Manga like 86: Eighty Six

also known as 86―EIGHTY-SIX

What is 86―EIGHTY-SIX about?

Status: Releasing

A War Without Casualties:

The Republic of San Magnolia has long been under attack from the neighboring Giadian Empire's army of unmanned drones known as the Legion. After years of painstaking research, the Republic finally developed autonomous drones of their own, turning the one-sided struggle into a war without casualties-or at least, that's what the government claims.

In truth, there is no such thing as a bloodless war. Beyond the fortified walls protecting the eighty-five Republic territories lies the "nonexistent" Eighty-Sixth Sector. The young men and women of this forsaken land are branded the Eighty-Six and, stripped of their humanity, pilot the "unmanned" weapons into battle...



Tags: War , Dystopian , Military , Robots , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Survival , Philosophy , Class Struggle , Super Power , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Artificial Intelligence , Politics , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Ghost , Guns , Ships , Alternate Universe , Time Skip
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