Story-10/10
Okay to make this review as spoiler free as possible i cannot talk about the story at length due to the twists and turns that happen early on all i can say is that it follows very much on the footsteps of neon genesis evangellion with the kids having to save the world but with a darker theme going on and i cant say why the story is amazing lets just say it a rollercoaster of a ride with twists and turns you will cry and cheer all the way though before an amazing ending which answers most of the questions unlike evangellion
Art-5/10
Okay as good as this anime is i cant defend its art its looks awful especially for a 2007 anime this came out the same year as gurren lagann and code geass so the art cant be excused the art just isnt it strongest point and it isnt god awful bad its watchable its just bad so if bad animation puts you off this show then lower your exceptions
Sound 7/10
Apart from the amazing OP and the Ending songs i cant remember any of the other music maybe because it was blended into the background so well i dont know so apart from the OP and Ending the music would be a 3/10 but the OP is one of my fav OP of all time and the ending songs keep you sticking around (something i barely do).The voice acting is great despite the big character of dung bettle i see why and the voice grows on me however i still would prefer a kuybay cute voice over the masculine dung bettle voice it just isnt as unsettling as kuybay which i think is a major miscast but overall great OP and Ending and good voice acting
Characters-10/10
The show needs good characters to succeed so its good that it has them the main cast for this little show has 12 characters to start with and by the end that number is way over 20 for main characters (in more then 1 ep) and the show gives every single character a place and a time to grow none of the characters feel fake they all feel like real people that have real problems and different ways of coping with them and for that the anime succeeds in doing justice to them all.
Enjoyment 8/10
I cant say i enjoyed bokurno per say the fight scenes where slow (however i think they worked well) and most of the time the anime made me sad however unlike some anime i have seen an episode felt a lot shorter i was sucked into the world and "enjoying" every minute form the opening to the ending i cried though it i got sound at parts and questioned stuff and it gave me answered i woundnt say this anime is fun because its the exact opposite of fun you have to enjoy dark anime to enjoy this anime but if you like anime like Evangellion and Madoka magica then this anime is for you
Overall 9/10
Sure this anime isnt perfect as ive said it has major faults but its one of the best anime i have seen and was over shadowed when it was out by anime like lucky star and code geass and it one of the best anime i have seen and if you havnt found the time to watch it yet do becuase it is a masterpiece of an anime
