History Manga / Bokurano

VizMedia is currently releasing an English translation of the manga as ''Bokurano: Ours'' on its [[http://www.sigikki.com/series/bokurano/index.shtml IKKI]] website, with the first English-language volume having been released in February 2010.

!!This series provides examples of:

* HotForStudent: Played brutally straight with [[spoiler:Chizuru and Hatagai]].

* HoYay: Ushiro and Kanji, in the manga. Ushiro even tells Kanji that [[spoiler:Waku wasn't the only reason he stuck around despite not being in the contract, and Kanji realizes that it was for him.]]

''Bokurano'' (meaning ''Ours'') is an 11-volume manga written by MohiroKitoh, the creator of the infamous {{Mons}} {{Deconstruction}} ''NaruTaru'' (aka ''Shadow Star''), and is essentially about a group of middle-school children who are contracted into a "game" where they pilot a HumongousMecha in order to save their world from destruction. The anime adaptation began airing in the spring season of 2007 and ran for 24 episodes. There is also a five-volume light novel series called ''Bokurano: Alternative'', which, as its title suggests, is an AlternateUniverse take on the manga's storyline that places the characters in somewhat different circumstances.

-->''I have no choice but to pretend that I am a warrior who knows no fear.''

* DeathByAdaptation: Both the anime and the novels contain numerous examples of Type II, due to [[spoiler:the order of deaths being switched]].

''Bokurano'' ("Ours") is an 11-volume manga written by MohiroKitoh, the creator of the infamous {{Mons}} {{Deconstruction}} ''NaruTaru'' (aka ''Shadow Star''), and is essentially about a group of middle-school children who are contracted into a "game" where they pilot a HumongousMecha in order to save their world from destruction. The anime adaptation began airing in the spring season of 2007 and ran for 24 episodes. There is also a five-volume light novel series called ''Bokurano: Alternative'', which, as its title suggests, is an AlternateUniverse take on the manga's storyline that places the characters in somewhat different circumstances.

Some describe it as "like ''[[NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]]'', but even ''[[UpToEleven more depressing.]]''" Others would say that doesn't go far enough and that ''Bokurano'' makes ''Evangelion'' look like the ''{{Carebears}}''.

For a similar DeconstructorFleet {{Anime}}, see PuellaMagiMadokaMagica.

[[caption-width-right:273:The main cast, from left to right: [[TheStoic Kirie]], [[BrokenBird Chizu]], [[BigBrotherMentor Moji]], [[{{Jerkass}} Kako]], [[CreepyChild Kodama]], [[WiseBeyondTheirYears Kanji]], [[DecoyProtagonist Waku]], [[ItsAllMyFault Machi]], [[TheWoobie Kana]], [[AloofBigBrother Ushiro]], [[TallDarkAndBishoujo Komoda]], [[PluckyGirl Anko]], [[LittleMissSnarker Nakama]], [[PromotionToParent Daichi]], [[{{Bokukko}} Maki]]]]

[[caption-width-right:273:The main cast, from left to right: [[TheStoic Kirie]], [[BrokenBird Chi]][[{{Yandere}} zu]], [[BigBrotherMentor Moji]], [[{{Jerkass}} Kako]], [[CreepyChild Ko]][[NietzscheWannabe dama]], [[WiseBeyondTheirYears Kanji]], [[DecoyProtagonist Waku]], [[ItsAllMyFault Machi]], [[TheWoobie Kana]], [[AloofBigBrother Ush]][[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds iro]], [[{{Ojou}} Komo]][[TallDarkAndBishoujo da]], [[PluckyGirl Anko]], [[LittleMissSnarker Nakama]], [[PromotionToParent Daichi]], [[{{Bokukko}} Maki]]]]

''{{Bokurano}}'' ("Ours") is an 11-volume manga written by MohiroKitoh, the creator of the infamous {{Mons}} {{Deconstruction}} ''NaruTaru'' (aka ''Shadow Star''), and is essentially about a group of middle-school children who are contracted into a "game" where they pilot a HumongousMecha in order to save their world from destruction. The anime adaptation began airing in the spring season of 2007 and ran for 24 episodes. There is also a five-volume light novel series called ''Bokurano: Alternative'', which, as its title suggests, is an AlternateUniverse take on the manga's storyline that places the characters in somewhat different circumstances.

* FridgeBrilliance: [[spoiler: Now, you might think that [[KarmaHoudini Hatagai gets away scot-free, right?]] Wrong. Remember how whenever someone wins a robot fight, some universe blows up? Yeah, so instead of one Hatagai getting what he deserves, we have ''multiple'' Hatagais paying for their crimes.]]
** FridgeHorror: [[spoiler: [[MirrorUniverse But what of the worlds that have Hatagai being a good guy? He's paying for crimes he never even committed.]]]]
*** Furthermore, based on some subtle evidence [[spoiler: it becomes quite clear that this is not ''our'' Earth, making the title something like an inverted form of ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.]]
** More FridgeHorror: [[spoiler: There's no way the earth is the ''only'' inhabited planet in all those alternate universes. If that's true, than the death total probably several trillion more than it is now. And not only that- Imagine you live on one of those planets. You have no idea what's going on, and no way to realize that pretty soon, someone's gonna fuck up, and your world will be destroyed along with theirs.]]

** In particular, this series deconstructs several themes of the Eldoran Trilogy, which started with ZettaiMutekiRaijinOh. Basically, the series states that the idea that cosmic entities granting super robots to schoolkids to protect the earth (as what happens in the Eldoran trilogy) wouldn't equal light-hearted fun ensuing.

** In particular, this series deconstructs several themes of the Eldoran Trilogy, which started with ZettaiMutekiRaijinOh. Basically, the series states says that the idea that cosmic entities granting super robots to schoolkids to protect the earth (as what happens in the Eldoran trilogy) wouldn't equal light-hearted fun.

** In particular, this series deconstructs several themes of the Eldoran Trilogy, which started with ZettaiMutekiRaijinOh. Basically, the series states says that the idea being that cosmic entities granting super robots to schoolkids to protect the earth (as what happens in the Eldoran trilogy) doesn't equal light-hearted fun.

** In particular, this series deconstructs several themes of the Eldoran Trilogy, which started with ZettaiMutekiRaijinOh. Basically, the series states says that the idea being that cosmic entities granting super robots to schoolkids to protect the earth (as what happens in the Eldoran trilogy) doesn't equal light-hearted fun

** In particular, this series deconstructs several themes of the Eldoran Trilogy, which started with ZettaiMutekiRaijinOh. In particular the series states says that the idea being that cosmic entities granting super robots to schoolkids to protect the earth (as what happens in the Eldoran trilogy) doesn't mean light-hearted fun

** In particular, this series deconstructs several themes of the Eldoran Trilogy, which started with ZettaiMutekiRaijinOh. In particular is says that the idea being that cosmic entities granting super robots to schoolkids to protect the earth doesn't mean light-hearted fun

** In particular, this series deconstructs the Eldoran Trilogy, which started with ZettaiMutekiRaijinOh.

Some describe it as "like ''[[NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]]'', but even ''[[UpToEleven more]]'' [[BeyondTheImpossible depressing.]]" Others would say that doesn't go far enough and that ''Bokurano'' makes ''Evangelion'' look like the ''{{Carebears}}''.

** [[spoiler:Moji succeeds in donating his heart to his fatally-ill friend, [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy who was also his rival in a love triangle.]]

* [[{{ptitlemyfe6amq3h1x}} Who's Your Daddy?]]: Implied that [[spoiler:Mako's]] "client" may be, although her mother quickly shoots it down.

** [[spoiler:Moji succeeds in donating his heart to his fatally-ill friend, [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy who was also his rival in a love triangle.]] He fails in the manga, though.]]

* EarWorm: The opening theme.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: At first glance its a show about 15 kids, HumongousMecha fights, and a flying [[EverythingsBetterWithPlushies plushie]] named Dung beetle.
** One may start to notice [[OhCrap something is up]] when the amount of characters each episode [[KillEmAll begin to dwindle]]

Warning: Watching Bokurano may cause depression. Proceed with caution.

* CuteKidsAndRobots: Errr ...

* CosmicHorrorStory: [[spoiler:It's a universe where something like 32767 or 32768 of all timelines are regularly destroyed. Possibly for a good reason, certainly by other humans, but who cares? This qualifies.]]