15 [Similar Anime] Like ReLIFE
Below are some anime that are quite similar to ReLIFE . Have a look at the recommendations below and what people’s thoughts are on these animes.
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COMMENTS FOR ERASED
ReLife and ERASED both deal with the main character reversing time to fix past mistakes. In ReLife, the main character is given the chance to experience high school again to try and help him better understand how to live his adult life, while in Boku dake ga Inai Machi the main character goes back in time to try and prevent the murder of a classmate. If you liked ReLife's idea of time altering to fix mistakes, then ERASED's usage of the same idea should appeal to you. Both shows feature relatable protagonists and storylines that are well-written and not overly cliché or cheesy.
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COMMENTS FOR WELCOME TO THE N.H.K.
It's hard to get back into things after being discouraged for so long. "Welcome to the N.H.K!" and "ReLIFE" feature a NEET protagonist who has hit rock bottom. When all hope may have seemed lost, one day, they are granted an opportunity to redo their life. The situations that happen in these anime are very relatable in terms of work and adulthood. While "ReLIFE" is a bit more cheerful and drama filled in its high school setting, the tone of "Welcome to the N.H.K", however, is darker with mature themes. For those looking for realistic and relatable life situations, these are great to check out.
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COMMENTS FOR MY TEEN ROMANTIC COMEDY SNAFU
Both main characters are NEETs, similarly both suffer from flaws which they
are trying to address. In Snafu, Hiki is able to indentify those flaws through the service club
by helping out other students. Similarly in Relife, Arata is able to address those flaws by helping out students in Aoba. You would be surprised how similar they are.
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COMMENTS FOR KOKORO CONNECT
Both are romcom-esk about highschool students in a school setting. They revolve around somewhat sci-fi-ish plot devices, although in varying degrees. Relife has the medicine to set up the whole story, while kokoro connect has multiple of these incidents to encourage character interaction.
ReLIFE's characters are more obvious to read, and the character developments are all spelled out for you, while Kokoro Connect's are more subtle at times and may require some brains.
Kokoro Connect has more teenage melodrama than ReLIFE, but ReLIFE brings up more philosophical themes.
Overall, I recommend the manga for those who liked relife (start around chapter 109), and for those who liked Kokoro Connect, make sure to watch the Michi Random OVAs for the whole experience.
COMMENTS FOR ORANGE
Top Wingmen/Bro-est of Bros by the male protagonists. In ReLife, it's Arata helping his fellow classmates out in their own romances and not their own; in Orange it's Suwa & Hagita helping out their own brofriend where it might sacrifice one of their futures.
A true bro, one that places his bro above himself and with self-sacrifice that it's admirable and actually heart-touching (since they're not doing their actions out of the interests that'll benefit themselves but those that they're looking after).
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COMMENTS FOR KIMI NI TODOKE: FROM ME TO YOU
Basically Kimi Ni Todoke is ReLIFE sans Sci-Fi (Appearance/Age altering).
Kimi Ni Todoke has More romance and friendship. Yet ReLIFE got more motivational matters.
Kimi Ni Todoke is centered around the girl (Sawako) which is basically much like Hishiro.
If you like this kind of girl (kuudere like or whatever), I highly recommend this series (Kimi Ni Todoke)
All of them is both cute, refreshing, relaxing, and yet still pack a message. Have fun!
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COMMENTS FOR THE PET GIRL OF SAKURASOU
Central theme/focus of both anime is normal people going through normal life dealing with normal people problems. They are both extremely realistic in their depiction of high school students, to the point that it may frustrate some viewers. Frequently, characters will face set backs or problems, they won't know how to fix it, and will make it even worse for themselves. Often, problems will not be solved in one or two episodes, and some underlying tensions can linger or build up for over half a season. These issues are never dismissed, and always explored fully, meaning that not every solution will be successful, and no problem they face ever just goes away. These are real people problems, and the characters have to confront them completely and fix it for themselves.
Another theme both share is learning to live and deal with friends who are exceptionally talented and successful, while they themselves face the failures and inadequacies that regular people have. Characters from both series have to confront their own feelings of jealousy, inferiority, and worthlessness in order to grow as young adults and strengthen their bonds of friendship.
The main difference between the two shows is perspective. Sakurasou's main protagonist a normal teen surrounded by extraordinary people. It it shown directly from the perspective of someone who has to deal with his own shortcomings and inabilities, while living in a place full of geniuses. ReLife's main protagonist is physically 17, but mentally 27 years old. He is a character who has 10 more years of life experience than everyone else around him. ReLife's story revolves around the naivety and feelings of everyone around him. Thus it is told from the perspective of someone who is not only indirectly involved, but also detached emotionally. Thus, Relife's main character is able to navigate through these issues calmly and rationally, while serving as a guiding/senior figure to all his classmates.
As a result of the different perspectives, Sakurasou is probably more painful or hard to watch at times than ReLife. In Sakurasou, the emotional pain is dealt directly to the main character, and we watch directly as he implodes. In ReLife, this detachment allows the viewer to have a more sage perspective like the main character. Thus, the issues the other characters deal with feel less serious, more juvenile, and ultimately quite ridiculous.
And in reality, both anime are about teens in high school. When you are the student, high school means everything. Every decision is as important as your life. But after walking away from it for a while, one comes to the realization that most of the things that happened back then were pretty silly and completely irrelevant to real life.
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COMMENTS FOR RECOVERY OF AN MMO JUNKIE
Very similar classical romance anime (with a modern and cute MMO twist!) about working adults that aren't entirely content with their lives. Like with Net-juu, these adults take on different faces of a new life, in this case a program that turns them into highschoolers again, and stumble into romance along the way through a lot of coincidence. They then have to figure out how to make a relationship work despite all these hurdles and help each other grow as individuals.
Both are rather stereotypical and clichéd setups, but are pretty well executed and always left me smiling at the end of every episode.
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COMMENTS FOR ANGEL BEATS!
A life in high school as problem solver! The main character gets a second chance in/after their life. In his new life in high school, he makes friends fast. He's focused on solving his friends' problems.
COMMENTS FOR KIZNAIVER
both have an emotionless, awkward character that tries to make friends and be interested in other people
both are about growing and growing up, making tuff decisions, hidden feelings and friendship
both give a similar feeling off
recommend both! they are equally awesome!
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COMMENTS FOR GOLDEN TIME
Both are about romance and the story between the Main Characters (MC). Characters have different personalities but are given certain situations. Such as both Male MC had something happen to them which made them find someone they eventually will love. Female characters seems to be very different. But it's a recommendation not finding two of the same animes, so I would try this out.
COMMENTS FOR TORADORA!
High school romcoms with fantastically developed characters. ReLIFE has the age-reversal twist to it, but lacks the satisfying conclusion of Toradora.
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COMMENTS FOR RAINBOW DAYS
Comedic aura. The side character has a crush on a girl. The MC is dense to the girl who actually likes him.
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COMMENTS FOR MONTHLY GIRLS' NOZAKI-KUN
Although, plot-wise they are very different. But, on the overall mood of both these anime are really similar.
- Both Funny and Romantic
- Both series is in a school settings
- Both Dense MCs
- FIREWORKS!
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COMMENTS FOR MY TEEN ROMANTIC COMEDY SNAFU TOO!
Aside from taking place in a high school, both series are striking similar in the way they handle realism. Slice-of-life issues are addressed from episode to episode while romance serves as an underlying plot connecting all the events. The main leads are similar in the sense that they secretly yearn for someone to understand them even though they appear to reject intimacy at the surface level.
If you like one, I think you'll definitely appreciate the delicate romance of the other.
References: MyAnimeList
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