ReLIFE

I don't want to say much.
I am a stupid 23yo who cannot get his thoughts together, who cannot focus on one thing for more than a few second unless it is of utter interest to him, me.
This story did it, started two days ago due to the premise having had piqued my interest, and here I am at chapter 110, just having had finished watching the first season of the anime after reading through those 110 chapters.
All I want to say is that to me, the manga is superior to the anime.
The anime does things differently in a way that does not suit me, seems more typical/trope-ish (which I don't mind).
The manga is better to me for the art, and for the way that it is and the the anime differs in.
I think that these "slight" differences amount to enough for someone who would not be able to enjoy the anime, to presumably be able to enjoy the story in it's manga, source format, uncut and unadapted, unchanged.

This is my first review, so I don't have any experience in this. I just decided to tell the reason why I gave the manga 10/10. There are many subjective ratings, that's why I waited a month after finishing it (and read/watched other stories), but I can't help it, this story really got me.

I can't say anything bad about the art, but anyway I always get used to the manga I read. I think I liked every characters. Everyone has his own personality, which may change slowly during the story, everyone is different. I really enjoyed the whole manga, it was mostly funny, but it also had a seriousness and touching scenes.

Story (9/10): So, I write more about the story. Sometimes it was predictable, but I never found it boring. Writing a completely new story is kinda impossible, and I think it's even harder in this genre. For me this story was unique enough, but... you know... it can be better and more unpredictable. I'm always focusing mostly on the story.
I don't want to spoil anything, but I write a bit about the ending later (I won't actually write spoiler, but still... I place it to the end).

One last thing what made me give a 10 to the manga is because it can change the life of some people...

Just a bit about myself to understad my feelings a bit more (you can skip...):
I'm 22, male. Until 4-5 years ago I was antisocial mostly because I lacked self-confidence, and I also never understood the people around me. I was a game addict with pretty high grades in school. I also started to watch anime. Luckily I found some people in the school who also liked games and animes. I started to change slowly made friends, thanks to those people, but also thanks to the animes I watched. I also started to read manga, and now I'm over 100 anime/manga stories.

My personality is still changing and this manga also helped me in my life (I admit it also made me cry in joy or how to say...). I can only recommend it to other people, maybe they will also feel the same.

And the little "spoiler" I was speaking about, if you hate any spoilers then avoid reading it:





I could predict the ending after a bit more than half of the manga, but I don't know any ending which could be better than this. It's like I hoped for this, for the only satisfying ending I could imagine.

This is my first review, and I think is gonna be short, but anyway...
After the final chapter of the manga, I can say that is one of the few mangas that have catched me until the end. It has a good story, drugs, love, "comedy", and for me, it is an unique experience.
Btw if you have finished the anime and then you want to read the manga, I recommend you to start over, it has details that aren't in the anime (and after the anime its when the good story starts).
Also, this is the only online manga which I've seen that is in full color, it's a matter of time that you find one in color if you are reading it like any other.
Of course, the enjoyement of this for the reader is gonna be at least good, that's because how the story is going, it's all connected until the end.
If you are bored, or you don't know what to read, try it, you won't regret it!

And that's sincerely it lol

ReLIFE certainly had an interesting setting, but it fails to take advantage of it. The manga is terribly paced, the plot makes no sense half the time, and its attempts at creating drama feel contrived and unrealistic.

Now, most of its flaws wouldn't be so bad if ReLIFE was a gag manga created solely to be laughed at, but it takes itself extremely seriously. There are often chapters dedicated to Kaizaki monologuing about his mundane issues with a sad expression the entire time, but realizing absolutely nothing new by the end of the chapter. Just because the manga takes a serious tone, doesn't make it deep or profound in any way if it doesn't actually resolve anything.

Speaking of chapters dedicated to nothing, one of the first arcs is dedicated to Kairu, in which she basically yells and cries about her really unoriginal insecurities. This isn't so bad on its own, but its repeated again and again, until its ingrained in your mind that Kairu is a completely unstable teenager. It takes around 70 chapters for her issues to resolve and finally fuck off, which is really indicative of how badly paced it is. Onanie Master Kurosawa was only 30 chapters long, and yet it managed to resolve its central conflict (a much more interesting conflict, too) and clearly develop its main character. You can make the argument that Kairu resolving her issues is meant to be a catalyst for the other characters development, which I agree with to some extent. That's definitely what the manga is going for, but it just takes way too long for the development to actually occur, and the manga could resolve Kairu's issues in significantly fewer chapters.

And now, 200 chapters in, even the most loyal fans of ReLIFE admit the manga is currently extremely repetitive and badly paced. In the past 50 chapters, I don't think anything has actually happened. Every chapter follows the same exact formula: Kaizaki plays around with his 17 year old friends, enjoying high school; Kaizaki is then inadvertently reminded that he will lose his memories; Kaizaki becomes depressed and wishes he met Hishiro in a different setting. Take a shot everytime the manga presents this conflict but makes no attempt at actually resolving it. You will die. I wish I was exaggerating.

At least the first 50 or so chapters were kinda entertaining, and sometimes even funny. I can't say that for the later chapters. The author is clearly stalling because he has no idea how to resolve any of the major conflicts that he wrote in the first place. Even if he does eventually resolve them in a well-written way, it cannot make up for the terrible pacing leading up to the resolution.

Edit: The manga is finished. The conflicts were barely resolved, and in a really uninteresting way. It feels as if the author abandoned the rules about the experiment he set himself in order to create a happy ending..

As for the characters, they're all pretty boring/uninteresting, and some of them even annoying. Hishiro is probably the best character, as she actually goes through a decent amount of development, but she's really not that special. She can be pretty much summed up as a cute girl with Aspergers.

Finally, the plot barely makes sense in regards to the actual experiment. I completely understand the purpose of the ReLIFE experiment. The point is clearly to help the test subject grow as a person by putting them back in adolescence- among the biggest periods of growth for anyone. I get that. The experiment still doesn't make sense and is absurd beyond belief. The experiment ensures that any record of the test subject is erased from everyone's memory. What about written records, actual events caused by the subject, and pictures? Theoretically (if Ryou allowed him to), Arata could completely fuck up peoples lives and no one would even remember who did it after the experiment ends. I wouldn't be surprised if Kairu had a diary and wrote about Arata. How would her diary be affected? In addition, why is this experiment even allowed to happen? The test subject has his rent paid, is given an ample allowance, and is even given a job after the experiment ends. It's been made clear that the amount of government funding and time necessary for such an experiment for a single individual heavily outweighs the potential labor force/production possibilities made by that individual. There's pretty much no benefit to the experiment in the government's eyes. These are just two examples from the top of my head- there's clearly way more things wrong with the ReLIFE experiment excluding the obvious scientific impossibilities.

Of course, ReLIFE isn't striving to be realistic in that aspect, and I understand that. But the manga takes itself so seriously that it becomes a problem for me. Again and again, I'm expected to suspend my disbelief to make the setting make sense (recently, they introduced a new absurd concept relating to the drugs side effects) when they should have established these parameters at the beginning of the manga. As I mentioned, this would be fine if this were a gag manga, but it clearly isn't. How can I take the manga seriously when nothing makes sense?


The manga does have a cool gimmick of fully being in color, but it trades off having actual detailed art/faces for the color aspect.

I don't think you should read this unless you have some kind of hard-on for typical angsty teenage drama. If you want a high school drama with actual conflict resolutions and character development, I would recommend Onanie Master Kurosawa. If you're looking for a funny romance comedy, I would recommend Tsurezure Children, Kaguya-sama, or Komi-san wa Comyushou desu.

This was just a solid read. The characters were really fun to follow along with, and were so cute. The story felt realistic despite the fantasy element of characters ages being reduced. The relationships were sweet, and the circumstances emotion.

So many of the points hit a little too close to home for me. Things like putting effort into my life, and enjoying things despite them being temporary. It really is work to have a good life, and this story shows how important it is to put in that work. It was a little inspiring, and each character had their own bit of value to add to me.

The artwork was really great, especially since I don't read many full color mangas. I wonder how much extra work it is to colorize them. I think the premise of this story was really fun also. The last 20 or so chapters tugged on my heartstrings the entire time.

I wouldn't say that this is a life altering, soul-touching, kind of manga, but it was definitely high quality. I have zero complaints, and it was an enjoyable read from start to finish. I hope to keep finding manga I enjoy this much.

It will be a brief review
This manga I finished it today, May 13, 2019, and I would like to give my opinion of how much I liked this manga talking about its strengths and some criticism

One-. The couples who evolved in history, the way of telling their lives. I loved it, they did not only give importance to the protagonists and that I like a lot in this kind of stories, only some stories were missing but the most important ones ended well, I give a 9 at this point.

Two-. I found the atmosphere calm, when I read this manga I relaxed it was like reading a story that your point and your goal is relaxation and that I noticed and a lot, the characters were not heavy the atmosphere was quiet and simple, I give a 10 in this point.

Three-. A final point, the issue of the pill and the story itself, well the story itself does not make any sense.
I think the idea is original but stupid, for me the end of RElife is decent I'm not complaining, some things were missing that count as many mangas / anime I do not want to emphasize many points, so I give to the theme of the story and the end an 8


9/10

i love the art and character but the story had some non-sense points
some facts like they both will forgot every things about the another but the same problem wasn't for support team which they are in the same case , that point about every one will forgot you don't make any sense and when he tried to clear it by science made it worse , the anime was really cool until he tried to add some unnecessary events so it become longer at the last 50 chapters i think there are many spam pages
another thing about it is that u had look of 18 years old student but at the same time u had the body of 29 years old adult >> did u tried to copy somethings from conan ?
i really love the Genre of slice of life but when u talk too much about impossible things you makes it suck don't talk about it or at least talk with today knowledge not ur own imagination

This manga was one of the most remarkable novels I have read in a long time and will probably stay on top for a long time.

Story 9:

ReLife makes you think about where you are in the world now, rethink your choices and open your eyes to the future, it is a perfect work to remind us that in our lives we will not have a second chance.

Art 8:

Although its art is mostly fun and cute, she can perfectly set up tense situations that can put pressure on the reader

Characters 10:

Just like Horimiya (a manga that I definitely recommend reading) ReLife can very well create characters that look like ordinary Humans you meet in everyday life, and easily capture your attention and empathy.

Enjoyment 10:

My experience with ReLife was truly incredible, one of the best I've ever had. It really changed the way I think about the world and the future.

Overall 10: A Masterpiece

I lost count of how many times I've reread ReLife, and each time, I was still impressed and amazed by this incredible work, if you can, give it a try :)

This will be my first and only review, but seriously, this manga is one of the best I have read, and will probably read for a long time. It has everything you can wish for in a story.

The overall story is well made, consistent and makes sense, and you cannot help but feel like, what would you do in their situation?

The art, is a 10/10 from me, I do not really care about colour as I have been reading webtoons for years, but the time and effort that went into this manga shows, and you know that the author really cares for it.

My god! The character growth, throughout the whole manga, you are thinking, these guys are really growing up and evolving as a person. I would have to say that that is seriously the best part of it.

Enjoyment? I could not put it down and binge read it in 2 days. That should tell you everything right?

Overall, 10/10 from me. It was consistent, meaningful and just a really in-depth look at how much growth a person whom is at their lowest can really do with the help of others and themselves, but they first have to take that first step.

This is my most favourite school life based manga. It was really good. BTW IT IS SPOILER FREE.

Story-The plot is different from the school life based manga I have read before, so it will definitely be interesting.

Art-The art was really good. What made it the best was that each and every chapters were coloured. This made it more enjoyable

Characters-Each characters have their unique personalities making it easier to differentiate between each characters and makes it more enjoyable to read.

Enjoyment-The Drama was really well done without adding too much drama on a chapter. It was well balanced. The comedy was really good as it came at the perfect timing in the chapters which made it more enjoyable. The romance is the highlight of this manga. It is too damn good. You will fall in love with the romance scenes which come in this manga. It might even cause you to cry.(I myself cried a bit at particular scenes).

Overall-This manga is a MUST READ. Super emotional feel good manga. I really loved it from the start to the end. Each and every chapter was good.

I will start my review with a semiquote of Tower of God:

"What do you desire?
Romance?
Friendship?
How to deal with the struggle at work?

Or something that surpass all others?

Whatever you desire... that is here, in ReLIFE!"

After I read this manga I found myself asking me a question. How it was possible to find such a masterpiece? It has all that I love the most. The (re)life of Kaizaki Arata gave us a full experience of what life is and how difficult is sometimes to deal with everything. This manga goes from romance to friendship and also show us that it's not easy to deal with the difficulties of life. Every character has his past and they have deal with their own failures and problems.

This manga showed me that we shouldn't judge people at first sight, we shouldn't criticize others because we don't know what they are experiencing, we shouldn't take it easy when it comes to deal with others, we should try to understand how they feel, what they want and why they are behaving like that.

It showed the heaviness of harassment, how it can change someone's life, both in work and at school, how can hurt others and how can mark someone forever.

It also showed the beauty of youth, how important is to go out with your friends and enjoy this time while you can still be without thoughts, because grown up life isn't gonna be easy and you should enjoy every single moment of high school.

It showed the importance of love, how is difficult to confess your feelings and how is hard to love someone knowing that one day everything can finish.

Every character taught me something that I will bring in my heart forever.

So please, enjoy this work and read it all! It's spectacular!

This was one of the best mangas I've ever read.
I highly recommend this manga, it has love, friendship and it touch many feelings inside us.
It makes you think twice about your life, where are you, what are you going to do with your future and sometimes wish have the opportunity to be in ReLIFE program.

The characters are like the average students but you see them grow and you can feel all the things that they are going through.

The art is just beautiful and overall is a very easy manga to read. The fact that it came in color pages gives it a big plus. Recommended.

Having followed this manga for around 18 months to 2 years now, I've always loved how fun and charming the show is. It's not a critical masterpiece, nor is it a series to be binged. Honestly, I can see how you'd easily hate it if you ended up binging it. It can be very repetitive as the series draws to an end and ultimately less drama itself happens. I usually caught up every once in a while, let a few months pass, and then catch up again.

Needless to say, my review may be a bit biased because of that. It was more of a casual enjoyment for me - only meant to occasionally bring a smile to my face. I never felt the frustration with the pacing everyone else did. I can absolutely tell you, this series is not perfect. The ending is a bit rushed, and the final arcs ARE drawn out quite a lot. Again, I had no issue with it. If you're getting into it now that it's over though and plan on binging, you probably will.

All in all, I can most definitely say that you should probably check out the anime to test the waters with the show. If you dig the first 3 episodes or so, then you will absolutely love the rest. If you don't, it's clearly not for you. Don't even bother following. The series is just more of the same old up until the end. No real unique twists or turns or insane character depth here. Just an admittedly cheesy romance.

I'm glad to say I've been a fan for quite a while now though. This is the first time a manga I've read has come to an end. I'm pretty emotional ngl. Best of luck to the mangaka on whatever he decides to do. o7

There are only 226 chapters. The art is really beautiful with colors. There are not many pages but the pacing is very good.

Relife is an amazing webtoon. It has one of the most powerful conversations. The concept in this manga is wonderful. While shounen manga mostly target teenagers, this one adds grown up characters into the mix. Unlike other manga, this one is pretty concise. It may have spanned over 3 years of serialization but the amount of detours it took has been reasonably less.

The last few chapters are a roller coaster ride of all kinds of emotions. The ending admittedly has a twist to it's extremely predictable climax, it was still a great read. There is a good balance between the plot and characters in all the arcs. In shounen manga it is natural to see dialogue focusing on friendship and some morals essentially meant to be fed to young readers in the hopes of molding them into better individuals. Relife on the other hand focuses predominantly on the hard truths of reality that grownups suffer through their journey into adulthood while also emphasizing on the importance of friendship and happiness. It drives us to evaluate ourselves introspectively. It is nowhere so heavy but some view points are worth pondering over.

Kaizaki arata is one of the best adult characters. He is for the major part essayed as an adorable guy with a streak of innocence to him. In many panels his design is that of a chibi with two pink blush patches on his cheeks. He is not someone anyone takes seriously but his sense of right and wrong are on the mark. The aura he emanates is stronger as an adult seeing as he struggles to transition into his role of a high schooler. At other times he behaves more like a teenage girl playing along with the cheerfully devious Onoya. His inability to pass tests aside, his one year in the relife program consisted of setting up couples and solving teenage girl's friendship issues. It is interesting to see his relationship developing with young ppl as he tries to figure out his place in the small bunch. He is way more mature at solving disputes and guiding the kids and funnily no one suspects a thing. While readers are smart enough to immediately suspect Hishiro, poor kaizaki does not figure that out at all. The guy has been designed only to give support without much going on in the head. His romance with Hishiro is sweet at best as he comes to terms with the situation at hand. He is very realistic. The way his eyes glaze over as he idolizes youth is the highlight. Also the number of times he has to remind himself that he is an adult and the other person is a brat is cute. He is my new favorite.

Relife program:
This manga has an amazing concept. For adult readers it is an intriguing subject as all of us would love to have a shot at life for a second time. But in our cases we would appreciate a chance to set things right. Because a year lost is an opportunity cost. It's a thought provoking story where neets are rehabilitated through a process where they can spend a year being high school students with all expenses paid and are guaranteed employment upon successful completion of the program. Shady organizations can apparently glam up things with companies regarding a one year gap of prospective recruits that is wiped off the face of time. In the end the memories are altered a lot unless it's the main characters who with the power of plot armor conveniently escape any such harsh move to get their happy ending. Not that they can be blamed, readers these days are pretty sensitive, authors are hard pressed to satisfy them. The program makes less sense. The emphasis on sending subjects to high school is illogical as ppl could lose their way during college as well. Besides both the subjects were capable individuals and they were not mess ups. Kaizaki is a helpful person and the guilt of not standing up for the weak adversely affected him to the point of giving up his excessively stuffy job which in all fairness was the root cause of his troubles. Hishiro also had only her poor communication that stood in the way of her already successful career. These superficial defects did not warrant for a relife at high school. College or mock company would have been more apt as this story had more potential with adults for all characters. With 200 odd chapters and one year of program duration very little is accomplished. The judging for both the maturity level and yardstick for success of the program are incomprehensible. To be honest, the number of challenges and its degree of difficulty are also bare minimum. The potential that the concept brought to the story is not fully utilized either. Where a lot of things could have happened, plot dragged and the ending was rushed. Not much is known about the organization or where they get their funds from or even how they profit from these experiments.

Hishiro.
As soon as she was introduced many would have suspected of her being part of the experiment. It's that obvious. For a high schooler she is too stiff and no adult would be that point blank. Since it's possible that ppl with pigheadedness could exist, she is still unbelievably clueless. There are times when she is so annoying but she reflects on herself from time to time. If she was capable then why did she fail the first time? Does she really need kaizaki to realize to finish her mission? It's to be noted, someone with her kind of personality does a 180 when kaizaki arrives. One can clearly see that the manga is kaizaki dominated. In the beginning she comes of as bossy and she gradually gets better at communication. There has been considerable improvement in her personality.

Kariu, ogha and others:
These are the kids who are forced to affect and get affected by the experiment with none the wiser of what is happening. Kaizaki and Hishiro unwittingly impact huge changes in their lives by guiding kariu and ogha with their relationship troubles which could affect the natural balance but memory wiping can conveniently erase the existence of the subjects to a mere dot on the minds of the teenagers. Since we have 222 chapters of teenage angst, there is no conceivable character development of these ppl. They are very accepting of anything thrown at them. At the same time you don't feel like you want anything more from them either. As far a friend making is concerned, arata and chizuru succesfully form a small group of trustworthy ppl who are pretty meddlesome, stalking included.

Onoya and Yoake;
The support division of Kanto region is hilarious. Their character design and personality are in sync with kaizaki and Hishiro. Those two are very supportive and their younger versions are adorable. Since the adult characters are deliberately portrayed are clumsy and cute to cover up for their lack teenage angst, some of many of their conversations are full of serious life lessons. It's relatable most of the time. Have to admit, they can effortlessly switch between serious to comic at the drop of a hat. I can't help shipping Onoya and Yoake. It is one of the better ship compared to oghaXkariu or chizuruXarata. I love how both Onoya and Yoake lurk in the shadow gently nudging the subjects to make their own choice and changing them from within. Though they do shake up things a bit and involve a bit more than necessary, the point is Crystal clear: no one will give you the answer.you have to find it on your own, Classic.

Everything is predictable as expected of a shoujo manga. Repetition of panels has become popular to fill up space. Flashbacks of scenes and conversations keep turning up at exciting junctures. One of the downside to manga is that we as readers have a reasonably good memory and sadly these flashbacks are forcefully chiseled onto our minds.. I was not thrilled with the climax. What followed was rushed a lot and I hoped for a different kind of ending

I may be in over my head gushing over this webtoon but for an adult who has been reading lots of Young adult stories, a webtoon which showcases adult characters is something worth praising.

I've been reading ReLife lately, a manga about a NEET who is given a chance to relive the last year of high school again as an experiment through the use of a de-aging pill in order to help him overcome his inability to get a job. At the end of his year, all the memories of those he interacts with will be erased and he'll be given opportunities to join a company through ReLife.

Surprisingly, aside from the de-aging pill, the manga manages to be completely unlike any high school setting I've seen or read thus far in its maturity. The subjects the character deals with and how he affects his new ReLife friends are handled very well, with life lessons that most definitely have real-world applications.

It is currently one of my favorite manga so far, as it's managed to impress me with its mature handling of high school situations. There is no fan service or ridiculous high school hijinks, which is always a plus. The manga is in full color, too.

It will be receiving an anime adaptation in 2016, which is entirely deserved, and though the manga hasn't been completed yet, I recommend anyone interested in a maturely-handled high school story to read ReLife.

This manga features a very beautiful romance between Arata and Hishiro, you people might find a tons of romance manga here at MyAnimeList but this one surely is a masterpiece. The scenario was very lovely how it made both people to understand the consequences which there present actions might bring and how the SUPPORT team assigned to them helped both of them out <3 and another good point that this manga holds is that it does not only shows fiction but it's story also connects with the reality as this shows how a down-hearted person who lost all his hope tries again and becomes someone capable as Arata did this story tells that everyone is capable of a change and the company of a person greatly influences him/her as those around Arata became the reason of a great change inside him !! ;)

Our dear Arata, a 27 years old "grown a**" man as he is often called, is struggling with his life as an adult. He realised that he did not have the life he expected to have when he was younger. Luckily for him he has been offered by a mysterious man a chance to ReLive a year in highschool as a senior...

ReLife is a lighthearted comedy that is easy to plunge into. It even manages to somehow dig deeper with lots of blunt speechs about the downsides of our modern society. More than a mere cheap philosophical lecture it depicts a realistic point of view of a young desabused adult. Now let us review this manga point by point if you will.

Story : 7
In my opinion not the strong point of this one even though it is nothing more than what it pretends to be. That is to say that it is not pretentious at all, even a little shy at first. As a matter of fact the author managed to grasp the readers curiosity by revealing plot little by little, just enough so you know it is there, and not too much so you know this is not the main focus of this kind of manga.
Still, it is alltogether well written and consistent.
Why go as high as 7 then ? Because as i previously mentionned, this is not a "rich story" kind of manga and it never tries to be one (chapter 71 so far). It is simply a good story fit for many situational comedy and interesting enough to make you want more of it.

Art : 8
Color is often a double edged choice. Although here it is put to such a good use that i could not imagine it any other way. The chara design is if not original, perfectly suited for this kind of sitcom manga. Colorful, beautiful, funny with the chibi aspect and the deformed faces ; definitely a strong point of this manga !

Character : 9
So much to say about those character. Yayoiso wrote his characters with his heart and you can feel it without a doubt. ReLife protagonist is the kind of hero you actually want to be friend with or that you look up to. You look up to him not for his talent (not even close) but for his humanity. He is "real", his emotions are well written and often give a "that's what i would have thought too!" feel. You get attached to him very quickly and you see yourself wishing only good things could happen to him because he is such a nice human being.
When you start to discover the other main character it is around the 8th chapter, so you already root for Arata.. The encounter with those said character is made in such a natural way that you don't even know at first that those are going to become important (well i did not ahah).
A little cliche oblige there is the cool good looking dude, the studious overachiever, the shy girl etc.. But is doesn't matter because here stereotypes are put to good use and you end up liking all of those character. Because you realise that they are not so plain and that they each have their flaws and their inner struggle.

Enjoyment : 10
This is my honest opinion only. This manga makes me laugh, not smirk or smile, it make me laugh out loud.
I laugh at every "behing the scene" chibi version of the characters at the end of a chapter. I laugh when the hero is being stupid or when the situation is so akward that i can actually feel the akwardness for the character (main protagonist mostly).
When it gets more serious i enjoy it too, i ask myself questions and wonder what i would have done in his stead.
I never feels forced, pushy or out of place; it is just plainly and honestly enjoyable.

Overall : 9
A great manga in his category. A must read if you're looking for a sitcom manga or if it is your thing. Otherwise it one of the manga you should go to if you ever want to try something new and if you're looking for a good laugh.

Long story short, ReLife is nothing more than what it pretends to be ; well written and consistent, possede unexpected deepness, ReLife is a SAFE BET.

These days it is abundant to experience pressure on your profession, as well as from your peers. Injustice and the feeling of hopelessness is a common occurrence, consequently inducing stress and possibly even drop-outs to any graduate young fresh man. In the case of Kaizaki, he quits his job and is unable to find a better employer, let alone finding one becomes an impossible task, being branded as a quitter. ReLIFE is a tale of a man who is able to revert to his 17-year-old self thanks to a drug.

Kaizaki, struggling with life, encounters a young man named Yoake, who offered him a drug for an experiment to change his appearance back as it was in his adolescence. However, there is a catch to it, its period spans only a year on high school, after anyone related to the subject having their memories erased. And thus begins Kaizaki's new student life in which he explores and learns to regain his confidence and clearing his doubts, in addition to reliving the student life.

This is certainly an intriguing aspect that enhances the whole narrative of the story, in addition to keeping tension in events that occur throughout the manga. It starts off with a well paced introduction to various elements that needs to be considered when reverting, as well as the consequences that it involves. Interactions between different characters are well conveyed, yet are rather simplistic, typical situations as in any school setting, riddled with love and studying problems.

However, as the story continues, it begins focusing more on school life itself, rather than the hardships the main protagonist experiences. This doesn't imply that these are not portrayed, in fact, it subtly introduced, yet in small quantities, which can be a drawback for readers, as the manga gave the impression of tackling human hardships in nowadays society. Comedy is also present in the manga, which are actually hilarious at times, be it due to characters behaviour, or simple play with words.

The cast of characters in ReLIFE are varied, yet very stereotypical: stupid but charismatic protagonist, tsundere girl, emotionless girl, clueless boys you name it. Nevertheless, the characters which made it more interesting as a whole, were certainly the employers who check tabs on Kaizaki, as it adds to a certain intrigue on what the purpose and roles of this characters are, as well as their fates.

Character development is rather lackluster, yet it has certainly some progression as in the case of the main protagonist, and his employers. In addition, some background story on his past is provided, which is a good addition in understanding said character's behaviour and motives.

The art style of ReLIFE is as a whole average, as it trades detail in favor of coloring the manga. Backgrounds are drawn when needed, depending on the atmosphere it is trying to convey to the reader, be it a comedic sketch or facial expression to transmit character's emotions. Character design is however generic, with no real outstanding supporting cast.

Overall ReLIFE was an enjoyable read that proposed an interesting theme, yet didn't tackle the theme as much as it should have, as its main focus switched to describe typical school life events, which can be dull when the premise is so much more interesting. This however remains to be seen. It must be said that even as a typical school manga it managed to display these very well, in a believing manner, as it was not overdramatized or exaggerated. Recommended to anyone who has an interest in slice of life manga with a school setting, with an interesting premise.

Thank you for reading.

whats good about Relife?
- a fresh type of story
- each chapter brings excitement towards its readers
- everything is colored (meheheh)
- and many more!

whats bad about it?
- no issues yet. relife is still ongoing (current chapter: ch 168)



I never read a manga that changed my view about life and studies. relife also gives its readers, a mixture of feelings. and the story also tackles present issues in our society; like, being jobless after college and other stuff. the story sends a message to its young readers; Relife teaches us to enjoy life to the fullest and always take the risks, because what you do today may affect your life in the future.



PS. This is my first review. comments and suggestions on how to make a good review is highly appreciated.

It all began in 2016 when the anime was released. It is one of the few anime's that I watched weekly, you see I mostly binge shows as I don't like waiting so I never watch anime by their weekly release schedule unless it was something I really like and the rest you can already guess that this anime is really close to my heart.
I watched this anime couple of times and I enjoyed it every time.
Considering this anime ended on a cliffhanger I thought there would be a second season but alas that never came soon as I expected it would, so the wait began.

After 2 years the sequel releases, and unfortunately was a big disappointment because it's not really a sequel but an ova wrapup of the second half of the manga in like 4 episodes. (The first season was the first half of the manga with 13 episodes). As my friends and people described it, the supposed sequel missed the entire point of the manga considering it was made with 4 episodes thus missing out on huge character developments which what this series is all about. With that disappointing outcome, I avoided the sequel in hopes of reading the manga and properly finishing the series I love so much, but I never could pick up the manga due to various personal problems, until now!

With the global pandemic happening now I got a chance to finish this series, and since it has been years since I last saw the first season, I decided to read the manga from scratch. And here starts my review of the manga itself

I came into it with good expectation and I was not disappointed. It fulfilled if not exceeded my expectations. Even if I knew what would happen in the first half of the manga, it still managed to give me emotions that I felt when I first watched the show for the first time.
The story, the art, the characters everything is so well done you will feel immersed with the characters and the world, it will soon start to grow on you very fast. At times I felt I could feel the character's joy or sorrow, I could feel their struggle, their emotions. The comedy was perfectly timed and was not try Harding to make you laugh, it's genuinely funny. The character development, oh my god, the character development is like top tier, all the characters fleshed out , their personality, their story completely blended with the world perfectly, it is this manga's strong point for sure. It all felt real, it all felt natural.
It is truly one of the most well-written mangas out there. With the bonus prologue and epilogue chapters released this year, finishing it truly felt like the journey has come to an end, and has been completed.

In conclusion, it is absolutely a 10/10 must-read. I feel the word has lost meaning nowadays but this truly is a masterpiece.

Thanks for reading my useless and stupid long review if you can even call it that, but this series is really close to me so I just had to write some useless stuff, my only hope is that reading this might make you read the manga, and that is all.

(Sorry if I made any mistakes as English isn't my best language, anyway if any of you have finished the manga before this year, do not miss out on the bonus chapters released this year, they are really important and you might not want to miss them as they show what happens in the future, aight bye)