86: EIGHTY SIX

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CHAPTERS

MANGA Action86: Eighty Six
ANIME Action86: Eighty Six
MANGA Comedy86: Eighty Six - Operation High School
MANGA Action86: Eighty Six - Run Through The Battlefront
ANIME Action86: Eighty Six Part 2
MANGA ComedyKoushiki Comic Anthology - 86: Eighty Six
MANGA Action86: Eighty Six - Mahou Shoujo Regina☆Lena: Tatakae! Ginga Koukou Senkan San Magnolia
NOVEL Action86: Eighty Six - Alter
MANGA Action86: Eighty Six - Fragmental Neoteny

REVIEWS

• 

  Reeyzinzkr

  100/100
  Undoubtedly one of the best things I’ve read over the years

  Some things that made me interested in the work, for example: Action, Mecha, Romance. The story covers some very interesting subjects, such as: Racism, Authoritarianism, fascism, discrimination and references about WWll.

  

  Nine years ago. Year 358 of the Republic calendar, Year 2139 of the Anno Astrum. The northern part 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 gathered all their men, and presented 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 or lower class) (those who were not Albanians) residing in the Republic 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.

  This was certainly a betrayal of the legislation and the very meaning of the five-core flag that the Republic is so proud of. Any and all Colorata born in the Empire, except the Albas, forming a being treated like animals and being imprisoned, that 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. (Reference to what happened during Germany's defeat in the First World War).

  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, they were forced to serve 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, while 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.

  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.

  A little bit about what concentration camps are:

  Concentration camps are military constructions developed with the objective of imprisoning people, being these prisoners of war or political prisoners. Concentration camps were used in order to segregate certain political groups, social classes or foreigners from the rest of the population. The main objective of this text is to concentrate on the history of the concentration camps developed during Nazi Germany in the period between 1933 and 1945. Nazi concentration camps were characterized by a strong security system, by the mistreatment directed at the imprisoned Jews and by the infrastructure development for the mass execution of this ethnic-religious community.

  Throughout human history, concentration camps have existed in other countries and at other historical moments. The Nazi concentration camps, however, are the most famous for the full scale of the massacre they carried out during the Holocaust. Over time, concentration camps have been built in places like: Cuba, during the colonial period; South Africa, during the Boer War; German Southwest Africa (former German colony and present-day Namibia), during the massacre promoted by the Germans against the Herero and Namaquas; Soviet Union, during the Stalinist period. There they were called gulags; Bosnia, during the Bosnian War. They were built by Serbs to imprison Bosnians (Bosnian Muslims).

  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.

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• 

  akibora

  90/100
  “No country would ever consider it an act of evil to deny a pig human rights.”

  Disclaimer: This is a review on the FIRST volume of “86 Eighty-Six”. I have yet to read other entries in the series nor do I have any future plans to write reviews for other installments. This is also my first review, so with that in mind, please read at your leisure and enjoy yourself! ____“War. War Never Changes.” ____ ____Synopsis____ The Republic of San Magnolia. Stuck in a constant battle against unmanned war machines, referred to collectively as Legion, from the neighboring Giadian Empire. Countless lives lost on the battlefield. Such is the price of any war. And with time, the Republic succeeded in creating autonomous weapons of their own: Juggernauts. They would finally have an advantage against the Empire. Lives would no longer be lost. From that point onwards, all conflicts would become bloodless. Or so they say… In reality, the Republic, which is split into Eighty-Five sectors, lies a hidden Eighty-Sixth sector. Who resides in that hidden sector? All the minorities of San Magnolia. Stripped of their rights and humanity, sentenced to pilot Juggernauts as nameless fighters until they hit their expiration date. They are… ____The Eighty-Six.____ - ____“No country would ever consider it an act of evil to deny a pig human rights.” - Vladilena Milizé____ - Meet Major Vladilena “Lena” Milizé. The character you are first introduced to. She belongs to the Alba community, the dominant racial group within San Magnolia. As her title may suggest, she is enlisted in the Republic’s military. She is assigned the role of Handler to the Spearhead Squadron, a unit infamous for driving all Handlers, prior to Lena, to madness and insanity. It is from her post that she meets another character who is integral to the plot of 86… This fellow is known simply as Shin, commonly referred to by his codename: Undertaker. He is your second protagonist in the series and arguably the more important one. It is through interactions with Shin and the rest of his squadron members that Lena learns more about the Republic’s treatment of the 86. And thus begins our story… A tale about the so-called bloodless wars, and the group who was crazy enough to push through it all. - __Pacing__ Personally, I felt like the novel was off to a slow start in the beginning. It was a sluggish process to go from page-to-page, but that might just be me. However, by the time you get to the third chapter, things start to pick up and become more interesting. Is the slow build-up worth it? In my opinion, definitely. When you have a storyline that revolves around your characters as much as “86” does, it is a necessary step to establish the mindsets and motives for them. What can a reader gather about a character solely from how they act/speak. “86” is a strong example that conveys how to do just that if you ask me. In between chapters, you might get occasional interlude chapters, which act as flashbacks to add more exposition. It felt as if all the questions I had were being answered the more I read. - ____Characters____ Of course, as much as I enjoyed the pacing, I felt like the direction some of the characters were taken into was quite unfortunate. Granted, the first volume has nine characters (not counting the faceless side characters who only have names) to deal with. Fleshing out that many characters is not only a lot of work, but also difficult to execute well. So in the context of “86”, the choices made in regards to the handling of certain characters makes sense. Some of the decisions are actually necessary to move the plot forward, and I can appreciate those. However, there were some moments that had me questioning what was going through the writer’s head.

  
  
  </center>Otherwise, I enjoyed the interactions these characters had with each other. Even with just words, I found myself pulled into their conversations. I give props to the writer for making me hate the Alba as much as the 86 themselves do. The way characters bounced off each other’s dialogue left and right made the chatter feel real. Also, it feels refreshing to read swear words in a fiction story. Adds to the immersion I guess.<center>
  </center>-<center>
  </center>____Plot____<center>
  </center>The plot is an interesting concept. In the afterward by the author, they mention how the plot has a lot of themes/elements from World War II. “86” doesn’t try to hide its themes of racial discrimination. From the 86 being placed in internment camps, to the exploitation and usage of force against those who resisted. You can feel this tension in exchanges between Lena and members of her squadron. The characters are used as narrative devices to elaborate on the world they live in and the experiences that have shaped them today. Tragic as it is, the cast would not have found the resolve within themselves if it weren’t for these conflicts. <center>
  
  </center>There is a scene where one of the characters blows a fuse and snaps on Lena. The whole exchange is not only filled with emotion and weight, but it shows their determination. It’s a powerful scene that illustrates how they feel in regards to the Alba and Lena. Probably my favorite scene in the whole story.<center>
  
  </center>And without going into spoilers, I enjoyed the ending. In fact, I consider it a conclusive enough ending that I feel fine reading just one volume. If the series were to stop at just the first installment, I would be fine with that. That’s how much I enjoyed the ending.<center> 
  
  </center>____Final Thoughts____<center>
  </center>Overall, “86” is an interesting take on the dystopian genre. It’s tragic and loaded with both heavy and aggressive emotions. The switch between perspectives can be a bit confusing at times, especially with all the different fonts used to indicate if someone is speaking remotely, directly, or thinking. Not gonna lie, my brain hurt a bunch of times while reading because of the constant switches. Nothing against the idea though, I get what they were trying to go for.<center> 
  
  </center>I think a big factor I was able to get into the story as much as I did is because like the 86, I am also considered a minority. Although I am fortunate to not have faced any discrimination towards me or my close ones (yet), I still have to be weary of the idea that it could happen at any time. It’s unfortunate, but it’s the reality we live in. “86” could be interpreted as an allegory for racism, and while those themes are indeed present, I’m not sure how much you could get out of it. (If someone wants to try, be my guest.)<center>
  
  </center>Needless to say, “86” is a story with good pacing, a diverse cast of characters, and a refreshing take on a saturated genre that incorporates many themes. Definitely worth considering if you are into military fiction or dystopian fiction.~~~

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