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I was recced this as a cute, funny rom-com anime, which it was! It's based on a webcomic which afaict is very similar. There's also apparently a live action movie.
But I nearly didn't watch the anime after I read the premise: A 27 year old unemployed shut-in who feels like his life has hit a dead end is offered the chance to redo his final year of highschool, shape-shifted back into a 17 year old, by a lab trying to develop tools to help people fix their lives.
My two concerns were:
1) That makes no sense ethically/psychologically/scientifically etc. JUST GIVE PEOPLE THERAPY?? I know Japan stigmatises therapy but COME ON.
2) Oh no an excuse for an adult man to check out teenage girls D:
And those concerns weren't entirely unfounded, but I still enjoyed the show overall. If you're interested, it's on Crunchyroll.
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But I nearly didn't watch the anime after I read the premise: A 27 year old unemployed shut-in who feels like his life has hit a dead end is offered the chance to redo his final year of highschool, shape-shifted back into a 17 year old, by a lab trying to develop tools to help people fix their lives.
My two concerns were:
1) That makes no sense ethically/psychologically/scientifically etc. JUST GIVE PEOPLE THERAPY?? I know Japan stigmatises therapy but COME ON.
2) Oh no an excuse for an adult man to check out teenage girls D:
And those concerns weren't entirely unfounded, but I still enjoyed the show overall. If you're interested, it's on Crunchyroll.
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