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No. 6 (2011)

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In the near future, most of mankind now lives in a handful of city states. There, for the privileged elite, life should be perfect. But for young Sion, life has become a nightmare since letting a strange boy spend the night in his apartment. Banished to the outskirts of the city, Sion now finds himself in worse danger as his inquiry into a new series of mysterious deaths results in his being arrested on suspicion of murder! Now, on the run, the two young men have only one chance at survival.

IMDB Rating: 7.4

IMDB Votes: 2000

Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Country: Japan

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Plot tags: anime, yaoi, atmospheric, bleak, stylized, exciting, serious, futuristic, psychological, josei