Content & Trigger Warnings for 86 EIGHTY-SIX (2021)
14 content warnings identified for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, 86 EIGHTY-SIX (2021) contains 14 content warnings : Racial slurs / racism (depicted), Death of a child, Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Suicide (discussed or ideation), Genocide / ethnic cleansing, War / combat, Wrongful imprisonment, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Child abuse / harm to children, Gore / graphic violence, Self-harm / suicide (depicted), Slavery / forced labor.
The most severe warnings are for Racial slurs / racism (depicted) (severity 5/5), Death of a child (severity 4/5), Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 5/5), Suicide (discussed or ideation) (severity 4/5), Genocide / ethnic cleansing (severity 4/5), War / combat (severity 5/5), Child abuse / harm to children (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 4/5), Slavery / forced labor (severity 4/5).
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| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Systemic racial discrimination is the core theme. The 86ers are a persecuted minority sent to die in war while the dominant Alba race lives in safety, portraying institutionalized ethnic cleansing. |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a child | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Teenage soldiers die frequently in combat, with the series unflinchingly showing the deaths of young characters the audience has grown attached to. |
| Death of a parent | All | 2/5 | Referenced | Many of the young soldiers have lost their parents to the war or persecution, with parental death referenced in backstories. |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Pervasive grief as characters constantly lose comrades in battle. The emotional toll of watching friends die one by one is a central and devastating theme. |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Multiple characters express or demonstrate a wish to die, struggling with survivor's guilt and the belief that their lives have no value. |
| Other | ||||
| Genocide / ethnic cleansing | All | 4/5 | Depicted | The Republic systematically exterminates the Eighty-Six by sending them to the frontlines as expendable soldiers, classifying them as non-human to justify their deaths. |
| War / combat | All | 5/5 | Depicted | The entire series depicts a brutal war where child soldiers fight autonomous drones on the front lines, with large-scale combat and heavy casualties throughout. |
| Wrongful imprisonment | All | 3/5 | Depicted | The Eighty-Six are confined to internment camps and forced to serve as soldiers with no legal recourse or possibility of release. |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Battlefield scenes include significant blood from injuries and deaths during intense mech combat. |
| Body horror | All | 3/5 | Depicted | The Legion autonomous weapons incorporate the brains of dead soldiers, creating disturbing human-machine hybrids. |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Child abuse / harm to children | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Children and teenagers are conscripted as soldiers and sent to die in warfare by the state, with no regard for their lives or wellbeing. |
| Gore / graphic violence | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Combat sequences feature graphic destruction of both mechs and human bodies, with disturbing imagery of casualties and battlefield aftermath. |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters exhibit suicidal tendencies, including a desire to die in battle rather than continue living, reflecting deep psychological trauma. |
| Slavery / forced labor | All | 4/5 | Depicted | The Eighty-Six are stripped of citizenship, rights, and personhood, forced into military servitude with no option for freedom—slavery in all but name. |
Identity & Discrimination
Systemic racial discrimination is the core theme. The 86ers are a persecuted minority sent to die in war while the dominant Alba race lives in safety, portraying institutionalized ethnic cleansing.
Mental Health & Emotional
Teenage soldiers die frequently in combat, with the series unflinchingly showing the deaths of young characters the audience has grown attached to.
Many of the young soldiers have lost their parents to the war or persecution, with parental death referenced in backstories.
Pervasive grief as characters constantly lose comrades in battle. The emotional toll of watching friends die one by one is a central and devastating theme.
Multiple characters express or demonstrate a wish to die, struggling with survivor's guilt and the belief that their lives have no value.
Other
The Republic systematically exterminates the Eighty-Six by sending them to the frontlines as expendable soldiers, classifying them as non-human to justify their deaths.
The entire series depicts a brutal war where child soldiers fight autonomous drones on the front lines, with large-scale combat and heavy casualties throughout.
The Eighty-Six are confined to internment camps and forced to serve as soldiers with no legal recourse or possibility of release.
Phobias & Sensory
Battlefield scenes include significant blood from injuries and deaths during intense mech combat.
The Legion autonomous weapons incorporate the brains of dead soldiers, creating disturbing human-machine hybrids.
Violence & Physical Harm
Children and teenagers are conscripted as soldiers and sent to die in warfare by the state, with no regard for their lives or wellbeing.
Combat sequences feature graphic destruction of both mechs and human bodies, with disturbing imagery of casualties and battlefield aftermath.
Characters exhibit suicidal tendencies, including a desire to die in battle rather than continue living, reflecting deep psychological trauma.
The Eighty-Six are stripped of citizenship, rights, and personhood, forced into military servitude with no option for freedom—slavery in all but name.
