Unwilling to give up Nezumi’s whereabouts – due to an unexplainable bond between the two – the government strips Shion’s privileges and banishes him and his mother to the lower levels of the city.įour years later, the two meet again, but this time, they are about to embark on an adventure to uncover the secrets of No. After nursing Nezumi’s wounds, Shion finds out that Nezumi is an escaped prisoner. On Shion’s 12th birthday, he finds an injured young boy named Nezumi, aka Rat, in his room. 6 takes place in and around a seemingly utopian city called No. Here are nine anime titles that do just that.
However, there are some anime that focus on gender identity, LGBTQ relationships, or sexual orientation – either as a backstory or major plot point – in a more respectful way.
Yet many titles within the genre don’t focus on the daily struggles that people in the LGBTQ community go through.
