Rainbow

Rainbow

Set in 1955, the anime follows the story of seven teenagers locked in a reformatory, waiting for a ray of light in a daily hell of suffering and humiliation, focusing especially on how they faced the life once regained freedom.

Languages:
Japanese
Subtitles:
English [CC], Arabic
Year of production:
2010
Country of origin:
Japan
TV shows creator:
Hiroshi Kôjina
CAST:
After the Rain

1. After the Rain

Six young criminals under eighteen years are put in a prison where they encounter a mysterious prison mate. They end up in a fight with the mysterious prison mate.

Fugitive

2. Fugitive

Apparently, Joe has a sister named Meg and he gets news that she has been given away to a foster father.

Distrust

3. Distrust

Two weeks after the Joe's failed escape attempt, Uncovered isolates himself from the six other cellmates. The guard realizes that and approaches him.

Dissolve

4. Dissolve

This episode continues where the 3rd episode finishes. There is fire in the reformatory and Sakuragi tries to find his fellows BUT the guard has evil plans.

Someday...

5. Someday...

The good guard Kumagai is replaced with an evil guard Ishiara, thus, for a short time our seven characters live peacefully in the reformatory. Sakuragi's release date from reformatory is coming soon.

Truth

6. Truth

Ishira and Dr Sasaki's have plans to kill Sakuragi before he gets out of the reformatory.

Determination

7. Determination

Sakuragi has only six days to get out of the reformatory. Sasaki and Ishiara increase their torture level to make sure he goes out as dead.

Freedom

8. Freedom

The other six friends of Sakuragi think that the only way to save Sakuragi is to let him escape out of the reformatory.

Lament

9. Lament

After Sakuragi and three boys escape the reformatory, they try to survive outside and Sakuragi is deeply hurt.

Vengeance

10. Vengeance

Ishiara and Dr Sasaki discovers Sakuragi and the other fugitives' hideout. Mario joins another boxing match and Turtle is caught by the police.

Showdown

11. Showdown

While Mario fights with an American boxer in the ring, Sakuragi confronts Ishiara.

Promise

12. Promise

As promised earlier, all six guys come to meet each other under the tree.

Recollect

13. Recollect

This episode is simply summary of 12 episode.

Revenge

14. Revenge

The six guys cleared up their mind to avenge Sakuragi. Uncovered makes a plan to get rid of Dr Sasaki. Also, Mario confronts Ishiara.

Annoyance

15. Annoyance

Mario invites Setsuko at the theatre to watch a movie. They begin to like each other but Setsuko's family forces her to marry another rich man.

Hidden

16. Hidden

Five of Mario's friends try to save him by preventing him to go to the prison.

Parting

17. Parting

Mario confronts setsuko and confesses his feelings to her.

Unbreakable

18. Unbreakable

Joe's manager uses him and tells him to break away from his close friends.

Reunion

19. Reunion

Joe is abducted by his former band who treated him as trash. Joe gives a message to a boy to send it to Mario, explaining that he is in trouble.

Vocation

20. Vocation

After Yakuza sees how Mario and the others had saved Joe, the President of a Yakuza family offers them a job.

Blindness

21. Blindness

Uncovered invites Turtle to his house for dinner and introduces him to his family. Later, Uncovered asks for money from Turtle as his education expenses.

Emergence

22. Emergence

Uncovered is determined to run away with the prostitute named Eri but Eri has her own plans.

Chance

23. Chance

While selling cigarettes, Turtle encounters an old man.

Desperate

24. Desperate

After Lily is thrown out on the streets, Mario and the boys chip in to help get her back on her feet.

Independence

25. Independence

While Mario and Lily seek Turtle, he completes Mr Sugi's task. Later, Mario and Lily bring Turtle to the US embassy for examination.

Over the Rainbow

26. Over the Rainbow

Everyone makes their dream come true except Mario.