I recently learned that blue butterflies are a common symbolism for lost souls in Japan. Spider Lillies (the red flower shown all the time) is most commonly found in cemeteries and old battlefields (specifically those where soldiers were buried, burned en masse, or just left to rot) and is a common symbolism for death, battlefields, soldiers, and the undead worldwide but particularly Japan where flower meanings are particularly significant culturally. Meanwhile the ants are black soldier ants (with obvious symbolism, lol), and fun fact the BSA has the most potent venom of any insect making them the best species to symbolize the 86 IMO. I wanted to put this here since I thought about this series and episode specifically the second I heard about the butterfly symbolism. They're common symbols in other dark anime so I hope this helps somebody though its a little late for this series. lol

2023-07-28 20:16:06.744000

Sharles Davis Kendy

Director Nasty kinda had it. Rocklee is right that Shinn has felt like he was dead since his brother choked him, but the purpose kept him going. He was a ghost, a dead man with unfinished business. Then he killed his brother. And no his business is finished. End of season 1 WAS him moving on but then he didn't fucking die. That's why he has a deathwish now. He doesn't know how to handle this new situation. And Lena dying made it worse. She was the one that was supposed to be HIS Reaper, to carry him on after he passed. But now he outlived her and he has no one. He's gonna be the last, everyone will leave and he will carry them forever. Fuck that's depressing.

2024-01-02 15:50:21.429000

Wonga

hype

2022-01-17 18:21:05.694000

AzazZe3L

86 is a good anime, I like a good anime that is about war. Unfortunately, this season has only 12 episodes.

2022-01-17 21:45:35.967000

Mars

Oh snap, Is this a bonus episode or did this replace black clover on the schedule today?

2022-01-17 22:44:40.637000

Luke Reid

the light novels are veeeeeerryyyyy detailed and wordy about what the characters are thinking or struggling/motivated over - especially shin (one reminder about his current mindset is that he said to lena ‘don’t forget about us, catch up to us’ but now he thinks she dead and he’s all out of goals)

2022-01-17 22:52:53.654000

Luke Reid

so yeh director is right on the money about crunching over every animation detail, they packed a lot of those words into cinematography instead

2022-01-17 22:54:45.686000

rogueknight

Thanks so much for continuing to react to this show! Whenever you drop an episode it is a highlight of the day! Can’t wait to see the next episode with y’all! Fair warning it’s the last one till March since they ran out of time slots.

2022-01-18 05:16:46.081000

Thamor

Shin really meant he was dead after his brother emotionally betrayed him by strangling...your most loved and trusted brother suddenly trying to kill you and saying you are to blamed for your parents death. That F's you up...

2022-01-18 20:11:17.312000

Casper Ghost

Fun fact: The anti-radar weapon is a real thing called Chaff, planes use it to interfere with targetting systems.

2022-10-20 16:45:25.928000