there are two main characters to this story. There's Shin and Lena. Shin is an 86, a race that doesn't have silver hair and silver eyes like the "alba." And the 86 are discriminated against by the alba for the same reason that racism existed in the past. The story is about Lena, who commanding a squad full of 86, and Shin happens to be there. You see two sides of the story. One from Lena's eyes, and one from Shin's eyes. The relationship that Lena makes with her squad is really enjoyable to watch, as the 86 slowly open up to her and become less hostile.
this show can also make you feel really emotional at times. Since this is about war, with the 86 piloting mechs and fighting against a force called the legion, there's bound to be people dying. It's really sad seeing these people die, as they never deserved to be put through such things. It's not just death though, there's a lot of other emotional moments for me. I won't spoil anything, but at one point Shin asks Lena "Will you remember us?" and it hit really hard. This is mainly due to Hiroyuki Sawano's amazing soundtrack (same person who made the aot ost) and the way he implements the music into the scenes. The music really elevates a lot of scenes, my favourite scene being one specific scene from episode 9 (which I wont spoil)
All in all, 86 is a masterpiece of a show with an amazing story and likeable characters. It's emotional and hits hard, and really makes you think deeply about this world that they live in. I would definetly reccomend 86 to anyone. One of my favourite anime.
