Kokoro Connect

(Heart Connect)

(Promotional Video)

Kokoro Connect is an anime adaptation of a light novel, about five members of a high school's Culture Club (two boys and three girls) who end up the experimental subjects of godlike beings. They're subjected to four sets of experiments:
 * 1) A series of Freaky Friday Flips with each other;
 * 2) A series of being compelled to act on their immediate desires at random times;
 * 3) A series of regressions to earlier points in their lives; and
 * 4) Random involuntary sharing of thoughts, out of context.

Despite all that, this is a character-driven show about how the five students relate with one another.

The series - thirteen episodes and four OAVs - in available in North America from Sentai Filmworks.


 * Love Triangle: It takes a while for the triangle between to form.
 * Pair the Spares: The two members of the club who are not part of the Love Triangle. Interestingly, they become a couple before the love triangle is revealed, let alone resolved.
 * A Wizard Did It: All we know about how the experiments are carried out is that they're caused by somebody or something called "Heartseed".