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86―EIGHTY-SIX

86: Eighty Six

2017, Light novel, ongoing, 89%

Recommended by 9 NieR:Automata fans on AniList. Both have War, Philosophy.

A War Without Casualties: The Republic of San Magnolia has long been under attack from the neighboring Giadian Empire's army of unmanned drones known as the Legion. After years of painstaking research, the Republic finally developed autonomous drones of their own, turning the…

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About NieR:Automata: Long Story Short

2017, Light novel, 12 ch, 83%

When alien forces invade with an army of Machines, the remnants of humanity must depend on Androids of their own design – the placid 2B and the excitable 9S – to survive.

(Source: VIZ Media)

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