Should You Watch 86?
Despite all the delays for 86 -Eighty Six- season 2, the finale managed to make waves among the anime community. The final two episodes managed to attain some of the most upvoted Reddit threads within the /r/anime community.
With so much hype surrounding the popular show, it begs the question 'Should I watch 86'. Here are a few reasons why viewers should give this incredible show a shot, and what separates it from other titles available right now.
Great Anime Like 86 Eighty-Six
86 -Eighty-Six- is a tragic story set in San Magolia, a nation that has relegated the inhabitants of district 86 to fight the 'Legion'. A group of autonomous robots that aim to wipe out humanity. Even though the 86 are the reason San Magolia still stands, the nation treats them as subhuman. They don't even count their deaths as casualties on the battlefield.
The series focuses on Lena, an officer of San Magolia who is disgusted by her nation's treatment of the 86 and seeks to reform the system from the inside out. Put in charge of the unit 'Spearhead', Lena attempt to humanize them and gets to know each person. However, the battlefield is grim, and very few make it out alive.
Conversely, the 2nd season follows the surviving 'Spearhead' squadron. Despite being offered refuge from the war, the remaining members choose to return to the battlefield. There, they meet the toughest for yet, responsible for an astronomical number of tragedies.
CG animation is an extremely controversial topic among anime fans. Infamous shows such as Berserk (2016) and Ex-Arm demonstrate CG at its worst. Others believe that hand-drawn animation is superior to CG animation. While that may be true to some extent, CG animation saves time and effort so a shows animators can focus on
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