Kiznaiver

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Japanese: キズナイーバー
English: Kiznaiver
German: Kizunaiver
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 9, 2016 to Jun 25, 2016
Premiered: Spring 2016
Broadcast: Saturdays at 23:30 (JST)
Licensors: Aniplex of America
Studios: Trigger
Source: Original
Genres: DramaDrama, RomanceRomance, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.371 (scored by 365081365,081 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #24452
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #268
Members: 758,332
Favorites: 5,062

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Synopsis

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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"LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME" by BOOM BOOM SATELLITES (eps 1-11)
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Sep 8, 2024
I'm still trying to process the emotional whirlwind that is Kiznaiver. I mean, I've seen some wild rides in my anime journey, but this one? It's on a whole different level. I'm talking tears, laughter, and existential crises - the whole shebang.

I remember binge-watching the first few episodes, thinking, "Okay, cool, another sci-fi anime with a weird premise." But then, something clicked. The characters started to feel like real people, with their own quirks and flaws. I found myself rooting for them, even when they were being straight-up annoying.

And that's the beauty of Kiznaiver - it's not just about the plot twists or the action ...
Jul 6, 2024
Mixed Feelings
Kiznaiver is a… upsetting story. It's a kind of drama with a small dose of sci-fi and “philosophical reflections”. Several interesting themes are mentioned throughout the plot, but practically none are discussed in depth. For all intents and purposes, they expect from the audience the conclusions that the anime should present.

Some gloomy things and many other morally questionable happen during the plot. Certain characters really get under the skin, and don't become better afterwards. The story progresses like this, without many relevant advances. Atrocities remain unpunished, sickly logics are basically romanticized and normalized, much suffering happens without any reparation. Character development also leaves much to ...
Oct 5, 2024
A compilation of everything wrong with modern anime.
I guess it resonates way more with the Japanese audience because of the whole "tatemae" culture of Japan and difficulties with conveying feelings. And I guess the idea that you don't always have to know what's on the mind of others is actually good for building bonds is not that bad... but does it REALLY deserve a 12-episode long show? A first half of it is barely an introduction and the ending could happen 2 episodes sooner than it did. It doesn't help that the mood of the show is constantly getting ruined by awkwardly placed jokes and ...

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