Reviews

Bokurano is a mecha series with a unique premise. As with Evangelion before it, it is the strength of the story and the interesting, broken characters that make this show worthwhile. Unlike Evangelion, however, the writers for this show don't write themselves into a corner and then abandon the plot entirely, although important plot points are left hanging by the end.

GOOD

- A variety of interesting, complex characters make for a lot of drama
- Intriguing plot which combines fantasy, science-fiction, and government conspiracy into one satisfying whole
- Due to a certain plot element in this series, which I won't reveal, the series could very easily have descended into nihilism. It somehow manages to avoid this trap
- Great opening and closing themes, and some good background music

CONS

- There are some elements of the plot that are not fully explored by the end of the series. This keeps the plot from being a true 10/10.
- The robot battles are mostly unremarkable, although a mecha series with slow robots was a bit interesting to see.
- There are so many characters in the show's first half that the viewer has trouble relating to any of them. This is resolved in the series second half, when a good number of the main cast are no longer in the show.
- Early episodes can sometimes become formulaic.
- Some individual episodes with VERY rough animation quality (episode 7, I'm looking at you)
- In general, expect a variable level of episode quality.

There is no other mecha show really like this one. Another success from the creator of Narutaru.

8/10