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No. 6: The Manga #9
No. 6: The Manga, Volume 09
THE SKY IS BURNING.
With Rat critically injured protecting him, Shion finally returns to NO. 6. But what he finds there is not the tranquil utopia he left behind, but a city in the grip of panic and chaos. As the “holy city” collapses in on itself, Shion and Rat put will the future of humanity — and their future together — on the line in the shocking final volume of NO. 6!
With Rat critically injured protecting him, Shion finally returns to NO. 6. But what he finds there is not the tranquil utopia he left behind, but a city in the grip of panic and chaos. As the “holy city” collapses in on itself, Shion and Rat put will the future of humanity — and their future together — on the line in the shocking final volume of NO. 6!
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First published March 7, 2014
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June 16, 2017
"Come in, Nezumi. Just like you did that day."
Why am I crying? I don't know whether these are happy or sad tears, but I'm all emotions and feels right now!
I didn't want this ending but I'm also relieved, I'm happy with this ending but I'm also angry at the world!!
This was epic, beautiful and smart.
Why am I crying? I don't know whether these are happy or sad tears, but I'm all emotions and feels right now!
I didn't want this ending but I'm also relieved, I'm happy with this ending but I'm also angry at the world!!
This was epic, beautiful and smart.
December 24, 2022
Moje serce 💔
October 29, 2019
What a beautiful ending to a beautiful series!
I've loved No. 6 through and through and each volume added something to the story, either in terms of character development, worldbuilding and/or plot advancement.
Nezumi and Shion follow a very interesting arc during the series. Shion goes from being a privileged child of No. 6's elite to a rejected member of society but never loses his fundamental trust in people and their goodness. Nezumi is prickly, sarcastic and wounded by his tragic past, but we observe him slowly crawling out of his shell and embrace a more positive outlook on life and his future. Nothing is easy, however, and the open ending - so full of hope but also uncertainty - was an amazing payoff.
Their growing relationship is one made of trust, friendship, contrasts, attraction, and mutual support. I wouldn't call it the focus of the series - and I think it'd be wrong and limiting to think of No. 6 simply as an example of yaoi/BL manga - but it certainly provides the series with a very strong anchor and it's impossible not to root for Shion and Nezumi and to think fondly of their love story.
Besides, love is a very strong element in the series, in all its possible connotations. From motherly love to unrequited love, from friendship to brotherhood.
Over its nine volumes, No. 6 remains solid and full of narrative tension. I could count on the fingers on one hand the moments that I found to be slightly less than compelling.
The artwork by Hinoki Kino is consistently great, the pages are animated by exciting changes of pace, from chaotic action scenes to more meditative moments, and the characters' design is simply stunning.
The worldbuilding conjured up by Atsuko Asano is alien but still disturbingly accurate, with that degree of reality and possibility that makes good dystopian and sci-fi fiction particularly compelling when done well.
This is a 5-star series to cherish and go back to. Wonderful!
I've loved No. 6 through and through and each volume added something to the story, either in terms of character development, worldbuilding and/or plot advancement.
Nezumi and Shion follow a very interesting arc during the series. Shion goes from being a privileged child of No. 6's elite to a rejected member of society but never loses his fundamental trust in people and their goodness. Nezumi is prickly, sarcastic and wounded by his tragic past, but we observe him slowly crawling out of his shell and embrace a more positive outlook on life and his future. Nothing is easy, however, and the open ending - so full of hope but also uncertainty - was an amazing payoff.
Their growing relationship is one made of trust, friendship, contrasts, attraction, and mutual support. I wouldn't call it the focus of the series - and I think it'd be wrong and limiting to think of No. 6 simply as an example of yaoi/BL manga - but it certainly provides the series with a very strong anchor and it's impossible not to root for Shion and Nezumi and to think fondly of their love story.
Besides, love is a very strong element in the series, in all its possible connotations. From motherly love to unrequited love, from friendship to brotherhood.
Over its nine volumes, No. 6 remains solid and full of narrative tension. I could count on the fingers on one hand the moments that I found to be slightly less than compelling.
The artwork by Hinoki Kino is consistently great, the pages are animated by exciting changes of pace, from chaotic action scenes to more meditative moments, and the characters' design is simply stunning.
The worldbuilding conjured up by Atsuko Asano is alien but still disturbingly accurate, with that degree of reality and possibility that makes good dystopian and sci-fi fiction particularly compelling when done well.
This is a 5-star series to cherish and go back to. Wonderful!
June 7, 2023
God I love no.6. It's my favorite manga. The touch of scifi, the touch of fantasy, and the humanity of it all just gets to me. Some of the most human characters ive ever read about. Fantastic lgbt representation and a great story as well. As much as the ending hurts, i appreciate how it ended. 😭😭😭
August 29, 2020
Esto llevaba burlándose de mí en mi lista de pendientes desde fácil 2015. FÁCIL. Quizá más. Que hermoso. Que triste. Que maravilloso.
http://www.neapoulain.com/2020/07/no-...
Hace unos meses di toda la lata del mundo con este manga y con sus light novels porque nunca había terminado ninguna de las dos cosas. La cosa va así: era 2013, el manga estaba en emisión, las novelas habían sido traducidas por una persona anónima en el internet (siguen así, nunca han sido traducidas al español o al inglés que yo tenga conocimiento, aunque una vez en Amazon encontré los tres primeros volúmenes en portugués), tenía un pequeño fandom nicho no muy grande dispuesto a conformarse con casi casi cualquier cosa que sonara a boyslove que no fuera terrible y las distopías (aka Los juegos del hambre) estaban en todo su esplendor. Así que sí, había cuatro gatos en internet que las leían. Yo conocía a algunos de esos cuatro gatos y la historia sonaba lo suficientemente interesante como para que yo hiciera el enorme esfuerzo de leerlas. ¿El problema? Entonces era medio mensa para buscar manga (la cosa cambió cuando me gasté cien pesitos en Manga Rock que me duraron como siete años, así que no me quejo, sólo que No. 6 vivía al fondo de los pendientes) y no leía prácticamente en inglés. Había hecho el esfuerzo por Battle Royale porque no se editaba en español en ese entonces (si, ese mundo existió, sea como sea, Los juegos del hambre hizo que Battle Royale llegara al mundo hispano) porque quería leer gore (no me pregunten que clase de adolescente fui, en 2013 tenía diesiciete going on dieciocho), pero el inglés me costaba y me aburría (curioso, ahora que recuerdo, 2013 fue también el año que me desfalqué con las clases de inglés).
Leí creo que las tres primeras de No. 6 (light novels, apenas si pasaban de las cien páginas) con dolor y sufrimiento y cara de "por qué nadie las traduce al español" (si saben de alguien que lo haya hecho, apunten en su dirección por favor). No terminé novelas completas en inglés hasta más tarde y entonces el resto de las de No. 6 estaban al fondo de mi kindle y me olvidé de ellas mucho tiempo. Hasta que este año vi un par de cosas de la trama y dije "ey, yo quería terminar esto hace mucho". Y me chuté el manga entero y todo lo que quedaba.
No. 6 llegó al mundo en inglés por varias personas que se sentaron a limpiar scans, traducir cosas del japones, hacer anotaciones al margen y una persona que tradujo las novelas y las puso en internet. Si las quiere leer aquí están o en línea o para descarga en diferentes formatos: No. 6, traducción al inglés (es la única manera de conseguirlos si no lees en japonés, so, there's that). El proyecto del manga quedó abandonado un par de veces (si no mal recuerdo) y más tarde si se publicó en inglés con una traducción oficial (que no leí) y creo creo que en español sólo llegó a España con Ivrea (forever bitter por eso, pero bueno). En fin, yo leí todo esto gracias a los héroes anónimos del internet.
¿Por qué me gusta tanto No. 6? Tiene estos tintes de típica historia de adolescentes luchando contra el gobierno, gobierno que anda experimentando con cosas que no debería experimentar fingiendo que todo está bien mientras cubre un montón de asesinatos, un genocidio y... bueno, esas cosas. Atsuko Asano retrata, entre los protagonistas, una relación muy compleja. Shion y Nezumi se enfrentan a la muerte muchas veces y aprenden a confiar en el otro poco a poco. Son muy diferentes y algo que hizo Atsuko Asano para retratar su relación es que ambos son muy observadores del otro, por diferentes razones. (Ese detalle me encantó y creo que me va a hacer escribir un fanfic de ellos). Shion salva a Nezumi una noche y eso le cuesta su lugar en Kronos, allí donde vive la élite de No. 6. Por eso, acaba viviendo años en Lost Town y, finalmente, es rescatado por Nezumi cuando lo acusan de un crimen que no cometió.
Tiene una relación tirante porque Shion tiene que convivir con el hecho de que No. 6 no es la utopía o la ciudad perfecta que había creído toda su vida (que es algo que se ve desde el principio, por dios, pero bueno, imagínense crecer oyendo la propaganda despiadada todo el tiempo y el saber que la gente desaparece). No. 6 es una ciudad profundamente estratificada. La élite por un lado, el resto por el otro (no nos sonará eso muy a capitalismo... mmm... sospechoso, eh). Nezumi, por su parte, es una víctima de la propia ciudad y, con toda razón, la odia. Sus ideas chocan varias veces aunque se unan con un objetivo en común: la supervivencia y rescatar a Safu, la mejor amiga de Shion, una chica de la élite que desaparece un día misteriosamente. Me encantan sus discusiones porque es muy obvio que ambos son adolescentes viviendo cosas muy terribles, pero en el caos de descubrir quiénes son (adolescentes, finalmente).
Del resto de los personajes, Inukashi es mi favorito. Hay todo un debate sobre el sexo de Inukashi, por cierto. Yo leí las novelas primero y está traducido en masculino así que no busqué demasiado hasta el manga (donde iba de he/him a they/them según que traductor fuera). Luego busqué, sobre todo para buscar qué usaba en japonés e Inukashi se refiere a sí mismo con la forma masculina de "yo" en japonés (ore) y por lo que busqué también mucho neutro así que dejé el asunto allí (aunque considero que ambas traducciones que los grupos de scanlation le hicieron al manga son muy válidas). Igual el resto de los personajes se refieren a él en masculino o neutro todo el tiempo (aunque en el anime creo que sí hay un personaje que se dirige a él en femenino, no sé, no lo he visto). El género de Inukashi nunca se revela a lo largo de la historia, aunque hay pistas por allí o por allá, sobre todo en las light novels. La idea, finalmente, es que sea ambiguo y adoro esa narrativa.
Safu me da lástima (desde el principio su historia va encaminada a la tragedia), Rikida me exaspera y la mamá de Shion es un personaje que admiro. Tiene una fuerza increíble y resalta mucho las labores de cuidados de las mujeres y toda la carga sentimental que muchas veces recae sobre nuestros hombros.
Sobre la trama, es muy cruda. Nezumi también, así que el libro nunca nos deja olvidar eso. En el West Block, fuera de No. 6, existe solo la ley de la supervivencia. A veces la ciudad realiza purgas, además (lo de matar se les da muy bien, considerando que firmaron un tratado en el que se comprometían a no tener ejército... que obviamente tienen, hay que controlar a la población). Shion y Nezumi se internan en el centro de detención, además (el mismísimo infierno, en este caso) para rescatar a alguien. Me gusta mucho toda esa parte porque me gusta todo el significado que tienen los descensos y como cada etapa del plan va haciendo mella poco a poco en los dos personajes.
En fin, si les cuento más les cuento la trama entera, entonces no. Tango manga como light novels son nueve volúmenes cada una, aunque las light novels tienen más extras. Las segundas, por ser publicaciones periódicas, pueden resultar repetitivas. Eso no es tanto un problema más que cuando las lees de corrido, pero vamos, cada una vuelve a ponerte en contexto al principio y sobre cosas que pasan antes. En total son unas novecientas y tantas páginas, pero si lo juntáramos en un solo libro y obvio condensáramos las partes en donde Atsuko Asano nos vuelve a meter en la historia, quedarían menos. Es algo que ocurre con todas las publicaciones periódicas, no se preocupen.
Se los recomiendo (manga y novelas) si les gustan las distopias, la ciencia ficción, los conflictos morales (adoro adoro adoro a Nezumi y su deseo de destruir la ciudad entera, hasta sus cimientos, tiene big todo lo que existe merece perecer energy); también, supongo si les gusta el boys love. Aquí es nivel hay besos y mala comunicación. Está muy bien retratado y el final deja la puerta abierta para que exista una relación que evolucione y mejore (porque adolescentes que no saben comunicar sus sentimientos del todo más una lucha por la supervivencia es un combo que uff, qué les digo).
El arte del manga es de Hinoki Kino, que hizo un trabajo muy muy chingón. Me encanta como dibuja a Nezumi, sobre todo. Me encantó como está dibujado todo todo el manga y ayudó a que le pusiera cara y forma a todos los personajes después de tantos tantos años que no me había puesto al corriente con la historia.
Y ya, eso es todo. Como siempre, me extendí un chingo, pero es que no sé hablar de los libros que me gustan de otra manera. Me queda todo kilométrico. Si lo leen y les gusta, me cuentan. (Que esto tiene un fandom de cuatro gatos y yo quiero escribir un fanfic, cosas que pasan).
http://www.neapoulain.com/2020/07/no-...
Hace unos meses di toda la lata del mundo con este manga y con sus light novels porque nunca había terminado ninguna de las dos cosas. La cosa va así: era 2013, el manga estaba en emisión, las novelas habían sido traducidas por una persona anónima en el internet (siguen así, nunca han sido traducidas al español o al inglés que yo tenga conocimiento, aunque una vez en Amazon encontré los tres primeros volúmenes en portugués), tenía un pequeño fandom nicho no muy grande dispuesto a conformarse con casi casi cualquier cosa que sonara a boyslove que no fuera terrible y las distopías (aka Los juegos del hambre) estaban en todo su esplendor. Así que sí, había cuatro gatos en internet que las leían. Yo conocía a algunos de esos cuatro gatos y la historia sonaba lo suficientemente interesante como para que yo hiciera el enorme esfuerzo de leerlas. ¿El problema? Entonces era medio mensa para buscar manga (la cosa cambió cuando me gasté cien pesitos en Manga Rock que me duraron como siete años, así que no me quejo, sólo que No. 6 vivía al fondo de los pendientes) y no leía prácticamente en inglés. Había hecho el esfuerzo por Battle Royale porque no se editaba en español en ese entonces (si, ese mundo existió, sea como sea, Los juegos del hambre hizo que Battle Royale llegara al mundo hispano) porque quería leer gore (no me pregunten que clase de adolescente fui, en 2013 tenía diesiciete going on dieciocho), pero el inglés me costaba y me aburría (curioso, ahora que recuerdo, 2013 fue también el año que me desfalqué con las clases de inglés).
Leí creo que las tres primeras de No. 6 (light novels, apenas si pasaban de las cien páginas) con dolor y sufrimiento y cara de "por qué nadie las traduce al español" (si saben de alguien que lo haya hecho, apunten en su dirección por favor). No terminé novelas completas en inglés hasta más tarde y entonces el resto de las de No. 6 estaban al fondo de mi kindle y me olvidé de ellas mucho tiempo. Hasta que este año vi un par de cosas de la trama y dije "ey, yo quería terminar esto hace mucho". Y me chuté el manga entero y todo lo que quedaba.
No. 6 llegó al mundo en inglés por varias personas que se sentaron a limpiar scans, traducir cosas del japones, hacer anotaciones al margen y una persona que tradujo las novelas y las puso en internet. Si las quiere leer aquí están o en línea o para descarga en diferentes formatos: No. 6, traducción al inglés (es la única manera de conseguirlos si no lees en japonés, so, there's that). El proyecto del manga quedó abandonado un par de veces (si no mal recuerdo) y más tarde si se publicó en inglés con una traducción oficial (que no leí) y creo creo que en español sólo llegó a España con Ivrea (forever bitter por eso, pero bueno). En fin, yo leí todo esto gracias a los héroes anónimos del internet.
¿Por qué me gusta tanto No. 6? Tiene estos tintes de típica historia de adolescentes luchando contra el gobierno, gobierno que anda experimentando con cosas que no debería experimentar fingiendo que todo está bien mientras cubre un montón de asesinatos, un genocidio y... bueno, esas cosas. Atsuko Asano retrata, entre los protagonistas, una relación muy compleja. Shion y Nezumi se enfrentan a la muerte muchas veces y aprenden a confiar en el otro poco a poco. Son muy diferentes y algo que hizo Atsuko Asano para retratar su relación es que ambos son muy observadores del otro, por diferentes razones. (Ese detalle me encantó y creo que me va a hacer escribir un fanfic de ellos). Shion salva a Nezumi una noche y eso le cuesta su lugar en Kronos, allí donde vive la élite de No. 6. Por eso, acaba viviendo años en Lost Town y, finalmente, es rescatado por Nezumi cuando lo acusan de un crimen que no cometió.
Tiene una relación tirante porque Shion tiene que convivir con el hecho de que No. 6 no es la utopía o la ciudad perfecta que había creído toda su vida (que es algo que se ve desde el principio, por dios, pero bueno, imagínense crecer oyendo la propaganda despiadada todo el tiempo y el saber que la gente desaparece). No. 6 es una ciudad profundamente estratificada. La élite por un lado, el resto por el otro (no nos sonará eso muy a capitalismo... mmm... sospechoso, eh). Nezumi, por su parte, es una víctima de la propia ciudad y, con toda razón, la odia. Sus ideas chocan varias veces aunque se unan con un objetivo en común: la supervivencia y rescatar a Safu, la mejor amiga de Shion, una chica de la élite que desaparece un día misteriosamente. Me encantan sus discusiones porque es muy obvio que ambos son adolescentes viviendo cosas muy terribles, pero en el caos de descubrir quiénes son (adolescentes, finalmente).
Del resto de los personajes, Inukashi es mi favorito. Hay todo un debate sobre el sexo de Inukashi, por cierto. Yo leí las novelas primero y está traducido en masculino así que no busqué demasiado hasta el manga (donde iba de he/him a they/them según que traductor fuera). Luego busqué, sobre todo para buscar qué usaba en japonés e Inukashi se refiere a sí mismo con la forma masculina de "yo" en japonés (ore) y por lo que busqué también mucho neutro así que dejé el asunto allí (aunque considero que ambas traducciones que los grupos de scanlation le hicieron al manga son muy válidas). Igual el resto de los personajes se refieren a él en masculino o neutro todo el tiempo (aunque en el anime creo que sí hay un personaje que se dirige a él en femenino, no sé, no lo he visto). El género de Inukashi nunca se revela a lo largo de la historia, aunque hay pistas por allí o por allá, sobre todo en las light novels. La idea, finalmente, es que sea ambiguo y adoro esa narrativa.
Safu me da lástima (desde el principio su historia va encaminada a la tragedia), Rikida me exaspera y la mamá de Shion es un personaje que admiro. Tiene una fuerza increíble y resalta mucho las labores de cuidados de las mujeres y toda la carga sentimental que muchas veces recae sobre nuestros hombros.
Sobre la trama, es muy cruda. Nezumi también, así que el libro nunca nos deja olvidar eso. En el West Block, fuera de No. 6, existe solo la ley de la supervivencia. A veces la ciudad realiza purgas, además (lo de matar se les da muy bien, considerando que firmaron un tratado en el que se comprometían a no tener ejército... que obviamente tienen, hay que controlar a la población). Shion y Nezumi se internan en el centro de detención, además (el mismísimo infierno, en este caso) para rescatar a alguien. Me gusta mucho toda esa parte porque me gusta todo el significado que tienen los descensos y como cada etapa del plan va haciendo mella poco a poco en los dos personajes.
En fin, si les cuento más les cuento la trama entera, entonces no. Tango manga como light novels son nueve volúmenes cada una, aunque las light novels tienen más extras. Las segundas, por ser publicaciones periódicas, pueden resultar repetitivas. Eso no es tanto un problema más que cuando las lees de corrido, pero vamos, cada una vuelve a ponerte en contexto al principio y sobre cosas que pasan antes. En total son unas novecientas y tantas páginas, pero si lo juntáramos en un solo libro y obvio condensáramos las partes en donde Atsuko Asano nos vuelve a meter en la historia, quedarían menos. Es algo que ocurre con todas las publicaciones periódicas, no se preocupen.
Se los recomiendo (manga y novelas) si les gustan las distopias, la ciencia ficción, los conflictos morales (adoro adoro adoro a Nezumi y su deseo de destruir la ciudad entera, hasta sus cimientos, tiene big todo lo que existe merece perecer energy); también, supongo si les gusta el boys love. Aquí es nivel hay besos y mala comunicación. Está muy bien retratado y el final deja la puerta abierta para que exista una relación que evolucione y mejore (porque adolescentes que no saben comunicar sus sentimientos del todo más una lucha por la supervivencia es un combo que uff, qué les digo).
El arte del manga es de Hinoki Kino, que hizo un trabajo muy muy chingón. Me encanta como dibuja a Nezumi, sobre todo. Me encantó como está dibujado todo todo el manga y ayudó a que le pusiera cara y forma a todos los personajes después de tantos tantos años que no me había puesto al corriente con la historia.
Y ya, eso es todo. Como siempre, me extendí un chingo, pero es que no sé hablar de los libros que me gustan de otra manera. Me queda todo kilométrico. Si lo leen y les gusta, me cuentan. (Que esto tiene un fandom de cuatro gatos y yo quiero escribir un fanfic, cosas que pasan).
December 23, 2017
“Everything changes. But nothing is forgotten.”
The ending of this manga was so much more satisfying than the anime ending! We get more detail about the characters’ lives years after the downfall of No. 6. But it was still nonetheless sad ):
The ending of this manga was so much more satisfying than the anime ending! We get more detail about the characters’ lives years after the downfall of No. 6. But it was still nonetheless sad ):
February 4, 2017
DISCLAIMER: This review is about the entire series.
I felt like doing absolutely nothing yesterday. Stumbled upon the anime version of this manga and watched it in one go as I absolutely fell in love with the story. Decided to read the manga as well... And fell in love all over again.
Well, let's start with saying that the anime and manga differ a bit, but generally the story's the same. If you don't count the ending, that is. The anime has a slightly more magical and oh-my-god-you-just-did-NOT-do-that-to-my-favourite-guys kind of an ending. Manga didn't play with my poor nerves like that.
Both versions have this general dystopian storyline full of not so nice things happening to Shion and Nezumi, but both also feature these lovely and heartwarming short scenes where one can't help but fall in love with the story and the characters.
By the way, I love this drawing style!
I loved seeing how both Shion and Nezumi changed throughout the course of this manga. I loved seeing how Nezumi became more open towards Shion and how it was SO obvious that these two are adorable and perfect and I love them to bits and pieces. Although I wasn't as big as a fan of Shion's changes, it was also very logical seeing as how awful everything was around him and I completely loved the way Nezumi managed to ground him.
Highly recommended!
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I felt like doing absolutely nothing yesterday. Stumbled upon the anime version of this manga and watched it in one go as I absolutely fell in love with the story. Decided to read the manga as well... And fell in love all over again.
Well, let's start with saying that the anime and manga differ a bit, but generally the story's the same. If you don't count the ending, that is. The anime has a slightly more magical and oh-my-god-you-just-did-NOT-do-that-to-my-favourite-guys kind of an ending. Manga didn't play with my poor nerves like that.
Both versions have this general dystopian storyline full of not so nice things happening to Shion and Nezumi, but both also feature these lovely and heartwarming short scenes where one can't help but fall in love with the story and the characters.
By the way, I love this drawing style!
I loved seeing how both Shion and Nezumi changed throughout the course of this manga. I loved seeing how Nezumi became more open towards Shion and how it was SO obvious that these two are adorable and perfect and I love them to bits and pieces. Although I wasn't as big as a fan of Shion's changes, it was also very logical seeing as how awful everything was around him and I completely loved the way Nezumi managed to ground him.
Highly recommended!
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April 8, 2015
UGH MY FEELS
IF THIS TRANSLATION IS RIGHT, I READ NINE VOLUMES WITHOUT REALIZING DOGKEEPER WAS MALE.
YOU MOTHERFUCKERS PART WAYS AFTER ALL THIS INSTEAD OF BEING TOGETHER? WHAT IS THIS, A CLAMP SERIES?
IF THIS TRANSLATION IS RIGHT, I READ NINE VOLUMES WITHOUT REALIZING DOGKEEPER WAS MALE.
YOU MOTHERFUCKERS PART WAYS AFTER ALL THIS INSTEAD OF BEING TOGETHER? WHAT IS THIS, A CLAMP SERIES?
June 3, 2021
Este manga me gustó con creces, al principio me pareció una história un tanto difícil de comprender, pero por lo general fui entendiendo poco a poco la trama y la fui disfrutando un poco más cada vez, el final me gustó, pero pensaba que iban a acabar juntos, eso me molestó, si hay un extra no lo he leído, pero espero leerlo, a esta historia le doy un 3 porque a pesar de que me gustó, no ha sido la mejor que he leído.
July 31, 2017
why haven't I heard about this manga/ anime sooner
look! you should read this. every manga reader should read this. every anime lover should watch this.
I don't care if you don't like the fact that there are two gay boys okay? you should read this!!!!!!!!
edit: I was so emotional that I didn't notice I had typos
look! you should read this. every manga reader should read this. every anime lover should watch this.
I don't care if you don't like the fact that there are two gay boys okay? you should read this!!!!!!!!
edit: I was so emotional that I didn't notice I had typos
February 13, 2018
I want mooooooore :(
Why is this all there is? I would love to have more about those two main characters. Side stories, Sequel, Prequel, Spin-off....just give me more. I really like Rat as a character. He's really interesting and I'd love to know more about him and his backstory. Why is there no more :(
Great characters and especially great art!
Why is this all there is? I would love to have more about those two main characters. Side stories, Sequel, Prequel, Spin-off....just give me more. I really like Rat as a character. He's really interesting and I'd love to know more about him and his backstory. Why is there no more :(
Great characters and especially great art!
April 5, 2015
I can't believe it's over again...
I love it. I'll always love it. I have a deep desire for more though. I just really want more. I think I'll always want more.
Just, love it. Great ending, great series. Just...yes.
I love it. I'll always love it. I have a deep desire for more though. I just really want more. I think I'll always want more.
Just, love it. Great ending, great series. Just...yes.
January 18, 2020
I can't believe it's done
May 15, 2020
How are Shion & Rat not living happily ever after together?!?! HOW!?!?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 4, 2024
“And most importantly… I just have to tell you about Nezumi. I want you to know all about him.
I met him one night during a big storm four years ago. Ever since then, I’ve felt like he captured me somehow. Safu, Nezumi’s words — his eyes — they bore into me. They shoot right through me. They pulverize me and save me. He broke me down and rebuilt me. He breathed new life into me.”
“No. 6. We remember the city by that name that once existed here.”
———
This was an emotional rollercoaster, to say the least… but I’m glad I went through it (I’m a tough soldier, I know 😭). Normally, I don’t really enjoy sci-fi books/mangas because I don’t feel like I relate to it at all but this manga changed my view on this genre as a whole. It showed me parts which not only got me thinking about the situation but also about the feelings of the characters. Also, the diversity of the characters was something I appreciated a lot — and with the brought depth to the side-characters, it was simply so well done.
The visuals were so beautiful and diverse — switching from the calm before the storm to the horrors of the correctional facility (the scene where Shion and Nezumi arrive where all the ‘specimen’s brains are being kept gave me literal chills).
Also, the ending — for me personally, I don’t really like open endings where you have to actually sit with your own conclusion of what could’ve happened… but I also wouldn’t say that this open ending ruined the experience for me — I actually think the ending was very suitable and interesting. Even though Nezumi and Shion are headed different ways, their promise to meet again wouldn’t be broken because of their history with each other. They trust each other and they trust that fate will bring them together again.
Conclusion: Even though this manga series is only 9 chapters long, its content says so much. I would definitely recommend No. 6 as a manga but also as an anime — an excellently done series, in my opinion!
I met him one night during a big storm four years ago. Ever since then, I’ve felt like he captured me somehow. Safu, Nezumi’s words — his eyes — they bore into me. They shoot right through me. They pulverize me and save me. He broke me down and rebuilt me. He breathed new life into me.”
“No. 6. We remember the city by that name that once existed here.”
———
This was an emotional rollercoaster, to say the least… but I’m glad I went through it (I’m a tough soldier, I know 😭). Normally, I don’t really enjoy sci-fi books/mangas because I don’t feel like I relate to it at all but this manga changed my view on this genre as a whole. It showed me parts which not only got me thinking about the situation but also about the feelings of the characters. Also, the diversity of the characters was something I appreciated a lot — and with the brought depth to the side-characters, it was simply so well done.
The visuals were so beautiful and diverse — switching from the calm before the storm to the horrors of the correctional facility (the scene where Shion and Nezumi arrive where all the ‘specimen’s brains are being kept gave me literal chills).
Also, the ending — for me personally, I don’t really like open endings where you have to actually sit with your own conclusion of what could’ve happened… but I also wouldn’t say that this open ending ruined the experience for me — I actually think the ending was very suitable and interesting. Even though Nezumi and Shion are headed different ways, their promise to meet again wouldn’t be broken because of their history with each other. They trust each other and they trust that fate will bring them together again.
Conclusion: Even though this manga series is only 9 chapters long, its content says so much. I would definitely recommend No. 6 as a manga but also as an anime — an excellently done series, in my opinion!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 1, 2017
SO MANY HAPPY TEARS!! AND IT'S NOT EVEN FRIDAY!! RTC!!!!
January 30, 2018
Este manga fue muy bueno, pero te deja muchas cosas inconclusas, pero bueno amo este manga.
January 26, 2019
I love my boys. What a bitter sweet ending though.
December 8, 2021
To był w pełni zasłużony pocałunek.
April 11, 2023
To było tak piekne ze nie umiem myśleć obiektywnie
February 3, 2025
całą serię tak na 4.5 oceniam
April 23, 2025
ZŁAMAŁA MI SERCE💔💔💔💔😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
DLACZEGO DLACZEGO😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭JA NIE TAKIE ZAKOŃCZENIE CHCIAŁAM 😭😭
SZCZUR X SHION FOREVER😭😭😭
DLACZEGO DLACZEGO😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭JA NIE TAKIE ZAKOŃCZENIE CHCIAŁAM 😭😭
SZCZUR X SHION FOREVER😭😭😭
August 1, 2020
¿Puedo estar más enamorada de Shion y Nezumi?
February 26, 2017
The last volume of a manga I didn't expect to enjoy as much as I did when I started it (cause I'm used to manga adaptions of novels/anime not being all that great). I feel like I know a lot more about all of the characters than I did before. Everyone got a moment to shine and to explain their feelings and motives. I for example never cared as much for Inukashi as I do now. Or the baby Shion rescued. Or the guy who helped them getting into the facility. Or even Safu, whom I just liked before, but now want to give a big hug to. Hell, I even care about the people in No.6 beyond the "I don't want them all to die, because there are innocent people there, too!" thought.
This volume also made me understand what the hell No.6 planned to do with the whole Goddess plot a lot better! It finally makes some sense! (The Goddess thing is by far my least favorite part of this story to be honest)
On one hand I thought No.6 as an entity was a lot scarier in the anime, because it had no face. We couldn't see what "it" thought or planned. We couldn't understand "it". It was basically the whole city vs. Shion and Nezumi.
On the other hand, giving No.6 a face (or rather three faces: the scientist, the major and the agent/soldier) made it easier to understand. Yes, the big evil thing became much more human (greedy, petty, irrational and in the end: fallible) and there for less intimidating as a whole. But also more realistic in the sense of "Yeah, humans would totally do that."
The end is far less open than in the anime, which I liked.
And as far as I'm concerned, Nezumi will do what he promised. Shion is way too important to him to not do. Their relationship really was the heart of this story and I think they're ready to start a new one.
And now I really want to read the novels.
This volume also made me understand what the hell No.6 planned to do with the whole Goddess plot a lot better! It finally makes some sense! (The Goddess thing is by far my least favorite part of this story to be honest)
On one hand I thought No.6 as an entity was a lot scarier in the anime, because it had no face. We couldn't see what "it" thought or planned. We couldn't understand "it". It was basically the whole city vs. Shion and Nezumi.
On the other hand, giving No.6 a face (or rather three faces: the scientist, the major and the agent/soldier) made it easier to understand. Yes, the big evil thing became much more human (greedy, petty, irrational and in the end: fallible) and there for less intimidating as a whole. But also more realistic in the sense of "Yeah, humans would totally do that."
The end is far less open than in the anime, which I liked.
And as far as I'm concerned, Nezumi will do what he promised. Shion is way too important to him to not do. Their relationship really was the heart of this story and I think they're ready to start a new one.
And now I really want to read the novels.
October 18, 2014
Book store had in a couple of days early! Thank you book store!
Shit, now it's really over. Volume 9 really hurts. Having recently reread the novels, it struck me just how loyal the manga is to them - some minor changes and some scenes left out, but overall, it follows the novels pretty literally.
As an extra bonus, volume 9 has afterwords by both Atsuko Asano (the author of the novels) and Hinoki Kino herself, and last but not least, a short comic covering the recording of the drama CD that came with the Japanese release. If you can understand Japanese, it's worth it trying to hunt down a copy of it, because it's great. And also hurts A LOT. But you also get drunk Shion, so there's that.
The translation is still good, though having just reread a fan translation, I keep forgetting 'Reunion will come' is not a translation set in stone, haha. (And on the very last pages, a 'he' for Dogkeeper slipped in. I guess that was a difficult sentence to rephrase without being too liberal, but it's a bit of a pity, since they were doing so well in not using any pronouns for Dogkeeper. Minor detail of course.)
Conclusion: I love No. 6 I hate No. 6 stop making me feel things and brb rerereading again because dang I love these characters a lot.
Shit, now it's really over. Volume 9 really hurts. Having recently reread the novels, it struck me just how loyal the manga is to them - some minor changes and some scenes left out, but overall, it follows the novels pretty literally.
As an extra bonus, volume 9 has afterwords by both Atsuko Asano (the author of the novels) and Hinoki Kino herself, and last but not least, a short comic covering the recording of the drama CD that came with the Japanese release. If you can understand Japanese, it's worth it trying to hunt down a copy of it, because it's great. And also hurts A LOT. But you also get drunk Shion, so there's that.
The translation is still good, though having just reread a fan translation, I keep forgetting 'Reunion will come' is not a translation set in stone, haha. (And on the very last pages, a 'he' for Dogkeeper slipped in. I guess that was a difficult sentence to rephrase without being too liberal, but it's a bit of a pity, since they were doing so well in not using any pronouns for Dogkeeper. Minor detail of course.)
Conclusion: I love No. 6 I hate No. 6 stop making me feel things and brb rerereading again because dang I love these characters a lot.
July 9, 2016
Though I knew how it was going to go down... it still sucks watching it all unfold that way. I'm proud of those two young men- their pain and loss, their wants and needs, their fight; it made them stronger in the end. I loved watching how Shion grew from a naive, kind boy to one with honest hopes for his city despite the pain and suffering he endured and witnessed. I loved watching how Nezumi changed too, little by little opening up and letting go of his hatred by turning it into hope and faith which he placed on Shion. But most of all I loved the beautiful relationship between the two. Sweet and powerful and enough to change both of them for the better. I loved this series.
Still, I do wish it hadn't ended the way it did. I wish things had gone differently for both of them... but the last page and Nezumi' s words gave me hope... hope for their future...
together.
Still, I do wish it hadn't ended the way it did. I wish things had gone differently for both of them... but the last page and Nezumi' s words gave me hope... hope for their future...
together.
May 12, 2015
~4/5
I don’t know how the anime ends, but apparently this ending is more satisfying? I’ve heard some things, so I’m definitely going to have to finish the anime for comparison. But given just this, I’m pretty satisfied.
It’s a bit odd, and apocalyptic for a bit there, otherworldly. But I’m okay with that, how the dystopian world and disease gets resolved.
I think that Shion is in a pretty good place at the end of the volume. The ending with him and Rat is sad, but I think that the very end has enough hope, that I can let myself believe there’s a happy ending there. And I like the similarities to the beginning of the series.
Overall, I’m pretty satisfied. It left me pretty satisfied, at least.
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
I don’t know how the anime ends, but apparently this ending is more satisfying? I’ve heard some things, so I’m definitely going to have to finish the anime for comparison. But given just this, I’m pretty satisfied.
It’s a bit odd, and apocalyptic for a bit there, otherworldly. But I’m okay with that, how the dystopian world and disease gets resolved.
I think that Shion is in a pretty good place at the end of the volume. The ending with him and Rat is sad, but I think that the very end has enough hope, that I can let myself believe there’s a happy ending there. And I like the similarities to the beginning of the series.
Overall, I’m pretty satisfied. It left me pretty satisfied, at least.
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
December 19, 2019
This is a hard series to read. It speaks a lot of hard, cruel truths, while still admitting to and showcasing the beauty of the world.
No. 6 is a utopia created after the world was destroyed. Everything seems perfect, but Shion, an elite member of society and just a young boy, feels some unknown frustration about this utopia he lives in. When he screams when no one will hear him, someone does. An injured boy named Rat who is running from the law takes the chance for shelter. Shion sews him up and gives him shelter for one night. By the time Rat is gone, Shion has recognized his true feelings about this utopia, just as the authorities come to take his elite status for harboring a criminal.
Years later, mysterious deaths by bees lead the two back together as Shion is pinned with the murders and Rat helps him escape. After surviving the bees himself, Shion wants to save people, but Rat would rather No. 6 be destroyed by them. This conflict and their relationship carry us through the story and all the horrors No. 6 has hidden.
This is a rough series to read because it's not just about the cruel underbelly of a utopia, but, rather, the trauma of the cruelty and horrors of humanity and its effects. In Rat, we see a boy now man whose life has been almost entirely trauma. He's been told to cast aside good and bad memories alike to survive, and he does. Shion is the only ease on his trauma, but Shion doesn't have what he describes as a sort of "immunity" to the trauma. Although Rat is complacent with violence and trauma, Shion is complacent with peace. The transformation of Shion and his beliefs and morals as he suffers immense trauma for the first time is horrifying, but necessary to see. Shion shows us how we can become desensitized and dissociated in the face of trauma and violence, while Rat shows us that this idea of "immunity" to trauma is bullshit. His trauma and Shion's trauma both lead to violent behavior. We see the same in the No. 6 rebels. But, as the story tells us, revenge is not going to solve the problem that led to this. Punishing people who hurt us and our own is just as cruel and sadistic as what they do to us. Now, the story isn't saying that violence and self-defense is completely unacceptable, just that eye-for-an-eye logic isn't the solution to overall problems.
On the other side, this story tells us the power of love, happiness, and healing can be just as powerful as trauma and violence. A song can create hope, peace, communication, freedom, and healing. A dance can relax and ease anxiety. A kiss can be a message and promise. An "I love you" can say many other things, too. Sometimes the simple things can give us the power to make it through this day, this obstacle, this trauma, so that we can keep going. When Rat or Shion were almost drifting away from themselves, their love for each other was the tether that kept them whole through the trauma.
Now, as for that love, their relationship, it's pretty well laid out. However, it's not as explicit at some points, and, when it is explicit, their feelings are minimized. I'm not sure if it was a "gotta censor/hide this a bit" thing or what, but I think that it would ignore a major aspect of their relationship to at least not recognize it as love. Side stories and extra bits do better at showing their relationship as canon romance (Safu comparing what she feels for Shion to what Shion feels for Rat, etc.), and the ending hurts (even if it was foreshadowed the whole time). People looking for canon queer rep might be annoyed by it. I don't even know what to say about Dogkeeper who sometimes gets neutral and masculine pronouns, but is also suggested to have a feminine body and is immediately called Mama by a baby. People looking for canon trans or nb rep will likely be disappointed by this.
Also, I have to talk a bit about Safu because she is not very well developed, other than that she loves Shion, sees the problems with the utopia, and likes things easily and simply without fussing over the details. I think that we needed a lot more of her as her own person or at least more relationship development, especially when she is the catalyst for like 60% of what happens in the series. When she starts to get some development, the scene usually ends pretty quickly. The mangaka described how she had to make a lot of strategic cuts (because this is based on a novel series) to fit all the story in, so a lot of Safu scenes may have been cut unfortunately...
Oh! There's a huge environment message behind all of this, which is done pretty well, like connecting water to life (or water as life-giving). Basically, this series needs to be used for like a school essay or something about its themes because it's so good in that realm and I don't have the time or energy to give it all the props it deserves.
Overall, this is one of my favorite series and story of all time, even if it destroys my heart to read it.
Series: 5☆
Volume: 4.5☆
Warnings for A LOT: bugs/bees, body horror, blood, violence, gore, death, major character death, suicide (attempted and completed) and suicidal ideation, attempted and completed murder, mass murder, genocide, massacres, graphic violence and death, prostitution, sexual harrassment, attempted sexual assault, animal death/murder (dogs), dissociation, emetophobia, human experimentation, mentions/implications of rape and pedophilia. Basically, if there is something that may trigger you, it's probably depicted or implied to some extent, unfortunately.
No. 6 is a utopia created after the world was destroyed. Everything seems perfect, but Shion, an elite member of society and just a young boy, feels some unknown frustration about this utopia he lives in. When he screams when no one will hear him, someone does. An injured boy named Rat who is running from the law takes the chance for shelter. Shion sews him up and gives him shelter for one night. By the time Rat is gone, Shion has recognized his true feelings about this utopia, just as the authorities come to take his elite status for harboring a criminal.
Years later, mysterious deaths by bees lead the two back together as Shion is pinned with the murders and Rat helps him escape. After surviving the bees himself, Shion wants to save people, but Rat would rather No. 6 be destroyed by them. This conflict and their relationship carry us through the story and all the horrors No. 6 has hidden.
This is a rough series to read because it's not just about the cruel underbelly of a utopia, but, rather, the trauma of the cruelty and horrors of humanity and its effects. In Rat, we see a boy now man whose life has been almost entirely trauma. He's been told to cast aside good and bad memories alike to survive, and he does. Shion is the only ease on his trauma, but Shion doesn't have what he describes as a sort of "immunity" to the trauma. Although Rat is complacent with violence and trauma, Shion is complacent with peace. The transformation of Shion and his beliefs and morals as he suffers immense trauma for the first time is horrifying, but necessary to see. Shion shows us how we can become desensitized and dissociated in the face of trauma and violence, while Rat shows us that this idea of "immunity" to trauma is bullshit. His trauma and Shion's trauma both lead to violent behavior. We see the same in the No. 6 rebels. But, as the story tells us, revenge is not going to solve the problem that led to this. Punishing people who hurt us and our own is just as cruel and sadistic as what they do to us. Now, the story isn't saying that violence and self-defense is completely unacceptable, just that eye-for-an-eye logic isn't the solution to overall problems.
On the other side, this story tells us the power of love, happiness, and healing can be just as powerful as trauma and violence. A song can create hope, peace, communication, freedom, and healing. A dance can relax and ease anxiety. A kiss can be a message and promise. An "I love you" can say many other things, too. Sometimes the simple things can give us the power to make it through this day, this obstacle, this trauma, so that we can keep going. When Rat or Shion were almost drifting away from themselves, their love for each other was the tether that kept them whole through the trauma.
Now, as for that love, their relationship, it's pretty well laid out. However, it's not as explicit at some points, and, when it is explicit, their feelings are minimized. I'm not sure if it was a "gotta censor/hide this a bit" thing or what, but I think that it would ignore a major aspect of their relationship to at least not recognize it as love. Side stories and extra bits do better at showing their relationship as canon romance (Safu comparing what she feels for Shion to what Shion feels for Rat, etc.), and the ending hurts (even if it was foreshadowed the whole time). People looking for canon queer rep might be annoyed by it. I don't even know what to say about Dogkeeper who sometimes gets neutral and masculine pronouns, but is also suggested to have a feminine body and is immediately called Mama by a baby. People looking for canon trans or nb rep will likely be disappointed by this.
Also, I have to talk a bit about Safu because she is not very well developed, other than that she loves Shion, sees the problems with the utopia, and likes things easily and simply without fussing over the details. I think that we needed a lot more of her as her own person or at least more relationship development, especially when she is the catalyst for like 60% of what happens in the series. When she starts to get some development, the scene usually ends pretty quickly. The mangaka described how she had to make a lot of strategic cuts (because this is based on a novel series) to fit all the story in, so a lot of Safu scenes may have been cut unfortunately...
Oh! There's a huge environment message behind all of this, which is done pretty well, like connecting water to life (or water as life-giving). Basically, this series needs to be used for like a school essay or something about its themes because it's so good in that realm and I don't have the time or energy to give it all the props it deserves.
Overall, this is one of my favorite series and story of all time, even if it destroys my heart to read it.
Series: 5☆
Volume: 4.5☆
Warnings for A LOT: bugs/bees, body horror, blood, violence, gore, death, major character death, suicide (attempted and completed) and suicidal ideation, attempted and completed murder, mass murder, genocide, massacres, graphic violence and death, prostitution, sexual harrassment, attempted sexual assault, animal death/murder (dogs), dissociation, emetophobia, human experimentation, mentions/implications of rape and pedophilia. Basically, if there is something that may trigger you, it's probably depicted or implied to some extent, unfortunately.
May 16, 2025
Have you seen this manga series? Have you seen it? You see how high my rating is? THIS is how you do yaoi the correct way. None of that sexual harassment bullshit. None of that main boy gets raped by other main boy and falls in love with him. None of that abuse is fine if he looks sexy. None of that dark shit that’s getting passed off as romantic. None of that lack of a story. None of those random sex scenes. None of that hating all the characters.
Why can’t we get more of this instead of all the toxic shit I just listed?
Why can’t we get more of this instead of all the toxic shit I just listed?
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