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Title (English) | Legend of Galactic Heroes |
Title (Japanese) | Ginga Eiyu Densetsu | Advertising Fantasy Novel |
Notes | Movie, 1988, and long OVA series started 1988. Prod: Kitty Film. From 18 novels by Yoshiki Tanaka. The OVA episodes were mainly sold by mail-order. Hard to get a clear idea of how much there is: 28 lengthy episodes on 28 tapes is also billed as 109 "episodes", plus a movie compilation and other movie-length videos. |
Classification | - |
Synopsis | Future space-opera. The Empire side have Teutonic names, aristocratic titles and elaborate uniforms, the Alliance has democratic trappings. The principal characters, both space battle strategists, are Reinhardt von Lohengramm, a young, arrogant, ambitious noble, and on th other side Lieutenant Yang Wenli, a much more laid-back character who was once a historian. |
Review | Impressive series, with human drama, a large cast of supporting characters, and huge slow-moving space battles set to classical music. The massive scale and the measured pace of the series leave plenty of time for lessons on space battle strategy. The general mood of the series is rather downbeat, even tragic. Some of the designs look rather old-fashioned and uninspired, but the overall concept and execution of the series is brilliant. Recommended (though it may not be fast and flashy enough for today's young fans). |
Credits | Dir: Noburo Ishiguro, Akio Sakai, Akihiko Nishimura, Kenichi Imaizumi. |
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Release | Jap. |
TV Showing | See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here. |
Date | 1988 |
Production | Kitty Film |
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Animation | Matsuri Okuda, Keizo Shimizu |
References & Help | Look up the latest data on this title at: Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) , or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001). Help & further information. |
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