
Genres
Drama Focuses on realistic portrayals of human emotions and conflicts, often dealing with serious themes and interpersonal relationships.Psychological Explores the inner workings of the human mind, focusing on characters' thoughts, emotions, and mental states, often with complex narratives.Sci-Fi Set in a future or alternate reality, often featuring advanced technology, space exploration, or speculative scientific concepts.Tags
Adoption Features a character who has been adopted by someone who is neither of their biological parents.Aliens Prominently features extraterrestrial lifeforms.Family Life Centers around the activities of a family unit.Monster Girl Prominently features a female character who is part-monster.Primarily Child Cast Main cast is mostly composed of characters below a high school age.Bokura wa Bara no Ko
ぼくらはバラの子
Yukinari was abandoned as an infant, but fortunately a loving family adopted him. Perhaps because of this, he has an affinity for helpless, abandoned creatures and goes out of his way to help them. One night, Yukinari and his friends witness a falling star hit the ground and rush to the spot where it hit, only to find a child cradled in the meteorite, surrounded by a field of roses. The child is unharmed but seems to have no memories or language, and Yukinari feels compelled to protect this mysterious being.
As Yukinari and his friends try to understand the child's origins, strange events begin to unfold around them. The roses that appeared with the meteorite seem to have a peculiar effect on those nearby, and the child's presence attracts unwanted attention. Yukinari must confront his own past as he tries to uncover the truth about the child and the roses, while facing the psychological and emotional challenges that arise from this extraordinary encounter.
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