Audience reviews
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elumizu
Bokura ga Ita (also known as We Were There) is not the kind of romance that tries to impress with idealized love stories. Everything here is awkward, uncertain, and sometimes frustratingly fragile. The series captures the strange emotional space where affection, insecurity, and memory all exist at the same time. The story begins with Nanami Takahashi, a bright and optimistic girl who enters high school hoping for a simple life filled with friends and new experiences. That expectation quickly changes after meeting Motoharu Yano, a boy who is both charming and emotionally distant. Yano is well liked by almost everyone around him, but there is an obvious weight behind his personality. It's something unresolved that shapes the way he treats the people who get close to him. As Nanami becomes dr…
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Apparently, a lot of people don't understand what they're watching/reading. It's not a girl trying to save the boy from his painful past. Whoever wrote this definitely didn't understand the story.
Bokura ga ita (the manga but especially the anime) is without a doubt the most emotionally intense romance/slice of life you'll ever see. Raw emotions are thrown in your face from beginning to end, the characters and what happens to them is much more realistic than you think. You want to scream for the characters to make the right decisions but at the same time you realize that everything they experience is so realistic. The author's writing is just incredible. You just forgot your youth. All the unsaid things, all the awkwardness and all those first times. Remember your first love and you'll se…
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First of all, I wouldn’t recommend this series if you’re not a fan of watching highly toxic relationships. Bokura ga Ita tells the love story between Yano, the most popular guy in class, and Nana, a girl who, like him, has just started high school and is looking to make new friends.
The anime starts off well, with a charming and heartfelt tone. While not everything is perfect, the beginning is quite enjoyable. The two protagonists initially clash, with Nana disliking Yano for his lazy and carefree attitude. However, their relationship evolves, and they eventually start dating after the school festival. Up to this point, the emotions of the characters are portrayed realistically, and their development feels natural and well-constructed.
From this point onward, the story becomes a series o…
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Bokura ga ita is drama through and through.
Most of you will probably find almost nothing positive. The extremely few moments that seem positive are usually completely destroyed shortly after.
The main couple doesn't fit together at all and those who would are left empty-handed.
One could think that the entire story was written by a depressed author who wanted to somehow express his bitterness with this work.
But in the end everyone has to form his own opinion.
Well, some people are into endless drama, for them the series can be recommended. Personally, I've only watched it to the end, because I basically no anime drop.
ah right yes, in the second half there are 2-3 moments where you can laugh :)
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From everything it was "compared" to i thought this was going to be one of those super cute animes. And it was, for the for little bit. Yano was that popular guy that everybody liked and off course it was the person Takahashi met. Freaking Yuri, i was thinking she was a chill person for a while, she's the typical kuudere, talk only want needs to be sad however she feels needed.
**Going over what i dislike and liked in detail sooo kind of spoilers*****
I was a little confused when they started to talk about nana-san so much, sometimes I'd get confused which one they were talking about, but that wasn't a problem for too long because after a while they just started to show her face anytime she was mentioned sometimes even like 5 or more times in one episode. Like i get it, she was verry im…
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stupid girl gets obsessively infatuated and falls in love with an absolute controlling kinda-red-flaggy popular good-looking boy from her class with a quite traumatic past and the relationship that they try to grow rots and rots and rots because of mistrust, incredible possessiveness and jealousy, not being honest with each other (till the end) and above all, miscommunication.
- the story REALLY tried hard to make it mature even though it had high-school characters
- the characters did not leave any kind of lasting impact on me
- Nanami (the female protag) gets insufferable and annoying pretty quickly
- Yano (the male protag) is not someone you'd want to date either (his best friend is far better-suited man for Nanami imo)
- relatability is nowhere present in the entirety of this 26-ep…
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Bokura ga Ita
This was a pleasure to watch, it's been awhile since I have watched something that evoked such strong emotions.
The story is very true to real life situations. It truly felt like I was watching two people go about their lives and struggles as a couple. From the start we have a confession and lot's of character growth throughout the season.
The art was not the best. Nearing the end of the season there were a lot of instances where the characters were missing an eye, and during the start of the season the backgrounds were lacking so much so it felt like they weren't living in a real world. By the end the backgrounds did get better though or maybe I just got so involved in the story I didn't notice as much. Characters were fine with me but some people seem to have issues wit…
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the first time that i watch this anime i cried a lot. at that time it became my fav anime. i love it sm.
the art is terrible.
if you are a romance anime lover i recommend it, bc the story is so dramatic but toxic. i read the manga before the last episode but has 2 movies that are like a manga summary.
i have seen that anime 3 times, and read the manga 2 times, is really my fav.
if you speak spanish be my friend hehe
Yano is the worsest boyfriend in the manga, i really recommend it.
the story is good but overall i think that deserve a 7.
the sound is great.
the developing of the characters are very good
Read at the sourceBenBerkeKaraca
Oh my god I don't remember hating an anime this much for a while now. I'm being generous by giving this anime 3 tbf. I know lots of people will hate me for it but hear me out first and don't waste your time watching this like I did.
Okay so about first 11-12 episodes or so are really good and enjoyable if you can get over the low budget animations (which I don't mind but bro how low on a budget are you to not draw the second eyes of characters most of the time...) . But then It turns into an annoying show. I don't want to write a deep analysis review for this as I feel like it doesn't deserve it so I'll just go over pros and cons.
Pros:
- Good music
- Alright story
- Interesting side characters
Cons:
- Annoying MC (Cries all the time. Legit I don't remember an episode which she didn't…
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I’ll start up by saying that everyone in this show is a complete idiot. Then I’ll explain why, in spite of that, I gave it an 6.
Motoharu. A violent, abusive and controlling asshole. At the same time, a very troubled kid with quite a past, that probably suffers from PTSD that keeps him from having a healthy relationship.
Takahashi. An immature, jealous, boring and melancholic kid. Part of that jealously can be understandable, being her first love and all. But is that same jealously that, same as Motoharu, keeps her from having a healthy relationship. Also, her thoughts, that we hear out loud the entire show, are literally insufferable.
“Can’t my love become his strength?”, she thinks. “No”, I say. “When that love is toxic, it cannot.”
“I want him to trust me…”, she thinks. “Trust must…
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Love is different for everyone; experiences gets in the way of current lovers, past occurrences trouble the youth, and feelings get more complex.
Honestly don’t know how a well story driven work isn’t more highly respected. Yes, the first half or 1/3 of the anime gets you pumped till the drama kicks in but that only goes to show how love really affects others in a broader scale. While seeming a little cliche, Bokura ga Ita is a representation of real life’s struggles and teen with hardships going through them.
Though art wise the producers could really have done better with the art— The skeleton of the anime is what drives the whole operation.
In all honestly, even the most unexperienced person could get frustrated watching this show. So many misunderstandings, misfortunes, drama, dis…
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As a person that adores slice of life, romance and the like, "Bokura ga Ita" is a title that is both appalling and atrocious for the genres that it represents.
To start off, the series utilises very dated graphics and art which would be a major turn off for most audiences unless perhaps you watched it during the time of release but even then there were far superior styles and animations making this one look pretty tragic in comparison. That said, I'll try to be subjective instead of merely blasting the series.
This is a 26 episode anime which could've been concluded in 4, and without giving too much away allow me to discuss what you can expect from the narrative. The flow of the story utilises a reverse format to build its characters, meaning you can expect early progression/attraction…
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*Review contains spoilers*
Story 6/10
So, up until episode 15-16, this anime was really entertaining. The story between main characters developed way too fast and often made me think "this is going to well to last or be true"... Yes, it is also a bit cliche with shy girl falling for the popular kid, who has a bunch of problems and is not as nice as people think he is, but then other twists were added, which made an interesting watch for the most part (such as Yamamoto also being in love with Yano and Yano seemingly feeling pulled towards her for a reason or the other). I think some of the love triangle Yano-Nanami-Takeuchi could have been cut out, because it felt like they were dragging out that story of Takeuchi also liking Nanami but giving preference to his friend for too long...a few…
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well, I don't leave many reviews.... but this one needs it I hated the anime I heard such good things about it and was looking forward to watching it. The animation was cute and my kind of thing but the story was just so cliche. I have seen many movies with a similar plot and I just found the anime very boring. It did not keep me on the edge of my seat as most romance anime do. I wasn't like oh hey when is there first kiss going to be.... whats gonna happen next. I could pretty much predict everything that was going to happen.
the fact that the ex gf had died was a night twist while that did throw me for a loop the rest was just mediocre and bland /tasteless.
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Bokura ga Ita
Story: Fairly complicated story compared to the romance genre. And it's full of drama. Exciting and interesting drama, and very annoying and " I will turn it off if they continue like this" kinda drama. I really liked the first 15-16 episodes, but everything slowly got annoying and then turned into being miserable. The last five-episode felt like an eternity to watch. Soooo slow. However, the story was something different than most romances and that's kept me going till the end. Drama is a great genre, but if the maker doesn't give at least a bit of rest to the viewer and force the audience to rewatch the same dramatic situations all the time it will be miserable to watch. Exactly like the second half of this anime.
One thing that not let my mind rest, they talk about havin…
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I feel compelled to write my first review because of the high score (imo) I gave the anime. Especially since it contains many aspects that I don't generally enjoy when I watch anime.
STORY: 7/10 -not a summary but a reflection -
First and foremost this anime was so MESSSYY - one issue after another but I couldn't help but continue watching. Though dramatic the show presented many issues with realistic replies, it felt quite refreshing from most animes (romance to be exact) I see nowadays. Its been a while since I've felt so connected to the character. One of which, unfortunately, really reminded me of myself- extremely naive and stupidly optimistic. She did a lot of things that angered me but that was primarily because it reminded me of some of the past actions that I regret and cringe a…
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This is one of the greatest romantic stories of all time, with overflowing emotions, great and relatable characters and outstanding realism in its drama. The story is realistic and relatable. You will easily connect with the characters and, from the very beginning, you'll go on an emotional roller-coaster ride with plenty heart wrenching moments.
Some people will feel that there are plenty of moments that the story becomes extremely realistic in its portrayal of young teens' love and life's circumstances, that at times you will end up despising that realism but absolutely understand it.
It will be reminiscent of these awkawrd years in the young stages of our lives, when we acted immaturely and selfishly, moments of indecisiveness, moments when we should have let something go and we didn…
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Bokura ga Ita, outstanding amongst other romance anime I've seen in ages. Despite the old ass 2006 animation quality and art style. The anime fulfills what is required to be a good slice of life, drama, romance, and shoujo anime.
Story : 9/10
This anime began where a girl named Nanami Takahashi went into her first year of high school. She met Yuri Yamamoto and catches wind of a well known boy in their class : Yano Motoharu. Yuri cares little about Yano because of his past association with her older sister Nana, and at first, Nanami loathed Yano's attitude but as time passes, she began to take a liking of him. The two of them hung out and ended up dating. However, their affection is tested with obstructions, such as, Yano experiencing difficulty opening up to Nanami since his first girl…
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Soooooooo....Bokura ga ita huh? What can i say? I like punishing my self for my past mistakes and all the things i did to people...Or maybe i just practice for the day i die and go straight to hell..Now fair warning there's gonna be too much swearing from this point on so if you're one of those fruitcakes who get offended over bad words, may i suggest you get the hell away from here and into your bubble.
But we are not here to discuss my issues or my afterlife vacation plans, no..We have gathered here to talk about anime, so buckle up my beauties we are goin' for a ride.
And we start with NOT the story but strangely enough with the animation. Why? Cause it would scar my soul (if i had one) less if some maniac strapped me to a chair and bit my loved ones to death, shorthly after fucking t…
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Some people judge shows just by looking at the art. Yes, this one has a horrible art which gives off a cartoonish vibe and the voice acting is also bad. I was thinking twice whether to drop it or just continue.
But in the end, I gave this anime a chance and to be honest I enjoyed it.
Story:
One word. Realistic. There will seldom be anime with stories that mirrors what really happens when two young people get into a romantic relationship. Bokura ga Ita gave me that kind of experience in love. There are a lot of emotional torture, heartaches and break ups which may throw you off or make you drop the series several times. For me, the more realistic the anime is, the better I enjoy it. Those who have never experienced young love will definitely want to stay away from this series. They woul…
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