SHOUREI?! 86 Eighty Six Episodes 5-6 Reaction!

[@Ahjenta]

What Eighty Six does so well, is not overly emphasizing on character deaths (those still hurts), but the effects of their deaths on those who survived. While there are immediate impacts, such as Theo blowing up on Lena after Kaie, and heart-broken Anju after Daiya, as the story progresses their deaths will continue to resonate with the cast. They carry those deaths with them, just as people do in real life when they lose someone close. In episode 5, during the flashback scene to Rei, when he first mentioned Shin he snapped his chocolate bar and gave half of it to Lena, symbolizing the breaking of their brotherly bond, and that Shin will be in Lena's hands. Later on, when Shin revealed to Lena the Legions are cannibalizing human brains, they showed wilted flowers -- the very same flower Kaie was watering when she was introduced in episode 1. As Shin continued his explanation, an insect took an anther (bean/brain like thing in a flower where the pollen is) with it, suggesting that the Legion took Kaie after her death. Did you notice Lena changed the flowers in her room in episode 6? She used to salute white magnolia every morning. That's the state flower of the Republic. Now she has replaced them with colored flowers and salute them together with the fallen dead in her glass shrine. Little by little, Lena is identifying more with the Colorata (what the silvery Alba calls every other race), the Eighty Six who are doing the fighting and dying. This show is adept at using the visual medium to "show, not tell" the audience important story elements. Hats off to the director and production team at A-1.

[@syouxhotaru1135]

Those who missed this details and complain about it are not ready for this kind of shows. It really irks me off when they claim its "mid" while they didn't even pay attention.

[@chillyman6302]

Kaie was responsible for flowers in their dorm. That's why they show us a shot with withered flowers and the fallen one

[@Ahjenta]

Not only that, they show an insect taking one of the anther (bean/brain looking thing) from the stamen of Kaie's dead flower, symbolizing the Legion has taken her. This show excels at using visual symbolization to compliment its story telling.

[@johndiehard205]

I absolutely love this show, it became one of my favorites along with the osts, seeing you reacting to it was a very welcome surprise.

[@sohu0297]

86 is really good at attaching you to characters right before ending them. I like how you remember all the characters and there scenes, when I watched for the first time I barely knew who was who, so when they died I’d be like what did they do again? W reaction as always

[@kallistikaleid]

I ADORE 86. 120%. Now, this watch through finally hit me - there are details that sound out question you had since your first watch, that you may not catch until you 2nd, 3rd, 4th watch. DD, when you were pondering on why Rei may have blamed Shin for their family being killed...I realized a likely connection that, while I put it together some time earlier, I only now consciously "got it." This show drags your face through so much mystery and tragedy and wonder, only to surprise you with answers when you least look for them. 86 will go down in history, like Vivy, Dress Up Darling, and Nagatoro, as an anime product which inspired unique, fervent enthusiasm in the fans, due to having an exceptionally bold, complex flavour of it's own. I ain't a huge mecha anime watcher. You know...some Gundam growing up, Darling in the Franxx when I first got into anime, Code Geass had some cool bot armours. However, I am ALL about the complexities and problems with the machines the 86 get saddled with. though, 86, to me, isn't so much "mecha" as it is "military/drama/post-apocalyptic/cerebral/political." And, lots of tears. Damn it. Guess I'll watch episode 22 now, after rewatching 21. No one around this time of night to see me get worked up.

[@rickchakraborty2087]

Be sure to come back here to tell us how you felt about episode 22!

[@davidyodo24]

7:22 Kaie voice really made us goosebumps...

[@skyefox]

The Republic used to be mixed with all kinds of races of people, but after the Legion attacked anyone not an "Alban" ie silver hair and eyes, was deemed "not human" and categorized as "86 because of the district they were all forced into.

[@Ahjenta]

You mean the Republic, as in the San Magnolia Republic. The Federation is another entity. :)

[@skyefox]

@@Ahjenta yeah that, mb wasn't paying attention

[@BWRJohnny]

I just found your channel and I'm so excited to watch you reactions to this series!!! There aren't a ton of eighty six reactions out there, thank you!!

[@itsnobody3696]

Rei's logo is not Undertaker its Dullahan a headless knight, while Shin's undertaker mark is a headless skeleton holding a shovel. And also its Show-ray (Shourei) Nouzen

[@501BlakeG]

Are you going to react to the mushoku tensei OVA?

[@Silver_AR5]

"Sadness simulator" That's...... pretty accurate.

[@Letmeleave2000]

Oh, you're in for many many surprises. Also, it's "Leh-na"

[@zakrvn]

i really like how you react! i wait for more 86 content!

[@christmasonyt]

Shin's "Sin" was merely being born they touched up on it in the Light Novel but not the anime sadly

[@bobertgumball5477]

Man, l miss Daiya

[@HikaruDaisukii]

Waitin for ep7 and 8 cuz those were amazing

[@rickchakraborty2087]

Still waiting...

[@HikaruDaisukii]

This anime makes war all too real for me. Look, i love history especially the history of wars, but just watching 86 makes everything way more scarier to me.

[@qwertyuiop8571]

Love your reaction😀

[@BlecQ]

Author took some inspiration from WW2 events especially germany

[@sahil1017]

If you are a 86 then to save your family you have to go to battle and earn rights to live a normal life. Shin's mom and dad went to battle to obtain rights for their both sons but they died. When Shorei got the death news he was not emotionally stable so he blamed Shin and choked him hence giving him the scar. Then after Shorei died Shin had to go battle at the age of 12.

[@ImoutoTherapy]

Nah, they're 86 just for not having white hair and silver eyes.

[@ÆonFluctuation]

Let's go!!!!

[@jdoggivjc]

Are the Grauwulfs keeping vocal data of the dead to play mind games? Nope - it’s a hell of a lot darker than even that.

[@ehe5669]

shin didn't do anything. they were promised that they can buy the family citizenship through conscription, and they dies

[@bobertgumball5477]

Shut up spoiler

[@pranavkalbhore7708]

@@bobertgumball5477 Well anime didn't clarify that point anyway.

[@KoriTheAnder]

Yeah, his “sin” was that he was born basically. They clarify it in the LN, but not really the show.

[@chansfeet]

@@KoriTheAnder can you explain to me in details? i didn't read the ln and was confused about this

[@mailsibul]

more ? moreeeeee

[@zerosystem9038]

I waiting for the next episode reaction

[@愛廢醬]

Can you react to Tribe Nine? I think it's the hidden gem of this season, the character designs are engaging, and the battle is really interesting, hope you can give it a try (sorry for my bad english ;/)

[@yuuristan2019]

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