Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin

Both use a Prison setting. Rainbow is based in a realistic setting, set in the 1950s and following the lives of young criminals. Deadman Wonderland is more science-fiction, set in the future and a prison that serves as an amusement park. Both series have a dark atmosphere that stems from their location. 

These anime are both about prisoners. Rainbow is more realistic in my opinion. Deadman Wonderland on the other hand, has more gore and exciting action scenes.  

The both of them about the young prisoners and hardship of prison life. 

Think of Deadman Wonderland as a much more violent version of Rainbow and has more action. It's also better than Rainbow. 

The setting of both series is quite similar involving the prison theme and feeling of being under confinement and under watch. And of course, in prison, the reality is harsh. The main characters in both series endure cruelty inflicted by others but at the same time also makes bonds with the prisoners. There is violence, drama, and psychological themes in both series that confines the realism of being a prisoner.  

They are both set in a prison and have the same dark theme. The prisoners both get treated very poorly. Deadman Wonderland is more science fiction because of the powers they posses while Rainbow is more realistic as it tells the story of young prisoners taking place in 1955. 

+ They both involve groups of teenagers being abused in prison and they're plans to escape. + They people must bond together and use their different skills to escape + Both are very dark and include some very mature themes - But Rainbow is set in the mid-1950s in Japan while the country is still struggling after WW2 and it is very realistic whereas Deadman Wonderland is set in a post-apocalyptic near-future where people can have supernatural powers. - The characters in Rainbow are much better and not as annoying; overall, Rainbow is a much better anime. 

Both settings are in prisons that are hell and morbid. Both shows, show how our characters persevere through the darkness.  

Both anime feature teenage protagonist who end up in prison. Both anime have similar elements, such as unlikely friendships, escape plans and corrupt prison wardens. The main difference between the two anime is that Rainbow is realistic, while Deadman Wonderland has supernatural elements. 

-Both have the concept of being trapped in a prison -In both, the main character meets a group of friends and tries to escape -Both have prisoners being cruelly subjected to torture that the public is unaware of 

Sakuragi is like 50's realitites Kamina and Mario - Simon 

Unbreakable bonds, everlasting friendships, and seemingly impossible goals. The Rainbow and the Spiral are one of the same. 

-Characters look up to their "Bro" and follow his example. -"Bro" character is super manly and teaches the other character important lessons about friendship and hard work. -There is a time skip halfway that shows their lives after the first "fight" ends. -One younger character strives to be just like "Bro" and others start to see how much he resembles "Bro" later on. -Friendship, teamwork, manliness, and some super dramatic scenes 

When your heart is broken, your soul destroyed, piece it back together with the bonds of friendship! Break through the heavens! Believe in the Bro that believes in you! Rainbow and TTGL have vastly different settings though share similar themes and ideals to help showcase its larger than life characters on their coming of age journey.  

Both shows contain a older brother-like relationship, friendship and coming of age. These both show are complete different. But shares the same morals. 

-Both have a leader to some sort of team -The leader and main character have extremely similar relationships in both -Both have great character development -Both climax midway through but despite this, keep going 

At first glance, these two might not be similar, but both are about the endurance of the human spirit and the importance of friendship in harsh times. As well, both feature an inspiring big brother figure whose way of thinking touches the main characters throughout the series, as well as people he hasn't even met. Rainbow is definitely more realistic than Gurren Lagann, but both have a tendency to be uplifting. 

Both mario and simon have a brother figure and they follow their steps for simon is that kamina and for mario an-chan (for others an-chan was also a brother figure but mario followed him the most)  

-Both have a very similar plot line -Both have a main character who is called "bro" and he is the character who inspires everyone. The main character is the leader and all the other characters follow him. -In both Gurren Lagann and Rainbow the main characters try to get out of where they live in order to live in a better place and get out of their difficult life routine. -In both cases something happens to the main character that causes a crisis to the other characters, but in both cases the characters get stronger and move on in order to achieve the desired goal. -Both deal with the power and the desire to succeed in achieving a goal and believing in each other. After they achieve their goal, they still encounter difficulties but the characters solve the difficulties together. -Gurren Lagann has more action and science fiction while Rainbow is more realistic with less action.  read more 

They both share the same themes: Sacrifice, Brotherhood, Family, the "Never give up" and the "Life goes on". They are different genres but they have the same plot structure with the timeskip in the middle. You feel empity after you finish these anime. 

Similarities: + Main characters are a bunch of students who committed crimes. + Main characters are trying to escape the prison. + Both stories are set mostly inside of a prison. + Both have extremely abusive prison officers, physically and sexually. + Both are very manly and are Seinen (aimed at adults). + Both get kind of romantic towards the end. Dissimilarities: - Rainbow is very dramatic and tragic, but Prison School is an Ecchi comedy. - Rainbow's prison is a reformatory, but Prison School's is... A school prison. (DUH) - The main characters' crimes in Rainbow were made to protect someone else, but the main characters' crime in Prison School was... not. (They sneaked into the girls' bathroom lol) read more 

-Both involve young boys in prison -In both prison situations, the boys are unfairly targeted by the wardens of the prisons -Both have a brotherly bond formed between the boys -Both have 'explicit' scenes Though even though they are similar in concept, Prison School is comedy and Rainbow is drama, but you should still check it out nonetheless  

Both have the theme of friendship and prisons, Rainbow in a mature way and Prison School in a ecchi-comedian way. 

Both have the same Shawshank Redemption-esque theme (young men in prison), but genre-wise they are complete opposites in that Prison School is more of a laidback comedy/ecchi anime while Rainbow is a serious/dark historical drama that talks about the life of delinquents in the aftermath of WW2. Funny enough, both deal with the theme of brotherhood and friendship in their own unique way (Prison school more humorously, Rainbow more seriously) and I enjoyed them despite the fact the mood was completely different in both. Both also feature an endearing cast of main characters who strive to prove their innocence and get out of prison. 

for those who like the prison theme, both have it, but Rainbow has a more serious footprint while prison school is funny and have ecchi, and in addition there are similarities in some little things as characters and part of the plot pra quem gosta de tema de prisão, ambos possuem esse tema, porém Rainbow tem uma pegada mais séria, já prison school mais voltada pra comédia e ecchi, e além disso possuem semelhanças em algumas coisinhas como personagens e uma parte da trama 

The similar things in these anime: - prison - friendship between characters - one goal (escape) - fat gay - nerds - traitors 

Both anime have the "scum of society" as their protagonists. Both deal with the cruelty of those in higher position. Both anime contain a high amount of tears. Both anime feature the value of trust in your comrades, although Rainbow is much more idealistic about it. Their premise is different, but the two shows are thematically very similar. 

Do you like anime with very realistic design / story and character? Do you want to watch a true seinen with true social issues ? Do you want a story so sad and tearing that you will weep like a baby ? So watch both, there are amazing shows for these, even if they sensibly not develop same universe type (Kaiji evolved in a gambling / money world while guys of Rainbow are in jail) but are related with thematics.  

Both series share a similar art style in the sense that everything looks sturdy and heavily outlined, and both are sausage fests with casts mostly made up of male characters. Both series make you root for the protagonists as they are thrown into despair and struggle through impossible situations, with the high points of each show feeling exhilarating, and the lows feeling like bottomless pits. I think both Kaiji and Rainbow share the same feeling of tension and high stakes which is why I recommend them. 

Both stories follow a group of characters trying to get out of miserable/desperate situations. The primary antagonists of the series are very similar in terms of their sadistic nature. Throughout the series, the protagonists are seemingly offered ways out of their dire circumstances by the antagonists, but those chances are often intended to merely provide false hope to the protagonists. Both series have a very "hard-boiled"/"bad-ass" vibe to them. Both were produced by Madhouse in the late 2000s and have fairly similar animation styles.  

In case you are interested in dramas and tension of enormous caliber, these are two of the best candidates. - Both, Kaiji and Rainbow, portray the cruel reality of protagonists considered "scum". At the same time, the two narratives are moving towards a progressive and thorny rise of these protagonists. In Kaiji, the protagonist is in debt and is forced to go through hell to be able to start his life over. In Rainbow, the group is a prisoner of a reformatory in Shibuya, enduring the heaviest daily atrocities within the prison and even before it. - Speaking of "thorny" paths, both animes contain a great deal of reality clashes, disappointments, moments of catharsis and lamentation. In Kaiji, because it is an anime involving gambling, strategies go wrong. In Rainbow, in order to pursue their dreams and freedom, the protagonists deal with mistreatment, obstacles and injustices of the most diverse types. - Both works exhibit in their themes very pertinent reflections and dark representations of society. Rainbow is a historical drama that portrays Japanese society 10 years after the atomic bomb, illustrating the scenario of inequality, misery and scourge in a society wounded by war. Kaiji, on the other hand, carries several reflections on the capitalist system, on the wounds of a society governed by capital and on the state of nature of the human in the face of the monetary hierarchy imposed by the system. - In addition to the drama, both shows are also great thrillers, not recommended for people sensitive to this type of genre. At various times, it is possible to feel agony for what the characters are going through, and some of the episodes will make you more tense than happy. It is worth mentioning that, unlike Rainbow, Kaiji is also a psychological. - Both Kaiji and Rainbow present narrators who contribute to the perception and presentation of the story. In Rainbow, the narration is more restricted to the emblematic scenes of the work, illustrating the realization of the characters and labeling the actions in a more striking way. In the case of Kaiji, the narrator has additional information about the feelings of the characters, strategies and rules of the different games. - Finally, animes also share the same studio: Madhouse. In addition, they were produced in a period in which the studio experienced great relevance and consistency in the anime industry. read more 

Gritty, realistic, dark, depressing, but somehow also uplifting. Both of these shows do an excellent job of fleshing out their worlds and characters, and are fantastic period pieces. They show the darkest depths of the human mind, and while they are often very grim and sometimes hard to stomach, they also have a softer, light side that makes you appreciate the characters even more. They both have lots of moral and philosophical questions to ask. They also have similar art styles (both made by Madhouse). 

They are both deep anime more for adults and with a taste of shitty situations shitty world but also a satisfying bright side of life 

Monster and Rainbow both tell dark and dramatic stories but ultimately have uplifting messages of good people doing good things in bad situations. They both have realistic tone and realistic characters, and Rainbow reminded me very much of Monster in this regard. The characters are excellent, and each character has their own perspective in the story similar to how Monster follows the perspective of several main characters. The characters have a depth of humanity to them in each of these series that so few anime attain. Each of these stories are about completely different scenarios, one an non-linear crime thriller, the other a prison drama, but the tone, realism, and quality of the story and characters reach a certain note that made me appreciate Rainbow in many of the ways that I appreciated Monster. read more 

Story wise, they're very far apart, but both shows have a dark and gritty atmosphere, and both delve into the darker side of life and the human condition. The stories told in each are mature and intelligent, and the cast of characters are very strongly written and well-developed for the most part.  

Story-wise, both of these shows aren't that similar. Monster is a psychological crime drama while Rainbow is a show of a group of inmates trying to live a regular life outside of prison. However they are both gritty, realistic, and some-what calming. -Both of these shows have a large array of amazing characters who get substantial amounts of character-development. Not only that, but they both shows perspective on several characters throughout the anime, making each and every character memorable. -Both show that the world is filled with jerks, but also kind people. Both shows are similar to each other in terms of character writing and portraying how people are realistically. Monster is much more longer than Rainbow, but nonetheless they're both spectacular shows.  read more 

One of the things which always stood out for me regarding both series is the dark historical themes permeating both works which will leave the audience possibly wanting to cry. Both utilize a dark, gritty style - a style which for "Hotaru no Haka" isn't expected of a Studio Gibli piece. 

Suffering, War, Children, Struggles 

Post-World War 2 feel, both creating a sad atmosphere  

Both can be labled "Struggle, the anime" and have depressing themes. Both are about WWII or post WWII Japan and it's economic and social struggles. Both form strong bonds between characters through hardship. Both seem to be more of a tragedy than a heartwarming story. 

I've watched a lot of dramatic animes and tragic movies ; I felt sorry for some , I cried for some, I felt pity, unhappiness and sympathy for some. But I felt pain, enormous pain, real grief and had endless tears very rarely. This was the case while watching rainbow and the grave of fireflies which were more intensive due to the hardship and struggles represented.  

Old Japan, prison, boxing, stubborn characters (!) and both are really sad 

They both have similar settings,boxing,kids with really rough lives but manage to somehow get by and the roughness of early 1900's japan. 

Rainbow seems heavily inspired by Ashita no Joe. Both are the stories of boys with nothing to their names, juvenile prison, boxing, tragedy, and drama. The historical setting allows them both to have the same simple yet poor setting of post-WWII Japan, where dreams shine brightly amidst the sad reality.  

Both are set in post-World War II Japan, these anime center around underprivileged boys who navigate the tumultuous landscapes of juvenile incarceration, the pugilistic realm of boxing, and a profoundly poignant journey filled with tragedy and heart-wrenching drama. 

Two great anime about friendship, it shows us the good side and the bad side of it. How can one be corrupted by money or blinded by love etc. Both story's have great emotional background, show's us how young people survive in war conditions. Also involves mafia and yakuza showdown. The main diference in this two anime's is that GunGrave has it's SciFi side, while Rainbow it's sport related side (boxing) to the story.  

Gungrave is very similar to Rainbow in terms of atmosphere and content. Both series feature incredibly bleak and almost nihilistic settings, where brutal violence and terrible circumstances directly impacts the lives of the main characters. However, both stories have the central theme of brotherhood and striving for a future of happiness in a world that works against it, shining a small ray of hope through the darkest parts of events occurring. You're guaranteed to become emotionally involved in the things happening in both of these stories, hoping that everyone gets what they want and the story has a happy ending, somehow. 

Both shows have a group of characters that started out in rough times. Both anime have friends that go against each other at times. Both shows have mafia involvement. If you liked Rainbow or any anime with that dark, gritty work your way up nature youll most likely enjoy Gungrave as well. 

Both revolve around themes such as brotherhood, strong bonds between the characters, harsh battles for survival. Both are dramatic, dark, psychological. Similar atmospheres, similar art style (same studio).  

-Life`s struggles; -Tough decisions; -Strong will; -Boxing (rainbow nisha rokubou no shichinin- seasson 2). 

It's an anime mostly favored by boys, so is Hajime no Ippo, they are both about friendship, boxing, and determination, I mean these anime pump your blood! 

Both feature a boxer voiced by Rikiya Koyama who suffers when losing weight. Both are animated by madhouse. 

Animes for real men, about friendship and masculinity 

Both anime show that friendship and comaradery can flourish even in harsh environments, and both, despite taking place in different periods of time, feature juvenil delinquents as main characters, so you should expect a good ammount of fights. The main differences between both is that Tokyo Revengers has time travel and the protagonist is led rather by a romantic motive, while Rainbow shows the harsh life of prison in post-WWII Japan. 

Bad boys are also sad boys 

Both series have self reliance in common. FMA shows you the darker side of life and 2 brothers overcoming it. Then there is this series. Be warned it not for the light hearted. I was forced to drop this series after episode 2 because I could not take my heart strings being abused like that. Deep emotions will be felt. You must be ready for them. 

They teach you a lesson why familiy and friends are important, they both have some cruel scenes. 

the vibe is very similar. the brutality of the world yet the hope within friends and the changing of the heart. if you liked this anime definitely watch the other 

Young people put in survival situation, struggling under abuse in closed environment, where they are at mercy of their guardians. Detained people sinned in both series. Make no mistake, Rainbow is masterpiece - heavy drama light years above Evil. So far Evil has much lighter mood, almost comedic elements, lower quality and I don`t like the motifs behind characters, but blood and abuse are present in both series. 

The idea of starting from the bottom to rise to the top is present in both Rainbow, which features inmates of a reformatory striving for success in the real world, and Nana, where Nana Osaki strives to reach mainstream success. The sub-storyline most similar to Nana is that of Yokosuka Joh who has raw musical talent and strives to make it to the top. 

The first arc of Rainbow is nearly identical to the first arc in Kaiji S2, seriously just compare the two. The first arc of Rainbow showcases the lives of 7 teenagers in prison as they are mentally and physically abused, where they become reliant on each over for the support to help push through the depression. On the other hand, the first arc of Kaiji S2 involves Kaiji forced into an underground labour camp where he gets mentally abused and struggles to find happiness and a way to freedom. From which, he meets a group of friend where they each work together and support each other as Kaiji orchestrates a possible way to escape the depression. If your someone who loves stories of brotherhood you'll love both anime. read more 

Both shows tries to show you the dark side of the world, the suffering to live in the world of crime, and main characters with distressing backstories. 

Young people band together to face the monsters and challenges of their worlds. Titan has more action and a supernatural element, but both are thrilling stories of struggle, fighting back, and wanting revenge with a somewhat realistic ambiance.  

About friendship. They are similar by how they treasure their nakama (friends). 

Both shows have hard-hitting drama and a story about companionship blossoming in the face of corrupt authority and the hardships such bonds can bring. Rainbow:Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin is a more conventional character drama with a thriller undertone and some historical elements whereas Yakusoku no Neverland is a psychological-horror thriller through and through with more "targeted" drama and supporting mystery elements. If you grew attached to the characters in Neverland I suspect Rainbow will be right up your alley and vice versa if you enjoyed the beginning of Rainbow the most Neverland will not disappoint you. 

Rainbow is a psychological action show with a great animation and story. The show is not mainly focused on action. It also about friendship, courage, pride and about their fight against society. Psycho Pass is also a great show with a very good animation. The shows are similar because of the influence of the government. The difference is that in Rainbow it's about the seven boys and their battle against the system. In Psycho Pass, the MC's are part of the system themselves. The shows may look very different at first, but after watching them I felt they had a lot in common. 

Both are set in the same period (late 50's) and deal with the underworld, and both are great series. 

Similar atmosphere, same feeling, similar setting, lots of drama and both takes place shortly after World War 2. If you enjoyed one, you would totally enjoy the other!