What a magnificent and absolutely incredible ending!! Okay, others may disagree, but there’s a very good chance that Bokura no has the best ending of the year for me. Obviously spoilers are going to follow this post, so this bit of text is there to fill up space for the blog-aggregators, in particular Animeblogger Antenna. So, this should be enough.
Let me start with saying one thing: NONE OF THE CHILDREN WAS REVIVED!!!! THE DEAD REALLY REMAINED DEAD HERE!!! The thing the director said in his blog, about reviving the children was all just one huge bluff!!!!
Sure, there were a few things that lacked, but in turn, they all have their own charms. In the end, we never get to know who’s behind everything, but I actually think that was a good thing to do. It’s like the previous episode said: Bokura no is about the children. Not some interdimensional space-complot. I also absolutely loved how the grown-up Kana ran into Daiichi’s siblings, the ones that he left behind. It may have been too much of a coincidence, but it was such a beautiful choice for an ending, to give the three of them a last bit of development.
And the battle! Seriously, it was one of the best fights of the series. Not because it’s the longest, but because it was so delightfully different. Usually, when the final episode of the anime ends, it’s standard fare where two titans duke it out, though Bokura no adds so many fine details that make it awesome to watch. First of all, the development that Jun has gotten turned him into an amazing and sympathic character. And most importantly: I loved how he actually fought alone. I loved how he talked to himself while fighting, despite nobody being in the cockpit. You don’t often see shy persons relax while they’re alone, do you?
Seriously, Bokura no couldn’t have ended better. If there was anything that was needed to make this show even more amazing it was this episode! It’s so sad to see one of the best shows of the year gone, but it’s definitely been an awesome ride.]]>
Bokura no – 24
Why weren’t Seki or Kana in the cockpit?
If I had to guess, then it’s because of the lack of Kokopelli to control who goes in and out. I think that Jun wanted to be alone while fighting.
So Jun did die… *sheds a tear at her favorite character’s demise* Oh well, it had to happen. ;_; I can’t wait to watch this! ^___^ Thank you always~
I recently finished watching Bokurano and considered it as one of the top 3 of last yr anime (at least amongst those I have completed watching) together with Heroic Age and Claymore.
To be honest, I find the character and personality change in Jun a little too drastic. But overall I thought it was still OK.
And after reading the comments by the anime creator, I went to wiki to read up the difference and while I have not read the manga yet, I can already tell it is way better than the anime. (which is kind of stating the obvious :P)So while I respected Hiroyuki Morita’s vision for the story, I think he went a little overboard by stating that he hated the manga. :
@Paul Lee: Remember the episode with Kirie? I quote the conversation with him and Jun.
“Do people change this fast?”
“Mm.”