(L) No. 6

[.x.crii.x.]

They skipped on many things of the novel but I'm not complaining. xD I still got my favorite scene so everything's cool.

I seriously thought they would censor that scene though. The one where Sion says: Have you even seen me naked? and Nezumi just smirks and says: What if I have?

Oh wow. <3

[Fabelyn]

Spoiler for Episode 2:

Lol, this episode was clearly a contest between Safu and Nezumi to see who could say the most awkward things to Sion (I think Safu won ^^).

-Dear Nezumi: after 4 years of not seeing each other the first thing you say to the guy you just saved should not be: I'm taller. Also, when running away from a government, do not stop the damn car in the open just to say something!

I didn't mind what they skipped and most of what they altered, but the change they made to Sion's personality really bothered me; in the novel and the manga he is an airhead and his emotions don't show so easily, when the bee came out of the guy and when he was being escorted he didn't panick that much -_-

[Kirarakim]

So is his name Sion or Shion? I've been seeing it written both ways? *confused*

[Grifis]

Originally Posted by Kirarakim

I think just as many people will pick up the show for this reason as well.

Don't underestimate the power of the fangirl!

The funny thing is the anime may stray from the BL so it may be disappointing to the audience they round up. Actually as much as I hope they keep Mouse and Shion relationship true to the novel, in the heart of hearts I doubt they will. Even the novel itself won't put a name to it is from what I gather. You know what they're about but they won't say it out loud, that sort of thing. hush hush

Originally Posted by DragoonKain3

D'aww, Shions says to wait 2 years (is that a proposal? lols) and first thing he thinks of when throwing the bracelet is Safu instead of mom. XD

He's just being nice and diplomatic about the rejection is how I take it but it may be the other way too. I'm sure the anime wants to be ambiguous to please the boys. I feel that there won't be any conclusion and the focus probably won't be enough to trigger canon couples war. Shion x Safu vs. Shion x Nezumi

[Jerseykid]

Turning down Safu, one of the greatest crimes in anime history

[.x.crii.x.]

BL preferences aside. I'd probably be a little more "accepting" of SafuxSion if she weren't so pushy/bossy.

Something about her "pressing" to get answers kind of turns me away from her. And that whole "I know you're not jealous because I study psychology and the effect of A and B and C restorts to D and......So you're a liar! You're not jealous!!"

I was like: Woah....c-calm down a bit. D:

But anyway, I doubt we'll get any "definite" pairing in this anime. It'll most probably give hints for both pairing and then viewers can keep the pairing they like in their hearts.

[Triple_R]

I really liked Episode 2. Some thoughts on it in the spoiler space below.

Spoiler for No. 6 Episode 2 thoughts:

I like the "Utopian at a superficial level, but Orwellian at its core" approach that they're taking with the City of No. 6 (and possibly for all of the numbered cities).

At a superficial level, No. 6 seems beautiful, pristine, and futuristic in a good way. At a superficial level, it makes you think of the Earth of Jean-Luc Picard's time in Star Trek.

And yet, you can see hints of just how heavily micromanaged, "tied down", and lacking in basic human freedoms the city of No. 6 is.

Another poster on this thread talked about how claustrophobic the first episode was, and I agree with him... but I think that's much of the point.

As somebody who actually is claustrophobic, I can see how discomforting I would find No. 6, where you seemingly need to always carry that wristband-ID in order to go anywhere, or access anything, at least in the more "upscale" parts of No. 6. This feels to me like a setting where people's lives are carefully mapped from cradle to grave, with your every choice and movement coming under intense scrutiny, and where you're expected to always make the "obvious" choices, and voice only government-approved observations.

Sion's would-be girlfriend is a core example of this, where in spite of her obvious intelligence, I get a vague sense that she's not very open-minded. You can tell that it's unfathomable to her for Sion to not make the "obvious" choices, both at a career/educational level and when it comes to whether or not to have sex with her.

I see great potential in this anime to convey thought-provoking social commentary.


At an action level, I thoroughly enjoyed the daring escape/chase scene. I also felt that the pacing in this episode was good. Rat is an interesting character.

I'm definitely looking forward to more.

By the way, if anybody is enjoying this anime so far (and mostly/entirely for the reasons that I outlined above), then I would recommend Ergo Proxy to you. There's considerable overlap between this anime and Ergo Proxy, in my view. At least so far.

[kk2extreme]

Originally Posted by Jerseykid

Turning down Safu, one of the greatest crimes in anime history

He is clearly bicurious

[wandering-dreamer]

@Kirarakim: Officially it's Sion but Japanese doesn't have a character for "si," only one for "shi" so most people translated it as "Shion" before the website made it official.

Spoiler for episode 2:

Oh good lord, rushed doesn't even begin to describe this episode, especially since the original novel had so many wonderful little background details about No. 6. We're allowed to post comparisons to the source material once the anime covers it right? Because there is actually a pretty decent reason why Nezumi was at just the right place to grab Sion, I don't know why they added in that scene in the bakery with the little girl (filler) since they had much more useful and interesting background material they could've used to fill the time instead.

[Grifis]

Just watched ep 2. I like what I see but it was so short. Nice sunset background.

Spoiler:

In the anime they didn't show Yamase leaking info before aging in super speed of light. They also didn't show how Nezumi alerted Shion of danger before he got into the car.

I like Nezumi's Indiana Jones action sequences. Next ep should be good.

[Guardian Enzo]

That was one refreshingly direct confession.

Spoiler for 2:

One of the great exchanges in anime courtship:

Safu: "I want your sperm. Let's fest it up."
Shion: "Hominahominahominahomina whaaaaaaaaaaa?"
Safu: "Don't you like girls?"
Shion: "Sure I do. Tell you what - when you come back in two years I'll look you up and bang you then."

The dialogue for this one is somewhat awkward, but the premise is interesting and the action is very well done. I really took note of how much happier Shion's Mum seemed in "Lost Town" (and indeed, how much brighter and more alive the town was). And the little toss-offs like Grandma "going to the twilight house" really paint a chilling picture of this so-called utopia.

[Grifis]

Here are some caps. Not for the faint of heart. You've been warned.

Spoiler:

Yon nen mae, koi ga hajimatta...


Four years later,
"Shion, I've come for you."


"Let me be your love monkey."


Seme: Nezumi, Uke: Shion


"Shion baby, seeing you naked changed my life."


"Welcome to our love nest."


"My beloved prince."


(accent) "I vant yuu too com and liv vith me."


"I'm too sexy for my shirt, so sexy it hurts."


Black Mouse: It sucks.
White Mouse: What?
Black Mouse: It's him and him, alone. I can see what's happening and they don't have a clue.
Brown Mouse: What?
Black Mouse: They'll fall in love and here's the bottom line. Our quatro is down to 3.


Can you feel the love tonight.... lalalalalalalalala

[Chase]

ah Sion you disgust me right now. No way you turned that down like that. Did he really just pull the friend zone line on her?!-_-. Episode 2 was really good tho, like the atmosphere of this show.

[ttdestroy]

Originally Posted by Chase

ah Sion you disgust me right now. No way you turned that down like that. Did he really just pull the friend zone line on her?!

Yeah, he went there, she's leaving in a few days he has no commitment after the fact and he's like:
*shrugs* "No, Thank You."

He knocks it outta the park and then just stands at home plate, surprised at his success, I'd think he was playing for the other team too.

[Kanon]

Episode 2 definitely felt rushed (though I don't know just how much since I haven't read the manga/novel), I was shocked when I saw Sion all grown up already. I expected them to develop Sion and Nezumi's bond a little more before skipping ahead. Nonetheless, that was still a very good and intriguing episode. I knew I'd love the setting.

The killer bees are very creepy. I guess they're some kind of biological weapon created by the people running No. 6.

The dialogues were highly entertaining. If all anime girls were as straightforward and cool-headed as Safu, there would never be any misunderstandings. Nezumi's lines were great too. Honestly, I can't blame Sion for going gay for him. Nezumi is awesome.

[Fabelyn]

Just found this and had to post it:

Also thecartdriver had this to say about the Safu thing XD:

"A girl just asked me to have sex with her. Straight faced, no joke, deadly serious. I’m not sure if I want to, maybe we should talk about it fi–holy shit was that the voice of the guy who held my hand once!?! Must abandon pussy in the search of his warm body. His oh so warm hand in my hand. His thick, throbbing etc."

I don't really like Safu, but I have to admit she had guts ^^

[VentAileron]

Episode 2 is better than episode 1 in my opinion. Still, it doesn't present us the main point of the series. Even though we can probably guess where this is all going, the lack of an antagonist and/or a red line to follow is a bit discomforting. It feels as if these two episodes together are still trying to tell you what the show is about, but still failing to. A prologue can only be this long you know...

On another note. I expected they would dump Safu when Sion goes to the outside world together with Nezumi, but she did not only made an appearance this episode (and made quite a scene as well) but apparently she's also going to be in the next one.

The premise of these utopia-like future cities where people lack personal freedom are getting kind of old though. Maybe it's just that I've read too many books who use this kind of setting already.

One thing I've been wondering.

Spoiler for NO.6:

Safu is going to fly to NO.6 to study. The urban areas like Chronos and Lost City aren't part of it but fall under its jurisdiction? So NO.6 is more like a country than a city?

[Fabelyn]

Originally Posted by VentAileron

Episode 2 is better than episode 1 in my opinion. Still, it doesn't present us the main point of the series. Even though we can probably guess where this is all going, the lack of an antagonist and/or a red line to follow is a bit discomforting. It feels as if these two episodes together are still trying to tell you what the show is about, but still failing to. A prologue can only be this long you know...

One thing I've been wondering.

Spoiler for NO.6:

Safu is going to fly to NO.6 to study. The urban areas like Chronos and Lost City aren't part of it but fall under its jurisdiction? So NO.6 is more like a country than a city?

I like the fact that we don't have, right now, a specific person as an antagonist but I'm sure when the protagonist figure out what the hell that bee was they'll probably find their antagonist.

Spoiler for NO. 6:

And Safu is going to No. 5 to study. Chronos and Lost city are part of No. 6.

[Ziziphus]

If they're trying to fit all 9 novels into 11 episodes somehow, then I expect future episodes to have the same rushed pace (or even more) as this episode. Doesn't necessarily mean a bad thing though. This episode, rushed as it seemed, was still very enjoyable to watch and didn't fail to deliver the dynamic chemistry between the characters, esp. between Sion and Nezumi.

Here's my (goggle-free) observation of the relationship between the two boys:

- Sion hasn't been in contact with Nezumi since they first met four years ago. But somehow he could recognize his voice right away when he heard it again four years after, and then recognized his face right away when Nezumi made an appearance. Not to mention he immediately dumped his girlfriend to chase after Nezumi when he called him, and then told her he's something very important to him (but not in that way). Not to mention he doesn't seem to regret helping Nezumi back then, even though it cost him his fancy lifestyle, elite education and so on. Not to mention...

- Nezumi has been (presumably) stalking Sion all these four years, (presumably) keeping a close watch on him. He immediately jumped in, risking his life to help when Sion was in danger.

...Nope, they're totally not gay for each other! At all.

Actually, what I really wanted to say is I loved how the two of them both acted like not a day had passed since they first met, how they casually bantered amidst the dangerous situation. It's almost like they've known each other for ages, despite the opposite.

[Fabelyn]

Originally Posted by Ziziphus

If they're trying to fit all 9 novels into 11 episodes somehow, then I expect future episodes to have the same rushed pace (or even more) as this episode. Doesn't necessarily mean a bad thing though. This episode, rushed as it seemed, was still very enjoyable to watch and didn't fail to deliver the dynamic chemistry between the characters, esp. between Sion and Nezumi.

Here's my (goggle-free) observation of the relationship between the two boys:

- Sion hasn't been in contact with Nezumi since they first met four years ago. But somehow he could recognize his voice right away when he heard it again four years after, and then recognized his face right away when Nezumi made an appearance. Not to mention he immediately dumped his girlfriend to chase after Nezumi when he called him, and then told her he's something very important to him (but not in that way). Not to mention he doesn't seem to regret helping Nezumi back then, even though it cost him his fancy lifestyle, elite education and so on. Not to mention...

- Nezumi has been (presumably) stalking Sion all these four years, (presumably) keeping a close watch on him. He immediately jumped in, risking his life to help when Sion was in danger.

...Nope, they're totally not gay for each other! At all.

Yeah, next episode is probably going to be rushed as well, from the preview it seems they'll finish volume one and go to volume 2 in it (and that's a lot of stuff).

-to be fair to Sion, he recognized Nezui because he is the only person with grey eyes Sion knows. Plus it's not just sion that doesn't regret losing his fancy lifestyle, his mother is pretty happier now. But yeah, their actions still show they have...uh...a very strong bond XD must.not.put.goggles.on!