Bokutachi no Remake

"Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained." - Marie Curie Everyone wants a second chance in life, amirite? Whether is it to resuscitate loved ones that could've a chance to live if not for reckless decisions made internally or externally, or to amend for mistakes done so badly that he/she falls out of grace from their passion at life? Well, look no further than Bokutachi no Remake a.k.a Remake our Life!: the fortunate pairing of one of the best AniManga tropes ever seen on the face of the earth (which is time travelling, Steins;Gate or Tokyo Revengers style), together with the abundance of school and working life (that are striking similarities to both Re:LIFE and Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo). And if the series' tagline of "Let's time-travel to 10 years ago and re-enjoy creative and sweet youthful days." doesn't get to you, then I don't know how to sell this show to you. "When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things." - Joe Namath There're dreams and aspirations that each and everyone of us wants to chase become, whether is it through influence or birthed from young (and it runs in the family), those are expectations. But the world isn't so kind to both good and bad boys and girls like us, such as the thought that the yearning or longing is but a distant dream left in our wildest dreams, that is reality. And for MC Hashiba Kyouya, everything about him screams like your typical MC with no backbone, but only a failure of a life lived with every regret on his shoulders: his 28-year old self being at the despicable end of his young adult life with a company-bust bankrupt of a salaryman's passion job. Even joining hands with one of his co-workers for a quick hand at a similar job also proves to be a bust. Well then, he's out of options, and out of jealousy for this group of people dubbed the "Platinum Generation/Era" that had a tumultuous ride in a different profession from Kyouya, and what is the next logical step down the pipeline? A night's sleep worth of rest to somehow mysteriously bring Kyouya back 10 years into the past of his beginning college days at the Oonaka University of Arts, and that's his new reality to start things afresh with the foreseeable future in mind to rid of potential missteps in the timeline. "Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves the way to solution." - David J. Schwartz This is where the Re:LIFE similarities end, and in comes Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo with the whole vibe livening from the cast of characters and the aforementioned setting: the school life and the shared dorm house of these talents (which they form the Platinum Generation/Era). The Share House Kitayama consisting of the talents of illustrator Aki Shino (everyone just calls her Shinoaki), singer Nanako Kogure and author Tsurayuki Rokuonji, add Kyouya into the mix and you'll have an exact copy of Sakura-sou of young adults just living life together both at home and in school, where these 4 trudge through the usual tendencies of school with their Arts program of learning essential skills pertaining to video making, while keeping their friendship as a track record together. I'm very sure that we've all been through college at one point, and depending on your IRL relationship, these are the last memories of friendships before the adulting stage, where everyone just forgo friendship to chase after their dreams. Even with rival and future co-worker Eiko Kawasegawa, these dreams don't come easy, as Kyouya dips into each of their lives, trying to amend their mistakes by following the future already foretold, that he simply forgot that this absolute madman of a control would come back to haunt their lives. "S(he)'s a super freak, super freak" as Rick James would sing out. Keep a look out for Keiko Tomioka, she's not only a veteran in the game industry playing the Senpai role to the rest, but because she's part of the reason why this show works, with or without reason. "Doubt can motivate you, so don’t be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out." - Barbra Streisand Personally, Bokutachi no Remake touches the heart pangs of a specific life chapter where all of us wanted to be: if we could just Re:LIFE, and relive a time in our lives again to fix all the loopholes and missing pieces of our lives being a huge jigsaw puzzle of sorts. But being human, it's easy to be misled that nothing is ever 100% perfect in the first place. There will always be that 1% failure rate where something goes wrong that'll unconsciously balloon into situations or circumstances that we can control, but cannot tamper with the end result that's directed from our actions. And this is what this series tries to attempt at: being a work of art that not a ton of stories like this manages to do so brillantly well, while some can label the story setting as the same generic stuff seen all over again. I kid you not that Bokutachi no Remake is something really interesting and special: a story about regrets, confidence, perseverance, and "Teamwork makes the dream work". And this is no more indicative best than from Stewart Stafford's quote: "Confidence is when you believe in yourself and your abilities, arrogance is when you think you are better than others and act accordingly." "Confidence is a lot of this game or any game. If you don’t think you can, you won’t." - Jerry West Studio feel. is back after finishing the ultimatium that is OreGairu Kan (and that one Fruit Tart idol show), and man, does it feel great to see this studio's production still remain stellar from the work ethic of 1 or 2 anime produced per year to give its staff some breathing room to do the best that they could without feeling the crunch. And by far, Bokutachi no Remake is yet another crowning achievement of the stellar and vibrant visuals and animation that we've come to know of the studio, that quality is more than quantity, leading to better produced shows overall. Especially though in the OP and ED visuals, those are some really striking visuals (and not just for fanservice reasons), and my eyes are easily blinded by such incredible talents working on this show. So I must say that feel., you've done it yet again. If anything, I'm very drawn to music bands from Bushiroad's many franchises (because of D4DJ), and the OP/ED set by BanG Dream! idol groups Poppin'Party and Argonavis are great, upbeat songs. No favouritism, but while Poppin'Party's OP is good, Argonavis's ED is a perfect fit that vibes along with the heartstrings of the anime's themes of possibilities. Also, since this Summer season is a season where EDs are a lot better than OPs, Bokutachi no Remake is no exception to that moniker. I just love the sound of youth from Argonavis which brings the early 2000s teen movie vibes, and I'm all here for it. "Love who you are, embrace who you are. Love yourself. When you love yourself, people can kind of pick up on that: they can see confidence, they can see self-esteem, and naturally, people gravitate towards you." - Lilly Singh There a lot of charm that can be said about Bokutachi no Remake, but it would be best said if you watched the anime and let those feelings tug at your heart. To see its underlying profound effects and lessons learnt about risking life at its best and worst, even in the wildest imaginations of a re-do at life. It's a passion project of a lesson that tells of how to use your life to the fullest, and not procrastinate at even wish fulfillments that feels far from reach. Stretch out your hand, and make it your best shot. Don't go at it alone, build friendships, be motivated to work it out…

Honestly, I’ve been sat here for the past hour or so trying to come up with some profound introduction and explanation as to why I liked BokuRemake. I ultimately failed. The waifus carried it. No, in all seriousness, It’s a show that I struggle to quantify what exactly made it tick for me. I guess if there’s one lesson to be taken away from the series, it’s that you should pursue things you’re passionate about when the opportunity is presented. The MC’s whole dilemma in life and ultimate time travel scenario is set up because of him not going to art school. Instead of starting a coup and genocide as a result, he just works at a video game company before being transported back in time. I loved the characters in the show and thought their chemistry was really good. The MC basically becomes the glue that holds a talent generation of artists together. I felt at times he was used as primarily a tool for their growth rather than actually being his own character. I don’t think it was detrimental to the overall story, but it was noticeable at times. I also found the direction of the plot to be a bit confusing at times. Especially in the final stretch of the cour where it seemed like there was twist after twist with little time to explain in 3 episodes. The show ultimately gets more right than it gets wrong though. I love shows that focus on creatives. Artists have their own unique issues and we get a little exposure into that world. While dramatised, we also get a pretty nice look into the world of video game design and Japanese work culture in general. The pressure that the MC’s team is under while designing a video game in a couple episodes was really palpable. I also enjoyed his problem solving skills and seeing him overcome seemingly impossible odds in some scenarios. Time Travel anime can either be hit or miss. They’re usually all worth watching and BokuRemake is no exception. I certainly loved watching this show and have it in my top 3 of the season, but at times the story feels a little… lacking? The main sell here is the waifus and slice of life moments, which is more than enough for me in fairness. BokuRemake gets 9 out of 10.

Remake Our Life is the type of show where it takes a commonly used plot mechanic (time travel) and builds around it with a main character. It's not exactly an unique idea but let's face it, we're in 2021 and most ideas have been overused already. Remake Our Life decides to use time travel as a catalyst to remake a main protagonist's life. Based on the light novel of the same name, the series is fundamentally what it sounds like. The chance to go back in time and remake your own life is something that I'm sure some of us have wished for in our lives. As a video game creator, Kyouya Hashiba gets his second wind when he wakes up 10 years from 2016 to 2006. The story drops him into a timeline where he gets the opportunity to turn his life around and avoid a catastrophic future. Watching Remake Our Life was a bit cautious at first because time travel can be a risky plot device. Some anime can work wonders with such an idea while others is almost unacceptable. How should time travel be accepted into this show? Well for starters, we have to understand that Kyouya is 28 years old who became unemployed after his dream job company went bankrupt. It's a circumstance that happens often in the video game industry. By getting the break he needs with this time travel, Kyouya literally can make his own life successful again by becoming a more creative game creator. It's harder than it sounds but thanks to the second chance, he can follow his dream and not be a washed up salaryman. Despite being the main protagonist, the show shares a fair amount of screen time for it leading cast. It's almost if the cast is linked and destined to meet one another. The character roster includes Aki Shino, Nanako Kogure, Tsurayuki Rokuonji, and Eiko Kawasegawa. Most interestingly, these characters are young adults than the typical high school kids you find in light novel adaptations. As the series wants to explore a more young adult environment, it's more refreshing and also allows the audience to see the what the video game industry is like from inside and out. At its core, the principal character cast here are unified almost like a family together. They are all there to be in their own roles and also support Kyouya in some way or form. It's also realistic at the same time as we see the hardship of working. A risky problem for Kyouya is how much he has to carry the burden and keeping the passion alive. Watching him take calculated risks such as coding games and building projects shows how much of a daredevil he is. Not only is he risking financial investment into games, he also risks his mental health and relationships with his co-workers. Speaking of relationships, the main triangle (or perhaps more suitable as 'love triangle') is between Kyouya, Aki, and Nanako. One of the episodes specifically dedicates time to give Kyouya and Aki intimate time with a festival mood. Throughout the series, it becomes more obvious that Nanako also harbors feelings towards Kyouya and it's hard to decide who to root for. More interestingly is that the show focuses a lot on realism involving character relationships. With each passing episode, you almost forget the anime had a time travel element in it. Furthermore, Kyouya's friendship and rivalry with Tsurayuki is a cleverly executed as the two brings out the best from each other. Tsurayuki himself is also a fascinating character after we see his involvement with a girl from the past. The show builds him as a secondary protagonist with his own assets and characteristics. Furthermore, the anime also establishes Eiko as a mature young woman with skills in the video game industry. It's pleasing to see the show not forget any of its main character cast regardless what timeline they are in. Among many subjects, one of the bigger sell points of the show is realism. This has been mentioned before it's very refreshing to see young amateurs build their way up and learn about the video game industry such as Kyouya. Has to learn and experiment with creating video games firsthand to understand its mechanics. It's more than just textbooks that he learns at school and we can see how difficult is to become succcessful at making just one game. As a gamer myself, this show drew me as it shows how every game has its own challenges to make whether it's coding, researching or crunching hours to meet deadlines. At its apex, I believe this show has an inner psychology that explores the realism of adult working people. And that is a something that should be respected for this anime. With a character cast of young adults, the anime has an overall more mature feeling. The female character has their alluring tones such as Aki's big breasts or Nanako's lavish blonde hair. Eiko herself is quite a looker with her scarlet red hair. Kyouya lands a bit lower in the looks department but he attracts at least two girls in the show. And while the anime is very light on fan service, it still has some compromising moments and the obligatory beach episode. This isn't a difficult anime to get into and you can watch this without breaking a sweat. It's a simple show that uses time travel as a plot device but ultimately doesn't rely on it to sell its main story. Instead, it's the character cast that carries the show together staring Kyouya. For an anime like Remake Our Life, it's so pleasing to see it turn an overused idea and turn it into a blessing.

Remake Our Life! was an anime that I stumbled across and when I took a glimpse into it, I knew I was going to get into it and see the story as a whole. A time-travel anime about a man who failed in life that went back 10 years ago, definitely doesn't sound like plagiarism right there. Story: 7/10 The story is definitely not the most original you can find or sink your teeth in for a brand new experience, but the plot execution is done well and introduces good set pieces that mean something as you progress later into the story. Around the last quarter, it begins to unfold its real message. The twist is well-built and realistic that you wouldn't expect it to come in the first place. Art: 8/10 The character designs and art background absolutely delivers it. They may not look like the most beautiful art to ever been witnessed, but they sure look pretty good and the animation is smooth. It may have some odd moments, but I was interested to look more at what the anime has to offer. Character: 8/10 There are some good characters that are proof of the author's genuine attempt at making someone and not a carbon copy of one's personality, but some of their dialogues and interactions with one another can be a bit predictable and hard to look at. Indeed, the main character doesn't have the best personality, but the storyline makes it doable for him to be worth the attention. Enjoyment: 9/10 I really enjoyed it because I goggled a lot at the art of some characters and thought to myself of how gorgeous do these people were designed. It's not pretty bad and I'm glad that the story was able to keep me intrigued from the whole start to finish. Though the first episode can feel dragged. The anime was a great experience and I hope for a possible sequel.

oh boy... here we go I was (moderately ) hyped for this show... well because of the big 'plot' on the poster lmao and tbf this season was very mid with exception for few animes that I've watched. I watched the first ep and thought to myself that it was somewhat decent but i still think that it could be good after few eps or so i thought.... And here we are, all wrapped up, and with my score, you can probably tell what I thought of it. The premise is interesting, but the execution is disappointing because by the end of it, u don't even know what was the point of kyouya going back in time other than use it as plot device?. Interestingly enough this show setting is in college, which is refreshing since a lot anime deals with high school story. Unfortunately, the college setting wasnt really use that well because when i watched it, it felt like im watching yet another high school harem , slice of life, wish fulfilment anime and its really sad tbh . At first, I didn't like how kyouya solving every basic stuff for his friends but after that, the show took a surprising turn where we see kyouya is in a devastating state after what he did to the platinum gen in one ep but fear not jesus kun was able to pick himself up and able to solve a company issue in the next ep. In a nutshell, this is a decent time-waster but ultimately disappointing. This show gave me a lot of stress and irritation to see how much love this show is getting, while im sitting here and wondering how the hell u think this show is great?. its so annoying to see on reddit, mal, yt or Instagram praising tf out of this show ( yes, im well aware that enjoyment is important but like i dont even see a lot of the ppl pointing out how terrible written this story is ) .Also, im not even watching anime to be objectively critical or whatever i just wanna enjoy anime but with this anime i cant even turn off my brain to tolerate some of the writing. Every time a new ep comes out, i always try my best to enjoy this show but bruhh some of the sloppy writing in this show gives me headache. also, the fanservice in this show is stupid and weird and also completely disrupting the tone of the narrative that the show trying to potray. The choice to make kaguya's va sound like a toddler is stupid because when a scene involving her talking something important, it makes me hard to not pull a face. Talking abt aki, why does maki look exactly like her mother? geez, talking abt taking laziness to another level. The problems that i have with this series: 1. the pacing or details This show could've been more than 12 eps considering how many things that they skipped over and how badly pace it was. For example, in ep 2, kawasegawa came out of nowhere starting to accuse kyouya that he's underestimate filmmaking and basically saying her team is gonna be better than kyouya's team. Now, this could've at least expand more or show us or tell us on why kawasegawa acting like this or maybe she just plain rude ( but i dont think thats the case ) or jealous because later on the story she became somewhat friendly or not the same person as she was in ep 2 - ep 4. Even if it was abt competition ,its still weird . Moreover, they didnt even show us how good her video was and this becomes a trend where the show just gave us the students perspective or comments or how they feel abt the video presentation . Lets go on to ep 4, this is where the drama starts or should i say melodrama, kawasegawa was asked by her sister to join kyouya's team but again they jump straight to a new semester and completely disregarding kawasegawa's impact on the team. We could've seen her bonding and building a relationship with the team and kyouya ,but no, all we got was a time skip and a badly written conflict between kawasegawa and nanako. Let me breakdown the situation, they had another film presentation and what a surprise they didnt show anything abt both kyouya and this student's team video. All we had was (again) the comments from the students saying that one of the member students' team did a wonderful acting but nanako's acting was a bit robotic ,again from the student's perspective. How can u expect us, the audience, to care what kawasegawa said to nanako, for all we know nanako's acting probably didn't suck because its a matter of perspective, one can say that aki's voice is annoying asf but the other will say that its terrible. That scene can be much appreciated if we developed kawasegawa , as a new member, being implemented in kyouya's team and as well seeing her understanding nanako ( especially her personality), because for her to do that is a humiliation for nanako and besides, they won the bloody presentation so for her to do that is hella dumb. (imo) They could've done one more presentation where kyouya's team lose because of the team not performing 'seriously' ( because they want to focus on that topic so much ) and it took eiko to step up and hit reality on the team but noooo. A proper build up can make the audience more caring abt that moment and make kawasegawa to not look like a jerk. Moving on, in ep 5, this is where i got respect for kawasegawa because she knew she messed up and had the balls to confront nanako ahhh such a sweet moment but wait our beta mc ,kyouya, had to ruin that moment. im sorry but why in the fuk did u do that? who are u to say that kawasegawa didnt need to apologize? im actually baffled when that scene happened, he completely stole nanako's right and stole that beautiful moment. The first half of ep11 was weirdly pace that u are confused to how kyouya manage to solve this company's problem because we didnt see him contacting anyone or discussing with anyone abt fixing the problem in the last ep and somehow he gave a document ( out from his ass i guess ) abt this new engine. There's also a weird transition happened in ep 4, where it cut from kyouya in the share house to a cafe scene just like that. 2. Kyouya If u fully expecting to have something that u can relate with the mc or seeing the mc going through such obstacles to achieve his goal, yeah u will not get that with this anime .The relatable part of the MC starts and ends with the first episode where he is depicted as someone who has made mistakes throughout his 20s. After that, he ceases to be relatable and becomes Gary Stu/Jesus-kun where whatever problem is thrown at him, he magically resolves it(and before anyone says "he has experience from his old life", the problem with that is that, there is no "presentation/process" of him coming up with his solutions, hence, instead of looking like a genius, he comes out as someone with bullshit powers of problem-solving). idk how to describe it because throughout the show he show no weaknesses and his surrounding was sucking him off as if he was a reincarnation of god, and that's a big problem for this show is that the mc is too perfect that is too hard for ppl to root for him cause u know he's gonna succeed at it and it can be boring af. Can u tell me if this good? because later on the only 'mistake' that he done throughout this series is ruin the platinum gen ( i mean yeah that's big ) but really? the only way to make him a good protagonist is to make his character have many flaws and relatable i guess. He's adaptable, competent , op and many more characteristic of an self insert harem protagonist . Overall, he suk . idk if this is a good analogy but whatever, kyouya is basically where u completed a game and it showed that u got a bad ending and u remembered that there was a choice to either have a gun or a knife but u chose a knife instead. Usually, when a player completed the game, they will be given the ability to go back to a certain checkpoint or mission to redo or to try differently from what the player initially did and also the player will have all the abilities unlocked for them to use . Essentially, I'm saying kyouya is op because all he had to do is to choose art college and boom he have a 'pe…

This could quite possibly be one of the worst takes on the idea of time travel I’ve ever seen in anime. You have anime like Steins Gate, Re:Zero, or Tokyo Revengers managing to add something new to the concept, and while not everyone might like them most people should agree that they’re all at least somewhat unique in their own way. And then you have Bokutachi No Remake give its spin on time travel, following our main character after he gets sent back in time and decides to… enter an art college? The story kicks off with the painfully generic main character, Kyouya, struggling to find a stable job in his current life. When life is looking worse than it’s ever been, he makes a wish to get sent back in time, and would you believe it? His wish conveniently comes true! Apparently, the only other possible choice he has to fix up his life is to enter an art college so that’s exactly what he does. I’m not sure why he doesn’t become financially stable using his knowledge of the future to win some bets or lotteries, but each to their own I suppose. Once he settles into the college, he enjoys making films and various pieces of media while being surrounded by his own harem, what a lucky guy. The aspect of time travel barely phases him, and rather than try to figure out the source of it he simply enjoys life as a 28-year-old in an 18-year-old’s body. Oh boy, it sure is great getting to project myself onto another pathetic main character who’s been put into a situation that others would only dream of. Mr. Self Insert isn’t without his flaws, however. You see, he’s too amazing for his own good, often negatively influencing other people’s lives by simply being too perfect. This is a major issue that Kyouya is forced to overcome with each episode. Maybe his genius is from his extra 10 years of experience, or perhaps he’s naturally talented and wasn’t given the correct opportunity in his previous life. Either way there is very little attempt made to justify his amazingness, and you just have to accept that he is and always will be an incredible human being. They’ve made sure to give him the same character design as every other light novel character to ever exist, so you will have no problem imagining his experiences as your own. “After all, no matter how amazing an individual is, they’re less interesting without some kind of flaw.” This is a quote taken right from the very first episode, and it is absolutely hilarious to look back on after having watched all 12 episodes. It dares explain basic storytelling techniques straight to the audience and then completely butcher it in practice. To state out loud the character needs flaws, then to proceed to write a main character without any, is one of the funniest ways I’ve ever seen an anime screw itself over. It can’t go an episode without contradicting itself in some way and it’s almost impressive. But I don’t wanna bully the poor main character too much, as there are plenty of other characters to focus on as well. There’s a writer, a voice actor/singer, and an artist all living with Main Character-kun. They aren’t great, but when compared to the main character they are a massive improvement in terms of writing. They help provide a good insight into the struggles and hardships of various artistic industries while actually adding a sense of life to the anime. Granted it’s not perfect, but I can appreciate how the series at least attempts to show some of the struggles of real-life through the characters. An artist might lose their motivation to draw, a writer might be overwhelmed by how hard it is to become truly successful, or a singer might lack the self-confidence to truly work for their dream. These are all shown to some extent through the character decisions and various pieces of dialogue. It isn’t great, but at least there is something there in terms of character depth. For a show that likes to ramble on about media and storytelling it really sucks at both. There’s one scene in the first episode where we get to listen to a characters explain some screenplay techniques. This was more for the sake of showcasing the characters’ intelligence than anything but seeing as the anime went out of its way to spend five minutes explaining it, I might as well see how well it goes when paired against its own advice. It brings up the idea of ‘complications,’ an unpredictable turn in a story that leads to the protagonist failing. In this anime, however, you’ll find that the ‘unpredictable turns’ are simply terrible. The twists make no sense as this anime is pack-full of plot contrivances. Our protagonist never truly fails, and small inconveniences are overdramatised to the point where they just looks silly. This anime will try to make you believe that minor incidents are huge failures when they’re obviously not. Also, in case you’ve forgotten the main character is a generic self-insert, and no one wants to insert themselves into a guy who fails at something. Seeing him effortlessly complete every task that comes his way is anything but a complication, and no, I don’t count the fact that he is too good at everything for his own good to be one. Scenes will often feel incredibly forced, with numerous out-of-character moments that only exist to make something is happening on screen. There is never any sense of fluidness in the writing, and the entire anime is filled to the brim with ridiculous plot conveniences. The main character makes progression in a relationship? The love rival appears. The protagonist needs help doing something? Another character will appear with exactly what he needs. Multiple characters will act different to their usual selves in some scenes for the sake of the plot, completely ruining everything that had been built up about them previously. It’s lousy writing down to the core, and everything about it feels forced. The art and animation are subpar for the most part. A decent amount of effort was put into making sure the girls were cute enough, then the bare minimum was done for everything else. Character expressions are surprisingly well done for the most part and you’re able to get a good understanding of the characters through them. The soundtrack was forgettable, and I still can hardly remember anything about the opening or ending after having finished the anime. Bokutachi no Remake had the comedy tag when it began airing, but by the end was labeled as a drama with touches of supernatural and romance. Childish ideas are hidden behind failed attempts at a dramatic telling of a situation many people may wish to find themselves in. Because of this, this anime will never be anything more than another typical and forgettable light novel adaptation full of plot conveniences and lackluster characters. There are much better time travel anime out there, and there are other anime that manage to achieve what this anime attempts at a much better standard. If you want to see an adult re-live their school life, go read Re:Life. There’s no place for Bokutachi no Remake, and honestly there was never going to be.

All of us have looked back on our past and felt unfulfilled. It's natural to regret poor decisions. All of the missed opportunities, people you never met, mistakes you made. If you could change the years you regret the most, would you? Imagine the most generic school harem anime possible: Remake Our Life is what comes to mind. Forgettable character designs, monotonous background music, and archetypal love interests compete for the everyman protagonist. Kyoya, the bland harem hero, is a failed adult who gets a second chance to relive his college years. After getting fired from his dream job at a game company, he mourns his wasted youth. He regrets not enrolling in an art university, then falls asleep. Upon opening his eyes, he is ten years in the past and instantly decides to go to college. Once enrolled, he immediately recognizes his roommates as successful artists from the future. His writing skills impress everyone—because he accidentally stole the idea from his only male roommate. Though he regrets benefitting from his friend's failure, he still reaps the rewards. Some of the rewards include ladies who quickly become attracted to him for his generic looks and filmmaking talents. He is where he belongs: A place where people recognize his talent. Kyoya embodies the everyman trope prominently utilized in isekai light novel adaptations. A businessman in a dead-end job living with his parents, he yearns to relive his youth. Suddenly, an unknown power transports him to the past! He takes this monumental once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to... enroll in college. Now he can become the man he has always wanted, an artist and professional womanizer. Kyoya lacks discernable characteristics or individuality, making it easy for you to project onto him. All the girls surrounding Kyoya are the same height and body type to be as marketable as possible. For this reason, I will refer to them by hair color first. Though three out of five of the main cast are women, their dialogue is mainly with Kyoya or about him. As the poster art suggests, this is a harem anime dressed up with melodrama. You'll see plenty of fanservice at inconvenient times, but they tone it down after the first couple of episodes. Shinoaki, the blue-haired girl, is a sleepy and airheaded artist. Her character arc begins and ends in one episode—she questions her talent, and Kyoya quickly reassures her that's not the case. This moment sparks a flame of love. There is no romantic progression or chemistry between the two, which just happens to us. We are helpless passengers aboard this slowly derailing train. The red-haired girl, Kawasegawa, is a little too confrontational for her own good. Frequently she harshly criticizes people for justified reasons; however, the direction frames it as a bad personality trait. Suddenly dark music plays or cuts out altogether, and they use close-ups to emphasize the anxiety she causes. She works through this flaw—which being critical isn't really a flaw at all, and that's the crux of her arc. She has a cute side that she only shows to the main character. Is it love? Watch to find out. Her primary purpose in Kyoya's story is to provide motivational speeches and assist him on art projects. Nanako, the blonde girl, is stern and has character development—reserved for the show's first half. She becomes irrelevant afterward. As an actress conflicted about her future, she deals with self-doubt and insecurities. Although her turmoil seems exaggerated with melodramatic dialogue, she is more compelling than the rest. She, too, has a cute side that she only shows to the main character. Their romantic development is gradual rather than forced. If only Kyoya had the character depth to compliment hers. The dialogue, especially involving Nanako, is awful: they utilize her for fanservice and to fawn over Kyoya, only to sideline her shortly after that. What the hell kind of friend are you? There's a recurring problem here: Kyoya assumes the wants and needs of his friends without actually asking them first, and the story rewards him for this. At best, it's presumptuous to believe you could solve someone's issues for them. Though the show pays lip service to this idea, it is ultimately a mistake it continues to make until the end. I wouldn't say I like the term "self-insert" because it implies the author wrote himself in the story as the main character. Instead, Kyoya is an avatar for the audience. He is an everyman—generic in every sense for us to project onto him. We can live our fantasies like a hot college film student surrounded by single attractive women. And no judgment if you want an ego boost. The ladies vie for his attention; one girl even says the classic "I won't lose" line, implying she'll never give up on her love. The other men are, of course, perverts, unattractive, or lacking the talent Kyoya possesses. There are a couple more recurring faces that leave little impression. Attempts at self-aware humor fall flat without follow-up. Kyoya's friend says, "All of those girls, for no reason, are in love with me as soon as the game begins!" He shrugs it off, and then things move on to normal. Cue the fan service and girls fighting over him despite being thoroughly mediocre. Jabbing at the cringe-worthy nature of dating simulators is funny but woefully misguided here. Remake engages in the same harem cliches it mocks, and in the words of a better writer than me: "Self-awareness does not absolve anybody of anything." We've been aware of a show's problem, but there's no subversion. Shinoaki continues to dizzily follow Kyoya around like a lost puppy, and Nakano pines for him in the background. Tsurayuki, the aforementioned male roommate, has the unfortunate role of getting pushed around by our hero. Kyoya does his best to apologize and explain, and it works to keep him in order. Similar to the ladies, his insecurities manifest as imposter syndrome. He worries he's not contributing enough—and this is an intriguing theme that Remake cuts short. The art is utterly forgettable—generic character designs, bland background art, and minimal animation. Of course, dynamic artwork is unneeded for a shallow harem LN adaptation primarily made up of tedious conversations. The music adds insignificant emotional impact because it's recycled repeatedly—kind of like a typical visual novel soundtrack. The catchy opening track sung by the leading ladies somewhat makes up for the lackluster OST. The outro is mellow and relaxing, shown on a movie reel to reference the film they created. Remake suffers from coming off as insincere in its portrayal of artists at times; during the film screenings, characters tell us how great the short films were, but the viewer rarely sees them. When we're supposed to believe these are super talented artists, you have to prove it. There were moments it did prove to us their talents, such as with Nanako's singing and Shinoaki's art, which fulfilled this potential. In the ninth episode, the show evolves. It threw a curveball to grab our attention as it sunk into mediocre melodrama. The author finally used the time travel mechanic, though it was ultimately in vain. He attempts to confront the implausible fantasy premise of the show with a Butterfly Effect sort of twist. Credit where credit is due, Kyoya develops ever so slightly, but not enough to be relatable. The dialogue primarily consists of narration to catch us up on new information—similar to a recap episode. And you have to admit, recap episodes are pretty dull. Despite the balls it took to make drastic changes so late, this was ultimately the weakest part of the show. There needed to be a practical reason for forgoing the character development of the first eight episodes. Ten years ago, the tacked-on-time travel premise would've been inventive. Today it's derivative. Better anime have done this premise before Steins;Gate, ReLife, Orange, and even Erased. Ironically, the main character travels to the past …

I first want to clear out some discrepancies that seemed to have arisen with this anime. 1. I was told this anime is similar to ReLife. Because of how doltish and clueless ReLife is, Remake Our Life is *ONLY* similar to it in the time travelling aspect. You can ask for a link to my Anilist review to understand how stupid ReLife is. 2. This anime is also said to be similar to Sakurasou, though this is a bit more warped comparison. The two main girls are both artists, but other than that, this anime is similar to Toradora, Bunny Girl Senpai, Golden Time, quite literally every romance with drama you can think of. Of course, it just has its own little twist to give it its own name. Now onto the analysis. Remake Our Life isn't anything new to the mix of romance anime, though in saying this, it works at both ends. It's not an enlightening piece of media one may never see the likes of again, but it also isn't so abysmal you'd lose faith in humanity. It's just like everything else, as I have pointed out. So honestly, there is no real reason to work my way through the narrative/characters and what have you because in what I would imagine is a largely popular genre, people will already understand what the ridiculously consistent logic will have to say about this anime, that is, basically everything you've seen and known thus far. The only thing I can really talk about is the gimmicks and how effective they are at making this anime physically able to stand by itself. I came out of this anime not actually having too much memory as to what differentiates this from everything else, sure there was the time mechanic, but that wasn't explored too much in this anime unfortunately and seemed to be a back-of-the-head thought brought up every now and then. Self-aware note here, I am literally trying to think of other aspects that would otherwise make this anime more independent and nothing comes to mind. The only thing I can praise is Hashiba's leadership which seems to be non-existent with our young anime protagonist, at least most are have self-competence. The audiovisuals here basically fall under the same o' so tyrannical order romance anime kneel down to, so I don't need to go over that, but the character designs are nice here for originality, though one could easily superimpose that with any other anime and get some similarities. There was an attempt at least. I am not sure what I was expecting from light novel adaptation #40904, but I thought this would turn out to be a lot more different than I anticipated. I guess I enjoyed it, I guess everyone will enjoy it, I mean, even if generic (which doesn't mean bad), who doesn't like a good romance anime? But this anime seems to get a lot more traction than I thought was possible, and there were tropes here that have gone past the expiry date of unique quality, which this anime doesn't seem to realise. At the end of the day, it's a nice story, but there is nothing here to suggest it is a big deal. I'd recommend it to all, looking for something to watch when you have nothing else. But there is better out there in terms of high school stories. I suppose I will give out a few: Kimi ni Todoke - elaborates on its bliss; how ecstasy feels High Score Girl - romance in the gaming world and how one has to fix that in with reality Beastars - a great idea with a great presentation of social order in school (Warning: 2nd Season goes to shit towards the end, imo at least)

Through our life we meet the constant sensation of what could have been, an always present feeling that our decisions of the past could have been different. Those feelings are intensified by the present times, constantly we are reminded that the path that we took could have been different by people that are successful in their fields, and even in success the sentiment is still there. Letting time go is nothing but a sacrifice that we do over our own sense of satisfaction, the future is so uncertain that the anxiety that comes with our actions is constantly there, looking at us like a tiger in the woods. Bokutachi no Remake is an attack to those remarks, to understand the consequences of the paths that we take and to explain to ourselves a final thought, that every action has its consequence. The anime presents itself with such goal in mind. All the events that are presented have such goal in mind. The message is translucent, transparent, and somehow strong. Our lives are subject to every single action, the sensation of failing is nothing but nutritive to our future goals, a learning aspect that we should all face once, and that whatever path we take will have consequences on those who are besides us. Nothing that we do will work in vacuum, and to obsess with the what ifs is unhealthy, because if we put ourselves in such situation the branches of the destiny would completely differ from our beloved dream. It is then a question of how you present such message, such relatable perception that is strongly human, likely a fate that we all must meet once in our life. The problem is that this anime doesn’t compromise itself with anything, it leaves itself to the path of the generic trails and bastardized troupes that we have all seen before. The message is obscured by the endless competition of who is the best girl, obscured by the extremely shallow and childish exposition of those issues that the main character is meant to tackle. The feeling that is left from this anime is that the message was interfered by those desires and delusions of what humanity could do. The main character, someone who is pretty much reasonable, psychologically human and leave a huge impression in terms of emotional tact is set in a world filled with superficial issues and lacking the action and consequence of human relations. All events are presented in a grotesque fashion, a bitter sense of delusion and ignorance of how everything works, with comedy levels of resolutions. This lack of compromise could have been solved easily by not exposing itself to the ignorance, or to investigate better and deliver a more credible execution. Like a short circuit in a ride, the moment we are hit with the unnecessary harem undertones and the lack of knowledge get us out of the whole experience, if you are thinking while watching this, of course. The almost pathetic dialogues and exposition, the childish solutions to everything, violates the clear principle of making something believable. It is an interference. The most frustrating aspect is that it could have been prevented by focusing itself in the relationships between the characters, to obviate the boring aspects of the show and create a setting that leaves us in a scenario full of life and humanity. The most frustrating aspect is that there is a clear lack of love and interest towards creating a beautiful setting with an insight of the frontiers of human craft, and instead shows a superficial otaku perspective to just play forward into its intended message. Bokutachi no Remake is nothing but a watered down downright pandering anime that leaves a trail of delusion and lack of real touch, the plastic feeling mixed with the pathetic intents to appeal the lower common denominator leaves the whole message in the dark after a boring set of events that are downright absurd to watch at. Because there is nothing more boring that watching someone having constant success by doing nothing special at all.

If you want to watch an extremely superficial harem rom-com, this is the one. As long as you approach it from that mindset and not one of an anime being about actually relevant and deep messages. In fact, I’d probably give it a 3-4 if it was just that: a tropey, fanservice-heavy rom-com. If you wanted to watch this series to learn about how we shouldn’t take the opportunities we have now for granted, you’ve come to the wrong anime. While Bokutachi no Remake sets out with a strong first episode that aligns with what you think the core theme would be, it quickly flips to a rom-com instead. We have been hoodwinked, bamboozled, led astray, run amok, and flat-out deceived by this show. To keep it as short as possible, Bokutachi no Remake is a plastic attempt at its message about redemptions and seizing opportunities in life. Romance is randomly brought up and then dropped and ignored in the next episode with no further explanation. Every instance of drama we get isn’t natural but rather forced into the story for the sake of ticking off a box about “deep themes”. And the reason is that all the characters are so shallow and underdeveloped, it’s hard to find yourself genuinely rooting for them. Potential spoilers ahead. Let’s take Nanako’s singing arc for example. We get no background exposure to Nanako, hell, we don’t even know shit about her past or her character outside of a monologued backstory, having big boobs and going on a karaoke date once with Kyouya. But all of a sudden, we’re supposed to sympathize with and cheer for her decision to fearlessly confront her talent and get serious about it, even if it means she might have to swallow the bitter pill of failing despite putting in her best effort. Don’t get me wrong, this is a great message to preach and something I’ve been trying to fix myself for god knows how long. But hamfisting it into a story in the form of a character with 0 development until now is not the way to do it. Also, after EP 5, I thought we’d be getting a generic romance drama arc but instead, that was a blue ball too and everything that happened at the end of EP 5 and beginning of EP 6 just seemed to vanish from all the characters’ minds. Only for this problem to return in EP 7. Double-sike. It’s as if the writer can’t decide between making this an anime about the work behind creating commercial media or a harem rom-com with over-the-top fanservice. Outside of Nanako, the other characters are as shallow as you’ll get. You have the Mr. Perfect MC who can do no wrong and pulls all the chicks (self-insert), the big-boobed outgoing lady, the big-boobed tsundere, the big-boobed imouto template, the big-boobed childhood friend… Hmm, is it me or is there a weird trend going on with these female characters? I thought this was going to be a series about how we should get our act together now and pursue our goals but instead, I’m attending Booba Harem Girls 101. It’s quite ironic how an anime that’s supposed to be about the trials and challenges of creating critically acclaimed artistic media falls so short of the very teachings it preaches, that it has to resort to waifus and heavy fanservice for content. Honestly, I wouldn’t mind as much if this was a harem rom-com type anime since I could write off the poor character development (50% due to bad writing and 50% due to poor pacing) as typical of harem rom-coms. All things considered, it’s hard to even say this show did well for a completely different genre than what it was advertised as and what many were expecting. I literally completed this series just so I could keep watching big tits bouncing around on the screen.

I wanted to watch this anime 1 episode per day, to enjoy it slowly, but on the fourth day I just couldn't stop. I must admit that give my opinion on this Anime is weird, for example, I can tell it is one of my favorite anime now (without ranking them), but it's also true that it's objectively a 7/10-8/10 and I have 8 since I liked it so much, even if it's not a masterpiece at all. I don't usually write a review but why I decided to do it and why there are people insulting several aspects of the Anime? Shortly? It's an anime unusually mature. That does not mean that who didn't like it is a child (could be of course), but that started it with the wrong expectations. I love time travel and Isekai themes, and although I had no expectations for this Anime, I anyway constantly wondered how it worked, how it was possible and so on, but I didn't let it ruin the experience. The problem is that usually this type of anime go to the direction of supernatural powers, or the character doing crazy things, or the entire anime being ridiculous and funny... Well, this is not the case. Did you ever heard someone (perhaps even yourself) saying "if I could go back", "if I could go again to school", "I wish I didn't do this thing when I was young"... Well, that's simply the plot. What if that is allowed, that you are actually able to take even one single different decision? Would you ruin your chance? Would you use it properly? And what effect will have to the future? I loved how characters felt real, each one deep, even if in some moments could not seem so, but that's due to the fact that they are going, resembling perfectly young people who have something to say and a passion. Interactions also reflect that period and what I loved most was the expressions of characters. Tons of things were not said, tons of emotions were not spoken out loud, but you could read it in the eyes of characters. I was amazed for example by the main character, almost always smiling, but that smile in one moment resembled the biggest joy in the world, and in another moment it was hiding an unbearable pain. Do not expect an adventure or sci-fi or powers or whatever. This anime is about passions. This about is about being scared of taking the wrong decision. This anime is about understanding yourself. This anime is about real friendships. This anime is about love. This anime is about second chances. This anime is about becoming the best version of yourself. Shortly, this anime is about understanding what truly matters, and aim in that direction, to don't have regrets, to be happy, and to help people you love. I honestly loved this anime, do not expect a close ending (it's open, and the source is concluded) or anything masterpiece level, but it has a beautiful story, beautiful messages and it's one of the best anime I ever saw, if not the best, under the point of view of showing real emotions.

"The Embodiment of stupidity and idolization", "How to make OP isekai MCs look like properly written characters, "How to fail at the romance genre", "How to fail at the drama genre", "How to fail at time traveling", honestly you can call this anime many things but Good. Bokutachi no remake is the most souless anime i ever watched in my life. An anime about robots (Casshern Sins) manages to feel more humanized than this. Bokutachi no remake is an anime about a dude that gets a second chance to live his past and take another decision so he could change his life, yes it's those generic types of time traveling animes. Funny enough the first episode manages to make you somewhat interested in the anime, but then you ask "what's so bad about it" well lemme explain through MAL rating system. Story: Starts showing Kyouya as a hardworker otaku that did a bad career choice but get's a second chance at working at his "dream career", and yes we haven't even reached the time travel part yet, he then properly does his job at a game industry even overworking himself to try to guarantee his chance of being accepted (it was a intership), but sadly the project fails because of reasons outside of his reach, and he gets fired, now enters the time traveling, he went back 10 years so he could do the right career choice and this is where the Good Bokutachi (episode 1) starts to fade away for the awful bokutachi (episodes from 3 to 12), even tho he changed his university choice, it doesn't even feel like it, kyouya can easily solve any challenge that's presented to him, but you could ask "well he has 10 years of experience makes sense" except that it doesn't, because it was never shown that kyouya had experience dealing with thoses challenges, it only shows like twice him using future knowledge to help with decision making and it never uses his degree on economic university as a advantage for his decisions, only showed that he's a hardworked, and he doesn't solve anything through hardwork he just knows what to do in any situation, oh i forgot to talk about that he partners with the younger version of the platinum trio, do they matter ? not really, as the anime potrays kyouya as their god saviour that carries them through any issue, making them underdeveloped and making their relataionship artificial, skipping ahead as the anime is just a replay of "Issue>Kyouya solves it>Kyouya gets praised for it in some way" kyouya manages to make the platinum trio never be a thing because he's just better than them in every way and we are forced to go to the new future, kyouya (that was praised by the platinum trio) manages to be a random worker at a game industry, because that makes sense, a guy better than a legendary trio didn't manage to get a relevant hierarchy but let's procceed, then he skipped 12 years including most of his university life and now has to work, do you think he struggled at a new job without having full knowledge on it (yes he doesn't have any memories of the 12 years he skipped) ? Nope, he managed to work so well that he repeated the old cycle, everyone always asked for his help, he solved the problems of all his co-workers, he even manages to do a better job than the company president itself, while skipping 12 years of knowledge on the matter, sounds dumb right? well because it is, this anime is just a huge stupid adventure of a OP MC solving all the issues the story provides without any struggle whatsoever, oh yeah and you know the whole university envyronment ? Do you think it was properly used in the story ? Nope, it got put aside around episode 5 or 6 we do not see the characters developing their skill through challenges provided by the university, as kyouya is already perfect and solves everything and all the others just ask kyouya to solve their issues, oh yeah lemme point out something else, this anime has 3 tags, slice of life, romance and drama, do you think he properly utilizes any of them? No, the slice of life tag is there for obvious reasons, its his life and we see slices of it, there's no "oh yes seeing moments of his life matters for character depth/development" no it doesn't, we just see his life because we are forced to, oh romance, i wanna talk about this tag, its gonna be a short talk tho, romance in bokutachi is pretty short, there's a episode for 2 of the girls getting interested in him because he did a single cool thing to them, like a compliment (i'm not even joking, a girl falls in love with him because he says he likes her art, that's it), and you're curious why i mean 2 with 3 FMC? Well that's because kawasegawa get's treated as a side character through 90% of the anime, and funny enough still manages to be better written than anyone else in this series, going back to the romance, one of the girls kisses him, we enter a single episode harem romcom style with the 2 girls "fighting" for him, he says he has no feelings for the girl that kissed him, we skip 12 years he's married with that girl, done, yes, i'm done, that's all the romance this anime has, it's like 2 episodes max focusing on some form of romance theme, and he's married, but you could argue "well a lot of things could've happened on 12 years" yes you're right, but that's a issue, you can't do something, not show it to the public, then force the public to accept/understand the result of it, it's like starting a romcom, and on episode 2 making both characters marry by skipping all their romance development, and wanting your view to feel the love that couple feels towards each other, you know what's funnier ? people voted a lot for this couple as the best of the season, a couple that went: Compliments her art, falls in love with him but doesn't show development on it, kiss him, marry him, that's all we see, nothing else, and has the romance tag, about the drama i don't need to say a lot, one episode they start arguing because of a decision kyouya made, 2 minutes later the guy just goes "well i'll believe in you since it's you kyouya" i'm not joking, that's how the discussions ends, and that's how most of the drama goes, issue happens>kyouya quickly solves it with the logic of being kyouya>everyone praises him>repeat. To conclude my rating, the story of bokutachi no remake is superficial, artificial, poorly written, with childish/godly solutions to any problem presented, that does nothing towards progressing its characters, with no positive traits as everything you see on it you probably seen somewhere else. Oh yeah and most of the things you see on the opening/ending never happen in the actual anime, like they wanted to show to you "yes we skipped content wanna quickly see it?" Additional final episode critic: 40 seconds into the episode and Keiko goes "Why do you wanna go back to that hard time", bro which hard time, Kyouya was a fricking prodigy back then, hard time lol nice joke Additional final episode critic 2: 1 minute into the episode and Kyouya pulls a "i wanted to struggle", yeah, you wanted, because you didn't and won't lmao ( i loved his speech btw, should've been made by another character on a whole another story tho) Additional final episode critic 3: FINNALY HE SHOWED SOME AFFECTION TOWARDS SHINOAKI AFTER 12 EPISODES AND 1 TIME TRAVEL, you know i'll be mad if this episodes ends up being good Additional final episode critic 4: Kyouya actually used future knowledge to help him do some decisions in the past (it wasn't anything big or world changing but he did), the God Loli saying he didn't was a lie, also is he stupid "they trusted in me ?" the whole anime was about them repeating "if kyouya says so its right" Additional final episode critic 5: "Welcome back main character", how to acknowledge your issues 101 Additional final episode critic 6: Says he won't use future knowledge to do stuff but knows that if people rely on him that's their downfall, honestly this anime says something and does the opposite "congrats on not taking advantage, now go take advanta…

A time travelling romance slife of life is more a slice of life where everything our mc does ends up ruining everyone elses day. Theme of Time: The story progresses well and I guess has an ending that does resolve most of the story. The general issue the protaganist deals with is of being too involved and relied upon by his peers. This is devolped throughout with all characters failing at some point and using him to resolve the conflict. As the ending comes along our mc dials back his involvement and the anime hints that he manages to resolve all the creative writer blocks he made over time. Writer Blocks: Throughout the anime our mc takes on the role of producer, telling people what to do, giving them time frames, organising work schedules, all normal stuff a producer would do. Yet him doing this role uninspires and prevents the other characters wanting to be artists which is a stupid anime plot. People of course loose motivation when they have to budge on work ideas but the anime implys any budge/compromise leads to quiting the job...what?! All our mc wanted to do is be creative like the cool gen he looked upto but is unable to be a happy creator as everyone else looses all happiness from him doing just a normal director job. It baffles me beyond belef. Romance: The romantic side of the anime is severerly lacking as our potential ships dont get any love from our mc. They pry for his attention and love but he is having none of it,even announcing to us the viewer he doesnt like them and its actually a pain that they like him. The one girl he might get with is left open at the end but not open in a they might get together way, more a as we hinted throughout the anime the girl likes mc just making sure you know that as the viewer way. Overall anime looks great has nice music and all the characters are different and unique. The time travel is more of a story start then actual relevant and the ending made me angry due to the mc just not being allowed happiness.

Just binged it, feel like i read some of the manga or played a browser/phone game based on it at some point. Giving it a 10/10 for delivering awonderfully cohersive viewing experience and giving me exactly what i wanted from the description it had. Characters were all interesting with a nice mix of incredible talent and interesting flaws, while still managing to mahe them human and relatable. I think if you like slice of life, art, or gamedevelopment, i think it could be an interesting watch. While it has some sad moments it's a rather light mood throughout the show, a lot of smiles and several good laughs. An enjoyable take on time travel aswell, as long as you dont have a need to know how it works

This is a mild spoiler review in the sense that I want to talk about what this show gets wrong, not what happens. You can't watch this show with the standard expectations of an anime, which is made all the worse by some of the tired tropes that it throws at you. Not only that but the story has major issues that begs belief. In order for this to be enjoyable, you simply have to accept that the premises are flawed and that it suffers from contrivances. Imagine you're sent back ten years to change your life, what would you do? For our protagonist this results in choosing a different education, rather than the safe bet he goes to art school, this time with the knowledge and experiences of his past decade, determined to be a game creator who is part of the 'platinum generation' of talent, the names of people who were famous artists in the future he's from. A dear wish of his is to make things with these people. That's a solid premise. That's something a lot of adults can relate to and would like to see play out as a wish fulfillment fantasy. And here's where things start to derail. Project stories of getting together to make something are their own mini genre, instead of having a band of adventurers tackle a boss, you have creatives tackling a project. But then the show tries to be a romance anime and then a harem anime and then it goes back to time slips and the consequences of the actions taken. Our protagonist doesn't actually do anything wrong, in fact he has some serious skill in production, management and enough all-round knowledge to work with creatives from their perspective, that he succeeds far better than any 18 year old in existence. He is a legitimate talent himself. But... The show punishes him for it. The consequences of his great work and effort are not realistic, the surrounding characters mindlessly give up instead of being proud of their achievements and things fall apart for the implied reason that he didn't take their wishes into account, except that's exactly what he did and the experiences the team got should not have been discouraging but rather help them define themselves and how they would want to move forwards. This lesson that the show spends an entire new arc dragging out in another timeline is painful to watch and the morals aren't clear. What's worse is that it is clear that this new future is something he can return from and the show doesn't address the implications or the consequences of this. That's a hard pill to swallow and instead of making the protagonist look like he's learned his lesson, it makes him look like someone who just erased people from existence so he can go back to play with his friends in college. An unintended view of the character that I don't think the author considered. The final issue is the time mechanic itself which brings up some uncomfortable questions that aren't answered. The show sets up for a second season which I doubt will happen. If the same themes surrounding time leaps happen then it invalidates the first season. If it continues to be a project anime then what was the point of the time leaps in the first place? It could've just been that from the start. Still, a lot of it was enjoyable and interesting, it's worth a watch I think.

I watched this anime because I saw it recommended for people who like ReLife. I LOVED ReLife, and I loved the concept of this anime. However, I thought the anime didn't really stay strong from start to finish like ReLife did. Story - 7 The story starts out really good. I LOVED the first episode. I really liked the next few episodes. But then things started to go downhill. After the first episode, I was like AWESOME, I like the MC and he gets to go back and retry life. This is gonna be a motivating anime, and I am so excited to see him redo his life. In the couple episodes following that, I was having fun. I loved seeing our MC go through college classes, interact with his house-mates, deal with slight problems, find motivation, and work hard. From then on, I felt that the anime didn't really have a direction. Some episodes felt very out of place, like one where one of MC's housemates' "fiancé" comes to visit and distracts that housemate. That is basically one whole episode and it doesn't do anything for the plot. It was an excuse for fanservice, but this show already had way too much. I really disliked the sexualization of female characters in this anime. It was completely unnecessary. I don't even know why some type of love triangle formed because I don't see any romantic chemistry between the characters at all. Going back to MC getting to redo his life, this anime took a bad turn. I thought I would see MC go through hardships and succeed, but instead he encounters problems and then solves them amazingly with no actual struggle. He has not gone through art school before so even though he has 10 more years of life experience, I don't think he should be some super smart guy who is able to solve problems. The show tries to frame it as the MC is just not giving up, but it's not just that. He doesn't give up, AND comes up with super smart and creative solutions, AND these solutions never fail. Also, it seems that when he went back in time he for some reason thought he had to work hard to prevent the people who are famous 10 years in the future from not becoming famous? I don't get this at all. He is running around the whole anime trying to make sure that these people, who in 10 years he know will be successful, stay successful, but he doesn't need to. Their fates are already fine. This is HIS redo so all MC has to do is work hard on his own, and be happy knowing his friends are going to be super successful in the future. The ending is also bleh. The first half of the last episode is okay, but then the second half doesn't feel like the finale of an episode, it feels like something to get you to watch season 2, but there is no season 2, so me sad. Art - 8 I think the art is pretty good. I like the style. Everything is bright and nice to look at. Sound - 8 The opening is nice, I really like it. Not as good as ReLife opening though. The ending is okay. The general music is calming high-school anime slide of life music, it's good but not amazing. Characters - 7 I see that some people who rate this anime low do not like the MC. However, I really like the MC as a person. I don't understand what he does though, but that has more to do with how is motivation to help keep people he already knows will be successful, successful, comes out of nowhere. But I do just love him. He is so nice and caring and sweet. He is just a loveable guy. The housemates are okay. The guy doesn't seem that well written and is a bit confusing. The girls are okay, though they seem to be there more to serve as part of a love triangle which was unnecessary in the first place. I love the Hikawa guy, but he is barely even a supporting character. Everyone else is just kinda meh and doesn't have a personality. Enjoyment - 7 I had really high hopes for this anime. The first part was really good and super enjoyable. It honestly just made me feel so good and I might watch the first part again if I want a fun, motivating anime. But I think after that the anime just went downhill. Overall - 7 Worth the watch? I guess. But don't expect the amazingness of Relife.

I've seen some poeple comparing this anime to relife. They're not comparable because unlike this anime Relife was actually good. Relife was engaging,it had some well written and enjoyable characters, it was an emotional story with deep messages about life, human reliationship, traumas and friendship. Bokunotachi no remake has none of those qualities. I can tell you what it has. A boring main character with zero personality who the story tries to portray as some sort of underdog or as someone that you should pity when he's actually someone very talented right from episode 1. Does he face any difficulties in his study? Not really, he becomes quickly better than everyone at his school. Everyone becomes dependent of him and of course he has a harem of girls who almost immediatly falls for him. The secondary characters are fine but underdevelopped which is a shame, I wish the story was about them instead of the boring mc. They had some potential. Art style, animation, characters designs and music are fine but it's nothing special. The plot is not engaging, I was totally bored when I reach episode 7. Don't waste your time with bokunotachi no remake, there are plenty of animes out there that does a better job with romance, slice of life and time travel

It is a time travel slice of life show, technically well done and mildly entertaining. For some reason author decided to screw it all up in the last two episodes. Warning: plot spoilers ahead. I can't really explain what I didn't like without them. The MC works in game industry. He had a couple bad projects and wondered if his life would be better if he went to art school instead of university. It's not that he has any passion for art or anything, it just seems to him that it would be more fun/easier. So, for no apparent reason, he goes back in time, gets into art school and spends couple years there. Then he jumps 10 years forward. It turns out his time leaps didn't help him much. He doesn't do anything creative, he is in the same exact line of work with only difference being that he is now a minor manager, one position up from the bottom. Three of previously successful and famous "platinum generation" artists who become his closest friends are completely screwed by his time travel. His fourth friend, Kawasegawa, is in worse position than before and about to get fired for mistakes of her boss. Any half decent person would try to fix it - undo the whole thing and solve his own problems with his own efforts. What does MC do - "I want to go back to be with everyone". What a scumbag. Him "being with everyone" badly screwed up "everyone's" lives. So, the guy got a time leap, screwed up the past, jumped ahead, looked at horrifying results and wants to continue? Why? How many more time leaps it would take for him to make something of himself? How many more lives he is willing to screw up in the process? Why on Earth he even given an option? Before the last two episodes it was just a usual escapist SoL anime with MC reaping undeserved benefits of time travel gifted to him for no reason. He is just a normal guy who got lucky. And then he turns into a complete scumbag. I suppose author decided that SoL anime needs a message of some sort. "You can't really succeed in life without multiple time leaps" or "screw everyone, I got mine" - I am not sure which.

Watching Bokutachi no Remake feels incredibly nostalgic to me. Even the show itself, being a romcom, does harken back to the early to mid 2010s when shows like these were more prominent. However, BokuRema does fall into the standard trappings commonly associated with this genre in spite of its unique concept. BokuRema feels like a Visual Novel, where you're watching Kyouya making choices and reaching Bad Ends. The problem is that Kyouya himself isn't a very interesting character. He is your typical doormat nice guy who's loved by everyone. There is nothing special he brings to the table and he sucks out a lot of the fun with his passiveness. The rest of the cast don't fare any better, they are your typical romcom archetypes, again with nothing special brought to the table. Nothing terrible, just nothing special. I do like the moments where the gang starts making their doujin game, as well as Kyouya's stunt in the gaming companies. But apart from that the show didn't draw me in with the usual character building scenes. You're just going through the motions at this point, especially if you're like me and read a ton of VNs with a similar premise. It's charming to see in anime form in 2021 yes, but it still feels so generic regardless. The special collaboration cameo from episode 6 was really cute though. The time travel plot is interesting, but by the end of the show you're not given any answers beyond a "Read the LN for more!" cliffhanger. It does feel irresponsible to resolve your show with such a blatant ad, and it certainly dampers the entire experience of the show. All in all, the show was a nice throwback albeit a generic one. 5/10

finally oh god , finally one of the worst show this season already finished . if I'm going to give a simple opinion in my perspective , this show is a failed version of relife . that's it . Starting with a fucking bad development characters for nanako , shinoaki and tsurayuki . and then how cringey the conversations were and it’s very easy for our mc to persuade others to do things like he wanted . and also the outplaced romance and love triangle scenes and screen time that should’ve been used for other shit . I'm not going to talk about how bad it is . that's up to you to give your own opinion about it . what I'm going to talk about is much bigger issue . the issue was the time travel concept . I've said about this a lot before , but they seems not to fix this one to the end of the series . I mean our mc just time travel three times , three motherfucking times , but not even a single question came out of his mouth . for me this is their major flaw . at first I thought that it was okay , our mc sent to the past and just remake his life , oh okay cool , maybe we won't see the time travel shit again . but the major problem started from the second time travel . when he get sent to the future , we need to know that this guy can't be that stupid . all the bizarre situation happened , ain't no way a normal human can comprehend this shit . in my eyes , they intentionally make our mc oblivious about the situation . we don't even know who the hell is this keiko girl . who is she to him? why she send him to handful amount of time travel ? why they don't explain to us the reason why our mc get sent back and forth to the past and future?. in the end , we ain't getting any answer man holy crap . my final words is , even a child book I've read when I was 5 years old had a better plot than this show . and I really hope this one won't be getting any more season .