![]() ![]() Shion’s response to the question is interesting because despite not blaming Nezumi for his plight, he also doesn’t tell the whole story about why he wasn’t able to continue in school, and why he doesn’t live in Chronos. While hanging out with his friend Safu at a cafe, Safu asks why he did not advance to the gifted classes like he originally planned. ![]() 6, while his mother owns a bakery shop in their lower-class neighborhood of Lost Town. Instead of feeling angry and resentful towards Nezumi, Shion moves on with his life by becoming a maintenance worker supervising robots that clean up the parks in No. Lost City is different from Chronos because people live in close quarters to each other, and it is bare in comparison to the spacious and green Chronos. 6, after city officials forced him and his mother to move. 6 rules, he grew up in Lost Town, a less affluent area of No. When Nezumi sees Shion for the first time, he reacts warily and suspiciously, while Shion, although surprised, sees Nezumi with curiosity and compassion.Īfter the city police caught Shion for protecting Nezumi, a violent criminal under No. Instead, he rhetorically asks Nezumi “So you’re used to doing things like this?” He then offers to bandage Nezumi’s bloody shoulder. Shion is ready to approach Nezumi, but Nezumi right away puts his hand around his neck, pins him against the wall, and menacingly tells him, “Don’t Move.”Ĭonversely, while still being pinned against the wall and wincing from pain, Shion does not react with fear. The first interaction between Nezumi and Shion signifies their differing attitudes towards strangers. 6 had on him, his mom, and the rest of the citizens since he did not think anything terrible would happen until his fateful encounter with Nezumi. He did not question the amount of information that No. 6 due to the privileges the city granted him and his mom. Shion grew up sheltered and was unaware of anything insidious from No. He attended school there with his best friend Safu, where he was the top of his class. A high-tech security system protected his home in Chronos. Shion grew up in the upscale area of Chronos, which is a neighborhood within No. There are apparent economic differences between where the two main characters, Shion and Nezumi, were raised. Furthermore, they destroy people’s lands to get what they need and throw people into the city’s prison if they slightly question the government. They terminate seniors when they get too old, and use humans as guinea pigs for experiments. 6, to its citizens, is a green, gorgeous, and calming city, the officials themselves are morally questionable. In exchange, those who reside in the nation are allowed to live the lives they want without questioning the government. The region is unique because it requires all citizens to wear an identification bracelet that tracks their actions and keeps their information. 6 so that those who survived the war can live an idyllic, peaceful life. It is one of the six regions that remained after a cataclysmic war destroyed half of the land on Earth. It’s a rare series that raises as many questions as it answers, and leads viewers to truly consider what lurks beneath the surface of places whose relative safety is often taken for granted. Told through the eyes of two leads, one an orphan, the other born to privilege, the series provides a nuanced, layered view of the world. No.6 is a science fiction, dystopian anime series that serves as a commentary on refugees, and the ways first world nations exploit them for their own benefits. Spoiler Warning: Contains spoilers for all of the 2011 anime TV series, No.
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