History Manga / RainbowNishaRokubouNoShichinin

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: The American soldiers speak perfect English. (Turtle, on the other hand, doesn't--which turns out to be important.)

''Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin'' (""Rainbow: The Seven from Compound Two, Cell Six") is a manga by written by George Abe and illustrated by Masasumi Kakizaki, which was serialized from 2002 to 2010 (starting out in ''Weekly Young Sunday'', then moving to ''Big Comic Spirits'' after the former magazine ceased publication). It tells the story of six teenage inmates of a post-World War II prison in Japan, and the hardships they endure.

A manga by George Abe and Masasumi Kakizaki, ''Rainbow'' tells the story of six teenage inmates of a post-World War II prison in Japan, and the hardships they endure.

It was adapted into an anime by Creator/{{Madhouse}}.

* LuckyTranslation: Mario is metaphorically indebted to the others, but there's no time limit to pay them back--they have "bonds for life."

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Minakami Mario, Matsuura Mansaku, Tooyama Tadayoshi...

* ShoutOut: Chapters from the manga are all named after songs, with everything from "[[Music/{{Steppenwolf}} Born to Be Wild]]" to "[[Music/{{Evanescence}} My Immortal.]]" Artist credits are given at the end of each tankoubon; the mangaka seem particularly fond of Music/{{Helloween}}.

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Ishihara acts remorseful for Hagino's death. Sadly, this is just a trick he uses to distract Sakuragi so he can stab him.

* ThePowerOfFriendship: The story's main theme. Only be working together and having faith in each other do the boys stand a chance of surviving the Detention Center, let alone making it on the outside.

* RecapEpisode: The appropriately named "Recollect".

* TooDumbToLive: Sadly, [[spoiler: Sakuragi]]. In a scene where they could have wrapped up a villain rather cleanly, they instead manage to give away their group’s bargaining chip, betray their deceased friend’s memory, leave a major villain in play, and, to top it all off, get themselves killed instead. All of which were easily avoidable by simply picking from any number of alternative, obviously smarter, choices.

* HeelRealization: Early in the story, Scam is forced to accept he's been using misanthropy as an excuse to be a coward when Anchan runs into the fire Scam accidentally caused to rescue their cellmates. By resolving to change his ways, he fully becomes a member of the crew.