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Kiznaiver
Kiznaiver
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Kiznaiver

7.7 / 10
2016
1 season
12 episodes
Sci-Fi & FantasyAnimationDrama

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.

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Trailer

Kiznaiver - Official Trailer (English subtitled)

Where to Watch(AU)

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Cast

Yuki Kaji

Koutaro Nishiyama

Rina Sato

Misaki Kuno

Hibiku Yamamura

Yuka Terasaki

Tomoaki Maeno

Nobunaga Shimazaki

L

Lori Bachynski

Seasons

  • Sometimes, a Bond Can Bloom from the First Day Eye Contact Is Made

    1.Sometimes, a Bond Can Bloom from the First Day Eye Contact Is Made

    7.7
    09-04-201624m

    Agata Katsuhira is a strange young man who doesn't feel pain. One day, he encounters a mysterious young woman named Sonozaki Noriko, who changes his life, as well as the lives of h...

  • If You Can Swallow a Bizarre Situation Like This So Easily, Two Buckets of Barium Shouldn't Be a Problem

    2.If You Can Swallow a Bizarre Situation Like This So Easily, Two Buckets of Barium Shouldn't Be a Problem

    8.2
    16-04-201624m

    The kids are forced into doing self introductions... However, it appears that the self introductions that Sonozaki wants them to do requires much more than the usual name and what...

  • Depending on How You Look At It, I Think We Could Get Through Anything... Right?

    3.Depending on How You Look At It, I Think We Could Get Through Anything... Right?

    8.8
    23-04-201624m

    The kids find out that there's actually one other Kiznaiver, and they go to find this mysterious figure.

  • Now That We're All Connected, Let's All Get to Know Each Other Better, 'Kay?

    4.Now That We're All Connected, Let's All Get to Know Each Other Better, 'Kay?

    8.2
    30-04-201624m

    The kids get to know Hisomu and Sonozaki promises to let them know a secret about Kiznaivers if they agree to go to a summer training camp.

  • Wahoo! It's a Training Camp! Let's Step in Deer Poop and Have Pillow Fights! Go! Go!

    5.Wahoo! It's a Training Camp! Let's Step in Deer Poop and Have Pillow Fights! Go! Go!

    8.2
    07-05-201624m

    The Kiznaivers get to their training camp and are faced with the summer favorite, the test of bravery. Meanwhile, Chidori runs off on her own and the others realize that they might...

  • Nothing Good Comes From Being Around All Of You

    6.Nothing Good Comes From Being Around All Of You

    8.5
    14-05-201624m

    Something from Honoka's past comes back to haunt her, and Nico makes another attempt at becoming her friend.

  • A Battle Touching Upon the Identity of the Pain that's Seven Times the Pain of One-Seventh of a Pain

    7.A Battle Touching Upon the Identity of the Pain that's Seven Times the Pain of One-Seventh of a Pain

    9.2
    21-05-201624m

    The Kiznaivers find out the truth about Maki's past, and try to help her overcome it.

  • Happy Times Don't Tend to Last Very Long

    8.Happy Times Don't Tend to Last Very Long

    9.2
    28-05-201624m

    The Kiznaivers get stuck in a building during a typhoon and some hidden feelings start to come to light.

  • It's All Over......I Think

    9.It's All Over......I Think

    9.2
    04-06-201624m

    The Kiznaivers start to hear each others thoughts, which makes things even more complicated. Meanwhile, a secret about Sonozaki and Katsuhira is revealed.

  • You Knew Very Well That Your Romantic Feelings Might Be Unrequited, Right?

    10.You Knew Very Well That Your Romantic Feelings Might Be Unrequited, Right?

    9.2
    11-06-201624m

    The Kiznaivers all go their own ways. Meanwhile, Katsuhira finds out the truth about the Kizna Experiment and about Sonozaki's past.

  • We Have To Contact Each Other And Confirm Our Feelings. Because We're Friends!

    11.We Have To Contact Each Other And Confirm Our Feelings. Because We're Friends!

    9.0
    18-06-201624m

    Katsuhira finds out what happened to the friends from his childhood and Sonozaki is intent on making the Kizna Experiment successful no matter what.

  • If The Kizna System Spread Throughout The World

    12.If The Kizna System Spread Throughout The World

    9.5
    25-06-201624m

    Noriko attempts suicide by jumping off a bridge while black Gomorin share her pain with the entire city, in an effort to unite its citizens.

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