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Kiznaiver

TV·2016–2016·1 season, 12 episodes·Gunma TV·Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation, Drama·24m·7.6·Created by Mari Okada

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The anime's setting is a fictional Japanese city named Sugomori City. One day, Noriko Sonosaki tells her classmate Katsuhira Agata, "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.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Kiznaiver S01E12If The Kizna System Spread Throughout The WorldS01E12 · 9.5Noriko attempts suicide by jumping off a bridge while black Gomorin share her pain with the entire city, in an effort to unite its citizens.
  2. 02Kiznaiver S01E07A Battle Touching Upon the Identity of the Pain that's Seven Times the Pain of One-Seventh of a PainS01E07 · 9.2The Kiznaivers find out the truth about Maki's past, and try to help her overcome it.
  3. 03Kiznaiver S01E08Happy Times Don't Tend to Last Very LongS01E08 · 9.2The Kiznaivers get stuck in a building during a typhoon and some hidden feelings start to come to light.

Cast

Yuki KajiYuki KajiKatsuhira Agata (voice)Koutaro NishiyamaKoutaro NishiyamaYoshiharu Hisomu (voice)Rina SatoRina SatoHonoka Maki (voice)Misaki KunoMisaki KunoNiko Niiyama (voice)Hibiku YamamuraHibiku YamamuraNoriko Sonozaki (voice)Yuka TerasakiYuka TerasakiChidori Takashiro (voice)Tomoaki MaenoTomoaki MaenoHajime Tenga (voice)Nobunaga ShimazakiNobunaga ShimazakiTsuguhito Yuta (voice)

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes2016Aired 8.7Season avg
  1. S01E01Kiznaiver S01E01Sometimes, a Bond Can Bloom from the First Day Eye Contact Is MadeApril 9, 2016 7.7Agata Katsuhira is a strange young man who doesn't feel pain. One day, he encounters a mysterious young woman named Sonozaki Noriko, who cha
  2. S01E02Kiznaiver S01E02If You Can Swallow a Bizarre Situation Like This So Easily, Two Buckets of Barium Shouldn't Be a ProblemApril 16, 2016 8.2The kids are forced into doing self introductions... However, it appears that the self introductions that Sonozaki wants them to do requires
  3. S01E03Kiznaiver S01E03Depending on How You Look At It, I Think We Could Get Through Anything... Right?April 23, 2016 8.8The kids find out that there's actually one other Kiznaiver, and they go to find this mysterious figure.
  4. S01E04Kiznaiver S01E04Now That We're All Connected, Let's All Get to Know Each Other Better, 'Kay?April 30, 2016 8.2The kids get to know Hisomu and Sonozaki promises to let them know a secret about Kiznaivers if they agree to go to a summer training camp.
  5. S01E05Kiznaiver S01E05Wahoo! It's a Training Camp! Let's Step in Deer Poop and Have Pillow Fights! Go! Go!May 7, 2016 8.2The Kiznaivers get to their training camp and are faced with the summer favorite, the test of bravery. Meanwhile, Chidori runs off on her ow
  6. S01E06Kiznaiver S01E06Nothing Good Comes From Being Around All Of YouMay 14, 2016 8.5Something from Honoka's past comes back to haunt her, and Nico makes another attempt at becoming her friend.
  7. S01E07Kiznaiver S01E07A Battle Touching Upon the Identity of the Pain that's Seven Times the Pain of One-Seventh of a PainMay 21, 2016 9.2The Kiznaivers find out the truth about Maki's past, and try to help her overcome it.
  8. S01E08Kiznaiver S01E08Happy Times Don't Tend to Last Very LongMay 28, 2016 9.2The Kiznaivers get stuck in a building during a typhoon and some hidden feelings start to come to light.
  9. S01E09Kiznaiver S01E09It's All Over......I ThinkJune 4, 2016 9.2The Kiznaivers start to hear each others thoughts, which makes things even more complicated. Meanwhile, a secret about Sonozaki and Katsuhir
  10. S01E10Kiznaiver S01E10You Knew Very Well That Your Romantic Feelings Might Be Unrequited, Right?June 11, 2016 9.2The Kiznaivers all go their own ways. Meanwhile, Katsuhira finds out the truth about the Kizna Experiment and about Sonozaki's past.
  11. S01E11Kiznaiver S01E11We Have To Contact Each Other And Confirm Our Feelings. Because We're Friends!June 18, 2016 9.0Katsuhira finds out what happened to the friends from his childhood and Sonozaki is intent on making the Kizna Experiment successful no matt
  12. S01E12Kiznaiver S01E12Season's bestIf The Kizna System Spread Throughout The WorldJune 25, 2016 9.5Noriko attempts suicide by jumping off a bridge while black Gomorin share her pain with the entire city, in an effort to unite its citizens.

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