ReLIFE
2016 1 season · 13 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

ReLIFE

Synopsis

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…

Also On Gunma TV

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Animation + Comedy in Japan

973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding ReLIFE itself).

The 2015–2017 Japan Window

ReLIFE holds position #201 of 588 Japan seriess in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

    The Relative Worlds

    ★ 9.1 · 2017
  2. My Korean Teacher
    #2

    My Korean Teacher

    ★ 8.8 · 2016
  3. My Hero Academia
    #3

    My Hero Academia

    ★ 8.7 · 2016
  4. KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
    #4

    KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  5. Mob Psycho 100
    #5

    Mob Psycho 100

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  6. Yuri!!! on Ice
    #6

    Yuri!!! on Ice

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  7. SCHOOL-LIVE!
    #7

    SCHOOL-LIVE!

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  8. Castle Town Dandelion
    #8

    Castle Town Dandelion

    ★ 8.6 · 2015

The 2010s Japan Landscape

2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including ReLIFE. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 212 other Japan seriess in 2016.

The 3360th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

119
Reviews
79th
Review-volume percentile
87th
Popularity percentile

119 audience reviews — more than 79% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
July 2, 2016
Last Air Date
September 24, 2016
Broadcast Span
3 months
Total Episodes
13 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 5.2 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
119
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,373 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,035 of 2,532 (top 41%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesTMS Entertainment
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 13
Release DateJuly 2, 2016
Official Siterelife-anime.com

Questions Answered

When did ReLIFE end?

ReLIFE finished its run with its final episode airing on September 24, 2016.

Where did ReLIFE air?

ReLIFE aired on Gunma TV, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.