Kokoro Connect

I want to start this review with some very important key points:
- This show is not for the faint of heart: it can be emotionally draining if you easily empathize with characters or immerse yourself in the story, like I do.
- Crunchy Roll does NOT have all the episodes for this. There are 4 more episodes they released and they can be found on animefreak(dot)tv. These episodes wrap the season up in a nice little bow.
- This show sounds like it might be a comedy, but it isn't. It is a tragedy with some comical elements.

Ok, now that that is out of the way...

This show is great. I won't give you a summary because you can read it yourself. Kokoro Connect brings a very interesting twist to the "slice of life" genre, with some magical elements as well.

The characters were my favorite part of the show, probably. They are extremely well thought out, with plenty of depth. These aren't shallow, one dimensional characters that can be easily categorized (for example, the funny guys, the perv, the sexy one, etc.), but characters that could be real people you know. I found I related with one character in particular to the point where I thought the character was me, both for the good and the bad. But I could relate with all the characters on some level, and I felt I was with them.

The writing was superb, and this show put me under its spell almost instantly. I was so enthralled by this show I watched the entire thing in one sitting, and even a few days later I am still reflecting on the things I saw. This anime, and I truly am not exaggerating here, was life changing for me because of the morals it teaches, the progression these characters makes, and has given me a new perspective on life.

On a final note (and for those of you who just skimmed through this or skipped to the end for the verdict), this show is absolutely, positively amazing. I have seen good and bad ones but this is likely one of my favorite anime, if not one of my favorite stories I've experienced in any genre or medium. Please, please do yourself a favor and watch this amazing show. You won't regret it.

I think it's a pretty good anime but I wouldn't say I totally agree on it. I was expecting that Taichi would start dating Inaba or Iori. The ending disappointed especially at the end when Iori said that she wasn't sure that she was truly in love with with Taichi. I'm also disappointed with Yui and Aoki relationship. There is a bunch of holes in this anime that need to be fixed. There is a bunch of questions I still have that were never made clear in the anime. I could be wrong though. They might come out with a second season and finish explain the rest but right now I don't see that happening. Other that this anime is decent. Not the best anime I've watched but it's decent.

Taichi, Iori, Himeko, Yoshifumi and Yui are five high school students that are members of the Cultural Research Club. And then one day, they begin swaping bodies with each other randomly. As these five friends face many different phenomenas because of a mysterious being known as Heartseed, their friendship is put to the ultimate test. Full of drama and romance makes this mysterious anime is a must see. I highly suggest you to watch this anime.
Enjoy!

５人のメンバーがすれ違い、傷つけあい、それでも仲間として頑張っていく部分の友情・助け合い、自分が好きなジャンルです・
人格入れ替わりはアニメなどではありがちな話だが、それを人間関係を左右させ、現象が起きている中でキャラクター達が恋の悩みに対して悩み、考え、苦しみ、解決していき、思いを打ち明けるところがすごく良いです。
登場人物もみんなビジュアル的で汚く。男子が女の子入れ替わって好きなこと喋って録音して楽しんだり、他の人が変なことをしないか心配したいするあたり現実味があって面白かった。
第一部ヒトランダムではお互いを深く知るという事、
第二部キズランダムでは自分を深く知るという事、
第三部カコランダムでは自分の過去と向き合う事
最後まで視聴したけど、
イジメの主犯「ふうせんかずら」についてはほとんど謎のまま。その正体も、目的も、何もかもです。
でもふうせんかずら の正体が謎のせいで、毎回楽しくワクワクして見てました。 ふうせんかずらは迷惑ではあっても悪いやつじゃ無いと思う。
奴の引き起こす怪現象は主人公達にいい結果をもたらしているのだから、それでいいと僕は思う。
第二シーズンを制作する予定があるのだろうから、また太一達がこのまま玩具にされ続けるのかと考えると面白いｗｗ
【良い点】
イナバを正ヒロイン扱いしだしたのは良い。どう考えてもイオリより魅力的。
EP
【良い点】
人格の入れ替わりが短時間で終わってしまったとこ。
基本的に起こる出来事とスポットがあてられる人が違うだけでパターンが同じ。
途中までは凄い面白かったんで最後の解決方法あたりに個人的にかなり盛り下がった
本編とは関係無いけども、ココロコネクト事件。

5 members hurt each other, help each other, friendship and work hard with fellowship is my favorite genre,
Body swapping anime anime is common but this story of phenomenon makes them to think of a pain of love and suffer from suspicion , Finally they resolve the better way of human relations.
characters are so unique. Interesting part is worrying about other person does not do anything weird such as talking favorite things while a body swap .
''Fuusen Kazura'' still in mystery such as identity, purpose also, everything., but I enjoyed in his mystery.
I do not think He is a bad guy even though he is annoying guy.
His Phenomenon cause good results to main character, so that good!!!

This anime was much better than I expected! It had a very intersting plot that didnt just die after a few episodes but changed and grew over time, making the anime moer suspensful and on-going. The "incidents" briught on by Heartseed showed the changes and personality of each charcter, making their emotions hit you in the feels more. I highly recommend this anime to sci-fi (ish) fans and to people who like more of a romance type anime. Enjoy~! (^U^)

When I start watching an anime series, I find it useful to check it's wikipedia page and find out what format the original work was in. Given that this 13 episode run is based on an ongoing series of light novels, I approached Kokoro Connect with two expectations: it won't have a conclusive ending, and the standard of writing should be pretty good. I was right on both counts.

Kokoro Connect is divided into three story arcs, which presumably correspond to three of the original novels. Each arc sees its central group of characters forced into a different set of bizarre circumstances. Without giving anything away, in each case the situations place strain on the friendships and growing romantic feelings between them, and bring to light traumas in the characters' pasts.

The first story arc is the most engaging, due to its willingness to be hard on the characters. If you develop any attachment to them then episode five (the climax of the first arc) will be a harrowing experience the first time you watch it. It's a tense and fascinating episode thanks to the enigmatic amorality of the character pulling the strings of the others' suffering--at this point it's not known how far he's willing to go.

Sadly, the series never reaches that height of drama again. The second arc frequently descends into a soap opera shouting match, and squanders the dramatic potential of its setup by going relatively easy on the characters. The third arc is handled much better. Here the tone is intentionally more whimsical, which makes for an entertaining few episodes, but a weak climax to the series.

Kokoro Connect works because it presents a mostly likeable cast of characters and puts them through the emotional grinder. The one weak link is Inaba, who is frequently physically and emotionally abusive to her supposed friends, and yet her behaviour is excused time and again. The writer's opinion appears to be that girls get a free pass in this area, which I find objectionable. The short-tempered female protagonist is a staple stereotype in highschool anime, but the otherwise well rounded and down-to-earth nature of the characters makes it a jarring addition here.

While the show sags in the middle due to an unsatisfying second arc, on the whole its a quality piece of work. It takes concepts that other shows would spend one throw-away episode on and fleshes them out to great effect.

Probably the best anime this year with decent character development and plot. The teenagers depicted in here are all realistic in how they handled the situations and no odd harem was created. Their friendship and how they developed to the point by the end of the last arc was well written. Only complaint is that they skipped out a lot of the comedy (not suitable for the under 15 jokes ) and the thoughts and emotions of each character from the light novel. One thing i thought would have been interesting would have been seeing inaba giving the middle finger to heartseed which unfortunately didnt happen. Otherwise not a bad adaption of a very excellent novel