Kiznaiver
キズナイーバー
“Six abducted teens are linked so each feels the others' pain, including Katsuhira, a boy who barely feels any himself.”
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Six abducted teens are linked so each feels the others' pain, including Katsuhira, a boy who barely feels any himself.
Katsuhira Agata is a quiet and reserved teenage boy whose sense of pain has all but vanished. His friend, Chidori Takashiro, can only faintly remember the days before Katsuhira had undergone this profound change. Now, his muffled and complacent demeanor make Katsuhira a constant target for bullies, who exploit him for egregious sums of money. But their fists only just manage to make him blink, as even emotions are far from his grasp. However, one day Katsuhira, Chidori, and four other teenagers are abducted and forced to join the Kizuna System as official "Kiznaivers." Those taking part are connected through pain: if one member is injured, the others will feel an equal amount of agony. These individuals must become the lab rats and scapegoats of an incomplete system designed with world peace in mind. With their fates literally intertwined, the Kiznaivers must expose their true selves to each other, or risk failing much more than just the Kizuna System.
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Community consensus
Derived from 198 sampled reviews
7.1/10
Score distribution
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SplitPolarized
σ 2.10 · split reception
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5.3 ptsRecommenders 8.4 · others 3.1
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1.13Verbosity
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9/10 “I went in expecting this anime to be really bad, but I was terribly wrong — it's definitely worth watching, especially if you enjoy heartbreaking moments mixed with drama and comedy. I love Tenga,...”
- 9/10 “This anime completely enraptured me — for the first time I couldn't switch tabs while watching and couldn't sleep without seeing the next episode. The characters strongly reminded me of friends...”
- 7/10 “This is a heart-gripping romance with no harem, good modern-looking art, and a solid psychological story free of annoying cliches — a rare find that ticks all the boxes. The story may feel a bit...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Kiznaiver begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-10756
- Format
- 12 × 24′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 4h 48m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Apr 2016 – Jun 2016
- Spring 2016
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-10756
- catalog