During a summer camp, 15 children, 8 males and 7 females, find a grotto by the sea. Deep within they discover working computers and some electronic equipment, and later the owner, a man called Kokopelli. Kokopelli claimed to be a programmer working on a brand new game, in which a large robot has to defend the Earth against alien invasions. He persuades the children to test the game and sign a contract. All but one of them signs, barely a moment later they mysteriously awaken on the shore believing what happened was just a dream.

It's a really nice anime.

On episode 7. This show is reeeeeally f*cked up. It's pretty great. Hard to believe something like this came out in 2007.

Highly recommended.

I really liked this anime. It was unique and well thought out. Each episode revolved around a certain character (spoiler) usually the next pilot. I think that the anime did a good job of making the audience feel sympathy and sadness towards the characters and also letting the audience relate to the characters just before (spoiler) they die. Definitely a recommendation, on my top 3 anime list.

this is a really awsome anime.Its like evangelion but 10 times better.

Yeah im starting to get into it, its kinda hard with all that characetrs whose names i dont know, though. Aparently its also a deconstruction anime, at least from a review i started to watch then turned off. Anyways its cool so far and i cant wait to get to the good parts!

>>5 was the review you watched by arkada

no amine is better than evangelion that is my shit

>>6 yes, in fact it was

Omg now I don't feel like I'm the only one in the world who's seen this anime it needs way more popularity it's such a good show but no one had seen it but a few so I love the characters and the op is one of the best I've seen

I really love this anime. I just finished it today, and teared up. My favorite character, ever since the 2nd episode, was Ushiro. I wish more animes were similar to this one. I didn't really favor the female characters, except for the adults. The opening was great, and the ending took part in me crying my eyes out. I find this anime very underrated.(Spoiler??) I did enjoy how Dung Beetle messed with the characters minds(Spoiler?? End). This anime did have very unexpected scenes like(Spoiler!!!) Maki's brother being Dung Beetle!(Spoiler!!! End) I also liked how (Spoiler) right before the pilot was chosen, their situation was shown(Spoiler End). I really disliked Kodomo. This anime, all the way until the end was amazing.

I really love this anime! >>10 It made me cry also. The ending is so sad!!! Bokurano is an anime I am truly glad to have found.

The ending, and opening songs had a large part in making me sad. I payed attention to the lyrics, and they fit the anime so perfectly. It was frustrating because the times I wanted to break down, and cry I couldn't. This series is heartbreaking. This is the type of show I believe should be watched by many others.

It's a really, really good anime. >>12 You said exactly what I think. I always liked the opening, and found it was sad. But I didn't pay attention to the ending until the last episode. I really wanted to cry but I couldn't. I was also sad because there were no more episodes. But then, he ending appeared and I read the lyrics, with the song...and then I cried.

When I found out the opening was clips of the actual anime, it was more depressing. Their smiling faces on the ending song made it worse.

I forgot to put my other favorite characters, besides Ushiro. They are:All the male characters except for Kako. Ushiro is my favorite.

I love all the male character, sans Kako, also! Though, when *Spoiler* That girl killed him*Soiler End* I didn't feel sympathy, just like an "awww" feeling.

*Spoiler

The spoiler was in the manga by the way.

I really like this anime also. Have any of you read the manga?

*Well, you did Sedinu.

I just finished reading the manga, and I'm heartbroken. I actually love endings like that, but the feeling of hopelessness is strong.

I just finished reading the manga, and I'm heartbroken. I love endings like that, but the feeling of hopelessness is strong.

Ahh, I'm definitely going to watch this anime soon. I heard Akatin's somewhat crack cover of the opening and I am usually taken when I hear an opening that I just love without reason. The premise itself seems to be very interesting.

The story is interesting. Though, There are some unexplained things.The anime is good, in my opinion. I'm not the type of person that notices if something is missing. I only know because some people pointed it out to me. And, yes. The anime(oringinal) opening is amazing. The lyrics fit the story perfectly. I didn't cry during the anime, or manga for that matter, but I really wanted to. It's frustrating. Prepare for the feels train, if you're like me at least. When I finished watching it, I did tear up.

Who's watchin' the new season of Durarara here? :))

Me. Though there is already a Drrr 2 thread.

Woah, there are people who actually talk about this! I'm excited, 'cause Bokurano is a very underrated anime. Not a lot of people have watched it, or even heard of it for that matter. I agree with >>24 completely. By the way, the manga was sooo sad. The anime cut a lot of stuff out.

>>27 It is very underrated! I'm disappointed it's not as popular as it should be. The anime did cut many parts of the manga out. A down point of Bokurano(anime) is that it leaves important things unexplained. The manga showed everything clearly.

>>16 I know exactly what you mean. It was snot & tears when he died it's just that you know his story by then, and even though he did horrible things, it's still like 'Woah, he *Spoiler* was killed by the one he liked, he's dead.'*Spoiler End*

What was the saddest death/past to you guys?

Mine was Kanji's.

The saddest deaths for me, manga and anime, were Kanji's, Ushiro's, Waku's, Moji's, Masaru's, and Daiichi's, but if I had to choose one it would be ...I want to say Moji's, but I'm not sure if I can decide. I'll type out the reasons later; I'm on my phone right now.

My saddest death was also Kanji because of his, and Ushiro's relationship. It was cute.

You have no idea how happy it makes me to see this here. Bokurano is one of my favorites, yet I rarely see anyone talking about it at all. Maybe I'm just in the wrong circles :L

I really need to read the manga sometime.

>>36 Yes, you need to read the manga. Honestly. Though, regarding the anime, it leaves a lot of things from the manga, and there are some unexplained things. Even so, it is still a great anime, in my opinion.

I started reading the manga about a week ago. Im on the 41st issue, its become my favorite manga.

>>38 I'm glad to see that there is a fan of this manga. It's definitely one of my favorites. What's your opinion on it so far - as in like who's you favorite character(s)?

>>39 Okay, I said manga, and we're in the Animation section.
>>38 You may want to head over to the Comics board, and comment there. There is a Bokurano thread. This is for the anime only, but I'm still interested in your thoughts of the manga.