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  1. Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu, or Legend of the Galactic Heroes, is an OVA that began airing in the late 80s and ran into the late 90s based on an earlier manga that ran for roughly the period. During its course it spawned two seperate movies and two OVAs.

     

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    Legend of the Galactic Heroes is part of the Space-Opera genre and its plot focuses on the military rivalry and politcal machinations the of Galactic Empire's Reinhardt von Lohengram and his rival, the Free Planet's Alliance own great captain Yang Wen-li and the movements they put forth into action.

     

    The series spans 110 episodes; features a soundtrack composed of classical music and impressive opening and outro themes, an impressive cast of characters (many others are clone-like), and demonstrates the history of a galaxy at war by following the motivations, actions and consequences of the people who inhabit this fictional universe.

     

    Why should you watch it?

     

    Battles in space set to great music, intrigue and romance, mystery and crisis. The characters are well designed and as a result of a long run time it is possible for the plot and characters to develop backgrounds and histories that grow in such a way that while sometimes are not entirely reasonable or significant, are enjoyable to watch.

     

    If you care to watch the OVAs and movie, which pale in comparison to the main course, my recommendation is to watch a few episodes of the main series, then dig into the movies and prequels. It provides a little bit of context, lore, and more Kircheis and Reinhardt.

  2. Ugh, I have to play and watch this before I determine labels like "historically deconstructionist" are appropriate. Keep fighting the good fight IJN.

     

    [spoiler=opinion] I take slight issue with a lot of the revisionism that involves attaching 'cute' girls to things like Axis powers or the IJN navy. Reading about the Sino-Japanese conflict and the eventual escalation into the Pacific theater ending with countless dead kind of takes the shit out of anime and games like this.

     

  3. these are really nice rules. It is strange though I do not think I've seen them applied, especially seeing as this is my first time seeing them. ha ha. Courtesy is nice, language is whatever. I'm more concerned with content but sometimes it seems like anything goes and that in itself is a can of worms. Too bad we don't have to accept an agreement... As far as these rules go, I'm unsure i've seen demonstrable evidence of these rules being heeded or even read, contrary opinions and being fresh to the community are deathwishes tho. cheers, goodnight.

  4. Heh, I complained that steam was branching into more software and media yet VNs seemed to have been left out. Seeing Sakura Spirit and NekoPara on sale has reversed this opinion of mine. //rambling

     

    Its a shame that Little Witch doesn't portray the girls more strongly or independent, i would have thought that a mahou shoujo type deal place an emphasis on those qualities. Hopefully the gameplay is good and story is enjoyable.

  5. I learned the value of (hardly)work and consequence. Failed an entire semester of classes, thought I knew everything, procrastinated until past due dates, didn't even get out of bed most days. I've had a taste of what failure is like and let me tell you it burns your conscience.

    Some work well under pressure, I only work under pressure. Some learn the easy way, I only learn the hard way.

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