Psyche Matashitemo

Psyche Matashitemo (Japanese: サイケまたしても, Hepburn: Saike Mata Shitemo; lit. "Once Again, A Psyche") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsubasa Fukuchi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from July 2014 to December 2018.

Psyche Matashitemo
The cover of volume 1 of the manga, published by Shogakukan
サイケまたしても
Genre	Drama[1]
Manga
Written by	Tsubasa Fukuchi
Published by	Shogakukan
Imprint	Shōnen Sunday Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Original run	July 9, 2014 – December 26, 2018
Volumes	15 (List of volumes)

Plot

The manga revolves around Saike Kuzushiro, a male middle school student without dreams or motivation. Within his normal everyday life, the only one who dotes on him is his female childhood friend, Mikan Karatachi. However, one day, after seeing Mikan in extreme danger, he gains psychic powers that surpass human knowledge.

Characters

Saike Kuzushiro (葛代斎下, Kuzushiro Saike)

Saike is a junior high school student who gained supernatural powers after drowning in Mogura Pond. When he drowns in that pond, he has the power to rewind time all the way back to the beginning of a day. Initially a pessimist, nihilist and anti-social person, Saike decides to make more out of his life after saving Mikan.^[2]

Mikan Karatachi (枸橘蜜柑, Karatachi Mikan)

Mikan is Saike's closest friend and crush. She is a third-year junior high school student who is a member of the art club. After dying by being hit by a truck, she was saved by Saike when he rewound time.^[2]

Eiji Hizu (氷頭栄治, Hizu Eiji)

Eiji is Saike's loyal friend, and the first ability-user Saike encountered. He has the power to turn solid objects into Styrofoam.^[2]

Yumeo Kuroda (黒田ユメヲ, Kuroda Yumewo)

Yumeo is the boss of the talented hunting group, Negative Rain, a group of special ability holders who erase the powers of people who use them for evil. He has the power to erase other peoples' abilities, but only if they agree with it.^[2]

Manga

Psyche Matashitemo is written and illustrated by Tsubasa Fukuchi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from July 9, 2014 to December 26, 2018.^[3][4] The series was collected into fifteen tankōbon volumes published by Shogakukan, from November 18, 2014 to February 18, 2019.^[5][6]

The manga was licensed in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo in 2016 as Saike's Repeated Days.^[7][8]

Volume list

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	November 18, 2014[5]	978-4-09-125523-5
2	February 15, 2015[9]	978-4-09-125609-6
3	August 18, 2015[10]	978-4-09-126218-9
4	January 18, 2016[11]	978-4-09-126700-9
5	June 17, 2016[12]	978-4-09-127169-3
6	September 16, 2016[13]	978-4-09-127336-9
7	January 18, 2017[14]	978-4-09-127487-8
8	March 17, 2017[15]	978-4-09-127514-1
9	July 18, 2017[16]	978-4-09-127673-5
10	November 17, 2017[17]	978-4-09-127874-6
11	February 16, 2018[18]	978-4-09-128086-2
12	June 18, 2018[19]	978-4-09-128259-0
13	September 18, 2018[20]	978-4-09-128398-6
14	December 18, 2018[21]	978-4-09-128596-6
15	February 18, 2019[6]	978-4-09-128788-5

Reception

The series placed 7th on the 2nd Next Manga Awards by Da Vinci magazine and Niconico in 2016.^[22]