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86 (2021)
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Original name: ８６―エイティシックス―
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Called “Juggernaut,” these are the unmanned combat drones developed by the Republic of San Magnolia in answer to the attacks by the autonomous unmanned drones of the neighboring Empire of Giad, the “Legion”. But they’re only unmanned in name. In reality, they are piloted by the Eighty-sixers—those considered to be less than human and treated as mere tools. Determined to achieve his own mysterious ends, Shin, the captain of Spearhead Squadron, which is comprised of Eighty-sixers, continues to fight a hopeless war on a battlefield where only death awaits him.
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futuristic, anime, exciting, captivating, mecha, romantic, dramatic, adult animation, tense, political drama
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military, robot vs. robot, fight, power struggle, advanced technology, battle zone, battles, robot as menace, fight for supremacy, tragedy, fictional war, showdown, hi-tech, discrimination, life is a bitch, team, racist, robot, army, survival, artificial intelligence, politics, unrequited love, female protagonist, class struggle ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, captivating, exciting and mecha films and TV series with plots about battles, fight, military, robot, teamwork, giant robot and war mostly in Animation, Action and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like 86: NieR:Automata Ver1.1a (2023), Aldnoah.Zero (2014), Schwarzes Marken (2016), Gen: Lock (2018), Pacific Rim: The Black (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 25 min.
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Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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Duration: 24 min.
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Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Country: Japan
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
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