ReLIFE

So the first summer production was completely successful, and I have to say that it is quite a respectable show. Because I had seen the previews, I had expected many interesting confrontations caused by the difference between youthful and adult attitudes. To be honest, I am now in my thirties, but if I were back in high school as, say, a fifteen-year-old, I would probably get away with quite a lot of crap. Well, unfortunately, that does not come up so much in this anime series, and Kaizaki pretty quickly integrates himself into a clique where he mostly acts exactly the same as if he were an "ordinary student," so the whole backstory about him actually being twenty-seven does not come across as strongly as it could. So if there is no hard confrontation between the two worlds, what is it really about? Basically, this show is all about students. It is a slightly comedic slice-of-life anime series, dealing with different relationships and looking at the self-esteem some of the people involved have lost. However, this is quite decently crafted, so all the plot twists are quite fun to watch, and sometimes I even found it funny. The characters were quite interesting, and almost all of them were quite likable. I also liked the animation. As for the soundtrack, I found the opening and ending quite appropriate, although most of the music was played on piano. It was very noisy at times in this anime series, so I found it a bit distracting. All in all, ReLIFE is such a pleasant and relaxing summer show, even though it is not intense, interesting, or funny enough to make me feel the need to give it a better rating than average. 6.4/10. (10.05.2022)

I found this Final Arc worked as a fitting conclusion to the ReLife anime series. It was much more heartfelt and emotional than the original anime series (it was in fact also much more intense because there was little room for an ending, in my opinion). Plus, because of the way it affected me, I cannot say it was simply an average show. The conclusion is a pleasant watch for all the romantic souls out there. There is a bit of psychology, and everything all revolves around the one logical problem that must have occurred in the ReLife experiment. Even so, we have to admit that the conclusion was predictable and I would say almost obligatory after all that happened in the anime series, even though this Final Arc still manages to be moving and delight weaker individuals. 7/10. (28.03.2018)