Sharing Pain is Caring: Kiznaiver

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Howdy, howdy folks!  I’m back this week alive and kicking with a new review!  On the chopping block is another show from the spring season from budding studio Trigger.  Yep, mention that word and you pretty much know what this week’s review is on.  So let’s get started with this week’s review on Kiznaiver!
Throughout all of his life-all of which he can remember anyway- Katsuhira is unable to feel pain.  This has constantly made him a target for bullying.  But one day, he meets a girl named Sonozaki and everything changes.  After suffering a near fatal accident, he is taken to a secret organization along with five other people.  Sonozaki reveals that the town they live in, Sugomori City, is actually an experimental site for a massive project called the Kizna System.  In the process of this Katsuhira and five other students were chosen and underwent a surgery that causes all of them to feel each other’s pain physically and –later on- emotionally.  The series then documents the numerous tests the six undergo to learn more about their ability and each other.
I won’t lie, this was a strange anime.  Not in the sense that it was totally out there, but still…it’s complicated.  So on a scale of 1 to 10, Kiznaiver gets a 7.  Sure, it’s hard to describe this show, but on the plus side, the animation was very well done.  Compared to some of the more outrageous animation styles produced by Studio Trigger, this was actually very tame.  Also, it was very beautiful to look at.  Sure, the style was reminiscent of Trigger’s other shows-particularly Kill La Kill- , but it wasn’t as wild and vivid.  I also like the amount of drama the show had.  This really helped the plot move along and was just enough to keep my attention.
On the other hand, when it came to the plot, it was sorely lacking.  Normally this is a great asset to anime shows, but Kiznaiver missed the mark and wound up in a different zip code.  The problem starts with its concept; the idea that all of the main characters are able to share pain and must learn how to adapt to this is what it boils down to.  When I first heard about the show, I expected a fun, action-oriented show.  Instead, I’m not sure what I got.  As a result, you get a show where no one knows what it is.  Sure, with the drama that it has, you could classify it as a sci-fi drama like Plastic Memories.  But with the concept that it has, it just doesn’t seem to fit.  So overall, it makes it boring and strange.  Still, when it comes to this show, again, stay for the animation.
So sharing may be caring, even if it is pain, but if someone could find out what the heck this show is about, share that please!  As of late, the show has been streaming on Crunchyroll, so catch it if you get a chance.  And so, that wraps up this week’s review.  Next week, I’ll be changing things up with a special post on a little something I like to call Pokémon!  Unfortunately, it’s not about PokémonGO.  However, it is on another major game in the franchise.  But more on that next Sunday!  If you have a request of a show or topic you’d like me to look at, let me know!  So until next time, stay tuned for more!

-Hanime on Anime

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