Where the anime ends, and where the books carry onAnime, manga, light novels and web novels, lined up by story arc

Arc Almanac

19 Sep 2026Draft. Not yet checked against the books.

All series / 86—EIGHTY-SIX / Arc 1

Arc 1 of 14 in 86—EIGHTY-SIX

Arc 1: Eighty-Six

Arc name chosen by Arc Almanac, because the books don’t name it.

I’ve watched through

Partly seen by the end of Cour 1.

Seen by the end of Cour 2.

What happens

The Republic of San Magnolia claims its war is fought without casualties, but young people confined to the Eighty-Sixth Sector secretly pilot the supposedly unmanned weapons. Handler Lena takes command of Spearhead Squadron and begins to understand the war through its leader, Shin.

Parts of this arc

  1. Prologue and Chapters 1–7, with the Headless Knight interludes
  2. Epilogue: The Bloodstained Queen’s Sojourn, and Epilogue II: Reboot

Where it sits

Arc 1 in 86—EIGHTY-SIX
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Light novel — 86—EIGHTY-SIXVol 1Prologue–epilogue 2Japanese
Light novel — 86—EIGHTY-SIXVol 1Prologue–epilogue 2English
Manga — 86—EIGHTY-SIXVol 1, 2, 3Vol 01–03Japanese
Manga — 86—EIGHTY-SIXVol 1, 2, 3Vol 01–03English
AnimeCour 1, Cour 2Season 1, episodes 1–23—

Draft. Not yet checked against the books. Report a wrong mapping.