Taichi Yaegashi
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Estimated watch time
5h 12m
⚡ 3 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
School91%Coming of Age88%School Club83%Urban Fantasy82%Love Triangle79%Chuunibyou79%Primarily Teen Cast79%Heterosexual76%Primarily Female Cast68%Male Protagonist68%
TVFINISHED2012 SUMMER7.5 / 10 AniList score
Kokoro Connect
ココロコネクト
Synopsis & Story
The five members of the Cultural Research Club - Taichi Yaegashi, Iori Nagase, Himeko Inaba, Yui Kiriyama, and Yoshifumi Aoki - encounter a bizarre phenomenon one day when Aoki and Yui switch bodies without warning. The same begins to happen to the other club members, throwing their daily lives into disarray. At first the five students find some amusement amidst the confusion, but this unwarranted connection also exposes the painful scars hidden within their hearts. As their calm lives are shattered, the relationships between the five students also begin to change... (Source: Crunchyroll, edited)
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Kokoro Connect: should you watch it?
At a glance
Kokoro Connect has been well received, with an average AniList score of 75/100 — 58% of 80,770 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #30 highest-rated anime of 2012, and #14 most popular anime of 2012, and #3 highest-rated anime of Summer 2012 on AniList.
Of the 127.3K AniList users who started it, 3.8% dropped it, so it is rarely abandoned; 111K have finished it.
At about 5 h 12 min in total, it is a short commitment — a weekend binge.
Best for viewers who enjoy Drama, Romance, Slice of Life — especially school, coming of age, school club, urban fantasy.
Where it fits in the series
- Start here. Kokoro Connect is the first entry in its story.
- Watch next: Kokoro Connect ~ The OVAs (2012)
Episodes
13 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Sadanatsu Anda
- Director
- Shin Oonuma
- Director
- Shinya Kawatsura
- Series composition
- Fumihiko Shimo
- Character design
- Toshifumi Akai
- Music
- Yasuhiro Misawa
Kokoro Connect FAQ
- How many episodes does Kokoro Connect have?
- Kokoro Connect has 13 episodes of about 24 minutes each, roughly 5 h 12 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch Kokoro Connect?
- About 5 h 12 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 7 days; at one hour a day, about 6 days.
- Is Kokoro Connect finished?
- Yes. Kokoro Connect has finished airing — the final episode aired September 30, 2012.
- Is there a season 2 of Kokoro Connect?
- Yes — the story continues in Kokoro Connect ~ The OVAs (2012).
- Where do I start Kokoro Connect?
- Start here: Kokoro Connect is the first entry, followed by Kokoro Connect ~ The OVAs.
- Is Kokoro Connect based on a light novel?
- Yes. Kokoro Connect adapts the light novel by Sadanatsu Anda.
- Who animated Kokoro Connect?
- Kokoro Connect was animated by SILVER LINK. and directed by Shin Oonuma and Shinya Kawatsura.