I want to stay human.

Nezumi tries so so desperately to push down the compassion inside him that revolts him and scares him so but he just cant It seeps through the cracks in his porcelain face and skin

We Can Dye It. I dont think theres anything wrong with your hair, I quite like it actually, but youre clearly distressed. We cant do anything about your scaf, but we can get hair dye, even if i dont see the point, if itll make you feel better.

Throughout that entire evening he's nothing but gentle. Soft. Kind. He has his guard up but he also can show the compassion hes so scared of without fear. His actions are constantly described as gentle and soft in that chapter. Go fucking reread it. Right now.

And he makes soup. Hes not in the business of comforting people but hell do it for Shion anyways.

And then they joke about shions dead beat dad and he lunges into nezumis arms and nezumi rubs his back in slow circles. He doesnt understand it when shion hugs him in reunion but here they're playing pretend, so its okay to let yourself enjoy comfort, and the presence of others, right?

And he tells shion, a kid he barely knows, that he's gotten better at picking up his cues.

He never stops complimenting shion in this ways. Youve gotten better at running away. You've gotten better at lying. Your actings gone from atrocious to passable.

ROUND 4 — Match 25 of 36

Korra (Legend of Korra)

Identity: Bi/Pansexual, explicit Notes: Previously dated Mako (a man), later is in a relationship with Asami (a woman). Propaganda: N/A

vs. Nezumi (No. 6)

Identity: MLM, explicit Notes: Romantically involved with Shion (a man). Propaganda: 1. "Do you like indigenous gays overthrowing a dystopian government? Vote Nezumi! He is also likes cross-dressing and has a personal library, despite living in an abandoned basement. His relationship origin story is that he was shot in the shoulder at the age of twelve, and the bullet was tenderly removed by his future partner Shion (male), also at the age of twelve. He is a bee-themed god's specialest human because he can sing. WHAT is not to like." 2. "He is mean, cunning, and incredibly talented with a knife. He trusts no one and forces himself to be completely emotionally isolated ("he was only to develop relationships that could be severed easily" <- direct quote from volume 2) and forces himself to hide his true feelings just like a good traumized character should. He encourages shion (love interest/narrative foil) to be violent and to not care about other people for his own safety. He has a crisis over the fact that he doesn't want shion to die but hates having emotions as it feels dangerous to him. Shion briefly touches his neck and Nezumi has a panic attack, thinking that he will die. After shion hurts others in self defense-which nezumi TOLD HIM TO DO-he hates it, he feels immense guilt and requests shion not change because nezumi is terrified of change. I HAVEN'T EVEN TALKED ABOUT HOW HIS ENTIRE ARC IS BASED ON REVENGE! HE WANTS REVENGE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE WRONGED HIM AND DAMMIT HE'S GONNA GET IT! Also he's a shakespeare obsessed theater kid who owns three pet mice and he makes what he refers to as "Macbeth soup" and drinks wine and then yells at other 16 year olds because they're too young to drink wine. Idk i cant articulate my love for him well. Hes everything you could possibly want in an angsty, genuinly cruel character. Cruel not in a normal Mean Teen way but in a Threatens to Kill And Beats Up His Love Interest Multiple Times kinda way could write a dissertation on him and maybe i will. He needs so mucb therapy <3"

This is a masterpost of all the summaries and translations I have done related to No.6/No.6 Reunion, except for my translation of No.6 Reunion #1 due to it being taken down by the publisher. I will update this post as I do more summaries and translations.

No.6 Reunion #2 Summaries:

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No.6 Reunion #3 Summaries:

Coming soon (book is not released yet)

No.6 Musical English Subtitles

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7 Sept 2025 Asano No.6 Reunion #2 Q&A event summaries

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

6 June 2026 Asano No.6 Reunion #3 Q&A event summaries

Coming soon (event has not happened yet)

No.6 Musical song translations

Human Hunt ~ Be sure to meet again

No.6 ~ Towering wall

That's already a miracle

Miscelaneous

No.6 Volume 1 prologue translation and analysis

Answered asks

How to purchase No.6 ebooks internationally through Bookwalker

No.6 Toi8 artbook rerelease with No.6 Reunion and other recent No.6 art available for preorder - publishing July 7th, 2026

Im still so not over that scene ueueueghh... If anybody is up for Nezushi yapping just dm me 😌😌😌

While there has yet to be an official announcement (I expect there will be one very soon), we have the cover art and a release date of May 28, 2026 for volume 3 of No.6 Reunion. It is not yet available for preorder, but I'm sure it will be soon.

And this is what you get when you watch anime.

It's short, it has less of a "Shion" feel, Nezumi is more serious here (in the novel he's much more cheerful and friendly, which surprised me when I read it); there's great music and action - all of this makes the anime seem more serious and darker to me than the novel.