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Bokurano 18 – "Reality is often painful"

Hah, I have been a little slow with writing out entries, especially when the workload is starting to increase bit by bit. Nevertheless, it’s a good thing that I am still not drained enough to stop blogging. The summary will be shortened since I am somewhat lacking in time, but it will cover most of [...]

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Bokurano 17 – “It’s a consolation of love and adultery”

With the discovery of an important fact in the last episode, the kids find themselves back in the same predicament but in a worse state. It is an inescapable truth, one truth that they cannot get out of. As long as the contract remains, the kids will be living their life until the point where [...]

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Bokurano 12 – “Meeting a whole new world: Blood relationship”

With the demise of Moji, the “leader” of the children, the next pilot is Maki Ano, a girl who is adopted by her parents, where the father is in fact a mecha otaku. Despite her exuberance character for most of the series, the trigger of death impacts people in many ways. The near birth of [...]

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Bokurano 11 – "The saving and sacrifice of one man: Life"

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I am sorry for having such a huge outburst but why is Moji the next pilot. I was hoping so much that it is not him, but alas, the time of reckoning for my favorite character has come. A secret about the enemy is somewhat revealed quite clearly in this episode as well. Due [...]

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Bokurano 10 – "If you are condemned by others, does it mean you are wrong?"

The title says it all for this episode as Mako Nakarai is the next pilot. Despite her quiet and solitary looks, she has somewhat of a suppressed history. Born by a mother who was noted to be a prostitute, she continued to live her life as a model student. Teased, ridiculed and often made fun [...]

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Bokurano Ep 8 – "Revenge despite innocence of heart"

Bokurano redeems itself from a slightly lackluster episode with a power blasted episode on several revelations of the game. There are so many shocks at the last three minutes of this episode, and brings about a sense of confusion when it seemed that the goal is in fact somewhat clear. It seems that whenever a [...]

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Bokurano Ep 6 – "Lust, Death and Pain"

Bokurano brings about a realization of the truth, as the next pilot is Kako. Fearful, selfish and unmotivated in most things, he is a spoiled kid who cares about no one but himself. Yet, he does love a certain girl, and the girl is in the same predicament. She is Chizu Honda, and they will [...]

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Bokurano Ep 4 – "The worth of a human's life is merely chosen or waiting for death"

With this episode, some of the mechanisms leading behind the giant mecha are revealed in this episode. The pilot for this episode, as revealed by the previous ending, is Kodoka. Seemingly one that has no care for life except his own, how will his fight be? What is the family background behind such a child [...]

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Bokurano Ep 3 – “The first is down, the second is approaching…”

With Waku’s funeral, it seems apparent that he has died. However, is it the nudge of Jun that has caused his death as he plunged down the water and drowned, or is it something else. There is no mecha action for this episode, but we are brought through the aftermath of the death of Waku, [...]

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Bokurano Ep 2 – “Being an unsung martyr or a victim of circumstance ?”

This episode opens a huge can of worms for the initated. What is this war between the aliens and who is the Dung Beetle that is telling them about this little “game” that they need to do in order to protect the Earth. Where did Zearth, as the children so name it, come from and [...]

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