ukato | otaku picks 02 - anime - Legend of Galactic Heroes (Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu)
Hello, anime and manga fans today's pick is an epic Sci-fi Space Opera.
Description:
It is late into the 36th century in the ancient Christian calendar; mankind, having developed the technology to travel faster than light speed and colonize many planets, has taken a hold of space, to the point of abandoning Earth almost entirely. Two superpowers comprising almost all the human population have now for one and a half centuries waged to a long stalemate a war for interstellar supremacy: the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance.
When he was young and poor, Count Reinhard von Lohengramm, a military genius born a noble in name only, saw his sister, Countess Annerose von Grunewald, turned into an Imperial concubine; having once helplessly watched her being practically sold to Kaiser Friedrich IV as merchandise, he now seeks to crush the Emperor and free her. Meanwhile, Yang Wenli, an Alliance commander of similar caliber who really wanted to be a historian and not a soldier, wishes only for some peace and quiet; yet, as he unwillingly grows in relevance, he'll see himself duty-bound to protect the Alliance's democracy from the threat of the autocratic Empire. The collision of those two masters of tactics and strategy may bring the war to a close, provided, of course, that they aren't first backstabbed by their respective countries' rotten internal politics...
Genre
Action Drama Mature Psychological Sci-fi Seinen
Year
21.12.1988 till 14.03.1997
Type
OVA, 110 episodes
Other media
Anime
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Aratanaru Tatakai no Overture
A prequel
Type
Movie
Year
18.12.1993
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu Gaiden
A prequel
Type
OVA, 24 episodes
Year
09.02.1998 till 26.09.1998
Novel
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu
The Original work
Author
TANAKA Yoshiki (田中芳樹)
Year
1982
10 Volumes (Complete)
Manga
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu
Year
1995
11 Volumes
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu (FUJISAKI Ryu)
Year
2015
6 Volumes (Ongoing)
I am always looking for good space opera. Since this title is new to me, I am glad that you shared it.
It is really good :)
銀河英雄伝説大好きです。
ヤンがとっても魅力的ですね。
ヤンは私の大好きなキャラクターだけど、彼が死んだときはとても失望していた
Yang is my favorite character too I was very disappointed when he died
私もとても悲しかったです。
So do I. Very sad.
That looks like a very old 80s animation. But is nice to see so many space battleships.
@jza It may look dated but it is better than most new animes
I am watching the current one, The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: The New Thesis - Encounter, and it's really good.