Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin

Rainbow / RAINBOW 二舎六房の七人 / Rainbow: Criminal Seven of Compound Two Cell Six

Genres: Delinquents, Drama, Historical, Seinen, Suspense
Themes: Delinquents, Historical
Demographics: Seinen
Studios: Madhouse
Producers: Nippon Television Network, VAP
Licensors: Discotek Media, Funimation
Rating: 8.46 / 10
Rank: #168
Popularity: #612
Users Listed: 415,786
Users Scored: 164,040
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 04/07/2025
Aired: April 7, 2010 – September 29, 2010 (Spring)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: R
Episodes: 26
Broadcast: Wednesday at 00:59 (JST)

Synopsis:

Set against the backdrop of post-war Japan in 1955, this series follows a group of teenage boys incarcerated at Shounan Special Reform School. Thrust into a harsh environment of institutional brutality and systemic abuse, they forge an unexpected connection with Rokurouta Sakuragi, a hardened former boxer serving his own sentence. Rokurouta’s guidance becomes a lifeline as the boys navigate relentless torment from both sadistic guards and unsettling medical staff.

The narrative explores themes of resilience, camaraderie, and the enduring hope for a future beyond confinement. The story emphasizes the psychological impact of their experiences and raises questions about rehabilitation, societal expectations, and the challenges of reintegration into a world that may not welcome them. It’s a character-driven drama examining survival within a deeply oppressive system and the bonds formed in shared adversity.

Episodes:

Episode 1: After the Rain (Aired: 04/07/2010)
Episode 2: Fugitive (Aired: 04/14/2010)
Episode 3: Distrust (Aired: 04/21/2010)
Episode 4: Dissolve (Aired: 04/28/2010)
Episode 5: Someday... (Aired: 05/05/2010)
... and 21 more episodes

Characters:

Maeda, Noboru (Main) - Voice Actors: Park, Romi, Maurer, Hannes
Matsuura, Mansaku (Main) - Voice Actors: Waki, Tomohiro, Wirthgen, Jesco
Minakami, Mario (Main) - Voice Actors: Oguri, Shun, Turba, David
Nomoto, Ryuuji (Main) - Voice Actors: Fujiwara, Keiji, Morgenstern, Tommy
Sakuragi, Rokurouta (Main) - Voice Actors: Koyama, Rikiya, Wien, Fabian Oscar
Tooyama, Tadayoshi (Main) - Voice Actors: Kuroda, Takaya, Schulz, Sebastian
Yokosuka, Jou (Main) - Voice Actors: Hasome, Tatsuya, Petrick, Dirk
Aritou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Terasoma, Masaki, Tzitzikos, Georgios
Brown, Jimmy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Utsumi, Kenji
Eri (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawakami, Maiko
Hayakawa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Naya, Rokurou
Ishihara (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishii, Kouji, Siebeck, Oliver
Jeffrey (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Burton-Lewis, Bryan
Kawamata (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Furusawa, Tohru
Kogure, Yoshitaka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yoshino, Hiroyuki
Koike, Setsuko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kanjiya, Shihori, Kuraoka, Rubina
Kumagai (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Aoki, Tsuyoshi, Löwenberg, Jaron
Lilly (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamagata, Kaori, Marquitan, Christin
Mickey (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakurazuka, Yakkun
Mrs. Nomoto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Terase, Kyouko
Narrator (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hayashibara, Megumi, Eberhard, Gundi
Nomoto, Tatsuo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hayashi, Yuuki
Nomoto, Kazuo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Furushima, Kiyotaka
Sasaki, Gisuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hashi, Takaya, Lutter, Axel
Shigeo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsuda, Minami
Sugi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takiguchi, Junpei
Tanaka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Furuya, Toru
Tsubouchi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Masahiko
Yamauchi, Naoko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyama, Mami
Yokosuka, Megumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Toyoguchi, Megumi, Marti, Lana Finn, Lechtenbrink, Sophie
Yoshida, Junko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kuwashima, Houko, Morgenstern, Lydia

Staff:

Mita, Keiji (Producer)
Tamura, Manabu (Producer)
Shindou, Tomohiro (Assistant Producer)
Koujina, Hiroshi (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Mima, Masafumi (Sound Director)
Heo, Pyeonggang (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Hirao, Miho (Episode Director)
Hosoda, Masahiro (Episode Director)
Kurata, Ayako (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Tanaka, Tomoya (Episode Director)
Woo, Seung Uk (Episode Director, Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Yajima, Tetsuo (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Yamashiro, Chie (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Fudeyasu, Kazuyuki (Script)
Hirota, Mitsutaka (Script)
Takayashiki, Hideo (Script, Series Composition)
Fukuda, Michio (Storyboard)
Nakayama, Masae (Storyboard)
Sasaki, Shinsaku (Storyboard)
Shimazu, Hiroyuki (Storyboard)
Yoshikawa, Hiroaki (Storyboard)
Galneryus (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement)
Ono, Masatoshi (Theme Song Lyrics)
coldrain (Theme Song Performance)
Abe, George (Original Creator)
Aoki, Yasuhiro (Key Animation)
Arahata, Ayumi (Special Effects)
Asaki, Akiko (Animation Director)
Cho, Hye-jung (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Doi, Noriyoshi (Background Art)
Fukushi, Mayumi (Key Animation)
Hasegawa, Takuya (Sound Effects)
Hayashi, Yuuichirou (Key Animation)
Hirayama, Takaaki (Animation Director)
Horikawa, Yoshinori (Color Design)
Ishikawa, Mariko (Key Animation)
Itou, Yutaka (Background Art)
Jang, Kil-yong (Animation Director)
Kakizaki, Masasumi (Original Character Design)
Kasahara, Yuki (Background Art)
Kasai, Naoki (Editing)
Kikuchi, Ai (Chief Animation Director, Character Design)
Kita, Hideaki (Background Art)
Kobayashi, Yuuko (Background Art)
Kobayashi, Kaori (Special Effects)
Kobayashi, Kayoko (Background Art)
Koizumi, Souhei (Background Art)
Koyama, Tomohiro (Animation Director)
Kurahashi, Shizuo (Sound Effects)
Maru, Kanako (Key Animation)
... and 22 more staff

Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin

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