Series synopsis
Bokurano, also known as ぼくらの is a Japanese animation drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on TV Aichi on April 8, 2007. It ended on September 27, 2007. It stars Junko Minagawa, Akira Ishida, Naomi Shindo and Yuko Sanpei.
During a summer camp, 15 children, 8 males and 7 females, find a grotto by the sea. Deep within they discover working computers and some electronic equipment, and later the owner, a man called Kokopelli. Kokopelli claimed to be a programmer working on a brand new game, in which a large robot has to defend the Earth against fifteen alien invasions. He persuades the children to test the game and sign a contract. All but one of them signs; barely a moment later they mysteriously awaken on the shore ...
Premise
During a summer camp, 15 children, 8 males and 7 females, find a grotto by the sea. Deep within they discover working computers and some electronic equipment, and later the owner, a man called Kokopelli. Kokopelli claimed to be a programmer working on a brand new game, in which a large robot has to defend the Earth against fifteen alien invasions. He persuades the children to test the game and sign a contract. All but one of them signs; barely a moment later they mysteriously awaken on the shore believing what happened was just a dream.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Junko Minagawa as Jun Ushiro (voice)
- Akira Ishida as Koemushi (voice)
- Naomi Shindo as Misumi Tanaka (voice)
- Yuko Sanpei as Yōko Machi (voice)
- Kana Asumi as Kana Ushiro (voice)
- Shinji Kawada as Masamitsu Seki (voice)
- Mamiko Noto as Takami Komoda (voice)
- Kenji Nojima as Kanji Yoshikawa (voice)
Supporting cast
- Shintaro Asanuma as Yōsuke Kirie (voice)
- Yui Makino as Aiko Tokosumi (voice)
- Tomokazu Sugita as Daiichi Yamura (voice)
- Daisuke Sakaguchi as Takashi Waku (voice)
- Yuka Iguchi as Mako Nakarai (voice)
- Soichiro Hoshi as Masaru Kodaka (voice)
- Keisuke Oda as Isao Kako (voice)
- Ao Takahashi as Chizuru Honda (voice)
- Kouki Miyata as Kunihiko Moji (voice)
- Kumiko Higa as Maki Ano (voice)
- Hiroyuki Kinoshita as Sasami (voice)
- Hiroki Touchi as Kokopelli (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 25 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | July 24, 2007 | July 24, 2007 |
| Season 1 | 24 | April 8, 2007 | September 27, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Reminiscence A recap episode of first 15 episodes. Aired on the 24 July 2007 on channel tvk instead of episode 16, while other stations cancelled the broadcast altogether for the same week. |
July 24, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Game Fifteen children at a summer school program encounter the mysterious Kokopelli and agree to be testers for a game he claims to have completed recently. Soon, they are summoned into the cockpit of a giant mecha, with Kokopelli piloting. Thus the first round takes place. |
April 8, 2007 |
| 2 |
Zearth The children start having second thoughts about the game, but a floating being known as Dung Beetle appears and teleports them to the cockpit of the mecha, which the group later dubs Zearth. On the evening of the same day, a new enemy appears, and Takeshi Waku is chosen to fight it. |
April 15, 2007 |
| 3 |
Secret Takami "Komo" Komoda reveals the truth to her father, and while Waku's funeral is being held, Masaru "Kodama" Kodaka is selected to be the third pilot. |
April 22, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Aichi |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 8, 2007 |
| Last aired | September 27, 2007 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | Ended |