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86: Eighty Six

Also known as 86―EIGHTY-SIX.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

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

NHK ni Youkoso!

Also known as Welcome to the N.H.K..

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life

Tatsuhiro Satou, a university dropout entering his fourth year of unemployment. He leads a reclusive life as a hikikomori, ultimately coming to the bizarre conclusion that this happened due to some sort of conspiracy. One day just when his life seems entirely unchanging, he meets Misaki Nakahara, a mysterious girl who claims to be able to cure Tatsuhiro of his hikikomori ways. She presents him with a contract basically outlining that once a day they would meet in the evening in a local park where Misaki would lecture to Tatsuhiro in an effort to rid him of his lifestyle. During these outings, many subjects are discussed, though they almost always pertain in some way to psychology or psychoanalysis.

Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Hikikomori , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Otaku Culture , Conspiracy , Autobiographical , Denpa , Drugs , Tragedy

Muv-Luv

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

Light novel adaptation of the visual novel trilogy, covering Muv-Luv Extra, Unlimited and Alternative.

Shirogane Takeru is a typical high school student with a lazy attitude and a love for the virtual reality mecha battle game Valgern-on. Even though he didn't really want it, he's popular in school mainly due to his daily fights with his childhood friend (Sumika) attracting too much attention. His life takes an unexpected turn when he finds a girl named Meiya he doesn't remember ever meeting in his bed one morning. She's later revealed to be the heiress of one of the biggest corporations in Japan. She immediately moves to his house and starts changing his life for the good with her one-track-mind and unlimited resources...



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Kidou Senshi Gundam: Senkou no Hathaway

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In Hathaway's Flash Hathaway Noa, still haunted by his past actions (not to mention the spirt of deceased Newtype Quess Paraya), joins a terrorist organization called Mafty and adopts the false name "Mafty Navue Erin". The organization Mafty is fighting a terrorist campaign against the Earth Federation government, and they are eventually able to acquire the incredibly powerful prototype Ξ Gundam, which Hathaway becomes the pilot of. Using the Ξ Gundam Mafty attempts to attack a meeting of high-ranking Federation cabinet members in Adelaide, Australia to force them to vote down a provision which would strengthen the Federations already considerable powers.

As a point to note, this novel focuses on a version of events chronicled in creator Yoshiyuki Tomino's novelized form of Char's Counterattack, rather than his animated movie version, and as such, several discrepancies can be found between the animated work and this novel, making it more of a semi-canonical UC storyline, rather than 100% official canon.



Tags: Military , Space , Real Robot , Tragedy , Terrorism , Space Opera , Shounen