Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These is currently reliving its biggest battles during a terrestrial Japanese broadcast. To celebrate the airing of episode 27, the show’s official social media accounts have shared two new illustrations—showing the many players on both sides of the century-and-a-half-long conflict. Taking center stage in each are the two men at the center of the war: Reinhard von Lohengramm and Yang Wen-li:
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes novels are published in Japan by Tokuma Shoten, and more than 15 million copies have been in circulation since the novels debuted in 1982. An English language version of the series is also available from Viz Media.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes was previously adapted into a long-running OAV series beginning in 1988, and this version is currently streaming on HIDIVE. Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These began broadcasting in 2018 and has completed four seasons so far. Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These features animation production by Production I.G, and it is currently streaming on Crunchyroll.
Crunchyroll describes Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These:
Thousands of years into the future, humanity has advanced into space. Here it has divided into two countries and two different forms of government: the autocracy of the Galactic Empire, and the democracy of the Free Planets Alliance. The countries have been at war for 150 years. Near the end of the 8th age of the space calendar, the appearance of two geniuses will change history forever. The unstoppable genius, Reinhard von Lohengramm, and the unbeatable magician, Yang Wen-li. As heads of the Imperial and Alliance armies respectively, the two will face each other in battle over and over again.
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