Audience reviews
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I cannot understand that underrated gimmick around it. People say it was one of the best pieces of fiction, but they end up getting so disappointed. Don’t fall for the hype unless you love mecha anime so much and can handle second-hand embarrassment from the FMC throughout the whole show. The FMC’s personality is the personality I hate the most in an MC and an FMC.
Just to be clear, I haven’t touched the light novels, and I don’t plan to. I’m judging the anime on its own terms, without any attachment to the source material.
Story: 3/10
The society portrayed in Magnolia is supposedly obsessed with “pure-blooded” citizens, to the extent that they send people of the main ethnic group into mental breakdowns or death without consequences. But the show never addresses how such extreme actions…
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This show is really boring
Plot: 86 tries to be deep and profound but is actually as shallow as a puddle. Its not entertaining and captivating at all. Theres also too much talking and exposition which are completely irrelevant to the plot
Characters: Honestly speaking, i do not care for any of the characters in the show except lena and anju. Lena is cute and i like anju because of her va. Shin is too edgy and stoic for my liking. The author tried too hard to make him cool and badass but he is just cringe. The side characters are very generic and forgettable. I didnt feel anything at their death and backstory
Animation: The animation of this show is great. The fight scenes are great in terms of animation but lack depth and emotion. Shin fights some robots called legion and its really bor…
Read at the sourceObsceneCatGravy
A masterpiece, if:
- This is your first time seeing media of any kind
- You fell on your head as a baby
- Your brain is completely turned off, i.e. heavily intoxicated
I've watched both seasons. This anime is absolutely overrated and it's filled with overused tropes.
First, the world doesn't make any sense whatsoever. We are introduced to a supposed "war" between mecha-robots and mecha-pilots. The pilots are sent to battle to defend the homeland of the "superior" race. This is literally their only line of defense against the scary robits. So you'd think that the pilots would have at least some quality equipment or weapons of some kind, right?
Nope. They use mechas that are rusting, falling apart, and poorly built and equipped. Every supposed battle incurs numerous causalities. Yes, th…
Read at the sourceDankTrigger
I can't understand what people finds great about the show, it isn't even a good mecha anime let alone a good show.
Anyone who says it isn't mecha because "characters are more important than the robots!" I have a list of shows that you can thrust in your ass to find actual good series:
Getter Robo, Mazinger Z, Linebarrels of Iron, Mobile Suit Gundam IBO/WfM/Turn A/00/Wing/G, Code Geass, The King of Braves GaoGaiGar, Majestic Prince, SSSS Gridman/Dynazenon, Gun X Sword, Star Driver, Aim to the Top Gunbuster/Diebuster, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Promare, Break Blade, Overman King Gainer, Space Runaway Ideon, Eureka Seven, Dai-Guard, Patlabor, Super Beast Machine God Dancouga, Armored Trooper VOTOMS.
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This review covers both parts of 86.
The gist of the anime is given to you in the first episode. Children are sent to war while the rest of the republic is treating them like objects that don’t count as fatalities when they die. Themes such as propaganda and racism are strong, but their execution leaves a lot to be desired. The main reasons are summed up as followed.
1) Crappy CGI for the mechas. Far from the worst specimen and it’s mostly the silver enemy units that look dreadful, but still enough to drive away most people accustomed to pretty animation and good choreography. The fights are not interesting in general, since it’s just spider robots shooting at each other, effectively nothing more than tanks with legs. They lack the flare of more popular mecha, such as fluent movement, sp…
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Short review: (minor spoiler in the "cons" section)
86 effortlessly mixes tragedy, social commentary, character drama and mecha/sci-fi action, cementing its place as one of the best new anime in any genre.
The show is quite an accomplishment, honestly. For someone as jaded as me, this anime worked far better than I thought it would do. I expected it to be a "death of the week" kind of show that blatantly manipulates your emotions by killing off characters, but I am so glad it isn't something like that.
Pros:
+ Very effective multi-perspective narrative. The emotions flew naturally between these characters and allow them to grow on you.
+ overall stellar production value and art. Mechas are shaded with chrome-shiny 3d effects but it does not bother me. 2d and 3d elements blend quite…
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This anime has been passing my timeline for quite a while now. I am not a big fan of sci-fi animes. I've watched and finished some, like Aldnoah, but it takes a lot of consideration before I spend time watching and investing in a new anime of this genre. And I can definitely say that 86 was worth the shot. Heck, I can say that it would be my greatest regret had I skipped this one. Part of the reason why I watched it is because of Sawano Hiroyuki. I had the 86 opening song in my playlist but never watched the anime (not until recently). The OST is good, well it's Sawano Hiroyuki so that's a given. And as for the story, well I just finished reading all the 8 vol. LN after the first season. It's so amazing that they were able to give justice to the story. It has not been rushed just to cover…
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The first season of 86 is a scathing critique of ethnic nationalism and its connotations, those being that it lends itself to the mistreatment and othering of groups of people that do not fall under the main (or dominant) ethnicity of the state. It shows the incredible ease at which people not only accept racism against another group, but also are willing to neglect doing the right thing (even when such a thing is readily obvious for huge segments of society) for the sake of wider conformity. This multilayered approach to how racism, discrimination and war is portrayed - complimented by excellent writing, phenomenal direction and fantastic sound design - makes 86 especially compelling. Perhaps more than anything, 86 keeps war drama tropes on the characters it focuses on to a minimum, with…
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At first glance, 86 appears to be your standard war drama that tackles the concept of a government using propaganda in an effort to suppress the voices of a marginalized group. While it does succeed in handling that topic very well, what elevates this series as a whole is the fact that this may be A-1 Pictures best work yet. Not only is it an outstanding adaptation, but it is perhaps the best adaptation of a source material that I’ve ever seen. With an already great light novel series to base itself on, A-1 Pictures could’ve just adapted it normally and it still would’ve been a solid anime. I say “normally” here because this isn’t your standard production quality, but rather a production quality that just screams both confidence and passion.
A-1 Pictures truly gave it their all when it ca…
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86, If you are reading this review then that at least means you have heard of this series. A lot of people certainly haven't heard of the series but you are one of the lucky people who do have. Let me first give you some general information though about the series so we all start with the same information and have a brief understanding of it. 86 is originally a Light Novel series written by Asato Asato starting around 2017. The light novel itself is already really far and has won multiple awards but we are gonna talk about the anime in this review (Because I haven't read the Light Novels). The anime itself is being animated by A-1 pictures under the direction of Toshimassa Ishii. The anime is part of the spring 2021 anime and has its first episode aired on April 11. 86 itself is classified…
Read at the sourceAria_Shadeslayer
Mecha + Good & Complex Story + Sawano Hiroyuki => Definitely goes brrrrrrrrrr
There's no one that drop so bad
All is being organized so well, the music absolutely Master piece
Animation as expected from A-1 studio's, always good
but i think this is not good for all people
Dark story, contrast situation are pictured explicitly in this series
This is not kinda Happy Ending series that you can watch for stress relief
but in the otherside, this series give us a reflection about politics, racist and social problem that occur from a long way history untill now personally, i can give 10/10 for this enjoyment, but i'm kinda a little dissapointed for the Opening
IDK, maybe it's not suit to my taste, or it's just weird why not Sawano Hiroyuki handle the OP too, like other previous A-1 & Sawano Hi…
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Recommendation: Essential viewing. Drop everything and watch it immediately if you have to. 86 is a masterpiece by any standard. For the record, I am an anime-only viewer and I have virtually zero knowledge of the light novels.
86 is a tremendous work of fiction. The plot is excellent and engaging, the message and themes are very strong if a bit on the nose, the action is intense, and it is incredibly emotionally affecting. The characters are strong and their struggle against their hopeless fate is heartbreaking. It's a show where a lot of characters die, but their deaths aren't cheap. You feel the weight of each loss hanging over the Spearhead Squadron.
Where this series really shines though is in the direction. Smarter people than me have written extensively about the direction, in par…
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I had some thoughts on whether I should watch 86 or not, but I decided to watch it, and I'm glad I did. 86 was a suspenseful ride, and it brings up the concept of war which has been a recurring thing since season four-part one of Attack on Titan. However, it's its series, and the ideas behind it can be somewhat similar as well.
The story of 86 can be portrayed as prejudice or racism, in terms that one type of people are the ones living a good life, while those who are different in appearance are risking their lives fighting, known as the Eighty-six. In terms of that, it features those people who are teens fighting in automated scorpion-like battle bots, while the protagonist leads them to victory.
The characters are well designed; while some were memorable among the teens fighting, most…
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Oh, 86. What can I tell about it? An anime that, judging by its first two episodes, was sure to be a solid 4 out of 10, and that now makes part of my top 20 anime and a good candidate for anime of the year (at least until the release of WEP finale). How did an anime that started with such a negative impression become my undisputed best of the season?
First of all, I want to talk about two names: Jin Akategawa and Ishii Toshimasa. Jin Akategawa, as you may know, is one of the greatest sound directors of the industry; on the other hand, Toshimasa is a rookie director that was making its debut with 86. So when I was almost deafened by the first minute of the anime, I was sure to blame Toshimasa. Moreover, after 3 transitions between scenes that were made with food falling in the floor and mak…
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Please note while care has been taken to minimize story related spoilers there may still be spoilers within character analysis. You have been warned.
Based on a popular light novel of the same name 86 is a military sci-fi, mecha and drama based anime that gives us the unique opportunity to see what will happen if one day the central government of one’s homeland was to experience a shared sense of madness that planted in their minds a belief that while one that was totally irrational and downright inhumane was one that they all willingly not only subscribed too but also spread it to every person within their population the belief that apart from the genetically enhanced Alba that make up the majority of the population every other minority race within the republic was from henceforth an al…
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Life, land, legacy: all reduced to a number.
Discrimination, privilege, pride and unlikely bonds form the basis of Eighty-Six. The story revolves around the French-coded nation of San Magnolia, a state which, cornered in its war effort, turns on its own minority citizens in a dehumanizing way similar to WWII era Germany. In the first three episodes especially, no punches are pulled to show the extent of the dehumanization of those minorities now branded as “86”, and the depravity of those stationed above letting it happen. It’s a deeply unsettling premise showcasing how easy it is for humans to justify cruelty once backed in a corner, and avert their eyes from it. Slapping a label or number on the oppressed makes it all the more simple to distance oneself from atrocities committed onto fe…
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One of the best adaptations that I've seen!
Finally arrived the time to comment on the anime and the experience that the adaptation of 86 gave me. When I finished reading volume 1 of the novel I was wondering if the "story" could go beyond that, in this case an anime adaptation ..
When they announced the anime I was very euphoric and extremely happy with the announcement, but after some doubts in my mind and if it would be something as incredible as Light Novel.
As everyone knows, adaptations on the same level or even better than the original material is a very rare case of whether currently in the industry, I may be mistaken to say that 86 is the best adaptation of recent times. A lot of adaptations usually have between 11-13 episodes and some end up adapting an absurd amount of volume…
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The number 86 doesn't sound very special at first glance, until you realize the dark story behind it. Plagued by an ongoing war for 9 years, you can imagine how both Republic of San Magnolia and Empire of Giad's lives have been shattered. War itself lays the foundation of this show and with it, characters comes to understand what it means to live, survive, and fight. Yet, the story of 86 runs far deeper than just a frontline war. Behind the closed doors of their society has unimaginable secrets.
Advertised as a military science fiction, I first want to mention that above all else, the anime manages to maintain a stellar force of animated quality. A-1 Pictures can sometimes be a missed bag but make no mistake, this show doesn't step over its toes and overestimate itself. It manages to capt…
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(TLDR Review at the bottom, as usual, thanks for reading)
86 is literally Girls' Last Tour meets military anime, all directed by Dhar Mann.
As much as I'd like to say that this is not some sort of figure of speech, as well as being a 100% factual statement. It may get my review removed, which would render my efforts futile...
Anyways, in seriousness, my earlier statement actually holds some water, maybe not to that extreme length, but that is what this review is for, explaining why. 86 was ultimately a major disappointment in my eyes, being incredibly ambitious in telling what it must, but missed out on the very basics to make itself work. It would have been so good in my eyes if it didn't act so pompous. I mean, with the themes that are in this story, you can only really praise the ide…
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The word masterpiece gets thrown around so much these days, it’s nearly lost its meaning. The literal meaning being the defining work of an individual’s career. I’m here to tell you now, Eighty-Six:86 is a masterpiece in the truest sense of the word and is one of the best stories in the modern history of the medium. 86 depicts the brutal nature of war, racism and oppression in such a way that you can’t help but to be absorbed into the story, characters and fall in love with the series.
From the time it was announced that my favourite LN series would be getting an anime adaptation, I was filled with excitement at the prospect of seeing my fave scenes and characters adapted. Unfortunately, I could not help feeling a sense of dread as well given the studio that would be adapting it. A-1 have…
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