Bokurano
Seen it?2007 | 1 seasons | 23 min | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and animation lovers. If you loved Cyberpunk: Edgerunners or Devil May Cry, start here.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 9 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 41K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Junko MinagawaJun Ushiro (voice)
- Akira IshidaKoemushi (voice)
- Naomi ShindoMisumi Tanaka (voice)
- Yuko SanpeiYōko Machi (voice)
- Kana AsumiKana Ushiro (voice)
- Shinji KawadaMasamitsu Seki (voice)
- Mamiko NotoTakami Komoda (voice)
- Kenji NojimaKanji Yoshikawa (voice)
- Shintaro AsanumaYōsuke Kirie (voice)
- Yui MakinoAiko Tokosumi (voice)