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“In 2013's utopian city No. 6, elite Shion's life changes after meeting mysterious Nezumi on his twelfth birthday.”
No.6
NO.6 (ナンバー・シックス)
8.41
236 rank · 22,967 readers · 989 favorites
Action
Mystery
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
In 2013's utopian city No. 6, elite Shion's life changes after meeting mysterious Nezumi on his twelfth birthday.
The year is 2013 in the city of No. 6, the city that embodies the highest ideals of humankind. Shion has been raised here as a high-ranking elite since the age of two, but on the night of his twelfth birthday his fate is turned upside-down when he meets a boy who calls himself Nezumi. "Why did I open the window that night? If I had not, I'd never have needed to know what it is like to fight, starve, or suffer in anguish...." (Source: Nostalgia on 9th Avenue)
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Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
9.8
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
σ 0.43
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σ 0.43 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.25
Running avg · Aug 2013 → Sep 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I read it years ago but I was obliged to leave a review as it is definitely my favorite novel. The anime doesn’t do it justice, so they do want to know more about No.6, it would be good to read the...”
- 10 “This is my first review, but I felt entailed to write a review as there is none and this novel was really spectacular in many aspects. I will start off with a warning - if you are not open-minded...”
- 10 “No.6 is one of my favorite books series. Story - 10 In the "future" of 2013, after a huge war, most of the people around the world live in what they call city states. Our main character, Shion, is...”
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Medium · 25%
Long · 75%
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A Novel Publication
- Format 43 × 9 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 44m approx
- Published Oct 2003 – Jun 2011
- Source Novel media type
- Ref. BS-M16276 catalog