(L) 86 - Eighty Six

[archoel]

English Title: 86 - Eighty Six
Japanese Title: 86―エイティシックス―
Author: Asato Asato
Illustrator: Shirabi
Mechanical Design: I-IV
Publisher: Dengeki Bunko

Spoiler for Sypnosis(copied from Tehping/Baka-Tsuki:

No country will scoff at the notion of denying pigs human rights,


Thus,

As long as their language differs, their skin color differs, their ancestors are deemed to be of different tribes, they will be found pigs taking on the appearance of humans. By suppressing and slaughtering them, surely there is no issue per say with regards to human rights violations.



~Vladlena Millize (Memoirs)

Spoiler for Japanese/long version:

第23回電撃小説大賞《大賞》受賞作、堂々発進！
最終選考委員と、編集部一同をうならせた
エンターテイメントノベルの真・決定版！

　サンマグノリア共和国。そこは日々、隣国である「帝国」の無人兵器《レギオン》による侵略を受けていた。 しかしその攻撃に対して、共和国側も同型兵器の開発に成功し、辛うじて犠牲を出すことなく、その脅威を退け ていたのだった。

　そう――表向きは。

　本当は誰も死んでいないわけではなかった。共和国全85区画の外。《存在しない“第86区”》。そこでは 「エイティシックス」の烙印を押された少年少女たちが日夜《有人の無人機として》戦い続けてい た――。

　死地へ向かう若者たちを率いる少年・シンと、遥か後方から、特殊通信で彼らの指揮を執る“指揮管制官（ハ ンドラー）”となった少女・レーナ。
　二人の激しくも悲しい戦いと、別れの物語が始まる――！

*mod snip*

US Licensed by Yen Press

[Kuroageha]

I expect this to get anime.

I don't mind if it gets licenced.

[Lhklan]

Originally Posted by Kuroageha

I expect this to get anime.

I don't mind if it gets licenced.

Agree. This story was fantastic, and the artwork was quite gorgeous.

Spoiler:

It also does not shy away from the horrors of war, especially some of the things mentionned.

FOr example, they kept saying that the machine use human brain as replacement for the circuit. The end of vol 1 had Shinn fighting a machine using Ray - his brother - brain, while an illustration in vol 2 shows someone holding the head of Kaie - the girl who died in Vol 1.

My favorite scene had to be the end, when Handler One and Undertaker finally meets face to face.

[Cinnamon]

Would you say this one is worth a read?

[dragon1412]

definitely worth it, but it also depend on your taste on novel as well, this novel is quite niche

[Kuroageha]

Originally Posted by Cinnamon

Would you say this one is worth a read?

I say yes.

[Cinnamon]

Guess I'll put it into my reading list. Going through Just Because LN now and it's pretty interesting.

[nyuumimi]

This will get an anime maybe when it gets 5+ volumes. V1-V3 is perfect for 12 episodes. Now I hope Yen Press doesn't get it. Although that is slim since it's under Kadokawa. Hoping for JNC.

[zezegui222]

The translation of Volume 01 was concluded today, wasn't? I was interested in this light novel when came out because of the synopsis but the most because of the illustrations.How you guys describe the novel?

[Hell_ping]

A nightmare to translate

[Trung-t-rung]

Originally Posted by zezegui222

The translation of Volume 01 was concluded today, wasn't? I was interested in this light novel when came out because of the synopsis but the most because of the illustrations.How you guys describe the novel?

Literally Akito the Exiled in LN form

[Nivek von Beldo]

Originally Posted by Trung-t-rung

Literally Akito the Exiled in LN form

That is not something encouraing as awful That series was... were to read this novel?

[Trung-t-rung]

Originally Posted by Nivek von Beldo

That is not something encouraing as awful That series was... were to read this novel?

Akito was severely underrated in my opinion. Granted, I look at it like a gaiden sort of stories along the like of Gundam OVA like Thunderbolt or 0083.

Plus, half of the complaints I've seen are stuff like "Not enough Lelouch" or "I don't like mecha".

[Nivek von Beldo]

Originally Posted by Trung-t-rung

Akito was severely underrated in my opinion. Granted, I look at it like a gaiden sort of stories along the like of Gundam OVA like Thunderbolt or 0083.

Plus, half of the complaints I've seen are stuff like "Not enough Lelouch" or "I don't like mecha".

For me the opposite, overrated and failed to either develop code Geass world outside lulu and that is theme other thread.

Were to read this light novel?

[Trung-t-rung]

Originally Posted by Nivek von Beldo

For me the opposite, overrated and failed to either develop code Geass world outside lulu and that is theme other thread.

Were to read this light novel?

I would disagree with that but we can talk this over PM

Personally I would definitely recommend this

[larethian]

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[dragon1412]

calm yourself down lare

[Iromaru]

Originally Posted by Trung-t-rung

Literally Akito the Exiled in LN form

Well, I hated Akito but loved 86. It may be similar in few ways but it's so much better executed it's not even comparable.

[Nivek von Beldo]

Originally Posted by Iromaru

Well, I hated Akito but loved 86. It may be similar in few ways but it's so much better executed it's not even comparable.

That is far better opinion and one need to read...where to read it in english?

[zezegui222]

There is a manga adaptation now drawn by Yoshihara Motoki
The art is pretty good

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