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1* AdaptationDisplacement: Sort of. The series started as a Korean-style, vertically-read webcomic, but most people are more familiar with the manga port or the anime adaptation.
2* ArcFatigue:
3** Some weren't too happy about the volleyball chapters due to the [[SpotlightStealingSquad continued focus]] on [[TheScrappy Kariu]] after already having an arc dedicated to her revolving around Hishiro trying to befriend her. [[spoiler: However it's later revealed that this arc had a lot of subtle, important setup and foreshadowing regarding the [=ReLIFE=] experiment itself as a whole.]]
4** There were also some folks who got sick of the Hishiro revelation chapters due to keeping the main character, Kaizaki, OutOfFocus for several chapters.
5** Many readers find Ohga's StoryArc where he's struggling to decide on what university to go to due to an issue concerning his brother to be a pain to read through due to its incredibly slow pacing.
6* BaseBreakingCharacter: Kairu is the most divisive character in the series, largely due to being [[{{Tsundere}} the source]] of a lot of the [[DysfunctionJunction conflict]] for the first half of the series and Arata being relegated to playing SupportingProtagonist as a result. On the one hand, you have those who find this to be realistic both due to her age and the fact that the [=ReLIFE=] program almost ''calls'' for Arata taking on a supporting role in his classmate's life. There's also those who found it refreshing that a "Tsundere character" wasn't attracted to the main character for once. On the other hand, there are detractors who found Kairu far too abrasive and a [[SpotlightStealingSquad spotlight stealer]] who got two lengthy arcs that both dealt with her issues with being honest about her feelings.
7* BrokenBase:
8** [[spoiler:Onoya turning out to be an employee of [=ReLIFE=]]] is either a great plot-twist that caught a bunch of people off-guard or it was a pointless twist that added nothing to the story.
9** In Report 111 and 112, [[spoiler:the revelation that Hishiro knows about [=ReLIFE=], and being a subject, removed some of the tension her romance sub-plot had for some readers. In addition, a majority of these people are also disappointed that the revelations with Hishiro were too obvious and safe to make for a true plot-twist]]. For others, people are just happy that the mysteries are starting to unfold or that an [[spoiler:adult Hishiro in the same situation]] is a better fit for Kaizaki self-development in the experiment.
10* EnsembleDarkhorse: What Hishiro was early in the series before she had much prominence. Her fans were quite pleased when she turned out to be the main heroine.
11* HilariousinHindsight:
12** In chapter 100, Onoya accompanied of Hishiro, Kaizaki and Yoake said to Ohga that a young girl's advice in love is good for him. [[spoiler: There isn't any "young girl" in their group at all!]]
13** Hishiro's [[spoiler:birthday is on 25th of December.]] [[spoiler:She's also an OldMaid, known in Japan as a "Christmas cake".]]
14* TheScrappy: A blonde student named Hana, who was introduced recently as a part of the festival committee, has gotten a lot of hate for existing just to cause problems for Kaizaki and company as they prepare for the school festival.
15* TaintedByThePreview: The premise of the series, the idea that a 27-year-old man could possibly end up in a relationship with a 17-year-old, has had some people looking elsewhere. [[spoiler: Although that 17-year-old isn't really a 17-year-old.]]
16* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Tamarai's love life that is implied to be related Aki and Nobu, since by that time [[spoiler: Hishiro is too occupied with her future with Kaizaki and Tamarai wanting to preserve the relationship that the subplot never got explored]].

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