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86 has everything like to read, for example: Mecha, Action, Romance The story deals with very interesting subjects, such as: racism, authoritarianism, fascism, discrimination and reference to what happened in the Second World War.
The 86-District / are any other minority considered inferior by the Republic were systematically grouped, exploited to exhaustion and then summarily executed or forcibly sent to the battlefield to fight “The unmanned‘ Legion ’army of the Empire. Eighty Six, It was the last outpost that the Republic (the humans) stayed in when the “Legion” swept the continent - Only
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pigs that look like humans remained in the non-human area (area eighty-six) behind the eighty-five legislated areas . “Colorata”, this is the derogatory term used for people who are not citizens of the Republic (Albas), they lived as citizens of the Republic, but are considered inferior to humans by their own countries, they live outside the shelters, outside the Grand Mur and are always on the front lines.
Nine years ago. Year 358 of the Republic calendar, Year 2139 of the Anno Astrum. The northern country of the continent, the Gead Empire, which borders the eastern part of the Republic, declared war. The first wave of completely unmanned combat drones started the invasion. Faced with the overwhelming force of the military superpower Geade, the Orthodox Army of the Republic collapsed in just half a month. At that time, the military brought together all its men, and started with the tactic of demoralizing and delaying the enemy army, in the meantime the government of the Republic made two decisions. The first: Evacuate all citizens of the Republic to the eighty-five legislated areas. The other was to initiate presidential order 6609, the special wartime security law. This law meant that all Coloratas (Jews) (those who were not Albas = Nazis) residing in the Republic were considered as enemies allied to the Empire. So they lost their citizenship, and then they were sent to concentration camps outside the eighty-five areas where they are always monitored, that is, only those who live in area 86. Eighty-six. -That was certainly a betrayal of the legislation and the very meaning of the five-color flag that the Republic is so proud of. Any and all Colorata born in the Empire, except the Albas, began to be treated like animals and to be arrested, this was a very blatant form of discrimination and prejudice. Naturally, the Coloratas protested. However, the government silenced them using force. There were also some Albas who protested. However, most Albas supported this idea. They said that the Coloratas were not satisfied with the resources, land or positions they had. The rumors that the Coloratas were spies were much easier to accept than the sad reality that the country was left behind in terms of military technology. And with enemy forces increasingly leaving the Republic with no way out, humans needed scapegoats to discount their anger and resentment. And so then, racial supremacy instantly gained recognition and justification. The noble and humane first modern Republic in the world, ended up recognizing only the Albas as human, while all the Coloratas of the old-fashioned and inhuman Empire were considered inferior, were considered foolish and barbaric animals that only had the appearance similar to that of humans, but that failed to evolve to the human stage. All the Coloratas were sent to concentration camps and were forced to serve in the army, they who built the walls of the fortress. All the assets and properties of the Coloratas were confiscated and appropriated by the government of the Republic, meanwhile citizens praised the human government for letting them not go into the army, nor having to work or pay additional taxes even in times of war.
Discrimination against the Coloratas and the Eighty Sixers (considered inferior) began to occur among the Albas two years after it started. The soldiers were all composed of Eighty Sixers members, and all of those soldiers who were active were sent to the battlefields inside drones. -The Eighty Sixers joined the army because they and their families would receive Republican citizenship. Due to the great racism in all eighty-five areas, in the past nine years, since the beginning of the war it has never been revealed where they lived. However, probably many of them have returned to their old homes, where they spend all their days. -The Geade Empire, being a military and technological power, abused this philosophy and developed advanced technologies, and with that, created devastating weapons and incredible drones. They developed an artificial intelligence superior to any created in their time, an intelligence that would never be tired, irritated or terrified, since there was no human piloting them. No matter how many were destroyed, the factories were fully automated and located in hard-to-reach places on the land, the factories spit machines over and over, forming a large swarm of drones.
In the case of Jews / lower races in Germany, the first moment of this whole extermination process was through hate speech. The rhetoric against them was strengthened in the post-First World War when Germany was embarrassed and made them the scapegoats for German defeat. All sorts of conspiracy theory came to be distilled against the Jews, and when the Nazis came to power, the speech became action.
So the Jews were expelled from public service, then their stores were boycotted and attacked.
Persecution in the streets increased considerably, and cases of physical violence began to happen. Afterwards they were forbidden to marry non-Jews, citizenship requests for foreign Jews were denied, and German Jews were stripped of their citizenship.
Jews were deprived of their freedom and all rights as citizens. When the war started, the Nazis intensified the theft of their property and began to group it in ghettos.
The acts of the Republicans are very similar to those of authoritarian governments and today we can see that there are still those types of governments / countries in which they still have the same racist thinking and we see that humanity has not evolved at all, and that there are still people who idolize such ideas. 86 is a criticism of how governments like that are a mere idiocy of the human being and who suffers is the population of good who is at the mercy and without freedom to express themselves, not only the population but other races.
86 is undoubtedly one of the best or if not the best thing I have read during these years, and I always wanted to do something like that [write about].
Volume 1 is super well written with wonderful plots and not counting the main characters Shin / Lena, but it still ends up sinning even if it is a little in the secondary characters (although they are charismatic), I know they had a little development up to the volume current [V6]. But I still think that they were little explored until that time of the championship or it could be that in the next volumes [7,8 and 9] they may have an extra highlight.
"No country will mind giving human rights to pigs. Therefore: As long as language, skin color and ancestors are considered different, they will be treated only as pigs that look like humans; to repress and kill them with certainty will not be treated as a violation of human rights in itself."
M.Vladilena- (Memories)
Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Eighty Six Japanese: 86―エイティシックス― More titlesInformationType: Light Novel
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This "Review Contains Spoilers" (This review will always be reissued over time)
86 has everything like to read, for example: Mecha, Action, Romance The story deals with very interesting subjects, such as: racism, authoritarianism, fascism, discrimination and reference to what happened in the Second World War. The 86-District / are any other minority considered inferior by the Republic were systematically grouped, exploited to exhaustion and then summarily executed or forcibly sent to the battlefield to fight “The unmanned‘ Legion ’army of the Empire. Eighty Six, It was the last outpost that the Republic (the humans) stayed in when the “Legion” swept the continent - Only ... Sep 15, 2019
Gundam meets Ann Frank.
86 is my ideal story. It has everything that you could want. Action, drama, mystery, thrills, romance(budding at this point, but it's obvious, it's Japan), etc. What I love particularly about the story is how damn real it feels. It does not feel like you're reading a future anime or a light novel, but that you're reading a genuine war memoir. The story is heavily influenced by World War 2 and it shows, the author even mentions it in the afterword. It relies heavily on the themes of racism, discrimination and ethnic cleansing, things that I feel would make a future ... May 19, 2020
As a person who loves military works the truth I appreciate having known this novel.
Which is not yet well known and hopefully it will earn the value it deserves once the anime adaptation comes out and hopefully it lives up to it. 86, a work that shows us racial discrimination, cruelty and human stupidity at its best. The 86 a group abandoned by their own country "the republic", stripped of their human rights, treated like cattle and being forced and sent to go to war against "the legion", machines created by the destroyed empire programmed with the sole objective to destroy the enemy. As ... Jun 15, 2019
"Valkyria Chronicles 3: Mecha Warfare"
86 is a lightnovel that ... May 2, 2021
Eighty-Six is not a grand story about standing up against oppression or uprooting the system. It is not trying to tell us anything substantial about racism or war aside from things we as humans should already know.
Eighty-Six is much simpler, it's a story of children making the best of their fucked up situation, and how these children react once they are finally given an out. Racism and war are merely tools, the setting, to a boy-meets-girl story. The series rides on the struggle of these two characters, the boy who only knew of the battlefield and the girl constantly yearning to be by his ... Apr 17, 2022
I think its safe to say that im not a big fun of mechas (you can watch my anime list i dont watch mechas) but when i heard this light novel gets an anime adaption and i read the synopsis i was hooked. I always wanted an anime about ww2 and yea i know its not a ww anime but the setting is resembles a WW2 world but in the future so yea i was very happy to see it. After i watched the first episode i wanted more of it and im not a big fun of reading books, i like reading manga but
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Aug 20, 2020
A gritty mecha, drama that shows just how xenophobic the masses can be, where they have sectioned off a portion of the population and refer to them by a numeric value. Where have I heard this before?
My review is going to solely be based on the first volume, as that is all I have read. The author handles the story very well with great world building, the first chapter alone is spent explaining the history of the country where the main characters reside and the differences in social class between the citizens of the republic and those who are referred to as 86. The pacing is hit ... Jul 10, 2021
86 Eighty Six (86 for short) is a light novel that has surprised me in quite a few ways.
Minor Spoilers ahead (updates will happen throughout) Story 9 The story is very simplistic, humanity is against an army of mechs created by humans that are rapidly produced. The story will not blow you away but the way it is told is what makes the rating higher than the normal simplistic humans vs enemy story. The first book really does a great job of creating this world with little to no hope and slowly progresses to show that their is a chance humanity can still win. Yes it does ... May 4, 2022
I am about to commit blasphemy; 86 isn't that great.
The first volume is definitely the best volume imo; it might not be the deepest, but it felt succinct and impactful, with a fascinating setting to explore, pacing that felt slow but appropriate, some nice action scenes, themes of racism that didn't feel overbearing or preachy, and an ending that felt bittersweet and hopeful. The introduction was so strong, that I was convinced 86 was deserving of the high reviews it has gotten. Well, nope. 86 definitely isn't bad by any means, in fact it is still a rather fun and somewhat entertaining ride. However, it hasn't ... Jun 2, 2021
Anne Frank meets mecha sci-fi genre.
86 is a book that deals with very interesting subjects such as fascism, racism and all kinds of discrimination combined with aspects of the usual mecha genre, full of action, friendship and even romance to a certain degree. The story is heavily influenced by world war 2, which is even said by the author herself. Right from the start we're thrown into, at the first glance, perfect highly developed country called the Republic, which is inhabited only by pure people with white hair (Alba). Our main character, Lena, a republican soldier with a strong sense of justice is assigned as a ... Mar 3, 2022
This shit is the greatest novel to exist. I did not even know books are able to bring this much emotion out of me. Go read this right now please I'm telling you you will not regret it. Legit changed my life. Big W if you do read this. This shit is the greatest novel to exist. I did not even know books are able to bring this much emotion out of me. Go read this right now please I'm telling you you will not regret it. Legit changed my life. Big W if you do read this. This shit is the greatest novel to
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Dec 23, 2020
This is a spoiler-free review of the first volume.
Should you read this novel? Sure, but I think there are better novels you could read. I don't regret the time I put into reading this novel and I actually enjoyed reading it! The novel has many issues such as its pacing, its lack of a compelling antagonist, and mediocre world-building. That isn't to say that the story is bad though. This story isn't balls to the walls packed with action (while there is it isn't the focus) but rather a story of atonement, goodbyes, and how apathy can lead to atrocities. What the story does well is ... Oct 20, 2023
I listened to the audio-book, which currently has six volumes out and is narrated by Lena's VA in addition to others. In terms of their performance, they did a great job and I would recommend it to those who like this light novel.
I definitely think that the anime medium is a far better way to tell this story, largely due to the fact that we can visualize the epic battles more clearly (and their stakes), as well as the legendary Sawano soundtrack. It also adds a little bit extra that shapes the supporting cast, which is necessary as the light novels only seem concerned with ... May 23, 2024
These light novels are amazing and the anime did a great job of sticking to its material! After watching 86 I had to know what was next and bought volumes 1-6 and I LOVE them!! The story is truly a masterpiece. I love the characters, the action and a little romance here and there.
If anyone finished the anime but wants more, read the LN. Not only do they continue the story but they give some more information and more in depth explanations so you notice things that you missed when watching the anime! It's also a great way to support the project so if you ... |