Reviews for Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu (8.65) 6t3x3s

As an anime from the 80s, Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu, or Legend of the Galactic Heroes (LOGH from now on) has become one of the big anime old classics, and with good reason.

Because it's an old anime, you can't expect the best animation sequences or anything close to what you can see now, almost 30 years later, but LOGH still managed to age perfectly well, as it never really relied on such things.

LOGH is a series with a lot of detail, were the main part of a battle isn't the fight itself, but the planning of it. What is really important is strategy and tactics. You will get full explanations about the formations of battleships, traps to lure the enemy and the many mind games played by the different characters.

Outside of battle, politics play a very big role. This series will give you a good chance to think a little bit about the advantages and disadvantages of democracy and autocracy, and probably learn a little bit (or a lot) of both.

Tactics vs strategy is a very big theme here. How can tactics affect the whole strategy, and how can a great tactics be worthless if you don't manage to win the strategy battle.

Watching LOGH is a little bit like watching a history documental (of course, a fictional one). There are many characters, and a lot of them play a big role some time or another during the series.

A great story needs great characters, and LOGH definitely delivers. Through the story you will get to love many characters, and probably hate others. Character development is also a very huge part of this series.

LOGH really likes to depict the horrors of war, so death is, of course, a very big theme, and there are a few strong images that might not be good for the faint of heart, but will help making the story much more meaningful.

LOGH is full of dialogue and requires a lot of attention from the viewer because every detail can be important... and that's exactly what makes this series special.

Again, animation is not perfect, and if you are good with details, you will most likely spot a few mistakes here and there, but none of those mistakes should really be a problem in you overall experience.

Finally, you can't talk about LOGH and not mention its music, which besides the openings, endings, and hymns from both sides of the battle, everything is classical music. Mahler, Beethoven, Tchaikovski, Mozart and a lot more, with everything very well applied to their corresponding scenes.

Legend of the Galactic Heroes is really a unique journey in the anime world an beyond (its not fair to limit it only to anime). A very unique, long story that you will most likely not forget.