Remake Our Life!

Remake Our Life!
First light novel volume cover
ぼくたちのリメイク (Bokutachi no Rimeiku)
Light novel
Written by	Nachi Kio
Illustrated by	Eretto
Published by	Media Factory
Imprint	MF Bunko J
Demographic	Male
Original run	March 2017 – present
Volumes	9 (List of volumes)
Manga
Written by	Nachi Kio
Illustrated by	Bonjin Hirameki
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Suiyōbi no Sirius
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	November 2018 – present
Volumes	5 (List of volumes)
Light novel
Bokutachi no Remake Ver.β
Written by	Nachi Kio
Illustrated by	Eretto
Published by	Media Factory
Imprint	MF Bunko J
Demographic	Male
Original run	August 2019 – present
Volumes	3 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Tomoki Kobayashi
Produced by	Frontwing
Written by	Nachi Kio
Music by	Seima Kondo Yusuke Takeda
Studio	Feel
Licensed by	Crunchyroll SA/SEA Medialink
Original network	Tokyo MX, BS Kyoto, BS NTV, SUN, HTB, SBS, AT-X
Original run	July 3, 2021 – present
Episodes	11 (List of episodes)
Anime and manga portal

Remake Our Life! (Japanese: ぼくたちのリメイク, Hepburn: Bokutachi no Rimeiku) is a Japanese light novel series written by Nachi Kio and illustrated by Eretto. Media Factory have published eight volumes and two spin-off volumes since March 2017 under their MF Bunko J imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Bonjin Hirameki has been serialized via Kodansha's Niconico-based Suiyōbi no Sirius manga service since November 2018. It has been collected in five tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Feel premiered on July 3, 2021.

Synopsis[]

Hashiba Kyouya is an aspiring game developer but things did not go well for him. His company went bankrupt, he lost his job and is left with the sole option of returning to his hometown. Looking at other successful creators of his age, he finds himself regretting his life decisions as he lay distressed on his bed. As Kyouya wakes up, he discovers that he has traveled ten years back to the time before he entered college. Will he use this opportunity to make things right?

Characters[]

Main[]

Kyouya Hashiba (橋場 恭也, Hashiba Kyōya)

Voiced by: Masahiro Itō^[1]

Kyouya is a 28 year old unemployed man from Nara Prefecture who quit his salaryman job only to lose his dream job at a bishōjo games developer after it went bankrupt. A fortunate encounter with Eiko Kawasegawa gave him another opportunity to participate in a big game project, though it, unfortunately, gets canceled as well. He then somehow time leaped 10 years into the past, to the moment where he just passed the Ōnaka University of Arts entrance exam. He decided to remake his life so he can be a better game creator. He is currently living in Share House Kitayama along with Aki Shino, Nanako Kogure, and Tsurayuki Rokuonji.

Aki Shino (志野 亜貴, Shino Aki)

Voiced by: Aoi Koga^[1]

A resident of Share House Kitayama, Shino is a girl who came from Itoshima, Fukuoka. She is nicknamed "Shinoaki" by the share house residents despite it being a masculine name. She has a petite figure, big breasts, and sometimes a calm and motherly temperament. In the present time, she is Shino Akishima (秋島シノ, Akishima Shino), a famous illustrator whom Kyouya adored. In one of the timelines, she is married to Kyouya and have a daughter together.

Nanako Kogure (小暮 奈々子, Kogure Nanako)

Voiced by: Aimi^[1]

A resident of Share House Kitayama, Nanako is a girl who has the appearance of a gyaru, but is actually an innocent girl who came from Shiga Prefecture. In the present time, she is an active popular singer with the stage name N@NA.

Tsurayuki Rokuonji (鹿苑寺 貫之, Rokuonji Tsurayuki)

Voiced by: Haruki Ishiya^[1]

A resident of Share House Kitayama. Despite how he acts, he is actually talented in scenario writing. In the present time, he is known as a popular light novel writer under penname Kyouichi Kawagoe (川越京一, Kawagoe Kyōichi).

Eiko Kawasegawa (河瀬川 英子, Kawasegawa Eiko)

Voiced by: Nao Tōyama^[1]

A student at Ōnaka University of Arts whom Kyouya meets at the present time as the leader of a game project planner.

Others[]

Misaki Kanō (加納, Kanō)

Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro^[2]

A professor at the Ōnaka University of Arts. She is Eiko's older sister.

Genkirō Hikawa (火川元気郎, Hikawa Genkirō)

Voiced by: Hidenori Takahashi^[2]

Takashi Kiryū (桐生孝史, Kiryū Takashi)

Voiced by: Atsushi Tamaru^[2]

Yurika Hiyama (樋山友梨佳, Hiyama Yurika)

Voiced by: Sae Ōtsuka^[2]

Mikio Sugimoto (杉本ミキオ, Sugimoto Mikio)

Voiced by: Fukushi Ochiai^[2]

Shō Kakihara (柿原将, Kakihara Shō)

Voiced by: Yoshiki Nakajima^[2]

Miyoko Hashiba (橋場美世子, Hashiba Miyoko)

Voiced by: Hazuki Tanda^[2]

Kyouya's sister.

Ayaka Minori voiced by Takahashi Rie|高橋李依

Media[]

Light novels[]

Remake Our Life![]

No.	Title	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	Let's Go Back Ten Years And Become A Creator! 十年前に戻ってクリエイターになろう！	March 25, 2017[3]	9784040691428
2	Let's Go Back Ten Years And Find Something That Makes You Serious! 十年前に戻って本気になれるものを見つけよう！	July 25, 2017[4]	9784040693392
3	End of the Common Route Notice 共通ルート終了のお知らせ	November 25, 2017[5]	9784040695532
4	"Welcome" 「いってらっしゃい」	April 25, 2018[6]	9784040698533
5	What We Lack of ぼくたちに足りないもの	September 25, 2018[7]	9784040651620
6	Our Upload Date: September the First アップロード日：９月１日	March 25, 2019[8]	9784040656328
7	Making things ものをつくるということ	December 25, 2019[9]	9784040642628
8	Kyōya Hashiba 橋場恭也	November 25, 2020[10]	9784046800145
9	Kaibutsu no Hajimari 怪物のはじまり	July 21, 2021[11]	9784046806086

Bokutachi no Remake β[]

A spin-off series first released on August 24, 2019. It is an alternative story of Kyouya who has never returned to 10 years in the past, and instead once again struggling his way out in the game industry together with Eiko Kawasegawa.

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	August 24, 2019[12]	9784040659206
2	June 25, 2020[13]	9784040647289
3	April 24, 2021[14]	9784046803931

Manga[]

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	April 9, 2019[15]	978-4-06-515175-4
2	September 9, 2019[16]	978-4-06-516858-5
3	June 25, 2020[17]	978-4-06-519727-1
4	November 25, 2020[18]	978-4-06-521411-4
5	July 8, 2021[19]	978-4-06-522970-5

Anime[]

An anime adaptation was announced on December 20, 2019, which was revealed to be a television series on November 25, 2020.^[20] The series is animated by Feel and directed by Tomoki Kobayashi, with Nachi Kio handling the series' scripts, Kōsuke Kawamura designing the characters, and Frontwing producing the series. Seima Kondo and Yusuke Takeda are composing the series' music.^[1] It premiered on July 3, 2021 on Tokyo MX and other channels.^[21][2] Poppin'Party performed the series' opening theme song "Koko kara Saki wa Uta ni Naranai" (ここから先は歌にならない, lit. "Starting From Now, It Won't Become a Song"), while Argonavis performed the series' ending theme song "Kanōsei" (可能性, "Possibility").^[22] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.^[23] Medialink licensed the series for both South Asia and Southeast Asia territories, and is streaming on its Ani-One YouTube channel and iQIYI.^[24][25]

Episode list[]

No.	Title [26][27]	Directed by [a]	Written by [a]	Storyboarded by [a]	Original air date [28][b]
1	"Nothing Was Working Out" Transcription: "Nanimokamo Dame ni Natte" (Japanese: なにもかもダメになって)	Shōta Imai Shōhei Yamanaka	Nachi Kio	Tomoki Kobayashi	July 3, 2021 (2021-07-03)
Kyoya Hashiba returns to his parents' home in Nara after getting laid off by the video game company SucceedSoft and reflects on his past ten years of life with regret while thinking about the works done by the prestigious circle called the Platinum Generation, whose members are about his age. He recalls his decision to attend a regular university instead of an arts college, and his time as an intern at SucceedSoft working under his boss Eiko Kawasegawa. Kyoya was a standout employee and was set to work with the Platinum Generation on an ambitious project, but one day the project was cancelled and the team that worked on it was laid off. Kyoya goes to sleep and after waking up he finds himself ten years in the past right after graduating from high school in the year 2006. This time, Kyoya decides to attend the arts college. After moving into the Share House Kitayama, he immediately falls asleep, and when he wakes up he finds Aki Shino sleeping next to him. Afterwards the other residents Nanako Kogure and Tsurayuki Rokuonji come by and everybody introduces themselves. The four head out to the welcoming ceremony where Professor Misaki Kano warns the students that the chances of having a career in the field they came to the college to pursue are very low and Kyoya meets up with his would-be boss Eiko. Two weeks later after getting to know his classmates better, Kyoya attends the mixer and learns more about Aki. After returning home from the mixer, Kyoya figures out that he is living with the people who would go on to be the members of the Platinum Generation.
2	"Ten Years Back in Time" Transcription: "Jū-nen Mae ni Modotte Kite" (Japanese: 10年前に戻ってきて)	Tatsuya Sasaki	Nachi Kio	Tomoki Kobayashi	July 10, 2021 (2021-07-10)
Kano assigns the students to create a three-minute short with time as the theme. After the lecture, Kyoya and Nanako begin working a part-time job at the same convenience store, while discussion ideas for their short. Using an idea Tsurayuki would go on to use in the future, Kyoya proposes that the four film at the train station. Having had that exact same idea locked away, Tsurayuki asks about how Kyoya came up with the idea in private, but Tsurayuki dismisses it as purely coincidence. After working on the project, Kyoya notices that the short goes over the allotted time limit and cuts need to be made, and Tsurayuki reluctantly agrees to the cuts. The four are recruited to join the Fine Arts Study Club and Aki and Nanako agree to join on a trial basis despite Kyoya's objection. Kyoya reviews the script with Kano, and she tells him to be more audience-focused, and relays the feedback to Tsurayuki as they modify the script together. On the day of the shooting, Aki discovers that Tsurayuki borrowed a standard camera instead of a video camera and with no time to return it and get the right camera, Kyoya comes up with an idea.
3	"Just Who Am I?" Transcription: "Boku wa Nanimono Nan Darōtte" (Japanese: ぼくは何者なんだろうって)	Chihaya Tanaka	Takayo Ikami	Tomoki Kobayashi	July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17)
Kyoya's improvised idea is to use a series of camera stills shot at the station, and then tell a narrative utilizing Kyoya's expertise in editing to craft a proper story. Team Kitayama's short was well-received at the screening, finishing third with Eiko's team taking first. Afterwards, Eiko asks Kano why Kitayama's short did not finish first, and it is revealed that Kano is an accomplished film maker and Eiko is her younger sister. Sometime later, Nanako takes Kyoya to a karaoke parlor, where Kyoya learns about Nanako's musical background that came from her grandmother. Nanako then asks Kyoya to continue listening to her singing, giving him the idea to upload her singing online. Team Kitayama then has a party with the fine arts club. Afterwards as Kyoya and Aki walk home, Kyoya inspires Aki to do her best by praising her artwork.
4	"Consider What You Can Do" Transcription: "Dekiru Koto o Kangaete" (Japanese: できることを考えて)	Shin'ichi Tatsuta	Nachi Kio	Katsuyuki Kodera	July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)
Team Kitayama completes their summer break assignment with a movie filmed on the beach with assistance from Eiko and the fine arts club. While working on one of his part-time jobs with Eiko, Kyoya meets up with Keiko Tomioka, an alum who is the leader of the popular dojin circle Hallucigenia Soft. The films are screened to start the next semester and despite the professional-level acting in the last film shown, Kitayama's film takes first place due to the superior technical aspects beyond the acting as Kano explains to Nanako. Kitayama and the fine arts club celebrates at a karaoke parlor, and when Nanako is asked to sing, Eiko questions her commitment to becoming a singer causing Nanako to walk out dejected. The next day, Eiko apologizes to Kyoya for her behavior that resulted from jealousy and asks him to reconcile with Nanako. Back in the fine arts club room, Keiko drops by to ask Kyoya to work for her but declines. That night back at the share house Kyoya plays a recording of Nanako's songs she and reveals that she has trouble getting the right pitch as he convinces her to continue her pursuit of a singing career.
5	"Reveal Your Feelings" Transcription: "Jibun no Omoi o Uchiakete" (Japanese: 自分の思いを打ちあけて)	Taichi Yoshizawa Yoshimichi Hirai	Takayo Ikami	Shōta Imai	July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31)
After much preparation, the university festival begins. Kitayama and the fine arts club put on a maid cafe with Keiko helping out. After spending two days working in the cafe, Kyoya and Aki walk together around the festival. At an art exhibit, Kyoya sees a painting by a familiar artist named Kazu Yamashina and passes out. At the end of the day, Kyoya wakes up with Aki and as the two were about to kiss, Kyoya gets a call from Tsurayuki. Due to the planned secret guest having a scheduling conflict, Kyoya is tasked with finding a replacement singer as the concert's secret guest, and asks Nanako to fill the role. Nanako runs away not confident in her singing, but Kyoya convinces her by presenting this as an opportunity. After the concert, Kyoya and Aki kiss each other with Nanako watching them unbeknownst to them.
6	"We'll Figure It Out" Transcription: "Nantoka Shiyōtte" (Japanese: なんとかしようって)	Shin'ichi Tatsuta	Nachi Kio	Minoru Ōhara	August 7, 2021 (2021-08-07)
For several days after the festival, Tsurayuki has been skipping classes and working almost nonstop at his part-time jobs causing the share house residents to be concerned. After collapsing and resting up at a doctor's clinic, Tsurayuki privately explains his situation to Kyoya, revealing that he comes from a family with a long line of doctors, and wanting a career in script writing instead of being a doctor, he ran away from home and worked several jobs to pay for his own tuition. After hearing this, Kyoya decides to make a dojin game to be sold through Keiko's circle and use the profits to help pay for Tsurayuki's tuition. Kyoya gets to work recruiting Kazu to do backgrounds, while working the share house residents hard causing their performances in class to slip. Sometime later, Tsurayuki gets a visit from his fiancée and childhood friend Sayuri Jisshoji.
6.5	"Recap" Transcription: "Sōshūhen" (Japanese: 総集編)	N/A	N/A	N/A	August 14, 2021 (2021-08-14)
A recap episode covering the events of episodes 1 through 6.
7	"Tackling Awkward Situations" Transcription: "Iya na Koto mo Hikiukete" (Japanese: いやなことも引きうけて)	Shūhei Matsushita	Takayo Ikami	Shūhei Matsushita	August 21, 2021 (2021-08-21)
Sayuri treats the share house resident to a hot pot dinner in hopes of convincing Tsurayuki to return home to pursue a career as a doctor and marry her. Work continues on the dojin game with the share house residents struggling to keep up with the tight production schedule as school goes on winter break. The residents continue working hard through the break and upon returning to school, Eiko warns Kyoya that his demanding and forceful leadership is starting to wear thin on the team. With the team exhausted after working long hours on the game, Kyoya tells everybody to rest up that puts the game's production significantly behind schedule. Sometime later, Sayuri stops coming to the share house and she has a private conversation with Kyoya about Tsurayuki's career choice. Kyoya tells her to respect Tsurayuki's decision that he made for himself as Sayuri returns home.
8	"Produce Results" Transcription: ""Kekka" o Dashite" (Japanese: 『結果』を出して)	Shōhei Yamanaka	Nachi Kio	Keiichirō Kawaguchi	August 28, 2021 (2021-08-28)
With one month left before the game's launch date and the production behind schedule, Kyoya makes some major alterations to the game to meet the deadline that causes Tsurayuki to get upset about the way the game's script is being produced, while compromising Aki's artwork. On the day of the deadline with just hours to go, Kyoya finds out that the game is filled with bugs and the remaining time is spent on fixing them. After working through the night, the game called HaruSora is completed in time to meet the deadline. The game sells well at the dojinshi convention and the share house residents celebrate their success afterwards. Despite not having to worry about working for his tuition anymore, Tsurayuki decides to drop out of school having realized he was too dependent on Kyoya to have a fulfilling career. Kyoya is filled with regret again and after speaking with Keiko, he wakes up 11 years in the future in the year 2018 where he is married to Aki and has a daughter named Maki Hashiba.
9	"Showing Off" Transcription: "Misetsukerarete" (Japanese: 見せつけられて)	Shin'ichi Tatsuta	Takayo Ikami	Katsuyuki Kodera	September 4, 2021 (2021-09-04)
Figuring out his situation in this timeline, Kyoya searches around and learns that he is now living in Noborito working with Eiko for the prolific gaming company Attraction Point that specialized in free to play mobile games after graduating from college. The next day, Kyoya goes to work and meets his co-worker Miki Morishita, who takes him to see Eiko. Eiko asks Kyoya to check up on the illustrator for the current project, Minori Saikawa, as progress has stalled. Minori explains that she has hit a mental block and Kyoya points to her impressive collection of works to motivate her. After getting home from work, Kyoya learns that Aki stopped drawing years ago. The next day, Kyoya learns that Nanako retired from her career as an unsuccessful virtual idol, while Tsurayuki never wrote any novels. After work, Kyoya walks out depressed and returns home dejected. Aki then comforts him and explains that she quit drawing because she stopped having fun getting Kyoya to realize that his rush to get the game out quickly was at the root of the problems.
10	"Learn Lessons" Transcription: "Omoishirasarete" (Japanese: 思い知らされて)	Shōta Imai Taichi Yoshizawa	Takayo Ikami	Minoru Ōhara	September 11, 2021 (2021-09-11)
One month since time leaping into the future, Kyoya is up to speed with his current work situation in this timeline. Meanwhile, Eiko's team struggles to keep up with the tight deadlines the company president has set for the upcoming game, Mystic Clockwork. With Minori once again struggling to draw, Kyoya and Miki visit her and notifies them that she will not be able to meet the deadline. Back at the office, Kyoya is notified that the game's engine is full of errors that are unlikely to all be fixed in time, while Eiko pleas to the boss to delay the game's release to no avail. Kyoya then asks the president himself to delay the release using his experience from HaruSora to justify his reasoning, but the president still refuses. One month later, Mystic Clockwork is released and is critically panned for the lack of Minori's artwork, the number of bugs, and the inconsistent gacha drop rates, resulting in the game's server going offline indefinitely for maintenance. Eiko is scolded by the president, and this time Kyoya decides to leave her alone. Despite announcing her retirement, Nanako uploads a new song that gives Kyoya some inspiration about how to move forward.
11	"Be Prepared" Transcription: "Kakugo o Kimete" (Japanese: 覚悟を決めて)	Nao Miyoshi	Nachi Kio	Minoru Ōhara	September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18)
12	"I Turned to the Front Again" Transcription: "Mō Ichido Mae o Muita" (Japanese: もういちど前を向いた)	Tomoki Kobayashi	Nachi Kio	Royden B	September 25, 2021 (2021-09-25)

Reception[]

The light novel series ranked sixth in 2018 and seventh in 2019 in Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!, in the bunkobon category.^[20][29][30]

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References[]

External links[]

• Light novel official website (in Japanese)
• Anime official website (in Japanese)
• Remake Our Life! (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia