Legend of Galactic Heroes
| Legend of the Galactic Heroes | |
Cover of the original novel of Legend of the Galactic Heroes volume 1, first edition (Tokuma Novels, 1982).
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銀河英雄伝説 (Ginga Eiyū Densetsu) |
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| Genre | Space opera, Military science fiction |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Yoshiki Tanaka |
| Illustrated by |
Naoyuki Kato (vol. 1–5) Yukihisa Kamoshita (vol. 6–10) |
| Published by | Tokuma Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Original run | November 30, 1982 – November 15, 1987 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Novel series | |
| Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Side Stories | |
| Written by | Yoshiki Tanaka |
| Illustrated by |
Katsumi Michihara (vol. 1, 3-4) Akira Kasahara (vol. 2) Hiroshi Yokoyama (short stories) |
| Published by | Tokuma Shoten |
| Original run | September 1, 1984 – July 31, 1989 |
| Volumes | 4 (+5 short stories) |
| Manga | |
| Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Golden Wings | |
| Written by | Katsumi Michihara |
| Published by | Tokuma Shoten |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Chara |
| Published | August 10, 1986 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Katsumi Michihara |
| Published by | Tokuma Shoten |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Shōnen Captain |
| Original run | 1989 – 1994 |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Anime film | |
| Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars | |
| Directed by | Noboru Ishiguro |
| Produced by | Shaun Clayton |
| Written by | Takeshi Shudo |
| Music by | Setsuo Sasaki |
| Studio | Artland & Madhouse |
| Released | February 6, 1988 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Noboru Ishiguro |
| Music by | Shin Kawabe Shinsuke Kazato |
| Studio |
Artland (all episodes) Madhouse (eps. 1-26) Magic Bus (eps. 27-110) |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | December 1988 – March 1997 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes (each) |
| Episodes | 110 |
| Anime film | |
| Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Golden Wings | |
| Directed by | Keizou Shimizu |
| Music by | Tomoki Hasegawa |
| Studio | Artland & Magic Bus |
| Released | December 12, 1992 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War | |
| Directed by | Ken'ichi Maeda |
| Studio | Artland & Magic Bus |
| Released | December 18, 1993 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
| Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Side Stories | |
| Directed by | Noboru Ishiguro |
| Studio | Artland & Magic Bus |
| Released | 1998 – 2000 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes (each) |
| Episodes | 52 |
| Manga | |
| Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Portrait of Heroes | |
| Written by | Katsumi Michihara |
| Published by | Tokuma Shoten |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Ryū |
| Original run | 2007 – present |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Anime | |
| Studio | Production I.G |
| Released | 2017 – scheduled |
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (銀河英雄伝説 Ginga Eiyū Densetsu?), also known as LOTGH (銀英伝 Gin'eiden?), is a series of science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanaka. In humanity's distant future, two interstellar states - the monarchic Galactic Empire and the democratic Free Planets Alliance - are embroiled in a never-ending war. The story focuses on the exploits of rivals Reinhard von Lohengramm and Yang Wen Li as they rise to power and fame in the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance respectively.
An anime adaptation of the novels, produced by Kitty Films and animated for the most part by Artland and Magic Bus, ran from 1988 to 1997. There is also a manga based on the novels, with art by Katsumi Michihara. In addition, there are several video game adaptations with the most recent release in 2008 being a real-time strategy game. The series did not receive an official English release until 2015, when North American anime and manga distributor Viz Media announced they had acquired the license to the novels, while on the same day, North American anime licensor Sentai Filmworks announced their license to the anime.
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