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who knew he was secretly a refugee from Kids on the Slope?) (At least we do get to see Goto-sensei be competent at something. There's also not a whole lot for Yui and Yoshifumi to do once they've decided they're together - which essentially lessens the number of 'important' characters in an already thinly-populated series. On the minus side, the whole subplot with the jazz club potentially taking away their advisor Goto-sensei (and leaving them more open to being 'outed' as abnormal somehow) is essentially superfluous, though it indirectly ties in with a far more compelling subplot where Iori has to deal with bullying from a trio of classmates - a very real issue in schools worldwide - and one ultimately resolved with a startling amount of panache and gumption.

Also, it's fairly obvious by this point that for all his posturing, Heartseed is a blatant liar and a jerk, but always finds himself outwitted by high school students: one imagines him going into a villainous breakdown after having been foiled by the Scooby Gang for the zillionth time ('I'd have gotten away with it too if it weren't for you pesky kids!').

It's nice to see it happen anyway: it's almost refreshing to see characters be strong-willed and determined to help their friends even when they know they're being manipulated by something pretty far outside their realm of understanding.

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Honestly, the events in Michi Random aren't really so random at all: the thoughts and emotions projected occur at seemingly the exact times needed to catalyze further events, and you realize it's only a matter of time before these kids figure out how to turn it to their advantage. This provides a huge contrast with the marked change in Himeko Inaba, who started out as being a sarcastic, mistrustful loner, but has begun to realize just how much she has grown to care for her friends, especially Taichi. Just imagine being dressed down and called out by Yui from K-On!, because, remember, that's the voice you're hearing. That being said: the deconstruction of Iori Nagase as a character (and pretty much all her relationships with the other characters in the process) was something I knew was coming, but to actually witness her break down so thoroughly is really something else.

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If you haven't watched Kokoro Connect, stop reading right now and go directly to the original series review, as this is a direct continuation. As Iori struggles to figure herself out, the rest of the club scrambles to produce a year-end presentation in order to keep their advisor Goto-sensei and maintain the masquerade of normalcy. This chapter of the story has the Cultural Research Club undergo a situation where their emotions are transmitted to other members of the club at random - though generally at the most inopportune times - and hardest hit is Iori, who is already unsure of her very identity and personhood. As these five friends face many different unusual phenomena at the whims of a mysterious being known as Heartseed, their friendship is put to the ultimate test. One day, they begin experiencing a phenomenon in which they randomly swap bodies amongst themselves. The story involves five high school students, Taichi, Iori, Himeko, Yoshifumi and Yui, who are all members of the Cultural Research Club. Though numbered as episodes 14-17, we follow MyAnimeList in treating Kokoro Connect: Michi Random as a separate four-episode series with its own review. Notes: Based on the light novel series by Sadanatsu Anda. Related Series: Kokoro Connect (predecessor)ДЄlso Recommended: Kids on the Slope, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Length: Television series, 4 episodes, 23 minutes eachДistributor: Licensed in North America by Sentai FilmworksД¬ontent Rating: 13+ (violence, adult themes) Genre: Romantic comedy-drama with light sci-fi fantasy elements

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