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TV anime2021–20221 season23 episodesOriginal: light novelAsato Asato

Debut work, Grand Prize at the 23rd Dengeki Novel PrizeOver 3.86 million copies

Called “Juggernaut,” these are the unmanned combat drones developed by the Republic of San Magnolia in answer to the attacks by the autonomous unmanned drones of the neighboring Empire of Giad, the “Legion”. But they’re only unmanned in name. In reality, they are piloted by the Eighty-sixers—those considered to be less than human and treated as mere tools. Determined to achieve his own mysterious ends, Shin, the captain of Spearhead Squadron, which is comprised of Eighty-sixers, continues to fight a hopeless war on a battlefield where only death awaits him.

After Season 1 · Part 2, continue with Vol. 4

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86 EIGHTY-SIX Season 1 · Part 1 anime poster

Season 1 · Part 1

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11 episodesApr 2021 – Jun 2021

Anime ends at
Ep 11

The anime’s continuation point is Vol. 2 of the original. This is the book that contains it.

86--EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 2 (light novel): Run Through the Battlefront (Start)

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86 EIGHTY-SIX Season 1 · Part 2 anime poster

Season 1 · Part 2

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12 episodesOct 2021 – Mar 2022

Anime ends at
Ep 12

The anime’s continuation point is Vol. 4 of the original. This is the book that contains it.

86--EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4 (light novel): Under Pressure

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All 10 books from Vol. 4 to Vol. 13 · Vol. 14 due Dec 2026
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86--EIGHTY-SIX

86―エイティシックス―

Asato AsatoKadokawaOngoing14 volumes so far

Series copies in print

Over 3.86 million copies

Kadokawa · incl. digital · September 2025

Awards

  1. 2016

    Debut work, Grand Prize at the 23rd Dengeki Novel Prize

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Suggested reading (English · Yen On): Season 1 · Part 1 ends at Ep 11. Continue with Vol. 2.

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