Heartseed is a bastard, but it’s hard to tell if that was really a bad thing.īeyond its interesting personality mechanics, the true gem of Kokoro Connect is its absolutely fantastic minimalist cast with diverse and unique personalities. Without the effects of these powers, this group would have just continued to go along without confronting their problems, which is something that can only become worse with time.
Through every trial, our characters suffered, but they also grew. Even the short age manipulation arc threw its own punches, showing how hard it was to deal with the past when its memories are forces straight out. When desires became unleashed, people are hurt quickly, and the line between ones thoughts and ones was blurred.
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When body swapping started, the period of slapstick misunderstandings fell away quickly as the full existential weight of the power’s effects became manifest. Every time Heartseed came with a new way to shake up the group’s lives, the full gravity of its effects were always felt. It really shows a strength in storytelling to take something everyone wrote off as generic and turn it into an absolutely enthralling plot line. I came in expecting a bland and mediocre show and found an old gimmick treated with such care and dignity that it catapulted its way to my favorite show of the season. Looking back on it, it’s really funny how people were dismissing the show off of its initial body swap mechanic. Originally just picked to round out my schedule, I lucked upon a real diamond in the rough. Kokoro Connect was my sleeper show of this season. There is so much more to be said and done in this group, and I don’t know if I can wait until next spring to find out. With that, we part with Iori musing upon doubt of her feelings for Taichi and then immediately cut to credits, complete with a tease for the next chapter. Mistakes are one of the greatest ways to grow, and without allowing oneself to fail we never find our limits or realize our faults. I loved this final showdown of sorts, with Inaba and Taichi reminding Iori that this life she’s lived was not worthless. All the mistakes, all the opportunities, not to mention all the cash in sports gambling, it would be hard not to take such an offer. There are few opportunities more appealing than the idea of being able to rewrite ones past. His dick-moves are now legendary, but this one really takes the cake. However, it seems the final confrontation was not meant to be between Iori and her father, but against Heartseed. When Iori turns into a baby at the climax, it was almost more hilarious than dramatic. It was kinda funny watching them try to deal with this crisis while also sometimes reverting to being 10 years old. Seems a certain deadbeat dad is giving her mom all sorts of trouble. Drama only comes back to rear its ugly head when Iori’s problems are finally pushed to the vanguard. Thanks to the somehow not vagabond infested abandoned complex they were using, the problem was not imminent. Did he forget about Iori being thrown into a river? You do not fuck with Heartseed, in any iteration. It’s kinda funny to see just how little resistance he gives to Inaba’s interrogations before breaking down, fully knowing the consequences that could arise. As I predicted,(at least I did on skype) our boneheaded too-honest-for-his-own-good protagonist has really screwed the pooch on this one. I thought the problems would be restricted to only so many people being changed at a time, but just changed to start randomly.
Man, when Heartseed 2 is serious, it is serious. Can our group help Iori in time, or will the constant interference be a hurdle they simply can’t cross? At the same time, Iori’s step-dad has gone out of control. Recap: After Taichi earns his award for worst coverup attempt, Heartseed 2 goes berserk with its age shifting powers.
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