What’s even more interesting is that the Heartseed gets disappointed when the friends try to cope and act normal, rather than freak out, prompting even harsher measures to take place. It turns out that this isn’t just a drama anime, but a developing romance one at that. This is amplified particularly when hints of attraction start showing between some of the characters. Naturally this doesn’t go down well with our friends who, little by little, begin to unravel under the stress and find their friendship being tested on all fronts. There is no real motive for the experiment, as the creature seemingly has no emotions other than a curiosity to see what happens. Soon enough an entity by the name of “Heartseed” is the culprit, who periodically borrows the body of their homeroom teacher, and is doing this simply because he finds humans “pretty interesting”. But from the very beginning we get hints of things that aren’t exactly right with some of the characters, whether it’s family issues or a psychological complex. Going to the wrong bathroom and the thought of getting “familiar” with a body of the opposite sex. It’s only the little things that are problems at first. It doesn’t take long for the madness to begin, however, as they start to experience the phenomenon of spontaneously switching bodies. Yui doesn’t want any of the guys getting close to her while Inaba isn’t particularly nice, choosing to hide her real feeling. What’s interesting is that despite being friends, there isn’t much harmony amongst them. Kokoro Connect begins like any other after-school club anime with your stereotypical main character, Taichi Yaegashi, and a small group of friends: the easy-going mate Aoki Yoshifumi, the serious Inaba Himeko, the cute but distant Yui Kiriyama and the always-happy-but-actually-depressed Iori Nagase. Would you be able to overcome the differences that would arise? That’s what Kokoro Connect tried to explore when it aired last year and Hanabee has now brought the show to Australian shores for us to see. We all hold a few secrets and everyone has their own issues, either at home or with themselves. You might think you’re close to your best friends but what if you randomly swapped bodies, at any time and at any place.
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