86--EIGHTY-SIX (light novel)
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Neesan-chan said: Can’t believe it was made such that Shin didn’t have a gun with him, didn’t blow his head off and now gonna become a new shephard in the following season! 😡 Not a spoiler, just my guesses based on what I’ve learned from the anime story so far. Tbh I was hoping that the Spearhead remains would survive until the very last frame. He had a gun. He was gonna reach for it in the scene, but he was knocked out (he was hit and the cockpit disengaged from the rest of the rig) and injured so he could barely move and was semi-conscious. |
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| What a conclusion to the first cour, wow, just wow.. They really kept going until there was nothing left. I didn't expect her to actually visit their baracks. That was sad but quite satisfyingly to watch. The kitty! :3 Could anyone who has read the LN, please confirm if this episode was also 100% anime original? If so then I'm seriously impressed by how this was directed. |
| Almost lost my shit at the half time mark because it froze at a very ending place to leave it. I really enjoyed this anime. It wasn't a block buster for originality, but my god... everything about the delivery (even the parts I didn't really enjoy) were really spot on. Characters all grew on me too. It's rare for me to immediately go hunting for the novel, and truthfully 86 is really hard to find consecutively but did get my hands on a few. So far from what I can tell, the adaption is spot on in pacing and content. Shin seems to be the undertaker once again, carrying the names of the others who have suicide missioned for him please anime gods save some of them other wise it'll be a long long sad road ahead 8/10 but easily my favorite animes. P.P.S. The illustration for Nouzen on V2 cover I swear looks like a serious Guren Ichinose from Owari No Seraph. |
| Damn why very good series have to end quickly? My guess is that this is not the end of the undertaker story. Must finally start reading LN, because I am not going to wait god knows how long for second season. This direct reference to World War I at the very end, hit hard. |
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Shishou_23 said: Neesan-chan said: Can’t believe it was made such that Shin didn’t have a gun with him, didn’t blow his head off and ... He had a gun. He was gonna reach for it in the scene, but he was knocked out (he was hit and the cockpit disengaged from the rest of the rig) and injured so he could barely move and was semi-conscious. Thanks! I’ll need to rewatch. I guess I was overwhelmed and just missed some details. … so then this makes it not a plot-stupid but really tragic development |
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MomoSinX said: … could it be that we might get a POV from that side on how the AIs overthrew them? THIS would be just inexplicably awesome!!! And also the Legion turning out to not just be ghosts (niisan was kinda hmmm somewhat intelligent?), but actually beings developing their own consciousness based on the brain substrat they received of course but not limited to just brainless repetition… so maybe we would just have dilemma like is it okay to fight them or something. Wahaha that would be super interesting |
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| 86 kept exceeding my expectations weekly giving it a 8.6/10 will have to buy the light novels and Lena figures now! |
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| The best show of a rather miserable season. Direction and soundtrack were outstanding and the show did get better as it progressed. Id certainly watch a season 2. 8/10 |
| Thank you A-1 for a near perfect adaptation of one of my favorite LNs. That ending was masterful and great foreshadowing for part 2. Which will probably be AOTS this fall season just like this was AOTS for the spring season. |
| The first season was really well done and sets up for season 2 nicely.I can't wait for S2 to come out. |
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| Please don't tell me Shin becomes part of the Legion? I can only interpret the post credit scene as that.. The old man story pained me, almost everything about this episode was painful. It's one of the things I like about this show, it all looks so beautiful yet gut-wrenching. I think the last two episodes did a great job setting up for the next season which I'm really looking forward to. The soundtrack will be out in about 3 weeks, and that's another thing I'm excited for. Sawano never fails to impress me with his songs. 86 is one of the anime of this season for me, and I'm glad I took my friend's advice and tuned in! |
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| Beautiful episode. We got to see them have fun in the abandoned school, and curious Kurena was so cute. The scene where Lena found everyone’s notes and their group picture, that they left for her, made me cry… Also, smol Shin is adorable. A bit unrelated but I really love the CGI in 86. It’s really fluid with appropriate fps and it just looks great imo, Shin’s fight in this episode reminded me of that. The whole show has a real cinematic feel to it. Looking forward to see the direction this show is gonna take in the future. |
JedanKomadJun 19, 2021 3:51 PM
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| The last two episodes might make me up my final score one notch. I really enjoyed the technical aspects of the series. The artwork, music, and animation was well done and made the series watchable. Most of the episodes with Lena in them were on the other end of the spectrum. Shin was a touch above average on the MC scale of things without ever whining or becoming cringe worthy. Lena was a very unlikeable character to me. The last two episodes, she became tolerable but too little too late. I would not watch a second season but I would recommend the anime to a friend .... but not enthusiastically. 7/10 due to the last two episodes. |
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| This show has been so heartbreakingly beautiful from start to finish. They're waiting for you Lena |
| Quantum ille canis est in fenestra |
| Loved it so far : animation, music, characters and universe itself. Plot was not the strongest point, that makes no doubt, but it at least caught my curiosity and still opens up some doors for more. Last episode seems to have brought an end to the current squad of 86, and it appears very unlikely that any of them actually survived. Actually, I would prefer this ending, instead of a huge turnover in which they got rescued or miraculously survived. Fortunately, the after-credits scene kinda left no doubt. From my perspective, the second-cour/season will feature another squad of 86, with Lena as their Handler, again. She looked determined to move forward and there's more content available anyway. However, the covers of each LN shows Shin under his human form so... that is up for speculation. |
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| I am going to miss this show, that's for sure. I do feel a bit unsatisified however, I feel like we were left on a cliffhanger. The wait for the next cour starts tho, and I'm all for it. |
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| Looking back this cour feels like long prologue, a preview of their world but mostly focus instances of the Squad and Lena, and the last 2 episode has set up the motion. Hope the next cour will have a more forward story to tell, not too focusing on the repeated moments from this cour, because no doubt Lena will encounter the former 86 Squad in the future with alot complications. |
Blobiki said: Could anyone who has read the LN, please confirm if this episode was also 100% anime original? On the contrary, this episode was fully adapted from the LN except for the school part. |
| What an ending.. Those 86 couldn't catch a break.. I thought maybe they were home free but man :( Great anime high 8 out of 10 |
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Gween_Gween said: Well this ending kinda makes me want to see what happens in the next season. Kinda sad that the story was so shallow and ridiculous, but the next season could be better based on how the things panned out 2 out of 10, saved by the ending yeah my score of this series is nowhere near as critical as yours (i gave it a 6) but this is pretty much my sentiments... the whole thing felt like an 11 episode-long set up for the "good stuff" to come so even though s1 left me underwhelmed i'm actually looking forward to s2. i feel like 86 DOES have promise and s1 lacking in many aspects started to make sense to me when i found out the original LN was initially meant to be a one-shot |
Gween_Gween said: >*said by one give 10 for NagatoroWell this ending kinda makes me want to see what happens in the next season. Kinda sad that the story was so shallow and ridiculous, but the next season could be better based on how the things panned out 2 out of 10, saved by the ending >Based |
fishpun said: Gween_Gween said: Well this ending kinda makes me want to see what happens in the next season. Kinda sad that the story was so shallow and ridiculous, but the next season could be better based on how the things panned out 2 out of 10, saved by the ending yeah my score of this series is nowhere near as critical as yours (i gave it a 6) but this is pretty much my sentiments... the whole thing felt like an 11 episode-long set up for the "good stuff" to come so even though s1 left me underwhelmed i'm actually looking forward to s2. i feel like 86 DOES have promise and s1 lacking in many aspects started to make sense to me when i found out the original LN was initially meant to be a one-shot I was quite underwhelmed because the execution could really be better. I thought that the first episodes were meant as a setup for the last episodes since I didn't or couldn't care about underdeveloped or irrelevant characters dying all the time ala AoT, and when I got hit by the 8th episode I was kinda hopeful about the rest of the series since the distressed Lena and shit hitting the fan for the 86 was an interesting premise. Then we got the 9th and 10th and it was a bummer since they were lame as fuck. Maybe the dynamic that was presented couldnt hold for itself in a short series since it needed a better development of characters and the new dynamic is going to be better in terms of generating meaningful situations and narratives. But this just feel like misery and melodrama simulator with lame action scenes and a cool guy, and a political background that is residentsleeper as fuck |
addie1998 said: Gween_Gween said: I was quite underwhelmed because the execution could really be better. I thought that the first episodes were meant as a setup for the last episodes since I didn't or couldn't care about underdeveloped or irrelevant characters dying all the time ala AoT, and when I got hit by the 8th episode I was kinda hopeful about the rest of the series since the distressed Lena and shit hitting the fan for the 86 was an interesting premise. Then we got the 9th and 10th and it was a bummer since they were lame as fuck. Maybe the dynamic that was presented couldnt hold for itself in a short series since it needed a better development of characters and the new dynamic is going to be better in terms of generating meaningful situations and narratives. But this just feel like misery and melodrama simulator with lame action scenes and a cool guy, and a political background that is residentsleeper as fuck But 2/10 🤣 The problem is your taste not the anime Well there is no scientific way of scoring an anime so if I give it a 2/10 and you give it a 10/10 it is all problem of our subjectivity. This is far from a masterpiece in my eyes, way too far as an individual piece. At most is kinda above average if you can bypass some weakness about construction and just caring about plot forwarding |
| A Great ending.Nice to see Lena and Shin in this episode.Shin heard the voice and the tease for the next cour.Lena seeing all the memories of the Spearhead Squadron The ED was haunting too.Next cour coming in Fall,can't wait for it.10/10 show.The adaptation was really well done.The music and OST was awesome too.This is my favorite show in this cour,and one of my top favorite too.Until next time. |
Arjuna777Jun 19, 2021 7:45 PM
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| Well, pretty okay final, i'd say. Not what i expect it to be like these. Still, rip Fido. You don't deserved to be death, man. Kurena deserved the most, wtf? Why you called Shin like that? Rip Fido. The most undeserve death on these first cour, if i can be honest here. Well, idk if those bot consciousness can be transferred through another bot. But, for now, its pretty okayish final. Really looking forward to the special edition, if i am not taking a mistake on their last message there. A bit repetitive with the same happy-go-around and then tragic-intense same plot every critical point of episodes. If they can using a refreshing approach, it will make me feels better. The usage of ost was very good, its really bring such a well-placed mood. Lena absolutely hot af female soldier. I like her a lot. But, her personality still annoying me several times. So ... I don't even want to talk much about those ending. Cause, thanks to the spoiler, i know whats goin on behind those little scene. A bit of misleading. But, its the purpose of these final episode, right? I might feel like the next cour will contain another Legion boss fight too, like Shin did against his brother. But, for these one cour, 8 is enough for me. Not a perfect. But this definitely an enjoyable ride. |
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| Great show, music, plot, characters are really good, excited for season 2! 9/10 |
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