Spearhead

2138: A dystopian future. After a revolution and collapse of the Anglo Empire; royalist Dr. Otto Octavius unleashes his fully autonomous drone army the OCTO-Legion, in a desperate attempt to save the crumbling empire.2148: Ten years later, the Republic of Novus Atlantica fights to survive against the OCTO-Legion. For most citizens, there is no war. Living a sheltered life, Gwen Stacy, a Republic Army Major, is a Handler tasked with defending the Republic using their own autonomous drone units, called SP/DR's. However, when she’s assigned to take command of the ace unit Spearhead Squadron, led by the veteran ace pilot Captain Miles Morales, Gwen’s sheltered beliefs in the Republic's morals begin to erode. Slowly, she finally learns the truth about the war, the Republic, and those who suffer the most because of it.86 x Spider-Verse, with semi-realistic warfare.

Stories that incorporate realistic military elements into them have always interested me. This idea came to fruition after I discovered the anime/light novel series called ‘86 Eighty-Six’, which is essentially hyper-realistic mech warfare. For some reason, I could really imagine the Spider-Verse characters in this world and the idea stewed for a while, until I eventually pitched it to ‘ED’ who you’ll see making small comments throughout. They thought it might work and with the creative juices flowing, I finished the project in approximately three weeks. So, here is the Spider-Verse version of Asato Asato’s modern, niche masterpiece, 86.‘86 Eighty-Six’ was originally written as a light novel by Asato Asato, before being adapted into an anime by A-1 Pictures and directed by Toshimasa Ishii. In this project, I have blended the plot and scene structure from both the light novel and anime, adapting and rewriting where necessary to create an original light novel-style work. While the narrative framework and certain worldbuilding elements remain faithful to the source material to preserve the author's original vision, approximately 95% of the text, including dialogue and descriptions, is my own original creation. The first 14 chapters of this project cover Part One (Cour 1) of 86 Eighty-Six.And before you ask—yes, 86 Eighty-Six is my favorite anime, and it deserved way more recognition than it received. :)