I'm going to be away from home until earlyish-June and am leaving my laptop behind. I don't use tumblr on my phone, so I'll see any asks/DMs/etc when I return.
Reunion #3 will be coming out during my hiatus. I plan on reading it the day it is released, but will not start posting summaries or any other new information, like summaries of the Q&A event happening on June 6, until after I return.
El's No.6 Resources Masterpost (updated 28 April 2026)
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
No.6 Reunion #2 summaries: Tumblr post
No.6 Reunion #3 summaries: TBD (book is not released yet)
Interviews and events
2025/9/7 No.6 Reunion #2 and Shion's Birthday Q&A event summary: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
2026/6/6 No.6 Reunion #3 Q&A event summary: TBD (event has not happened yet)
No.6 Musical English subtitles
Tumblr post (subtitles only, not video!)
No.6 Musical song translations
Human Hunt ~ Be sure to meet again
No.6 ~ Towering wall
That's already a miracle
Miscellaneous
No.6 Volume 1 prologue translation and analysis
Answered asks
How to purchase No.6 ebooks internationally through Bookwalker
Differences between ARC and final published version of No.6 Reunion #1: Ch.1 part 1, part 2, Ch.2, Ch.3 part 1, part 2, Ch.4
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Translation of "Human Hunt: Be sure to meet again" from Musical No.6.
This song closes out Act I of the musical. It opens with the beginning of the Manhunt and ends moments before Nezumi and Shion are about to be dropped into the basement of the Correctional Facility.
Under the cut are the original Japanese lyrics, their romaji transcription, and my English translation. Any transcription or translation errors are mine.
Woman: It's the Manhunt!
Man: The Manhunt!
Nezumi: It's begun! Shion, stay close to me!
Woman: It's started!!
Man: Stop it!
Woman: Save me!
Shion: The sound of destruction. The sound of massacre. The sound of despair. Cries, shouts, screams, footsteps. All that agony is tangling, twining, and twisting together into a hellish pandemonium. If this isn't hell, what is? Human beings wielding weapons are hunting down other defenseless human beings without mercy. Peace and harmony…? Each of these lives, snuffed out like candles right before my eyes….
(baby cries)
Shion: I won't be surprised by anything anymore. No.6 knows it's only pretending to be a holy city.
(dog barks)
Shion: Live, somehow, live!
Nezumi: Shion!
Man: Aaaaah!
(guns cock)
Man: I won't stand by and let you kill us!
(guns fire)
Soldier: Those who resist will be killed. We will show no mercy.
(more gunshots and screaming)
Woman: Aah! Darling!
Woman: Nooo!
Nezumi: Shion. Don't let yourself go mad.
Soldier: You will now be transported to the Correctional Facility.
Solder: Get a move on! Faster! Move! Don't lag behind!
Inukashi: How awful. To think those bastards would go this far! We weren't enemies; we didn't fight back. We didn't even have weapons.
Inukashi and Rikiga: We were just the souls that happened to be here.
Rikiga: We had grown too numerous, and were cleaned up just like that—no human would ever do such a thing.
Inukashi: But we'll come crawlin' back even if we're crushed to the ground! We're way more stubborn than No.6 thinks we are!
Rikiga: So those two were taken?
Inukashi: Isn't that what we planned? Now they can infiltrate the Correctional Facility.
Rikiga; Yeah. But when I think about what terrible circumstances Shion might be in….
(dog barks)
Inukashi: I can't believe it; you survived?
(baby cries)
Rikiga: Huh?
Inukashi: What!?
Rikiga: This is Shion's coat!
Inukashi: Shion….
(tires squeal to a stop)
Soldier: We're here. Get out.
Nezumi: This is the place of your heart's desire, Shion.
Shion: Safu…she's inside.
Soldier: Move your feet! Don't stop!
Safu: A blinding white darkness…where am I? My stolen freedom, this darkness of endless despair!
Chorus: Trembling…groaning…creeping numbness…wild, frenzied terror. I'm scared, so scared! Someone save me! Aah! Aah!
Nezumi: Shion! Grab hold of me! Don't you dare let go! We're going to hell together—but coming back out alive!
Shion: We will.
Nezumi and Shion: If we've made up our minds, all we can do is move forward!
(mouse squeaks)
Karan: Another note?
Karan and Nezumi: Reunion will come!
Shion: Reunion,
Nezumi and Shion: We swear it!
Karan: Swear it!
Inukashi and Rikiga: Promise you'll come back!
Safu: Blinding white darkness…
Everyone: Reunion will come!
Karan: A faint glimmer of hope…!
Everyone: That's already a miracle!
Nezumi: We're going down!
Woman: Hitogari yo!
Man: Hitogari da!
Nezumi: Hajimatta! Shion, ore kara hanareru na yo!
Woman: Hajimatta zo!
Man: Yamero!
Woman: Tasukete!
Shion: Hakai no oto, satsuriku no oto, zetsubou no oto, himei, sakebi, nakigoe, ashioto. Subete ga motsure, karamari, yojire, abikyoukan no oto to naru. Masa ni jigoku. Buki wo te ni shita ningen ga, muteikou no ningen wo youshanaku katteiku. Heiwa to chouwa. Me no mae de akkenaku ubawareteiku inochi. Boku ha mou odorokanai. No.6 ga kyokou no risoutoshi de aru koto wo shitteiru. Ikite, douka, ikite.
Nezumi: Shion!
Man: Aaa! Korosarete tamaru ka!
Soldier: Teikou sureba korosu. Yousha ha shinai.
Nezumi: Shion. Kuruu na yo.
Soldier: Kore kara kyouseishisetsu he gosou suru.
Soldier: Susume! Sassato susume! Ike! Okureru na!
Inukashi: Hidee na. Koko made yaru ka! Teki demo naku, aragatta wake demo nai, buki mo motanai
Inukashi and Rikiga: Tada koko ni atta inochi.
Rikiga: Fuesugita kara to teikiteki ni haijo sareru. Ningen no yaru koto janee.
Inukashi: Daga, fumitsubusaretemo haiagaru. Oretachi ha, No.6 ga omotteru yori zutto shibutoindayo!
Rikiga: Shiontachi, tsurete ikareta ka.
Inukashi: Keikaku doori darou. Kore de aitsura ga sen'nyuu dekirunda.
Rikiga: Aa. Daga, Shion ga donna hidoi me ni atteru ka to omou to….
Inukashi: Omae, ikiteta no ka?
Rikiga: E?
Inukashi: Ha!?
Rikiga: Shion no kooto da!
Inukashi: Shion no yatsu….
Soldier: Tsuita zo. Oriro.
Nezumi: Anta ga koikogareteta basho da.
Shion: Koko ni…Safu ga iru.
Soldier: Tomarazu susume!
Safu: Nani mo mienai, shiroi yami. Koko ha doko? Ubawareta jiyuu, owarinaki zetsubou no yami!
Chorus: Furuete, umeite, mahi shiteiku kanjou, konton to shita kyoufu, kowai, kowai, dareka tasukete! Aa! Aa!
Nezumi: Shion! Ore ni tsukamae! Kesshite te wo hanasu na! Issho ni jigoku ni iku. Tadashi, ikite modoru!
Shion: Mochiron.
Nezumi and Shion: Sou kimeta nara, mae ni susumu shika nai.
Karan: Mou ittsuu!
Karan and Nezumi: Saikai wo kanarazu!
Shion: Saikai wo
Nezumi and Shion: Chikau
Karan: Chikatte
Inukashi and Rikiga: Modotte kuru to yakusoku shiro
Safu: Nani mo mienai shiroi yami
Everyone: Saikai wo kanarazu
Karan: Chiisana kibou no hikari
Everyone: Sore ha mou kiseki
Nezumi: Ochiru zo!
Translation of "No.6: Towering Wall" from Musical No.6.
This is the third and final No.6 Musical song available on Spotify. My translations of the other two are here and here.
This song comes after Shion has thrown away his ID card, and he and Nezumi are making their escape from No.6. After this song, Nezumi and Shion make it to the West Block.
Under the cut are the original Japanese lyrics, their romaji transcription, and my English translation. Any transcription or translation errors are mine.
Labcoat Man: Just a few short decades ago, unending nuclear war, environmental devastation, and uncontrollable pollution left humanity teetering on the edge of extinction. The handful of survivors swore to live upholding peace and harmony, transcending the bounds of culture, country, and clan. In the remaining few places where it was still possible for life to thrive, six cities were born.
Mayor: Our city is their crown jewel: No.6!
Labcoat Man: Born so that tragedy will never befall us again!
Mayor: Born for a shining, brilliant future!
Everyone: After destruction comes rebirth! No.6!
Nezumi: Wooow.
Shion: What?
Nezumi: I thought you'd hate swimming through the sewers way more than that.
Shion: I'm not ready to die yet. I'll do anything to make it through this.
Nezumi: This way!
Everyone: Will you survive? Or will you die? Inside the walls? Or outside them? Will you control? Or be controlled? Will you pretend ignorance?
Labcoat Man: Who makes these choices?
Everyone: You do! It's okay to be inexperienced. It's okay to be unpracticed. Just don't stop in your tracks! It's okay to be afraid. It's okay to struggle. Just don't cut yourself off from the world!
Shion: Hey, do you think I could get a message to my mom?
Nezumi: No way.
Shion: That's what I thought….
Nezumi: If you keep clinging on to worthless trash like that, it'll crush you to pieces. Toss aside your lingering attachments. Before us is…the other side of these towering walls!
Everyone: Will you survive? Or will you die? Inside the walls? Or outside them? Will you control? Or be controlled? Will you pretend ignorance?
Nezumi: Who makes these choices?
Shion: I do!
Everyone: If you believe in hope,
Yoming: then face straight forward!
Everyone: If you desire hope,
Karan and Safu: then don't be afraid of getting hurt.
Everyone: If you refuse to throw away hope,
Inukashi and Rikiga: then accept the truth of reality!
Everyone: So that you can pass on the story of that hope in the end!
Shion: I want to understand the world!
Everyone: You and I together become us. A mere exchange of words can become a conversation. When our opinions differ, will we meet each other halfway, or just give up? Even the slightest strain will build a dividing wall someday!
Safu: Ahh!
Everyone: Onwards, to the other side of those towering walls! No.6!
Nezumi: Come on!
Shion: Yeah.
Hakui no otoko: Ima yori wazuka suujuunenmae, tabikasanaru kakusensou, hadome no kikanu kankyou osen ya shizen hakai ni yotte, jinrui ha metsubou no kiki ni hinshite ita. Karoujite ikinokotta monotachi ha jinshu ya kokuseki, minzoku no kabe wo koe, heiwa no chouwa wo tamochinagara ikiteiku koto wo chikatta. Soshite, wazuka ni nokosareta kyojuu kanou na chiiki ni muttsu no toshi ga tanjou shita.
Shichou: Sono naka de mottomo sugureta toshi ga kono NO.6.
Hakui no otoko: Higeki wo nidoto kurikaesanu tame
Shichou: Kagayakashii mirai no tame!
Douitsu: Houkai no saki ni, saisei wo! NO.6!
Nezumi: Hee
Shion: Nani?
Nezumi: Osui ni moguru no ha motto iyagaru ka to omotta.
Shion: Shinitakuani. Tasukaru tame nara nandemo suru.
Nezumi: Kocchi da.
Douitsu: Ikinobiruka? Shinitaeruka? Kabe no uchi ka? Soto ka? Shihai suru ka? Shihai sareru ka? Miteminu furi ka?
Hakui no otoko: Erabu no ha dare da?
Douitsu: Jibun jishin! Mijuku de ii. Chisetsu de ii. Demo, tachidomaru na. Okubyou de ii. Agakeba ii. Tada, sekai wo kirihanasu na!
Shion: Naa, kaasan ni renraku torenai kana?
Nezumi: Muri da.
Shion: Dayona.
Nezumi: Kudaranai garakuta bakkari daiji ni seotteru to, tsubureru ze. Miren ha sutero. Kono saki ha…sobietatsu kabe no koeta mukougawa!
Douitsu: Ikinobiruka? Shinitaeruka? Kabe no uchi ka? Soto ka? Shihai suru ka? Shihai sareru ka? Miteminu furi ka?
Nezumi: Erabu no ha dare da?
Shion: Boku jishin!
Douitsu: Kibou wo shinjiru nara,
Youmin: Massugu mae wo muke!
Douitsu: Kibou wo motomeru nara,
Karan to Safu: Kizutsuku koto wo osorenaide.
Douitsu: Kibou wo sutenai no nara,
Inukashi to Rikiga: Genjitsu uketomero.
Douitsu: Saigo ni kibou wo kataru tame ni!
Shion: Sekai wo rikai shitai!
Douitsu: Hitori to hitori de, futari ni naru. Kotoba wo kawaseba, taiwa ni naru. Tagai no iken ga chigatta toki, ayumiyoru ka? Akirameru ka? Chiisana hizumi ga itsuka hedateru kabe wo tsukuru!
Safu: Aa!
Douitsu: Sobietatsu kabe no mukou gawa he! NO.6!
Nezumi: Iku zo!
Shion Aa.
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