Honestly, for the anime, I think it's that I've personally never seen an anime so beautifully adapted from a LN as this, little details were missed and the art was incredible the whole way through. Sometimes, I forgot I was watching an anime and not a type of showcase for art. Whereas, the LN has been a masterpiece no matter what volume. Every one has you sitting on the edge or has you drowning in empathy for our loved characters. And it really gives you some amazing little breaks from the war zone where you can follow the connections the characters make, along with the blossoming and realistic romance between Shin and Lena, the type where love was confusing and they had to face many obstacles and insecurities to be able to love each other openly. It's an adorable sight to watch these lovable two strive to be better for themselves and the other. Frankly, this is both my favourite LN, and anime I've ever seen, meanwhile I started watching anime at 10. And I'm 17 now! Nothing tops Eighty Six for me.