A review by i_llumi
86 ―エイティシックス― Ep.5 ―死よ、驕るなかれ― by Asato Asato

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

kinda similar vibes to volumes 2 and 3, but much more enjoyable thanks to Lena 🙏

imo the Sirin concept is pretty interesting but a tad overused so i’m curious to see how Asato will thread them in the rest of the story!


finally, a plain confession/rant:
in the anime adaptation I find the war/soldier discussion quite interesting and think it’s super cool but in the LNs i honestly couldn’t care less about the fighty fighty scenes. tbh i just skim through most of it to get to the fluffy scenes between the characters lmao