Review of Kokoro Connect
Wow. This is only my 2nd review, but honestly? I'm glad that I'm more experienced in giving my own opinion, and for this anime too. DISCLAIMER: THIS IS MY OWN PERSONAL OPINION. Trying not to spoil much, Kokoro Connect is about 5 friends who are affected by a supernatural being named Heartseed, and they have to go through various phenomena that affect their daily life. Will they be able to overcome the problems they face throughout these phenomena, or will their relationship fall apart? (Just a tiny summary, don't remove my review pls lol) On to the categories: Story (9): It's one of those ratings where youwant to give it a 10 but for some reason you feel like you shouldn't. The story develops at a steady pace, giving information about every character, and is able to not leave any holes in the plot. Honestly, this supernatural type of thing is my favorite type of concept, so this anime reminded me of 'Seishun Buta Yaro' or 'Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai', which is one of my personal favorites. I enjoyed the different phenomena concepts, and how the story was able to emphasize other peoples feelings about it.
Art (10): Not much to say here, the art seemed perfectly fine to me! I liked the character art, and the animations seemed fluid and non-jittery.
Sound (9): Quite realistic, actually! Not much to say about this either, it seemed fine to me. The OP music was also nice.
Character (10): The anime did a good job at giving everyone a voice/their own story that it went through to develop. Every character (the main ones, at least) each had their own problem(s) that were affected by these phenomena. I think the development of the characters was smooth and I could understand each person well.
Enjoyment (9): The comedy was quite nice! It came in at times I didn't expect, which I can always appreciate, and it got a few laughs out of me.
Overall (9): I can't think of a reason why I didn't give it a 10, but here's an overall statement.
Kokoro Connect is a heartwarming story that involves the personal problems of one friend becoming problems for the other friends, thanks to the supernatural phenomena. It is able to develop these problems thoroughly, and show cheerfulness, but also despair. I really liked it. I would recommend to anyone who enjoys the concept of supernatural phenomena, and some romance. Make sure to watch the 4 extra episodes that were made afterwards too, they're good as well. :)