To be really honest, this anime contains many comments about life. The main characters bring us across a journey of life, as one explores what they have never thought before. The fragmentation of the society into social classes of elite and the so called worthless it very much critical of our own society. To which made me think : "so if we continue to let the educated be more educated, the rich more wealthy, then what about the other civilians of our society??" This anime does confront us with social and political issues. It, to some extent also questions about the honesty of authoritative figures, are they really doing what they are saying? are they really fixing the problems or are they just lying about fixing them, or even denying that these problems exist? To be completely honest, i think most people know the answer. This anime allows us to question about the intentions of the government and revealing the corruption that governmental institutions hide from us, Making us think, or in the anime, rather, FORCING us to believe/think that we are living in utopia, but actually we're living in a decorated and artificial world.

However, despite all the negativity that this anime allows us to question and explore, it does guide us to see the tint of light in the darkness. The fact that one of the protagonist is saved by the other, highlights to us that maybe there is something that we could hope for in such a corrupted and disrupted world. This world governed by science and technology, intellect and reasoning, is ruined, rotten and a land full of lies and darkness; but never give up on hope, because at times where you have given up, you will discover a reason in this world not to.

So, trying extremely hard not to spill out too much, if you happen to read this review up to here, please to watch this, it is one of the best anime. (show less)

EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This Anime made me cry and i wasnt the only one! My sister (who saw it too) finished it yesterday and she cant stop crying! Everything reminds her of No.6! The funniest part of this condition is that she doesnt cry over the way this Anime ended! She cries just because this Anime ended!!!!!

The story was TRULY BEAUTIFUL,the dialogue REALLY GOOD,the Animation just WONDERFUL and it will provides you as much ENTERTAINMENT as you can take!!!! :D

umm...some people say that this is a gay Anime but i have to tell you that it isnt! Shion and Nezumi (the protagonists) were much more like best friends rather than lovers...it doesnt contain any sexuality...
TRUST ME! WATCH IT AND YOU WONT REGRET IT!
IT IS THE BEST ANIME OF THE WHOLE WORLD!!!!!!!!! (show less)

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An amazing anime which, despite its shortness, manages to touch upon a whole bunch of themes. The ‘bad’ side of society; what happens if you question or don’t question life; the importance of friendship – and that’s just a glimpse of it all. Add your own ideas, and you’ll most certainly be right.

The story is well thought-out and deep with some plot twists. As any mystery anime, it starts off with a whole lot of suspense; secrets unfold throughout the episodes, when “puzzle pieces” are gathered that solve the whole mystery in the end. The ending wraps the whole series up well without any plot holes. For a series of eleven episodes only, “No. 6” is fast-paced but not rushed, and draws the watcher in well. The background is a very serious setup though and might shock people not used to it; it’s not depressing or anything, but don’t expect comedy. This anime is full of words of distrust and sarcasm – the latter which I love it for, I admit.

I could say that “No. 6” has you experience the bad of society, but that doesn’t exactly do the message justice. It shows a look into society and will most certainly leave you thinking about what happens if you question or do not question society, life, and other things. Besides that, it’s one of the rare really touching anime out there.

The characters are well thought-out and realistic, with great character development and dynamics for such a short series. Despite the fact that most of the character cast is full of distrust for each other as everybody struggles for their own survival, you can sympathise with them quite easily, and some characters do open up throughout the story. The protagonist seems like a rather typical wimp at first, but don’t let that drive you away; he does change… and pretty quickly so.

The seiyuus do a brilliant job on this anime, capturing the characters’ personalities and emotions well. The dialogue is fluid and realistic, even if some scenes may give off a certain BL impression. If you’re tolerant towards that, or think you can get over it, though, the dialogue in general is easy to appreciate.

Genre-wise, this story has dystopia (which you might have to like to become another fan of this XD), sci-fi with a certain post-apocalyptic feel, mystery and suspense that will keep you on edge, lots of friendship, a sense of slice of life, and some action, despite it not relying too heavily on fights most of the time. There is no comedy; what comes closest to it is Nezumi’s sarcasm (and damn, I love him for it).

I have to issue a warning here since there is a touch of BL (boys’ love) but this is definitely no romance anime; it’s rather subtle and can easily be interpreted as deep friendship, thus shouldn’t scare anyone away, but if you can’t stand these things you might not be comfortable with the atmosphere or dialogue in some scenes. Consider this when deciding on whether or not to watch… ^^°

On with the review; the animation in “No. 6” is absolute top notch; characters and background both are beautifully designed, as far as ‘beautiful’ is appropriate for that kind of environment. The artwork is generally sharp and detailed with very vivid colours, alternating between bright and dark. The artist isn’t afraid to show blood and destruction, which I highly appreciate; action scenes are fluid, even though this show relies rather on content than on action.

The music is excellently done and quite touching. Do believe me, either the opening or the ending song will get stuck in your ears – in my case it was both. *sweatdrops*

For the entertainment factor, there might not be much comedy in this, but the mystery/suspense factor does certainly leave the viewer on edge. For anyone who likes a well-plotted, complex dystopia/post-apocalyptic mystery-friendship anime, as long as you don’t mind a tiny touch of boys’ love, look no further. (show less)