Audience reviews
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k-0da
My first foray into Legend of the Galactic Heroes!
Gotta say, I really enjoyed it. Everything felt really calming. Atmosphere wise it's great, and that's due to the stunning cell animation and the classical music OST. Every move made by either party is deliberate, slow. The art is stunning, everything glides across the screen just as the music plays. It lacks high octane action, which I really love, as I often have a hard time following strategy in other Sci-Fis, like Gundam.
Both main leads, Wenli and Reinhard, are great. They have distinct personalities that contrast each other well; the schemer, more reckless Reinhard, and the more defensive, softer spoken Wenli. What I found interesting was how both cared deeply for their whole fleets, including Reinhard, who is at least artistical…
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While this movie is excellent in its own right, its greatest strength is how well it prepares viewers to watch the OVA. As someone who was on the fence about investing the time to watch all 110 episodes of the OVA, this movie sold me in a heartbeat. The title crawl and use of classical music skillfully sets the stage for our two protagonists, who waste no time in introducing themselves and illustrating their incomparable dynamic.
While the movie's plot points aren't strictly necessary for understanding the rest of the series, I can't tell anyone in good conscience to skip it. It's hard to put into words, but there's just something magical about it. Seriously, give this a watch if you haven't already. Granted, I highly recommend watching the 4K remaster, as it fixes a great deal of the mo…
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Don't make the same mistake I did and begin Legend of the Galactic Heroes without watching this movie. This is the intended start of the franchise. It's essentially my own introduction to the series, so keep this perspective in mind as you read my review.
My Conquest is the Sea of Stars is the perfect start to Legends of the Galactic Heroes. When starting the TV show there are an overwhelming amount of characters thrown at you in a single episode. The movie helps by clarifying who some of the most important people are and the adversity they face within their respective militaries. Yang and Reinhard are set up as foils by being mentally on the same page and facing similar internal challenges. Both are up and coming commanders/admirals who face opposition to their promotion from the high br…
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A stunningly beautiful piece of work.
Many people unfortunately miss this movie and start with the series straightaway which imo makes the series appear overwhelmingly dense. I'd advise everyone to please start with this movie. It's only 1 hr long but it's a spectacular entry point into the series. You can go in blind and enjoy it for what it is but it also does a wonderful job of establishing the tones and conflicts of the series and genuinely feels like the beginning of a masterful story. The only little detail I felt could have been better was the political aspect - both the early dialogue between the Fleet Admiral and the Noble as well as the many machinations of the F.A. felt much too open and direct, could definitely have used a little subtlety here and there. However everything els…
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A friend told me she hasn't watched this, but heard lotgh is more "pro-war" and less "focused on the underside of things" than gundam series tend to be. From just watching the pilot, i can see where they're coming from. Usually into the start of a new Tomino Gundam, there would be a civillian or two holding dead family members in their arms and one or both sides comitting a war crime of some kind followed by the antagonist giving out hints of what ideology led them to put away their empathy. Here, we have a 150 year war with no reason why it started and the main motivation for every single character from either side wanting their side to win isn't from any attatchment to their nation or ideals, just they don't want to die. Not saying this as an insult to lotgh, I like this being more focus…
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I've seen the original OVA series about five years ago, and now I want to see it through start to finish. I did watch My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars at the time, and coming back to it really felt like returning to something so comforting and familiar, given how distinct it is for anime and science fiction generally. The whole look and feeling of the show is laid out here. It's an hour long with two spaceship battles but so much of the movie is discussed and framed by meaningful discussion between characters. People summarize this as political, and it gets into that during this movie and throughout the series, but really context and motivations are naturally brought up between different pairs. It helps expanding the scope of these armies from high command to the soldiers.
And the battles…
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War. War never changes.
Among the sea of anime, I have searched high and low looking for the best of the best, the most original and unique stories ever exchanged among weeb-kind. Among these myriad stars that shine across Japanese animation, one franchise stands out from all of them as one worthy of respect, one anime held in higher regards than the likes of Star Wars, Star Trek, Evangelion and even Ghost in the Shell. It's considered to be the greatest tale ever told, the masterpiece that nothing could hope to surpass, not Serial Experiments Lain, not Mushishi and not even Cowboy Bebop. Its name: Legend of the Galactic Heroes. This is its pilot movie.
If you think all that has been hyperbole... you would be half-right. Probably. But having re-experienced the film that started it all, I…
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Here we go, finally beginning my expedition into the horrors of space war and governmental incompetence. This is a promising start to what will hopefully live up to all the hype surrounding the show.
I like the presentation of it, including storylines involving even the grunts who probably can't effect the end result that well. It was quite a nice relaxing watch thanks to the tranquil classical music used. The battle near the end of the pilot features the song Bolero and it's used just as it should be, I always love scenes which use Bolero, always such a nice unraveling.
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“A slight glimpse into the vast ocean.”
This is what this movie feels like, taking a slight glimpse into a vast ocean full of wonders awaiting you. If the gigantic ocean spanning more than one hundred episodes that is called Legend of the Galactic Heroes represented said ocean, then this particular movie would represent the shore before the galactic wave hits the viewer. It is a small, but intriguing introduction for the viewer to get a taste of what high caliber class the Anime medium could pull off. To put it simply, this movie is a touch of classy; it may not be as classy as the main series, nor is it as gigantic of course, but it still gives off this sense of formality and dependence that the main series would still give off nonetheless. Well thought out tactics, such as the helium in…
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So far, this is the only 90's anime I've watched (bar one piece and pokemon)
The music is something to be astonished at as it can be uplifting during tense situations and ataractic during calmer moments.
The character designs are nothing to marvel at but in a series like this, simplicity is to its benefit.
The art overall is much above my expectations including ship designs, however the actual battles leave me in a state of confusion, what with bullets lines flying about all over the place, its difficult to determine which ships belong to which fleet, and hence which side is winning.
The opposing factions stars are interesting even though back-stories are yet to be shown.
This is clearly an anime able to stand on its two strongest legs... written plot + characters.
Please read the MAL pag…
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The story involves leadership, and exploration of collective capacity from a great mentor, and have elements "political" involved since it is an anime based on wars, as well as the introduction franchise comes to remembering with phrases like, " THE HUMAN HISTORY IS A WAR HISTORY "," PROGRESS IS SON OF WARS ".
The evolution of the plot focuses in this elements and for several moments indicates that a large barrier between some great leaders like Musel and other commanders of enemy ships to come.
Art has classic style characteristic of the old animes however the features are better defined and beautiful, the animation is good, just few thing makes it a little confusing, that are the munition fired by sky-ships, it's look to be something inaccurate in details or explanations of how they work…
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Thanks to the constant nagging of my friend razortongue, I've finally decided to give Legend of the Galactic Heroes another shot with its prequel film: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars. To my understanding, this was actually the pilot for the entire franchise and as far as pilots go, this was definitely a strong start. At the same time, I feel like I should provide a fair warning to anyone who's interested in tackling this massive beast. I'll say this right now: Legend of the Galactic Heroes is NOT an accessible franchise in the slightest. There are no scantily-clad princesses held hostage by giant slug aliens, no fast-paced giant robot battles, no mystical superpowers, no space stations that destroy planets, or anything of the sort.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes is a franchise which requi…
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"Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars" is the prelude to the "Legend of the Galactic Heroes" main series. It focuses on the fateful first encounters on the battlfield between Yang Wenli and Reinhard von Lohengramm.
Lohengramm, with his vast ambitions and Yang the reluctant soldier form an interesting contrast. They're almost the polar opposite of each other, but in many ways they are similar. There's a sense that the two men are destined to become great rivals, and what makes the movie fascinating is the anticipation it creates for the future.
Yang and Lohengramm aren't the only characters seeded in this prelude who have future significance. If you come back to this after watching a portion of the series, you'll find plenty of other important characters lurking…
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Most people tend to ignore this anime just because it is OLD and is a huge series but they dont know that they are missing one of the best space operas ever made. Unlike most of the space operas there isnt any aliens or any other Technologically advanced super intelligent extra-terrestrial species other than Humans and it also dosent have any super advanced technologies like we see in star trek or any other space operas.Soo if u want too see an anime which has super powered mechas blowing everything in its path then this is not the anime for you.
This is a must see before you start to watch the Main series of Legend Of The Galactic Heroes.This OVA explains the situation when the two main protagonists Yang Wenli and Reinhard von Müsel meet each other for the first time in the battlefield i…
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"Perhaps man is a creature that must fight until the last one is dead."
The antithesis of George Lucas's Star Wars, Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars begins with a lengthy credit crawl that doesn't treat the space opera genre as a joke and doesn't talk down to the viewer, but instead invites you along to a gentleman's philosophical pondering on the nature of man and war.
Afterwards a brilliant white ship approaches a spherical fortress in space and a character quips, "but damn it’s small," again in direct opposition to Lucas's own trite: "look at the size of that thing!" The character who gives us the more restrained quote is none other than Reinhard von Museal of the autocratic Empire, and this quote in a way reflects his entire character succinctly. The uni…
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