Kiznaiver

Katsuhira Agata lost his sense of physical pain years ago and has lived a quiet and secluded life ever since. His passive nature makes it difficult for him to establish contact with him and his lack of will to defend himself makes him the target of his classmates' attacks. Katsuhira and six other young people are selected as participants in the Kizuna project, in which several people are linked and the pain felt by one of them is felt by all. The Kizuna project aims to lay a foundation for world peace. But first, Katsuhira and the others must prove their effectiveness by opening up to the rest of the group and further developing their own compassion.

"Kiznaiver" is definitely not a masterpiece.

The thing that stuck in my mind the most from the anime was the character design, which I think is very well done.

Each character has a different look.

The basic idea is really interesting, but unfortunately implemented only vaguely.

Nevertheless, the anime was very entertaining.

You can look at it, but you can also let it be.

Kiznaiver is about love, friendship and loss, based on an experiment of connection to "generate peace" but more so to have a better understanding of their own feelings and others around them, however, this "Kiznaiver" experiment isn't all as good as it seems.

The shows concept is unique, characters are likeable but outside of character interactions they is nothing else noteworthy, they is some "challenges" but they are laughably straightforward and uneventful, the main challenge being solving each others inner struggles.

Despite being character driven, character interactions are also pretty straightforward with it's only saving grace being it's unique concept. Overall I think it's worth watching if you like emotionally driven teen drama with a twist.

Before the end of the first episode the beauty of the animation, eclectic characters and unusual storytelling had sunk hooks in and wouldn't let go.

It's an interesting anime that proves tropes exist for a reason, beauty can exist within horror and pain... Even the insanity of the first few episodes served a purpose, and had mad science I can realistically see happening.

For all the things to got "right" it's still imperfect and at times very cliched (they are there for a reason), but it was satisfying to see another example of great anime.

Note: Those who don't enjoy story driven, character growth based stories will likely hate this.

Pro's:

• Great intro and soundtrack.
• Character Archetypes fit in the narrative.
• Quality storytelling.
• No filler episodes.
• Predictability that serves a purpose.
• Full story arc.

Con's:

• First few episodes have an almost distracting amount of chaos in them, and can turn people off.
• Predictable, it's important for the story but would loved a surprise or two.

This anime is well-done, with a compelling story. A high school boy and several of his classmates join a secret group of people, the Kiznaivers, who wouldn't normally associate with each other. This features two LGBTQ characters, Ruru and Honoka Maki, with Ruru dying while finishing their manga, leading Honoka to have feelings of doom for years to come. I remember this show fondly, although I can't recall as much about it as I can for other shows, so I'd put this at its current rating

This is a series with fantastic animation, pretty visual design, and extremely well written characters. Its funny for the most part, but when it needs to be serious, I believe that it was very impactful. While some of the things concerning the experiment weren't really explained, I don't care because the series is much more focused on character relationships and it does that very well all the way to the end.

I would highly recommend watching this.