Light Novel 'Sentouin, Hakenshimasu!' Gets TV Anime

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Light Novel 'Sentouin, Hakenshimasu!' Gets TV Anime

A livestream event celebrating the first year anniversary of Kadokawa's light novel recommendation website Kimirano announced a television anime adaptation of Natsume Akatsuki's Sentouin, Hakenshimasu! (Combatants Will Be Dispatched!) light novel on Sunday.

Synopsis

Always bring a gun to a sword fight!

With world domination nearly in their grasp, the Supreme Leaders of the Kisaragi Corporation—an underground criminal group turned evil megacorp—have decided to try their hands at interstellar conquest. A quick dice roll nominates their chief operative, Combat Agent Six, to be the one to explore an alien planet...and the first thing he does when he gets there is change the sacred incantation for a holy ritual to the most embarrassing thing he can think of.

But evil deeds are business as usual for Kisaragi operatives, so if Six wants a promotion and a raise, he'll have to work much harder than that! For starters, he'll have to do something about the other group of villains on the planet, who are calling themselves the "Demon Lord's Army" or whatever. After all, this world doesn't need two evil organizations! (Source: Yen Press, edited)

Akatsuki originally published the fantasy comedy series on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in August 2012 and posted the 68th installment in September that year before switching to Kakuyomu in October 2017. The novel has been published by the Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint since November 2017, featuring illustrations by Kakao Lanthanum. The fifth volume went on sale on January 1. Sentouin, Hakenshimasu! has sold a cumulative 200,000 copies of its volumes.

A manga adaptation drawn by Masaaki Kiasa began its serialization in Monthly Comic Alive magazine in March 2018. Kadokawa published the third volume on September 20 last year, with the fourth volume shipping on March 23.

Yen Press licensed both the light novel and manga in English last February. The third manga and light novel volume will go on sale on August 18 and 21, respectively.

Novel special page: https://sneakerbunko.jp/series/akatsuki2nd/

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Light Novel Series '86' Gets TV Anime Adaptation

A television anime adaptation of Asato Asato's sci-fi action light novel series 86 (Eighty Six) was announced during a livestream event commemorating the first year anniversary of Kadokawa's light novel recommendation website Kimirano on Sunday.

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Synopsis

The Republic of San Magnolia.

For a long time, this country has been besieged by its neighbor, the Giadian Empire, which created a series of unmanned drones called the Legion. After years of painstaking research, the Republic finally developed autonomous drones of their own, turning the one-sided struggle into a war without casualties—or at least, that's what the government claims.

In truth, there is no such thing as a bloodless war. Beyond the fortified walls protecting the eighty-five Republic territories lies the "nonexistent" Eighty-Sixth Sector. The young men and women of this forsaken land are branded the Eighty-Six and, stripped of their humanity, pilot the "unmanned" weapons into battle...

Shinn directs the actions of a detachment of young Eighty-Sixers while on the battlefield. Lena is a "handler" who commands the detachment from the remote rear with the help of special communication.

The farewell story of the severe and sad struggle of these two begins! (Source: MU, Yen Press; edited)

Dengeki Bunko began printing the military-themed novel series in February 2017. The beginning section of each volume and side stories are serialized in Dengeki Bunko Magazine. The imprint also publishes the side stories on the Kakuyomu website.

Shirabi (Musaigen no Phantom World, Ryuuou no Oshigoto!) is drawing the illustrations, with I-IV (Aldnoah.Zero, Re:Creators) credited for mechanical design. Kadokawa shipped the seventh volume on September 10 last year, with the eighth volume scheduled for release in May. 86 has a cumulative 750,000 copies of its volumes in circulation.

A manga adaptation by Motoki Yoshihara has been serialized in Young Gangan since February 2018. Square Enix published the second compiled volume on September 10. Suzume Somemiya is launching a new manga adaptation titled Gakuen 86 (Academy 86) in Monthly Comic Alive magazine.

Yen Press licensed the light novel in English in July 2018 and published the third volume on November 19. The third volume is scheduled for a March 31 release. The novel has also been localized in Mandarin by Kadokawa Taiwan and in Korean by Yeongsang Chulpan Media.

86 won the Grand Prize at the 23rd Dengeki Novel Awards in 2016 and placed second and fifth in the 2018 and 2019 editions of Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Rankings, respectively.

Novel special site: http://dengekitaisho.jp/special/23/eighty-six/

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