ReLIFE
Twenty-seven-year-old Arata Kaizaki, struggling after leaving his first job, enters a rehabilitation experiment that makes him look like a high-school student for one year. Across the 13 television episodes and four-part Final Arc, he confronts his past, forms bonds with classmates, and grows close to Chizuru Hishiro, who carries a similar secret.
- Genre:
- 青春 / 学園 / 恋愛 / 社会人
- Medium:
- Anime
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ReLIFE — Timeline12 events
Arata accepts the one-year ReLIFE experiment
After quitting his first company in three months and failing to find stable work, twenty-seven-year-old Arata Kaizaki faces returning home. Ryo Yoake offers a rehabilitation program in which a drug restores a teenage appearance for one year of high school, and Arata accepts.
Vol.TVアニメ ReLIFE Report 1 海崎新太(27)無職Ch. — The official Report 1 synopsis states Arata's resignation and job-search failure, Yoake's offer, and the one-year high-school experiment using a rejuvenation drug. ↗
Arata transfers into Aoba High School's third-year class
In a teenage body, Arata transfers into Aoba High School's third-year Class 3 but fails every test on his first day. He meets Kazuomi Oga, Chizuru Hishiro, and An Onoya and begins adapting while hiding his adult fitness limits and smoking habit.
Vol.TVアニメ ReLIFE Report 2 コミュニケーション能力0点／Report 3 オッサンなんですからCh. — Official Report 2 describes the transfer, failed tests, and meetings with Oga, Hishiro, and Onoya; Report 3 describes Arata's twenty-seven-year-old physical limitations. ↗
Arata connects Rena's jealousy with his workplace trauma
Rena Kariu, frustrated at trailing Hishiro academically and Honoka Tamarai athletically, takes Hishiro's bag and falls down the stairs with Arata. When Rena admits her jealousy in the infirmary, Arata recalls his workplace, where colleagues tried to drag one another down.
Vol.TVアニメ ReLIFE Report 4 堕ちる／Report 5 オーバーラップCh. — Official synopses for Reports 4–5 state Rena's jealousy, taking the bag, the stairway fall, her confession, and Arata's memory of his workplace. ↗
Onoya hints at a reunion as Yoake recalls Subject 001
Oga and Onoya visit Arata's home for a study session. After Oga leaves, Onoya tells Arata she is glad to meet him again. Around the same period, Yoake recalls Subject 001, his first participant, who failed to fit into high school under inadequate support.
Vol.TVアニメ ReLIFE Report 6 初めましてじゃないんだよ／Report 7 被験者001→002Ch. — Official Report 6 states Onoya's remark; Report 7 states that Subject 001 was Yoake's first participant and lacked support. This event does not identify the subject. ↗
An accident injures Rena, and she and Honoka voice their feelings
During practice, an accident involving Honoka—already troubled by poor grades and teammates' gossip—injures Rena for two weeks, making her consider missing the final tournament. Arata and Hishiro hear Honoka's regret, and the estranged Rena learns what she said, bringing them face to face.
Vol.TVアニメ ReLIFE Report 8 亀裂〜Report 10 みんなのワガママCh. — Official synopses for Reports 8–10 cover the gossip, accident, injury, resignation, Honoka's regret, and Rena overhearing. The final reconciliation is omitted from the web text, so this remains needs_review. ↗
Arata attends remedial classes and confronts his erasure after one year
Even during summer vacation, Arata must attend retests and remedial classes because of his failed grades, while encouraging Oga about his future and romance. The closer he becomes to classmates, the more painfully he feels the deadline after which their memories of him will vanish.
Vol.TVアニメ ReLIFE Report 11 過去トリップ／Report 12 ダブルパニックCh. — Official synopses for Reports 11–12 state the summer retests and classes, Arata's conversation with Oga, and his sadness over being forgotten. ↗
Two relationships begin to move at the fireworks festival
Oga and Rena go to the fireworks festival each intending to confess. Hishiro questions the point of expressing feelings to someone who may leave, while Arata is unsettled when she walks arm in arm with Yoake. The festival makes Arata and Hishiro increasingly aware of each other.
Vol.TVアニメ ReLIFE Report 13 告白Ch. — The official Report 13 synopsis states Oga and Rena's confession plans, Hishiro's doubts, and Arata's reaction to seeing Hishiro with Yoake. ↗
Hishiro asks Yoake whether Arata is also a participant
At the start of the second term, Oga and Rena become class representatives after ranking first, while Hishiro remains preoccupied with Arata after the fireworks. Seeking clarity, she summons Yoake and asks whether Arata is also a ReLIFE participant.
Vol.アニメ ReLIFE 完結編 Report 14 SeedCh. — The official Report 14 synopsis states the beginning of the second term, Hishiro's thoughts about Arata, and her question to Yoake. ↗
Arata realizes that he loves Hishiro
Afraid of his one-year deadline, Arata even avoids joining classmates' photographs at the Aoba Festival. He nevertheless recognizes that he loves Hishiro, while she takes an unexpected step to test and understand her own feelings toward him.
Vol.アニメ ReLIFE 完結編 Report 15 NeedCh. — The official Report 15 synopsis states Arata's realization, reluctance to appear in photos, and Hishiro's attempt to test her feelings. ↗
Arata and Hishiro spend Christmas together
While Oga invites Rena on a Christmas date, Arata cannot bring himself to invite Hishiro because of his ReLIFE status. After briefly avoiding him, Hishiro asks about his plans for the twenty-fifth, and they spend the day together while aware of their limited time.
Vol.アニメ ReLIFE 完結編 Report 16 DateCh. — The official Report 16 synopsis covers Oga's invitation, Arata's conflict, and Hishiro asking about the twenty-fifth. The resolution of their day together is omitted, so this remains needs_review. ↗
Arata and Hishiro finish ReLIFE and lose their memories of each other
As graduation approaches, Arata and Hishiro treasure their remaining time. When the experiment ends, both return to their adult appearances and vanish from classmates' memories; because both were participants, they also become unable to remember each other.
Vol.アニメ ReLIFE 完結編 Report 17 LifeCh. — The official Report 17 synopsis states the approaching graduation, return to adult life, and loss of their memories of each other. Because this entry includes completion of that process, it remains needs_review. ↗
Arata and Hishiro reunite at the ReLIFE laboratory and remember
After returning to adult life, Arata joins the ReLIFE laboratory and meets Hishiro, also newly employed there, at a work gathering. Though neither should know the other, remaining clues restore the feelings from their school year and allow them to reconnect.
Vol.アニメ ReLIFE 完結編 Report 17 Life・エピローグCh. — The official Report 17 synopsis reaches the experiment's end and memory loss, but the workplace reunion and recollection are ending details omitted from the web text, so they remain needs_review. ↗
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