Much different than a 12 episode anime, and even a long running shounen anime. It’s a feeling I don’t think I’ve experienced before in anime. The longevity just provides this great sense of scale for everything.
Large developments are introduced, and the anime can then process them down over many episodes. Huge difference between the two, and the anime provides that perspective. You get a feel for “winning battles” versus “winning the war”. It feels nice watching the anime knowing that everything won’t be decided in a single moment. The war, and the internal politics of the factions have a lot of depth. Both factions feel alive, rife with victories and defeats, internally and externally. Not only is there an external conflict between two warring factions, but there are also many, many internal issues that arise and need to be dealt with. It reminds me of many Paradox Grand Strategy games that I’ve played and love. You get a real feel for the balance of power between the two factions as the anime progresses. The anime is much better than that! Instead, there are many, many conflicts. The outcome of the war between the Alliance and the Empire isn’t decided in one battle. And that’s what makes the length of Legend of the Galactic Heroes so great: it feels like a real epic story due to its length. Off the top of my head I can’t think of a single episode that didn’t materially contribute to the overarching story. Every episode something happens that is either important or interesting. In fact, majority of the episodes so far don’t spend ANY time on recaps, and when they do, it’s restricted to around a minute or so.Īnd there is no “filler”. Legend of the Galactic Heroes isn’t like other long anime, like One Piece for example. But it doesn’t feel this way at all in practice.
You may think that 110 episodes is too many, or tedious. I think that the best part of the anime is it’s length.
So let’s talk Ginga Eiyuu Denetsu (Legend of the Galactic Heroes)!įirst, I’d like to shower some praise on the anime. I also want to try and avoid spoilers, just in case there is anyone else out there that really wants to watch Legend of the Galactic Heroes, but is still on the fence because of it’s length (110 episodes). A lot has happened over the course of 55 episodes – but there are three aspects in particular I want to talk about here. I’ve been hooked pretty much since episode 1! It’s an excellent anime so far. I am now halfway through Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
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