Anime

## 86 -Eighty Six-

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**86 -Eighty Six-** (86ーエイティシックスー, *Eiti Shikkusu*?), stylized as **86--EIGHTY-SIX** or **86: EIGHTY-SIX** and synonymously known as simply **86**, is an anime adaptation of Asato Asato's sci-fi light novel series published by ASCII Media Works. The series, produced by Aniplex and production led by A-1 Pictures, premiered on April 10, 2021 (effectively April 11, 2021). The second-half of the season premiered on October 2, 2021. The anime can be watched on crunchyroll.

## Plot

The Republic of San Magnolia has been at war with the Giadian Empire for nine years. Though it initially suffered devastating losses to the Empire's autonomous mechanized Legions, The Republic has since developed its own autonomous units—Juggernauts—which are directed remotely by a *Handler*. While on the surface the public believes the war is being fought between machines, in reality, the Juggernauts are being piloted by humans and all of them are the *Eighty-Six*, the designation given to the sub-humans of the Eighty-Sixth Sector who are persecuted and stripped of their rights by the racist-led Alba government.

Major Vladilena "Lena" Milizé is an Alba noble and military officer in the Republic's Military who is assigned as a Handler of the Spearhead Squadron of the Eastern Front, an elite unit composed entirely of Eighty-Sixer veterans who have earned names led by their squad leader, Shinei "Undertaker" Nouzen. As Lena gets to know Shinei and the rest of the Spearhead Squadron, she becomes sympathetic to his people's plight and tries to help them. At same time, Lena and Shinei learn a dark secret: the Republic and the war with the Empire is not what it seems.

## Episode List

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## Main Staff

* Animation Production: A-1 Pictures
* CG Production: Shirogumi
* Director: Toshimasa Ishii
* Series Composition: Toshiya Ohno
* Producer: Nobuhiro Nakayama
* Music: Hiroyuki Sawano; Kohta Yamamoto
* Art Director: Masanobu Nomura; Yumi Horikoshi
* CG Director: Hiroyuki Yoshida
* Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
* Background Art: Miho
* Character Design: Tetsuya Kawakami
* Color Design: Nagisa Abe
* Cinematography: Masaharu Okazaki
* Editor: Akinori Mishima

## Main Cast

* Japanese
* English

**Cour 1**

* Shinei Nouzen: Shōya Chiba
* Vladilena Milizé: Ikumi Hasegawa
* Raiden Shuga: Seiichirō Yamashita
* Theoto Rikka: Natsumi Fujiwara
* Anju Emma: Saori Hayami
* Kurena Kukumila: Sayumi Suzushiro
* Kaie Taniya: Haruka Shiraishi
* Daiya Irma: Haruki Ishiya
* Haruto Keats: Daiki Yamashita
* Shourei Nouzen: Makoto Furukawa
* Henrietta von Penrose: Riho Sugiyama
* Jérôme Karlstahl: Satoshi Mikami

**Cour 2**

* Frederica Rosenfort: Misaki Kuno
* Ernst Zimmerman: Yuuya Uchida
* Shiden Iida: Asuna Tomari
* Kiriya Nouzen: Yuuto Uemura
* Grethe Wenzel: Kana Ueda
* Richard Altner: Kanehira Yamamoto
* Willem Ehrenfried: Kazuyuki Okitsu
* Eugene Rantz: Atsushi Tamaru
* Erwin Marcel: Kengo Takanashi

**Cour 1**

* Shinei Nouzen: Billy Kametz, Aleks Le (Eps. 22-23)
* Vladilena Milizé: Suzie Yeung
* Raiden Shuga: Jonah Scott
* Theoto Rikka: Casey Mongillo
* Anju Emma: Maureen Price
* Kurena Kukumila: Erica Mendez
* Kaie Taniya: Jenny Yokobori
* Daiya Irma: Alejandro Saab
* Haruto Keats: TBA
* Shourei Nouzen: Robbie Daymond
* Henrietta von Penrose: Morgan Lauré Garrett
* Jérôme Karlstahl: TBA

**Cour 2**

* Frederica Rosenfort: Kimberley Anne Campbell
* Ernst Zimmerman: Keith Silverstein
* Shiden Iida: Rebeka Thomas
* Kiriya Nouzen: Zeno Robinson
* Grethe Wenzel: TBA
* Richard Altner: SungWon Cho
* Willem Ehrenfried: TBA
* Eugene Rantz: Howard Wang
* Erwin Marcel: Kiba Walker

## Music

Soundtrack

* **"86: EIGHTY-SIX" Original Soundtrack** by Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto

Opening Themes

* **3 Minutes 29 Seconds** by Hitorie
* **Boundary Lines** by amazarashi

Ending Themes

* **Avid** by SawanoHiroyuki[nzk]:mizuki
* **Hands Up to the Sky** by SawanoHiroyuki[nzk]:Laco
* **Alchemilla** by Regal Lily
* **LilaS** by SawanoHiroyuki[nzk]:Takahashi Honoka

## Blu-ray & DVD

* **Vol. 01**: July 28, 2021
* **Vol. 02**: August 25, 2021
* **Vol. 03**: September 29, 2021
* **Vol. 04**: October 27, 2021
* **Vol. 05**: January 26, 2022
* **Vol. 06**: February 23, 2022
* **Vol. 07**: March 23, 2022
* **Vol. 08**: April 27, 2022

## History

The TV-anime adaptation was announced on March 22, 2020 during a live-stream event commemorating the first year anniversary of  Kadokawa's light novel recommendation website Kimirano. The official anime website domain and an official Twitter account was set up to coincide with the the video trailer and reveal of a poster. The information disclosed in the reveal included the production studio, series director, series composition, and character designer on the staff side, and the character voice actors for Shinei Nouzen and Vladilena Milizé on the cast side.

On December 22, 2020, a livestream event of the anime adaptation on Aniplex's YouTube channel and NicoNico revealed the first promotional video along with the first key visual. Information was also lifted regarding the CG production team and music composition along with the disclosure of the release date slated for April, 2021.

On March 5, 2021, during the Kadokawa Light Novel Expo 2020 the 86 stage event unveiled the anime will premiere on April 10, 2021, at 24:00 JST and the Japanese stations on which it will air weekly. A second promotional video featuring a short length of the ending theme song "Avid" by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki, along with the second and final key visual before its broadcast was lifted. On the staff side, information regarding art director, background art, color designer, CG director, director of photography, editor, and sound editor was disclosed, while on the cast side - the character voice actors for the Spearhead Squadron and other supporting characters. The opening and ending theme song titles and performers were also revealed.

On March 26, 2021, during the AnimeJapan 2021 event the 86 stage released the third and final promotional video the before official premiere which featured a short length of the opening theme song "3 minutes 29 seconds" by hitorie. It was also revealed that the anime would be divided into two cours.

On March 31, 2021, Muse Communication licensed the anime for simulcast in Southeast Asia where it will stream on the services iQIYI and Bilibili. And on April 6, 2021, Crunchyroll announced 86 as part of their Spring 2021 simulcast lineup where it will be available for streaming in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS.

On April 14, 2021, Crunchyroll announced the anime will have English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, and German dub options in their respective regions.

## Promotional Material

### Images

* Key Visuals
* Others
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### Videos

* Promotional Videos
* Others
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## External Links

* Official Website
* Official Twitter
* Work Information on A-1 Pictures Website

## See Also

* 86 at Wikipediaen
* 86 at Wikipediaja
* 86 at Anime News Network
* 86 at MyAnimeList
* 86 at AniList
* 86 at AniDB

## References

1. ↑ BLURAY&DVD - Vol.01 | TV ANIME "86-Eighty SIX- Official Website
2. ↑ BLURAY&DVD - Vol.02 | TV ANIME "86-Eighty SIX- Official Website
3. ↑ BLURAY&DVD - Vol.03 | TV ANIME "86-Eighty SIX- Official Website
4. ↑ BLURAY&DVD - Vol.04 | TV ANIME "86-Eighty SIX- Official Website
5. ↑ BLURAY&DVD - Vol.05 | TV ANIME "86-Eighty SIX- Official Website
6. ↑ BLURAY&DVD - Vol.06 | TV ANIME "86-Eighty SIX- Official Website
7. ↑ BLURAY&DVD - Vol.07 | TV ANIME "86-Eighty SIX- Official Website
8. ↑ BLURAY&DVD - Vol.08 | TV ANIME "86-Eighty SIX- Official Website
9. ↑ PR TIMES Official Site
10. ↑ NEWS | TV ANIME "86-Eighty SIX- Official Website
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20. ↑ E-Muse Official Site
21. ↑ Crunchyroll Official Site
22. ↑ Crunchyroll Official Site