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“Fifteen kids pilot a giant robot to defend Earth, discovering their "game" has deadly, irreversible consequences.”
Bokurano: Ours
ぼくらの
8.03
796 rank · 37,601 readers · 1,191 favorites
Seinen
Mecha
Psychological
Survival
Award Winning
Drama
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
Fifteen kids pilot a giant robot to defend Earth, discovering their "game" has deadly, irreversible consequences.
Fifteen middle school students are enjoying a summer camp by the sea when they stumble upon a hidden cave that promises an extraordinary adventure. Inside, they meet Kokopelli, who invites them to test a revolutionary game: piloting a towering robot to protect Earth from mysterious invaders. Intrigued, the children accept and find themselves linked to Zearth, a colossal machine that responds to their thoughts. Their first encounter with an enemy mecha ignites a mix of awe and responsibility, but the thrill of battle soon gives way to unsettling questions. As the kids take turns at the controls, they begin to sense that Kokopelli’s “game” carries rules far darker—and more personal—than any of them imagined. Now bound by a contract they barely understand, the group must confront not only external threats but the growing realization that their summer adventure has become something far more serious.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 23 sampled reviews
7.6
/10
What 23 readers settled on.
84%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 10
σ 2.36
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.36 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.1 pts
Recommenders 8.8 · others 2.7
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.43
Running avg · Jan 2010 → Sep 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “a thoroughly moving read. it oscillates between seinen and shounen at times, but honestly it thrives on borrowing from the sensibilities of each at different times. an absolutely excellent blend of...”
- 8 “I love this Manga. I really really do. I think about each character's indvidual experience a lot. I've read this manga twice, the last time was about 5 year ago. Every now an then I see a chair...”
- 10 “The usual complaints I see are that characters have a lack of "emotion" and 'reaction". Subtle facial features and pent up emotions do not mean there is a lack of emotion. In real life, when...”
Verbosity
Short · 26%
Medium · 30%
Long · 43%
Read Order & Related
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A Manga Publication
- Format 66 × 11 ch × vol
- Total read 8h 48m approx
- Published Nov 2003 – Jun 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0637 catalog