Rainbow
2010 1 season · 26 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Rainbow

RAINBOW 二舎六房の七人

Synopsis

RAINBOW 二舎六房の七人

About ten years after the Second World War, a group of juvenile offenders are sent to the Shounan Special Reform School, a kind of juvenile detention center, to deal with the atrocities and injustices they experienced in the war.

Also On Nippon TV

Other series that aired on Nippon TV.

Other Titles From Madhouse

Animation + Drama in Japan

730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Rainbow itself).

The 2009–2011 Japan Window

Rainbow holds position #179 of 400 Japan seriess in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Cobra the Animation
    #1

    Cobra the Animation

    ★ 9.4 · 2010
  2. Carnival Phantasm
    #2

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011
  3. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
    #3

    Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    ★ 8.7 · 2009
  4. Mother
    #4

    Mother

    ★ 8.7 · 2010
  5. Hunter x Hunter
    #5

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
  6. Maid Sama!
    #6

    Maid Sama!

    ★ 8.6 · 2010
  7. Steins;Gate
    #7

    Steins;Gate

    ★ 8.5 · 2011
  8. The Tatami Galaxy
    #8

    The Tatami Galaxy

    ★ 8.5 · 2010

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Rainbow premiered alongside 136 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 136 other Japan seriess in 2010.

The 2313th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

44
Reviews
61st
Review-volume percentile
45th
Popularity percentile

44 audience reviews — more than 61% of Japan seriess in our index.

Review volume (61th percentile) outruns trending popularity (45th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
April 6, 2010
Last Air Date
September 28, 2010
Broadcast Span
6 months
Total Episodes
26 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 9.5 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.0
TMDB Rating
44
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,163 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (53rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,486 of 2,532 (top 59%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesMadhouse
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 26
Release DateApril 6, 2010
Official Sitewww.ntv.co.jp

Questions Answered

Who created Rainbow?

Rainbow was created by Kôjina Hiroshi, Masasumi Kakizaki.

When did Rainbow end?

Rainbow finished its run with its final episode airing on September 28, 2010.

Where did Rainbow air?

Rainbow aired on Nippon TV, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.