History Manga / ReLIFE

* 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.

* WhenSheSmiles: When Hishiro smiles genuinely ,it's enough to leave Kaizaki stunned. [[TheUnsmile When she tries however...]]

* AdaptationDyeJob: In the original, males and females wear the same gray sweaters as part of their uniform. The anime adaption changes the girls' to a pale yellow.

* ArtEvolution: The art was much rougher and simpler, while backgrounds were almost nonexistent before the artist developed their style 20-30 chapters in.

* CannotSpitItOut: Kairu has trouble talking about her feelings for Ohga like true tsundere fashion

** The pills themselves are also white if they are used to make the user look like an teenager or black if it's used to return to their adult form.
** The third year students use a red clip-on on their uniform since their 1st year of high school, younger students use green or blue depending on which grade/generation they belong in. Class representatives also use an aditional silver colored one.

*** [[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 the fear of Kaizaki's memories beeing erased.]]
* {{Foil}}: Kaizaki and Hishiro are [[spoiler: both [=Re=]LIFE 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 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 [=Re=]LIFE.]]

** When Yoake first explained his role as a member of the suport team during lunch [[spoiler:both his and Onoya's pills are shown.]]

*** [[spoiler:When Kazaki says he will never forget Hishiro after school ends, she makes a sad smile. In her perspective such thing is impossible, Arata being an high school student, will have his memories erased by the end of the year.]]

--> * [[spoiler:"This school is attached to a university you can go when you graduate. Which means it's not rare to have a transfer student. Onoya-san should be one of those transfer students."]]

* MayDecemberRomance: While not forbidden by [=Re=]LIFE, Kaizaki is hesitant to allow this to happen. [[spoiler:Subverted, unknowing to him, his main love interest is also an adult in the [=Re=]LIFE program.]]

* WhenSheSmiles: When Hishiro smiles genuinely it's enough to leave Kaizaki stunned. [[TheUnsmile When she tries however...]]

''[=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.

** Each character has a specific color (usually the color of their eyes) that's often used to distinguish dialogue. It's also present on their belongings, related items and in their ReLIFE pills if they use one.

* {{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 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.]]

* HalfTruth: Due to the nature of the [=ReLIFE=] experiment, the Support Team is fond of using these, Ryo in particular [[spoiler:since this one contains two subjects doing it at the same time]]. A great number those are only noticable in subsequent readings.

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

* MayDecemberRomance: While not forbidden by [=ReLIFE=], Kaizaki is hesitant to allow this to happen. [[spoiler:Subverted, unknowing to him, his main love interest is also an adult in the [=ReLIFE=] program.]]

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

** Chapter 111. [[spoiler:Hishiron reveals that she knows about the [=ReLIFE=] project]].

-->'''Hishiro:''' [[spoiler: Isn't Kaizaki-san also a subject in the {{ReLIFE}} experiment?]]

* BlitheSpirit: Due to Kaizaki emotional intelligence, he usually sets off character development for the other characters by giving them advice.

** In a flashback is shown that Yoake aproached an previous subject in the same manner he did with Kaizaki with the experiment proposal. He also hid the fact he would supervise in-site desguised as a fellow high school colleague. Both subjects had simmilar reactions when they found out about it.
** Kairu and Ohga mock Kaizaki disastrous first day [[spoiler: in the beginning of the second term by reminding him of what he did during the test.]]

** The third year students use a red clip-on on their uniform since their 1st year of high school, younger students use green or blue depending in which grade/generation they belong in. Class representatives also use an aditional silver colored one.

*** [[spoiler:She talks about the lack of comunication skills in society as an adult, several times, as if she already experienced it.]]

*** [[spoiler:When Kazaki says he will never forget Hishiro after school ends, she makes a sad smile. In her prespective such thing is impossible, Arata being an high school student, will have his memories erased by the end of the year.]]

--> * [[spoiler:"This school is attached to a university you can go when you graduate. Which means it's not rare to have a transfer student. Onoya-san shoud be one of those transfer students."]]
--> * [[spoiler:"Please get along with Hishiro. I've been in the same class as her before, everytime i saw her, she was always alone."]]
--> * [[spoiler:(Regarding why he needs to spy on Hishiro) "You're the one that choose to impact the fate those two, that's why i have to continue to observe."]]

* 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]]

* 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.

** When Yoake fist explained his role as a member of the suport team during lunch [[spoiler:both his and Onoya's pills are shown.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Lots of information regarding the experiment are hidden from the reader but there are many hints droped through the story.

*** [[spoiler:When Kazaki says he will never forget Hishiro after school ends, she makes a sad smile. In her prespective such thing is impossible, Arata being high school student, will have his memories erased by the end of the year.]]

*** [[spoiler:When Kazaki says he will never forget Hishiro after school ends, she makes a sad smile. In her prespective such thing is impossible, Arata being high school student, will have his memories erased in the end of the year.]]

*** [[spoiler:When Kazaki says he will never forget Hishiro after school ends, she makes a sad smile. In her prespective such thing is impossible, Arata is being high school student, his memories will be erased in the end of the year.]]

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

** Kairu and Ohga mock Kaizaki disastrous first day [[spoiler: in the beginning of the second term by reminding of what he did during the test.]]

* MoodWhiplash: The humourous short scene at the end of each chapter becomes this when the chapter itself ends in a serious or dramatic moment.

*** [[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 outsiders have their memory erased.]]

** The pills themselves are also white if they are used to make the user look like an tenager or black if it's used to return to their adult form.

** The third year students use a red clip-on on their uniform since their 1st year of high school, younger students use green or blue depending in which grade/generation they belong in.

* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Each character has a specific color (usually the color of their eyes) that's often used to distinguish dialogue. It's also present on their belongings, related items and in their ReLIFE pills if they use one.
** Kaizaki is teal.
** Yoake is orange.
** Hishiro is mint/green.
** Kariu is violet.
** Ohga is yellow.
** Onoya is pink.
** Honoka is light blue.
** Inukai is purple.
** Asaji is lime green.

* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Each character has a specific color that's often used to distinguish dialogue.

** Chapter 116 [[spoiler:If Hishiro reveals to Kaizaki that she knows he's an adult, his experiment is terminated and his memories of her are erased.]]

** Chapter 116 [[spoiler:If Hishiro reveals to Kaizaki that she knows he's an adult, his experiment is terminated and his memories of her erased.]]

--> * [[spoiler:"Please get along with her. I've been in the same class as her before, everytime i saw her, she was always alone."]]

* HalfTruth: Due to the nature of the [=ReLIFE=] experiment, the Support Team is fond of using these, Ryo in particular. A great number those are only noticable in subsequent readings.

* CannotKeepASecret: Hishiro.

** Hishiro never likes the idea of Kaizaki spending time with other girls. She dislikes Onoya just because Onoya is touchy feely with Kaizaki.

* 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.

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

* MayDecemberRomance: While not forbidden by [=ReLIFE=], Kaizaki is hesitant to allow this to happen. [[spoiler:Subverted, his main love interest is also an adult in the [=ReLIFE=] program.]]

*** [[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.]]