Bokurano

Aired: 2007

Fifteen children participating in a summer nature school encounter a mysterious man named Kokopelli and sign a contract to pilot the giant robot Zearth in a "game." However, it turns out to be a battle that costs lives—each pilot chosen is fated to die after combat. Based on Mohiro Kitoh's manga, with animation by GONZO, it is a weighty sci-fi drama where children face death while questioning the meaning of their own lives. The OP theme "Uninstall" is widely known as a song that symbolizes the show's worldview.