Kokoro Connect (ココロコネクト, Kokoro Konekuto) is a 2012 anime series based on Anda Sadanatsu's light novel series of the same name. The anime was directed by Shinya Kawamo and produced by Silver Link. The anime's screenplay was written by Fumihiko Shimo, the character designs are by Toshifumi Akai, and the sound director was Toshiki Kameyama. It consists of two separate installments: the 13 episodes entitled Kokoro Connect, and a 4-episode special that adapts the next arc following the season entitled Kokoro Connect: Michi Random. The anime began airing on July 8, 2012 in Japan, and finished on September 30, 2012. Weeks later, Michi Random began airing on November 19, 2012, and completed on December 10, 2012. The entire anime series was licensed by North American distributor Sentai Filmworks for an English dub, which was released on Blu-Ray on October 22, 2013 and is slated for release on December 4th, 2013 in Australia.
List of Episodes
- The table below includes the original 13 episode run plus the 4 concluding OVAs (episodes 14 to 17) which represent the true ending of the series.
Episode Number | Episode Title | Air Date |
01 | "By The Time We Realized It, It Had Already Begun." |
July 8, 2012 |
02 | "Some Fascinating Humans" |
July 15, 2012 |
03 | "Jobber and Low Blow" |
July 22, 2012 |
04 | "Twin Feelings" |
July 29, 2012 |
05 | "A Confession and a Death..." |
August 5, 2012 |
06 | "A Story That Continued Before Anyone Realized It" |
August 12, 2012 |
07 | "Falling Apart" |
August 19, 2012 |
08 | "And Then There Were None" |
August 26, 2012 |
09 | "Can't Stop, Can't Stop, Can't Stop!" |
September 2, 2012 |
10 | "Putting Into Words" |
September 9, 2012 |
11 | "A Story That Began As We Realized It" |
September 16, 2012 |
12 | "Into a Snowy City" |
September 23, 2012 |
13 | "As Long As the Five of Us are Together" |
September 30, 2012 |
14 | "The Days Fall Apart" |
December 30, 2012 |
15 | "You Don't See It, You Don't Get It" |
December 30, 2012 |
16 | "Determination and Resolution" |
December 30, 2012 |
17 | "Connecting Hearts" |
December 30, 2012 |
Key Visual
External Links
- ココロコネクト (Official Kadokawa Kokoro Connect anime website in Japanese)
- Streaming
- Netflix (jp) - Kokoro Connect (includes all 17 episodes)
- News
- Crunchyroll News - FEATURE: Cruising the Crunchy-Catalog: "Kokoro Connect" by Paul Chapman December 18, 2016 1:05pm MST