Kiznaiver (2016)

Animation · Drama · Romance

The anime's setting is a fictional Japanese city named Sugomori City. One day, Noriko Sonosaki tells her classmate Katsuhira Agata, "You have been selected to be a Kiznaiver." The Kizuna System, which allows Katsuhira to share his wounds, connects him to the classmates whose lives and personalities completely differ from his. The Kizuna System is an incomplete system for the implementation of world peace that connects people through wounds. All those who are connected to this system are called Kiznaivers. When one Kiznaiver is wounded, the system divides and transmits the wound among the other Kiznaivers. Sugomori City is built on reclaimed land, but as the years go by, the city's population is decreasing. The story is set in this town where Katsuhira and the others live.

IMDb rating: 6.9 (2,356 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 ↑ +0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: Mini-series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

7.84 avg 12 episodes 7.6 → 7.7 24 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sometimes, a Bond Can Bloom from the First Day Eye Contact Is Made	7.6	107
2	If You Can Swallow a Bizarre Situation Like This So Easily, Two Buckets of Barium Shouldn't Be a Problem	7.7	89
3	Depending on How You Look at It, I Think We Could Get Through Anything... Right?	7.7	83
4	Now That We're All Connected, Let's All Get to Know Each Other Better, 'Kay?	7.4	79
5	Wahoo, It's a Training Camp! Let's Step in Deer Poop and Have Pillow Fights! Go, Go!	7.8	79
6	Nothing Good Comes From Being Around All of You	7.8	72
7	A Battle Touching Upon the Identity of the Pain that's Seven Times the Pain of One-Seventh of a Pain	8.0	77
8	Happy Times Don't Tend to Last Very Long	7.8	70
9	It's All Over......I Think	8.8	103
10	You Knew Very Well That Your Romantic Feelings Might Be Unrequited, Right?	8.0	79
11	We Have To Contact Each Other And Confirm Our Feelings. Because We're Friends!	7.8	71
12	If The Kizna System Spread Throughout The World	7.7	82