Recommendations
Loved Rainbow? Here are similar anime to watch next, ranked by shared genres and rating. Rainbow is often tagged with Drama, Thriller, Historical. Can’t choose? Use the random anime generator for one pick.
Japan, 1955: Mario Minakami has just arrived at Shounan Special Reform School along with six other teenagers who have been arrested on serious criminal charges. All assigned to the same cell, they meet older inmate Rokurouta Sakuragi—a former boxer—with whom they establish a close bond. Under his gu…
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Popular picks similar to Rainbow include Barefoot Gen, Grave of the Fireflies and When They Cry. They share genres and themes and rate well — see the full ranked list above.
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