The first third of this episode is dedicated largely to banter between Taichi, Iori, and Inaba, where we learn that TaichiРІР‚в„ўs a low-key version of the usual snarky protagonist, Iori is very upbeat but also far from innocent, and Inaba is basically the straight man, sometimes playing along with Iori but also sometimes getting exasperated with her acquaintancesРІР‚в„ў behavior.Р”Р„ll of that is well and good, and Kokoro Connect is actually better about establishing grounded personal characteristics than most shows. None of these five have all that much in common, but theyРІР‚в„ўre brought together into a single club by virtue of all being slight weirdoes who werenРІР‚в„ўt happy anywhere else. The show stars five high school freshmen: Taichi, Iori, Aoki, Yui, and Inaba. Kokoro Connect is clearly a show about coming to understand other people, a theme almost implicit in its body-switching premise. The real issue here is based in the uneasy relationship between the showРІР‚в„ўs clear goals and its fundamental nature.

As far as fundamental composition goes, this premiere is a very solid affair. The character designs are distinctive and expressive, and nothing really drags.

That doesnРІР‚в„ўt really come down to the production, or even the storytelling РІР‚вЂњ the show has nice painted backgrounds that give everything something of a faded, nostalgic look, and the story moves quickly and gracefully into a compelling premise (suddenly weРІР‚в„ўre swapping bodies for no apparent reason!). Kokoro Connect starts off with a somewhat uneven first episode.

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