“while the handling of Lena’s story in relation to the concept’s exploration is 86’s best asset, Lena herself is probably its greatest weakness”
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86 Anime Review
Animation: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ Story/Plot: ★★★★★★★★★☆ Theme song/s and animation: ★★★★★★★★★☆
86 Review (Spoiler Free)
This is a series that was recommended to me back when it was still airing, so I knew all this time that this was going to be worth…
86 Episode 1 Review
We dive straight into an all out battle, with mechanized spider looking drones tearing each other to shreds. A commander is talking into the background, giving orders to…
Migi & Dali Review – 86/100
Animated horror can be a pretty hard genre to nail. You know what you’re watching, so you’re expecting to be scared, and it being animated removes it from…
86 – Eighty Six | Anime Review
I remember going into this anime, I mentioned how I was going into it with extremely low expectations in large part because the whole Military, Mecha genre wasn’t…
86
We’ve had enough of these essay-length titles! Let’s just use a number for a title!
86 – Eighty Six | Episode 5 Review
Episode Five Thoughts We finally got to see a little bit of Lena and what had happened to her father. While we still do not know much about…
86 – Eighty Six | Episode 6 Review
Episode six Thoughts Ah yes, the #setupepisode. Everyone’s favourite episode, let’s dedicate one whole episode to setting the stage for what’s to come in the upcoming episodes. If…
86 – Eighty Six | Episode 8 Review
Episode EIGHT Thoughts You know what, Shin reminds me of Sasuke from Naruto. I do not know why, but that’s definitely the kind of vibe he gives off.…
86 2nd Season | Episode 1 Review
Wow, I always knew that Shin and company were still alive, I read it (sadly), but before I did take a gander at the wiki, I always knew…
86 – Eighty Six | Episode 10 Review
Episode Ten Thoughts There was just something so peaceful about the opening few minutes of episode ten. Maybe it’s because the surviving members of the Spearhead were back…
86 – Eighty Six | Episode 11 Review
Episode Eleven Thoughts What’s weird is that I couldn’t help but feel a little emotional watching this episode. Seeing these characters experience things they never got to experience…
86 – Eighty Six | Episode 9 Review
Episode Nine THoughts Episode Nine is by far, the best episode of the series. Oh my goodness, this episode was just perfect. Everything about it was wonderful, it’s…
86 – Eighty Six | Episode 7 Review
Episode Seven Thoughts Whenever I see these timestamps throughout the episode, for example “August 25th, Stellar Year 2148” I cannot help but think of the first season of…
Despair | 86 EIGHTY-SIX Episode 8 Review
It was a rough beginning but, I am seeing this show is coming more and more into its own every episode. As I personally will say that it…
Dance Dance Danseur Anime Review 86/100
Everyone has a type. Whether it be fighting games, Shounen battle anime, even who they like to date. Everyone has something that they can point to and say…
Goodbye | 86 EIGHTY-SIX Episode 9 Review
I will start with this. This episode to me felt quickers than most this season. After a certain amount of time I was shocked that the episode was…
Free | 86 EIGHTY-SIX Episode 10 Review
It is crazy to believe that there is only one more episode of this season left. With this episode of 86 starting off peaceful and ending in a…
Produced With Passion: “86 -Eighty Six-” Series Review
The following may contain spoilers for 86 -Eighty Six-. Director / Toshimasa IshiiScreenplay / Toshiya Ohno (based on the light novels by Asato Asato)Production / A-1 PicturesRelease Date…
86 – Eighty Six | Episode 1 and 2 Review
Episode One and Two Thoughts Usually, I am not someone who tends to watch Mecha/Military style anime. It just hasn’t been a combination that I enjoy personally, however,…
Haibane Renmei Anime Review – 86/100 – Throwback Thursday
Yoshitoshi ABe is, or at least should be, a pretty recognizable name. You’ve no doubt seen his work and influence across many series while watching anime. From the…
86: Eighty Six S2 Anime Review 42/100
Sequels are always difficult to write reviews about. Usually, barring any major production or authorial changes, you can tell if you will like it just by your reaction…
86 EIGHTY-SIX, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
86 (Eighty-Six) Volumes 2 and 3 Review
It's grim tone and constant nihilism doesn't quite work out thanks to its protagonist in Volumes 2 and 3 of 86.
86 – Eighty Six | Episode 3 and 4 Review
Overall Thoughts I didn’t want to break up this blog into two segments where I gave my thoughts on each episode. Instead I thought I would do something…
The Undertaker | 86 EIGHTY-SIX Episode 1 Review
This anime was one that was on my read list for a long time. As I heard that it was a highly praised light novel that was about…
86 episode 20
Rating: 4.5 (of 5) After yet another week off, 86 is back to remind us once again why it is, at worst, one of the year’s best series.…
86 – Episode 8
At last, the awful truth has been revealed. After working for months to improve the conditions of Spearhead’s lives, and assuring them that reinforcements must surely be on…
86 episode 15
Frederica, reminiscing In last week’s review, I underestimated how much content from the second novel was still left to adapt. A full episode will probably be needed to…
86 – Episode 6
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m immensely eager to dive back into 86, given how its last episode upended everything we thought we…
86 episode 14
Shin getting back to business Rating: 4.5 (of 5) With this episode, the interlude from the battle scenarios ends, but that shouldn’t be any surprise; even if it…
86 episode 6
Shin and Kaie in a peaceful flashback Rating: 4.5 (of 5) If the more serious parts of 86 ever fail the series, it has a good fallback plan:…
86 – Episode 9
Hello everyone, and welcome to Wrong Every Time. Today we stand on the precipice of battle, with Shin and his few remaining squadmates having been assigned an impossible…
86 episode 9
Rating: 5 (of 5) One sign of a great episode is when you can watch it twice in the same afternoon and it loses none of its impact…
86 (First Impression)
“The Republic of San Magnolia has been attacked by its neighbor, the Empire. Outside the 85 districts of the Republic there is the ‘non-existent 86th district,’ where young…
86 episode 10
Rating: 4.5 (of 5) As a big fan of the novels, this episode surprised me a bit. Its title suggested that it would include a certain scene featuring…
86 – Episode 10
So what’s the plan now, Lena? 86 has arrived at the end of the known world, whether you’re looking at it geographically or narratively. The show has been…
86 episode 21
Rating: 5 (of 5) Episodes 22 and 23 may be delayed until March, but that still leaves one more episode to deliver within the confines of the Fall…
86 – Episode 1
Hello everyone, and welcome on back to Wrong Every Time. Today we’ll once again be watching an actual ongoing show, as my generous supporters (that’s you guys!) are…
86 – Episode 3
Hello all, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we’re returning to last season’s 86, which had a bit of a rocky start script-wise, but then proceeded…
Getting 86’d
It’s not often that coverage for an entirely new series debuts on MAHQ, but today is one of those days. I’d mentioned in the past that we’d be…
Unpopular Opinion: 86
Let it be known that I’m not a mecha fan. Particularly not when it comes to Gundam style humanoid mechs, nothing wrong with the mecha designs just not…
86 – Episode 11
Well, I guess we’re doing this, huh? After storming through 86’s ninth and tenth episodes in a flash, I’ve been putting off the season’s final episode for a…
86 episode 7
Lena all dressed-up for the party. Rating: 5 (of 5) From the beginning of the series until episode 5, one of the unspoken truths about Spearhead Squadron was…
First Impressions – 86
Aptly named, for me at least. Read more
86 episode 19
Rating: 3.5 After watching this episode completely twice, I cannot help but wonder if it might have looked a bit different if the series had not run into…
86 -Eighty Six-
86 -Eighty Six- is a multimedia franchise that started in 2017 with a light novel series written by Asato Asato and illustrated by Shirabii. The popularity of the…
86 – Episode 2
Hello all, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we’ll be returning to the spring production 86, a war drama about a world where the citizens of…
86 episode 8
The surviving 86 are set to depart. Rating: 4.5 (of 5) Storytelling in all forms has a habit of exaggerating the evil actions of an enemy or an…