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In the futuristic, experimentally planned city of Sugomori, high schooler Katsuhira Agata lives in complete apathy, incapable of feeling physical pain. One afternoon, an enigmatic classmate named Noriko Sonozaki pushes him down a stairwell and reveals that he has been enrolled in the secretive Kizna System. Katsuhira finds himself surgically bound to six other wildly mismatched teenagers, forcing them to share all physical injuries and emotional anguish equally. If one teenager suffers a blow, every member feels the sting. To survive their forced connection, these isolated youths must navigate buried trauma and genuine intimacy.
⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
Studio Trigger produced this original television anime series, directed by Hiroshi Kobayashi in his full directorial debut. Famed screenwriter Mari Okada, renowned for *Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day*, penned the emotional script, while manga artist Shirow Miwa crafted original character designs adapted by Mai Yoshioka. Airing in spring 2016, the series featured an iconic electronic theme song by the rock duo Boom Boom Satellites. The anime explored philosophical themes of empathy, communication, and human isolation, becoming a cult favorite for its striking visual direction and evocative color palette.
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12
1
Sometimes, a Bond Can Bloom from the First Day Eye Contact Is Made
Aired 2016-04-08
2
If You Can Swallow a Bizarre Situation Like This So Easily, Two Buckets of Barium Shouldn't Be a Problem
Aired 2016-04-15
3
Depending on How You Look At It, I Think We Could Get Through Anything... Right?
Aired 2016-04-22
4
Now That We're All Connected, Let's All Get to Know Each Other Better, 'Kay?
Aired 2016-04-29
5
Wahoo! It's a Training Camp! Let's Step in Deer Poop and Have Pillow Fights! Go! Go!
Aired 2016-05-06
6
Nothing Good Comes From Being Around All Of You
Aired 2016-05-13
7
A Battle Touching Upon the Identity of the Pain that's Seven Times the Pain of One-Seventh of a Pain
Aired 2016-05-20
8
Happy Times Don't Tend to Last Very Long
Aired 2016-05-27
9
It's All Over... I Think
Aired 2016-06-03
10
You Knew Very Well That Your Romantic Feelings Might Be Unrequited, Right?
Aired 2016-06-10
11
We Have To Contact Each Other And Confirm Our Feelings. Because We're Friends!
Aired 2016-06-17
12
If The Kizna System Spread Throughout The World
Aired 2016-06-24
At its peak Kiznaiver is an impeccably well-directed show, but Trigger's zany outlook and a unique core concept doesn't paper over a series that doesn't bring anything new to the table.
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