Redo Of Healer is an anime series designed for controversy. No matter how you wanna look at it. Even if it started out as a “creative” idea that morphed into the insanity it has.
December 19th 2020, is when the controversy initially started. But it has evolved over the years since then, especially in 2021 and 2022!
1. Anime News Network leads the controversy
I am absolutely going to judge whatever service picks this up because it means I’m going to deal with these randos on a larger scale for most of 2021.
— Belladonna of Badness (@ANN_Lynzee) December 18, 2020
An ANN managing editor shared her thoughts about Redo Of Healer, and it seems to be the source of the conversation sparking online.
Mainly on Twitter for now.
Before Twitter, it started on anime news network’s forums.
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She went in and gave a synopsis of Redo Of Healer, what it’s about, and what’s to be expected. Before talking about rules relating to ANN’s forums.
Not to mention what won’t be accepted there.
Anime News Network CEO weighs in
“This series is certain to cause a lot of controversy, and Anime News Network welcomes and encouraged discussion of this anime and even the social issues that it touches upon. However rape is never an acceptable punishment and we will not tolerate any posts that even remotely suggest that it is.
Furthermore we will not tolerate posts that take glee in the controversy that this show is likely to cause, nor will we tolerate any posts that appear to be trollish or baiting in nature.” – ANN CEO
This is the bread and butter of how it all started, and how the conversation sparked in the first place.
ANN being a mainstream site, this isn’t surprising.
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Anime fans weigh in
ANN already crying about Redo of Healer
IT BEGINS pic.twitter.com/6uD3bwmdWl
— Shizu (@BepDelta) December 19, 2020
If this is a joke: Not very creative or funny.
If this is not a joke: A person taste in fictional media does not define their nature or personality. Not every Horror Movie fan is a murderous psychopath for example. https://t.co/XGOJJ5Al5T
— Aincrad Archive (@RenanSintese13) December 15, 2020
The fact that these anime journalists want to now act like the moral tastemakers for what anime the west should consume, is absolutely disgusting & reeks of the same amount of moral puritanism, that Christian Fundamentalist Conservatives did in the 80’s & 90’s! #redoofhealer https://t.co/Ce5QFFKhEs
— BlackSageD Sony Still Censors Japanese Video Games (@BlackDGamer1) December 19, 2020
Heard that this series is gonna be good. pic.twitter.com/mMKTynIw6v
— Chibi Reviews (@ChibiReviews) December 18, 2020
this anime will speedrun controversy the moment it will air
— maple wants to marry kohinata miku (@yuurie_maple) December 18, 2020
OHHH SH*T.
Redo of a Healer is getting a f*cking anime.
I can’t wait for the media sh*tstorm this will bring. Second coming of Goblin Slayer LETS GOO pic.twitter.com/ZODd23Bj4V
— SamaTag (@SamaTag5) December 11, 2020
People already ready to try and social pressure companies into not picking up Redo of a Healer.
Like, consider maybe just not b*tching about anime you don’t watch.
They’re basically just saying the quiet part out loud.
They don’t want people they don’t like to enjoy anime.
— アヌビス | TE Anubis (@TEanubis) December 19, 2020
Redo of Healer mal forum discussions are on a whole different level.
I am without words pic.twitter.com/BKNkFTnglC
— Brus Vein (@brus_vein) December 19, 2020
Redo of healer is edgy f*cking garbage but instead of people just saying they don’t like it and moving on there’s going to be a two month period We’re people are going to be obnoxious freaks about it and Dedicate their time and energy talking about how much They hate it
— warsman (@ironmach) December 19, 2020
The most annoying part of this Redo of a Healer crap is that every time there’s even the slightest bit of news about the anime, I have to see the same overused “If you thought Goblin Slayer and Shield hero were bad” joke over and over and over again. pic.twitter.com/7TWyRMCRRi
— SunnyTheUnfunny (@SunnyTheUnfunny) December 18, 2020
I just got done read “redo of a healer”
And holy f*ck. This manga is not for the faint of heart. This sh*t takes iseaki manga to a whole new damn level.
The MC is freaking evil and just hungry for revenge and holy FUK does it makes you go and
— Dragon Hybrid. Ether. (@EtherTheDragon) December 15, 2020
Everything else is fine, but if you like Redo of a Healer please get help. The stuff that happens in the source material is ungodly and glorifies stuff that should not be glorified. I would explain more but I don’t even feel like writing it out it’s that bad. https://t.co/bMewEbOzlW
— Subaru (@Subaru_Barasu) December 15, 2020
Muting every single possible iteration of Redo of a Healer lest I come across any screenshots from the complete version or the weirdos who actually watch that edgelord trash
— Malcolm Rex ☠️ (@KingOfTheSkyGuy) December 19, 2020
Some anime fans are overly excited, some disgusted. And others in the middle (neutral).
While others are criticizing ANN’s censorship approach.
2. Author Says The Protagonist Models Their Own Personality
Not much is known about the author of Redo Of Healer. Their name is Tsukiyo Rui.
Their gender is unknown.
We do know the author is ballsy considering the anime’s content and the obvious reaction it was bound to get when adapted.
It seems Japanese fans wanted to know more
In a Tweet from 2017 that appeared on a Japanese forum lately, the author says Keyaru is based on his own personality.
A “model” of certain aspects connected to the author. Which is what a model is (aspects on a smaller scale).
That makes a lot of sense. Sometimes authors, be it with anime, light novels, or fiction, create characters who relate to themselves.
Even if that “relate” is only with an aspect of their own personality, as opposed to the character’s personality as a whole.
Nothing out of the ordinary.
Translation
“Keyaruga is a fairly easy protagonist to write. That’s because his personality is based on mine. On the contrary, the other characters are very good people. I wrote it knowing it, but Keyaruga is the protagonist who does whatever I want him to do!” – Tsukiyo Rui
Some fans now respect Tsukiyo Rui even more than before, because they have context.
I’m sure there will be those who don’t feel that way, though.
Either way, Keyaru was easier to write because of the connection the author has. In their own words, pretty much.
3. Germany Banned Redo Of Healer, Now It’s An Amazon Best Seller In The Same Country
German anime streaming companies actually picked up Redo Of Healer. But they didn’t do their due diligence.
Once they realised what the content was actually about, they banned it and ran a mile. Refusing to stream it.
The end result is Redo Of Healer becoming a best seller in Germany in the anime category.
It reached #2 at the time of writing.
4. Redo Of Healer Author Confirms Season 2 Is Possible In Future
Translation:
“f it sells, there is a possibility of a 2nd season, so I hope it sells more and more.”
Whether that actually happens is yet to be determined. It’s still only on its 2nd episode.
The traction online is good, but SALES is ultimately what matters here.
Views are worthless if it doesn’t translate to sales and people buying the novel, etc. That’s why Demon Slayer had a movie (season 1 contributed to manga sales and so on).
WHAT is Redo Of Healer, anyway?
It’s an anime about revenge. Adapted from a light novel series. The author’s name is Rui Tsukiyo.
The main protagonist, Keyaru, is abused and sexually assaulted… As a man. This is the basis of his revenge.
After using healing magic to “redo” time 4 years into the past, he gets his revenge on those who savagely abused him. And some methods he uses is rape.
That’s why this anime is so dark, gritty, and controversial by design.
@ChibiReviews Nah bruh, this is edgy cringe.
Spoil “NAH”
1. Fried a girl’s p***y with a heated rod.
2. Turned a guard into a girl and getting gang f**ked by his on drugged men.
3. The MC gets abused and raped a lot at the start
4. Most importantly: RAPE, that’s the story.— Drago (@Drago11919785) December 18, 2020
There’ll be a TV version, a version for streaming and an uncensored version that’ll air 4 and a half hours after the TV version airs. I don’t know how uncensored it’ll be, we’ll have to wait and see, but from what I gathered it’ll be completely uncensored.
— Poseidon (@SonOf_Poseidon1) December 18, 2020
What do you think about Redo of Healer?
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