Kokoro Connect’s second episode has arrived, and with it an “explanation” of sorts for the show’s body-swapping shenanigans. Apparently, their trials have been prompted by a mysterious figure known as [...]
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Kokoro Connect starts off with a somewhat uneven first episode. That doesn’t really come down to the production, or even the storytelling – the show has nice painted backgrounds that give everything [...]
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By Sadanatsu Anda and CUTEG. Released in Japan by Enterbrain, serialized in the magazine Famitsu Comic Clear. Released in North America by Seven Seas. Like many series I review here, I had assumed I’d [...]
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Match cuts, a clever editing trick taken advantage of by surprisingly few directors (probably due to the difficulty of planning them out and how conspicuous they can be), was a favorite of anime [...]
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In November this year I stumbled upon a blog I had encountered once before, but forgotten the name of (it’s excellent and I highly recommend following it!). On it, I discovered a well-written piece [...]
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Kokoro Connect embodies a lot of anime tropes and cliches that I absolutely hate. That doesn’t mean that it couldn’t work with said cliches and do something creative with them, but I really don’t feel [...]
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By Sadanatsu Anda and CUTEG. Released in Japan by Enterbrain, serialized in the magazine Famitsu Comic Clear. Released in North America by Seven Seas. Generally speaking, if you’re going to be [...]
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Title: Kokoro Connect Genre: Drama, Supernatural, Romance Rating: 4.5/10 Summary: Kokoro Connect revolves around the daily, not so normal lives of Taichi, Iori, Himeko, Yoshifumi and Yui and their encounters in the Cultural Research Club. Up until recently they thought [...]
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Kokoro Connect now joins the card sets available for the Precious Memories Lackey plugin. Credit for the translation goes to Liang Shi Yi. Much of the database work for this release was handled by Ivan Lim. Update Only / Lite ver. If you’re updating from the KoiChoco release. Update contains only Kokoro Connect cards. Download […]
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Kokoro Connect now joins the card sets available for the Precious Memories Lackey plugin. Credit for the translation goes to Liang Shi Yi. Much of the database work for this release was handled by Ivan Lim. Update Only / Lite ver. If you’re updating from the KoiChoco release. Update contains only Kokoro Connect cards. Download […]
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This is review number one hundred and ninety nine. I’ve basically run out of anime at this point and I didn’t have any in reserve. I decided to do a bundle blog. It’ll be two posts in one. The anime is part of the Winter 2013 lineup. I’m covering every base before Spring 2013 ends. […]
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Volume 7 release of the anime series Kokoro Connect will be out this 24 April 2013. Contains Episodes 16-17. Two editions available for preorder: Blu-ray and DVD Edition. Blu-ray release comes with a CD, booklet, digipak, picture label and a clear sleeve case. As for DVD edition, only the booklet is included. Plot Summary Kokoro [...]
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Kokoro Connect's fourth Famitsu Clear Comic volume cover consists of an exquisite artwork by "CUTEG" that features a rather sugary Iori-chan, and a less familiar brunette with an overwhelming flow of elegance.
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Volume 6 release of the anime series Kokoro Connect will be out this 27 March 2013. Contains Episodes 14-15. Two editions available for preorder: Blu-ray and DVD Edition. Blu-ray release comes with a CD, booklet, digipak, picture label and a clear sleeve case. As for DVD edition, only the booklet is included. Plot Summary Kokoro [...]
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In the unaired (Blu-ray only) last story arc of Kokoro Connect Taichi and the rest of the literature club are given a devastating blow. This time around they are affected by a phenomenon called “emotional transmission” that randomly transmits their thoughts telepathically to  the other without their consent. Initially the members of the literature club believe [...]
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Kokoro Connect is a 13+4 episode series by Silver Link based on the light novel by Sadanatsu Anda. The story starts off with a group of 5 friends: Taichi Yaegashi, Iori Nagase, Himeko Inaba, Yui Kiriyama, and Yoshifumi Aoki in the Cultural Research Club who suddenly start swapping bodies at random. The phenomenon is caused by a being known as Fuzen Kazura (Heartseed), who appears [...]
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Volume 5 release of the anime series Kokoro Connect will be out this 27 February 2013. Contains Episodes 11-13. Two editions available for preorder: Blu-ray and DVD Edition. Blu-ray release comes with a CD, booklet, digipak, picture label and a clear sleeve case. As for DVD edition, only the booklet is included. Plot Summary Kokoro [...]
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The last four episodes of Kokoro Connect came out some time ago, so now it's time to talk about the last arc and the series as a whole.
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This episode of the Bonus Round is brought to you by John-Paul screaming for 30 minutes about Kokoro Connect.
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