Kokoro Connect

Project Status: ACTIVE This project has been updated within the past 3 months.

Volume 1 cover

Kokoro Connect (ココロコネクト) is a Japanese light novel series written by Sadanatsu Anda, with illustrations by Shiromizakana. Anda entered the first novel in the series, originally titled Hito Tsunagari Te, Doko e Yuku (ヒトツナガリテ、ドコへユク?), into Enterbrain's 11th Entertainment Awards in 2009 and the novel won the Special Prize. The series is complete with 11 volumes (8 main volumes and 3 side-story volumes).

An ongoing manga adaptation under the same name was written by the original author and illustrated by CUTEG in October 2010. A 17-episode anime adaptation was made by Silver Link; the first 13 aired in July 2012 and the last 4 aired in December 2012. These episodes adapted the first four novels of Kokoro Connect.

A Drama CD has been released in February 2011, and a second has been released in January 2012. A PSP visual novel, Kokoro Connect: Yochi Random, has been released in November 2012, featuring an original story taking place after the events of the first novel, Hito Random.

The Kokoro Connect series is also available in the following languages:

• Russian (Русский)
• Português Brasileiro (Brazilian Portuguese)
• Español (Spanish)
• Italian (Italiano)
• Indonesia (Indonesian)

(Note: Translation progress varies for each version.)

Story Synopsis

The story involves five high school students, Yaegashi Taichi, Nagase Iori, Inaba Himeko, Aoki Yoshifumi and Kiriyama Yui, who are all members of the Cultural Research Club. One day, they begin experiencing a phenomenon in which they randomly swap bodies amongst themselves. As these five friends face many different phenomena at the whims of a mysterious entity known as «Heartseed», their friendship is put to the ultimate test.

Series Information

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School, Slice-of-life, Supernatural
Japanese Title: ココロコネクト
English Title: Kokoro Connect
Author: 庵田定夏 (Anda Sadanatsu)
Illustrator: 白身魚 (Shiromizakana)
Volumes: 11 (8 main, 3 side-story)
Status: Complete

Awards

Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (このライトノベルがすごい!) 2011

• 14th place in Best Novel Series, Anda Sadanatsu

Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (このライトノベルがすごい!) 2012

• 12th place in Best Novel Series, Anda Sadanatsu
• 8th place in Best Illustrator, Shiromizakana
• 6th place in Best Female Character, Himeko Inaba

Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (このライトノベルがすごい!) 2013

• 15th place in Best Novel Series, Anda Sadanatsu
• 4th place in Best Illustrator, Shiromizakana
• 3rd place in Best Female Character, Himeko Inaba

Translation

Translators Needed

There are still some Kokoro Connect volumes that have not been translated.

Anyone with decent Japanese or Chinese skills will be allowed to translate. Please note that some of the chapters are translated from the Chinese version of the novels, which are known to have some minor mistakes compared to the original Japanese text. If you have access to the originals and spot any errors, feel free to make any corrections.

If you would like to help translate this series, please post in the forums, and we will help you get started. Thank you.

Registration

All translators need to register the chapters they're working on.

Format Standards

• General Format/Style Guideline
• Kokoro Connect Names and Terminology Guidelines (might contain spoilers)

All edited translations are to be in British English.

Feedback

Visit the forums to give your feedback or discuss this series.

Updates

• January 26, 2015 - Volume 5 Chapter 2 retranslated
• December 21, 2014 - Volume 5 Chapter 1 completed
• October 8, 2014 - Volume 5 Prologue Retranslated
• April 21, 2014 Volume 6 completed
• April 21, 2014 Volume 6 Epilogue completed
• April 20, 2014 Volume 6 Chapter 7 completed
• December 27, 2013 Volume 6 Chapter 7 completed
• September 12, 2013 Volume 6 Chapter 6 completed
• August 26, 2013 Volume 6 Chapter 5 completed
• August 14, 2013 Volume 6 Chapter 4 completed
• August 9, 2013 Volume 6 Chapter 3 completed
• August 5, 2013 Volume 6 Chapter 2 completed
• August 3, 2013 Volume 6 Chapter 1 completed
• August 1, 2013 Volume 4.5 Kiriyama's First Time Experience completed

Older updates can be found on the Kokoro Connect Updates page.

The Kokoro Connect series by Sadanatsu Anda

Volume 1 - Hito Random (Random People) (Full Text - PDF)

• Novel Illustrations
• Chapter 1 - By the Time We Realized It, It Had Already Begun
• Chapter 2 - 'That' Was Started from 'th'
• Chapter 3 - That Guy Who Was Interested
• Chapter 4 - The Week of Fostering Relationships and Detonating Bombs
• Chapter 5 - Jobber's Reflection
• Chapter 6 - Low Blow's Most Powerful Theory
• Chapter 7 - Finale and Another Starting Point
• Chapter 8 - She Was Born with That
• Chapter 9 - A Confession and the Arrival of Death
• Epilogue
• Author's Notes

Volume 2 - Kizu Random (Random Wounds) (Full Text - PDF)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 - Can't Stop It, Can't Stop It, Can't Stop It!
• Chapter 2 - By the Time We Realized It, It Had Already Begun (II)
• Chapter 3 - Have Our Usual Lives Changed?
• Chapter 4 - The Collapse and Detachment of Their Bonds
• Chapter 5 - Working Together to Help the Collapsed
• Chapter 6 - Found Out by Accident
• Chapter 7 - Hiking Turned Out to Be a Battlefield
• Chapter 8 - To Act Out What Has Been Said
• Epilogue - Inaba Himeko Strikes Back
• Author's Notes

Volume 3 - Kako Random (Random Past) (Full Text - PDF)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue - January 1 of This Year
• Chapter 1 - By the Time I Was Reminded, It Had Already Begun
• Chapter 2 - Things That Happened in the Past
• Chapter 3 - The Past Self and the Present Self
• Chapter 4 - Because It Was Something that Could Not Be Helped
• Chapter 5 - New Year's Eve
• Chapter 6 - Goodbye
• Chapter 7 - In Heaven and on Earth, No One Is Noble but Me
• Chapter 8 - To Start Over
• Epilogue - Simply Words
• Author's Notes

Volume 4 - Michi Random (Random Courses) (Full Text - PDF)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 - A Love Confession by Yaegashi Taichi
• Chapter 2 - The Valentine's Day for Inaba Himeko
• Chapter 3 - The Battle Method of Aoki Yoshifumi
• Chapter 4 - The Love Dilemma for Yaegashi Taichi
• Chapter 5 - The Striving Act of Kiriyama Yui
• Chapter 6 - The Realisation of Inaba Himeko
• Chapter 7 - A Conciliation for Yaegashi Taichi
• Chapter 8 - The Decision of Nagase Iori
• Chapter 9 - The Turning Point for Yaegashi Taichi
• Epilogue - A New Chapter for Nagase Iori
• Author's Notes

Volume 4.5 - Clip Time

• Novel Illustrations
• The Correct Way to Use a Scoop Photo
• Kiriyama Yui's First Time Experience
• Inaba Himeko's Solo Battle - (incomplete)
• Pentagon++ - (progress: 11/128)
• Author's Notes

Volume 5 - Nise Random (Random Fakes)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 - Sports Festival
• Chapter 2 - The Girl's Temptation
• Chapter 3 - This World Is the Best XXX (Translated on Defan752's Blog)
• Chapter 4 - An Opened Door that Cannot Be Closed Again (Translated on Defan752's Blog)
• Chapter 5 - And Then the Pentagon Was Erased
• Chapter 6 - The Protagonist of This Tale
• Chapter 7 - This World, No Matter When
• Chapter 8 - On the Day of the Sports Festival
• Epilogue - Whose World Has Already Changed
• Author's Notes

Volume 6 - Yume Random (Random Dreams) (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 - The Season for Career Planning Surveys
• Chapter 2 - The Announcement of the Beginning of the Last
• Chapter 3 - The Cupid of Love
• Chapter 4 - Parting of Ways of Which They Believed In
• Chapter 5 - She Who Was the Detective
• Chapter 6 - The Decisive Battle and the Trap
• Chapter 7 - Under the Starry Night
• Chapter 8 - Their Individual Resolutions
• Epilogue - And Thereafter
• Author's Notes

Volume 6.5 - Step Time

• Novel Illustrations
• First Encounter - incomplete
• The Friendship of Those Two
• Date x Date x Date
• Sprint Towards My Way
• Author's Notes

Volume 7 - Asu Random (Random Tomorrow) (I)

• Novel Illustrations (incomplete)
• Chapter 1 - Almost Everyday today
• Chapter 2 - By the Time We Realized It, It Seemed to Have Already Begun
• Chapter 3 - Something Was Different
• Chapter 4 - The Story Hasn't Begun Yet
• Chapter 5 - The Story Has Begun
• Chapter 6 - Someone's Battle
• Chapter 7 - The World That Was Changing
• Chapter 8 - The Sprout That Blew on the Side of the Road
• Chapter 9 - The Words Before the Beginning of the Journey
• Epilogue - Onwards to that Stage
• Author's Notes

Volume 8 - Asu Random (Random Tomorrow) (II)

• Novel Illustrations (incomplete)
• Chapter 1 - The Will of the God of this World
• Chapter 2 - The Battle Begins
• Chapter 3 - Antagonism
• Chapter 4 - The Shifting World
• Chapter 5 - The One Thing that Can Change this World
• Chapter 6 - Final Battle
• Chapter 7 - Heartseed
• Epilogue - People are Connected, Wherever They Go
• Author's Notes

Volume 8.5 - Precious Time

• Novel Illustrations (incomplete)
• My Only Brother
• Couples Battle Royale
• New Students, Be Ambitious
• Towards the Future
• Author's Notes

Project Staff

• Supervisor: N/A
• Project Manager: N/A

Translators

ACTIVE

• skullheart (from Japanese text)
• defan752 (from Volume 5 Chinese text)

INACTIVE

• MCsq2 (from Chinese text)
• Alight (from Chinese text)
• s07195 (from official Chinese text)
• Lantern (from Japanese & Chinese text)

RETIRED

• Pudding321 (from Chinese text)

MIA

Editors

ACTIVE

• Niall_Hamilton (Can help with Japanese trans)
• Arczyx (Minor Editor)
• Kira0802 (Irregular Editor)

INACTIVE

• Chia (Drive-By Editor) - (A.F.K.)
• Unkani (Real Editor)
• Michpig (Merciless Editor)

TLC

• Kira0802

Series Overview

• Volume 1 - Kokoro Connect: Hito Random - ココロコネクト ヒトランダム (January 30, 2010, ISBN 978-4-04-726290-4)
• Volume 2 - Kokoro Connect: Kizu Random - ココロコネクト キズランダム (May 29, 2010, ISBN 978-4-04-726537-0)
• Volume 3 - Kokoro Connect: Kako Random - ココロコネクト カコランダム (September 30, 2010, ISBN 978-4-04-726775-6)
• Volume 4 - Kokoro Connect: Michi Random - ココロコネクト ミチランダム (January 29, 2011, ISBN 978-4-04-727030-5)
• Volume 4.5 - Kokoro Connect: Clip Time - ココロコネクト クリップタイム (May 30, 2011, ISBN 978-4-04-727280-4)
• Volume 5 - Kokoro Connect: Nise Random - ココロコネクト ニセランダム (October 29, 2011, ISBN 978-4-04-727585-0)
• Volume 6 - Kokoro Connect: Yume Random - ココロコネクト ユメランダム (February 29, 2012, ISBN 978-4-04-727839-4)
• Volume 6.5 - Kokoro Connect: Step Time - ココロコネクト ステップタイム (June 30, 2012, ISBN 978-4-04-728122-6)
• Volume 7 - Kokoro Connect: Asu Random(I) - ココロコネクト アスランダム 上 (September 29, 2012, ISBN 978-4-04-728350-3)
• Volume 8 - Kokoro Connect: Asu Random(II) - ココロコネクト アスランダム 下 (March 30, 2013, ISBN 978-4-04-728736-5)
• Volume 8.5 - Kokoro Connect: Precious Time - ココロコネクト プレシャスタイム (September 30, 2013, ISBN 978-4-04-729150-8)