No. 6th

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No. 6th
genre Science fiction , dystopia , Shōnen Ai
novel
author Atsuko Asano
publishing company Kōdansha
First publication February 10, 2009 - June 14, 2011
expenditure 9
Manga
country JapanJapan Japan
author Atsuko Asano
Illustrator Hinoki cinema
publishing company Kōdansha
magazine Aria
First publication January 28, 2011 - December 2013
expenditure 9
Anime television series
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
year 2011
Studio Bones
length 25 minutes
Episodes 11
Director Kenji Nagasaki
music Tatsuya Kato
First broadcast July 8 - September 16, 2011 on Fuji TV
synchronization

No. 6 is a series of novels by Atsuko Asano , the nine volumes of which were published in Japan from 2003 to 2011 . In 2011, a manga and an anime series were created based on the novels . The work can be classified into the genres of science fiction , dystopia and Shōnen Ai .

content

In the distant future, after a nuclear war, there are only a few habitable areas in the world, in one of them is the city No. 6. In it the people, led by a technocratic government, live in a strictly hierarchical society, safely and in relative prosperity, but under constant surveillance by the authorities. The boy Shion ( 紫苑 ) was selected as a two-year-old in an intelligence test for the future elite and has since lived with his single mother Karan ( 火 藍 ) in a luxurious residential area which is reserved for the particularly privileged citizens. On his twelfth birthday, he hides the same age Nezumi ( ネ ズ ミ ), an alleged felon , from the authorities and thus helps him to escape from No. 6. He has since been classified as disloyal by the government. Shion and his mother lose their privileges and henceforth live under the simplest conditions in the city's working-class district.

Four years later, Shion works as a park ranger in a recreation area, where one day he finds the body of a man while cleaning and becomes suspicious. Shortly afterwards, Shion's superior also dies mysteriously before his eyes. Shion is arrested for having committed both murders. But then Nezumi appears again, who has been secretly keeping an eye on him for the past few years. He is now helping Shion from No. 6 to flee. In front of the city walls lie slums, the existence of which is kept secret from the residents. Shion finds accommodation with Nezumi, who has lived there since his escape four years ago, and learns more about the mysterious deaths and downsides of No. 6th

Novel publications

The nine volumes of the series were published in Japan by the Kōdansha publishing house , the first on October 10, 2003 and the last on June 14, 2011. On November 22, 2012, an additional volume with the title No.6 beyond , which follows the life of the protagonists, followed End of story passed on.

Adaptations

Manga

A manga adaptation of the novels drawn by Hinoki Kino was published from January 28, 2011 to December 2013 in Aria magazine . The Kodansha publishing house also brought out the chapters in nine volumes and also published an English translation. Between October 2014 and February 2016, Egmont Manga published the series, also in nine volumes, in German. A Spanish translation was published by Editorial Ivréa , a Polish translation by Studio JG and a Portuguese translation by Newpop in Brazil.

Anime

Studio Bones produced an eleven-episode anime adaptation of the novel series in 2011. Directed by Kenji Nagasaki and the concept was designed by Seishi Minakami , who also wrote the scripts with Hiroshi Ōnogi and Michiko Itō . The story was made shorter than in the original and the manga version and something was changed. The character design was created by Satoshi Ishino based on the drafts of toi8 and the artistic direction was Ayu Kawamoto .

The premiere of the series took place from July 8 to September 16, 2011 after midnight (and thus at the previous TV day ) at Fuji TV in Noitamina -Programmfenster instead. With a delay of a few days to a month, it was also broadcast on Kansai TV , Tokai TV , Sakuranbo TV and BS Fuji . An English subtitled or dubbed version was seen on the Crunchyroll , iTunes Store and The Anime Network platforms . An English dubbed version was also released on DVD and BluRAy by Sentai Filmworks .

synchronization

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū )
Shion Yūki Kaji
Nezumi Yoshimasa Hosoya
Safu Kiyono Yasuno
Karan Rei Sakuma

music

The music for the series was composed by Keiichi Suzuki . For the opening credits the song Spell by Lama was used, the credits were underlaid with Rokutōsei no Yoru ( 六 等 星 の 夜 ) by Aimer. The following songs were used in the episodes:

  • Buna no Mori de ( ブ ナ の 森 で ) in episode 9 by Nezumi / Yoshimasa Hosoya
  • Kaze no Requiem ( 風 の レ ク イ エ ム ) by Elyurias / Mao Daichi
  • Kaze no Requiem ( 風 の レ ク イ エ ム ) by Nezumi / Yoshimasa Hosoya
  • Kaze no Requiem ( 風 の レ ク イ エ ム ) in episode 11 by Safu / Kiyono Yasuno

reception

In North America, the series was several times on the manga bestseller list of The New York Times , so to 4th place in June 2014 and 7th place in September 2014. The manga offers an exciting, almost entertaining and socially critical plot, the German magazine AnimaniA , the dense and fast-paced in fabulous drawings. In particular, the two protagonists, but also the secondary characters, are carefully characterized and the plot offers not only action but also some body horror and Shōnen Ai - the latter, however, so withdrawn that "even genre haters" do not differ from No. 6 should be held. The anime implementation was also successful in Japan, which implemented the story differently, but "with impressive character work and the thoughtful, gloomy atmosphere".

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b AnimaniA 6/2014, p. 38f.
  2. ↑ New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 22-28. Anime News Network , July 6, 2014, accessed April 5, 2015 .
  3. ↑ New York Times Manga Best Seller List, Aug. 24-30. Anime News Network , September 5, 2014, accessed April 5, 2015 .