The essential episodes of Kokoro Connect
Watch these 13 in order and you've got Kokoro Connect — each pick states its reason.
- 01
A Story That Had Already Begun Before Anyone Realized It
Being required by their school to be in a club, Yui, Iori, Himeko, Taichi, and Aoki are members of Student Cultural Society. One day, Yui and Aoki come in with a problem... they claim to have swapped bodies last night.
- 02
The Student Cultural Society members have a problem and it seems to be escalating. The group doesn’t know what to do until a mysterious figure explains almost everything.
- 03
As the body switching becomes more common place, the Student Cultural Society members become more adventurous with each other’s body.
- 04
Inaban is not well and she has been hiding it from the group. Taichi, after switching with her, has felt her physical pain and is determined to help her.
- 05
Heartseed has grown bored with the group. So spice things up he takes over Iori body and jumps from a bridge. He offers the group the ability to switch bodies at will, if one cares to take Iori’s place in death.
- 06
A Story That Continued Before Anyone Realized It
After weeks of peace, the members of the group have started hearing voice and once again their lives have been turned upside down.
- 07
Acting out on their desires is causing members of the StuCS to lose friends and even turn against each other.
- 08
All the infighting between the club members is beginning the boil over. Good advice comes their way from an unlikely source.
- 09
Can't Stop, Can't Stop, Can't Stop
The group is learning to be more honest with their desires, except for Inaba. Heartseed decides to pay her a special visit at home.
- 10
Heartseed warned Inaba that he would make things interesting. Inaba, Iori, with knives and unleashed desires will leave someone crying.
- 11
A Story That Began as We Realized It
With Heartseed gone the group enjoyed some time off, but a visitor to Taichi is set to stir up new troubles.
- 12
While Kiriyama deals with a friend from the past and the promise she can’t remember. Aoki must decide who he really loves.
- 13
As Long as the Five of Us Are Together
Taichi screws up and everyone pays the price. While dealing with the situation, Iori gets a call from her mother and the team sets out to help.
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