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86 EIGHTY-SIX

86: Eighty Six · 86－エイティシックス－

TV · Finished · Spring 2021 · 11 episodes · 24 min

Called “Juggernaut,” these are the unmanned combat drones developed by the Republic of San Magnolia in answer to the attacks by the autonomous unmanned drones of the neighboring Empire of Giad, the “Legion”. But they’re only unmanned in name. In reality, they are piloted by the Eighty-sixers—those considered to be less than human and treated as mere tools.

Determined to achieve his own mysterious ends, Shin, the captain of Spearhead Squadron, which is comprised of Eighty-sixers, continues to fight a hopeless war on a battlefield where only death awaits him.

(Source: Crunchyroll)

Genres: Action, Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Tags: Class Struggle, War, Military, Dystopian, Survival, Ensemble Cast, Politics, Female Protagonist, Proxy Battle, Guns, Robots, Male Protagonist

Studio: A-1 Pictures

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Episodes

  1. Episode 1: Undertaker
  2. Episode 2: Spearhead
  3. Episode 3: I Don`t Want to Die
  4. Episode 4: Real Name
  5. Episode 5: I`m with You
  6. Episode 6: Through to the End
  7. Episode 7: Will You Remember Me?
  8. Episode 8: Let`s Go
  9. Episode 9: Goodbye
  10. Episode 10: Thank You
  11. Episode 11: Here We Go

Reviews

For me? Well, the best adaptation of a light novel..

The struggles of war may never be portrayed to perfection in anime, but 86 EIGHTY-SIX did a damn good job at it.

A brutal war overly sugarcoated.