Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Overview

Legend of the Galactic Heroes (銀河英雄伝説) is a highly acclaimed OVA. Produced by the renowned K-Factory, this adaptation perfectly blends the Drama, Sci-Fi genres.

Legend of the Galactic Heroes was adapted from a series of ten novels, published 1982–87, by Yoshiki Tanaka. The novels won the Seiun Award for the best long-form Japanese science fiction in 1988. At the start of its production the anime was distributed through a subscription system in which episodes were mailed to existing fans of the novels. It was made in four separate tranches over nearly a decade, with the production of side-stories continuing for several further years. The main series has the largest voice cast of any anime, with well over 300 voice actors, and it is the longest OVA series ever made. The novels have also been adapted into a manga, a stage musical by the Takarazuka Revue and a number of games.

With a deeply passionate fanbase, it has secured a global AniList score of 88% and attracted over 5,553 favorites worldwide. It currently holds a massive popularity ranking of #80047 globally, making it a must-read/watch for enthusiasts of the medium.

Synopsis

For decades, the Galactic Empire has been locked in an interstellar war with the Free Planets Alliance, a conflict that involves thousands of spaceships and millions of soldiers on both sides. Two new commanders enter the conflict with great hopes: Imperial Admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm and the FPA's Yang Wen-Li. As they deal with superiors and subordinates, maneuver through complicated political arrangements, plot strategies, and win battles, each will be tested, and ultimately, changed, by the reality of war.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Official Rankings

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• #19
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