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Kokoro Connect Light Novel #2
心連‧情結 2 傷痕青春
跨越「人格交換」這道考驗之後，太一等文研社員恢復了平穩的日常生活。某天放學後，稻葉突然撲倒了太一！唯同時出現了劈斷桌子的過火行為，太一跟伊織也湧現出奇妙的感覺——身體擅自動了起來？就在這時，太一聽說青木跟唯被帶到警局輔導了……？再度現身的〈風船葛〉與嶄新的試煉，即將粉碎五人的羈絆！愛與青春的五角戀愛喜劇第二彈！
288 pages, Paperback
First published May 29, 2010
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April 23, 2020
Kizu Random fixed a lot of the issues I had with Hito Random. The supernatural incidents are shown rather than just discussed, the stress on the characters is more evident, we read parts from another character’s point of view, and it feels like there’s a little more of a gap between solving each character’s problem.
In short, I enjoyed this second volume a lot more than the first.
Taichi and the others have gotten back to a normal routine, but Heartseed once again has appeared on the scene. This time, instead of randomly switching bodies, Taichi and his fellow club members will occasionally unleash their current desire. And as they learn, this could mean blurting out whatever’s on their mind or physically acting on their thoughts. Inaba, for instance, suddenly finds herself stripping and straddling Taichi. (Bow chika wow wow.)
Speaking of Inaba, she takes an even larger role in this series. She was a driving force in Hito Random, but I wonder if her popularity led to her being cemented as the secondary protagonist. Of course, as you might expect, this also means that a love triangle starts to come into clear focus, and I’m sure Nagase fans won’t welcome this development. It may seem a little rushed, but this series doesn’t take things slow. Plus, these are teenagers after all; high school is full of crushes and relationships that may or may not work out. This doesn’t seem like it’s going to be full of backstabbing drama or be a netorare series, and I’d appreciate it if it stayed that way.
But back to the actual crisis. I’d argue that acting on instinct is worse than switching places with a close friend, and Kokoro Connect certainly feels more dramatic than the first (minus the ending). Anda has shown a lot of growth as a writer in one volume, and I have to wonder if Japanese readers made some of the same comments I did.
I still would like to see some parts shift to the other members of the CRC (Aoki, Nagase, Kiriyama), but at least we see them lose control. I don’t think seeing everything on-screen is necessary — there’s a major event that Taichi and his friends find out after the fact, and it makes more sense not to see it — but generally showing is better than telling. This is especially true when characters are trying hard not to lose control; it’s not as interesting to find out after than to watch the chaos unfold along with everyone else.
All in all, I stand by my earlier statement: this second volume of Kokoro Connect is an improvement in almost every aspect. If Anda can change so much in a single volume, I’m looking forward to see where the story and characters will be in the next one and beyond.
- Krystallina
In short, I enjoyed this second volume a lot more than the first.
Taichi and the others have gotten back to a normal routine, but Heartseed once again has appeared on the scene. This time, instead of randomly switching bodies, Taichi and his fellow club members will occasionally unleash their current desire. And as they learn, this could mean blurting out whatever’s on their mind or physically acting on their thoughts. Inaba, for instance, suddenly finds herself stripping and straddling Taichi. (Bow chika wow wow.)
Speaking of Inaba, she takes an even larger role in this series. She was a driving force in Hito Random, but I wonder if her popularity led to her being cemented as the secondary protagonist. Of course, as you might expect, this also means that a love triangle starts to come into clear focus, and I’m sure Nagase fans won’t welcome this development. It may seem a little rushed, but this series doesn’t take things slow. Plus, these are teenagers after all; high school is full of crushes and relationships that may or may not work out. This doesn’t seem like it’s going to be full of backstabbing drama or be a netorare series, and I’d appreciate it if it stayed that way.
But back to the actual crisis. I’d argue that acting on instinct is worse than switching places with a close friend, and Kokoro Connect certainly feels more dramatic than the first (minus the ending). Anda has shown a lot of growth as a writer in one volume, and I have to wonder if Japanese readers made some of the same comments I did.
I still would like to see some parts shift to the other members of the CRC (Aoki, Nagase, Kiriyama), but at least we see them lose control. I don’t think seeing everything on-screen is necessary — there’s a major event that Taichi and his friends find out after the fact, and it makes more sense not to see it — but generally showing is better than telling. This is especially true when characters are trying hard not to lose control; it’s not as interesting to find out after than to watch the chaos unfold along with everyone else.
All in all, I stand by my earlier statement: this second volume of Kokoro Connect is an improvement in almost every aspect. If Anda can change so much in a single volume, I’m looking forward to see where the story and characters will be in the next one and beyond.
- Krystallina
May 21, 2019
Unlike the initial volume's body-swapping, this time our protagonists are subjected to random release of their inner desires, which proves to be slightly more disastrous than before.
While the first volume was pretty well-done in terms of building the characters and subjecting them to the random body-swapping gimmick, this volume is a bit more lacking in terms of making the drama compelling. There are a few parts where the drama feels rather forced and some plot devices get repeated, which makes me feel like it was stagnating, especially around after the 2nd half of the book.
Another thing that feels more lacking this time is the humour, which is rather non-existent in the volume, in contrast with the debut volume where the body-swapping did admittedly have a pretty easy time to build and insert comedic moments. Whereas this volume's gimmick kinda ended up with a lot of dark scenes happening, so it contributed further to the suffocating atmosphere more.
Overall, I think it was just okay this time, mostly due to the drama being rather forced as well as a rather lacking resolution of the plot threads in this volume.
While the first volume was pretty well-done in terms of building the characters and subjecting them to the random body-swapping gimmick, this volume is a bit more lacking in terms of making the drama compelling. There are a few parts where the drama feels rather forced and some plot devices get repeated, which makes me feel like it was stagnating, especially around after the 2nd half of the book.
Another thing that feels more lacking this time is the humour, which is rather non-existent in the volume, in contrast with the debut volume where the body-swapping did admittedly have a pretty easy time to build and insert comedic moments. Whereas this volume's gimmick kinda ended up with a lot of dark scenes happening, so it contributed further to the suffocating atmosphere more.
Overall, I think it was just okay this time, mostly due to the drama being rather forced as well as a rather lacking resolution of the plot threads in this volume.
December 31, 2020
As if being young isn't hard enough, watching this group of friends struggle is really an emotional rollercoaster. Great read.
March 8, 2024
Inaba the loml what wouldnt I do to put you on a better series
October 9, 2025
4.5. As I expected i did like this one more.
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