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ReLIFE

ReLIFE

20167.61 Season13 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Arata Kaizaki (27) quit the job he landed after graduation in only three months. His life did not go well after that. Now his parents are threatening to stop sending money, and want him to come back to the country. He has no friend or girlfriend to share his troubles with...as he hits rock bottom a strange man named Ryou Yoake appears. He invites Arata to join a societal rehabilitation program for NEETs called ReLife. This program uses a mysterious drug to make him look younger, and sends him back to high school for a year...

Created by Michiko Yokote
Written by Michiko Yokote, Kazuho Hyoudou, Yayoiso
Produced by Kazuki Adachi
NetworksGunma TVTokyo MXBS11

Top Cast

Kensho Ono

Kensho Ono

Arata Kaizaki (voice)

Ai Kayano

Ai Kayano

Chizuru Hishiro (voice)

Ryohei Kimura

Ryohei Kimura

Ryou Yoake (voice)

Haruka Tomatsu

Haruka Tomatsu

Rena Kariu (voice)

Reina Ueda

Reina Ueda

An Onoya (voice)

Yuma Uchida

Yuma Uchida

Kazuomi Ooga (voice)

Themes & Keywords

secret organizationfriendshiphigh schoolbullyingromanceslice of lifetragedycoming of agebased on mangaschool lifeangstanimedrastic change of lifejapanese high schooladmiringadoring

About ReLIFE

ReLIFE is a animation, comedy, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of secret organization, friendship, high school, bullying, romance, slice of life. Created by Michiko Yokote, it stars Kensho Ono, Ai Kayano, Ryohei Kimura. Arata Kaizaki (27) quit the job he landed after graduation in only three months. His life did not go well after that. Now his parents are threatening to stop sending money, and want him to come back to the country. He has no friend or girlfriend to share his troubles with...as he hits rock bottom a strange man named Ryou Yoake appears. He invites Arata to join a societal rehabilitation program for NEETs called ReLife. This program uses a mysterious drug to make him look younger, and sends him back to high school for a year...

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