ReLIFE

ReLIFE

Cover of the first Japanese volume
リライフ
(Riraifu)
Genre Science fantasy, Drama, Romance
Manga
Written by Yayoiso
Published by NHN PlayArt (online)
Earth Star Entertainment
Demographic Seinen
Imprint Earth Star Comics
Magazine comico
Original run October 12, 2013 – present
Volumes 6
Anime television series
Directed by Tomo Kosaka
Produced by Suita Sunaya
Daisuke Kawabe
Kazunori Adachi
Yuki Matsushima
Akihito Watanabe
Yuka Asano
Written by
Music by Masayasu Tsuboguchi
Studio TMS Entertainment
Licensed by

‹See Tfd›

Network Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11
Original run July 2, 2016 – September 24, 2016
Episodes 13
Live-action film
Directed by Takeshi Furusawa
Released April 15, 2017

ReLIFE (リライフ Riraifu) is an ongoing Japanese science fantasy drama seinen web manga series written and illustrated by Yayoiso.[1] It's published by NHN PlayArt on comico[2] website since October 12, 2013[3] and has six volumes compiling the chapters published by Earth Star Entertainment[4] released so far. An anime adaptation was announced on February 13, 2015 and aired on television on July 2, 2016.[5][6][7] On June 24, 2016,[8] the series was released in full on the web. Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV, and BS11 later broadcast each episode in the usual weekly format.

Plot

The story revolves around a 27 year old man who becomes unemployed after quitting his job of 3-months, claiming that it's because it "does not fit his highest potential". As a result of this action, he finds it difficult to gain a full-time job at another company and instead he works as a part-timer at a mini market. One day, a mysterious man named Ryō Yoake offers him a job opportunity, but first he needs to become a tester for ReLife: a scientific experiment to rejuvenate him by 10 years and send him back to high school as a student. Apparently, the experiment is supposed to provide a chance to experience youth once again and, in the process, fix whatever's wrong with the subject's life.

Characters

Main Characters

Arata Kaizaki[2] (海崎 新太 Kaizaki Arata)
Voiced by: Kenshō Ono[9] (Japanese); Micah Solusod (English)[10]
Played by: Taishi Nakagawa
Arata is a 27 years old man who became unemployed after quitting his job of 3-months job at a black company, claiming the reason is "it did not fit his highest potential". After several failed job opportunities in similar companies, he worked part-time at a convenience store where he was scouted by An Onoya who chose him for the ReLife Project. As a high schooler who is actually 10 years older, Arata is expectedly seen as mature by his classmates and has no problem easily making friends. He also forgets most of his high school lessons, so he needs to take many remedial tests. He prevents himself from falling in love due to his (real) age and the after effect of the pill 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.
It is revealed that after he graduated college and started working in the company, his older female co-worker named Saiki was being harassed by her male co-workers. He tried to help her, but that only increased the harassment, leading to Saiki rejecting his help and eventually committing suicide. This tragedy left him traumatized and he subsequently quits his job. His surname comes from Kaizaki Station.
Ryō Yoake[2] (夜明 了 Yoake Ryō)
Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura[7] (Japanese); Josh Grelle (English)[10]
Played by: Yudai Chiba
Kaizaki's ReLife supervisor, the man who offered him the ReLife experiment. He is at 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 a report about his daily life. His surname comes from Yoake Station.
Chizuru Hishiro[2] (日代 千鶴 Hishiro Chizuru)
Voiced by: Ai Kayano[9] (Japanese); Jeannie Tirado (English)[10]
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 she's also fairy ignorant with regards to anything not directly related to school matters, particularly social and emotional ones. She's always doing research online on whatever she doesn't understand.
Chizuru is actually Project #001, another ReLife subject like Arata. Due to her personality, the experiment was deemed a failure as there was no improvement. Her surname comes from Hishiro Station.
An Onoya[2] (小野屋 杏 Onoya An)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda[7] (Japanese); Kristen McGuire (English)[10]
Played by: Sae Okazaki
An is another "transfer student" at Aoba High School. But she's actually Ryō's junior supervisor and the one who scouted Arata for the experiment. Like Ryō, she acts cheerfully and together with watching their project to the point it becomes stalking, much to Arata's annoyance. Her surname comes from Onoya Station.

Aoba High School

Students

Rena Kariu[2] (狩生 玲奈 Kariu Rena)
Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu[7] (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English)[10]
Played by: Elaiza Ikeda
Arata's classmate who sits next to him and is a volleyball club member. A girl who is very competitive, 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 Ōga and acts like a tsundere towards him. Her surname comes from Kariu Station.
Kazuomi Ōga (大神 和臣 Ōga Kazuomi)
Voiced by: Yūma Uchida[7] (Japanese); Blake Shepard (English)[10]
Played by: Mahiro Takasugi
Arata's classmate who is the class representative along with Chizuru. He performs well academically, but has very poor athletic ability. 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 doesn't 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.
Honoka Tamarai (玉来 ほのか Tamarai Honoka)
Voiced by: Himika Akaneya[11] (Japanese); Bryn Apprill (English)[10]
Rena's best friend and the captain of the female volleyball team at their school. A naive, friendly, and sweet girl. She has noticeably large breasts which are a bit of the running gag. Having a strong aptitude and athletic ability, she felt pressure from people who can't surpass her, which is why Rena's claim to be her rival makes Honoka treasure their friendship. Despite being a genius at sports, she isn't very good academically. Her surname comes from Tamarai Station.
Nobunaga Asaji (朝地 信長 Asaji Nobunaga)
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa[11] (Japanese); Stephen Sanders (English)[10]
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.
Akira Inukai (犬飼 暁 Inukai Akira)
Voiced by: Noriaki Sugiyama[11] (Japanese); Alejandro Saab (English)[10]
He is Honoka and Nobunaga's childhood friend. He has sharp and glaring eyes. He is very protective of Honoka and so he gets mad at anyone caught leering at her. His surname comes from Inukai Station.

Teachers

Kokoro Amatsu (天津 心 Amatsu Kokoro)
Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese); Caitlin Glass (English)[10]
Homeroom teacher at Arata's class. She is also the PE teacher and female volleyball club's supervisor. Her surname comes from Amatsu Station.
Kōshi Usa (宇佐 浩史 Usa Kōshi)
Voiced by: Wataru Hatano (Japanese); Anthony Bowling (English)[10]
Male volleyball supervisor and a PE 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)
Public health doctor of Aoba Academy. She's also Akira's older sister. Her surname comes from Inukai Station.

Others

Michiru Saiki (佐伯 みちる Saiki Michiru)
Voiced by: Shizuka Itō (Japanese); Alex Moore (English)
Michiru was a staff member of the black company that Arata belonged to. She later committed suicide after being harassed by fellow employees. Her suicide had a great impact on Arata, rendering him unable to function in society. Her surname comes from Saiki Station.

Media

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 streaming service Crunchyroll manga service on December 21, 2015.[12]

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBN
01 August 12, 2014[13]ISBN 978-4803005950
  1. "Arata Kaizaki (27), Unemployed"
  2. "Pathetic"
  3. "Test Subject"
  4. "Weirdo"
  5. "Contract Complete"
  6. "Can't Calm Down"
  7. "Generation Gap"
  8. "Thrilling Student Life"
  9. "Different Habits"
  10. "Insulting, But..."
  1. "Getting Involved"
  2. "The Support Division's Job"
  3. "Easy Life"
  4. "Unexpected and Unintended"
  5. "Long Day"
  6. "Now That I'm Older Than My Teacher"
  7. "Communication Stat: 0"
  8. "Well Said"
  9. "Essays for All"
19.5. "Bonus Report"
02 November 12, 2014[14]ISBN 978-4803006193
  1. "Seriously Weird"
  2. "Heaven and Hell"
  3. "Naturally"
  4. "Pure-Hearted Oga"
  5. "Distance Dilemma"
  6. "Work and Personal"
  7. "Not Silver"
  8. "Average Results"
  9. "Second"
  1. "One Way"
  2. "Aoba High Class 3-3"
  3. "Ties to Deepen, Deepening Misunderstandings"
  4. "At Lunch"
  5. "Bogged Down or Isolated"
  6. "Adult Perspective"
  7. "Black"
  8. "Fallen"
  9. "The Fall"
03 March 28, 2015[15]ISBN 978-4803006902
  1. "Overlap"
  2. "Rupture"
  3. "I've Been Waiting"
  4. "The Answer"
  5. "Don't Run"
  6. "Smile"
  7. "Reality≠Right"
  8. "Golden Week"
  1. "Excuse Us"
  2. "Casual"
  3. "Good Intentions"
  4. "Just the Two of Us + 1"
  5. "Not Our First Time"
  6. "Legal High School Girl?"
  7. "Once Again, Kaizaki-kun"
52.5. "Senpai, Kōhai, Classmate"
04 August 12, 2015[12]ISBN 978-4803007572
  1. "I'm Not Kidding"
  2. "Aligning Answers"
  3. "Distance Dilemma 2"
  4. "Love and Friendship"
  5. "Teacher's Room, After School"
  6. "Weak but Strong"
  7. "Earnest but Awkward"
  8. "Stong-Willed Hard Worker"
  9. "Before the Storm"
  1. "Rash Emotions"
  2. "Accident Caused"
  3. "Turn Back Time"
  4. "Hishiron the Oblivious"
  5. "Corrosion"
  6. "Around the Rift"
  7. "I Hate Girls Like That"
68.5. "Dull Silver"
05 February 12, 2016[16]ISBN 978-4803008616
  1. "Disturbance""
  2. "Hello"
  3. "Last Year's Trauma"
  4. "Revenge"
  5. "A Step Forward, Together"
  6. "Assembly"
  7. "Honoka's Feelings"
  8. "Chizuru's Feelings"
  1. "Rena's Feelings?"
  2. "Bittersweet Crossroads"
  3. "The Final Drastic Measure"
  4. "Stubborn Idiot"
  5. "Rena's Feelings"
  6. "Follow Through"
  7. "Continued"
83.5. "Bad Guy Hero"

Chapter 137 announced Volume 6 of the printed Manga for August 12.

Anime

It was announced on February 13, 2015 that the web manga series will be getting a television anime adaptation that is scheduled to air on July 2, 2016.[5][7] The anime's main cast, broadcast information and first key visual was unveiled at the AnimeJapan 2016 convention in Japan on March 26, 2016.[6] TMS Entertainment is producing the series,[17] with Tomo Kosaka directing, Michiko Yokote and Kazuho Hyodo handling series composition, Junko Yamanaka designing the characters, and Masayasu Tsuboguchi composing the music.[18] All 13 episodes of the anime were pre-streamed before the television broadcast on the ReLIFE Channel app on June 24, 2016.[19] Crunchyroll released all episodes of the anime for premium members on July 1, 2016, each episode will be available for free members throughout the following weeks.[20] The anime is licensed in North America by Funimation.[21]

Episode list

No. Title Original air date[22]
1 "Kaizaki Arata (27) Unemployed"
"Kaizaki Arata (27) mushoku" (海崎新太（27）無職) 		July 2, 2016
2 "Communication Skills: Zero"
"Komyunikēshon nōryoku 0-ten" (コミュニケーション能力0点) 		July 9, 2016
3 "You're Old Now"
"Ossan nan desukara" (オッサンなんですから) 		July 16, 2016
4 "Fall"
"Ochiru" (墜ちる) 		July 23, 2016
5 "Overlap"
"Ōbārappu" (オーバーラップ) 		July 30, 2016
6 "This Isn't the First Time"
"Hajimemashite janainda yo" (初めましてじゃないんだよ) 		August 6, 2016
7 "Test Subject 001 → 002"
"Hikensha 001→002" (被験者001→002) 		August 13, 2016
8 "Rift"
"Kiretsu" (亀裂) 		August 20, 2016
9 "Revenge"
"Ribenji" (リベンジ) 		August 27, 2016
10 "Everybody's Selfish Desires"
"Minna no wagamama" (みんなのワガママ) 		September 3, 2016
11 "A Trip to the Past"
"Kako torippu" (過去トリップ) 		September 10, 2016
12 "Double Panic"
"Daburu panikku" (ダブルパニック) 		September 17, 2016
13 "Confession"
"Kokuhaku" (告白) 		September 24, 2016

Music

The opening theme is "Button" by PENGUIN RESEARCH, while various artists perform a different ending theme for each episode.[23] The ending songs are compilated into one album titled "MD2000 ~ReLIFE Ending Songs~" and to be released on September 21, 2016. The title "MD2000" comes from type of a 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 (old) high school days.[24]

A series of character songs also released from August 3, 2016 started with Arata Kaizaki from volume 1.[25] Each CD contains two songs with respective instrumental version. A soundtrack CD contains 23 background music from the anime is released on September 14, 2016. The music are composed by Masayuki Tzboguchi.[26]

List of Ending Songs

Episode Title Artist
1 "Iijyuu ★ Rider" (イ―ジュ－★ライダー Iiju ★ Raida) Tamio Okuda
2 "Hot Limit" T.M. Revolution
3 "Timing" (タイミング～Timing～ Taimingu) Black Biscuits
4 "Honey" L'Arc～en～Ciel
5 "Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Michi" (これが私の生きる道) PUFFY
6 "Sunny Day Sunday" Sentimental Bus
7 "Sausade" (サウダージ Saudaji) Pornograffitti
8 "Yuki no Hana" (雪の華) Mika Nakashima
9 "There will be love there -Ai no Aru Basho-" (There will be love there -愛のある場所-) The Brilliant Green
10 "Asu e no Tobira" (明日への扉) I Wish
11 "Pieces of A Dream" Chemistry
12 "Natsu Matsuri" (夏祭り) Whiteberry

List of Character Songs

Volume Character Voice Actor Song Title Release Date Package Number
1 Arata Kaizaki Kenshō Ono "ReLIFE" August 3, 2016 TMS-335
"ReGRET"
2 Chizuru Hishiro Ai Kayano "Momoiro." (モモイロ。) August 31, 2016TMS-336
An Onoya Reina Ueda "ReJOIN♪"
3 Kazuomi Ōga Yūma Uchida "Berry Suite" (ベリースイート Beri Suito) September 27, 2016TMS-337
Rena Kariu Haruka Tomatsu "Namida Diamond" (ナミダダイアモンド Namida Daiamondo)

Live action film

A live action film adaptation directed by Takeshi Furusawa is slated to debut in Japanese theaters on April 15, 2017. The film stars Taishi Nakagawa and Yuna Taira as Arata Kaizaki and Chizuru Hishiro, respectively. The film will have an original ending.[27]

Stage play

A stage play adaptation will be performed in Tokyo and Osaka in late 2016.[16]

Reception

Volume 1 reached the 30th place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of August 17, 2014, had sold 33,637 copies;[4] volume 2 reached the 9th place and, as of November 16, 2014, had sold 46,040 copies;[28] volume 3 reached the 23rd place and, as of April 5, 2015, had sold 73,019 copies.[29]

It was placed 6th in Zenkoku Shotenin ga Eranda Osusume Comic 2015.[30] It was also nominated for Best General Manga at the 39th Kodansha Manga Awards.[2] The series had sold 1 million copies as of February 8, 2016.[31]

References

  1. ↑ "ReLIFE vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "39th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ "ReLIFE". www.comico.jp. NHN PlayArt Corp. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Japanese Comic Ranking, August 11–17". Anime News Network. August 21, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "ReLIFE, Momokuri, Nanbaka, Super Short Comics Manga Get Anime". Anime News Network. February 13, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "「ReLIFE」アニメ化特設サイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "ReLIFE Anime Promotes July Premiere With Animated Promo". Anime News Network. March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  8. ↑ "ReLIFE (TV) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  9. 1 2 "ReLIFE Anime to Star Kensho Ono, Ai Kayano". Anime News Network. February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Fall 2016 SimulDub™ English Cast Announcements – For The Love of Dubs - Funimation – Blog!". www.funimation.com. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  11. 1 2 3 "ReLIFE Anime Casts Noriaki Sugiyama, Himika Akaneya, Daisuke Namikawa". Anime News Network. April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Crunchyroll Teams with Comico to Release ReLife, momokuri, Nanbaka Manga". Anime News Network. December 21, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  13. ↑ "ReLIFE jp Vol.1". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  14. ↑ "ReLIFE jp Vol.2". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  15. ↑ "ReLIFE jp Vol.3". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  16. 1 2 "ReLIFE Manga Gets Stage Play Adaptation This Fall". Anime News Network. January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  17. ↑ "TMS Entertainment to Produce ReLIFE Anime". Anime News Network. January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  18. ↑ "ReLIFE Anime's Main Staff Announced". Anime News Network. February 12, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  19. ↑ "ReLIFEチャンネルがオープン！TV放送に先駆けて全13話配信決定！" (in Japanese). June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  20. ↑ Macias, Patrick (June 27, 2016). ""ReLIFE" Anime Launches July 1 on Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Funimation Announces Fall English Dub Line-Up". Anime News Network. October 4, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  22. ↑ "ReLIFE - アニメ - TOKYO MX" (in Japanese). Tokyo MX. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  23. ↑ "ReLIFE Anime Reveals More Cast, Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  24. ↑ "TVアニメ「ReLIFE」オフィシャルサイト". ReLIFE Anime. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  25. ↑ "「ReLIFE」キャラクターソングVol.1 / 海崎新太". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  26. ↑ "「ReLIFE」オリジナルサウンドトラック/音楽：坪口昌恭". TVアニメ「ReLIFE」オフィシャルサイト. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  27. ↑ "ReLIFE Gets Live-Action Film Adaptation With Original Ending". Anime News Network. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  28. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 10–16". Anime News Network. November 20, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, March 30-April 5". Anime News Network. April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Japanese Bookstores Recommend 15 Top Manga for 2015". Anime News Network. February 4, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  31. ↑ http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/02/08-1/kensho-ono-ai-kayano-to-lead-in-relife-tv-anime

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