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Story 10 / 10
Kokoro Connect is one of my personal favorites.
The story itself is absolutely amazing. The writers take something as switching bodies, what has been done over and over by other movies and turn it into something unbelievably good! The way the characters develop throughout the show is outstanding: when you think you know them well enough, another phenomenon occurs which changes your view on them completely. It is because of this great story telling that the overused idea of switching bodies doesn't seem lame but exciting. Although I won't spoil anything for you, the other phenomena are even better than the first one, revealing more about the characters, peeling the superficial layer off these kids, showing their true selfs and their desires and dreams.
Because the story is so well written, even though it starts out with, in my opinion, such a boring plot as body switching, it definately desirves a 10 out of 10.
Art 8 / 10
I love the art of Kokoro Connect. Don't get me wrong, it's pretty normal for an anime, but that's why I like it so much. I don't think a different style would suit Kokoro Connect, so to me, they made a good choice just sticking to regular art.
Sound 7 / 10
The OST isn't anything special. The first ending theme of Kokoro Connect however is my favorite ending theme of all time. Look it up, it's called --> Kokoro no kara
Characters 10 / 10
If you would just watch the first couple of episodes of Kokoro Connect, you wouldn't give the characters 10 out of 10. No way you'd give them 10 out of 10. They would be pretty bland: 7 / 10 tops. All characters have their own certain traits.
Inaba is bossy, cold and strong, Taichi is a goody two-shoes, Nagase is always cheery, Aoki is laid-back and Yui loves karate and cute things.
But through all these phenomena all these things will change. The characters develop so well, that eventually, you WILL bond with them. And at then end of this anime, you will definately give them a 10 out of 10.
Enjoyment 10 / 10
I love this anime. It's truly a masterpiece. Unfortunately I got some interesting anime to watch right now, but the moment I don't, I'm going to rewatch this one. That's how good Kokoro Connect is. None of the episodes are boring or hard to get through. You don't need to sit through the first couple of episodes before you finaly get to the good part. Absolutely not! This anime is fun and interesting from episode 1 to the final episode!
Overall 10 / 10
The writers have taken something as overused as body switching and used it to create a masterpiece. The phenomena create characters that are completely stripped from their superficial layer and show what kind of people they really are.
The art is good though fairly regular and the sound, with a few exceptions (like kokoro no kara) is also nothing special.
The characters are at first glance normal but reveal themselves to be much more than that.
Overall Kokoro Connect is a masterpiece which I recommend to everyone!
