Return from Death

{{Short description|Japanese light novel series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox animanga/Header | image = Return from Death light novel volume 1 cover.jpg | caption = First light novel volume cover | ja_kanji = 死に戻りの魔法学校生活を、元恋人とプロローグから(※ただし好感度はゼロ) | ja_romaji = Shinimodori no Mahō Gakkō Seikatsu o, Moto Koibito to Purorōgu kara (Tadashi Kōkando wa Zero) | genre = {{ubl|Fantasy<ref name="genre">{{cite web|title=Series: Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me (Manga)|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/re-living-my-life-with-a-boyfriend-who-doesnt-remember-me-manga/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=September 3, 2024}}</ref>|Mystery<ref name="genre"/>|Romantic drama<ref name="genre"/>}}<!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per MOS:A&M). --> }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | type = novel series | author = Eiko Mutsuhana | publisher = Shōsetsuka ni Narō | first = October 6, 2020 | last = January 5, 2021 }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | type = light novel | author = Eiko Mutsuhana | illustrator = Yugiri Aika | publisher = Earth Star Entertainment | publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Cross Infinite World}} | imprint = Earth Star Luna | first = June 16, 2021 | last = April 15, 2022 | volumes = 3 | volume_list = }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | type = manga | title = Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me | author = Eiko Mutsuhana | illustrator = Gin Shirakawa | publisher = Kadokawa Shoten | publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Seven Seas Entertainment}} | imprint = Flos Comic | magazine = {{ubl|ComicWalker|Niconico Seiga}} | first = January 30, 2022 | last = | volumes = 7 | volume_list = }} {{Infobox animanga/Footer|portal=yes}}

{{Nihongo|'''''Return from Death'''''|死に戻りの魔法学校生活を、元恋人とプロローグから(※ただし好感度はゼロ)|Shinimodori no Mahō Gakkō Seikatsu o, Moto Koibito to Purorōgu kara (Tadashi Kōkando wa Zero)|lead=yes}} is a Japanese light novel series written by Eiko Mutsuhana and illustrated by Yugiri Aika. It was initially serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō between October 2020 and January 2021. It was later acquired by Earth Star Entertainment who released it under their Earth Star Luna light novel imprint between June 2021 and April 2022. A manga adaptation, titled '''''Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me''''', illustrated by Gin Shirakawa began serialization on Kadokawa Corporation's ''ComicWalker'' and ''Niconico Seiga'' websites in January 2022.

In 2026, ''Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me'' won the 50th Kodansha Manga Award in the {{Transliteration|ja|shōjo}} category.

==Plot== The story follows Oriana, a young girl living happily at a magic school, and her lover, Vincent. However, in the spring of her 17th year, they both mysteriously die simultaneously. Oriana, however, suddenly "awakens" after death; she has been reborn with memories of the future, and in this life, she vows to protect Vincent. Ten years later, Oriana returns to magic school and encounters her former lover, Vincent, again. But Vincent doesn't remember her at all. With zero affection from him, Oriana's overly affectionate behavior only earns her being seen as strange. Undeterred, Oriana continues to try to build a new relationship with him.

==Media== ===Light novel=== Written by Eiko Mutsuhana, ''Return from Death'' was serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from October 6, 2020, to January 5, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:死に戻りの魔法学校生活を、元恋人とプロローグから （※ただし好感度はゼロ）|url=https://ncode.syosetu.com/n7481gn/|publisher=Shōsetsuka ni Narō|access-date=September 3, 2024|language=ja}}</ref> It was later acquired by Earth Star Entertainment who published three light novel volumes with illustrations by Yugiri Aika under its Earth Star Luna imprint from June 16, 2021, to April 15, 2022.<ref name="vol1"/><ref name="vol3"/>

In August 2021, Cross Infinite World announced that they licensed the series for digital English publication.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Cross Infinite World Licenses Return from Death Light Novel|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-04/cross-infinite-world-licenses-return-from-death-light-novel/.175877|website=Anime News Network|date=August 4, 2021|access-date=September 3, 2024}}</ref> Their releases contain new illustrations by Hiyori Asahikawa and Yuki Nekozuki.<ref name="CIW-1"/><ref name="CIW-2"/>

'''Original release''' {{Graphic novel list/header | OneLanguage = yes | Width = 72% }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 1 | RelDate = June 16, 2021<ref name="vol1">{{cite web|script-title=ja:死に戻りの魔法学校生活を、元恋人とプロローグから （※ただし好感度はゼロ）1|url=https://www.earthstar.co.jp/service/detail/item-7199/|publisher=Earth Star Entertainment|access-date=September 3, 2024|language=ja}}</ref> | ISBN = 978-4-8030-1796-0 }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 2 | RelDate = April 15, 2022<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:死に戻りの魔法学校生活を、元恋人とプロローグから （※ただし好感度はゼロ）2|url=https://www.earthstar.co.jp/service/detail/item-7301/|publisher=Earth Star Entertainment|access-date=September 3, 2024|language=ja}}</ref> | ISBN = 978-4-8030-1797-7 }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 3 | RelDate = April 15, 2022<ref name="vol3">{{cite web|script-title=ja:死に戻りの魔法学校生活を、元恋人とプロローグから （※ただし好感度はゼロ）3|url=https://www.earthstar.co.jp/service/detail/item-7303/|publisher=Earth Star Entertainment|access-date=September 3, 2024|language=ja}}</ref> | ISBN = 978-4-8030-1798-4 }} {{Graphic novel list/footer}}

'''English release''' {{Graphic novel list/header | OneLanguage = yes | WithTitle = yes | Width = 72% }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 1 | RelDate = September 30, 2021<ref name="CIW-1">{{cite web|title=Return from Death Volume 1|url=https://www.crossinfworld.com/Return-from-Death-I-Kicked-the-Bucket-and%20Now-Back-at-Square-One-With-a-Boyfriend-Who-Doesn%E2%80%99t-Remember-Me.html|publisher=Cross Infinite World|access-date=September 3, 2024}}</ref> | ISBN = 978-1-945341-67-0 | Title = Return from Death: I Kicked the Bucket and Now I'm Back at Square One With a Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Remember Me }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 2 | RelDate = March 31, 2023<ref name="CIW-2">{{cite web|title=Return from Death Volume 2|url=https://www.crossinfworld.com/Return-from-Death-I-Kicked-the-Bucket-and%20Now-Back-at-Square-One-With-a-Girlfriend-Who-Doesn%E2%80%99t-Remember-Me-Volume-2.html|publisher=Cross Infinite World|access-date=September 3, 2024}}</ref> | ISBN = 979-8-88560-052-1 | Title = Return from Death: I Kicked the Bucket and Now I'm Back at Square One With a Girlfriend Who Doesn’t Remember Me }} {{Graphic novel list/footer}}

===Manga=== A manga adaptation illustrated by Gin Shirakawa began serialization on Kadokawa Corporation's ''ComicWalker'' and ''Niconico Seiga'' websites under the ''FLOS Comic'' brand on January 30, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:『死に戻りの魔法学校生活を、元恋人とプロローグから （※ただし好感度はゼロ）』のコミカライズ連載が開始|url=https://ln-news.com/articles/113287|website=LN-news.com|date=January 31, 2022|access-date=September 3, 2024|language=ja}}</ref> The manga's chapters have been compiled into seven {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes as of February 2026.<ref name="vol7"/>

In September 2023, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they licensed the manga adaptation for English publication. They publish the manga under the title '''''Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me'''''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Seven Seas Licenses Marriage to Kitsune-sama, Monster Cats Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-27/seven-seas-licenses-marriage-to-kitsune-sama-monster-cats-manga/.202899|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 4, 2024|date=September 27, 2023}}</ref>

{{Graphic novel list/header | Language = Japanese | SecondLanguage = North American | Width = 72% | LineColor = 31A73F }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 1 | OriginalRelDate = April 5, 2022<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:死に戻りの魔法学校生活を、元恋人とプロローグから １ （※ただし好感度はゼロ）|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322112000523/|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|access-date=September 4, 2024|language=ja}}</ref> | OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-681345-9 | LicensedRelDate = July 9, 2024<ref>{{cite web|title=Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me (Manga) Vol. 1|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/re-living-my-life-with-a-boyfriend-who-doesnt-remember-me-manga-vol-1/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=September 4, 2024}}</ref> | LicensedISBN = 979-8-88843-761-2 | ChapterListCol1 = {{Numbered list|start=1 | "My Second Entrance Ceremony" | "The Branch of the Dragon Tree" }} | ChapterListCol2 = {{Numbered list|start=3 | "A Fourth Year Student Once Again" | "On the Straight Path" }} | Summary = | LineColor = 31A73F }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 2 | OriginalRelDate = December 5, 2022<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:死に戻りの魔法学校生活を、元恋人とプロローグから ２ （※ただし好感度はゼロ）|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322207000859/|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|access-date=September 4, 2024|language=ja}}</ref> | OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-681908-6 | LicensedRelDate = November 19, 2024<ref>{{cite web|title=Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me (Manga) Vol. 2|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/re-living-my-life-with-a-boyfriend-who-doesnt-remember-me-manga-vol-2/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=September 4, 2024}}</ref> | LicensedISBN = 979-8-89160-054-6 | ChapterListCol1 = {{Numbered list|start=5 | "Shadow of a Scientist" | "The Helvran Rose" | "Caged Glimmers" }} | ChapterListCol2 = {{Numbered list|start=8 | "Bleak Love" | "I'll Sweep up Your Long Hair" }} | Summary = | LineColor = 31A73F }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 3 | OriginalRelDate = July 5, 2023<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:死に戻りの魔法学校生活を、元恋人とプロローグから ３ （※ただし好感度はゼロ）|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322302001168/|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|access-date=September 4, 2024|language=ja}}</ref> | OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-682535-3 | LicensedRelDate = March 4, 2025<ref>{{cite web|title=Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me (Manga) Vol. 3|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/re-living-my-life-with-a-boyfriend-who-doesnt-remember-me-manga-vol-3/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=October 27, 2024}}</ref> | LicensedISBN = 979-8-89160-565-7 | ChapterListCol1 = {{Numbered list|start=10 | "Zoisite's Destination" | "The Kind Me That She Loves" | "Oriana" }} | ChapterListCol2 = {{Numbered list|start=13 | "The Best Birthday Part 1" }} * Bonus: "Ferveira's Eldest Son" | Summary = | LineColor = 31A73F }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 4 | OriginalRelDate = February 5, 2024<ref>{{cite 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（※ただし好感度はゼロ）|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322405000355/|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|access-date=September 4, 2024|language=ja}}</ref> | OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-683934-3 | LicensedRelDate = November 11, 2025<ref>{{cite web|title=Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me (Manga) Vol. 5|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/re-living-my-life-with-a-boyfriend-who-doesnt-remember-me-manga-vol-5/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> | LicensedISBN = 979-8-89373-957-2 | ChapterListCol1 = {{Numbered list|start=18 | "A Special Apology" | "The Star's Guardian Part 1" }} | ChapterListCol2 = {{Numbered list|start=20 | "The Star's Guardian Part 2" | "The Star's Guardian Part 3" }} | Summary = | LineColor = 31A73F }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 6 | OriginalRelDate = May 16, 2025<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:死に戻りの魔法学校生活を、元恋人とプロローグから ６ （※ただし好感度はゼロ）|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322501000362/|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|access-date=March 27, 2025|language=ja}}</ref> | OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-684771-3 | LicensedRelDate = May 5, 2026<ref>{{cite web|title=Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me (Manga) Vol. 6|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/re-living-my-life-with-a-boyfriend-who-doesnt-remember-me-manga-vol-6/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=December 23, 2025}}</ref> | LicensedISBN = 979-8-89765-140-5 | ChapterListCol1 = {{Numbered list|start=22 | "Night Leaves Whirl at the Ball 1" | "Night Leaves Whirl at the Ball 2" }} | ChapterListCol2 = {{Numbered list|start=24 | "Oriana and the Magic Wand" | "A Kiss Under the Weeping Willow" }} | Summary = | LineColor = 31A73F }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 7 | OriginalRelDate = February 5, 2026<ref name="vol7">{{cite web|script-title=ja:死に戻りの魔法学校生活を、元恋人とプロローグから ７ （※ただし好感度はゼロ）|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322509000813/|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|access-date=December 23, 2025|language=ja}}</ref> | OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-685579-4 | LicensedRelDate = November 17, 2026<ref>{{cite web|title=Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me (Manga) Vol. 7|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/re-living-my-life-with-a-boyfriend-who-doesnt-remember-me-manga-vol-7/|publisher=Seven Seas Entertainment|access-date=May 9, 2026}}</ref> | LicensedISBN = 979-8-89863-225-0 | ChapterListCol1 = | ChapterListCol2 = | Summary = | LineColor = 31A73F }} {{Graphic novel list/footer}}

==Reception== By January 2025, the series had over 1 million copies in circulation.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:『死に戻りの魔法学校生活を、元恋人とプロローグから（※ただし好感度はゼロ）』がシリーズ累計100万部を突破|url=https://ln-news.com/articles/121563|website=LN-news.com|access-date=January 30, 2025|date=January 29, 2025|language=ja}}</ref> The manga adaptation was ranked third at the 2024 EbookJapan Manga Awards.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:大賞は梨川リサ「永年雇用は可能でしょうか」、ebookjapanマンガ大賞2024|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/562111|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|website=Comic Natalie|date=February 22, 2024|access-date=September 4, 2024|language=ja}}</ref> The manga adaptation was also nominated for the tenth Next Manga Awards in the web category in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2024|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2024-06-25/voting-opens-for-next-manga-awards-2024/.212369|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 4, 2024|date=June 25, 2024|archive-date=June 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626013853/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2024-06-25/voting-opens-for-next-manga-awards-2024/.212369|url-status=live}}</ref> The manga adaptation, alongside ''Itsuka Shinu nara E o Utte kara'' and ''Roaming'', was ranked fourteenth in the 2025 edition of Takarajimasha's ''Kono Manga ga Sugoi!'' guidebook's list of the best manga for female readers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil Full List of Top 2025 Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-12/kono-manga-ga-sugoi-editors-unveil-full-list-of-top-2025-manga/.218909|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 12, 2024|date=December 12, 2024}}</ref> The manga adaptation was ranked sixth in the 18th Manga Taishō.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=18th Manga Taisho Awards Nominate 10 Titles|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-21/18th-manga-taisho-awards-nominate-10-titles/.220276|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 30, 2025|date=January 21, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Kiko Urino's 'Alice, Doko Made mo' Manga Wins 18th Manga Taisho Awards|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-27/kiko-urino-alice-doko-made-mo-manga-wins-18th-manga-taisho-awards/.222921|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 27, 2025|date=March 27, 2025}}</ref> The manga adaptation was nominated for the 49th Kodansha Manga Award in 2025 in the {{Transliteration|ja|shōjo}} category;<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=49th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-07/49th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced/.223294|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2025|date=April 7, 2025}}</ref> It won the 50th edition in the same category in 2026.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Gachiakuta, Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me, The Darwin Incident Win 50th Kodansha Manga Awards|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-11/gachiakuta-re-living-my-life-with-a-boyfriend-who-doesnt-remember-me-the-darwin-incident-win-50th-/.237244|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 11, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260511063733/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-11/gachiakuta-re-living-my-life-with-a-boyfriend-who-doesnt-remember-me-the-darwin-incident-win-50th-/.237244|archive-date=May 11, 2026|date=May 11, 2026|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also== *''Hello, I am a Witch, and My Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion!'', another light novel series with the same writer

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|https://ncode.syosetu.com/n7481gn/|Web novel}} at Shōsetsuka ni Narō {{in lang|ja}} * {{Official website|https://www.es-luna.jp/bookdetail/8shinimodori_luna.php|Light novel official website}} {{in lang|ja}} * {{Official website|https://comic-walker.com/detail/KC_005339_S|Manga official website at ''ComicWalker''}} {{in lang|ja}} * {{Official website|https://manga.nicovideo.jp/comic/56943|Manga official website at ''Niconico Seiga''}} {{in lang|ja}} * {{Anime News Network|light novel|29684}}

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