Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Original title in Japanese: 銀河英雄伝説 Ginga Eiyū Densetsu) is an anime in the genres of space opera, science fiction, military (military science fiction/military space opera), action, drama, epic. It is based on novels with the same title written by Tanaka Yoshiki. A manga series based on these novels as well, with art by Michihara Katsumi.
Cover of DVD Box 2. Yang Wenli on the left
Cover of DVD Box 1. Yang Wenli in the background, Reinhard Von Lohengramm on in the front
Cover of Databook. Character Julian Minci
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The story
The story was staged in the distant future within our own Milky Way Galaxy. Unlike most other science fictions, there was no alien civilization. A portion of the galaxy was filled with terraformed worlds inhabited by interstellar traveling human beings. There was a war on and off for 150 years between two mighty space powers: the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance.
Within the Galactic Empire, an ambitious military genius, Reinhardt von Müsel, was rising to power. His was driven by the desire to free his sister, Annerose, who was taken by the Kaiser as a concubine. Later, he wanted not only to end the corrupt Goldenbaum dynasty but also to defeat the Free Planets Alliance and to unify the whole galaxy under his rule.
In the Free Planets Alliance was another genius, Yang Wenli. He wanted to be a historian, and joined the military only because he needed money for tuition. He was gradually promoted to be the commander because of his demonstrated excellence in military strategies and tactics. He became the rival of Reinhardt.
As a historian, Wenli often narrated the rich "future history" of his world and commented on it. One of his famous quotes was: "There are few wars between good and evil; most are between one good and another good."
Besides the two main heroes, the story was full of vivid characters and intricate politics. There was a third neutral power called the Phezzan Dominion, which trades with both warring powers. There was also a Terraism cult, which claims that human should go back to the earth, gaining popularity within the Free Planets Alliance and the Phezzan Dominion.
Series Length, spinoffs, technical details
The series is made of 110 25-minute episodes (divided into 4 seasons) and two two-hour movies. There are two spinoffs, Golden Wings and Gaiden. First episode was aired in 1988-12, last on 1997-02.
The series, while over 10 years old, has not been released officially with English dubbing nor subtitles and is only available on in Japanese, Chinese or in uncomplete (up to episode 49) English prerelease fansubs. Even so, it has been highly ranked on most international sites about anime and/or space opera. A petition for DVD English release can be found and signed at Legend of the Galactic Heroes Information Center.
Staff
Production
Japaneese Voice
Akio Ohtsuka as Chun Wu Chen
Akira Kamiya as Bagdash
Akira Murayama as Focker Axel Von Büro
Aya Hisakawa as Marika Von Feueurbach
Banjou Ginga as De Villier
Chikao Ohtsuka as Rudolf Von Goldenbaum
Daisuke Gouri as Ovlesser
Fumi Hirano as Dominique
Goro Naya as Merkatz
Hidekatsu Shibata as Gregor von Muckenberger
Hideyuki Hori as Maximillian von Kastrop
Hideyuki Tanaka as Jean Robert Lap
Hiroko Emori as Erwin Joseph II
Hiromi Tsuru as Reinhardt Von Müsel (young)
Hirotaka Suzuoki as Konev Ruppert Kesserlink
Hiroya Ishimaru as Karl Robert Steinmetz
Hisao Ohyama as Karl Eward Bayerlein
Ichirô Murakoshi as Schtaaden (1st season)
Ichirô Nagai as Thomas Von Stockhausen
Iemasu Kayami as Joanne Lebello
Isao Sasaki as Erich Von Haltenberg
Issei Futamata as Flegel
Issei Masamune as Dwight Greenhill
Juhrouta Kosugi as Kasper Linz
Juurouta Kosugi as Kasper Lintz
Kan Tokumaru as Paeta
Kaneto Shiozawa as Paul von Oberstein
Kappei Yamaguchi as Lanberts
Katsuji Mori as Wolfgang Mittermeyer
Katsunosuke Hori as Cornelius Lutz
Kazuhiko Inoue as Dusty Attenborough
Kazuki Yao as Warren Hughs
Kazumi Tanaka as Edwin Fischer
Keaton Yamada as Alex Cazellnu
Kei Tomiyama as Yang Wenli
Keiichi Nanba as Reiner Brumehart
Keiichi Noda as Fritz Josef Bittenfeld
Keiko Han as Annerose von Grunewald
Kenichi Ogata as Marinesk
Kenji Utsumi as Sidney Sitolet
Kenyuu Horiuchi as Anton Ferner
Kinpei Azusa as Wilhelm Von Kropstock
Kiyonobu Suzuki as Elsheimer
Kiyoshi Kobayashi as Adrian Rubinsky
Kôhei Miyauchi as Klaus Von Lichtenlade
Kotono Mitsuishi as Katerose Von Kreuzell
Kouichi Yamadera as Bruno Von Silverberg
Kouji Totani as Arthur von Streit
Kousei Tomita as Alexander Bucock
Kôzô Shioya as Feodor Patrichev
Makio Inoue as Ansbach
Mami Koyama as Jessica Edwards
Mari Yokoo as Magdelena von Westptfahle
Masaaki Okabe as Samuel August Wahlen
Masaharu Satou as Erlache
Masako Katsuki as Hildegarde Von Mariendorf
Masami Kikuchi as Konrad von Modell
Masane Tsugayama as Ernst Von Eisenach
Masashi Hironaka as Siegfried Kircheis
Masashi Hirose as Athur Lynch
Michie Tomizawa as Elfriede
Michihiro Ikemizu as Evans
Michio Hazama as Walter von Schenkopp
Michitaka Kobayashi as Tonio
Mika Doi as Valerie Lynn Fitzsimmons
Miki Narahashi as Young Reinhard
Mikio Terashima as Wilhelm Von Littenheim
Minori Matsushima as Cornelia Windsor
Nachi Nozawa as Herman Von Lüneburg
Nobuo Tobita as Simon
Noriko Hidaka as Therese
Norio Wakamoto as Oskar von Ruental
Nozomu Sasaki as Julian Minci
Osamu Kobayashi as Otto von Braunschweig
Osamu Saka as Kaiser Friedrich IV
Ryo Horikawa as Reinhard Von Lohengramm
Ryotaro Okiayu as Emile Von Seelle
Ryouichi Tanaka as Hans Eduard Bergengrun
Ryunosuke Ohbayashi as Admiral Ulanfu
Ryuusei Nakao as Louis Maschengo
Shigeru Chiba as E.J. Mackenzie
Shigeru Nakahara as Frantz Varlimont
Shinya Ohtaki as Isaac Fernand Von Turneisen
Sho Hayami as Fahrenheit
Shozo Iizuka as Hans Dietrich von Seeckt
Shuuichi Ikeda as Ulrich Kessler
Tadashi Nakamura as Franz von Mariendorf
Taimei Suzuki as Edwin Fischer
Takaya Hashi as Ernest Mecklinger
Takeshi Aono as Murai
Takeshi Kusao as Hazuki
Takeshi Watabe as Helmut Lennenkamp
Tesshô Genda as Karl Gustav Kemp
Tohru Furuya as Andrew Fork
Tomio Ohki as Lazll Lobos
Toshihiko Seki as Fügenberch
Toshiko Fujita as Susanna von Benemunde
Toshio Furukawa as Poplan
Unshou Ishizuka as Job Trunht
Wasashi Hironaka as Seigfried Kirchies
Yasunori Matsumoto as Theodor Von Lücke
Yoku Shioya as Alfred Von Lansberg
Yoshiko Sakakibara as Frederica Greenhill
Yoshito Yasuhara as Boris Konev
Yousuke Akimoto as Leader of the PKC
Yuji Mitsuya as Heinrich Von Kummel
Yuri Amano as Charlotte Phillis Cazellnu
Yuriko Yamamoto as Evangeline Mittermeyer
Yusaka Yara as Narrator
Yuu Mizushima as Neithardt Müller