Shopping Guide
ReLIFE, the web manga created by Yayoiso and published by Comico, has been adapted into a TV anime by TMS Entertainment and will begin broadcasting on Tokyo MX and Gunma TV among other stations from July 1. All 13 episodes will also be available to stream via entertainment platform Comico’s dedicated ReLIFE Channel from June 24.
Official Anime Website:
http://www.relife-anime.com
Official Anime Twitter:
(@ReLIFE_anime) https://twitter.com/ReLIFE_anime?lang=ja
Broadcast Schedule:
Every Friday at midnight beginning July 1 on Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV, and BS11
Every Saturday at midnight on AT-X beginning July 2
Episodes will also be repeated on AT-X Sundays at 3.30 pm (except for the first episode which will air at 7:00 pm on July 3), Tuesdays at 4:00 pm, and Fridays at 8:00 pm.
ReLIFE Channel Webpage:
http://www.comico.jp/special/index.nhn?docno=8
Streaming Details
All 13 episodes will be available to binge watch right away from June 24 even before the TV broadcast begins via entertainment platform Comico’s dedicated ReLIFE Channel. You can watch the first episode for free, but after the show starts airing the rest of the episodes will be free to view within two days of the TV broadcast, from 11:00 pm on Friday to 11:59 pm on Sunday, and then available to stream for a fee. In addition to the anime, the channel will also feature radio programs starring the cast members from the show and song previews among many other treats. The ReLIFE Channel can only be accessed through the Comico app.
Additional Highlights:
1. The audio drama from the CD release, character songs, and background music will also be previewed
2. Radio shows featuring the cast of the anime
3. A special portrait-style animation optimised for viewers on smartphones will also be made available as a gift for anime viewers
The anime is expected to be available to stream both in Japan and internationally via the following sites:
Japan:
Nico Nico Live Broadcast: Beginning July 1 at 12:30 am
http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv265806185
Overseas:
Crunchyroll (territories outside of Japan and China): Beginning July 1
http://www.crunchyroll.com/
China:
Youku Tudou: Beginning 1st July
http://www.youku.com/
http://www.tudou.com/
TMS Entertainment is handling animation production and widespread streaming provision for the ReLIFE TV anime. In addition to announcing the television broadcast dates, TMS have also released a new promotional video and key visual as well as theme song information, merchandising, and CD release details. Please see the official anime website for all the latest information.
Creative Team
Original Author: Yayoiso
Director: Tomo Kosaka
Series Composition: Michiko Yokote, Kazuho Hyodo
Character Design/Chief Animation Direction: Junko Yamanaka
Color Design: Miyuki Isogai
Art Direction: Kentaro Akiyama
Art Setting: Tomoko Zama
Director of Photography: Nozomi Shitara
Editing: Kumiko Sakamoto
Music: Masayasu Tsuboguchi
Sound Director: Shoji Hata
Sound Production: Half H P Studio
Animation Production: TMS Entertainment
Production: ReLIFE Research Institute
Story
Twenty-seven-year-old Arata Kaizaki graduated from college and got a job at a company, but three months later he’s unemployed again. Unable to find another job and with the allowance from his parents running out, he is forced to return home to the country. With no friends to confide in and no girlfriend either, Arata is feeling lost when a mysterious man, Ryo Yoake, appears and offers him the opportunity to participate in the “ReLIFE” program which is geared to towards getting NEETs back into work. The program uses a mysterious serum which transforms the subject’s physical appearance back to its youthful form and sends them back to high school for a year.
About the Original Web Manga
The ReLIFE webmanga is published on the online entertainment platform Comico, which has received over 12 million downloads. Still ongoing, the five collected volumes of the manga published so far have sold roughly 1 million copies.
©Yayoiso, Comico, ReLIFE Research Institute
Source: @Press
