86: EIGHTYSIX Episodes 14-15 | PATREON EXCLUSIVE SERIES
Added 2025-10-10 13:05:33 +0000 UTCDamn.....
Ep 14 | Glad to Be Here
Ep 15 | Welcome Back
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San Magnolia isn't worried about running out of Eighty-Six to send to the front, because they believe the war will be over in 1 year when the Legion is supposedly going to shut down on its own. They are probably more worried that they will have too many "pigs" left alive, and will have to start exterminating them in a more traditional manner.
Milosz Skowronski
2025-11-13 01:10:27 +0000 UTC35:08 DEATH FLAGS EVERYWHERE
Koko
2025-11-04 23:49:21 +0000 UTC576!!
dairyhouse
2025-10-18 02:51:17 +0000 UTCUndertaker doesn't only destroy the Handler he destroys the viewers. Premonition from episode one.
paozer 87
2025-10-14 06:11:02 +0000 UTCThe weird ß is an "sz" or "Eszett" it's a sharp s sound like in miss. The names used for units and mechs in the Federacy are a mix of German language (Nordlicht is just literally "North Light" in German) and Norse mythology, e.g. Reginleif is the name of a Valkyrie.
Ryuuji Gremory
2025-10-12 07:23:07 +0000 UTC39:46 - When Shin reaches for Nina's photo, he pulls back a bit because he notices that his fingers are bloodied. Then at 39:49, we see that Shin did his best to wipe of the blood before showing Eugene his sister. This show is so good at doing the little things. Shin is such a goated character. Glad you're enjoying my favorite anime!
Kevin
2025-10-12 00:43:23 +0000 UTCPlease 🙏 when you finish the show, react to ControlAltQQ’s 3-Part ‘Details & Symbolism you missed in 86’ …. such good insight into the CRAZY attention to detail the director gave to this show.
Keep It Zen
2025-10-11 02:08:46 +0000 UTCI always took Shin's "sin" as telling Annette or her dad about his family's telepathic abilities, which led to the Para Raid.
Jake Thompson
2025-10-10 23:36:32 +0000 UTCTo quote the great Pulp Fiction: Frederica: Shinei. You’re okay, right? Shin: No, man. I’m pretty fuckin’ far from okay.
nordquist7516
2025-10-10 22:52:49 +0000 UTCAlso I'm pretty sure Annet told Lena about a family with psychic powers that they used to make the para raid and later we find out who her neighbors were
Ryan H
2025-10-10 22:27:00 +0000 UTCImportant Clarification: Maybe this would have been better earlier, but you were wondering if the events with Shin's brother blaming him connected to what Frederica was talking about. Shin continuing to associate with Annette and trying to get her to play with him as a child is what causes her to ask her father not to take Shin's family in. Annette fearing even more social consequence and falling to the twisted rhetoric from kids at school. Had Shin not done that, there's a chance that when the time came, Annette's father would have hid and saved them. That is why Rei blamed Shin for him and his parents being taken to the camps then forced to fight and die. Of course, Shin did nothing wrong. That's why when we see Rei's flashback of him blaming Shin and strangling him, he continually says "that's not true." I was very confused and didn't connect these events on my first watch.
Shucks
2025-10-10 22:05:19 +0000 UTC"The home he grew up in was enemy territory" I'm not done watching so maybe you understand it after some time, BRUH lol His country was in rebellion . Meaning the home he grew up in is now enemy territory.
oVErlORbVR
2025-10-10 21:51:06 +0000 UTCIn the military, unit numbers aren't some straight shot of the total groups, they're just assigned numbers to understand how the military is divided up. Like "101st Airborne" doesn't mean there were 100 airborne units before them. If you're familiar with sports, its like how Aaron Donald, #99, doesn't mean there are 98 other players on the roster.
FewerComments
2025-10-10 21:45:47 +0000 UTC86 the LN is in it's last arc right now, not sure if it'll be concluded with vol.14 or if there's gonna be a 15. Also a season 2 hasn't been confirmed yet at all unfortunately but if we do get vol 4-6 adapted that's probably gonna put 86 on the map because those 3 volumes are basically entirely about combat
flowww
2025-10-10 20:19:47 +0000 UTC17:51 You can see Raiden glance at Shin here and it's for a good reason! In episode 10 when Shin and Raiden are fishing Shin tells Raiden that the number of names he collected is 576. Grethe mentions that 575 names were discovered and Raiden glances at Shin. Kinda shows that Shin hasn't exactly moved on, since he is keeping his brother's tag. The scene with Eugene hits so hard when you look back at it from a wider perspective. Shin and him having a meal together and then later on Eugene dying. You could reference it like the last supper with Jesus Christ, one final meal foreshadowing his crucification, but in this case its Eugene's death And that transition is jarring for good reason. It shows that in war death is unpredictable and can happen at any second. At 39:46 I think a really nice detail that they added is that you can see Shin's and covered in blood and he hesitates before picking up Nina's picture. And a few seconds later when hes showing the photo to Eugene and his hand is clean for the most part of the blood. He didnt have to go out of his way to go find the photo. He didnt have to clean his hands of the blood before showing Eugene the picture. He didnt have to go find the photo in the first place for Eugene because he was gonna kill him in the end. Shin REALLY cared for Eugene... And you could also see everything that Eugene stood for. A bigger brother who wears glasses with dead parents (Shin's brother), a clueless but kind Alba who's taken a liking to Shin (Lena), and Shin himself, carrying the picture, mirroring Shin as he carried a piece of his brothers Juggernaut, as a reminder as to what he's fighting for. And Shin had to kill him. And Marcel calling him "Battle-Mad Eighty-Six" and others calling them "Monsters of the Republic". At the end of the day, theyre just kids. And the fact that these "kids" CHOSE to go to the battlefield where people die constantly except them, it really doesnt send a good message across the army about the Eighty-Six. And that last scene with Shin talking to Frederica as well. She asks him "You're okay, right?" And of course he responds in kind. But it shows Shin looking down in defeat, but Undertaker looking up, ready for the next fight. This is just my interpretation but I think this shows Shin's mental state there, Shin himself is NOT okay but Undertaker, his Reginleif, is perfectly fine. From an outside perspective hes fine but internally he is FAR from alright..
Varuna
2025-10-10 19:30:34 +0000 UTCEspecially how much it comes up from here on out.
Wesley Davis
2025-10-10 19:25:10 +0000 UTCß - is sharp S in german. Or double S. Pronounce it as S or sometimes it's closer a bit to Z. FELDRESS. Not Shin's brother. As she said Kiriya was from the same clan, he even has the same last name - Nouzen. Frederica is telling Shin his story. You didn't see him yet, until this point. She is talking about the time people rebelled and made Giad Federacy - which stood in opposition to Giad Empire. Civil War. That has been said many times, just not that directly. So Ernst faked Frederica's death. And when Kiriya saw this he thought that she was dead and went mad. I assume that the image at the end of one crow symbolizes the end of the meeting between Shin and Raiden. And the fact that Shin is "alone" in some sense. He alone can hear the Legion after all. What's going on with the "Empire"? You mean "Republic"? San Magnolia. Empire of Giad doesn't exist anymore. Frederica told us about how it ended ;) And yes, the amount of information, names, places etc. is huge in this show.
Jan Negrey
2025-10-10 19:14:41 +0000 UTCOne of the few things I wish the show had done better is to explain more about the races and clans. It’s pretty confusing to randomly throw around supernatural abilities without establishing the concept of bloodlines and racial differences.
Wesley Davis
2025-10-10 19:03:20 +0000 UTCat the end when it shows Lena's map...the red isn't the borders...in episode 12 when we see the map when she's talking to Cyclops only a little portion is scribbled red where the fighting was, and she was talking about a large scale attack she thought was coming and is preparing for... the one Shin told her about and where she should go, to possibly survive... so now when we see the map, San Magnolia is completely surrounded by red (Legion) and it seems the day that Lena's been preparing for may soon come to fruition...but who really knows what the thought process of damb machines are...its just like us in real life...soon we will be in Zoo's once AI takes over...
Sparky Reynolds
2025-10-10 18:58:57 +0000 UTCI absolutely adore this show and its storytelling but damn does it fill my soul with melancholy
Astriea
2025-10-10 18:29:51 +0000 UTCI always saw the empty and full plates as a symbol that Shin had already lost everything and had nothing left to lose vs. Eugene's full plate which still had everything and everything left to lose, which is why Shin mentioned to him that he shouldn't be on the battlefield
Genesis_Via_Exodus
2025-10-10 18:27:35 +0000 UTCdamn, only this time through noticed the moth trapped in the spider’s web while frederica talks about kiri’s “death” as well as the two crows perched outside during shin and raiden’s conversation. just a lot of death symbolism. both moths and crows/ravens are often used to represent or evoke death in stories (much like red tiger lilies and crossing rivers often do). the visual of the moth trapped in a web really feels tied to kiri and rei (and even shin to a certain extent emotionally) being “trapped” in death. and the crows during the conversation with shin and raiden really highlight the continuing isolation shin seems to be experiencing with the start of the conversation having both crows and afterward we only see the one still perched in place. at least that’s my read. 😆
Cornelius Ukena
2025-10-10 18:27:26 +0000 UTCAlso Shin didn't "save" everyone else. Some of them sure. But some of them just died to Legion. No there wouldn't have been 1027 other test units. There might have been 1027 other units, but generally speaking designation numbers in military are not sequential. Often they are historical and often it's also used to make enemy think there are more units there. In US there is for example Navy SEALS Team 6. When it was established there weren't teams 1-5. I don't remember if there isn't one now (I think 2 might be occupied). Shinigami means "Reaper" or "Personification of Death". Of course he would know it, by accident. I don't think that Marcel knows what he is talking about when it comes to new units. "Don't factor pilots safety" - safety through mobility is very important. And I doubt he is a mech-design specialist. I also doubt it is based on Republic's design. At most finding it out just gave them a push to accepting this style of mech. It does reflect many design choices for tanks since the 70's (And Japanese until now - Island a bit different doctrine). If Our guys and girls managed to fight in aluminium coffins with 57mm APFSDS rounds, think what could they do with lightly but decently armored mobile unit with 88mm canon and mobility that is equal or higher than Republic's Juggernaut. At least in theory that gives them a better chance of survival. Practice is a different matter, but it won't be worse than Republic's Juggernaut. As for Shin, being good in combat and being able to lead 48 other people to battle, doesn't mean that he can lead a division or that he knows ton about training. Especially with those heavier mechs.
Jan Negrey
2025-10-10 18:25:55 +0000 UTCThere was a rumor of it being greenlit a couple months back but if it is true it doesn’t mean they started planning/production or anything like that
Kruxx
2025-10-10 18:23:16 +0000 UTCIs a season 2 actually confirmed or is it just rumours?
Bakert
2025-10-10 18:13:00 +0000 UTCi think there’s a lot of subtle nods to giad’s militant history in ep 14. the high designation number for the test unit and the “mascot” tradition that frederica mentions both point to a much more sinister past.
Cornelius Ukena
2025-10-10 17:06:09 +0000 UTCSo at the end, you talked about how much this series covers per the source material. If I remember correctly, the show covers up through the first 3 volumes, and the 14th volume just got published like a month ago! So there is PLENTY of content for them to cover if they decide to make several seasons of 86!
The Card
2025-10-10 16:59:50 +0000 UTCThese episodes are powerful because they mark a quiet yet deeply emotional turning point in the story. On the surface, they seem like a reprieve, almost peaceful compared to the chaos of the battlefield we’ve grown used to. But beneath that calm lies a heavy sense of displacement and loss. Shin and his squad find themselves in a nation that finally recognizes them as human beings. The Federacy offers them homes, dignity, and even calls them by their names. This is a stark contrast to their former lives in San Magnolia, where they were treated as disposable tools. And yet, none of it brings the comfort one might expect. They move through this new life like ghosts, haunted by the trauma of endless battles and the guilt of having surviv5ed when so many others didn’t. Shin, in particular, remains fixated on death. The serenity of their surroundings only makes their inner emptiness feel more profound. Peace should represent freedom, but to people who have only ever known the meaning of life through struggle, it feels suffocating. Even though Lena doesn’t physically appear in these episodes (except for the very end scene), her presence lingers in every quiet moment. She’s the invisible force shaping Shin’s internal world, a memory that both guides and haunts him. Lena was the first person who ever looked at Shin and the other 86 as human, the one who dared to reach across the invisible wall that divided their worlds. Now, even in this new society where equality supposedly exists, it is her compassion that continues to define what humanity means to Shin. Her absence leaves a void in him. This world might finally acknowledge his worth, but Lena’s acknowledgement gave Shin something more: a sense of meaning. The Federacy gives him freedom, but Lena gave him purpose. Without her voice guiding him, that freedom feels hollow. He carries the Federacy’s version of the Para-RAID headset, once his link to Lena, as if it were a relic from a lost world. These episodes, to me, feel less focused on mourning fallen comrades and more on showing the lasting impact Lena had on Shin. His desire to fight again isn’t just driven by habit or guilt. It reflects the influence of Lena’s ideals. In his mind, Lena died fighting for what she believed in, and to stop now would be to betray the hope she represented. She has become something larger than life to him, a symbol of purity, of humanity’s better nature. Shin subconsciously feels he has to carry that torch. His refusal to rest or move on becomes his way of keeping her dream alive. Frederica, on the other hand, helps keep Shin grounded. She reflects a vulnerability and humanity that Shin can no longer access within himself. Though young, innocent, and outspoken, Frederica is also wise beyond her years due to her own traumatic past (and obviously her ability). In many ways, she is the embodiment of what Shin refuses to confront: his survivor’s guilt and the pain of being left behind. She, too, has experienced death and loss, but unlike Shin, she is still capable of openly expressing emotion, laughing, crying, and reaching out to others. This is why they are drawn to each other, because Frederica recognizes his quiet despair and sees her own pain mirrored in it. Frederica becomes the humanizing force that Lena can no longer be in person, but whom Shin still desperately needs. Where Lena once reminded Shin that he deserved to live, Frederica now insists that he take responsibility for living. She isn’t there to save him. She is there to challenge him. Her childlike honesty and emotional transparency strip away the walls Shin hides behind. She reminds him that caring for others isn’t weakness, and that life isn't just about honoring the dead. It’s about protecting the living. This realization hits hardest in episode 15, when she begs Shin not to throw his life away for the sake of Kiriya, who is already gone. When she looks at Shin, she doesn’t see a soldier. She sees someone still capable of warmth, even if he’s forgotten how to show it. That’s why she calls him “Mr. Kind and Gentle Reaper.”
Kruxx
2025-10-10 16:07:04 +0000 UTCOne thing to point out with Eugene, is that he is the embodiment of two people that Shin respects/likes alot, Lena, an Alba, and his brother and above all that his first friend outside of the 86th districts.
Bobby N
2025-10-10 15:48:27 +0000 UTCThats putting it somewhat wrong. Shins parents moved to the Republic not a split within the clan.
Setsuna
2025-10-10 15:35:09 +0000 UTCSoldiers are incredibly superstitious, the slightest bit of perceived luck, good or bad, can drastically effect the morale of a unit. The 86, who had a chance to not fight, and instead returned to the battlefield are already seen as loose cannons. On top of that, the units they're attached to have a high attrition rate, lending an air that they don't care about who they're fighting with, as long as they get to destroy the Legion. While it might be seen as a positive to have such strong fighters in your unit, if they have a reputation of being sole survivors or always fighting alone regardless of everyone else, it will engender a strong bit of superstition about them. Sure, Shin will make sure you don't turn into Legion parts, but it'd sure be a lot better if he saved you instead. Despite no longer being discriminated because of San Magnolia's trash policies, now they're being ostracized purely on their ruthless performance on the battlefield. Something else I feel gets overlooked is Shin being labeled "The Reaper". While it seems like a cool nickname, it was definitely a derisive term that only began to lose that stigma once he made it to Spearhead. Shin has been in a bunch of units, has had to execute fallen Processors because he's one of the very few who knows what the Legion are doing with the brains, and is always touted as the last survivor. On top of the racial discrimination faced among the 86 (his parents are from Giad), his reputation was probably very similar to what we saw once he was introduced to the Federacy's army; an omen of death, a bad luck charm that will end up being the only survivor while everyone else dies. He's the Reaper not because of how many enemies he destroys, but because of how many comrades he kills.
Jake Thompson
2025-10-10 15:28:13 +0000 UTCOur good boy is back! Asato, the author, said that Fido came back due to a combination of the cute designs and pestering by one of the editors.
Mike E
2025-10-10 15:12:09 +0000 UTCDuring the conversation between Raiden and Shin, Raiden asked Shin if he's really ok. After Eugene death Frederica asked him the same. Throughout the episode you can see subtle expressions in Shin (also how he's reacting to some stuff) that shows that he's kinda absent or not really okay mentally and people notice this changes. Also just s little trivia, during the first cour we followed Lena most of the time and whe they show the episode name was always a black screen and Lena talking. During this cour is White and Shin is the one talking since we are following him instead.
Ecodude
2025-10-10 14:33:17 +0000 UTCThanks for the early post! I would say I definitely like opening 2 with Kyoukaisen the best. All the music in 86 is stellar though!
Kosse K
2025-10-10 14:32:45 +0000 UTCSo with Shin and Kiriya you can think of thier clan as the same family or bloodline. So they are related somewhere down the line. For some reason that hasn't been explained yet the clan is split up with some like Kiriya staying in the Empire and Shin's family moving to the Republic.
Bj Howe
2025-10-10 14:25:17 +0000 UTCThey make Eugenes death coming so obvious, but its the IMMEDIATE cut to his disembodied arm. It illustrates the contrast Shins been living with for years.
Shucks
2025-10-10 14:15:52 +0000 UTCI forgot to tell you this on previous episodes. Damage to the skin of the ear is from contact not from radio. PARA-RAID doesn't use radio (IDK what it uses - brain waves?) and it cannot be jammed (which is why it's suoer useful for military).
Jan Negrey
2025-10-10 14:10:55 +0000 UTCFRED-REEKA lol
Akabendu
2025-10-10 13:59:43 +0000 UTCDamn it dude I'm crying over the robot again
Shucks
2025-10-10 13:48:14 +0000 UTCimma throw one lil nugget of observation, waaaay back when shins brother was having the flashback of the day he strangled our boy out, if you listen to shin he says "brother wheres mom why can't i hear her voice anymore"
Blake Chestnut
2025-10-10 13:29:46 +0000 UTCearly!
Shin
2025-10-10 13:14:57 +0000 UTC
