9.024 minSeason 1 • Episode 13
LatestAt the fireworks display, everyone puts their plans into motion and tries to make things work between Kazuomi and Rena. Meanwhile, a different pairing begins to take shape...
Arata Kaizaki (27) quit the job he landed after graduation in only three months. His life did not go well after that. Now his parents are threatening to stop sending money, and want him to come back to the country. He has no friend or girlfriend to share his troubles with...as he hits rock bottom a strange man named Ryou Yoake appears. He invites Arata to join a societal rehabilitation program for NEETs called ReLife. This program uses a mysterious drug to make him look younger, and sends him back to high school for a year...
Writing
Brilliantly disguises its sci-fi premise as everyday high school drama.
Acting
Kensho Ono perfectly captures 27-year-old exhaustion in a 17-year-old body.
Direction
Clever visual storytelling reveals character connections before dialogue does.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The webtoon author Yunō worked office jobs before writing, explaining Arata's crushingly realistic corporate trauma.
The 'NEET rehabilitation' premise directly critiques Japan's harsh societal pressure on young adults; the 'lost decade' generation saw themselves in Arata.
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