The 87th episode of Legend of the Galactic Heroes begins the fourth and final season by setting the table for future conflict. The episode begins with more development of the relationship between Reinhard and his star admirals Reuenthal ... Continue reading

Legend of the Galactic Heroes and the Weight of History

Legend of the Galactic Heroes is epic in scope, in many senses of the word. It is an epic in terms of its story of great deeds, heroes, and villains. The scope of its political philosophy is epic, containing big political ideals and ... Continue reading

Blogging Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 85 | Lower Mid-Table

The 85th episode of Legend of the Galactic Heroes returns to a focus on internal Imperial politics. Elfriede's child looms large in this episode as Lang and Rubinsky begin to make moves to oust Reuenthal. At the same time, ... Continue reading

Blogging Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 82 | Lower Mid-Table

The 82nd episode of Legend of the Galactic Heroes sees the end of the road for one of the series' defining characters. Reinhard explains his turn to negotiating, while concerns remain as to whether his subordinates will go along with ... Continue reading

Blogging Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 83 | Lower Mid-Table

The 83rd episode of Legend of the Galactic Heroes picks up from Yang's tragic death in the last episode. After Julian discovers the body, he and everyone left in the Yang Fleet have to come to grips with the death of their leader. ... Continue reading

Blogging Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 84 | Lower Mid-Table

The 84th episode of Legend of the Galactic Heroes sees the real conclusion to the conflict at Iserlohn. The Empire is informed of Yang's death and it is generally received badly, except by Mittermeyer who sees the end result of being ... Continue reading

The Nobility of Realism in Legend of the Galactic Heroes

In the grand scope of its politics and conflicts, Legend of the Galactic Heroes definitely seems to favor one school of international relations theory for explaining how the universe works. Realism, one of the two broad categories of ... Continue reading

Blogging Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 78 | Lower Mid-Table

It could be said that the 78th episode of Legend of the Galactic Heroes descends into narrative farce at a certain point, but this episode is devoted mostly to preparations on Iserlohn. Bittenfeld's message is received and a response ... Continue reading

Blogging Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 86

The 86th episode of Legend of the Galactic Heroes concludes the 3rd season of the series by revisiting Iserlohn. Slightly under 1 million people remain on Iserlohn, but Frederica and Julian have to be content with this being the ... Continue reading

Blogging Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 81 | Lower Mid-Table

The 81st episode of Legend of the Galactic Heroes sees the battle for the corridor resume as Yang takes on most of the 2nd-tier Imperial admirals in consecutive battles. In the process, he has to deal with a devastating loss of his own. ... Continue reading