86 -eighty six-

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**86 -eighty six-** (８６―エイティシックス―, *86 -eighty six-*) is a Japanese light novel series written by Asato Asato, with illustrations by Shirabi. The series began publication on February 10, 2017 by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko publishing imprint.

The series won the Grand Prize in the 23rd Dengeki Novel Prize.

The Series has been licensed for an English release by Yen Press under their Yen On imprint.

## Synopsis

Republic of San Magnolia. Every day, it was invaded by the unmanned weapon "Legion" of the neighboring country "Imperial". However, in response to the attack, the Republic side also succeeded in developing a weapon of the same type, and rejected the threat with barely any sacrifice.

Yes-ostensibly.

The truth is that no one was dead. Outside all 85 plots of the Republic. << Non-existent "86th Ward" >>. There, boys and girls branded as "Eighty Six" continued to fight day and night "as manned drones".

Shin, a boy who leads young people heading to the dead, and Lena, a girl who became a "handler" who takes command of them by special communication from far behind.

The story of a fierce and sad battle between the two and parting begins!

## Characters

* Vladilena Milize (Lena) / Handler 1
* Shinei Nouzen (Shin) / Undertaker
* Frederica Rosenfort
* Raiden Shuga / Wehrwolf
* Theoto Rikka / Laughing Fox
* Kurena Kukumila / Gunslinger
* Anju Emma / Snow Witch
* Daiya Irma / Black Dog
* Kaie Taniya / Kirschblüte
* Henrietta Penrose
* Jerome Karlsthal

## Light Novel Volumes

### 86 -Eighty Six-

* Vladilena Milize
* Shinei Nouzen

* Coquelicots Blooming Across the Battlefield
* Chapter 1: A Battlefield with Zero Casualties
* Chapter 2: All Quiet on the Skeletal Front
* Chapter 3: To Your Gallant Visage at the Underworld's Edge
* Interlude: The Headless Knight
* Chapter 4: I Am Legion, for We Are Many
* Interlude: The Headless Knight II
* Chapter 5: Fuckin' Glory to the Spearhead Squadron
* Interlude: The Headless Knight III
* Chapter 6: Fiat Justitia Ruat Caelum
* Interlude: The Headless Knight IV
* Chapter 7: Good-bye
* Epilogue: The Bloodstained Queen's Sojourn
* Epilogue II: Reboot
 The Republic of San Magnolia has long been under attack from the neighboring Giadian Empire's army of unmanned drones known as the Legion. After years of painstaking research, the Republic finally developed autonomous drones of their own, turning the one-sided struggle into a war without casualties-or at least, that's what the government claims.  In truth, there is no such thing as a bloodless war. Beyond the fortified walls protecting the eighty-five Republic territories lies the "nonexistent" Eighty-Sixth Sector. The young men and women of this forsaken land are branded the Eighty-Six and, stripped of their humanity, pilot the "unmanned" weapons into battle...
 (Source: Yen Press)

* Shinei Nouzen
* Frederica Rosenfort

* Her Majesty is Not on the Battlefield
* Chapter 1: Ride of the Valkyries
* Chapter 2: Panzer Lied
* Chapter 3: Wild Blue Yonder
* Chapter 4: Beneath the Two-Headed Eagle
* Chapter 5: Cries "Take Aim"

Interlude: When "John Doe" Comes Marching Home
 Having bid Lena farewell, Shin and the surviving members of the Spearhead squadron continue into the heart of Legion territory. There, they endure countless hardships until they're rescued by the Federal Republic of Giad, a reformed nation that offers them a second chance at a peaceful life. But it isn't long before a sense of duty calls the Eighty-Six back to the battlefield. Choosing to enlist in the military, they willingly walk back through the gates of hell, this time joined by a peculiar new ally-Frederica Rosenfort: a haughty young girl with a rare ability and wisdom far beyond her years.
 (Source: Yen Press)

* Vladilena Milize
* Shinei Nouzen

* Interlude: Get Your Arms
* Chapter 6: Over There
* Chapter 7: Something to Die For
* Chapter 8: Run Through the Battlefront
* Chapter 9: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel
* Epilogue: We’ll Meet Again
 **PRIDE IS ALL WE HAVE**  The attack Shin foresaw has finally come to pass. Wielding a weapon with destructive force hitherto unseen, the Long-Range Artillery-type Legion unit rains unmitigated chaos over the battlefield. Both the Federacy's western front and the Gran Mur of the Republic crumble under the might of the monolithic railgun, capable of dealing catastrophic damage from hundreds of kilometers away. With their backs against the wall, the Giadian military makes a controversial decision: A special strike force will charge into the heart of Legion territory, engage the Railgun type from close range, and destroy it. Shin and the Eighty-Six will spearhead the operation.  ...But Shin has not been himself lately. Having defeated his brother's ghost and freed himself from the Republic, the Reaper finds himself without purpose. What reason does he have to go on living? For whose sake does he fight...?
 (Source: Yen Press)

* Vladilena Milize
* Shinei Nouzen
* Raiden Shuga
* Theoto Rikka

* Prologue: Missing in Action
* Chapter 1: Call on Duty
* Chapter 2: Identification: Friend or Foe?
* Chapter 3: Front Toward Enemy
* Chapter 4: Triage
* Epilogue: Wounded in Action
 Against all odds, Shin and the Eighty-Six have emerged victorious from their battle with the Morpho, liberating scores of surviving Republic citizens from the Legion's dark agenda. Lena, in turn, has fulfilled her promise and finally caught up to the Spearhead squadron. And while her presence has brought out a softer side in Shin, it seems to have roused the competitive spirits within Kurena and Frederica. But the fun comes to an end when the Eighty-Sixth Strike Package, with Lena at the helm, receives its first mission. Their destination: an abandoned subway tunnel in the Republic's northern secondary capital, Charité. Deep underground, the gaping maw of a subterranean Legion base awaits them...
 (Source: Yen Press)

* Vladilena Milize
* Shinei Nouzen
* Raiden Shuga
* Anju Emma
* Kurena Kukumila
* Theoto Rikka
* Frederica Rosenfort
* Viktor Idinarohk
* Lerche

* Prologue: The King of Corpses
* Chapter 1: Melancholy of Monsters
* Chapter 2: Citadel of the Swans
* Chapter 3: Deaf to the Songbirds' Lament
* Chapter 4: Ex Machina
* Epilogue: Flowers Bloom Not on Snowy Fields
 **WE ARE NOT THE SAME.**  Live to fight. Die with honor. That was all the Eighty-Six knew, and they were proud. However, seeing themselves reflected in the Sirins-slaughtered by the thousands, with nothing to show for it-a crack has formed in their ironclad resolve. Shin's mind festers with doubt. At the same time, Lena's heart tears at the seams as she struggles to understand him. Will the two find common ground over the course of the United Kingdom operation? Or will they only drift further apart...?
 (Source: Yen Press)

* Shinei Nouzen
* Vladilena Milize

* Prologue: Harsh Mistress
* Chapter 1: In the Werewolves' Forest
* Chapter 2: Life's but a Walking Shadow
* Chapter 3: Shoot the Moon
* Chapter 4: In His Heaven
* Epilogue: Home Sweet Home
 Live to fight. Die with honor. That was all they knew, and they were proud. But as they saw themselves reflected in the Sirins-slaughtered by the thousands with nothing to show for it-a crack formed in their ironclad resolve. Shin's mind festered with doubt. Lena's heart tore at the seams as she struggled to understand him. Would they find common ground over the course of the United Kingdom operation? Or would they drift further apart...?
 (Source: Yen Press)

* Shinei Nouzen
* Vladilena Milize

* Prologue: Mist of the Battlefield
* Chapter 1: Haze Blue
* Chapter 2: Mist Blue
* Chapter 3: Fog Blue
* Chapter 4: Starlight Blue
 The Merciless Queen, a high-ranking commander unit for the Legion, has finally been taken into custody. Now the Federacy, the United Kingdom, and the Alliance of Wald can conduct a thorough analysis of this special Ameise, which houses the consciousness of Legion developer Zelene Birkenbaum. If their efforts bear fruit, they may learn the secret to stopping the Legion once and for all! In the meantime, the Federacy has decided to rest its battle-worn blades. The Eighty-Sixth Strike Package has been allowed leave for the first time in ages. As they arrive in the Alliance of Wald’s territory, they are able to step away from the iron and blood and enjoy a rare vacation! And it seems that two members of the Strike Package are getting a bit cozier than the rest…
 (Source: Yen Press)

* Shinei Nouzen
* Theoto Rikka
* Raiden Shuga

* Prologue: The Red Dragon
* Chapter 1: The Gun in the High Castle
* Chapter 2: Moby Dick; or, The Whale
* Chapter 3: Into the Storm
* Chapter 4: The Tower (Upright)
* Chapter 5: The Tower (Reverse)
 **A PATH TO PURPOSE LAID WITH IRON RAILS.**  An end to the endless war. The possibility of stopping the Legion once and for all. Such is humanity’s most fervent desire. But in the war-free world of tomorrow, what will become of the Eighty-Six? Many have gained a renewed hope for the future. Some have found love, and others have new aspirations, but what of those who have yet to dream? The warm rays of hope have bent their iron wills and distorted their realities. For those tragic few, the worst is yet to come…
 (Source: Yen Press)

* Anju Emma
* Kurena Kukumila
* Frederica Rosenfort
* Shiden Iida
* Reki Michihi

* Prologue: The Beast of Gluttony
* Chapter 1: The Mermaid's Bargain
* Chapter 2: The King of Spades and Queen of Hearts' Interminable, All Too Trivial Dispute
* Interlude: Where Was The Blue Bird, All Along?
* Chapter 3: Off With Her Head!
* Interlude: To Know How To Kill Siegfried, One Must...
* Chapter 4: Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall, What Do Ordinary Mirrors Show?
* Chapter 5: And The Piper Advanced, And The Rats And Children Followed
* Epilogue: The Clock Ticks On, Even In The Crocodile's Stomach
 **LIKE LOOKING IN A MIRROR...**  For better or worse, the battle with the Noctiluca has drawn to a close…for now. The Eighty-Six’s minds are heavy with thoughts of close friends and bitter enemies swallowed by the cold, dark abyss. Among the casualties are Shana, Shiden’s vice captain, joining the fallen in their watery grave, and Theo, whose loss of his left hand had all but sealed his fate as a Processor. As Shiden swears revenge, Kurena, who blames herself for Shana’s death, cracks beneath the weight of her guilt. While the Eighty-Six struggle to pick up the pieces, though, the Legion inexorably pursue their bloodless objective, and the Noctiluca has reportedly taken refuge in the surviving Holy Theocracy of Noiryanaruse. Now Shin and company must set foot in the mysterious western nation of which even the United Kingdom and the Federacy are wary…
 (Source: Yen Press)

* Shinei Nouzen

* Fragmental Neoteny: Pledge
* Fragmental Neoteny: Misericorde
* Fragmental Neoteny: Varlet
* Fragmental Neoteny: Brand
* Fragmental Neoteny: Undertaker
* Fragmental Neoteny: Culpa
* Fragmental Neoteny: Black Tag
* The Banks of Lethe
* Fido
* A Kind World
 **ANSWERS**  What makes a Reaper? What hardships must an innocent child endure to become the vaunted champion of the Eighty-Six? A peek into the past will shed light on his truth. The path he walks is paved with bonds forged in love and broken by tragedy—the shattered fragments of stories untold, committed to memory through the iron will of the one who would shoulder their legacy.
 (Source: Yen Press)

* Shinei Nouzen
* Vladilena Milize
* Willem Ehrenfried
* Grethe Wenzel
* Richard Altner

* 9.29: D-Day Minus Two
* 9.30: D-Day Minus One
* 10.1: D-Day
* 10.2: D-Day Plus One:
* Start of the Legion War
* 10.4: D-Day Plus Three
* The Fall of Liberté et Égalité
* 10.11: D-Day Plus Ten
* Immediately Following the Fall of the Spearhead Barracks
* 10.12: D-Day Plus Eleven
* In the Republic Capital of Liberté et Égalité
* 10.12: D-Day Plus Eleven "Astronomical Twilight"
* 10.19: D-DAY PLUS EIGHTEEN.
* The First Sector
 **PRIDE BEFORE THE FALL**  It happened all too quickly. A flash, a rumble, and then… silence. In an instant, an unprecedented Legion assault wrought untold destruction upon nations across the world. As humanity’s borders are sent into swift decline, Shin and Lena are tasked with a large-scale rescue operation that brings them back to Republic soil after what seems like a lifetime. Yet even with humanity on the brink of extinction, they find a country that hasn’t changed—one that cannot change. Many survivors view rescue by the Eighty-Six as the height of indignity. Similarly, many Eighty-Six are reluctant to lend aid to those who stripped away their humanity. But behind the cavernous, silver eyes of the mechanical ghosts lays a single, gruesome directive...
 (Source: Yen Press)

* Frederica Rosenfort
* Shinei Nouzen
* Raiden Shuga
* Kurena Kukumila
* Anju Emma
* Theoto Rikka
* Henrietta von Penrose
* Vladilena Milize
* Lerche
* Viktor Idinarohk

 The operation to evacuate the people of the Republic had greatly cost the Federacy. The ruthless retreat had a great psychological impact not only on Shin and the other Eighty-Six, but Lena as well, who commanded the front line, and Frederica, who was unable to participate in the operation. Shin ponders on how a commander should be. Lena thinks of her homeland, which has burned down and will never be recovered. Kurena, Anju, and Raiden are troubled by their own helplessness. Frederica as well, as the "key" and last empress. In order to survive, she can't remain a fool.
Meanwhile, discontent erupts within the Federacy, not only against the Republic, but also against the upper echelons of the Federacy government and the Eighty-Six. Some renegade forces, unable to bear the worsening war situation, decide to believe in a comeback, clinging onto a forbidden act... even though such a miracle is nowhere to be found.
 (Source: 86 wiki)

### 86 -Eighty Six- alter

* Vladilena Milize

 The lingering scent of youth that reminds us of the days when we spent time with a boy called the Reaper.  Even if it was on the battlefield, their youth was certainly there.  On the battlefields of death, in the repose they had reached, on the battlefields they had returned to, and in the snowy kingdom where they had set foot for the first time. With their comrades-in-arms, brothers, friends, lovers, and family. A moment of peace comes to Shin and Lena and their friends, for whom fighting is the only routine. I hope that tomorrow, too, such a peaceful time will come to them. This is another "86" filled with small moments of happiness that one cannot help but wish for.
 (Source: 86 Wiki)

## Manga Volumes

### 86 -Eighty Six-

Manga Adaptation of the first volume of the light novel series, with art by Motoki Yoshihara. The Manga is serialised in Square Enix's *Young Gangan* magazine. It is published under the *Young Gangan Comics* imprint.

 86 -eighty six- Vol. 1  October, 2018

### 86 -Eighty Six-: Run Through The Battlefield

Manga Adaptation of the second and third volume of the light novel series, with art by Hakuya Yamasaki. The Manga is serialised in Square Enix's *Manga Up!* digital magazine.

### 86 -Eighty Six-: Fragmental Neoteny

Manga Adaptation of the tenth volume of the light novel series, with art by Shinjou Takuya. The Manga is published under KADOKAWA's *MF Comics Alive Series* Imprint..

### 86 -Eighty Six-: Operation High School

A comedy spin-off manga series illustrated by Suzume Somemiya, based loosely around the 86: School IF novella written by Asato Asato, that follows the lives of the Spearhead Squadron members attending school. The series is published under the *MF Comics: Alive Series* imprint. Serialised in *Monthly Comic Alive*.

## Anime

An anime adaptation of the light novel, produced by A-1 Pictures, aired for a total of 23 episodes from April 2021 to March 2022.

* see: *86 -eighty six- (Anime)*

## External Links

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* Anilist - 86 -Eighty Six-: Run Through The Battlefield (Manga)
* Anilist - 86 -Eighty Six-: Operation High School (Manga)