Audience reviews
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kend9l
This is my first review, and for good reason. This show wasted my time and ultimately left me upset. After watching the first episode, I was hooked! However, this feeling did not stick around.
Story: This guy is unhappy with his current life and is offered to take a pill to appear younger and attend high school. This show had the potential to be a masterpiece but just decided not to be. Before I go any further I want to applaud the fact that this show did not sexualize high school girls. I really appreciated that and it made it so much easier to watch. The main character was surprisingly not a pedo and actively reminded himself these girls are in high school and romanticizing them is weird. However, this did not cover up the fact that the story just wasn't there. 90% of this show was fol…
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(TLDR Review at the bottom, as always, thanks for reading)
We are humans. We make mistakes. In making those mistakes, we wish such never occurred in the first place. We want to redo the past and shape it into a desirable one. We want to take on what we once missed out on.
I am no old person, at the time of writing this, I happen to be a little further down the line of life as opposed to ReLIFE's setting, however. When watching the anime, it becomes apparent that the message isn't just for older working people, it is also a message to the youth to basically live to the fullest of what you have right now. But ReLIFE is a strange case, with such a simple premise, yet an opportunity for countless routes that lead to glory, and further gratify this image of the human concept of change surpass…
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Good idea, bad development, tatty animation and mediocre OST.
The initial idea was good, a man being a young again, but he's aspect do not change but the people see he more young. Superman 2.0? I cannot do spoilers, so I cannot talk about the development.
About the animation, I was waiting a animation like Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, Orange, Isshukan Friends... This animation is bad for an anime like this, and when the seiyuu stops talk, the character still moving the mouth a few seconds. Small details like this are important.
The only good thing about the song are the endings. After see ReLIFE, I hate the piano.
Read at the sourceLuuji222
High school life really is the most unforgettable moments in our life.
What if we missed to enjoy every moment of it? just like our MC kaizaki arata.
Kaizaki arata is a total loser at the age of 27 after the tragic events happen in his first job. He used to live as a loner and brokenhearted (the reason is. you need to figure it yourself).
After losing his job, he used to apply every company, but still being rejected.
and then he met Ooga, Kazuomi a worker at RELIFE company who introduced him the medicine which can make a person looks younger. He encourage him to work as a tester of the medicine and to make all his mistake to be right by going back in high school.
The romance is really great. I wont say anything about it. and figure it yourself.
Read at the sourceAlex_Neil93
RELIFE,
I went into this anime with low expectations due to my perceptions of the slice of life genre being slow paced and outright boring (Looking at you Angel Beats!) That is why to my surprise I can conclusively say that I came out of this 13-episode rollercoaster satisfied and emotionally attached to the characters and their journeys.
First and foremost, I must say releasing this in a Netflix style binge fiesta was a stroke of marketing genius. It has likely contributed to the surging popularity of the show here on MAL and definitely best watched over a short period of time.
As with every review, I try to limit it to 500 words. Short but sweet as per say.
(✓) Sound (6/10)
Nothing really stood out here from a soundtrack perspective. The opening was forgetful and the OST maybe margi…
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Story: 3 (unfortunately, it doesn't attach to me)
Art: 7 (decent, but more toward soft art)
Sound: 8 (piano-based, which seems to match the series atmosphere)
Character: 5
Enjoyment: 3 (not enjoy at most of dimensions this series offered)
Overall: 4 (as i don't have any bias in dimensions offered in this series, equally- weighted calculation to obtain overall score will be used)
At first i was interested in ReLife because there is romance genre on it. Note that I'm still searching to search more anime genre of romance but spiced with intense slutty girls and conflict going on. Anime that match my preference well are Trinity Seven, School Days, and Toradora/Ano Natsu. So for those who want the same things...probably ReLife won't meet your expectation in this case.
ReLife romance is dull,…
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Main word to discribe this show is Funny, Enjoyable, Surprising and Inspiring. I surprised see this show out of nowhere then already finished in one day. I don't have a plan to see this anime even one day before release. But after release, i watched all eps just in one day. I surprised that i watched very good anime without anticipate it comes.
Story 8/10
Your life is ruined, job is suck, you afraid that the time that you must life on your own is come but you not ready for it, How if you can back in highschool once again? This is ReLife. The concept is good, also have some unexcepted plot twist. This show have much life leasson, and inspriring story. But the pacing is slow, not much story progress. Relationship story is quite mainstream.
Art 9/10
I can say this have average animation qua…
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This anime's somewhat relatable for me. I'm a 23 year old man, who is currently unemployed and also out of education. Though my circumstances/reasons for being in my current situation are entirely different (and valid), I can still relate to the main character a hell of a lot, as well as that desire to just... go back 10 years, make some changes, make more of an impact with what I know now, and have a fresh start.
I really did know nothing going into this. ReLIFE's on the front-page of both MAL and Crunchyroll a lot recently. I saw the genres on MAL as school and slice of life, and so I thought "WHY THE HELL NOT?!" (school/sol anime is my weakness), and decided to watch an episode.
Less than 24 hours later, I had finished the show, and was browsing Tumblr for #relatable posts. Damn. God…
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ReLIFE is a Summer 2016 anime that Crunchyroll gave the Netflix treatment the moment the first episode aired on broadcast TV due to it being released on some foreign app prior to it TV broadcast. It's also not very good. But I suppose if you're going to make available the entirety of an anime from the very start of this miserable season, it should be the one that's incredibly safe and inoffensive, shouldn't it? Because whilst ReLIFE succeeds at nothing, it manages to inoffensively incorporate everything that fans find pleasant about this medium. Are the people who like this show the same ones who say that Sound Euphonium is unambitious and entirely devoid of meaning? That would be fucking hypocritical of them if you ask me.
The series is centered on a twenty-seven year old man named Arata…
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Tl;dr – ReLIFE is escapism at its most shallow. It presents a 27 year old, whose life isn't going anywhere fast, an opportunity to repeat his last year of high school & doesn't even think to ask why he might say yes.
It seems one can turn on the TV on any given day, in any given country, & have a reasonable chance of hearing how bad young people have it in today's economy. Mass unemployment, poor quality jobs for those that have them, no access to housing & the list goes on. Many questions have been asked of why, across the world, young people seem to be cut off from the traditional pillars of society in a way previous generations haven't been, & what can be done about it.
Arata Kaizaki is the Japanese man of these times. At 27, he finds himself living alone in a bachelor pad funded by…
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ReLife is fun, engaging and a great way to start off the summer 2016 anime season.
High school is a fairly common base for anime but the twist in ReLife is the hook which drew me and I suspect most viewers in - which deals with the harsh realities of life after that. Although the anime overall is light hearted with some really funny comedic moments, the beauty of the story is in how it also introduces and deals with weightier topics, such as peer pressure, bullying and being left out.
Yet the story is above all one of second chances, change, hope with romance and love thrown in. It deals with the darker topics and moves the characters on with a cast as well fleshed out as could be in a single cour series.
I have to say this one definitely warrants a watch if you enjoy simple, relaxing…
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Do you know that feeling of emptiness after you finish watching the last episode of a great anime, whose void cannot be immediately filled? ReLife is first anime that made me feel that way in a while. I have not thoroughly enjoyed an anime this much since 2014. While its plot revolved something more down-to-earth and reality (well the only exception being the ReLife pill), the anime always manage to make me smile and laugh. It is a wonderful slice-of-life that is not only very funny but relatable.
Unfortunately, I cannot capture how much I enjoyed this anime in a review, even though I just finished watching it. And I will never bring myself to reveal any plot or spoil the show for you. I STRONGLY URGE to start watching this masterpiece of Summer 2016. The best part: all 13 episodes came…
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ReLife review
Imagine a food that does not make you an impression, any food that does not interest you and that does not seem like that worth eating, nevertheless trying it though out of pure curiosity. Imagine that food giving you the taste of something that is not necessarily great or special, but something that you never expected, something that is fine for what it is. That was how ReLife worked for me, and it was surprising, because it is one of these series that you must savor and then judge. What I got was nothing short of a really satisfying watch, especially in terms of enjoyment and connection with the common, flawed, human beings that it manages to present. I expected this season to be sub-par compared to the last one, and this series, that did not interest me to the least, mana…
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The prospect of being able to live part of your life over again and do things differently isn’t a new setup in any media, let alone anime. One of the more memorable attempts at tackling this premise was a 1986 novel called “Replay”, but it was hardly the first. 18 Again! (1988) and particularly 17 Again (2009) and Seventeen Again (2000) are another similar bunch of films tackling the same scenario. ReLIFE is late to the party, and it makes very little attempt at subverting this familiar premise. But that’s okay; originality isn’t everything. Having an unoriginal narrative that’s well-executed is far more valuable than having an original and shoddily-executed narrative. All things considered, ReLIFE seemed to be primed for the former category, but ultimately, it wasn’t to be. There simply i…
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ReLIFE is a series that borrows elements from other series of the same genre and gives it a twist of its own. The concept proves to be an interesting one, even if the premise makes it seem like it will turn out to be a typical school anime. In some parts, it is what you’ve seen before. But the way the series manages its themes and its characters makes this series much more than it initially started out to be. A story about a man who gets to relive his high-school life can be a great one if done right. But ReLIFE ends up being just more than a series about a protagonist who goes through awkward situations in a school. It focuses on how this character changes throughout the series and what he learns from his experience.
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The premise of the series is definitely something that is qu…
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SPOILER FREE!!
I have watched over a 1000 anime since I started watching anime 11 years ago.
So I guess I know how to find good anime from a bunch of various other series.
I am glad to find such a refreshing anime after watching one punch man last year.
The level of enjoyment kept me glued to the seat and I watched all 13 episode back to back....:D :D
I feel glad to find such anime this year. This year is going to be one of my best years because of animes like ReLife.
Story: The story is your typical highschool setup but this anime is quite refreshing as it has various plots which doesnt allow the viewer to guess what will happen next.
I found this anime very humorous and refreshing each episode was the continuation of the previous episode. The story is quite enjoyable and I am sure the…
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Although ReLIFE had just been uploaded in it's entirety today, many people, including myself, binged the whole season/thirteen episodes. The anime had taken place in a high school setting and displayed events with wonderful art, as well as creating characters you would enjoy and want to see more of. The implementation of giving a life event another shot really jumped the story, making you feel emotions for all the different characters and wanting them to have a happy ending. When you finish the season you'll be attached to the characters, wanting another season as soon as possible. Overall, the story had progressed nicely, at a good pace and is very enjoyable for those looking for a laid back series for the summer 2016 anime season.
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Really really awesome , at first i was confused why all the episodes are out i thought it was just a short series about 3 minutes long each episode so made my research first and found out that this is the first time its awesome they know our needs !! They can hear our wishes that if we could just go to future to watch the nxt episode we kinda dont like that cliff hanger they are giving us every week.
So about the review, i like how they made it its really cool i like a second season right away!! I want to know wtf happened next please dont make it too long please dont make it a year just please dont........ i know that those people who made this happen wont bother to read every review in every site but i still hope that they wont make us qait that long
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!FIRST REVIEW!
To start off, ReLife is an anime that you can learn from. There was always some sort of tactic to get you interested, whether it was character development, conflict, or the entertainment. All-in-all, it was a very good anime.
The characters were so loveable and memorable, I even remember their names, plus got emotionally attached to each one of them. Their experiences really pull at your heart strings and make you love them even more. Even the tsundere character was loveable in this one.
There is conflict around every corner, but you understand where the problem is coming from and want to know how it gets solved. Most conflicts such as the ones in the story are not portrayed as commonly in other animes airing as of late. With this, I am going to have to say that it takes y…
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Watching ReLIFE was quite an experience. Although it wasn't "special" it had its moments.
Story 7.0/10
Story, wasn't anything special. The duration of the series follows Kaizaki Arata, a 27-year-old neet or shut in. He gets offered a pill from some odd fellow, Ryou Yoake, because you know, when you meet a stranger on the streets you accept pills from them. Anyway, as you may already know he's able to start his life over, from high-school again. Now it's not one of those, starting over again from a different world, more so, main character Kaizaki is goes back in time, kinda sort of. He's still the same age mentally, it's only his appearance that has changed. Nothing special is worth mentioning or pointing out in this story. The whole neet trying to redo his life gimmick seems overused and…
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