Bokurano
| Bokurano: Ours | |
Front cover of the first volume of the manga
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ぼくらの (Bokura no) |
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| Genre | Mecha, Drama, Psychological, Horror, Tragedy, Sci-Fi |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mohiro Kitoh |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Ikki |
| Original run | November 25, 2003 – June 25, 2009 |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Anime television series | |
| Bokurano | |
| Directed by | Hiroyuki Morita |
| Music by | Yuji Nomi |
| Studio | Gonzo |
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| Original network | SUN-TV, Tokyo MX TV, TV Aichi, TV Kanagawa |
| Original run | April 8, 2007 – September 25, 2007 |
| Episodes | 24 |
| Light novel | |
| Bokura no: Alternative | |
| Written by | Renji Ōki |
| Illustrated by | Mohiro Kitoh |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | Gagaga Bunko |
| Original run | May 24, 2007 – June 18, 2008 |
| Volumes | 5 |
Bokurano: Ours (ぼくらの Bokura no?, lit. "Our") is a Japanese science fiction manga by Mohiro Kitoh that was serialized in the monthly manga magazine Ikki from 2003 to 2009; 11 tankōbon have been published by Shogakukan. It is about a group of middle-school students who unwillingly assume the task of piloting a giant mecha named Zearth in a series of battles against mechas from parallel worlds, where the survival of Earth is dependent on their continuing to win at the cost of the life of the pilot of each battle.
The series has been adapted as an anime television series directed by Hiroyuki Morita and produced by Gonzo that aired in 2007, and a light novel series called Bokura no: Alternative with an alternative story by Renji Ōki and character designs by Kitoh himself. The manga is licensed in English by Viz Media, which began serializing it in the online English version of Ikki on July 23, 2009; the first print volume was published in February 2010.
Each story of Bokurano: Ours tends to focus exclusively on one character – the next pilot. It starts with some background information on the character and their underlying motivations while building up to their battle. The episodes themselves are named after the character currently being focused on.
During a summer camp, 15 children; 8 boys and 7 girls, find a grotto by the sea. Deep within they discover working computers and some electronic equipment, and later the owner, a man who introduces himself as "Kokopelli". Kokopelli claims to be a programmer working on a brand new game, in which a large robot has to defend the Earth against fifteen alien invasions. He persuades the children to test the game and enter into a contract. Fourteen of them agree, but one of them is kept from entering the contract by her older brother, and a moment later they all mysteriously awaken on the shore, believing what happened was just a dream.
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