A C H T S I E B E N

Content Warnings

Acht Sieben is not intended to be a particularly heavy story, nor will it feature all of the below in equal measure. Below is a guide to what has, or may, appear in some way, shape, or form.

  • Strong Language
  • Sexual Themes
  • Simulated/Virtual Violence
  • Alcohol/Minor Drug Use
  • Omorashi/Desperation
  • Adult Themes

Generally, stories will be tagged with warnings about their content when that content is a major component of the story in addition to this list. Most of the above are applied in moderation- not every aspect of Acht Sieben is niche erotica, but it certainly includes it in the whole.

Author's Purpose

The world of Acht Sieben is ultimately intended to feel like a late 90s/early 2000s mecha anime that needed the fanservice to make it to the shelf at all (let alone off of it), while still paying homage to everything I hold dear. Campy and kinky as those series could be, many ultimately still had serious moments and something to say- and that's what I aspire to most. I think we forgot, somewhere along the line, that we could have both wild concepts and fanservice as well as heavier topics and dramatic turns.

To that end, Acht Sieben is as much about a cast full of appealing girls getting up to questionably-explicit antics as much as it is about simulated mecha combat. It's as much feel-good slice of life highs as it is the lows of dealing with defeat, odds too high to overcome, and struggling to find a new path forward. The greatest compliment anyone has ever paid me was left on an ancient, unfinished fanfiction project I started years ago, and it went something like "I don't really have any interest in the subject matter, but after reading it I really want to see where this goes."

If even one person visits this site and feels the same, then Acht Sieben is a success.

But, What Is Acht Sieben?

Acht Sieben is, at its core, not a singular story- rather, it's a number of stories bundled together with developer commentary, world-building asides, and additional content. It centers around the lives and actions of a wide cast of characters, using the titular Acht Sieben as a central stage. The Acht Sieben, or 8-7, is a combination bar and games shop that primarily attracts Minimechanica (or "minimech") players. The game itself is a battle between model-scale mecha, most similar to Build Fighters or Custom Robo. The project itself takes inspiration from Durarara!! and VA-11 Hall-A in its approach to character-driven storytelling and handling of viewpoints, and the number of other inspirations are simply too wide to count.