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I think this disconnect makes Nori's actions during the final episodes a bit harder to get behind, which makes the ending fall a bit flatter than it should. In that case, if she is aware people can make friends normally, that means her desires are purely for selfish reasons since she's the one unable to make bonds, yet she seems convinced she's doing it for the sake of everyone in Sugomori and world peace. The last one I'm a bit iffy on, since Maki did indeed make a friend before and there are a couple other pairs at the school, so it's not super unusual. So, when Nori talks about how the Kizna system is needed to make bonds, either: 1) she's completely unaware that people can make friends normally, 2) actively unwilling to believe that's the optimal choice or 3) people becoming friends normally is not actually common in the setting. Yet the main characters are clearly inept when it comes to being social. The average person is liable to just gawk at whatever's happening, but that's all too common in real life as well.
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And also, are people less able to empathize in general or is it just these guys? Because I couldn't tell you. The world seems slightly more futuristic, but is it more or less peaceful than what we have today? A more dangerous world would be one more likely to develop the Kizna System. I mean, I guess I should just assume that war is still an issue. The Kizna Group was funded by organizations and governments all over the world for purposes of world peace. For starters I think the scale is just too big. Or alternatively it's that it was developed too much. However, as far as settings go, I think the biggest problem with Kiznaiver for me is that it's world was not delved into enough. In Kiznaiver, however, Sugomori was designed for the Kizna System. And considering how all powerful Heartseed seems to be I wouldn't challenge that. Heartseed operates in secret, advising the cast not let word of what's going on in the club get out. Even age regression only lasts a limited amount of time, and when it's over the victim is flooded with fresh memories from the time period their body shifted back to, keeping the focus on the mental. Minds swapping into different bodies, personal desires exploding outward, or thoughts being passed along without control. With the exception of age regression, they are all in the mind. While in Kiznaiver the scars on the wrists of those afflicted have a tendency to glow or sound off, in Kokoro Connect the phenomena are more subtle. Despite that though, the contrast does highlight a big difference between the two shows which matches the subtlety of the phenomena and the forces enacting them. I wouldn't call it bland: the direction is just enough so that it's not boring, at least, but it's still not a big point of interest. This matches the backgrounds and overall scenery, which is pretty normal.
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The character designs for the anime and the art for the light novels are done by Yukiko Horiguchi, who notably did the character designs of K-On! This deliberate choice purposely evokes a popular series that takes place in a realistic setting, furthering the groundedness of Kokoro Connect through the intertextuality. Studio Silver Link however gives Kokoro Connect a more natural feeling, setting it in a less different version of our world.