Various people, especially two rising commanders, cope with a massive continual space conflict between two interstellar nations.Various people, especially two rising commanders, cope with a massive continual space conflict between two interstellar nations.Various people, especially two rising commanders, cope with a massive continual space conflict between two interstellar nations.
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- TriviaYang Wen-li was Kei Tomiyama's final role, although older work has come out posthumously. He died September 25, 1995 of pancreatic cancer, shortly after completing his work on Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
- GoofsWhile set in the future the fleets move about in big blocks as if it was the 1800's even though as firepower gets more devastating soldiers spread out more and more.
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Yang Wen-Li: There are no such things as 'wars between absolute good and absolute evil' in human history. Instead, there exist wars between one subjective good and another subjective good, and conflicts between one righteous faith and another righteous faith. In the case of a unilateral war of aggression, the aggressor would believe in its own righteousness. That is why wars have never ceased. As long as humans believe in God and in righteousness, there is no way conflicts would ever disappear.
- Alternate versionsThere are two different versions of the series; the initial releases (often called the LaserDisc releases) has a more vivid color. The DVD releases from 2000s, including the Sentai releases, has a muted hue but is drawn slightly differently. Both, frame by frame, is the same.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars (1988)
This is one of the most unique anime series I have watched, it didn't depend on action sequences, heroic fighting, intrigue or showy effects to tell a story as is the style for such animation series, instead it relied on believable strategy's and actual storytelling, it genuinely felt like a good adoption from a Sci-fi novel as is the actual case.
The Sci-fi anime is focused on Space Warfare between two Inter-Galactic Powers, the story is told by showcasing the lives of two geniuses who clash against each other over the years. Their lives are as dissimilar as it can be yet they parallel each other in achievements. This is as much a biography of these two as a military sci-fi. Loved the social commentary and the conflicting questions asked all through the series.
The animation and music are mediocre at best considering its 30 years old but serves the purpose as the focus of this series is the storytelling and it does have an interesting story to tell.
- mayank09876
- Aug 26, 2018
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