Writing a spoiler-free review is hard as the entire thing consists of tragedy. At first everything seems to be going fine but by the end of episode 2 it's fallen into the depths of heartbreak and it only gets worse from there.
One of the reasons I adore Bokurano with a passion is the characters.
I can say for certain that I enjoyed every one of them. You really learned about all of their lives and that only served to make it all the more painful as the show went on. Many of them have a reason for fighting that makes it even harder to bear the pain of what's happening to these kids. And there's a huge amount of character development for a particular character that left me in tears by the end of the show.
Note that characters do die- no one is safe. At all. If you're looking for something positive then this is not a good pick, but I would venture to say it's inspiring.
Another reason I love Bokurano is because it's exactly the kind of anime I'm into. Call me an emotional masochist but I love feeling pain as I watch characters I've come to love go through hardships and death. If that's the kind of thing you're into as well, then let me tell you this anime is absolutely perfect for you. It's so easy to get drawn into and the pain never ends, even at the very last few seconds of the show.
I won't go into detail about the resolution, but it was excellent in my book. I didn't expect it in the least and it did leave me in tears.
Overall, this has been one of the best shows I've seen. I strongly recommend it to anyone and I'm very happy to have stumbled across it. It's one of those things that you're not going to forget and that haunts you when you're trying to fall asleep at night. 10/10, amazing anime.
