Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin

Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin

Cover of the first Japanese manga volume featuring Mario Minakami
RAINBOW 二舎六房の七人
(Reinbō: Ni-sha roku bō no shichi-nin)
Genre Drama, Historical
Manga
Written by George Abe
Illustrated by Masasumi Kakizaki
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Weekly Young Sunday
Big Comic Spirits
Original run 2003 – 2010
Volumes 22
Anime television series
Directed by Hiroshi Kōjina
Written by Hideo Takayashiki
Music by Yu Takami
Studio Madhouse
Licensed by
Network NTV
Original run April 6, 2010 – September 28, 2010
Episodes 26

Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin (RAINBOW 二舎六房の七人 Reinbō: Ni-sha roku bō no shichi-nin), is a Japanese manga series written by George Abe and illustrated by Masasumi Kakizaki. It began serialization in 2003 in Shogakukan Publishing's Weekly Young Sunday manga magazine but was moved to Big Comic Spirits when the magazine stopped publication. It was later published in twenty two bound volumes by Shogakukan from April 2003 to February 2010. The story is set in the 1950s and focuses on six junior delinquents aged sixteen to seventeen that are sent to the Shōnan Special Reform School. They learn to cope with the atrocities and unfairness they encounter there. In 2005 it won in the general category of the Shogakukan Manga Award along with A Spirit of the Sun.

An anime television series produced by Madhouse Studios and directed by Hiroshi Koujina began airing in Japan on April 6, 2010.

Plot

Set in the 1950s, the story centers around six junior delinquents and their mentor at the Shōnan Special Reform School near Tokyo. The manga follows the boys' lives during their time in the school and the years after they leave.

Characters

Rokurouta Sakuragi (桜木 六郎太 Sakuragi Rokurouta)
Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama
Sakuragi Rokurouta, aged eighteen, and referred as 'Anchan' (bro) by his cell-mates, is the oldest of the seven protagonists in Rainbow. A strong and benevolent young man, Sakuragi has great boxing technique which he demonstrated by knocking out all six newcomers when Mario started a fight. He constantly looks out for the well-being of his cell-mates, just like they treasure him. This often means sacrificing himself for them, making him the routine victim of Ishihara's schemes. He is the only boy at the school who does not fear Ishihara. When he was younger, his father and five brothers went off to war. Only his father survived and returned home a broken man and a drunk. Sakuragi's father later committed suicide after arguing with Sakuragi one night, leaving him racked with guilt. As a result of this, Sakuragi resolves to never lose anyone else important to him. His friend and former cell mate, Hagino, was violated by Dr. Sasaki. Before committing suicide because of the rape, Hagino wrote a suicidal note which blames the two of them, giving Sakuragi evidence of Ishihara and Dr. Sasaki's crimes. Due to this, Ishihara and Dr. Sasaki both want him dead. Later on he is stabbed by Ishihara on the day of Mario's match, shortly after he made his way to the arena while unknowingly gripping the knife that he was stabbed with. Unaware of his surroundings as he made his way to the arena he was shot by American soldiers who thought he had the intention of harming people.
Mario Minakami (水上 真理雄 Minakami Mario)
Voiced by: Shun Oguri
Minakami Mario, aged seventeen, is the unofficial leader of the six new boys. He was sentenced after inflicting life-threatening injuries to one of his teachers when he discovered the man had just raped a female student. He tried to pick a fight with Sakuragi the first day they met but was knocked out easily. Mario came to admire Sakuragi and began to train to box under him and was shown to be quite skilled. He has demonstrated to be a very straight man, and will often take the blame or suffer injuries for the sake of others. After leaving the Reformatory he works as a Bartender, and is in love with Setsuko. He has black hair giving him an appearance similar to that of Sakuragi.
Noboru Maeda (前田 昇 Maeda Noboru)
Voiced by: Romi Park
Maeda Noboru, age sixteen, nicknamed Turtle (スッポン Suppon, lit. Chinese Soft-shelled Turtle) is the smallest of seven boys. He was sent to the disciplinary school for theft, con, dine-and-dash, and several other crimes which could not be fully investigated during his detention. He lost his entire family in an atom bomb explosion. Despite having no real fighting skills or strength, he has very powerful jaws which he is quite proud of. After leaving the Reformatory, he becomes a very skilled and dedicated Black Market business man, earning large amounts of money, by selling Cigars within the USA Army vicinity. He has rather abundant reddish brown hair.
Ryuuji Nomoto (野本 龍次 Nomoto Ryuuji)
Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara
Nomoto Ryuuji, aged seventeen, nicknamed Scam (バレモト Baremoto, lit. Uncovered) is the most intelligent of the seven boys. He was sent to the disciplinary school for con, fraud, and theft, particularly in shopping centers. When he was young he and his mother were very poor. After learning that his mother sold her body to acquire food, he grew to distrust everyone. It was only after meeting Sakuragi and the others that he learned to value friendship again. While he has no fighting skills of his own, he is incredibly smart, capable of thinking of very complicated plans, which have helped the boys multiple times. He is apparently studying after leaving the Reformatory. He grows his hair later on.
Mansaku Matsuura (松浦 万作 Matsuura Mansaku)
Voiced by: Tomohiro Waki
Matsuura Mansaku, aged seventeen, nicknamed Cabbage (キャベツ Kyabetsu) is one of the largest of the boys. He was sent to the disciplinary school for drunken violent and assault related to underage drinking. Despite his crimes and intimidating physical size, he is normally very kind-hearted and quiet. He enjoys eating and tends to be the most cheerful of the boys. He is best friends with Soldier, and although he claims he isn't very smart, he is capable of feats that have helped them at times. He works for a construction company, although he claims he does this to enjoy the food.
Tadayoshi Tooyama (遠山 忠義 Tōyama Tadayoshi)
Voiced by: Takaya Kuroda
Tooyama Tadayoshi, aged seventeen, nicknamed Soldier (ヘイタイ Heitai) is one of the largest of the boys. He was sent to the disciplinary school for acts of violence and false imprisonments. He ruthlessly beat and injured his mother's boyfriend, who was abusing her. He was one of the boys who showed the most animosity towards Sakuragi when they first met, but later came to have the most respect for him. Under Sakuragi's advice, he began exercising with the goal of eventually joining the army. He is best friends with Cabbage and the two work out together. He tends to remain most of the time on a very disciplined manner when in conflict, however when the situation requires for it, he will take drastic measures such as putting himself at risk. After leaving the reformatory he joins the Army.
Jou Yokosuka (横須賀 丈 Yokosuka Jou)
Voiced by: Tatsuya Hasome
Yokosuka Jou, aged sixteen, nicknamed Joe (ジョー Jō) is the quietest of the boys. He was sent to the disciplinary school after inflicting life-threatening injuries upon a man who attempted to rape him. He is an orphan and has a younger sister named Meg and are half-European, half-Japanese. His unusual pale skin and blue eyes gives him a somewhat innocent, vulnerable look. However, he is shown to be very strong when he tied up Dr. Sasaki. He can also be very menacing when he has any upper hand of some sort. He wants to sing so as to reach his sister. He grows his blonde hair longer later on.
Ishihara (石原)
Voiced by: Kōji Ishii
One of the Shonan Special Disciplinary School's senior guards. Ishihara is a brutal and sadistic man who enjoys beating and punishing students for the slightest reason. Of all the students, he has the greatest grudge against Sakuragi, who shows no fear of Ishihara nor falls for his schemes. This has made Ishihara secretly afraid of Sakuragi, especially when Sakuragi stares at him, which drives him to want to kill Sakuragi. He neither cares for or respect any student or guard at the school except for Dr. Sasaki, whom pays him so he can violate the boys. After leaving the Reformatory, he is seen on the coast, on a very poor and emaciated state. After being confronted by Mario, he is left at its mercy, given his now miserable life.
Gisuke Sasaki (佐々木 義助)
Voiced by: Takaya Hashi
The doctor at Shonan Special Disciplinary School. He will often publicly say, "We must treat the children well". Secretly however, Sasaki is a pedophile and regularly sexually molests boys at the school. Sasaki will usually pay Ishihara to send prisoners to him so he can violate them; something that Ishihara himself finds pleasure with, due to his sadistical nature. In the past, Sasaki violated one of Sakuragi's former cell-mates, Ei'ichi Hagino, resulting in the boy committing suicide. Sasaki, like Ishihara, wants to kill Sakuragi before he leaves the school because Sakuragi has knowledge of Sasaki's crimes and can prove them. After leaving the Reformatory he aims to be a Mayor, however his plans break apart when the six boys force him to confess all his crimes, which after being recorded are announced at a public broadcast. The tricks involved in getting him to repent were well thought out. Firstly Joe went to his house, after one of Sasaki's council meetings. Sasaki already had a boy waiting for him in his bed when he arrived. Thinking he was going to have another "fun night", he ran into the room naked screaming "I know you're excited, SO AM I!". He opens the covers only to realize that no one is there. He exclaims his fury only to have Joe, who before this was well hidden behind the door, tell him calmly to follow him quietly. Sasaki turns around in frustration, ready to hit Joe, when Joe pulls a gun out the moment he faced him and pointed it directly to his head. They led Sasaki to the beach and buried his head in a "head-hunter" sort of fashion (his body completely submerged in the rubble with his head sticking out). Turtle goes on to explain that the tides there are strong and that if he does not confess to his crimes, he will drown under the upcoming water tides. Sasaki does in fact confess and he wakes up, after a momentary stop, in his bed... completely unharmed. He takes it as a dream and continues to town, his speech at hand, ready to win the election. This is when it is found out the boys knocked him out after recording his confession. Sasaki is ridiculed and disgraced, left with nothing. The boys found this fitting as he could suffer the lives they suffered without their hands getting dirty.

Media

Manga

Rainbow began as a manga series written by George Abe and illustrated by Masasumi Kakizaki, which began serialization in Shogakukan Publishing's Weekly Young Sunday manga magazine but was moved to Big Comic Spirits when the magazine stopped publication.[1] The chapters of the manga have been collated into 22 bound volumes by Shogakukan between April 2003 and February 2010.[2][3] In 2005 it won in the general category of the Shogakukan Manga Award along with A Spirit of the Sun.[4]

Anime

An anime television series was produced by the animation studio Madhouse and directed by Hiroshi Koujina. The anime began airing in Japan on April 6, 2010. On May 28, 2010 it was announced that FUNimation has picked up the series for simulcast distribution starting on June 1.[5]

Episode list

Episodes are called "Crimes".[6] The anime's opening theme is "We're Not Alone" by Coldrain and the ending theme is "A Far-Off Distance" by Galneryus, both signed to VAP.[7]

# Title Airdate
01 "After the rain"  April 6, 2010[8]
The year, 1955. Six delinquents nicknamed Mario, Cabbage, Soldier, Turtle, Uncovered, and Joe are taken to a prison-like reform school due to their various crimes. They are introduced to Dr. Sasaki, the school physician, who performs a painful rectal exam on each boy. Humiliated, they are led to their cell-like room, where they met a boy named Sakuragi. Mario starts a fight with Sakuragi, culminating in Sakuragi knocking out all six boys. Ishihara, the school's sadistic head guard, violently beats Sakuragi as punishment while the others watch. Later after Sakuragi regains consciousness, he accepts a stashed cigarette from Joe, then proceeds to share it with the others. Sakuragi's strong, yet benevolent actions immediately earns him the respect and admiration of the six boys. 
02 "Fugitive"  April 13, 2010[9]
The seven boys have become comrades and spend time working out in their cell. Joe reveals that he has a younger sister on the outside. Seeing her again is his sole motivation to endure the school. Joe later receives a visit from the orphanage administrator where his sister is staying saying his sister is about to be adopted. Afraid he will not see her again, Sakuragi and the other boys cause a distraction allowing Joe to escape through an unguarded entrance. The boys are beaten and placed in solitary confinement. Turtle recounts losing his entire family in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and why he helped Joe escape. Joe arrives at the orphanage and attempts to escape with his sister but is caught by the police. Joe's sister 'rejects' him and sends him away (in an attempt to protect him). Distraught, Joe is returned to the school and placed in solitary. 
03 "Distrust"  April 20, 2010[10]
Joe leaves solitary and Sakuragi's words are able to comfort him. Joe resolves to survive and one day reunite with his sister. Ishihara tells Uncovered that Sakuragi murdered his parents. Uncovered confronts Sakuragi in the mess hall, resulting in the two almost coming to blows. Sakuragi is taken and beaten by Ishihara who greatly hates Sakuragi for being the lone student in the school who is not afraid of him. Uncovered remembers his early childhood being poor and how his mother was sexually exploited to get food, causing him to develop a distrust in others. Ishihara discovers Uncovered with a stash of hidden cigarettes. Using Uncovered's fear of him, Ishihara schemes to implicate Sakuragi. A fire, ignited by one of Uncovered's tossed cigarettes, causes an evacuation of the cells. Uncovered is horrified when Ishihara purposely throws away the key to Cell 6, in an attempt to kill Sakuragi. Sakuragi confronts Uncovered outside and learns the other boys are trapped in the burning building and rushes back inside in an attempt to save them. 
04 "Dissolve"  April 27, 2010[11]
Uncovered can't believe Sakuragi would risk his own life for someone else, believing that you can only rely on yourself. Sakuragi arrives at the cell, but can't open the door. The building begins to collapse and Sakuragi is knocked down by flaming debris. Outside, Uncovered searches for the lost cell key and locates its. Ishihara arrives and demands the key but Uncovered refuses to give it up. Uncovered enters the building and saves Sakuragi and the others. They escape and then Sakuragi knocks out the shocked Ishihara. Sakuragi is taken to the hospital to recover from his injuries. He tells a nurse about how he greatly admired his father, a soldier. However, after the war, his father returned home a broken man. One night, Sakuragi confronted his father saying he had lost all respect for him. A short time later, Sakuragi's father commits suicide. Sakuragi believes he 'murdered' his father, because he didn't try to understand his father's pain and believes his hurtful words drove his father to kill himself. Sakuragi doesn't want to lose anyone else important to him and that the other boys are his best friends. Overhearing this story, the bond between the seven becomes even stronger. 
05 "Someday..."  May 4, 2010[12]
After leaving the hospital, Sakuragi reunites with his cellmates. A new guard, Kumagai, has replaced Ishihara who is on house arrest related to the fire. While doing community service outside one day, the boys each relate their dreams. Before returning to the school, the boys carve their dreams into a large tree and promise to meet back at the spot after they get out of the school. Ishihara returns and conspires to with Dr. Sasaki to deal with Sakuragi, who will be released in a month. They remove Sakuragi from cell 2-6 and place him in another cell with several large, strong boys. They beat him nightly, yet Sakuragi continues to bear the pain and smile, frustrating them. Mario, learning of the beatings, begs to take Sakuragi place in exchange for them sparing him. They beat Mario and shatter his right hand with a large stone. That night, the bullies taunt Sakuragi with what they did to Mario. After hearing they shattered Mario's hand, Sakuragi pulverizes the ringleader's face with a single punch. The other bullies stare in shock as Sakuragi's tells them that he was willing to put up with their abuse, but that they crossed the line when they attacked his friend. 
06 "Truth"  May 11, 2010[13]
The other bullies attack Sakuragi, while Ishihara listens from outside the cell. Ishihara leaves content that Sakuragi will be bludgeoned to death by morning. In the morning, Ishihara opens the cell, but is horrified to see all the bullies beaten and bloody on the floor. Cowed by the beating they suffered, none of the bullies are willing to admit it was Sakuragi's fault, causing Ishihara to leave in a rage. Unable to intimidate Sakuragi, Dr. Sasaki suggests Ishihara make Sakuragi break the rules by hurting his friends. Realizing Ishihara's goal, the boys bear the abuse to protect Sakuragi. Sakuragi, no longer able to watch, grabs Ishihara and is in turn placed in solitary confinement. Ishihara plans to starve Sakuragi to death saying that he and Sasaki can't let him out because of what he knows. One year earlier, Sakuragi had a roommate named Ei'ichi who was sexually molested by Dr. Sasaki. Unable to live with the constant abuse, Ei'ichi committed suicide. Guard Kumagai reveals Ishihara's plans to the boys in 2-6. Turtle manages to sneak food to Sakuragi's cell, restoring his will to survive. 
07 "Determination"  May 18, 2010[14]
Ishihara is apoplectic that Sakuragi is still alive after more than two weeks of starvation, unaware that Turtle and later Guard Kumagai have been sneaking him food. Kumagai tells Mario and Nurse Setsuko about Dr. Sasaki's involvement with Sakuragi mistreatment, unaware that Sasaki is secretly listening. That night when Kumagai brings Sakuragi food he discovers that Sakuragi is being subjected to water torture. Attempting to help Sakuragi, Kumagai is ambushed by Ishihara. Some time later after Kumagai fails to return to the hospital, Mario attempts to leave but is confronted by Ishihara, who reveals that Kumagai died in an 'accident'. Mario returns to the school and tells the others about Sasaki and Kumagai. Knowing Sasaki and Ishihara will not allow Sakuragi to leave alive, Mario and the others plot to free Sakuragi and escape, despite knowing that they'll be sent to juvenile prison if caught. 
08 "Freedom"  May 25, 2010[15]
Uncovered devises a plan to free Sakuragi and shares it with the others. Needing to get a key from Dr. Sasaki, Joe volunteers to go to the doctor's office, despite knowing Sasaki's perverted lusts. Joe fakes a stomach ache and is taken to Sasaki's office, where he 'flirts' with Sasaki. Joe convinces Sasaki to strip naked, and when his back is turned Joe strangles him with a cloth rope and ties him up. He returns to the cell and releases the other boys. Reaching Sakuragi's cell, Mario knock Ishihara unconscious and they carry Sakuragi away. A guard finds Dr. Sasaki tied up and sounds the alarm. Uncovered 'sacrifices' himself to draw the guards attention and manages to cut the electricity to the compound and search lights. At the front gate, Cabbage and Soldier stay behind to block the guards. Outside the compound, Ishihara ambushes the others and tries to stab Sakuragi with a knife, but Mario pummels Ishihara unconscious again. After eluding capture, Mario becomes depressed about losing the others, but Joe and Turtle state that it was Mario's determination which allowed them to save Sakuragi's life. 
09 "Lament"  June 1, 2010[16]
After hearing about the escape, Nurse Setsuko encounters Turtle and gives him directions to an unused farmhouse, where they can hide and treat Sakuragi. Setsuko brings medicine, food and clothing, committed to keeping a promise she made to Mario. At the school, Uncovered, Soldier, and Cabbage are put in solitary and Ishihara subjects them to the same water torture he used on Sakuragi. Sakuragi regains consciousness and asks them to return to the school. Later, Dr. Sasaki and Ishihara are shocked when Joe returns, and they attempt to intimidate him. They're confidence quickly turns to horror when Joe reveals that he knows about their involvement in Ei'ichi's suicide. He also reveals that Sakuragi has Ei'ichi's suicide note, which could send Sasaki and Ishihara to prison. Using this information as leverage, Joe gets Cabbage, Soldier, and Uncovered released from solitary and they are no longer beaten or abused. Sakuragi continues to heal while Mario practices boxing. In the market one day, Mario and Turtle meet a woman who is promoting boxing matches at a nearby American army base. Mario enters a boxing match with an American boxer and is completely overwhelmed by the man's size and power. After the match, the promoter woman, Lilly, gives Turtle and Mario money and tells Mario to get stronger. Shamed, Mario resolves to pay Lilly back ten times over. 
10 "Vengeance"  June 8, 2010[17]
Sakuragi begins training Mario in boxing so he can win his next match. Turtle takes a job selling black market goods. At the school, Soldier learns that he's been accepted in the Japanese Defense Force and will be leaving the reformatory early. At the farmhouse, Setsuko suggests she and boys take a photo and later borrows a camera from a coworker at the hospital. Dr. Sasaki overhears her conversation and sends Ishihara to follow her, discovering Sakuragi's location. When they're alone, Setsuko confesses her feelings to Sakuragi. Sakuragi and Turtle accompany Mario to his next match, unaware Ishihara is following them. Turtle goes to the nearby market before the match, but is caught by the police. Learning Ishihara was responsible, Turtle attempts to phone the others. Lilly tells Sakuragi and Mario about Turtle being caught and Sakuragi leaves to find a phone. Mario begins his match determined to win. Elsewhere, Dr. Sasaki plots to dispose of both Sakuragi and Ishihara, who is now using speed and has become a liability. 
11 "Showdown"
"Taiketsu" (対決) 		June 15, 2010[18]
Turtle tells Sakuragi about Ishihara. Sakuragi leaves determined to finish his battle with Ishihara once and for all. Soldier leaves the school with the other boys cheering him on. Sakuragi confronts Ishihara who vents his hatred at Sakuragi and draws a gun. When Ishihara manically promises to kill Setsuko and other boys, Sakuragi disarms him and turns the gun on the terrified Ishihara. Mario continues his match against the American boxer and promises Lilly he'll win. Mario tricks his opponent into letting his guard down and knocks his opponent down, but the boxer gets up before being counted out. Tired of being chased and threatened, Sakuragi gives the shocked Ishihara Ei'ichi's suicide note and leaves. Ishihara, unable to understand, chases him and succeeds in stabbing Sakuragi in the abdomen with a knife. Staring Ishihara down, Sakuragi walks away leading Ishihara to believes he'll never be able to kill Sakuragi. Lilly wants to stop the match, but Mario resolves to continue fighting. Sakuragi pulls the knife from his body and tries to return to the boxing match despite the extreme blood lose. On his way, he is confronted by Dr. Sasaki and the police. 
12 "Promise"
"Yakusoku" (約束) 		June 22, 2010[19]
Mario finally succeeds in knocking out his opponent. Outside the police order Sakuragi to put down the knife, but Sakuragi's only thought is of returning the boxing match. Several Army MPs arrive, and in the confusion Sakuragi is gunned down, his final thoughts being of his friends and their dreams. Mario returns home and reveals Sakuragi's fate to Setsuko. Later at the morgue, Setsuko collapses in grief causing Mario to wonder where he and the others will go now that Sakuragi is gone. Time passes, and the six surviving friends finally meet at the tree like they promised. Mario relays Sakuragi's final wish that they all strive to fulfill their dreams. Mario and the others then promise to make Sasaki and Ishihara pay for killing Sakuragi. Later, they discover that Sasaki is now running for mayor. While Mario departs to track down Ishihara, the others begin a campaign of intimidation against Sasaki. Mario locates Ishihara, now a mentally-broken speed addict. Ishihara mistakes Mario for Sakuragi and ask to be killed. Mario, angered that Sakuragi lost his life because of such a pathetic man, prepares to kill Ishihara. 
13 "Recollect"  June 29, 2010[20]
A summary of the previous episodes, told through a series of flashbacks from Mario's point-of-view. 
14 "Revenge"  July 6, 2010[20]
Sasaki, unnerved by his encounter with the boys, locks himself in his office. His thoughts are interrupted by a phone call, and leaves to rendezvous with a 'lover' at a local motel. After arriving, Sasaki is horrified when Joe appears and draws a gun. Joe takes Sasaki to a beach where the other boys have dug a large hole near the water. Despite his attempts to bribe them, the boys bury Sasaki up to his neck as the tide begins to come in. Sasaki screams for mercy as the boys leave saying he'll confess everything. Just when it seems he's about to die, Sasaki wakes up in the motel, unable to discern if what happened was real or a nightmare. Setsuko finds Mario waiting for her and takes him to her apartment. Mario reveals that he spared Ishihara, saying he wasn't worth killing. The next day, Sasaki prepares to give a campaign address but becomes flustered when he sees Joe and Cabbage in the audience. In the sound booth, Turtle, Soldier and Uncovered play a recording of Sasaki confessing to all his crimes, including his part in Ei'ichi and Sakuragi's deaths. Exposed, Sasaki drops out of the mayoral race and loses his hospital. Setsuko prays at Sakuragi's grave saying that she and boys can finally move on. At the tree, Mario gives each of his friends a bullet taken from Sakuragi's body. Their revenge satisfied, they leave to begin pursuing their dreams. Mario looks back at the tree and sees an image of Sakuragi smiling back at him. 
15 "Annoyance"  July 13, 2010
16 "Hidden"
"Hido~un" (ヒドゥン) 		July 20, 2010
17 "Parting"
"Pātingu" (パーティング) 		July 27, 2010
18 "Unbreakable"
"Anbureikaburu" (アンブレイカブル) 		August 3, 2010
19 "Reunion"
"Reyunion" (レユニオン) 		August 10, 2010
20 "Vocation"  August 17, 2010
21 "Blinded"  August 24, 2010
22 "Emergence"
"Shutsugen" (出現) 		August 31, 2010
23 "Chance"  September 7, 2010
24 "Desperate"  September 14, 2010
25 "Independence"  September 21, 2010
26 "Over the rainbow"  September 28, 2010
Mario receives a visit from Jeffrey, the American boxer, who asks him to visit the Army Camp. Mario obliges and is observed by a professional boxing trainer who comments that Mario's broken right hand will make it impossible to box. He directs Mario to a doctor who may be able to heal his hand. The doctor explains that the surgery will restore his right hand with at 30% success rate but advises if the surgery fails, he will lose the use of his hand. Mario takes the deal remembering Sakuragi's words about taking chances, and the surgery is a success. When his hand heals, Mario visits Sakuragi's mother to pay his respects and is given Sakuragi's boxing boots before heading to his match. Mario, with his restored hand, defeats his opponent in his boxing match. He is later seen at the tree where he and his friends carved their life's dreams into and speaks to the late Sakuragi. After a spontaneous rainstorm, an image of Sakuragi asks Mario what his dream is, to which he replies helping his friends achieve their dreams. 

Reception

Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin won the 51st Shogakukan Manga Awards in the General category, sharing the award with A Spirit of The Sun.[21]

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