The legend of the Galactic Heroes—A novel turned anime

So the third season of Jujustu Kaiden has been announced and scheduled for next January and I am so excited. Oh and chainsaw man too is this month, also very excited for that. Happy New month everyone, I’m here to share another anime that I’ve been watching. I’m also almost done with Pantheon and will share that also. Last week was so crazy and I can’t even begin to start with the “how” and “why”

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Have you ever heard of the legend of the Galactic Heroes? I read the novels back in the day but wasn’t opportuned to watch the OG series and there’s a remake going on right now, so that’s what I settled with and it’s short, compared to the 100k+ episodes of the original series.

The remake takes the same sweeping galactic conflict but compresses it into something that feels more urgent, more desperate. The story revolves around Reinhard and Yang. Reinhard von Lohengramm’s rise through the Empire’s ranks burns with fresh intensity as the animation captures every flicker of ambition in his ice-blue eyes. His golden hair catches starlight as he stands on the bridge of his flagship, plotting the destruction of everything corrupt about the old order. The weight of his sister’s captivity drives him forward with a hunger that feels almost physical.

Yang Wen-li’s reluctance is evident. You can see the exhaustion in his slouched shoulders as he’s dragged into yet another battle he never wanted to fight. His tea grows cold while he studies tactical displays, knowing that his brilliance condemns him to a life he despises. The democratic ideals he serves crumble around him with each political betrayal, each corrupt decision that forces him to choose between his conscience and his duty.

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Their first encounter across the void of space crackles with electricity. When their fleets clash at Astarte, it’s not just military strategy but two souls recognizing something kindred in each other. Reinhard sees in Yang the one person who might understand the isolation of genius, while Yang recognizes in Reinhard the passion he’s never allowed himself to feel.

The space battles explode with modern fury. Thousands of ships spiral through three-dimensional combat that makes your heart race as formations shatter and reform. Every beam of energy represents hundreds of lives, every tactical decision carries the weight of entire worlds. The beauty of destruction rendered in stunning detail makes you complicit in the terrible mathematics of war.

Siegfried Kircheis becomes even more tragic in this telling. His red hair seems to glow with warmth that contrasts against the cold perfection of Reinhard’s ambition. Their friendship feels achingly pure, untouched by the corruption surrounding them, making his inevitable death a wound that never heals. When the assassin’s bullet finds him instead of Reinhard, you watch the last of Reinhard’s humanity die with his dearest friend.

The political machinations feel more visceral and personal. Alliance politicians scheme with sweaty desperation while Empire nobles plot with aristocratic venom. Yang finds himself increasingly isolated as democracy devours its own champions, while Reinhard systematically dismantles centuries of entrenched privilege with surgical precision.

When Yang finally falls to fanaticism disguised as patriotism, the loss resonates through every frame that follows. Reinhard’s conquest of the galaxy feels hollow without his greatest rival to give it meaning. The democracy Yang died defending has already strangled itself with paranoia and incompetence, leaving behind only the shell of its former ideals.

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The final tragedy unfolds with devastating clarity: two men who could have been friends, who understood each other better than anyone else in their lives, were instead forced to dance this elaborate waltz of destruction across the stars. The galaxy they leave behind was/ is unified but smaller, quieter without their titanic struggle to give it purpose and meaning.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

In all, I still think the novel is so much better but someone told me the OG is also better than this new series. And I’m considering it. I hope you like this anime, it’s not your usual shounen but something different and gives this pile of book fantasy. Anyways thanks for reading, the anime gave me a similar vibe to Moriaty the patriot.

Thanks for reading.