and improving himself.

At the end of episode 8 is where the story takes a major turn and shows the flaws of the MC and how he comes to terms with his past decisions.

However, the decision MC makes in episode 12 kind of hurt his progression. He was coming to terms on how he should interact with and support others, and when signs that his new approach is working he decides to (can;t say what he does, just watch it to understand this part). I am mainly upset by how a specific character is effected by this decision. I hope this character will return later in the series, but this depends on MCs decisions moving forward.

If you are looking for a solid slice of life drama anime with some romance, this is a good watch. I hope this story gets a completed anime eventually, but seeing as the light novel is still being made I doubt this will be anytime soon.

The story is about a guy who want to go back to get a "second chance" and meet the artists he admire the most.

I won't speak about it to avoid spoiler, but the story is really well made.

Also, art, illustrations, characters and background are really beautiful !

As an artist myself, this anime is really a masterpiece !

It really speak of things that every artists can encounter during their artist life, and it also teach a lot about it and show how to face it.

... The anime really have many moments of deep thoughts, and teach us a lot of things !

It's really enoyable to watch !

Bokutachi no Remake has unexpectedly become one of my favorite anime this season. Let's start the evaluation in order.

Story : Frankly, I didn't have much hope before starting the anime, but after watching the first episode, my opinion changed a bit. The choices people make change their lives. When I saw this information, I became more connected to the anime. It may not be a masterpiece story, but the execution was okay. 8/10

Art: A few scenes were too bad to happen in real life, other than that it was good. 6/10

Sound : I wasn't too impressed except for the ending music. 7/10

Characters ... : I wouldn't call it a complete cliché, but there wasn't much in the characters either. The main character was like the main characters we've seen in other anime. side characters were simple except for a few. 6/10

Enjoyment : As I said I had fun in almost every episode, I was disgusted with the anime because of a few scenes, but overall it's a nice and fun anime. 7/10

Overall : 7

This is one of the best anime this season imo. This anime gave me so much despair in the initial episodes, as I was also thinking along the lines of "if only I could go back in time". all the past regrets and the things that I could do better came rushing to mind as I started watching this.

The last few episodes also made me realize that it is never too late to start changing our/my future. To all the weebs out there who wish to escape from reality and just immerse in other world just to forget pain, this anime gives soo much hope ... and motivation to 'remake' our lives.

this one got solid 8's across the board!! its very very similar to Re:life which, if you enjoy this anime, be sure to go and watch that!!!

the show is captivating in its premise, and will hold your attention for the first two episodes, once you reach episode 3 onward however you may find your attention dipping at points...however, the story is always engrossing, to the point that you will forget what happened in episode 1 and when they revisit the plot point you may find yourself thinking "oh yea...that happened".

this one is a slice of life with the slightest and smallest bit of magic ... thrown in, no one is casting spells but something weird is going on haha.

in the end this anime is 12 episodes and leaves off with many questions riddled but never answered. i am not sure if they are going to do a season 2 but if unanswered plot holes, or plot points trigger you, then you may wish to steer clear of this one.

still this is a solid anime, whether you know the source material or are giving this one a shot in the dark chance, you wont be disappointed that you spent your time on it :)

animation, sound, script, it all beautifully comes together to weave a moving tale!

This anime is basically Erased but college. From studio Feel that brought SNAFU, this show is not that in genre of : slice of life, romance, and drama. The slice of life in the show is based off the characters' college life, the romance is mainly focused on two characters, and the drama should also be added with a supernatural genre to the description, but because, there's not; the drama is based off the protagonist time travel abilities. Based off the 3 genres, it isn't enough to stand alone with the anime.

Time travel tropes are difficult to pull off, but in a span of 12 ... episodes it's extremely hard to be enjoyable with a unique time period of college. The side characters are at the will of the protagonist who doesn't disclose his abilities. Overall, disappointed about the ending choice of Kyouya; he had it good but he wanted the Best ending; that includes every single character that was involved with his projects. 5.4/ 10


stay lit; weeb out

I never thought i'd see an anime that could actually change my life for the better, but through it's sheer premise, and the well thought out execution of it, remake our life managed to get me to think about things that i've never thought about before, and actually decide to change the way that I had been living my life for a long time.

The main moral the story tells is to always decide to follow your heart and your passion, whenever you are presented with the choice. And even though it sounds like such an obvious point, many people, including myself, actually tend to ... forget about the reason why that happens to be so important, often just as we would have needed to hear it the most. Maybe a person is doubting themselves and their abilities, or maybe they are just having pressure from the outside to be choosing a certain path, whatever the reason might be, the story in this anime will try to prove it otherwise.

I can only highly recommend the show to anyone, who might be experiencing some doubts at a crossroads in their lives.

Thank you for reading my review, and I hope that it was at least a little interesting. And also- not to forget, sorry Eiko and Aki, but Nanako has won best girl for me.. better luck next time hopefully in the second season. That is all.

From the studio that brought you Oregairu comes ReLife with a mix of Sakurasou and a pinch of Ecchi because why not.

That's honestly the best way I can describe this show. Given that it's only been 4 episodes I can't judge this show too much yet not too mention I haven't read the source material.

The plot is interesting, you see ReLife occured in High School, Bokutachi no Remake occurs in college, this allows for more mature themes and content to be explored.

Kyouya the mc, is a video game designer well he wanted to be anyway. Despite how big video games are nowadays, it is still ... a niche and small part of the overall job market. Kyouya got the short end of the stick, as a result he has bounced around from company to company never finding a stable role, eventually like most humans do he goes back to his hometown to get a "fresh" start.

Things happen and boom he is 10 years back in the past, Freshman college year as well. He decides to choose a different course than what he originally took and this is where the story begins.

I like Kyouya, I don't know why but his story along with his thinking as to why his life went down the path it took hits hard, I think it more or less has to do with just how realistic he feels, a man who just wanted to get a job doing what he likes brought down by poor career choices. It's only natural to think that if you took a different path or in this case college course you're life might've turned out better. That's the Relife aspect of the show.

This show is like Sakurasou on the other hand because the main cast of characters live with each other, all have their own unique talents, they have good chemistry with one another and the plot involves them most of the time.

This sounds good and all but I do have a few problems mainly the Ecchi and Cliches the show uses
I like ecchi after all I'm a degen just like most of you but the Ecchi scenes are poorly planned out, they just appear randomly for some reason.

And of course the Cliches and tropes, no anime is safe from this especially Sol shows as there's no way to keep the plot interesting without them.

Anyway that's my take so far, It's probably a 7 for me. Since studio feel did the animation and art, it has that Oregairu vibe to it and I dig it, though the plot could use touches that's why it's a 7 for me