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In every age, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same... Legend of the Galactic Heroes is a long-running science-fiction / space opera / epic war anime series based on the novel series of the same name written by Yoshiki Tanaka. It was released direct to video from 1988 to 1997, spanning a movie and 110 episodes, making it one of the longest (if not the longest) OVAs of all time. In the 35th Century, mankind has spread throughout the galaxy. And where man travels, war is sure to follow, and the space is no different. Two factions, the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance have been fighting a fruitless and tireless war for 150 years with little indication of one side actually gaining ground. The war effort has been reduced to a political staging ground, where the rhetoric of politicians and nobles send millions to their deaths to further their own goals on the home front. Neither side seems particularly interested in changing the status quo, and instead exploit it for their own greedy profit. But the these turbulent times are soon to change with the rise of two men on either side: Reinhard von Lohengramm, a young upstart of a noble with revolutionary ideals for the Empire and a desire to rescue his older sister from a tragic fate, and Yang Wenli, a humble yet irregular man who yearned to become a Historian, but found himself forced into the FPA military to pay the way for it...only discover himself rapidly rising in the ranks due to his superior skill in strategy and tactics. Amidst a sea of corruption and backstabbing, these two men and their allies will clash against each other in a stagnant war that is soon to see some drastic changes... It's perhaps the space opera to end all space operas. At the very least, I doubt any argument can be made that there has been any sort of endeavor in animation nearly on the level of this. Despite a long length of 110 episodes, there is virtually no filler, and the production values remain strong throughout. The soundtrack consists entirely of classical music (and many original, classically style tracks), giving the series an sophisticated feel that fits the visuals well. As the popular TVIV simulwatch showcased, the appeal of this series that is truly universal...the only requirement being a want of science-fiction to begin with. So, where do I get started? Since the series is unlicensed, and sadly will probably remain that way forever, you will be able to find everything here: Torrents: Here. For more specific links that you don't need to log in to see: Series, Movie I, Movie II. But the animation is old/bad and the source quality must suck! Nope! Even for something made in the 80's, it looks pretty drat great. DVD-rip versions of the whole series exist now. Video and animation quality really shouldn't be a concern here. Am I really supposed to remember a cast this big?! Don't worry, there are often little subtitles that pop up when a character is being re-introduced. The cast is huge but you will have little trouble remembering who is important. The focus is spread out surprisingly well, and anyone that hasn't been shown in a while will be re-introduced. The actual number of faces you will get to know on some intimate level is probably less than two dozen, and there are still only about 6 or so Main Characters. But all of the characters are extremely memorable! The studio got this poo poo figured out, don't worry your pretty little head OK? You will remember who you need to remember, and probably end up remembering literally everyone anyways. It's too god drat long! I don't have the time! Yes, it's a large investment of time. But it's not like this poo poo takes a long time to get very interesting. Not a moment is wasted, the momentum at which the story picks up very quickly even in the first season is staggering. And it's kind of hard to have an actual, genuine, "epic" without a bit of a journey under its feet, wouldn't you say? It's long but, even if you pace yourself, that's a good thing with a series of this quality. It never overstays itself or drags things out. Oh god there's so much where do I start / what do I watch first? There are two movies, a main 110 episode series, and two side-story prequel series that add up to 52 episodes as well. It's understandable that there might be some confusion, so let's try to clear that up now. This is the generally recommended viewing order: Movie 1 - My Conquest is the Sea of Stars Movie 2 - Overture to a New Battle (Replaces Episodes 1 and 2) Main Series (Episode 3 to Episode 110) (Optional Prequels) Gaiden 1 - 4 Episodes Gaiden 2 - 4 Episodes Gaiden 3 - 4 Episodes Gaiden 4 - 12 Episodes Spiral Labyrinth - 14 Episodes Mutineer - 4 Episodes The Duelist - 4 Episodes Retriever - 4 Episodes 3rd Battle of Tiamat - 2 Episodes The ADTRWiki Entry has some reviews and additional links, including to the TVIV thread/ reference resources. OLD OP posted:I was searching for Legend of Galactic Heroes (Ginga Eiyu Densetsu) on the hub the other day and was sorely disappointed to find practically nothing in any way related to it. This is a sad state of affairs because Legend of Galactic Heroes is, perhaps, the most drop-dead amazing space-opera since 2001. It's an older series that many of you surely know about, but for those who don't, please consider downloading it as you wade through the seemingly endless stream of drivel (or not so drivel) that is currently coming out of Japan. Somebody fucked around with this message at 02:26 on Dec 12, 2013 |
# ? Oct 9, 2004 07:33 |
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LOGH is a great show. If it ever gets past 47 subbed, then I'd totally get into it again. Its like Berserk in space with no demons and less rape.
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# ? Oct 9, 2004 07:45 |
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Karl Gustav Kempf approves ! Like many others I ran into this show while searching for more space-opera anime after seeing Crest of the Stars and sequels, and instantly adored it. This anime really deserves to be better known. PS : Man of Wax, you forgot to mention that the soundtrack is almost exclusively composed of classical music - mainly the romantic period : Beethoven, Dvorak, Mahler, etc. which further enhances the epicness and the sheer badassness of the whole thing
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# ? Oct 9, 2004 08:05 |
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LoGH is awesome. I would be sharing it but it's on my other harddrive .
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# ? Oct 9, 2004 09:42 |
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I think I had up to 52 subbed, but I'm at work so can't check right now. This is the series at the top of my favorite shows of all time. It gets stuffy sometimes, and a little preachy, and borrows more than a little from the Axis vs. Allies theme (except the Allies are almost as bad), but it manages not to be totally full of itself. It sets itself up as a future history, like what Asimov considered himself to be writing with the Foundation books, but this is a war chronicle of two nations, told from the point of view of leaders on both sides. Most have their own reasons for the war, and many are great men who respect and admire their opponent, but have to kill them anyhow because it's war. The two main characters, Yang Wen-Li and Count Lohengramm, are completely different yet each would be considered a great man. Yang is/was a slacker, a history student who enlisted in the officers to avoid getting drafted, but turns out to have brilliant talent for war from his extensive knowledge of history and his own detached and wise insight. Lohengramm is a driven adopted noble who wants to conquer the universe to ensure that it doesn't stay the craphole it was when he was young. Their supporting cast is huge, and the primary ones are very well done, with their own motivations and interplay. The only complaints people bring up are a) the show is long and boring, which it would be if you have no attention span or taste , or b) the cast is almost entirely men, with the occasional band of brothers/camaraderie thing which gives a lot of people a gay vibe. Oh well.
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# ? Oct 9, 2004 10:45 |
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LoGH is one of the greatest shows ever and Yang Wenli is the greatest character in anime.
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# ? Oct 9, 2004 14:35 |
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Posting in support of this thread. LoGH is one of the few shows that I'm keeping current with the downloads of right now. I will get on the hub for the express purpose of sharing this fine show.
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# ? Oct 9, 2004 15:05 |
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quote:Portable591 came out of the closet to say:
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# ? Oct 9, 2004 16:11 |
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quote:Coldbird came out of the closet to say: This is surely part of it, but after seeing thirteen episodes I get the sense that it had more to do with his sister complex. He is trying to rise so that he has the power to remove her from the imperial court as well as give the nobles a sound thrashing. Perhaps that changes somewhere along the line.
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# ? Oct 9, 2004 17:21 |
LOGH is simply the best anime I have ever seen. Thank god someone has gotten around to subbing it. They are also the only show were I have ever seen the "Fighting Pacifist" bit done well and in fact Yang Wendi is totally loving awesome. When he takes out those defense satellites by ramming them with ice balls at near light speed velocities, my face was exactly like the faces of the guys in the "Revolutionary council" or whatever they called themselves. Totally owned. My favorite moment in the series.
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# ? Oct 9, 2004 17:40 |
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oh man are you serious? they were posting the DVDs on a.b.dvd.anime and i didn't know what it was so i didn't grab it
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# ? Oct 9, 2004 17:56 |
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Yes indeed, this show is really awesome. Too bad it never gets, or will get the recognition it deserves. By the way, isn't there also a whole bunch of OAVs? LoGH was based on a series of books if I recall correctly, and the TV-series doesn't cover the whole thing, which is where the OAVs fills in the blanks. (Like, the continuation of the story.)
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# ? Oct 9, 2004 17:58 |
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quote:PerOlus came out of the closet to say:
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# ? Oct 9, 2004 18:04 |
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Ohwell, I guess is was only a kind of hope. Still, I wonder how they are.
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# ? Oct 9, 2004 18:32 |
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LOTGH has to be one of the greatest anime series ever. Anybody know if there is a site that lists all the songs used in the series? It'd be a good excuse to build up a classical music collection.
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# ? Oct 9, 2004 18:36 |
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quote:Hikaru_Ichijou came out of the closet to say: You are in luck. And now that you mention it, I just might might do the same.
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# ? Oct 9, 2004 19:12 |
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Is anyone else getting tracker errors from scarywater? edit: never mind, it was a problem on my end. hannibal fucked around with this message at 23:01 on Oct 9, 2004 |
# ? Oct 9, 2004 19:56 |
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Thanks for the heads up MoW, this looks like my kind of show. I'll have to check it out
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# ? Oct 26, 2004 19:17 |
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quote:Newtype came out of the closet to say: No problem man. I'm glad that there are so many people in ADTRW who have already seen and enjoyed it, but it's even better to get get new people on board. Incidentally, C-A released episode 17 today so... hurrah for consistent fansubbing.
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# ? Oct 26, 2004 19:44 |
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I've only seen one of the OVAs, but I enjoyed it immensely. Anything that sets an enormous space battle to "Bolero" wins.
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# ? Oct 26, 2004 19:51 |
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I have up to 78 or so, but the last couple dozen need some time in the script editing EZ-bake oven. I've already got the rips done, if someone would like to volunteer. I just haven't had time. Hopefully CA will get to this point, and make the whole issue moot. Additionally, it would be helpful to have an LoGH character expert. I ran into some characters with improperly subbed names that aren't even in the official site character encyclopedia (in English or Japanese.)
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# ? Oct 26, 2004 20:37 |
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I am sharing up to ep 54 on the hub whenever I'm on. It's been a year since I saw that 54th ep. I would help in any subbing effort if I had any useful skills besides 3 years of high school German.
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# ? Oct 27, 2004 05:25 |
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quote:Defiler came out of the closet to say: We all used to mock LoGH. "All kids loathe LOGH!" we cried, and "What is this, episode 94702: 'nothing much happens part XVIII'?" Then, after I started playing Battlefleet Gothic, and read David Drake and David Weber, I realized that LoGH was actually pretty cool. Also, Yang Wenli is the character that Captain Tylor should have been, but wasn't.
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# ? Oct 27, 2004 15:27 |
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quote:Robot Bastard came out of the closet to say: Edit: Also, fansubbers HATE it when you offer to help them out.
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# ? Oct 27, 2004 15:29 |
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C-A is now up to episode 21. More importantly, from ANN: "ADV may consider publishing translations of Japanese novels related to anime properties, such as Kino's Journey, Legend of Galactic Heroes, and Banner of the Stars" Frankly, I don't trust anyone at ADV to write English well enough to make it interesting, even if s/he can translate the Japanese. Even so, it would be cool if that happens and if it does well... who knows, maybe we'll get DVDs in the US. Wishful thinking, I know.
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# ? Nov 13, 2004 18:55 |
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Yes....YES! I'm a huge fan of space operas in any incarnation, and I've been reccomended this series again and again. I simply could never find it subtitled until now, thanks.
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# ? Nov 14, 2004 01:58 |
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quote:Man of Wax came out of the closet to say:
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# ? Nov 14, 2004 02:10 |
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If they translate the Banner of the Stars books, I will buy each and every one of them. That series is like crack and I am saddened that there is no more of the anime made. They better make more too. That said, I'll check this show out. I've heard lots about it, though I'd hate to involved in a big series like this that's only less than 1/4th translated.
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# ? Nov 14, 2004 03:32 |
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This thread doesn't deserve to
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# ? Dec 11, 2004 04:38 |
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Since you bumped it, I would like to take this moment to commemorate the 13 month and 12 day anniversary of my acquisition of episode 54. NEXT EP PLZ
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# ? Dec 11, 2004 06:22 |
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Pretend 54 is the last episode and it had the worst ending ever. ;__;
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# ? Dec 11, 2004 06:25 |
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https://www.gineigoods.com/qh1S478/
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# ? Dec 12, 2004 09:25 |
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quote:St0rmD came out of the closet to say:
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# ? Dec 12, 2004 17:04 |
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quote:OneGreatTurtle came out of the closet to say: But for $240? I'd rather by LoGH DVDs with that. Oh wait.
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# ? Dec 12, 2004 17:16 |
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quote:Man of Wax came out of the closet to say: YANG loving WENLI.
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# ? Dec 12, 2004 17:18 |
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Well jeez, for 240 USD I at least expect an accurate collar reproduction. And maybe a blowjob or two.
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# ? Dec 12, 2004 17:54 |
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And it doesn't come with the hat, so it's worthless.
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# ? Dec 12, 2004 20:04 |
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quote:Naky came out of the closet to say:
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# ? Dec 12, 2004 21:07 |
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quote:FronzelNeekburm came out of the closet to say: This is excellent news. AWESOME SPACE ANIME THREAD.
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# ? Dec 12, 2004 21:25 |
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# ? May 11, 2024 12:25 |
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You faggots had better order those jackets, so that we cross the 500 preorder mark, and I can get mine.
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