“Fifteen kids unknowingly sign a deadly contract to pilot a robot against aliens, facing real consequences and personal pasts.”
Bokurano
ぼくらの
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Synopsis
Fifteen kids unknowingly sign a deadly contract to pilot a robot against aliens, facing real consequences and personal pasts.
As fifteen children at a summer camp enjoy their carefree vacation together, they stumble upon a small cave near the beach. The group finds a mysterious room deep within its caverns, where they meet a strange man who calls himself Kokopelli. The man invites the children to play a game that involves taking turns controlling a robot to protect the Earth against aliens. Thinking it might be an interesting computer game, all but one of the children sign a contract agreeing to play. Later that day, the giant robot appears in person and the children are teleported into its cockpit, where they find Kokopelli, who pilots a fight against a similar robotic creature that has appeared nearby. After winning the battle, Kokopelli tries to apologize but is interrupted as the children are teleported back to the ground in the midst of the carnage. As the bewilderment following the fight settles, the robot suddenly disappears and the children are left scared and confused. Despite seeming like a harmless game at first, the children never anticipated the stakes of this game and how their pasts would intertwine with their decisions going forward.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 84 sampled reviews
What 84 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.89 · split reception
5.8 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 2.7
↑ 0.80
Running avg · Oct 2007 → May 2025
- 10 “I don't generally care for Mecha, but this was outstanding. You follow the mistakenly united characters in their lives and sympathize with them inside the behemoth. The psychological plot and...”
- 8 “I think this anime although short was very interesting, it took me a while to finish it because I was busy with other things, but I just finished it a few minutes ago. I thought it was unique in...”
- 10 “Well-written and almost scary, this series hooks you with its sick storyline, making you both appalled and attracted as it twists a childhood dream into something dark and sinister. It won’t make...”
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- Format 24 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 12m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2007 – Sep 2007 Spring 2007
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-1537 catalog
Produced by
- Victor Entertainment Producer
- Magic Capsule Producer
- Sotsu Music Publishing Producer
- Future Vision Music Producer
Licensed by
- Discotek Media Licensor