A world unto itself....
[This review is based on the No. 6 Blu-ray, which is already shipping.]
The 11 episode No. 6 anime is based on a dystopian young adult science fiction novel by Asano Atsuko. Its two main protagonists are 16-year-old boys, Shion and Nezumi (aka "Rat"). The backgrounds of these two could hardly be more disparate although they share a very strong bond from the time that first meet as 12-year-olds. Shion is a genius and one of No. 6's elites while Nezumi is equally brilliant but comes from a background of nightmarish suffering. Their childhoods have molded their vastly different personalities. Shion wants to save No. 6 from itself; Nezumi hates it and wants to destroy it.
Bleeding from a severe bullet wound and thinking that he is about to die, Nezumi sees Shion standing on the balcony outside his bedroom, screaming passionately into the face of a monster typhoon. With the last of his strength, Nezumi scales the wall to Shion's balcony and holds him at knifepoint...
Amazing series, and a great dub
As a long-time fan of the series, I'd say it's entirely worth the money. The anime has its weak points, trying to cover 9 volumes in only 11 episodes, but it is still a great series. The dub is well done, and I certainly will make good use of my DVDs, watching the series over and over again. It has a pretty powerful message to it, too.
Especially at the marked down price, I would buy this as soon as possible. It's worth a watch, and each rewatch brings out new, subtle details in the story. In short, amazing anime!
Love It
After reading some of the reviews I saw that some people may need to be specifically told what this series is about.
***Spoilers***
The story is about a love that is quite a bit deeper than a yaoi. This light novel series, turned anime series, is listed as shojo science fiction (shojo meaning girls between the ages of 10 and 18). The biggest thing I've seen in reviews that talk about it being boy's love in the literal sense. Yes, this novel has some hints that the two have some sort of attraction for one another, however this attraction is more along the lines of a deep-rooted bro-mance than yaoi (male X male sexual relationships in manga). There is a dance scene to elicit happiness, and two goodbye kisses that resemble what I've seen my European roommates use on their brothers before they leave. So while there are a lot of people who 'want' this series to be considered yaoi, it is not. Japanese manga/light novels have quite a few of these types of relationships...
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