Talk:Chizuru Hishiro/@comment-120.56.246.205-20170526045125/@comment-35961799-20180826181957

@Bigbirdbrazzy. I thinkg the biggest messup occurs in the 4 part OVA, because they have to rush through the end of the school year in 4 episodes, but even then, there are changes from the web comic early on. The phone call from Kaizaki's mom is probably the most telling. After the high school romance arcs start the anime plays down the plotline.

If you haven't read the webcomic, I highly recommend you do. You can find a fan translation at https://reader.whiteoutscans.com/read/relife/en/0/1/page/1

Still, the anime does come close to the story, and allowances must be made for the adaptation. Imagine if each episode was nothing more than the report information: they'd last maybe 5 minutes, although there'd be like 222 episodes.

Regardless, this manga and anime are both high quality. The anime's use of music is perfectly done and sets the feel that would otherwise be missing. The webcomic can go into more detail, and show the thoughts behind the emotions. This last year has been great for slice of life science fiction, as my two favorite  Anime shows have aired, ReLife was number 1 favorite, but was moved to #2 when Hinamatsuri debuted. Totally different story types. ReLife left you wanting more, but it's unknown if a sequel to this touching story will ever be written. The foundations have been laid for such, but it would be hard to beat the original.

Anyway, read the webcomic and you'll see the difference in the anime versus the webcomic. Both were done superbly.