(CR) Kiznaiver (Trigger) [Anticipation]

[Stark700]

New original TV anime by studio Trigger revealed.

Staff:
Director: Hiroshi Kobayashi
Series Composition, Script:Mari Okada
Character Design: Shirow Miwa
Producer: Masahiko Ootsuka
Studio: Trigger

Plot Summary:

The anime's setting is a fictional Japanese city named Sugomori City. One day, Sonosaki tells her classmate Katsuhira: "You have been selected to be a Kiznaiver." The Kizuna System, which allows Katsuhira to share his wounds, connects him to the classmates whose lives and personalities completely differ from his.

The Kizuna System is an incomplete system for the implementation of world peace that connects people through wounds. All those who are connected to this system are called Kiznaivers. When one Kiznaiver is wounded, the system divides and transmits the wound among the other Kiznaivers.

Sugomori City is built on reclaimed land. But as the years go by, the city's population is decreasing. The story is set in this town where Katsuhira and the others live.

Source:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B014TC1API

Official site: kiznaiver.jp (it's working now)
Registered with Aniplex inc.

The official title is Kiznaiver

[Stark700]

Oh I forgot, the character descriptions with names:

Spoiler:

Noriko Sonosaki: A mysterious and beautiful girl who experienced kizuna (connection) with Katsuhira and the others, and assigns them missions. She is even more emotionless than Katsuhira, and feels no human kindness.

Katsuhira Akata: The story's protagonist. His sense of pain and his own feelings are dulled. His moods barely fluctuate, and he pays little attention to other people.

Hajime Tenga: A muscular idiot who tends not to look before he leaps. While he presents a rude front, he possesses the potential for leadership.

Tsuguto Yoshida: A handsome and self-satisfied honor student who is always surrounded by girls. He is a selfish and calculating man with an underhanded nature, and is cold to other men.

Honoka Maki: A girl who exudes a calm, grown-up air, and who tends not to group with people. She tends to say mean things, glare menacingly, and is generally unsociable.

Chidori Takashiro: Katsuhira's friend, and the class representative-type who always sees to everyone's needs (or is nosy, if viewed negatively). Does she hold complex feelings for Katsuhira?

Niko Niiyama: A mysterious yet spontaneous girl who says she can see fairies. Her personality is clear not just in her attitude but also in her fashion.

Yoshiharu Hisomu: A handsome man with a distinct face that anyone can recognize, but he is surrounded by many mysteries. His multiple piercings and his bandaged look are extremely distinctive.

No voice cast announced yet though.

Source:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...v-anime/.93915

[kuromitsu]

in b4 storm of "omg good looking male characters ewwww" ...

Shirow Miwa

F* YEEAH
I don't know why is he doing so many anime chara designs lately, but I'm happy for it!

Mari Okada

*sigh*

Kiznaiver

......really? Really? Come on, guys...

[Konja9]

The story seems interesting.

In my opinion, the designs look very good:

Spoiler for Spoiler:

[Utsuro no Hako]

Something about that description makes me think Okada's going to be in Wixoss mode for this.

[moodie]

Im excited for trigger but everything else is ehhh

[kuromitsu]

I'm still not over the title.

Kiznaiver.

Oh god. This has to be one of the most contrivedly stupid titles I've seen recently.

[Haak]

Calm down dude, it's just a title. I don't even understand what is so weird about it, at least relative to all the other weird names like Kill la Kill or Fate Stay Night or Durarara!! or K or all those light novels with paragraphs for names...

Originally Posted by Stark700

Oh I forgot, the character descriptions with names:

Spoiler:

Noriko Sonosaki: A mysterious and beautiful girl who experienced kizuna (connection) with Katsuhira and the others, and assigns them missions. She is even more emotionless than Katsuhira, and feels no human kindness.

Katsuhira Akata: The story's protagonist. His sense of pain and his own feelings are dulled. His moods barely fluctuate, and he pays little attention to other people.

Hajime Tenga: A muscular idiot who tends not to look before he leaps. While he presents a rude front, he possesses the potential for leadership.

Tsuguto Yoshida: A handsome and self-satisfied honor student who is always surrounded by girls. He is a selfish and calculating man with an underhanded nature, and is cold to other men.

Honoka Maki: A girl who exudes a calm, grown-up air, and who tends not to group with people. She tends to say mean things, glare menacingly, and is generally unsociable.

Chidori Takashiro: Katsuhira's friend, and the class representative-type who always sees to everyone's needs (or is nosy, if viewed negatively). Does she hold complex feelings for Katsuhira?

Niko Niiyama: A mysterious yet spontaneous girl who says she can see fairies. Her personality is clear not just in her attitude but also in her fashion.

Yoshiharu Hisomu: A handsome man with a distinct face that anyone can recognize, but he is surrounded by many mysteries. His multiple piercings and his bandaged look are extremely distinctive.

No voice cast announced yet though.

Source:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...v-anime/.93915

I'll be honest: they sound like a bunch of douchebags.

[kuromitsu]

Originally Posted by Haak

Calm down dude, it's just a title. I don't even understand what is so weird about it, at least relative to all the other weird names like Kill la Kill or Fate Stay Night or Durarara!! or K or all those light novels with paragraphs for names...

I guess it's not especially weird, it just sounds incredibly stupid to me. Yes, I know it's a play on "kizuna" but ffffffff kiznaiver...? what? how am I even supposed to parse that?

^individual issues

[Maxulous]

It looks like Yowamushi meets Tsuritama. The premise sounds like AIDS.

[Marcus H.]

Oh god. This has to be one of the most contrivedly stupid titles I've seen recently.

Reminds me of tokusentai, actually. There's even that series focused on zodiac-themed characters called Gransazers (gran-seiza-s).

Sugomori City is built on reclaimed land. But as the years go by, the city's population is decreasing. The story is set in this town where Katsuhira and the others live.

Considering it's so easy to suspect that the abuse of the Kizuna system can be responsible for the deaths in the area, I'd think it's best to just treat this as just another gimmicky anime by Trigger.

[Kismet-chan]

The premise genuinely sounds interesting! Awesome character designs, totally digging them. Studio Trigger means the animation will be pretty snazzy.

Originally Posted by Stark700

Series Composition, Script:Mari Okada

*long sigh*

Okada is very hit or miss for me... But, I guess we'll have to wait and see.

[Dragonria]

a bit disappointed by the staff.. i was expecting Imaishi. The concept reminds me of Sense8

[Stark700]

Official site updated, I think it has the main key visual.

[MisaoFan]

Premise sounds a bit like Wixoss as previously mentionned, although when I saw the cast, M3 -the dark metal- comes to mind not just because of the same writer but also same grimmy looks and gender equality involving a teenage cast. Kinda hoping it won't be nearly as depressing but considering it's Okada we're talking about.

On the other hand, I find it very interesting to see how Trigger can tackle this kind of stories for the first time around.

[Kuroageha]

Trigger does interesting stuff and director looks capable.


Okada Mari on the other hand.... Ughh.


Hope the anime staff doesn't allows her to have that much freedom with her silly drama 101.


Where is Pocari Sweat now?

[MisaoFan]

Here's another thing to add as well:
http://kiznaiver.jp/staff/

For those who doesn't read Japanese very well, Okada will write the scripts for every episode, a thing she previously did in some works such as Black Rock Shooter and AKB0048.

Yuuki Hayashi is also officially confirmed for composing the OST, since when did he manage to get so busy with many recent works?

[Westlo]

Originally Posted by MisaoFan

Yuuki Hayashi is also officially confirmed for composing the OST, since when did he manage to get so busy with many recent works?

Hayashi da gawd

[Dextro]

On the one hand this is Trigger so I'll have to at least try to watch it but then there's Mari Okada there and... let's just say I haven't been blown away by her works in a long long time. Maybe the current gundam will change my opinion by then though.

[kyuudere]

Oh god....that Okada's comment....

>50% painful, 30% bittersweet. That's how I would describe this work. As for the remaining 20%... I just want it to create an explosion in your heart! Together with the staff, we're doing our best! Please watch!