Volume 1 of the magical girl spin-off manga 86 Eighty-Six titled 86: Maho Shojo Regina Lena ~Tatakae! Ginga Koko Senkan San Magnolia was released on Thursday. The spin-off story is written by Suzume Somemiya and has been serialized in Monthly Comic Alive since March 27, 2023, and is also known as 86: Eighty Six – Magical Girl Regina ☆ Lena: Fight! Title Galactic Navigator Battleship San Magnolia.
Adapted from manga 86 Eighty Six Magical Girl – Volume 1 coverMaho Shojo Regina Lena tells the story of Vladilena Milizé as a magical girl, fighting alongside Handlers who are also magical girls fighting against countless enemy forces known as “Legions”. Somemiya previously wrote another 86 Eighty-Six spin-off manga titled 86: Operation High School, which was also serialized in Monthly Comic Alive magazine from June 27, 2020 to August 27, 2021.
This story is an addition to the list of manga originating from the 86 Eighty-Six series. To date, it includes the canceled 86: Run Through the Battlefront with art by Hakuya Yamasaki and a prequel spin-off titled 86: Fragmental Neoteny, as well as a manga adaptation of the original novel was cancelled. The original 86 Eighty-Six novel series was written by Asato Asato and illustrated by Shirabii. It began serialization in 2017 under the name ASCII Media Works.
Yen Press licensed both the original novel and the manga series in English, with the novel's plot described as: The evacuation of the Republic results in massive casualties on both sides and devastating consequences. damage to all survivors. As Shin reflects on what it means to be a leader, Lena thinks about her homeland, now lost to her forever. Frederica was also frustrated by her own powerlessness as Giad's ill-fated last Queen. If her future wants to change, she will have to change first. Meanwhile, unrest is growing in the Federation, and several disaffected squadrons, eager to turn the tide of war, achieve a dangerous miracle…
Source: Comic Walker©2020 Asato Asato/KADOKAWA
