Nanbaka

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Synonyms: Nambaka, Numbaka, The Numbers
Japanese: ナンバカ
English: Nanbaka
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Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 5, 2016 to Dec 28, 2016
Premiered: Fall 2016
Broadcast: Wednesdays at 03:00 (JST)
Licensors: Funimation
Studios: Satelight
Source: Web manga
Genres: ActionAction, ComedyComedy, DramaDrama
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.331 (scored by 145125145,125 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #25972
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #705
Members: 334,185
Favorites: 2,206

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Synopsis

Nanba is the world's most formidable prison, built to incarcerate criminals who are too slippery to stay in ordinary confinement. The four inmates who occupy Cell 13 are particularly cunning on that behalf, having escaped every other prison with a perfect success rate. There is Juugo, a specialist in locks who has spent the majority of his life in prison; Uno, a gambler with great intuition; Nico, an otaku whose body reacts strangely to drugs; and Rock, a bruiser with a love for food. The daily shenanigans of the four prisoners always cause trouble for the building supervisor, Hajime Sugoroku, who desperately tries to prevent them from breaking out of Nanba.

Nanbaka follows the comedic, sparkle-filled exploits of these prisoners and their guards. From three square meals a day to sports festivals, prison life in Nanba isn't actually that bad—and it is the closest these four have to a home.

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Staff

Sugi, Takuma
Producer
Herek, Samantha
Assistant Producer


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"Rin! Rin! Hi! Hi!" by Hashiguchikanaderiya (ハシグチカナデリヤ) hugs The Super Ball
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Ending Theme

"Nanbaka Datsugoku Riron♪! (ナンバカ脱獄理論♪!)" by Juugo (Yuto Uemura), Uno (Tetsuya Kakihara), Rock (Ire Shiozaki), Nico (Daiki Kobayashi), Hajime Sugoroku (Tomokazu Seki)




Reviews

Dec 13, 2021
If you're in need of something that is funny and light-hearted then this is perfect.
The show is pure comedy with those few moments of seriousness and fights. I loved the character's vibrant designs and colour. The fights in it were great. It isn't like some comedy animes where it's just a random day every episode. This anime actually has a storyline and has some character development. The only one that actually gets good character development (or any development) is the main character Jyugo. Overall its great if you just want to enjoy something that's funny but if your looking for something that has exciting ...
Jan 13, 2022
Mixed Feelings
Nanbaka started off as a comedy but then it slaps us in the face a whole bunch of angst and a mystery plot. I wish they stuck with one or the other. The characters were pretty bland and didn't have much depth. Some of them were insanely annoying. The premise of "escaping the prison" didn't stick to the end. And tbh, i don't think they could've written a story solely based on that anyways.

It starts to lose its way and amounts to being confusing and not being good at either genre they were trying to do. There were some nice moments, but they immediately ...
Apr 17, 2024
i'm gonna start the review by saying, that i'm probably way over the intented demographic (i'm 28 yo), and that i only watched this because of my sister

so what can i say about nambaka? i felt asleep halfway throught episode 4, so that should tell you how was my experience watching this, i didn't laugh once in none of the 13 episodes, and as i previoulsy said, and to be fair to the mangaka, i'm probably too old for this kind of jokes, so the humour didn't click with me. The character design i'm not a fan of it, it's too bussy for my liking ...

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