Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin

RAINBOW 二舎六房の七人

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Synopsis

Six minors (16 or 17 years) answering to the nicknames of Joe, Mario, Suppon, Baremoto, Heitai and Kyabetsu are put into a reformatory for offences such as aggravated assault, swindle, flight, etc. Their stay in hell begins immediately. Accommodated by a doctor paedophile, they are placed under the monitoring of a despotic and brutal crew. Companions of cell of certain Sakuragi (called Anchan), the tension flares up between the band of buddies and their new "friend." A brawl breaks out and our six prisoners are done rossés by mysterious young man thanks to his boxing talent. The story will not only follow the lives of these seven characters surviving in their hellish environment, but also their disillusions due to the rejection by the outside world and by their close relations. This is about the extraodinary and invincible friendships between these young men.

Publication notes

Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin won the 51st Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category, along with Taiyou no Mokishiroku Dainibu: Kenkokuhen. The series was serialized in Young Sunday until its final issue on July 31, 2008. Serialization transferred to on June 15, 2009. The series was published in French by Kazé in 3-in-1 omnibuses from October 7, 2015 to May 24, 2017.

Published

Nov 21, 2002 to Jan 4, 2010

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Adaptation

Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin (anime)

Main characters

Rokurouta Sakuragi2895 fan favorites
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Sakuragi Rokurouta, aged eighteen, and referred as 'An-chan' by his cell mates. He is the oldest of the seven main characters. He is strong and has great boxing technique which he used to take on all the six newcomers when Mario instigated a fight at their first encounter. After defeating the six, Sakuragi is punished by the guard, and even while beaten brutally, he protected the six by taking all the blame. They learned the harsh reality of the world they were now in, and the six new cell mates realized that Sakuragi is in fact a kind person that is worthy to look upon and soon start to refer him as An-chan (can be translated as an 'intimate bro'). Sakuragi is the pillar and key figure through his words and actions for the rest throughout the series, especially Mario. The reason why Sakuragi has been detained is unknown at first. Rumors are he killed his own parents.
Mario Minakami810 fan favorites
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Minakami Mario is one of the seven main protagonists in RAINBOW. The seventeen year old, nicknamed Mario has been detained to two years of confinement in the Shonan Special Disciplinary School. He was found guilty of inflicting grave injuries on one of his teachers who attempted an act of violence towards a female student. Mario is strong willed and hates being looked down upon. He was the first one to start a fight in day one soon after being confined in a cell with Sakuragi.
Noboru Maeda222 fan favorites
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Maeda Noboru, age sixteen, nicknamed Suppon (Turtle). He has been detained for theft, con, dine-and-ditch, and many other crimes which could not be fully investigated during his detention. Maeda is one of the seven protagonists in RAINBOW. He is the smallest guy in the group and the most cunning in the team. Other than An-chan, he seems to get along with Jou best, most probably because of them being same aged and both being orphans.
Jou Yokosuka179 fan favorites
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Sixteen year old Yokosuka Jou, nicknamed Joe is one of the seven protagonist of RAINBOW. He has been detained for 2 years for violence after being forced to have intergender relationships. He inflicted injuries requiring three months of recovery on the person who attempted to violate him. Joe is weak by nature. He offered Sakuragi a cigarette in the first day to beg for mercy as Sakuragi took all six of them on in a fight started by Mario. He has a younger sister named Megumi.
Ryuuji Nomoto55 fan favorites
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Seventeen years old Nomoto Ryuji, nickname Baremoto, which means "Uncovered" has been detained for con, usurpation, and theft. He frequently committed crimes in shopping centers. Nomoto is one of the seven protagonists of RAINBOW. He wears glasses and have a character of being an observer. Sakuragi used his glasses to refract sunbeam to light the cigarette which Joe gave to him.
Tadayoshi Tooyama50 fan favorites
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Age: 17 Nicknamed Heitai (Army Corps/Soldier), Tadayoshi Tooyama has been detained for acts of violence and false imprisonments. He ruthlessly struck his mother's boyfriend, seriously injuring the man.
Mansaku Matsuura33 fan favorites
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Matsu'ura Mansaku is seventeen and is one of the seven protagonists in RAINBOW. He is nicknamed Cabbage. He has been detained for violence and underage drinking. He performed an act of violence while drunk, leaving the victim with grave injuries. Despite his huge figure, Mansaku is quite gentle in nature and probably the most calm amongst the seven cell mates. He showed his caring nature by wiping away the blood clots from Sakuragi's body after he was heavily beaten and left senseless for being in a fight with new cell mates by the inspector in charge.