Bokurano

by Chiaki Ishikawa
*Ending theme (EP1 - EP12) - "Little Bird" by Chiaki Ishikawa
*Ending theme (Ep13 - EP 24) - "Vermillion" by Chiaki Ishikawa

Hiroyuki Morita blog controversy

Regarding differences between the stories in the manga and in the anime, Hiroyuki Morita, who directed the anime, wrote in his blog that he dislikes the original story and has, in some ways, been making changes to the plot for that reason. He also wrote that, at one point early in the development of the show, he asked manga author Mohiro Kitoh if he could find some way to save the main characters -- the kids who must pilot Zearth. He wrote that Kitoh responded that his choice was fine as long as the changes did not involve "magical solutions" to the story. Morita closed out the blog entry with the statement, "The director of the anime version of "Bokurano" hates the original work. Viewers should not expect to see any aspects that they liked about the original manga appearing in the anime. So fans of the manga, please stop watching the anime"cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-14/bokurano-helmer-changes-story-due-to-dislike-of-manga/|title=Bokurano Helmer Changes Story Due to Dislike of Manga|accessdate=2007-06-14]

Light novel

There is also a light novel featuring an alternate retelling of the manga's plot entitled "Bokurano~alternative~". Mohiro Kitoh only handles the character designs for this installment, as the story is written by Renji Ohki.

It depicts most of the original characters from the anime/manga accompanied by a handful of entirely new ones, but with the same task of piloting Zearth to protect the world at the expense of their own lives. Most of the regular characters have also changed in their appearance and background.

References

External links

* [http://www.ikki-para.com/comix/bokurano.html Official website (manga)] ja icon
* [http://bokurano.jp/ Official website (anime)] ja icon
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