Legend of Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These
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Legend of Galactic Heroes: The New Thesis (Japanese: 銀河英雄伝説 Die Neue These, Ginga Eiyū Densetsu Die Neue These), is the sixth animated adaptation (counting films) of Tanaka Yoshiki's Legend of Galactic Heroes series of novels. Produced by Production I.G, this re-adaptation is first aired in April 2018 as a 12-episode series, followed by 3 animated films in 2019, and 6 animated films in 2022.
The first 24 episodes of this adaptation is aired on NHK Educational TV as a single series in April 2020.
In addition to this animated adaptation, Legend of Galactic Heroes has also been adapted into the original 110-episode OVA series, three OVA films, a prequel Gaiden OVA series, and a musical stage production.
Crunchyroll is streaming the series with subtitles, and Funimation is streaming the series with an English dub.
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Summary
For over 150 years in the distant future two interstellar human states – the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance – were embroiled in what seem to be a never-ending war within the Milky Way galaxy. Out from the ravages of war emerged two young stars whose deeds would make them worthy of the appellation of Galactic Heroes. They are Reinhard von Lohengramm from the Galactic Empire and Yang Wen-li from the Free Planets Alliance.
Episode list
Encounter
The first season, Encounter (Japanese: 邂逅, Kaikō), is a 12-episode series that covers the majority of volume 1 of the original novels.
| # | English title | Japanese title | date | released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | In the Eternal Night | 永遠の夜の中で | 796 UC (487 IC / 3596 CE) Jan | 2018/04/03 |
| 002 | The Battle of Astarte | アスターテ会戦 | 796 UC (487 IC / 3596 CE) Jan | 2018/04/10 |
| 003 | An Indomitable Prodigy | 常勝の天才 | 796 UC (487 IC / 3596 CE) | 2018/04/17 |
| 004 | The Unbeatable Magician | 不敗の魔術師 | 785 UC (476 IC / 3585 CE) - 788 UC (479 IC / 3588 CE) | 2018/04/24 |
| 005 | Birth of the 13th Fleet | 第十三艦隊誕生 | 796 UC (487 IC / 3596 CE) | 2018/05/01 |
| 006 | The Capture of Iserlohn (Part One) | イゼルローン攻略[前編] | 796 UC (487 IC / 3596 CE) Apr | 2018/05/08 |
| 007 | The Capture of Iserlohn (Part Two) | イゼルローン攻略[後編] | 796 UC (487 IC / 3596 CE) May | 2018/05/15 |
| 008 | The Castrop Rebellion | カストロプ動乱 | 796 UC (487 IC / 3596 CE) | 2018/05/22 |
| 009 | Each Person's Star | それぞれの星 | 796 UC (487 IC / 3596 CE) | 2018/06/05 |
| 010 | Interlude | 幕間狂言 | 796 UC (487 IC / 3596 CE) | 2018/06/12 |
| 011 | The Verge of Death (Part One) | 死線[前編] | 796 UC (487 IC / 3596 CE) | 2018/06/19 |
| 012 | The Verge of Death (Part Two) | 死線[後編] | 796 UC (487 IC / 3596 CE) | 2018/06/26 |
Stellar War
The second season, Stellar War (Japanese: 星乱, Seiran), is comprised of 3 animated films, equivalent to a 12-episode series. It covers the end of volume 1 of the original novels, as well as volume 2.
| # | English title | Japanese title | date | released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 013 | Amritsar | アムリッツァ | 796 UC (487 IC / 3596 CE) | 2019/09/27 |
| 014 | Demise of the Emperor | 皇帝崩御 | 796 UC (487 IC / 3596 CE) | 2019/09/27 |
| 015 | Before the Storm | 嵐の前 | 797 UC (488 IC / 3597 CE) | 2019/09/27 |
| 016 | Ignition Point | 発火点 | 797 UC (488 IC / 3597 CE) | 2019/09/27 |
| 017 | The Yang Fleet Mobilises | ヤン艦隊出動 | 797 UC (488 IC / 3597 CE) Apr | 2019/10/25 |
| 018 | Bloodshed in Space | 流血の宇宙 | 797 UC (488 IC / 3597 CE) May | 2019/10/25 |
| 019 | The Battle of the Doria Starzone | ドーリア星域の会戦 | 797 UC (488 IC / 3597 CE) May | 2019/10/25 |
| 020 | Tragedy | 惨劇 | 797 UC (488 IC / 3597 CE) | 2019/10/25 |
| 021 | Victory for Whose Sake? | 誰がための勝利 | 797 UC (488 IC / 3597 CE) | 2019/11/29 |
| 022 | The Fall of Goldenbaum | 黄金樹は倒れた | 797 UC (488 IC / 3597 CE) | 2019/11/29 |
| 023 | Farewell to the Days of Old | さらば、遠き日 | 797 UC (488 IC / 3597 CE) | 2019/11/29 |
| 024 | My Friend | わが友 | 797 UC (488 IC / 3597 CE) | 2019/11/29 |
Collision
The third season, Collision (Japanese: 激突, Gekitotsu), is comprised of 3 animated films, equivalent to a 12-episode series. It covers the majority of volume 3 of the original novels.
| # | English title | Japanese title | date | released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 025 | First Campaign | 初陣 | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) Jan | 2022/03/04 |
| 026 | The Twin Pillars | 双璧 | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) | 2022/03/04 |
| 027 | A Stormy Night | 嵐の夜 | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) | 2022/03/04 |
| 028 | Reformer | 改革者 | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) | 2022/03/04 |
| 029 | The Geier Takes Flight | はばたく | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) | 2022/04/01 |
| 030 | A Single Fine Thread | 細い一本の糸 | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) | 2022/04/01 |
| 031 | What Was Lost | 失われたもの | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) Mar | 2022/04/01 |
| 032 | The Inquiry | 査問会 | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) Apr | 2022/04/01 |
| 033 | War Without Weapons | 武器なき戦い | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) Apr | 2022/05/13 |
| 034 | Fortress vs Fortress Act I: Cannon Fire | 要塞対要塞 Akt I: 巨砲、相撃つ | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) Apr | 2022/05/13 |
| 035 | Fortress vs Fortress Act II: Fierce Fighting | 要塞対要塞 Akt II: 激闘 | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) Apr | 2022/05/13 |
| 036 | Fortress vs Fortress Act III: The Return of the Magician | 要塞対要塞 Akt III: 魔術師の帰還 | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) Apr | 2022/05/13 |
Intrigue
The fourth season, Intrigue (Japanese: 策謀, Sakubō), is comprised of 3 animated films, equivalent to a 12-episode series. It covers the end of volume 3 of the original novels, as well as volume 4.
| # | English title | Japanese title | date | released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 037 | Fortress vs Fortress Act IV: Conclusion | 要塞対要塞 Akt IV: 決着 | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) Apr | 2022/09/30 |
| 038 | Determination and Ambition | 決意と野心 | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) | 2022/09/30 |
| 039 | Thunderclaps | 雷鳴 | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) Jun | 2022/09/30 |
| 040 | Maze | 迷宮 | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) Jul | 2022/09/30 |
| 041 | The Die Is Cast | 矢は放たれた | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) Jul | 2022/10/28 |
| 042 | The Legitimate Galactic Empire Government | 銀河帝国正統政府 | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) | 2022/10/28 |
| 043 | Declaration of War | 宣戦布告 | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) | 2022/10/28 |
| 044 | Departure | 旅立ち | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) Sep | 2022/10/28 |
| 045 | Emperor Overthrown | 皇帝廃立 | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) | 2022/11/25 |
| 046 | Operation: Ragnarök | 作戦名『 | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) Nov | 2022/11/25 |
| 047 | Invitation to a Requiem | | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) | 2022/11/25 |
| 048 | The Occupation of Fezzan | フェザーン占領 | 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) Dec | 2022/11/25 |
Production staff
Production
- Original creator: Tanaka Yoshiki (Tokyo Sogensha)
- Director: Tada Shunsuke
- Series composition: Takagi Noboru
- Assistant director: Moriyama Yūjirō
- Character design: Kikuchi Yōko, Teraoka Iwao, Tsushima Katsura
- Chief animation director: Gotō Takayuki, Kikuchi Yōko
- Special effects director: Takeuchi Atsushi
- Mechanical design: Takeuchi Atsushi, Usui Shinji, Tsuneki Shinobu
- Original mechanical design: Katō Naoyuki
- Prop design: Ōta Keiko
- Prop and crest design: Akishino Denforword Hiyori
- 3D: I.G 3D
- 3D director: Morimoto Shiguma
- Art: Bamboo
- Art director: Takeda Yūsuke
- Art setting: Shiozawa Yoshinori, Sono Yoshihiro, Fujii Kazushi
- Art design: Watabe Takashi
- Colour design: Takeda Yuka
- Sound director: Mima Masafumi
- Music: Hashimoto Shin (Sin), Inoue Yasuhisa
- Music production cooperation: Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc.
- Director of photography: Arai Eiji
- Editing: Uematsu Junichi
- Production: Production I.G
- Supervision: Wright Staff
- Planning coordinator: Rooftop Inc.
- Production cooperation: Tokuma Shoten
- Executive production cooperation: DMM Pictures
- Executive producer: Shochiku, Production I.G
Main cast
- Reinhard von Lohengramm
- Yang Wen-li
- Siegfried Kircheis
- Julian Mintz
- Paul von Oberstein
- Wolfgang Mittermeyer
- Oskar von Reuenthal
- Alex Cazerne
- Frederica Greenhill
- Walter von Schönkopf
- Annerose von Grünewald
- Hildegard von Mariendorf
- Olivier Poplin
- Dusty Attenborough
- Narrator
Theme songs
Opening themes
- Binary Star (Encounter and Stellar War)
- Performance: SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Uru
- Lyrics: Benjamin & mpi
- Composition and arrangement: Sawano Hiroyuki
- Cry (NHK E Tele broadcast)
- Performance: SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki
- Lyrics: Sawano Hiroyuki, Benjamin & mpi
- Composition and arrangement: Sawano Hiroyuki
- Dust (Collision and Intrigue)
- Performance: SennaRin
- Lyrics: cAnON.
- Composition and arrangement: Sawano Hiroyuki
Ending themes
- Wish (Encounter)
- Performance: Elisa
- Lyrics: Satomi
- Composition: Shihori
- Arrangement: Maeguchi Wataru
- Tranquility (Stellar War)
- Performance: SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Anly
- Lyrics: Benjamin & mpi
- Composition and arrangement: Sawano Hiroyuki
- Hikari no Hoshi (光の星, Star of Light) (NHK E Tele broadcast)
- Performance: Elisa
- Lyrics and composition: Sira
- Arrangement: Maeguchi Wataru
- Melt (Collision and Intrigue)
- Performance: SennaRin
- Lyrics: Senna Rin & cAnON., Sawano Hiroyuki
- Composition and arrangement: Sawano Hiroyuki
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These at Crunchyroll
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These at Funimation
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (TV) at Anime News Network
- Legend of Galactic Heroes at TVTropes
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes at Wikipedia
