86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 1
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Summary
The San Magnolia Republic has long been under attack by unmanned weapons from the neighboring Empire。 Against this onslaught， the Republic has also deployed similar weapons， narrowly avoiding great loss of life and impending disaster-or at least that's how it seemed。
The truth is that it has never been possible to have no casualties。 Young men and women drawn from the Republic's supposedly non-existent 86th district are organized into the "86 unit" and then ordered to pilot the "unmanned weapons" before heading to battle。
The truth is that it has never been possible to have no casualties。 Young men and women drawn from the Republic's supposedly non-existent 86th district are organized into the "86 unit" and then ordered to pilot the "unmanned weapons" before heading to battle。
Reviews
Andrea Legarrea
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4。5/5 starsWow。
侯 二六
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男主角的人設是《鋼彈》W希洛唯跟《驚爆危機》相良宗介的混合，不過作戰時加上更多團隊元素。女主的服裝設計很謎，反之實戰部隊穿的衣服就正常得多，剛好也貼合了這個國家的設定：簡而言之就是個把集中營內猶太人推出去打人海戰術的奧妙國度——（view spoiler）[當然很唬爛，但還好作者寫一半就昭告讀者這個國家就要亡了……總之雖然仍有ACG式故事跳躍巧合多既視感重的狀況，但織入恐怖、軟科幻等等（蟑螂機體＆死人大軍）亂七八糟的元素還不難看；當然這要歸功於男女主角直到最後一章未曾謀面 （hide spoiler）]，敘事方向是雙線進行正反合感的敘事架構，把那些老元素襯得耳目一新之餘，還以拿死人來煽情的手段將之合理化。 男主角的人設是《鋼彈》W希洛唯跟《驚爆危機》相良宗介的混合，不過作戰時加上更多團隊元素。女主的服裝設計很謎，反之實戰部隊穿的衣服就正常得多，剛好也貼合了這個國家的設定：簡而言之就是個把集中營內猶太人推出去打人海戰術的奧妙國度——（view spoiler）[當然很唬爛，但還好作者寫一半就昭告讀者這個國家就要亡了……總之雖然仍有ACG式故事跳躍巧合多既視感重的狀況，但織入恐怖、軟科幻等等（蟑螂機體＆死人大軍）亂七八糟的元素還不難看；當然這要歸功於男女主角直到最後一章未曾謀面 （hide spoiler）]，敘事方向是雙線進行正反合感的敘事架構，把那些老元素襯得耳目一新之餘，還以拿死人來煽情的手段將之合理化。 。。。more
Ria Lize
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4。5/5Loved it！ I didn't expect to cry， but I really felt for the Colorata and how they were treated。 I also liked how despite of the war setting， the book didn't feel so bleak。 There was still so much hope。I really enjoyed the interactions between Lena and the members of the Spearhead squadron， and how she slowly won them over。 Looking forward to reading more in the series。 （view spoiler）[As much as I loved the book， the epilogue threw me off a little。 The book had such a slow， well-crafted buil 4。5/5Loved it！ I didn't expect to cry， but I really felt for the Colorata and how they were treated。 I also liked how despite of the war setting， the book didn't feel so bleak。 There was still so much hope。I really enjoyed the interactions between Lena and the members of the Spearhead squadron， and how she slowly won them over。 Looking forward to reading more in the series。 （view spoiler）[As much as I loved the book， the epilogue threw me off a little。 The book had such a slow， well-crafted build-up towards the ending。 From what I've found， I understand the author made the story for a competition so it could be read as a standalone， but I felt the jump and the explanation of things that happen after wasn't handled with much care。 Kind of like "xx happened， then xx"。I'm excited for the next volumes， which I believe will explain what happened during leading up to the epilogue。 :D （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Morgan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really honestly didn't think I'd be so exhilarated reading a novel。。。 maybe it's the sort of novels I typically read？ or maybe it's the style of writing。 I was completely absorbed and devoured the book in a day。It also dips into introspection and （if am I allowed to call it） philosophy sometimes， which I have a bias to， and so yes， this was absolutely an amazing novel。 Not to mention the godlike art。。。 although the afterword really gave me whiplash。。。 yes， Shirabii's art and garter belts。。。 we I really honestly didn't think I'd be so exhilarated reading a novel。。。 maybe it's the sort of novels I typically read？ or maybe it's the style of writing。 I was completely absorbed and devoured the book in a day。It also dips into introspection and （if am I allowed to call it） philosophy sometimes， which I have a bias to， and so yes， this was absolutely an amazing novel。 Not to mention the godlike art。。。 although the afterword really gave me whiplash。。。 yes， Shirabii's art and garter belts。。。 well。。。 Anyway， the drawings of the mechs （I especially liked the design of the Lowe and the Juggernaut） so finely-detailed， really helped flesh out the world for me。 I've always had troubles imagining this sorta thing no matter how elaborate the description， but the art made it so much more imposing for me。The themes explored are neat， and the characters are all distinct and have a strong sense of realism about them， which made whatever trials or interactions they even more poignant。 In particular I liked Raiden and Theo， but the rest were interesting to read about as well。 The dialogues were very interesting; the critiques of democracy and the folly of mankind were I think well-conveyed。 I'm not sure， is it the reliance on dialogue light novels use that make the characters feel a lot more real？ I felt emotional when the characters were; in essence， I was quite immersed reading this book。 The things they did and the way they interacted with one another。。。 they were all conveyed skillfully and artistically by the author。It had a believable conclusion and the development of the characters was very enjoyable to read， so I'm satisfied with the entirety of the book。 The fantastical （futuristic。。？） ideas written about in the book were an absolute joy to read and imagine， and Asato's writing helps you really imagine the scene vividly， although I do find it strange that I'm so winded after reading this book。。。 It was a strangely nerve-wrecking experience。 But I'm glad to have finally read it; it was an amazing book that basically checked all of the things I love （unfortunately）。 I can't wait to see these characters again in the next volume。 。。。more
Thor Christiansen
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Inspired by real world countries （and while the book is only hinting at which countries， one can figure it out）， this takes place in a fictional world which has been plunged into a war versus replicating machines using Artificial Intelligence。The story has elements of humanity's worst aspects。 While still showing humanity's best aspects。 However it's not the "main focus"， as the books are a "boy meets girl" story。 Nonetheless， it's a good read， and I'll be reading the rest as well。 It's an inter Inspired by real world countries （and while the book is only hinting at which countries， one can figure it out）， this takes place in a fictional world which has been plunged into a war versus replicating machines using Artificial Intelligence。The story has elements of humanity's worst aspects。 While still showing humanity's best aspects。 However it's not the "main focus"， as the books are a "boy meets girl" story。 Nonetheless， it's a good read， and I'll be reading the rest as well。 It's an interesting world， with a spin that has me involved。 。。。more
Steven Henderson
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Almost wish it ended here。And that’s not a bad thing or at least I don’t know if it is yet。 It was refreshing to read a story that felt entirely standalone。 There was a beginning， middle， and end。 The End is a perfect ending。 If there was never another entry in the series， I’d be satisfied because that’s how good it was。 Race， war， mechs， politics and v some light romance。 In a medium where everything is isekai or bordering that in order to officially get translated， this was an amazing change o Almost wish it ended here。And that’s not a bad thing or at least I don’t know if it is yet。 It was refreshing to read a story that felt entirely standalone。 There was a beginning， middle， and end。 The End is a perfect ending。 If there was never another entry in the series， I’d be satisfied because that’s how good it was。 Race， war， mechs， politics and v some light romance。 In a medium where everything is isekai or bordering that in order to officially get translated， this was an amazing change of pace。The mech designs are fantastic too。My only complaint with the story is it really could have used a glossary。 The author tosses so many races and terms and nations at you that it is difficult to keep track of。 And early on， because of this terminology， I somehow missed that they’re fighting against an “Evil Empire” that is already dead and I don’t recall finding how they know that or where it was mentioned。 Just suddenly I picked up on they’re fighting AI that was still following their final orders。I’ll fully admit that by the end， I still don’t get the racial politics or the Five Hued Flag or the importance of any of that。 I just know that Alba have silver hair， they invited other cultures in， eventually reduced said cultures to less than people。 It’s a weird disconnect the author failed to properly get across。 。。。more
Ronaldo
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Some spoilers ahead。 No major plot points， but I will use some quotes from the novel。 This book is awesome and there is so much worth mentioning。 I'll start with the writing in general。 In a word: despair。 2 of the major themes in 86 are war and oppression。 War is hell we all know that， but do we truly understand that？ "Their fate was to die in an unknown corner of a battlefield， discarded like tools that had been used up。。。， without a grave to rest in or a name。。。" The tone is depressing and th Some spoilers ahead。 No major plot points， but I will use some quotes from the novel。 This book is awesome and there is so much worth mentioning。 I'll start with the writing in general。 In a word: despair。 2 of the major themes in 86 are war and oppression。 War is hell we all know that， but do we truly understand that？ "Their fate was to die in an unknown corner of a battlefield， discarded like tools that had been used up。。。， without a grave to rest in or a name。。。" The tone is depressing and that feeling never quite goes away。 The novel would be too overwhelming if it was all despair。 It contains all too brief moments of respite too， which serve as good breaks between the action。 Plus it makes the gut punch of the reality of war hit that much harder。 The ones fighting in this war is the Spearhead squadron， the 86， the ones that are forced to do the republics' fighting。 They are oppressed victims of the Republic but they don't act like it。 They don't fight for the nation or lament their position but rather take control of the part of their lives they can change。 "Even if you have no choice but to walk the gallows， you can still choose how you're gonna climb the steps。" That's what makes the 86 endearing。 Lastly is the main character Lena， she's the squadron's handler。 But she's far away from the action， as all officers of the republic are。 She bares no ill feeling towards the 86， and actively wants to make their jobs just a bit easier。 She's a naive idealist， and that mindset of hers is challenged many times。 And while she isn't the person responsible for their oppression， shes still a part of the system that is。 "You're blatantly accepting what's being done to us by sitting there like you're entitled to comfort！" I love the difficult reality of this world and Asato Asato shows there is no easy answers for any of issues going on。 That leads to the world building， which I think the ground work laid is excellent。 From the sci-fi tech involved， to the enemies the squadron has to fight everything has enough detail for those that really want those aspects fleshed out。 Asato leaves plenty of room for expansion in the 86 universe。 In conclusion it's damn good。 And I didnt even mention the plot or the names of any of the other characters or any of the cool action sequences！ But this is already turning into an essay。 10/10 I will be reading more 86 in the near future。 Glory to the fucking Spearhead Squadron！ 。。。more
Julia
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Tal como mencioné en una de mis actualizaciones， esta es mi primera incursión en el formato de light novels luego de haber visto el primer episodio del anime basado en este trabajo。 Fue un episodio lo suficientemente sólido como para interesarme en los temas que 86 presenta en cuanto a la búsqueda de humanidad en medio de la guerra y bajo el mandato de un sistema imperialista que busca identificar a parte de su población como menos que seres humanos para no tener que enfrentar el hecho de que ba Tal como mencioné en una de mis actualizaciones， esta es mi primera incursión en el formato de light novels luego de haber visto el primer episodio del anime basado en este trabajo。 Fue un episodio lo suficientemente sólido como para interesarme en los temas que 86 presenta en cuanto a la búsqueda de humanidad en medio de la guerra y bajo el mandato de un sistema imperialista que busca identificar a parte de su población como menos que seres humanos para no tener que enfrentar el hecho de que bajo consignas racistas despojó a gran parte de su población de sus derechos y los envió a morir en una guerra que parecía perdida desde un principio。 También busca enfrentar al lector con momentos históricos y temas que sigue siendo relevantes en la actualidad （racimos， prejuicios， violación de derechos humanos， el papel que cada uno juega en el sistema de represión en el que se ve inserto y las acciones que se pueden o no tomar）， y creo que， dentro de los esterotipos que uno podría esperar del medio， lo logra hasta cierto punto o al menos es una buena forma de hacer reflexionar al lector o iniciar una conversación al respecto。Aunque de forma muy resumida esta novela puede describirse como ciencia ficción de corte militar， también destacan ciertos detalles que se dan a conocer a lo largo de la novela sobre la naturaleza del enemigo que los protagonistas combaten， que perfectamente puede llevarnos al género de horror， tanto físico como psicológico。 Y esta es una sensación que va en aumento a medida que nos acercarmos al final de la novela， para culminar en el clímax de la misma （y que espero sea discutida en mayor detalle en los siguientes volúmenes）。La novela también presenta una plétora de personajes， pero se centra principalmente en el desarrollo de la relación， tanto en lo profesional como en lo personal， de los protagonistas， Shin y Lena。 Aun así， la autora logra caracterizar a parte del resto de los personajes lo suficiente como para otorgarles personalidad y no relevarlos a simples personajes secundarios sin peso argumentativo real。 Es esperable que en la continuación de la historia se les de una oportunidad de brillar todavía más。Finalmente， también destaco la habilidad de la autora para escribir las escenas de acción。 Funcionan。A pesar de ser una serie de múltiples volúmenes， este también funciona como una historia por sí misma （el cliffhanger final es uno con el que se puede vivir sin saber necesariamente cómo sigue la historia， ya que la principal tuvo， en general， una resolución）， por lo que es una buena introducción al formato de light novel。 。。。more
Aer
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The novel is well-written but it mainly focuses on the war， so I got bored by the end of the 1st volume。
Rhyra
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I've wanted to put my hands on this series for a long time， but never got the chance to properly buy it until now。 I think that lacked a little regarding character development and character stereotypes， but as an ongoing series I can't say that's a crime。 Inside the general lore and lacks of the manga/anime industry （which the Light Novels are closely related to）， it's a really enjoyable experience。 I just ordered the second volume because it has a beautiful ending。 If you're into the anime stuf I've wanted to put my hands on this series for a long time， but never got the chance to properly buy it until now。 I think that lacked a little regarding character development and character stereotypes， but as an ongoing series I can't say that's a crime。 Inside the general lore and lacks of the manga/anime industry （which the Light Novels are closely related to）， it's a really enjoyable experience。 I just ordered the second volume because it has a beautiful ending。 If you're into the anime stuff， you'll find this book is a must。 。。。more
Yuri
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this is good， not as good as I thought it would be， but still really good， it's really well thought out with some very interesting themes and a fascinating dystopian world， the worst part of the book were the fights， they weren't very exciting or clear to visualize so I found myself dozing off during most of them， the book is still good but the fights aren't what sells people on it。 this is good， not as good as I thought it would be， but still really good， it's really well thought out with some very interesting themes and a fascinating dystopian world， the worst part of the book were the fights， they weren't very exciting or clear to visualize so I found myself dozing off during most of them， the book is still good but the fights aren't what sells people on it。 。。。more
Theodore Sanchez
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6 BOOKS LEFT TILL I FINISH THIS SERIES。 FUCKIN' GLORY TO THE SPEARHEAD SQUADRON！ 6 BOOKS LEFT TILL I FINISH THIS SERIES。 FUCKIN' GLORY TO THE SPEARHEAD SQUADRON！ 。。。more
Katja
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I've had this book for a while but hadn't yet read it and now the anime adaptation is starting soon so I wanted to read it before that。 And hooo， I've seen plenty of praise for this and it didn't disappoint！ I was even crying at the end。。。I liked both Lena and Shin， a lot actually。 Was rooting for them both whole time。 It's a feat making a stoic character like Shin shine in a book。 The rest of Spearhead Squadron got mostly crumbs of development and wanted more but hey， there are more books， so i I've had this book for a while but hadn't yet read it and now the anime adaptation is starting soon so I wanted to read it before that。 And hooo， I've seen plenty of praise for this and it didn't disappoint！ I was even crying at the end。。。I liked both Lena and Shin， a lot actually。 Was rooting for them both whole time。 It's a feat making a stoic character like Shin shine in a book。 The rest of Spearhead Squadron got mostly crumbs of development and wanted more but hey， there are more books， so it's okay。 And even if this was a stand-alone （you can totally read this as such）， it wouldn't be a major flaw， this is mostly a tale of a （horrible） country in a war and a couple of people in the middle of conflict。 It's great if the supporting cast is interesting but avoiding bloat is also important。Liked the warfare parts too， not cumbersome to read but not gone over too quickly either。 There was actually less of battle and tactics stuff than I had got impression from reviews/comments。 I think the balance was fine but wouldn't have minded more of that。 Good either way。And I kept wanting to go back to the book， always a good sign。 I hope the anime does the book justice。 。。。more
ShingetsuMoon
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An incredible， heartbreaking tale of racism， discrimination， pride， self destructive arrogance ， and ultimate resilience in the face of incredible odds。This is an amazing book with a lot of pointed and very honest statements to make about racism and how self defeating and destructive it is。Lena condemns the discrimination she sees in her countrymen but also comes to recognize it in herself as well and understand how she continues to perpetuate and benefit from it。 She’s an amazing and earnest ch An incredible， heartbreaking tale of racism， discrimination， pride， self destructive arrogance ， and ultimate resilience in the face of incredible odds。This is an amazing book with a lot of pointed and very honest statements to make about racism and how self defeating and destructive it is。Lena condemns the discrimination she sees in her countrymen but also comes to recognize it in herself as well and understand how she continues to perpetuate and benefit from it。 She’s an amazing and earnest character and her acceptance of her own discrimination， her refusal to accept the racism she sees as standard or acceptable， and her desire to keep pushing forward despite all apathy or outright hatred of non Alba is heartwarming to see。 She recognizes her position as an oppressor and instead of shying away from that truth she faces it， accepts it， and continues to do what she can to help her squadron。Shin and his group likewise present the other side of the story。 From oppressor to the oppressed。 We see how the war and discrimination have affected them。 And their feelings on the Republic and it’s citizens as a whole。 They condemn them for what they’ve done， but also recognize that not all Alba agree with what’s happening or have the power to change things。 But that also doesn’t make Lena their equal or even their friend。 They also recognize that some Eighty-Six while oppressed have also taken the opportunity to oppress and hurt those they see as beneath them in a continuing cycle of hatred。 There’s so much nuance and thought put into how discrimination is handled in this book and it doesn’t shy away from talking about it or discussing racism。 Tied into that is the war with the Legion itself which is also interesting in and of itself to watch play out。 There are， as confirmed in the author’s note， obvious parallels and elements of World War II and the major nations involved in that war。 This book has a lot to say and it doesn’t say them quietly。 It’s all the better for doing so。 The ending was heartbreaking， expected， emotional， and unexpected at the same time。 I loved reading this novel and I’m absolutely going to be reading more。 。。。more
Samantha
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Why do creators think putting quotes from their own characters at the start of a work makes it seem important？ You literally wrote the quote， it's not like you're taking themes from a well-known work or person and putting your own spin on it you're just making yourself seem self-important。 So I didn't exactly go into Eighty-Six volume one with high hopes。 And I would like it to be noted that the ideas put forth by the book will not be revolutionary to many people， but it is still ultimately impo Why do creators think putting quotes from their own characters at the start of a work makes it seem important？ You literally wrote the quote， it's not like you're taking themes from a well-known work or person and putting your own spin on it you're just making yourself seem self-important。 So I didn't exactly go into Eighty-Six volume one with high hopes。 And I would like it to be noted that the ideas put forth by the book will not be revolutionary to many people， but it is still ultimately important， especially as discussions of racism are not too common coming from Japanese media， though they are becoming more so for a number of reasons someone more qualified than me （a white， Canadian anime fan who's never even visited japan） are more qualified to discuss。 I do also think that the quote is used better at the end of the story when it's given context rather than as an opener。 So in brief， Volume 1 of Eighty-Six follows two primary "characters" Vladilena （Lena） Milizé （or Mirizé as she's noted in the upcoming anime credits）， and The Spearhead squadron who are a group of characters rather than a single PoV。 Lena is an Alba， which is to say she's as white as white can be， right down to her silver hair and eyes。 The Spearhead Squadron is a group of young people （mid to late teens） who are what the book refers to at Colorata， or literally people of color。 Though the color part is a little more literal than real world races， with groups sometimes having fantastical eye and hair colors and being described as more tan than the Alba though real proper dark skinned representation appears to be missing。。。 again someone who isn't as white as the driven snow would be much more equipped to talk about Japan's colorism issues which might be at play for why none of the characters， at least in how they are depicted in the character art or descriptions here， are much darker than "tan" which is nebulous as all hell。 The Spearhead Squadron are a part of what is called the Eighty-Six which is to say former members of the Alban lead Republic of San Magnolia who were removed from polite society and forced to live within the 85 districts outside of the main body of the republic in the 1st district。 All colorata were put there about 10 years ago as of the start of the book， kept in forced labor camps and many of them forced to fight on the front lines against the neighboring Empire's automated drone army。 Stripped of their citizenship and personhood the Republic has dubbed their fight one without casualties。 Lena is a handler， which means she works with an assigned unit of Eighty-Six as they man mechanical drones by resonating with them， allowing her to speak directly into their ears and in extreme situations offers her the ability to directly link all her senses with them。 It is at its core a simple story， and the writing is nothing too impressive， though not too simplistic， like many light novels the target audience is likely teens and the writing is definitely nothing too complex as a result。 Though I struggled with quite a few of the combat scenes as we were introduced to many names of different types of automated drones with little to no proper descriptions of them， I also admit to struggling with highly technical writing which the combat portions sometimes dipped into。 However， I don't feel these are big issues with the book as the core of the story is not about the physical war。 Eighty-Six volume one is ultimately a story about racism and while it doesn't have a particularly nuanced take the book isn't too clumsy or precious about it either。 There is in fact at least one thing it managed to address that surprised me， which is that allyship without acknowledging and facing your own privilege is ultimately worthless。 A notion many people struggle with and one I was not expecting from a book that is otherwise not particularly delicate。 The book does struggle under the weight of some of its concepts and characters， the Spearhead Squadron are an ensemble cast and while Shin is ultimately the focus character within the squadron we get many PoVs from the various members and are thrown many names and concepts that are tough to try and memorize， or justify attempting to memorize as many of them are killed off between chapters and with little to no emotional payoff。 The names that are memorable are all likable in their own way and do grow into their own a bit in the limited space they are given。 Lena and Shin walk out with the clearest image of who they are but I at least can name a few other characters whose basic concepts I managed to retain from start to finish。 Most big moments aren't really given the room they need to breathe to really sink in and a few of the "twists" are obvious from a mile away， that being said I did genuinely want to know what would happen next for our seemingly doomed rag-tag group and Shin's emotional journey while a little rushed is ultimately given a satisfying ending。 Without diving into spoiler territory the ending felt the most rushed of all， alluding to events it would have been more impactful to actually see than to be told about as if from Lena's memory， however taking the second volume's synopsis into account it is possible we may end up getting to see some of the indicated events in the next volume instead。 Or at least I'm hoping。In the end volume one is a fun if a little rushed read that covers a topic not usually seen addressed with such brutal honesty from a Japanese medium， even if many of it's ideas will not be surprising to a lot of western readers （though let's be honest they may still be to a lot of us） and it was a fun ride with a likable protagonist and I'm eager to see where Lena and Shin go from here。 。。。more
Gabriel d'Matos
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Tranquilamente o melhor primeiro volume que já li em uma Light Novel！ Bem escrito， ótimo plot e um cast de personagens bons de se acompanhar， e pra fechar com chave de ouro， é um volume que fecha de maneira perfeita。
Tsunami Noai
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Highly recommended， but didn't live up to the hype。 The YA dystopian beats are all there right where you expect them to be。 Nothing really new is added or explored。 Suffers from the same 1 line of dialogue for every 3 paragraphs of exposition explaining that dialogue that a lot of light novel writers fall prey to。 You can easily skim this book and miss nothing if you've seen any dystopian film or anime。 The epilogue actually sounds like a cool concept， and I would have liked to have read that bo Highly recommended， but didn't live up to the hype。 The YA dystopian beats are all there right where you expect them to be。 Nothing really new is added or explored。 Suffers from the same 1 line of dialogue for every 3 paragraphs of exposition explaining that dialogue that a lot of light novel writers fall prey to。 You can easily skim this book and miss nothing if you've seen any dystopian film or anime。 The epilogue actually sounds like a cool concept， and I would have liked to have read that book。 Except that epilogue to the epilogue slams it right back into predictable tropes in preparation for a sequel。 。。。more
Billy Young
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4。5 stars。 At its core a very human story about perseverance in the face of unthinkable hardship。 A war story plus boy-meets-girl with interesting world-building and character backstories。
Hardy
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I blasted through this novel！Need I say more？ The vol can stand in its own。 I look forward to what Asato sensei has in store
T O À N P H A N
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Cộng hòa Magnolia giả tạo， chui rúc trong yên bình nhờ máu xương đổ xuống của lũ "lợn" Tám Sáu。 Ngoài kia， hàng đống Legion oanh tạc hằng ngày， đẩy những thiếu niên thiếu nữ bước vào cửa tử。 Họ ghi thù， chiến đấu và chết đi。 Số sống sót còn lại tiếp tục ghi thù， chiến đấu và chết đi。 Rồi cuộc gặp gỡ giữa Lena và Shin， đội trưởng đội Spear Head， đã làm định mệnh đổi thay đôi chút。•Mớ hổ lốn robot tự hành， xã hội phản địa đàng và lãng mạn này thoạt nghe khó mà viết được cho hay dưới dạng light nov Cộng hòa Magnolia giả tạo， chui rúc trong yên bình nhờ máu xương đổ xuống của lũ "lợn" Tám Sáu。 Ngoài kia， hàng đống Legion oanh tạc hằng ngày， đẩy những thiếu niên thiếu nữ bước vào cửa tử。 Họ ghi thù， chiến đấu và chết đi。 Số sống sót còn lại tiếp tục ghi thù， chiến đấu và chết đi。 Rồi cuộc gặp gỡ giữa Lena và Shin， đội trưởng đội Spear Head， đã làm định mệnh đổi thay đôi chút。•Mớ hổ lốn robot tự hành， xã hội phản địa đàng và lãng mạn này thoạt nghe khó mà viết được cho hay dưới dạng light novel。 Ai ngờ lại thu hút đến vậy。 Xây dựng bối cảnh và nhân vật tốt， phản ánh sâu sắc nạn phân biệt chủng tộc， nhấn mạnh được nỗi bi thương của chiến tranh， cân bằng và đẩy sự đối nghịch giữa thiện và ác rất tinh tế。 Tui vốn không đọc light novel， ai dè lần này lại bị hấp dẫn。 Chờ tập sau。 。。。more
Asjad Javed
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This novel is too good when i first start reading it in 2019， but then I heard such a news like that the anime season of this novel is going to be announced and first episode will be releazed in 2020 and at that time i thought that if i read the first three volume of this novel， the anime will not look so good so I posponed this novel but unfortunately， due to Covid-19 this anime was postponed and the first PV （promotion video） I watched in 2021 and they announced that the anime will be serieali This novel is too good when i first start reading it in 2019， but then I heard such a news like that the anime season of this novel is going to be announced and first episode will be releazed in 2020 and at that time i thought that if i read the first three volume of this novel， the anime will not look so good so I posponed this novel but unfortunately， due to Covid-19 this anime was postponed and the first PV （promotion video） I watched in 2021 and they announced that the anime will be seriealized later in 2021。 。。。more
8Percent Erik
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The beginning started out pretty dull and I almost put the book away but I stuck through it and I actually enjoyed the last 75% The author takes an interesting stance in making connections to the inhumane treatment that Nazi Germany inflicted on 。。。 well everyone but also making connections to the American treatment of German-Americans and Japanese-Americans during the war。
Donte McNeal
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“Countless souls were claimed。 But no deaths were recorded。” This quote is on one of the first pages of this book， and it sets the tone for the story。 A story ripe with violence， death， prejudice and regret。 Asato Asato’s 86 is a war story through and through。 We get to be in the head of multiple characters throughout the story， but we spend the most time with the two on the cover， Lena and Shin。 Leno is an Alba， a race of people who are considered the superior race to every other race。 She serv “Countless souls were claimed。 But no deaths were recorded。” This quote is on one of the first pages of this book， and it sets the tone for the story。 A story ripe with violence， death， prejudice and regret。 Asato Asato’s 86 is a war story through and through。 We get to be in the head of multiple characters throughout the story， but we spend the most time with the two on the cover， Lena and Shin。 Leno is an Alba， a race of people who are considered the superior race to every other race。 She serves in the The Republic of San Magnolia’s military as a Handler。 Her job is to command the titular “86，” a race of people who live out the protected 85 sectors of the Republic。 The Republic have declared these young men and women less than human， nothing more than pigs wearing human skin。 It’s for this reason that the 86 operate the “unmanned” drones in the war against the Legion， autonomous weapons used by the Empire。In a years long war with parallels and inspiration from the real world WWII， including executive order 9066。 Although it is called something else in this book， but just seeing that lends a heavy weight to an already grim premise。 I mean， children being forced to fight， ultimately to their deaths， for a country that rejects， disdains and discards them without hesitation is a horrifying reality。 You can’t help but feel for them， and hope for the best。Lena， in her defense， despite being an Alba， doesn’t believe that the 86 should be treated as such， and over the course of the story， the more time she spends with commanding and assisting them， the more she comes to terms with the true disparity between the 86 and the rest of the Republic。 There are multiple hard-hitting moments of interaction between Lena and her squadron of elites， and the plot twists hit just as hard。Shin， AKA the Reaper， is the leader of the elite squad Luna commands， and his character development over the course of the novel is slow but steady。 He’s a seemingly apathetic leader， whose skills are unparalleled， even at his young age。 As such， he’s highly respected by his peers。 Learning more about his backstory and why he is the way he is is tragic， but the same could be said for most of those on his squad， and the 86 as a whole。 Cast aside and tasked with dying for their country all they really know is death and destruction。You come to care for a lot of the cast， and seeing them struggle to survive is rough， because as expected in war， not everyone makes it back。 Just knowing that characters you’ve grown close to can be ripped away from you at any moment creates a tension unlike any other。 Man， this story was well done！86 is a story that starts with you long after you’ve finished it， and is a stark take on war and the effects it has has on the young and old alike。 I’m definitely going to be following this series， and I highly recommend it as a world to get lost in！ 。。。more
John Asuncion
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I was really skeptical about this book in the first half but it got significantly better in the end。 Really good read！
cameron
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There’s definitely an interesting social commentary to be found here even though this first book was a little weak
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"Freedom and Equality are ideals far too premature for us， Lena。 For us， for all of humankind。。。 And perhaps they will always be"It's been so many years the Republicans are waging war with the Empire that even the Republicans themselves have forgotten when it all started。 The Empire， known for its technological advances， is employing tireless drone， effectively replacing any human troops and successfully brought down their human casualty to zero。 The Republicans， trying to copy the feat， has suc "Freedom and Equality are ideals far too premature for us， Lena。 For us， for all of humankind。。。 And perhaps they will always be"It's been so many years the Republicans are waging war with the Empire that even the Republicans themselves have forgotten when it all started。 The Empire， known for its technological advances， is employing tireless drone， effectively replacing any human troops and successfully brought down their human casualty to zero。 The Republicans， trying to copy the feat， has successfully created a working robot。 The only problem is that they failed to create an AI good enough for battle-use。 Unable to swallow the fact that they failed， someone has a great idea of using some other creature as their pilot。"Well， one can't be counted as a human casualty if the one died isn't human to begin with， right ？"86 is a book focusing on the cruelty of war， the inequality between humans， and many such grim topics。 However， the way it presented itself is still light enough to be put into the "light novel" genre。The style of the writing is top-notch。 I think it is one of the best styles in terms of light novels out there。 But， the way it introduced the character at the beginning needs some work。 There is no way I can remember 10 or so names right from the get-go。I think the author is focusing way too much attention on the 2 MC and left the other character with little to no character development。 As a result， aside from the 2 MC， I don't feel like "knowing" the other characters。The world-building is， well。 At least it can get you to know the surrounding， what happened to the country， and what the character is facing。Personally， one of the strongest points of this novel is the story。 It is so grand and well structured， and the ending is so good。 The epilogue though， feels like an afterthought by the author， specifically just to open up the possibility of serializing。 I think originally， this novel is supposed to be a one-shot novel， but somehow the author changes his/her mind and decided to make it a series。 It is unfortunate as it will make the ending of this novel useless。。。In short， this is a light novel with a great story and styling。 It has a few bad points on the world-building and characterization but other than that， this is a great novel。 。。。more
Palm
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"If you’re looking for us now， and find this piece of paper，that makes you a real idiot。” 347 Raiden"Writing my name now。 You’re probably crying away sinceyou can’t tell who is who here。"Seo。 348"Keep that cat。 Since you like to act nice， isn’t it fine？"Krena。 348"It does not have a name， so please come up with a cutename for it， Major。""Do not succumb to despair， nor trample upon the dignity ofhumanity， and keep on moving forward， until the very endof your life。" 349Angel。 348 "If you’re looking for us now， and find this piece of paper，that makes you a real idiot。” 347 Raiden"Writing my name now。 You’re probably crying away sinceyou can’t tell who is who here。"Seo。 348"Keep that cat。 Since you like to act nice， isn’t it fine？"Krena。 348"It does not have a name， so please come up with a cutename for it， Major。""Do not succumb to despair， nor trample upon the dignity ofhumanity， and keep on moving forward， until the very endof your life。" 349Angel。 348 。。。more
Rachael Krotec
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Was not expecting it to hit me in with the heart ache as much as it did！
~Lala~
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5 STARS。 THIS WILL PROBABLY BE MY FAVORITE BOOK OF 2020。INITIAL THOUGHTS:I REALLY liked this book。 Aside from a few issues， there were so many good things about it。 The plot， the characters， the vibe， THE ENDING。 All of it， just so good。 It was one of those books nearly impossible to put down。 I won’t go too in depth because I don’t want to spoil， but suffice it to say that this one was super good。 I go now to read the next one！（Personal Note: This book did have a bit of harsh language sometimes 5 STARS。 THIS WILL PROBABLY BE MY FAVORITE BOOK OF 2020。INITIAL THOUGHTS:I REALLY liked this book。 Aside from a few issues， there were so many good things about it。 The plot， the characters， the vibe， THE ENDING。 All of it， just so good。 It was one of those books nearly impossible to put down。 I won’t go too in depth because I don’t want to spoil， but suffice it to say that this one was super good。 I go now to read the next one！（Personal Note: This book did have a bit of harsh language sometimes。）REVIEW:THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING。 I was honestly skeptical because of the subject matter。 It was intriguing， but I was afraid they would just chalk it up to some people just being basic evil people。 This book wasn’t like that。 It’s a complex issue and was treated as such in this book。 It wasn’t just one group that had preconceived ideas and biases。 It was both the Alba and the Eighty-Six。 I also liked the parallels between it and World War II。 Things like the children experimentation and the internment camps。 This stuff was real。 Not just some made up plot。 I really liked the characters as well。 They all were complex and had different views。 And you get it。 All of the perspectives。 Also， it had so many great plot twists。I can’t seem to coherently communicate my thoughts， but basically THIS BOOK WAS REALLY GOOD。 My favorite part was definitely the ending， hands down。 It was pure amazingness。REREAD:Still AMAZING！！！！！！！！！！！！！！It’s so good to look at it and see how much these characters have matured so much in the later books。 I still love this book so much。 And I STILL want to scream in excitement at that ending！！！！！ 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 1
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 1&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 1&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0