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86--Eighty-Six, Vol. 1 (Manga)

by Asato Asato

War beyond the Republic’s walls

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War beyond the Republic’s walls

The opening volume sets up a war fought by autonomous drones, while exposing the human cost hidden behind the Republic of San Magnolia’s claim that its weapons are unmanned. Its protected territories frame the conflict as casualty-free, but the people of the excluded Eighty-Sixth Sector are forced to pilot those machines. That contrast between technological warfare and the dehumanization of those sent into battle gives the premise its central tension.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in science-fiction war stories
  • Manga readers drawn to stories about exclusion and the human consequences of conflict

Themes

Autonomous warfareDehumanizationSocial exclusionThe cost of war

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Book overview

For many years, the Republic of San Magnolia has been at war with the neighboring Giadian Empire. Faced with the relentless might of the Empire's Legion of autonomous drones, the Republic counters with unmanned weapons of their own, creating a battlefield that is supposedly without casualties. However, 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...
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