“Seven juvenile delinquents endure brutal abuse at reform school, bonding under former boxer Rokurouta to survive their sentences.”
Rainbow
RAINBOW 二舎六房の七人
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Synopsis
Seven juvenile delinquents endure brutal abuse at reform school, bonding under former boxer Rokurouta to survive their sentences.
Japan, 1955: Mario Minakami has just arrived at Shounan Special Reform School along with five other teenagers who have been arrested on serious criminal charges. All assigned to the same cell, they meet older inmate Rokurouta Sakuragi—a former boxer—with whom they establish a close bond. Under his guidance, and with the promise that they will meet again on the outside after serving their sentences, the delinquents begin to view their hopeless situation in a better light. The seven cellmates struggle together against the brutal suffering and humiliation inflicted upon them by Ishihara, a sadistic guard with a grudge on Rokurouta, and Gisuke Sasaki, a doctor who takes pleasure in violating boys. Facing such hellish conditions, the seven inmates must scrape together all the strength they have to survive until their sentences are up; but even if they do, just what kind of lives are waiting for them on the other side?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 150 sampled reviews
What 150 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.70 · some divergence
5.8 pts
Recommenders 9.2 · others 3.4
↓ 1.33
Running avg · Apr 2010 → Sep 2025
- 10 “this anime made me cry, lol. this is the only anime that touches my heart. it's awesome, their bond is their treasure, at first, i didn't expect that this is going to be an epic anime, I thought it...”
- 10 “I just have to hand it to the writer for this anime He made one hell of a Show for us to Watch lets get to it It is an anime about 7 people who make the best of a situation that is an impossible...”
- 10 “Rainbow Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin is a great drama that will make you feel all emotions, you will smile, cry, laugh, and so on. It is so powerful and deep. the story is great and well written and...”
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- Format 26 × 22′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 32m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2010 – Sep 2010 Spring 2010
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-4451 catalog
Produced by
- VAP Producer
- Nippon Television Network Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor
- Discotek Media Licensor