Bokura Ga Ita Review
July 1st, 2007 , 6:46 pm by Ayame-chan
Episodes: 26
Year: 2006
Status: Complete
Alternative Title: We Were There
Subbed by: The Triad Fansubs
Rating: Awesome
Review: Bokura ga Ita is a compelling drama about the budding, but complicated relationship between two high schoolers: Takahashi Nanami and Motoharu Yano. Yano is the most popular boy in school with most of the girls in class forever in love with him. How can Nanami (or Nana, for short) resist? In the time it takes them for feelings to be mutual, Nanami uncovers Yano’s painful past – Yano’s girlfriend Nana died last summer in a car crash while she was with her ex-boyfriend. Despite the feeling of betrayal and pain, Yano still loves his ex-girlfriend and has trouble moving on. Can Yano get over his feelings to make his relationship with Takahashi succesful? Or is it really Nanami who is obsessed with the past and needs to come to terms with it? Amidst confronting the past, accepting faults and mistakes within each other, Yano and Nanami try their hardest to make their love work. Will they be successful, or are they headed for tragedy?
Bokura ga Ita is a surprisingly deep and serious anime and lacks much of the comic relief provided in Lovely Complex and Kareshi Kanojou no Jijou. Here, each and every character beyond just Yano and Nanami develop well with their own unique personalities. This anime is often laced with sad moments contrasted with a deep personal insight that comes frighteningly close to reality. Strong, deep and personal – I highly recommend Bokura ga Ita. (I also recommend you keep an emergency pack of tissues – just in case…)
Honey and Clover I and II: A wonderful series that offers much of the same emotional depth as Bokura ga Ita. However, rather than focussing on one couple’s relationship, Honey and Clover I and II follows the love and lives of a group of art college students.
Lovely Complex: The top pick in a the romance-comedy genre, Lovely Complex is an immensely honest and heartwarming anime with a generous serving of humour.
Peach Girl: Following the Bokura ga Ita style, Peach Girl takes a look at roller-coaster relationship ride Momo faces in high school.
