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'86' Sci-Fi Anime Reveals 3rd Extended Trailer, Broadcast in 2 Split Halves

The AnimeJapan special stage event for the television cours (quarters of the year). However, the two cours will be split, and not air one after another.

publishing the light novel series in English, and it describes the story:

The San Magnolia Republic has long been under attack by unmanned weapons from the neighboring Empire. Against this onslaught, the Republic has also deployed similar weapons, narrowly avoiding great loss of life and impending disaster-or at least that's how it seemed.

The truth is that it has never been possible to have no casualties. Young men and women drawn from the Republic's supposedly non-existent 86th district are organized into the "86 unit" and then ordered to pilot the "unmanned weapons" before heading to battle.

The anime stars: (character name romanizations are not official)

• Ikumi Hasegawa as Vladilena Milizé
• Shōya Chiba as Shinei Nōzen
• Seiichirō Yamashita as Raiden Shuga
• Natsumi Fujiwara as Theoto Rikka
• Saori Hayami as Anju Emma
• Sayumi Suzushiro as Kurena Kukumila
• Haruka Shiraishi as Kaie Tanya
• Haruki Ishiya as Daiya Irma
• Daiki Yamashita as Haruto Keats
• Taishi Murata as Kujo Niko
• Shinei Ueki as Rui Kino
• Masamu Ono as Chise Osen
• Katsumi Fukuhara as Toma Sobi
• Taito Ban as Tozan Sasha
• Shizuka Ishigami as Rekka Rin
• Yuka Nukui as Mikuri Kairo
• Mayuko Kazama as Maina Atomika
• Riho Sugiyama as Henrietta Penrose
• Satoshi Mikami as Jerome Carlstahl
• Taiten Kusunoki as Reff Adleheit

Kohta Yamamoto are contributing the music.

Hitorie will perform the opening theme song "3-bun 29-byō" (3 Minutes 29 Seconds), and SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki will perform the ending theme song "Avid."

The anime will premiere on April 10 and will air on ABEMA. A special will air before the anime on March 27 at 24:00 (effectively, March 28 at midnight). The official web radio program will premiere on April 10 at 24:00 (effectively, April 11 at midnight.)

Asato launched the novel series under Monthly Comic Alive magazine.

Sources: 86 anime's AnimeJapan special stage event