Underplayed Gems

Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin (2010)

Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin poster
Original title
RAINBOW 二舎六房の七人
Genre
drama anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 26 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 77 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In 1950s Japan, six boys are sent to a juvenile reformatory where they suffer harsh treatment and abuse. They form a close bond and rely on each other to survive.

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What happens

Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin (RAINBOW 二舎六房の七人; 'Rainbow: The Seven from Block 2, Cell 6'), is a Japanese manga series written by George Abe and illustrated by Masasumi Kakizaki. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazines Weekly Young Sunday (2002–2008) and Weekly Big Comic Spirits (2009–2010), with its chapters collected in 22 tankōbon volumes. The story is set in the 1950s and focuses on six junior delinquents sent to the Shōnan Special Reformatory. They learn to cope with the atrocities and unfairness they encounter there. A 26-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Madhouse and directed by Hiroshi Kōjina was broadcast on Nippon TV from April to September 2010. The manga has had over 3.3 million copies in circulation. In 2006, Rainbow won the 51st Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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