(L) Kokoro Connect [anime]

[webkid94]

Spoiler for episode 1:

That was a very entertaining 11 minutes. I think the body switching will be portrayed well and very sudden like it did here. LOVE Miyuki Sawashiro's character, probably going to be my favorite, while everyone goes for the Yui clone (Nagase). I like how the body changes are sudden and unpredictable, kind of like Kingdom Hearts 3D game with the random switches to different characters. Didn't see any noticeable Shaft/Silver Link artistic flare, wonder if the show will have a normal art style and not the Shaft-style.

[Seiryuu]

Interesting first half of ep1. Am I mistaken, or did Iori actually declare herself impure? Well, even if she isn't a pure highschool maiden, and isn't afraid to let people know, if she comes back in that position, there will be blood... Unless the guy comes back and finds HIS hands wandering.

Here's hoping that Yoshifumi's able to grow a bit and get something to happen. I don't like such cold, insulting rejections and seriously want to see it taken back.

On a side note, while I've never seen it, wasn't there a Hentai anime centered around this same concept??

[GoddyofAus]

5 seconds into the episode, first thing I see....

John Cena poster.......*headdesk*

D-

[MisaoFan]

Spoiler for Episode 1 Part 1:

Taichi is your average schoolboy who's a member of the School Newspaper Club (alongside Iori, Himeko, Yui and Yoshifumi). However one day, he and his friends gets bodyswapped for obvious reasons. I really liked this first episode (though I only enjoyed halfway) as the characters acts in a realistic manner but I don't know if the romance will be developed right (let's say later on). I don't mind the K-ON!-like character designs (it's illustrated by the same artist after all) compared to some people, as it was executed in a beautiful way. Loved everything about it.

[GoddyofAus]

Please excuse the ignorant question but why is there only one half out so far? Something to do with subbing?

[Kaoru Chujo]

Originally Posted by MisaoFan

Spoiler for Episode 1 Part 1:

Taichi is your average schoolboy who's a member of the School Newspaper Club (alongside Iori, Himeko, Yui and Yoshifumi). However one day, he and his friends gets bodyswapped for obvious reasons. I really liked this first episode (though I only enjoyed halfway) as the characters acts in a realistic manner but I don't know if the romance will be developed right (let's say later on). I don't mind the K-ON!-like character designs (it's illustrated by the same artist after all) compared to some people, as it was executed in a beautiful way. Loved everything about it.

One slight correction.

Spoiler for Episode 1 Part 1:

The club is the "Culture Research Club," and was formed to accommodate five misfits who wanted to join clubs that didn't exist (pro wrestling club, fancy things club, a club for going out clubbing) or couldn't decide on a club, or got in an argument with a club president. The club produces its own newspaper, but it isn't the Newspaper Club.

It did take me a minute to get used to the K-On designs without K-On characters, but the designs are good, anyway. And I agree with webkid94 that Sawashiro Miyuki's character is really interesting.

@GoddyofAus -- The question is far from ignorant. I've searched around and found that there was a hastily arranged (announced about a week ago) live preview showing in Tokyo today (Sunday) at 2pm Tokyo time. It was broadcast by a live hook-up on NicoNico. Only Part A was shown. There are also live events through the summer, and the first one is scheduled to be in Osaka the day after the first TV broadcast on July 7 and will show only part A of episode one, so I guess they decided to be stingy about things, lol. Unless they actually haven't finished part B yet.

[flack]

Wow, ok glad its only "half" an episode. I actually thought the first ep ended.

[Seiryuu]

Originally Posted by GoddyofAus

Please excuse the ignorant question but why is there only one half out so far? Something to do with subbing?

Some series show the first half of the first ep at some point before the official airing as a preview. The first ep hasn't truly aired yet.

I can see one particular scene occurring: "Oh crap, I gotta g--- OK, who are you, and you, and... someone kill me!". Bad enough for a girl to be at the mercy of a guy's whims during that time, but to switch at an urgent time like that... if that happened, one of the two would die. And hope he's actually got the guts to go in there, otherwise it'll be humiliation in front of the entire school. Which would be worse, swapping with a guy and having to have him do that or swapping and having to do that for HIM?

Also, I kinda wonder what would happen if something happened to someone during a switch, to the effect that returning to one's own body became impossible.

[Chaos2Frozen]

Originally Posted by flack

Wow, ok glad its only "half" an episode. I actually thought the first ep ended.

Officially, the first episode would air next week's Saturday Night (7/7), so expect the subs to be on the following Sunday morning.... Well, depending on who does the subs I guess

[zeniselv]

Originally Posted by pinoscotto

watched the 10 min. pre-air (the quality was really bad) and it was pretty good

bad as in a .3gp video or bad as something done by deen?

[blakstealth]

Spoiler:

I wasn't ready for that male moment in the end in my moe. xD

Iori sure has some swag. So erotic, it's adorable~!

[RegalStar]

It's a bit more fanservice-y than I expected, but I'm interested in seeing where it will lead to.

[Elestia]

Just hearing Miyuki Sawashiro play as Nagase made this anime a must watch for me for next season.

[Chaos2Frozen]

I think you mean Himeko

[Elestia]

Ah, you are right.

Seeing he play the blunt and harsh characters always tickles my fanc- *cough*. I mean she's a seiyuu I really enjoy listening too.

[AnimeFan188]

Is this body-swapping going to go on for the entire series? Or is it just going to
be a story arc for the first few episodes?

[Akarin]

Pretty good episode, I like how the cast acts like normal teenagers than anime teenagers normally do.

[Kaoru Chujo]

Originally Posted by zeniselv

bad as in a .3gp video or bad as something done by deen?

I actually thought the animation was pretty decent. Certainly the character design was good. The video quality of the preview was lower than usual, since the version I saw was streamed, but it wasn't as bad as any .3gp Ive seen.

side note: I always hate to see Deen so generally maligned, since although they do do some visually awful stuff, they also do good stuff, such as Simoun, or even Sankarea.

[Malkuth]

Originally Posted by Kaoru Chujo

side note: I always hate to see Deen so generally maligned, since although they do do some visually awful stuff, they also do good stuff, such as Simoun, or even Sankarea.

Once in a decade

Nonetheless, all I can say for now is that is not as bad as usual.

[zeniselv]

I saw the first 11 minutes nothing great, but somewhat entretaining, though i cant get to like chipmunks teeth i have to admire silveelink for keeping the designs of the original in their adaptations, specially since this is likely to bring comparisons, still the premise is interesting so i have to wait to see what turns out of this.