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*** [[spoiler:Actually her doubts are in fact suspicions about Kaizaki's involvment in the experiment, and her denial might be caused by the possible age difference and fear of the end of the year when the outsiders have their memory erased.]]
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* {{Foil}}: Kaizaki and Hishiro are [[spoiler:both ReLife subjects who are exact opposites. Kaizaki is book dumb but has good social skills compared to the intelligent but socially awkward Hishiro. Kaizaki is noted to not only being changing but is changing many of his classmates around him compared to Hishiro who was indifferent to everyone around her during her first year of ReLife.]]

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* {{Foil}}: Kaizaki and Hishiro are [[spoiler:both ReLife subjects who are exact opposites. Kaizaki is book dumb but has good social skills compared to the intelligent but socially awkward Hishiro. Kaizaki is noted to not only being be changing but is changing many of his classmates around him compared to Hishiro who was indifferent to everyone around her during her first year of ReLife.]]

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* BlitheSpirit: Due to Kaizaki emotional intelligence, he usually sets off character development for the other characters by giving them advice.
* BrutalHonesty: Hishiro has a tendency to blurt out whatever's on her mind.



* CannotKeepASecret: Hishiro.
* CannotSpitItOut: Kairu has trouble talking about her feelings for Ohga like true tsundere fashion
* ChildhoodFriends: Honoka, Inukai and Asaji.



* ClingyJealousGirl:
** Kariu, at least part of her grudge against Hishiro at the start of the series was because Hishiro was spending a lot of time with Ohga because they became class reps. She isn't particularly fond Onoya because she spends time with Ohga everyday at lunch.
** Hishiro never likes the idea of Kaizaki spending time with other girls. She dislikes Onoya just because Onoya is touchy feely with Kaizaki.



* DarkAndTroubledPast: Kaizaki. His senpai at his first job [[spoiler:was bullied heavily due to the competitive nature of their company. He tried to stand up for her making the bullying worse to the point that she committed suicide.]] In his rage he quit the company and has been jobless ever since.



* {{Foil}}: Kaizaki and Hishiro are [[spoiler:both ReLife subjects who are exact opposites. Kaizaki is book dumb but has good social skills compared to the intelligent but socially awkward Hishiro. Kaizaki is noted to not only being changing but is changing many of his classmates around him compared to Hishiro who was indifferent to everyone around her during her first year of ReLife.]]



* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Everyone realizes Kariu likes Ohga but him.

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* EveryoneCanSeeIt: EveryoneCanSeeIt:
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Everyone realizes Kariu likes Ohga but him.him.
** Everyone seems to realize that Hishiro likes Kaizaki except herself.



* LoveEpiphany: Kaizaki helps Ohga have one, [[spoiler: and later has his own when he sees Ohga's conffesion.]]

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* ItsAllMyFault: Kaizaki blames himself for [[spoiler:his senpai's suicide feeling if he didn't try to stand up for her, the bullying wouldn't have intensified]]
* LoveEpiphany: Kaizaki helps Ohga have one, [[spoiler: and later has his own when he sees Ohga's conffesion.confession.]]



* ObliviousToLove: Ohga.

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* ObliviousToLove: Ohga.Ohga and Hishiro.


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* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: Kariu's problem in the first arc. No matter who much she tries she can't catch up to Hishiro in grades or Honoka in sports making her feel like all her effort is pointless.


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* ShipperOnDeck: Many for various relationships.
** Onoya, Kaizaki and Honoka for Kariu and Ohga. When [[spoiler:Ohga finally realizes his feelings, Onoya and Kaizaki can't stop smiling]]
** Onoya and Yoake for Kaizaki and Hirshiro.


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* {{Tsundere}}: Kairu.
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** Hishiro is mint.

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** Hishiro is mint.mint/green.
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** Hishiro is green.

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** Hishiro is green.mint.
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* MayDecemberRomance: While not forbidden by [=ReLIFE=], Kaizaki is hesitant to allow this to happen. [[spoiler:Subverted]]

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* MayDecemberRomance: While not forbidden by [=ReLIFE=], Kaizaki is hesitant to allow this to happen. [[spoiler:Subverted]][[spoiler:Subverted, his main love interest is also an adult in the [=ReLIFE=] program.]]
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* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Each character has a specific color that's often used to distinguish dialogue.
** Kaizaki is teal.
** Yoake is orange.
** Hishiro is green.
** Kariu is violet.
** Ohga is yellow.
** Onoya is pink.
** Honoka is light blue.
** Inukai is purple.
** Asaji is lime green.



* InSeriesNickname: While Honoka is the only one who actually calls Hishiro "Hishiron", it's been adopted by some as a FanNickname for her.

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* InSeriesNickname: While Honoka is the only one who actually calls Hishiro "Hishiron", it's been adopted by some as a FanNickname for her. Kaizaki was also dubbed "Cigarette Guy" after an incident at the beginning of school but luckily for him it didn't last long.


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* LoveYouAndEverybody: While Kaizaki is trying to get [[ObliviousToLove Ohga]] to realize his own feelings.
-->'''Kaizaki:''' Is there a girl that you like?
-->'''Ohga:''' I like everyone?


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* VitriolicBestBuds: Kaizaki with Yoake and [[{{Troll}} Onoya]] with the both of them.
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* ArtEvolution: The art was much rougher and simpler, while backgrounds were almost nonexistent before the artist developed their style 20-30 chapters in.
* BlandNameProduct: LIME as a stand-in for the LINE messaging app.



* DatePeepers: It wasn't quite a date, but [[spoiler: Hishiro asked Kaizaki to stay with her and watch Kariu and Ohga's confessions.]]



* FieryRedhead: Kariu is hot-headed and highly competitive, fitting this trope nicely.



* ObfuscatingStupidity: [[spoiler: Onoya is heavily implied to have purposely failed her tests to study with Kaizaki.]]

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* ObfuscatingStupidity: [[spoiler: Onoya is heavily implied to have purposely failed her tests to study with Kaizaki.]]


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* ThemeNaming: Every character is named after a Japanese railway station.


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* WhenSheSmiles: When Hishiro smiles genuinely it's enough to leave Kaizaki stunned. [[TheUnsmile When she tries however...]]
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* InhumanResources: [[spoiler:The [=ReLIFE=] company to it's own employers and to the and, in a strange twist, to the unemployed. Their altruistic image is nothing more than marketing, at least for the top.]]

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* InhumanResources: [[spoiler:The [=ReLIFE=] company to it's own employers and to the and, in a strange twist, to the unemployed. Their altruistic image is nothing more than marketing, at least for the top.]]
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* InhumanResources: [[spoiler:The ReLIFE company]]

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* InhumanResources: [[spoiler:The ReLIFE company]][=ReLIFE=] company to it's own employers and to the and, in a strange twist, to the unemployed. Their altruistic image is nothing more than marketing, at least for the top.]]
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* InhumanResources: [[spoiler:The ReLIFE company]]
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Kaizaki and Yoake, due to the pill from [=ReLIFE=]. [[spoiler: Also Onoya, another employee of [=ReLIFE=].]]

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* OlderThanTheyLook: Kaizaki and Yoake, due to the pill from [=ReLIFE=]. [[spoiler: Also Onoya, another employee of [=ReLIFE=].[=ReLIFE=] and Hishiro, an [=ReLIFE=] subject.]]
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* MayDecemberRomance: While not forbidden by [=ReLIFE=], Kaizaki is hesitant to allow this to happen.

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* MayDecemberRomance: While not forbidden by [=ReLIFE=], Kaizaki is hesitant to allow this to happen. [[spoiler:Subverted]]

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* WhamEpisode: Chapter 111. [[spoiler:Hishiron reveals that she knows about the [=ReLIFE=] project]].
** How? Chapter 112. [[spoiler:She is Yoake's first subject.]]

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* WhamEpisode: WhamEpisode:
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Chapter 111. [[spoiler:Hishiron reveals that she knows about the [=ReLIFE=] project]].
** How? Following that is Chapter 112. [[spoiler:She is Yoake's first subject.]]
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** How? Chapter 112. [[spoiler:She is Yoake's first subject.]]
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* WhamLine: The very end of chapter 111.
-->'''Hishiro:''' [[spoiler: Isn't Kaizaki-san also a subject in the {{ReLIFE}} experiment?]]
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* RelationshipUpgrade: In chapter 106, [[spoiler: Kariu and Ohga.]]
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He meets someone named Yoake Ryou claiming to be from the [[TitleDrop ReLife]] Laboratory and is offered a mysterious drug that can change his appearance to that of a 17 year old. He becomes the subject of a one-year experiment, which aims to have people relive high school and see how they deal with it. If he completes the year, he'll be referred to a new company, but if he's discovered, the experiment will end and everyone's memory of him will be wiped.

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He meets someone named Yoake Ryou claiming to be from the [[TitleDrop ReLife]] ReLIFE]] Laboratory and is offered a mysterious drug that can change his appearance to that of a 17 year old. He becomes the subject of a one-year experiment, which aims to have people relive high school and see how they deal with it. If he completes the year, he'll be referred to a new company, but if he's discovered, the experiment will end and everyone's memory of him will be wiped.



* MayDecemberRomance: While not forbidden by [=ReLife=], Kaizaki is hesitant to allow this to happen.

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* LoveEpiphany: Kaizaki helps Ohga have one, [[spoiler: and later has his own when he sees Ohga's conffesion.]]
* MayDecemberRomance: While not forbidden by [=ReLife=], [=ReLIFE=], Kaizaki is hesitant to allow this to happen.



* OlderThanTheyLook: Kaizaki and Yoake, due to the pill from [=ReLife=]. [[spoiler: Also Onoya, another employee of [=ReLife=].]]

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* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: Kariu and Ohga.]]
* OlderThanTheyLook: Kaizaki and Yoake, due to the pill from [=ReLife=]. [=ReLIFE=]. [[spoiler: Also Onoya, another employee of [=ReLife=].]][=ReLIFE=].]]
* SecretTestOfCharacter: [[spoiler:Onoya's attempt to seduce Kaizaki was to see how he would react to something from a high school girl.]] [[TheGadfly Or so she says.]]
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* WhamEpisode: Chapter 112. [[spoiler:Hishiron reveals that she knows about the [=ReLIFE=] project]].

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* WhamEpisode: Chapter 112.111. [[spoiler:Hishiron reveals that she knows about the [=ReLIFE=] project]].
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* WhamEpisode: Chapter 112. [[spoiler:Hishiron reveals that she knows about the [=ReLIFE=] project]].
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Manga/{{ReLIFE}} is the story of Kaizaki Arata, a 27 year old man who can't find a job after quitting from his last company.

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Manga/{{ReLIFE}} ''[=ReLIFE=]'' is the story of Kaizaki Arata, a 27 year old man who can't find a job after quitting from his last company.



* WorfHadTheFlu: Ohga tries using this to cheer Kariu up after she doesn't get the top score on a test, but she dismisses the idea.

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* WorfHadTheFlu: Ohga tries using this to cheer Kariu up after she doesn't get the top score on a test, but she dismisses the idea.idea.

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* SmarterThanYouLook: More than one character has mentioned that Ohga does not as smart as he is.

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* SmarterThanYouLook: More than one character has mentioned that Ohga does not look as smart as he is.
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* StalkerWithoutaCrush: As Yoake is in charge of looking after Kaizaki for the experiment, his job basically dictates being a stalker.

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* StalkerWithoutaCrush: StalkerWithoutACrush: As Yoake is in charge of looking after Kaizaki for the experiment, his job basically dictates being a stalker.
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* TheUnSmile: Poor, poor Hishiro...

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* TheUnSmile: Poor, poor Hishiro...Hishiron...
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* {{Adorkable}}: Hishiron, of course.


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* InSeriesNickname: While Honoka is the only one who actually calls Hishiro "Hishiron", it's been adopted by some as a FanNickname for her.
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* TheGadfly: Both Yoake and Onoya, mostly to Kaizaki. Onoya doubles as a bit of {{The Tease}}.

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* TheGadfly: Both Yoake and Onoya, mostly to Kaizaki. Onoya doubles as a bit of {{The Tease}}.TheTease.



* OblivioustoLove: Ohga.

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* OblivioustoLove: ObliviousToLove: Ohga.
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* MayDecemberRomance: While not forbidden by ReLife, Kaizaki is hesitant to allow this to happen.

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* MayDecemberRomance: While not forbidden by ReLife, [=ReLife=], Kaizaki is hesitant to allow this to happen.



* Obfuscating Stupidity: [[spoiler: Onoya is heavily implied to have purposely failed her tests to study with Kaizaki.]]

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* Obfuscating Stupidity: ObfuscatingStupidity: [[spoiler: Onoya is heavily implied to have purposely failed her tests to study with Kaizaki.]]



* OlderThanTheyLook: Kaizaki and Yoake, due to the pill from ReLife. [[spoiler: Also Onoya, another employee of ReLife.]]

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* OlderThanTheyLook: Kaizaki and Yoake, due to the pill from ReLife. [=ReLife=]. [[spoiler: Also Onoya, another employee of ReLife.[=ReLife=].]]
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Manga/ReLIFE is the story of Kaizaki Arata, a 27 year old man who can't find a job after quitting from his last company.

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Manga/ReLIFE Manga/{{ReLIFE}} is the story of Kaizaki Arata, a 27 year old man who can't find a job after quitting from his last company.
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Manga/ReLIFE is the story of Kaizaki Arata, a 27 year old man who can't find a job after quitting from his last company.

He meets someone named Yoake Ryou claiming to be from the [[TitleDrop ReLife]] Laboratory and is offered a mysterious drug that can change his appearance to that of a 17 year old. He becomes the subject of a one-year experiment, which aims to have people relive high school and see how they deal with it. If he completes the year, he'll be referred to a new company, but if he's discovered, the experiment will end and everyone's memory of him will be wiped.

Written by Yayoi Sou, the manga began running on the free manga app Comico in 2013, and received a physical publication in 2014. An anime adaption is also set to premiere in 2016.

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* AlwaysSecondBest: Kariu gets top grades and is an excellent athlete, but she remains second to Hishiro in academics and Honoka in sports.
* BookDumb: Kaizaki, who's stuck in an endless cycle of make-up tests. The other transfer student Onoya as well, [[spoiler: though she was faking it.]]
* ClassRepresentative: The boy and girl who score highest on a test are chosen as the class representatives. Kariu had been class rep for three semesters, but for her third year she was in the same class as Hishiro, the top student in the school. [[SmarterThanYouLook Ohga]] is also chosen as class rep.
* CompetitionFreak: Kariu is noted for being very competitive about everything.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: It's revealed that this happened to Kaizaki's senpai at his first company, and is the reason he left.]]
* EatingLunchAlone: Kaizaki notices Hishiro does this and tries to convince Yoake to eat with her. [[spoiler: It doesn't work, but Hishiro does manage to become friends with Kariu and Honoka.]]
* EmotionlessGirl: Hishiro.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Everyone realizes Kariu likes Ohga but him.
* FriendlessBackground: Hishiro, resulting in her [[NoSocialSkills lack of social skills]].
* TheGadfly: Both Yoake and Onoya, mostly to Kaizaki. Onoya doubles as a bit of {{The Tease}}.
* MayDecemberRomance: While not forbidden by ReLife, Kaizaki is hesitant to allow this to happen.
* {{Meganekko}}: Subverted with Onoya, who may or may not even need glasses.
* NoSocialSkills: Hishiro.
* Obfuscating Stupidity: [[spoiler: Onoya is heavily implied to have purposely failed her tests to study with Kaizaki.]]
* OblivioustoLove: Ohga.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Kaizaki and Yoake, due to the pill from ReLife. [[spoiler: Also Onoya, another employee of ReLife.]]
* SmarterThanYouLook: More than one character has mentioned that Ohga does not as smart as he is.
* StalkerWithoutaCrush: As Yoake is in charge of looking after Kaizaki for the experiment, his job basically dictates being a stalker.
* TheUnSmile: Poor, poor Hishiro...
* WorfHadTheFlu: Ohga tries using this to cheer Kariu up after she doesn't get the top score on a test, but she dismisses the idea.

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