Banner of the Stars | |
Cover of Seikai no Senki I featuring main heroine Lafiel
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星界の戦旗 (Seikai no Senki) |
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Genre | Space opera, Military science fiction |
Manga | |
Written by | Hiroyuki Morioka |
Illustrated by | Toshihiro Ono (first two volumes) |
Published by | Hayakawa Publishing |
Original run | December 1996 – present |
Volumes | 5 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Yasuchika Nagaoka |
Music by | Katsuhisa Hattori |
Studio | Sunrise |
Licensed by | |
Original network | WOWOW |
English network | |
Original run | April 14, 2000 – July 14, 2000 |
Episodes | 13 |
Anime film | |
Banner of the Stars - Special Edition | |
Directed by | Yasuchika Nagaoka |
Produced by | Korefumi Seki Masaki Kaifu Mikihiro Iwata Riku Matsukawa |
Music by | Katsuhisa Hattori |
Studio |
Bandai Visual Sunrise |
Released | July 7, 2001 |
Runtime | 120 minutes |
Anime television series | |
Banner of the Stars II | |
Directed by | Yasuchika Nagaoka |
Music by | Katsuhisa Hattori |
Studio | Sunrise |
Licensed by | |
Original network | WOWOW |
Original run | July 11, 2001 – September 26, 2001 |
Episodes | 10 |
Original video animation | |
Banner of the Stars III | |
Directed by | Yasuchika Nagaoka |
Studio | Sunrise |
Released | August 26, 2005 – September 23, 2005 |
Runtime | 30 minutes |
Episodes | 2 |
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Banner of the Stars (星界の戦旗 Seikai no Senki?, lit. Battle Flag of the Stars) is a series of science fiction novels written by Hiroyuki Morioka, which serve as sequels to Crest of the Stars. The series is ongoing. Three novels in the series have been made into anime.
Main characters:
The crew of the attack ship Basrogrh (Basroil) with Jinto and Lafiel:
Lodaïrhs (Abh officers) introduced in this series:
As of the present, there are five novels in the Seikai no Senki. These are:
Jinto Lynn and princess Lafiel join the imperial fleet and take part in an arduous defense of Aptic Gate (where their attack ship Basrogrh (Basroil) is destroyed after the whole crew have escaped).
Lafiel and Jinto are appointed ambassadors and given a mission to form a government on a newly conquered planet, which turns out to be a detention planet full of prisoners. Jinto is kidnapped during a rebellion and Lafiel is forced to withdraw due to the military actions of the enemy, leaving Jinto behind. Weeks later she returns to rescue him.
The main characters go to the Hyde star system (Jinto's home world and recently recovered imperial territory). On the way, Jinto encounters his friend Dorin Ku and is informed that a military war game will be held in the Hyde star system. Martine, the system's capital, refuses to surrender to the Abh Empire. Count Jinto negotiates with the Martinese government and seeks terms to surrender. At last, at the cost of the planet's autonomy and exile of the Count, Martine joins the Empire.
The main characters have returned to the Imperial fleet and Lafiel is now captain of a new ship, the assault frigate Flicaubh. Lafiel's younger brother Duhiel enlists in the navy and is dispatched to a battleship. The so far neutral Hania Federation unexpectedly offers to join the Abh Empire and Empress Ramaj accepts. While Jinto and Lafiel are returning to the Imperial capital, Lakfakalle, the Hania Federation fleet suddenly attack the Abh Empire and advances towards the capital.
The three enemy nations launch a surprise attack on Lakfakalle from Hania territory with help from sympathetic elements within the Hania military. Unable to recall the fleets in time to mount a defense, the empire prepares to abandon its capital for the first time in its history. The empress leads the small fleet available to meet the enemy in a desperate attempt to buy time for the civilians and crucial production structures to be evacuated. Meanwhile, Lafiel and Jinto are assigned to an old cruiser and tasked with transporting the Memorial Stones, markers etched with the name of every person who has ever died for the empire and important cultural artifacts. At the same time Duhiel is trapped behind enemy lines, and his superiors must get him back to Imperial territory.