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.