ReLIFE
ReLIFE (リライフ, Riraifu) is a Japanese manga series in webtoon format written and illustrated by Yayoiso. The individual chapters were released by NHN Japan on the Comico website from October 12, 2013, to March 16, 2018, for a total of 15 compiled tankōbon volumes published by Earth Star Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation animated by TMS Entertainment was announced on February 13, 2015, and premiered on television on July 2, 2016.
ReLIFE
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- Yayoiso.
- Publisher
- Earth Star Comics.
- Language
- Japanese.
- Genre
- coming-of-age anime and manga and drama anime and manga.
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ReLIFE (リライフ, Riraifu) is a Japanese manga series in webtoon format written and illustrated by Yayoiso. The individual chapters were released by NHN Japan on the Comico website from October 12, 2013, to March 16, 2018, for a total of 15 compiled tankōbon volumes published by Earth Star Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation animated by TMS Entertainment was announced on February 13, 2015, and premiered on television on July 2, 2016.
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Plot
Plot
A live action film adaptation of the same name was released in 2017. In 2017, the manga won in France's Mangawa Award.
It is recorded as the work of Yayoiso. Publication is recorded by Earth Star Comics. It is associated with Japan. Recorded genres are coming-of-age anime and manga and drama anime and manga. The recorded subject matter is friendship and bullying.
The story revolves around 27-year-old Arata Kaizaki, who works part-time at a convenience store after quitting his job at a black company. One day, a mysterious man named Ryō Yoake offers him a job opportunity. At first glance, Arata needs to become a test subject for the ReLIFE Experiment, which will make him appear to be ten years younger, and enroll as a third-year high school student. The ReLIFE Experiment is supposed to provide a chance to experience youth once again and fix whatever is wrong with the test subject's life in the process.
Characters
Characters
Arata Kaizaki (海崎 新太, Kaizaki Arata) Voiced by: Kenshō Ono (Japanese); Micah Solusod (English) Played by: Taishi Nakagawa Arata is a 27-year-old man who became unemployed after quitting his job of three months at a black company, claiming the reason was "it did not fit his highest potential". After several failed job interviews with other companies, usually because he got nervous when asked why he would leave a job after only three months. He ended up working part-time at a convenience store where he was scouted by Ryo Yoake who chose him for the ReLIFE Project. As a junior at high school who only appears to be a 17-year-old boy, Arata is predictably seen as mature by his classmates and has no problem easily making friends. He has forgotten most of his high school lessons, so he needs to take many remedial tests. He prevents himself from falling in love due to his biological age and the after-effect of the pill he must take after the experiment ends, even though Ryō encourages him to "live the ReLIFE to its finest". He is currently the Project #002 from Kanto Prefecture. He actually graduated from college and started working in the black company. His female superior, Michiru, was being harassed by her male co-workers. He tried to help her, but it only increased the harassment, leading to Michiru rejecting his help and eventually committing suicide. This tragedy left him traumatized and he subsequently quit his job. At the end of the manga, he is given a job at ReLIFE Laboratory's Support Division and starts a relationship with Chizuru after learning she was a subject too. His surname comes from Kaizaki Station. Chizuru Hishiro (日代 千鶴, Hishiro Chizuru) Voiced by: Ai Kayano (Japanese); Jeannie Tirado (English) Played by: Yuna Taira A very smart but socially awkward classmate of Arata. She usually scores the top grades in her year, which makes her the class representative and has all her school expenses paid for as a result. She is not only socially awkward but also fairly ignorant with regards to anything not directly related to school matters, particularly social and emotional ones. She is always doing research online on whatever she does not understand. It is revealed that she was a ReLIFE subject too and had two terms. She falls in love with Arata and correctly suspects that he is a subject too. At the end of the manga, she gets a job at ReLIFE Laboratory's Research and Development Division and starts a relationship with Arata. Her surname comes from Hishiro Station. Ryō Yoake (夜明 了, Yoake Ryō) Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura (Japanese); Jessie James Grelle (English) Played by: Yudai Chiba Arata's ReLIFE supervisor, the man who offered him to be a test subject for the ReLIFE Experiment. He is the same age as Arata and always seems cheerful, which in fact irritates Kaizaki to no end. Being the supervisor, he always watches over Arata from a distance and writes reports about his daily life. Later, he starts a relationship with An. His surname comes from Yoake Station. Rena Kariu (狩生 玲奈, Kariu Rena) Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English) Played by: Elaiza Ikeda Arata's female classmate who sits next to him and is a volleyball club member. She is very competitive, and she wants to be the best at everything. She thinks of Chizuru and Honoka as her rivals, but is on good terms with them. Rena is stubborn and proud, but actually genuinely confused inside. She has crush on Kazuomi and acts like a tsundere towards him. Later, she and Kazuomi become a couple. Her surname comes from Kariu Station. Kazuomi Ōga (大神 和臣, Ōga Kazuomi) Voiced by: Yūma Uchida (Japanese); Blake Shepard (English) Played by: Mahiro Takasugi Arata's classmate who is the class representative along with Chizuru. He performs well academically but has very poor athleticism. He lacks social prowess when it comes to romance. With the help of Arata and their friends, he realizes his feelings for Rena, claiming that he wants to be with her and does not want her to be with another guy. He wears his uniform in a particularly eye-catching way, earning him the nickname "Flashy Ōga" (チャラオーガ, Chara-Ōga) or just "Flashy Blond Guy". His surname comes from Ōga Station. His older brother was once a cheerful man who became a NEET due to heavy pressure and later is chosen to take part in the ReLIFE program as Project #005 by Arata in the last chapter ch222. An Onoya (小野屋 杏, Onoya An) Voiced by: Reina Ueda (Japanese); Kristen McGuire (English) Played by: Sae Okazaki An is another "transfer student" at Aoba High School. But she is actually Ryō's junior supervisor and the one who scouted Arata for the ReLIFE Experiment. Like Ryō, she acts cheerfully and together with watching their project to the point it becomes stalking, much to Arata's annoyance. Later, she starts a relationship with Ryō. Her surname comes from Onoya Station. Honoka Tamarai (玉来 ほのか, Tamarai Honoka) Voiced by: Himika Akaneya (Japanese); Bryn Apprill (English) Rena's best friend and the captain of the female volleyball team. She is a naive, friendly and sweet girl, and is drawn noticeably well-endowed as a running gag, as her graces earn her the envious stare of Rena. Having a strong aptitude and athletic ability, she felt pressure from people who cannot surpass her, which is why Rena's claim to be her rival makes Honoka treasure their friendship. Despite being a genius at sports, she is not very good academically, and in the everyday life often act as a airhead, missing connections even in the school-home trip, so much so that her male friends, Akira and Nobunaga, act as self- appointed chaperones and protectors. Her surname comes from Tamarai Station. Akira Inukai (犬飼 暁, Inukai Akira) Voiced by: Noriaki Sugiyama (Japanese); Alejandro Saab (English) He is Honoka and Nobunaga's childhood friend. He has sharp and glaring eyes. He is very protective of Honoka and he gets mad at anyone caught leering at her. His surname comes from Inukai Station. Nobunaga Asaji (朝地 信長, Asaji Nobunaga) Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (Japanese); Stephen Sanders (English) He is Honoka and Akira's childhood friend, he acts like the mother of the group and a member of the health committee. His surname comes from Asaji Station. Kokoro Amatsu (天津 心, Amatsu Kokoro) Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese); Caitlin Glass (English) Played by: Natsuna Watanabe Arata's homeroom teacher. She is a physical education teacher and coaches the female volleyball club. Her surname comes from Amatsu Station. Kōshi Usa (宇佐 浩史, Usa Kōshi) Voiced by: Wataru Hatano (Japanese); Anthony Bowling (English) The male volleyball supervisor and a physical education teacher. He was Kokoro's senior at university and they are sort of rivals. His surname comes from Usa Station. Sumire Inukai (犬飼 すみれ, Inukai Sumire) Voiced by: Ryōko Shiraishi (Japanese); Marissa Lenti (English) The Public health doctor of Aoba Academy. She is also Akira's older sister. Her surname comes from Inukai Station. Michiru Saiki (佐伯 みちる, Saiki Michiru) Voiced by: Shizuka Itō (Japanese); Alex Moore (English) She was Arata's superior at the black company. She later committed suicide after being harassed by her coworkers. Her suicide had a great impact on Arata, rendering him unable to function in society. Her surname comes from Saiki Station.
Manga
Manga
The manga began publication on the Comico app in 2013 with physical publication of the series following in 2014. The series was added to the Crunchyroll Manga service on December 21, 2015. On March 5, 2018, Crunchyroll removed the series. Several new chapters were also published by Yayoiso but are not for sale on Amazon. These episodes are available as online reader on the Comico official website. An English translation is also available for this manga on Comico's English website Pocket Comics. The last Report is 222 Named: "Restart Life". In volume 15, two bonus chapters, were added. The first is an epilogue. It picks up the same night Chizuru and Arata regain their memories of each other, and ends just over four years later. The other bonus chapter was a prologue, which covers how Arata was chosen to be a subject.
Anime
Anime
It was announced on February 13, 2015, that the webtoon series would be getting an anime television adaptation that is scheduled to air on July 2, 2016. The anime's main cast, broadcast information and first key visual was unveiled at the AnimeJapan 2016 convention in Japan on March 26, 2016. TMS Entertainment produced the series, with Satoru Kosaka directing, Michiko Yokote and Kazuho Hyodo handling series composition, Junko Yamanaka designing the characters, and Masayasu Tsuboguchi composing the music. All 13 episodes of the anime were pre-streamed before the television broadcast on the ReLIFE Channel app on June 24, 2016. Crunchyroll released all episodes of the anime for premium members on July 1, 2016; each episode was made available for free members throughout the following weeks. Funimation released it on home video with an English dub. A four-episode finale was streamed on Amazon Prime Video and released on Blu-ray & DVD on March 21, 2018. On July 31, 2026, following the expiration of Crunchyroll's license, AnimEigo announced they had rescued the anime series and planned to release on Blu-ray in unknown date.
Music
Music
The opening theme is "Button" by Penguin Research, while various artists perform a different ending theme for each episode. The ending songs are compiled into one album titled "MD2000 ~ReLIFE Ending Songs~" to be released on September 21, 2016. The title "MD2000" comes from a type of mini disc that came out in 2000 while the concept of the ending themes comes from the songs that Kaizaki used to hear back in his previous high school days. A series of character songs also released from August 3, 2016, started with Arata Kaizaki from volume one. Each CD contains two songs with a respective instrumental version. A soundtrack CD containing 23 pieces of background music from the anime is released on September 14, 2016. The music is composed by Masayusu Tzboguchi.
Stage play
Stage play
A stage play adaptation was performed in Tokyo and Osaka in late 2016.
Live action film
A live action film adaptation of the same name and directed by Takeshi Furusawa was released in Japanese theaters on April 15, 2017. The film stars Taishi Nakagawa and Yuna Taira as Arata Kaizaki and Chizuru Hishiro, respectively. The film was given an original ending.
Reception
Volume one reached the 30th place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of August 17, 2014, had sold 33,637 copies; volume two reached the ninth place and, as of November 16, 2014, had sold 46,040 copies; volume three reached the 23rd place and, as of April 5, 2015, had sold 73,019 copies. It was placed sixth in Zenkoku Shotenin ga Eranda Osusume Comic 2015. It was also nominated for Best General Manga at the 39th Kodansha Manga Awards. The series ranked sixth in the first Next Manga Award in the print manga category. The series had sold one million copies as of February 8, 2016. As of October 2016, the manga had been downloaded over 20 million times.
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