I know this was done for character development and may not bother people so much because it’s not really a major problem but it reached a point where I just wanted to punch the characters for all that sulking and sinking into self pity. The other thing that also bothered me was that halfway through the story after a certain event, they began to feel extremely sorry for themselves and this lasted for quite a while. I think trying to fully develop characters can be tricky especially if it’s a group of quite a few like in Kokoro Connect and just within 13 episodes. All five characters are likable, strong and care for each other deeply, but I feel that three of the five characters were more developed than the other two. I’ll rather say it’s the Kokoro’s least strongest point. That sounds a bit harsh because this part of the show wasn’t that bad. Oh yeah, ever notice how high school students look a lot older than they actually are? Characters don’t look too similar and the backgrounds range from blurry to detailed (I loved the wrestling references in the background).The school desk, chairs and clothing are all clear and colourful but the trees and wall posters appear as blurry spots of paint which bothered me a bit but this style actually began to grow on me. Character designs are exaggerated for comedic slapstick purposes however this isn’t done too often. The animation of the show is really simple with lots of bright colours. It also deals with themes of love, sexual angst, spousal abuse, abandonment and androphobia which are all handled with a lot of maturity. It’s so different from your usual high school dramedies but has enough typical aspects to prevent the show from straying too far from the genre. But that’s what makes it so fun to watch. If you take out the fantasy it would be an ordinary school comedy/drama. The hook that I mentioned before is that the fantasy aspect of the show is approached with a lot of realism. This is definitely Kokoro’s strongest point. The story concerns a group of five buddies in a Cultural Research School club who experience body switching and a few other supernatural dilemmas which I won’t spoil for you controlled by a soul called Heart Seed to complicate and test their friendship. Viewer watching from start to finish, because honestly who would want to watch someone argue about school and love triangles with family and friends for 13 episodes? Kokoro Connect has that as well a well executed story and fine art. There has to be some kind of hook to get the I’m not against slice of life, in fact I’ve seen an anime or two that surprised me and had me more excited than some of the action packed blood and boob filled shows I’ve seen in the past. I think that the lack of explosions is what turns off most people from watching slice of life anime. My personal opinion is that a lot of people find slice of life/school comedies very unappealing because the entire setup of teenage angst and relationship problems set within an educational environment seems unoriginal and really really boring.
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