Redo of Healer: A sick fantasy disguised as a "dark anime"
Redo of Healer is one of the most repulsive works ever produced in the anime industry. Disguised as a dark and thought-provoking story, the series is nothing more than a grotesque parade of rape, humiliation, and sexual violence — all packaged to arouse the viewer under the excuse of “justified revenge.” The protagonist, supposedly tortured in the past, uses that as a cheap excuse to become an even worse monster than his abusers — and the show applauds every act of abuse as if it were empowerment.
The anime offers no real reflection on trauma, justice, or healing. Instead, it turns suffering into erotic spectacle. Every scene is crafted with the sole purpose of entertaining a fetish-hungry audience. The female characters are reduced to disposable tools, completely stripped of any will or agency, existing solely for the protagonist’s pleasure. There’s no nuance, no character development. Just glorified, gratuitous violence.
Some people try to defend it by saying: “But he was tortured!” As if that somehow justifies raping, enslaving, and erasing the memories of his victims to use them as playthings. That’s not redemption. That’s not justice. It’s revenge porn — tailor-made to satisfy the twisted fetishes of frustrated, misogynistic, emotionally broken viewers.
Redo of Healer is, at its core, a rape fantasy masked as a dark revenge story. The excuse of a "traumatized protagonist" is just a smokescreen to allow the explicit depiction of women being raped, humiliated, and controlled — and with minimal controversy. If I remember correctly, he even rapes a lesbian to make her “turn straight” — and guess what? YOU CAN’T DO THAT!!!
And don’t come at me with “but she disguised herself as a man to assault women, blah blah blah.” Hmm, maybe — just maybe — the damn author made her that way on purpose, just to give the protagonist an excuse to rape her too and “convert” her without sparking as much backlash (I don’t recall the exact details, but I have a vague memory of that scene).
In fact, what if the author made EVERY female character a piece of garbage on purpose — just to trick the audience into thinking they somehow “deserved” the abuse? That’s not writing. That’s manipulation. It’s a coward’s way to justify rape under the illusion of “payback." It’s disgusting, it’s dangerous, and it normalizes a type of content that should never be treated as entertainment.
There’s no depth. There’s no message. Just a cynical narrative crafted to feed the worst kind of audience.
I know a lot of people will use the classic excuse: “it’s not for everyone” — which only proves that even you think this anime is garbage, you just don’t want to admit it.
Kaifuku is one of the most offensive works that exists.