Terms of Service

By accessing or using Kokoro (“the Site”) at kokoroanime.com, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

The Site is operated by Kokoro Editorial (“we”, “us”), based in Japan.

Kokoro provides anime and manga recommendations organized by emotion. You may use the Site for personal, non-commercial purposes.

You agree NOT to:

• Use the Site in any unlawful manner or for any unlawful purpose
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site or its related systems
• Interfere with or disrupt the Site or servers
• Scrape, crawl, or copy content in bulk without permission
• Impersonate any person or misrepresent affiliation
• Use automated systems to harvest data or content

All original content on Kokoro — including emotional curation, site copy, article text, and design — is owned by Kokoro Editorial. Anime and manga titles, cover art, and metadata remain the property of their respective rights holders, used under fair use for editorial commentary.

You may share links to Kokoro freely. For any other use of our original content, please contact us.

Some links on Kokoro are affiliate links to services like Amazon, Crunchyroll, BookWalker, Play-Asia, and others. If you purchase through these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.

Our recommendations are never influenced by affiliate partnerships. We recommend what we genuinely find worth your time. Full details are in our About page.

Kokoro uses the AniList public API for anime and manga metadata, subject to their terms. We are not affiliated with AniList or with any streaming platform we link to.

We are not responsible for the content, availability, or practices of any third-party sites. Your use of third-party services is at your own risk.

The Site and all content are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, express or implied. We make no guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or availability of any information.

Recommendations are editorial opinions and reflect personal taste. Your mileage may vary.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Kokoro Editorial shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Site.

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be indicated by updating the “Last updated” date above. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

These Terms are governed by the laws of Japan. Any disputes will be resolved in the courts having jurisdiction over the operator's location in Japan.

Questions about these Terms? Email us at contact@kokoroanime.com or see our Contact page.