Review of Kokoro Connect

Kokoro Connect, a anime that shows you that even MALs' rating system can be flawed. I just want to start by saying that this is my second Slice of Life anime behind ReLife so I had high expectations going in combined with the 8/10 rating that MAL gave it. Story - 5/10 This premise itself isn't half bad, a group of teamagers start a club then one day notice that their "souls" are swapping bodies. Then are approached by one of their teachers who is actually possessed by a spirit (they never explain exactly what it is) to be told that this phenomenon is his doingand that it's all for the spirits entertainment.
Pretty cool right? Not really. This specific phenomenon only last for about 4 or 5 episodes, after that the spirit starts to change what happens (I.e. Emotional transmission, acting on your deepest desires etc). Which was a real let down because they could have used this "soul swapping" to bring out so much more of the characters personalities, feelings, and hardships.

Art - 6/10
I've seen better but not that bad.

Sound - 7/10
I don't really pay that much attention to the music during the show but I can tell you that it fits. As for the intro/outro, they sucked. Didn't like OP 1 or 2 a single bit.

Character - 3/10
The worst part of the whole series to me.
Yoshifumi - He had no development or backstory but is considered a main character? The class rep had more or a backstory than he did and she was a supporting character! Laughable.
Himeko - My favorite character in the series, or at least until she degraded herself so much that I couldn't even stand it. My biggest gripe with her is that she was all good as the loner/smart type then they just made her into another part of the haram. Sad
Yui - Hasn't the sexual assault / crippling depression backstory been used enough? She gets over her trauma yes, but, after that she just stops developing and it happened so early in the story. Lame
Iori - Her story actually wasn't half bad (in the beginning) which is why "Character" has a 3 instead of a 1. She has this nice split persona thing going on that I liked. Her development throughout the story was alright but the melodrama with her was unbearable.
Taichi - The White Knight wannabe. This guy sucks in every aspect of the word. He is selfish, oblivious, boring, cowardly, I could go on and on but I think you get it. This guy has the most screen time out of the group yet he has absolutely NO background or character development. I can't even tell you one thing interesting about him. He SUCKS

Enjoyment - I'd rather accept invitations to play facebook games

Overall I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. Go watch Toradora or Clannad.