ReLIFE

Description

Kaizaki Arata is a 27-year-old, out-of-work man who has failed at each and every job interview he has had after quitting his last company where he only lasted three months. His life changes after he meets Yoake Ryou of the ReLife Research Institute, who offers him a drug that can change his appearance to that of a 17-year-old again. Taking the drug, he becomes a subject in a one-year experiment in which he begins his life as a high school student again.

Note: Nominated for the 39th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards in 2015.

Original Webtoon

Official Translations:
English, French (print)

Type

Manga

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

ReLIFE 重返17歲

Повторная жизнь

إعادة الحياة

रि-लाइफ

リライフ

리라이프

리라이프 -Relife-

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Latest Release(s)

c.98 by Pocket Comics 4 years ago

c.97 by Pocket Comics 4 years ago

c.96 by Pocket Comics 4 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

15 Volumes (Complete)
222 Chapters + 15 Bonus Chapters (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 (E1)

Ends at Vol 7, Chap 108 (E13) / Vol 15 , Chap 220 (Kanketsu-hen OVA 4) Heavily abridged

User Reviews

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Forum

1 topics, 1 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.6 / 10.0 (941 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.53 / 10.0

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Last Updated

October 4th, 2024 11:38pm PDT - 7 months ago

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Genre

Comedy Drama Romance School Life Slice of Life
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

NHN Entertainment

Serialized In (magazine)

Comico Japan (NHN Entertainment)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Crunchyroll (Expired / 6 Volumes - Canceled)

Pocket Comics

Smack Jeeves (Defunct)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #680

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Monthly Pos #1261

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3 Month Pos #1920

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6 Month Pos #2988

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Year Pos #3103

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List Stats

On 2593 reading lists

On 798 wish lists

On 1817 completed lists

On 94 unfinished lists

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ReLIFE to End in March

7 years ago

User Comments [ Order by time added ]

Some new ideas to high school do-over

by great_k
10 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

Its a high school do-over manga with a twist.
Our MC is a job seeker in his late 20's who is not having much luck finding new employment.
He is not your typical neet/otaku/loser who we usually see in these types of manga as the flashbacks suggest that he had a falling out at his old work place that has led to his current predicament.
Instead of going back in time, our mc takes a drug as part of shady experiment which returns his physical appearance to a teenager. He is then enrolled as a high school senior with a watcher who has also taken a drug who keeps an eye on him.
The humor of the series lies in the difficulty the mc has in adapting to be a high schooler again, i.e. he carries smokes with him as habit, his memory of school level curriculum is poor and his erratic reactions to his teenage classmates.
So far our mc has shown to be incapable of using his adult experience to any benefit for himself but he has managed to have a positive effect on those around him e.g showing appreciation for the diligence of the young homeroom teacher who feels that she is not taken seriously because of her age. Also befriending the antisocial Hishiro.

The main downside as people have mentioned is that the pace of the manga is slow and a lot of the chapters are uneventful.

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ReLIFE

by [deleted member]
5 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Story: 10/10
Art: 7/10
Characters: 10/10
Quality Polish Edition: 10/10
Enjoyment: 10/10
Overall: 9.4/10

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Pretty good in fact (ch 44)

by Dracs
10 years ago

Rating: N/A

The MC is actually pretty keen and perceptive (despite being the walking comic gag of the classrom, with cliche like sucking at studies). All the characters are a bit simplistic in their personality, but character development is actually pretty good (especially in the last chapters). It feels light, sometimes a bit slow, but refreshing and natural in its development.
Not the best work ever, but still much better than 90% of high school mangas...

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the cutest

by modnar
5 months ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

finally a satisfying read. well worth. of course there are flaws but the main characters are cute, its a happy delusion, with interesting dream-like development. with so much disgrace going on its nice to have such illusion for once. the ending is fine, cried just a little bit throughout the manga and particularly in the middle of the last volume. guess im a simpleton. not perfect of course, could've developed just a little bit more on the mcs relationship/life in the end but thats alright i guess. im just happy for an unusual and actual sort of happy end for once. the mcs are too cute i must repeat too :) dont usually have been rating pretty much all of the mangas i've read, with some exceptions, but this one is special. up there with the best and most memorable for me, and generally pleasing

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One of the starter packs

by VerySerious8-0-8
2 years ago

Rating: N/A

Well it's one of the best wholesome ending they could have focused on the brother a bit but it's a story for another time ig

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Unique

by Day Dreamer
8 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

The ReLife experiment gives you the ability to redo a part of your life after a critical setback. You get paid but you have to hide this secret from the rest of the world. ReLife is one of those webtoons that leaves you invigorated. It is a slice-of-life story that gives important implications about relationships and living in the present moment. One of my favorite aspects of this work is Sou Yayoi’s beautiful artwork. The drawings are immaculate and the mirage of colors illustrates extraordinary talent. But you should start this webtoon for the comedy if for nothing else. There are many comical moments that are well done and made me laugh unexpectedly!

This isn’t finished yet...it’s currently on chapter 152 and I honestly don’t know when it will be completed. But, I’m not anticipating anytime soon and if you enjoy realistic comics that give you happy feels and hope that there is more to life than a series of unfortunate events, then I highly recommend it! At least try the first few chapters and see how it goes.

... Last updated 8 years ago

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This is a slice of life. Not harem ;)

by onnyfariz
10 years ago

Rating: N/A

It has good story. Of course I admit I got hooked with it's comedy premise at early chapters, but remember this is a drama of high school life with ups and downs and heartwarming moments.

There may be many girls in this story, but it's apparent that the MC is only thinking of one girl, and the other one is just teasing him. Maybe you had too much harem manga and anime to instantly assume this webcomic as a harem. 😛

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A classic you should read at least once in your life

by Ahan
4 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

The storytelling is solid and ends with a satisfying conclusion. The art is simple, but does its job perfectly. You really, really need to read this at least once in your lifetime.

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Translation from Tankōbon needed.

by Supriyo8799
6 years ago

Rating: N/A

It is kind a pain to read the Long-Strip Web manga. Hope someone will pick up the series from where crunchyroll has left it.

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Barring the unrealistic premise...

by Jeshia
9 years ago

Rating: N/A

It's not terrible. It does make me cringe at some parts, but that's not saying that much for the genre. It's an interesting take on high school, and I appreciate that it's told by someone who actually acts their age (even if he's in a kid's body). This plot device is more used than you would probably think, and I've seen supposed 20/30 somethings regress into kids emotionally and mentally. Thus far, that hasn't happened in this manga.
The protagonist at least attempts to be not swept away into the flow of things, and his take on the serious things is significant. I don't particularly like any of the other characters except maybe Kariu, who despite occasionally being annoying, is excused for her immaturity because of her age. Yoake has issues, yet attempts to give advice, and it's kind of painful to watch. Clueless girl is clueless. Clueless boy is clueless.
I'm torn between whether to strongly despise the serious (life advice) elements to this manga, or to appreciate them for their rarity. The problem is that the serious elements drag out humongous plot holes that even the premise can't magically solve. I like the backstory, but the backstory ruins the premise entirely: that he's a NEET chosen for an experiment.
Because, while yes, by definition, the MC is a NEET, he's not the traditionally socially-awkward, worthless, lacking major self-confidence NEET. He's pretty normal, has some baggage, and is struggling to maintain faith in how society runs through because of real-life experience. I think anyone who's lived long enough in the real world can relate to that. I just hate when the other characters, who seem to have way more difficult times juggling their own problems (which IMO, they handle miserably), seek to give him (sometimes terrible) life advice. It's painful. The MC's problems are things that can be 'solved' with a little more self-reflection and some positivity in his life. He's not so, forgive my language, ****ed up, that he needs this kind of premise, which is why this manga can be irritating to so many people. It's like, we finally get a competent MC for the trope, but the fact that he's competent ruins the story. That's more depressing than any plot development.
For now, this is a solid 4.5. It'll go down if there is a pairing for the MC with high school kid, because as we see in this manga, there's a huge (and I mean huge) maturity difference. Being a "pervert" is beside the point---I can't see the high school girls as more than children, and I can't see him forming a successful/balanced relationship with any of the potential love interests, and I'm at chapter 55. I get the whole, "she's cute" angle, but if there was any real attempt at making this a successful relationship, we would also get the, "she's pretty mature for her age" from the serious parts. But we don't.
In summary, this manga kind of funny in some spots, but it would be a stretch to call this manga good. I would recommend it to someone who specifically asked for certain tags, but to no one else. It's not something I would read unless I had time to burn.

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