Review of Kokoro Connect

*Minor Spoilers Ahead* Hello Everyone! Welcome to my 3rd Review, and this time it's on Kokoro Connect. I will be focusing on Kokoro Connect as well as Michi Random, just so you know. Story - 10/10 The story follows 5 friends from Yamaboshi Academy, Yaegashi Taichi, Himeko Inaba, Iori Nagase, Kiriyama Yui, and Aoki Yoshifumi. Each of these characters did not have a club that they fit into, so they formed the Student Cultural Society. One day, Aoki and Yui's bodies are swapped, and soon it begins happening to all of them at random times. As this phenomenon continues, they begin to discover each others emotional scars andsecrets, which may end up tearing the SCS and their friendship apart.

Art - 9/10

If anyone likes the art style of K-On!, then Kokoro Connect should be enjoyable to look at. The art styles are almost exactly the same, and give off that 'moe' feeling. I personally enjoyed the animation, although there were no big scenes that really involved large amounts of quality animation. Even with the moe feeling, Kokoro Connect portrays Drama and Sadness in very realistic and good ways.

Sound - 10/10

Each of the voice actors for Kokoro Connect sounded exactly like how their character would. (Especially the best grilllll Himeko Inaba) The soundtrack of Kokoro Connect was quite pleasant to listen too, and I especially liked the first 2 openings and the 3rd ending. The way each character really sounded like they were crying genuine tears was very enticing, and the way Iori's voice changed from her bubbly, idol personality to a monotonous, depressed Iori. Inaban-Sama's voice actor sounded especially like her character, giving off that extreme bossiness and power of the group-kinda feeling.

Character - 10/10

Well, the characters are pretty unique in a sense. Each of the characters have their own problems in life and deeper backstory than you think, which shows why the characters act as how they do. During one of the arcs, we got to see how Iori truly felt and the different masks she put on to fit her own 'ideal' self. We got to see that Aoki didn't love Yui just because she looked similar to his older girlfriend, but a genuine love. We got to see Inaban's true self and the way she didn't trust anybody and the mask she put on to prevent others from discovering her true self. And lastly we got to see Taichi, the 'nice generic protagonist' actually was confronted about his 'Selfless Freak' attitude. I liked this because many the nice generic protagonist is in many harem anime, and his harem loves him for the fact he is nice. In Kokoro Connect, however, Taichi is confronted by Himeko many times about his attitude instead of just going with the flow and saying, 'Oh, yeah, this guy is really nice and stuff.' I liked the way Heartseed was shown as the monotonous yet good(in a way). Heartseed showed the crew many lessons, yet none of them seemed to appreciate him. But, as an antagonistic type of character, I guess he isn't supposed to be liked by the gang.

Enjoyment - 10/10

Many parts of Kokoro Connect were outrageous and sometimes you just wanted to leap through your screen and give the characters a good beating. Although in the end, the conflicts and other things ended the way I wanted it too. Maybe this is a bit biased in my opinion since the ship I wanted to sail didn't look so hot until the end. Each of the supernatural phenomenons were interesting and the way each of them invaded others privacy and leading to bigger and more depressing, real life conflicts were really interesting. It kept me enticed and the episode previews at the end made me thinking, whoa! What's gonna happen next episode? I gotta watch it now!

Overall - 10/10

This was one of my favorite anime of all time, and I can't think of many flaws at all(but what is Heartseed anyways???). The way the creators put Supernatural aspects into a School Life/Drama along with moe characters is amazing, and I loved it! The characters are all lovable too, although there are many moments that pissed me off. If anyone is looking for a lighthearted tearjerking drama with supernatural aspects, I would highly suggest Kokoro Connect.

See ya guys all in my next review! :)