Review | Legend of the Galactic Heroes

[@GrexEleven]

Just to correct the outdated statements in this video, Legend of the Galactic Heroes is currently available for legal streaming on HiDive.

[@Girls_with_Guns]

It's now available for pre-order from Sentai, although it is a super-premium set with all 162 episodes and 3 movies on 26 Blu-rays, a hardcover book, 2 challenge coins, and 2 lenticular art cards - limited to just 1000 copies, and all for the tidy sum of $799! Plus, Sentai says no standard release is planned. shop.sentaifilmworks.com/collections/pre-order/products/legend-of-the-galactic-heroes-premium-box-set

[@lampad4549]

Personally haven't seen it yet but the flaws you described don't really seem like even that big of a deal especially the earth cult while they do seem one dimensional I can understand their motivation, from how you described it. Then again I have to watch the show for myself to see.

[@DTMHMK]

It's currently available on VRV.

[@winggweeps]

Eve Online: The Anime.

[@enoch13th85]

@@DTMHMK What order should I watch this in? Should I watch Gaiden first or just as they were chronologically released? Thanks.

[@yeetkunedo]

In my opinion, this series occupies the current throne of anime as a narrative medium. Try as they might, no other series has been able to accomplish what LOGH has. It is a series that teaches you about yourself, and asks you to test what it is you truly believe. It's the only anime I've ever seen that I can guarantee will make you a smarter, more thoughtful person as a result of watching it.

[@AlecFortescue]

I dig your name, sir.

[@petrpinc7695]

I agree with you, but there are people saying that K-ON conquered this "philosophical" throne. I haven't seen K-ON yet, but I have doubts, very large doubts, about this statement.

[@hiphopheaven]

You never see complex characters like that on anime too.

[@ZOOOKAGE]

Александр Пахомов what "monster"?

[@thislldo2326]

nEOs1255 Monster is a 2004 anime/1994 manga about a brain surgeon, named Dr Tenma, and the consequences of him choosing to save the life of a child rather then the mayor. It’s a psychological suspense mystery show and is really good, well worth the watch. myanimelist.net/anime/19/Monster

[@joek600]

Actually the hand to hand combat IS explained in the series. The use of laser guns is not allowed during boarding actions because they could penetrate the walls of the spaceships and cause huge explosion, resulting to the destruction of the ship and the death of everybody on it.

[@Beuwen_The_Dragon]

Aye, but to be fair, this rule isn't always followed, as there are several scenes with ship board action where both sides are using firearms. (Or the universe's beam weapon equivalent)

[@TheBakuganmaster99]

I never understood this logic. Why would the hull being penetrated by lasers cause huge explosions? It happen alot in the show.

[@jooborrego4]

@@TheBakuganmaster99 Explosive decompression maybe?

[@romnium162]

Armor can also deflect lasers, so that might be one of the reason.

[@maffanchadziqashari4888]

And there is Zephyr particle that can easily ignite and made huge explosion

[@BrandonHilikus]

watching this because of void left by watching this anime.

[@charlesballiet7074]

yea the remake was garbage compared to the original

[@joeandrew8752]

Watched the anime because of the heartbreak of game of thrones season 8

[@joeandrew8752]

@Jim Sharecropper yeah it was good, animation got better over time. Season 4 might have been the weakest though, was the best looking one though. Earth cult and phezzan just aren't that great a group compared to the alliance and empire.

[@osamazafar6264]

@@joeandrew8752 same here. Somehow stumbled on this show and binged till ep 86 in a week. The ending left me an empty vessel.

[@prpl3hz396]

I want to start watching this show should I only watch the 110 ep series or is there others i have to watch

[@chizhang2765]

This has probably been said many times before, but LOGH is like the War and Peace of anime industry. The sheer epicness of the show is enough to swing you off your feet and send you into that deep, contemplative realm where you do not just follow the anime plot, but connect the dots with actual historical events and personages, and from that huge torrent of information and thoughts you slowly start to extract and consolidate yourself. Not to mention the little sparkles of cinematic brilliances here and there scattered across the show.

[@katarn109]

Not a criticism, just an observation. The ships aren't as high tech looking because they are extremely efficient. the FPA ships are simpler because of mass production and lesser resources (i.e. russian and american tanks). While the Reich common ships are stronger but waste more resources and are larger targets(i.e. german tanks). The Reich flagships besides showing the status of the commander work similarly as the big german tanks (Koenig Tigers and alike). I'll probably have a couple more, but i'm still at 7:23 :P

[@katarn109]

Also i would like to add that those battles are extremely realistic. In space, movement is not that easy, and as much fueling is not detailed at all in the anime you must be extremely conservative in space. Also, they are not extremely aerodynamic because you don't need to while in space(on how the ships do not look that futuristic).

[@Nozawachter]

Also another difference in the ship design that reflect their governments thought process is that the imperial battleships can go directly in and out of orbit. This is because they are used to surpress insurrections. The free planet alliance ships are moored in orbit and the crew are shuttled via smaller ships. This cuts on costs and it makes sense since they are fighting a defensive war against the empire. *except that one time they got to go on the offensive and got mauled via the empires' scorched earth tactics.

[@pizdanpula223]

Wrong , the democracy faction got more bulkier ships

[@Beuwen_The_Dragon]

@@pizdanpula223 The majority of the Free Planets Alliance warships are long, but narrow, reducing their profile in head on engagements. Whereas the Imperial Warships are shorter, and have wider, stockier engines, no doubt allowing internal systems for these ships to enter planets atmospheres. There are also few FPA ships seen entering planetary atmospheres, namely Transports and Freighters. These ships are much wider than FPA Warships, designed for space combat. Still, their ship designs of both sides suit their respective nations perfectly. The Imperial Warships are broad, styled like Knights Armour, with ornate and often luxurious interiors, where the FPA's warships are more simple, utilitarian and made for purpose. They do not need to enter atmosphere as the FPA is not as showy as the Empire, and has no need for the spectacle of Flotillas flying over conquered cities.. Mind, this is just my inference, as the technology of spacecrafts is not entirely explained, outside of specific circumstances. ^.-.^

[@offscreen6578]

I'd like to point out that the reason axes are used in space rather than guns is for fear of destroying the ship from within with a stray laser blast. This is made clear from an offhand line in the final battle.

[@incognitojames7207]

BEST...ANIME...EVER...PERIOD.

[@alexk9885]

As far as the 2D battlefield goes, I thought it was kind of explained with the whole "enveloping" deal, where if you surround an enemy from every plane of space you run the risk of firing on your own ships. As far as the axe fighting, sometimes they'd mention something about some sort of particles being deployed that made the air itself explosive when gunfire was introduced (though to be fair they were pretty loosey-goosey with that). Great review though. I've been watching LOTGH throughout the winter and finished it a few weeks ago and I've been telling anyone that will listen about it.

[@shadekerensky3691]

A mix of Zephyr Particles and the fact that power armor is highly resistant to blaster fire, which forced the use of boarding axes/halberds and the like.

[@naverilllang]

@@shadekerensky3691 it's all just excuses to have axes in space anyway

[@shadekerensky3691]

@@naverilllang Though let's be honest, axes make sense in a cramped starship right alongside blasters.

[@matchasketch8224]

LOGH is my #1 anime: no anime occupies a higher position that this one. I love OLD + LONG anime!!! (I also like Rose of Versailles, though it's much more shoujo-oriented haha) As a female teenager, it's hard to convince my friends to watch this when all they watch is (fill it in for yourself 🤦‍♂️)

[@ShineAqua]

This is, by far, one of my absolute favorite shows. Its scope is massive and the number of threads it carries at any given moment is incredible, but it does so brilliantly. It's a shame the books are so poorly translated.

[@starhunterterra9849]

I am collecting them, they are interesting as a companion to the anime.

[@liammaloney13]

LOGH has what is absolutely the GREATEST filler episodes of all time (that is, additional episodes containing only content not in the source material). The episodes that take place on the planet as the food is being taken away. I was so genuinely surprised to find that NONE of that is in the books.

[@All_Powerful_God_Enel]

THE ultimate plan to watch series.

[@damienhailey118]

Fun Fact: Rhuental was the first voice role of the legendary Norio Wakamoto.

[@alexoman7161]

No it wasnt he already voiced a lot of anime characters like in space adventure cobra, ashita no joe 2,hokuto no ken

[@Paragon231]

Yang is not over 10 years older. He is 9 years older. The reason why the first 3 opening titles are in perfect English but the fourth is not, is because the 4 openings had 3 different singers. The first was half-japanese, half American, the second went to two international schools and the third was just a woman who only spoke Japanese, hence why the fourth song was in Engrish.

[@Боб_Рок]

Best anime ever.

[@3kb04_aliefakbar4]

One of the best. It's my Top 5 most favorite now 🔥👍

[@culeaxel4520]

@Anonymous Man attack on.... no sorry no

[@christian09333]

@@culeaxel4520 attack on titan is debatably the best anime ever released

[@el.pd10]

@@christian09333 nah it's either fmab or hxh those two are masterpieces

[@lohengramm7798]

@@christian09333 monster > aot imo

[@matthewmcdougle5973]

As for Phezzan, you'll know why they weren't humanized once you find out who is their most likely real life prototype, (our greatest ally).

[@diobrando5746]

😂

[@er_mann6794]

the axes were yoused because of the zephyr particles

[@MassDonfel]

Yes, but still they can use standart guns :D It was epic, but as he said doesnt make any sence :)

[@tcc5750]

Lukas if I recall the extreme heat of the gun from when it hits a normal bullet would cause the zephyr particles to explode.

[@CyberFenix000]

beat me to it!

[@Mewiel]

Books are being translated. Go find the answers there.

[@Sargonarhes]

Don't forget, only the books bring it up. Those armored suits they wear are actually a powered armor, even if a person can only stand to be sealed up in one for a few hours at a time.

[@flipkiller8521]

Back when Anime was great and wasn't about chasing Waifu trends.

[@栗栖が萌じゃない]

Sorry to break your bubble, but there's already "Waifu trends" in the 80s.

[@3kb04_aliefakbar4]

@@栗栖が萌じゃない but not as crazy as today

[@ervamoten5830]

@@3kb04_aliefakbar4 True.

[@栗栖が萌じゃない]

@@3kb04_aliefakbar4 yeah no, but they had a different kind of crazy back in the day.

[@pureaidswithmemes8053]

What are you talking about? Oberstein is best waifu

[@RichieW]

Never watched an anime in my life and just got done with this after seeing a disgruntled Game of Thrones fan recommend it in a comment section. Totally worth it. Probably unfilmable as a remake in today's political climate. And that's probably a good thing. I like to imagine julian is the narrator :)

[@kafkachampin]

There are remake anime however!

[@Gustav_Kuriga]

They just did a reboot of it in 2018. So you're wrong. It's hilarious that you think political climate is that restrictive.

[@FlyingFocs]

@@Gustav_Kuriga in terms of the West, it probably would be. As much as some people hate the current democracy in the States, I think they'd hate an autocracy even more.

[@FlyingFocs]

Jullian as narrator is such head-canon for me, you don't even know.

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@FlyingFocs well to be fair there really isn’t a time when America hated democracy. It’s our country’s pride, for better or for worse. The only western movie I can think of that criticizes democracy is The Star Wars prequels.

[@novemaspectus3429]

As far as the two dimensional instead of three dimensional tactics, you must remember that in terms of the distances that these battles are taking place in, the possibility of dodging or avoiding a shot is almost impossible. Unless the sensors are capable of detecting objects faster than light, you would not have sufficient warning to avoid a laser weapon before it hit. Also, anytime you did attempt to maneuver at such long distances by the time you were able to reorient, your enemy will have shifted to face you head on as to prevent the smallest target for your weapons. At that point you were simply wasting the propellant for your maneuvering thrusters. As far as the axes go, it would be a very bad idea to shoot a laser or particle weapon within the confines of a ship's hull. If the weapon you used has sufficient penetrating power to go through body armor or the powered armor that we see in the series, then it would likely also go through the hull. A hole in the superstructure of the vessel would be fatal to anyone inside the compartment. Therefore, using axes would allow you, in conjunction with powered armor, to clear out a vessel and make a breach to advance further where other weapons could be used in relative safety.

[@hieronymos_lo]

Well... actually there are scenes in which someone shoots himself or the others inside a ship. The axes combats take place mainly because of the existence of the zephyr particles.

[@Ponja__]

The canon reason for the axes is that they usually use these things called 'zephyr particles' (or seffle particles if you read the wiki) that explode when heated by laser fire. So, you don't want to shoot the other guy when those are around, since that'll not only kill them, but you, and probably whoever else is on the ship when it takes a chunk out of the hull.

[@kewaso_5313]

Idk, spears or maybe short and thick swords would make way more sense than masive two-headed battleaxes

[@pablotomasllodra4423]

@@kewaso_5313 Axes are surprisingly effective weapons for many situations

[@athee420]

@@kewaso_5313 Axes are a versatile, easy-to-make type of weapon and there's a reason they have historically been one of the most universally popular weapons, second only to spears and more recently firearms. Swords have less reach and are generally more dangerous to use; historically, unless you were the Roman army, your sword would be considered a sidearm and if you were using it, it would be a sign that something had gone wrong.

[@cassandratastrophe9000]

"Oh and there's also Attenborough" Are you really gonna do my boy Dusty dirty like that?

[@CyberFenix000]

OBERSTEIN DID NOTHING WRONG!!

[@r.canimations150]

CyberFenix000 *Griffith

[@pizdanpula223]

@@r.canimations150 Griffith is more like the emperor

[@karimgameil6240]

On the other hand, Yang did something VERY WRONG. He left us with Julian Mincemeat.

[@starhunterterra9849]

Oberstein vs Char, now that is terrifying tactical fight worth paying to watch. But, Oberstein commands an Imperial force unlike Char unless Zaku Mobile Suits that LOGH lacks can even things up.

[@captainvalourous6668]

He is an emotionless machivelian who wants to do what was best to support Reinhard and his empire which made me terrified and love his character at the same time but the fact is still there that he did things that are still wrong.

[@WilliamRAguilar]

This is the Greatest Anime of All time and I'm not just over exaggerating that statment for hype's sake. I'm stating from a position reviewer objectivity

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

William Aguilar no such thing as reviewer objectivity. Art is assessed and enjoyed subjectively

[@Rifky809]

@fuck k-pop and tiktok eh each to their own

[@xingwang9246]

Fun fact: the story of original novel was based on China's South/North dynasty history (AD 420~589), The two protagonist Emperor Reinhart and Yang Wenli, was inspipred by 2 historical figures during that time : Emperor Gao Huan and General Chen Qingzhi. Fun fact 2: The Emperor Reinhart's famous line: "Our marching is to the sea of stars" were so loved by Chinese fans that it become an unofficial slogan for Chinese National Space Administration.

[@fedesur7261]

The Galactic Empire has strong Austro-Hungarian Empire and German Empire vibes not China vibes for me

[@xingwang9246]

@@fedesur7261 on the surface level all Empire characters have Germanic names but deeply a lot of the fictional historical events were basically rewritten version of Chinese South-North dynasty history.

[@fedesur7261]

@@xingwang9246 THE SOCIAL ORGANISATION ( NOBILITY VERSUS COMMON PEOPLE, ABSOLUTE POWER OF THE KAISER OR KAISERIN, militarism, role of military in society is like germany not China

[@fedesur7261]

@@xingwang9246 the Galactic Empire remember a technologically upgraded version of the old Austro-Hungary Empire in the Marishka trilogy with Romy Schneider long feminine pimped out dresses, high ranks officers and gentlemen in the armed forces, militarism and absolut monarchy like the good old glory days of Imperial Germany and Austro-Hungaryy Empire

[@xingwang9246]

@@fedesur7261 Read more carefully please. What I said is "based on China's South/North dynasty history (AD 420~589)". China has 3500+ years of recorded history and what I mentioned is only a short part of it. What you said about Germany also applied to China in that period. China then was divided into 2 part the South dynasty and the North Dynasty. Both dynasties were ruled by military nobles. South dynasty was believed as more civilized (like the Galactical Federation) while the North dynasty more centralized and militarily superior (like the Glactical Empire). Both dynasties had been seeking the complete conquest of China and in the end the North dynasty, united by a usurper emperor who's a family member of old emperor's wife prevailed, when the South dynasty was weakened by a series of rebellions. Anyone who are familiar of Chinese history could see the likeness. Some of the event in the book was nearly copy-pasted from the history record. For example the brutal death of a tyrant emperor of Galactical empire hundreds years ago (he was too fat and couldn't move when the usurper send his hound on him). YOSHIKI TANAKA himself is a huge fan of Chinese history. Legends of Glactical Heroes is not his only work based on Chinese history. And he has multiple times openly stated that Yang Wenli was based on General Chen Qingzhi to his Japanese fans. He even wrote a non-fiction novel about General Chen Qingzhi 《奔流》(I can't find its English translation).

[@ElzariusUnity]

24:10 use of cold weapons makes perfect sence,since both sides make use of Zephyr particles

[@jcrosenkreuz5213]

If you're here, you might be burned out on other anime that just doesn't do what LOGH does. And you'd be right! I'd recommend these books to scratch that itch: * War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy | Mass conflict, the futility of war, brilliant generals and impacted civilians, disrupted decadent court life * The Foundation Series, Isaac Asimov | sci-fi historical epic based on Edward Gibbon's account of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire * History of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides | a deathmatch between democracy and autocracy, with outside powers and disastrous invasions tipping the scales Odds are Tanaka, a history buff himself, used the first and last (and Gibbon) as templates for LOGH

[@Ericthefilo]

my favourite anime of all time, if you haven't watched it already please give it a chance!

[@misleddawn3143]

This anime is a masterpiece

[@pavelkamatus]

Good stuff, Grex. although I bet it was said numerous times already, the reason behind using batle-axes was, that the boarding shutles released the expoloding particle gas into the ship, it has attached to upon impact. gas that the standard laser rifles would ignite along with the entire ship. as for the 2 plane combat, it would be a wet dream of every admiral, to have the 3rd plane availbe, yet with the fleets of THAT size it would lead only to a complete mess. Hell, once they start jaming each other signals, they often had to send shutles with comands to the subcomanders flagships, just try to orginaze a fight in such conditions. That..and it also might just have been an unspoken, yet agreed convention, such as battle lines in napoleonic era (something to make the combat more "civilized" and efficent).

[@Nozawachter]

Yeah, you're the only person who mentioned the messenger shuttles. Which makes sense, not just because of communication jamming, but I think the armada sometimes stretches across light minutes, and it is sometimes actually faster to send a messenger on a ship that can warp to the other side. I remember there being a battle where the messenger ship was taken out by a freak laser shot causing a second or third ship to be sent, causing delay and confusion in the ranks.

[@athee420]

The battle lines in Napoleonic and earlier battles weren't exactly there as a convention to keep the battles "civilised", rather a way to make the relatively primitive firearms of the day effective at all before the widespread usage of rifles. Other than that, a good points.

[@HollrHollrGetCholera]

This was a well done video, especially the editing. I have one correction I want to try and make, and it is in regards to the 2D battle point, which is a common complaint of the series. It would make sense initially to find the linear space combat in LOGH odd, given that space is a 3 axis arena. However, on further reflection the reason for this linearity becomes clear. The space ships are firing at each other from hundreds of thousands of kilometers away and in largely visually unobstructed areas, making large scale fleet movements you might expect easily visible to the enemy and, given the distance, leaving enough time for a reaction. Keeping those two traits of the warfare in mind, what you get is two fleets firing at each other in a straight line no matter their orientation. Because large scale fleets act sort of as firing squads, individual movements along different axis are likely to result friendly fire at worst and disorganization at best, worsening the fleet's ability to react to the enemy fleet's movements. All of this comes together to make the kind of battles you see in the series the most logical outcome. Adding on to that, we do see in the series that while one fleet vs one fleet may be restricted to linear combat, adding additional fleets can get you different angles of approach and attack. This especially occurs in the large scale multi fleet battles between Reinhard's admirals and the FPA's admirals.

[@texasspirit8138]

plus a good amount of the battles takes place in a corridor where there is a limit as how far they can go up and down. and heck in the third and fourth season they showed what happens

[@Nozawachter]

Also just to add to that, if you see a fleet in the distance is the series, it is often shaped like a star twinkle, stretching out vertically and horizontally. So they definitely aren't ignoring the idea of enveloping from above and below. Also, this series has "navigable space" not all space is traversable in this series, with the FPA and Reich being in two adjacent tendrils of the Milky Way galaxy, with 2 points that are close enough to form a corridor (tunnel) Isherlon and Phezzan corridors. When fighting in such corridors, the FPA had hugged the edge of the corridor so as nothing could get behind them. So perhaps on the rare occasions that they do fight using 3D tactics, maybe they are in a part of the galaxy that happens to have enough "head clearance"

[@professorwh042]

Perfect review. I don't think anyone can top this for LOTGH. Keep up the amazing work!

[@arcanethink]

Professor Who This one and the one made by Bakashift are the two best reviews for the series.

[@yeetkunedo]

ArcaneThinker Fuckin' Dvorak, man. :D

[@trumanshow162]

I want to read it in writing , as I am not good at English hearing.

[@arcanethink]

trueman show The books of LOGH are being translated in English slow and steady. 2 have come out till now.

[@trumanshow162]

Sorry , and thank you. I have mentioned about the narration in this movie.

[@xaisthoj]

Best review for LOGTH I've seen yet. Great job... I mean it.

[@Vessol]

Great review. I can't think of any series that has captivated me as much as LoGH. The setting and characters bring it all together and the consistent art direction and character design are just icing on the cake. I feel that anyone who passes this series by because of it's age or length are doing themselves a serious disservice.

[@tcc5750]

4:15 exactly! Reinhardt reforms the Galactic Empire so fast.

[@joseSanchez-ej2oh]

The melee combat has the same reasoning as Dune I thought the groups of ships were so tall/thick and so numerous, that they were using up the 3 dimensions constantly. But i do think that the clusters of ships should've been shown moving up and down just as much as they were shown moving left right forward and back.

[@rzimz3355]

There is a reason why ships fight in two dimensions. By the period of time the story takes place, electronic warfare has become extremely advanced, which means that conventional targeting systems wouldn't work. This means that ships must manually aim their weapons at one another. If they were to fight in two dimensions, it would be far easier to aim the ships' cannons.

[@xaisthoj]

Basically, in a world of super stealth fighters, guided weaponry is no longer effective so it becomes WW2 all over again. Ships have to have small profiles facing the line of fire so that they are less likely to get hit by musket fire. They appear large and long on the side like a barn but they end up having a smaller profile facing fire as they are designed.

[@Deukish]

Its been a while since I watched the series, but don't the corridors have physical "walls" (caused by tidal friction or something) that rip ships apart if they touch or pass it? Seems like another reason why they'd opt for 2d formations when you're given extremely limited space to operate in anyways (since the majority of battles in the whole war take place in the Iserlohn corridor.)

[@netrolancer1061]

No other major anime you tubers talk about, nor have seen this masterpiece

[@shayneoneill1506]

I think one of the things that make LOGH's depiction of war so good, is that its basically anti war , deep down. Neither sides are really the bad guys, and the outcome is ultimately disasterous for the little people.

[@yeetkunedo]

Also, the series is back on KZbin, and the original series has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks as of 2015. *They're working on the dub as you read this. - Edit : they decided not to redub the OG series, but the new series (Die Neue These) has an English dub.

[@GrexEleven]

Guess I should have done a little more research in that department. You’re correct on both counts, though I haven’t been able to find any official word on if Sentai’s release will in fact be dubbed.

[@yeetkunedo]

Grex I figured if they've had the license for a year and a half and we still haven't heard a release date, they're working on a dub - and if you needed 300+ seiyuu for the original, they'll need to re-record 300+ VA for this release, which means a long and EXPENSIVE dub job.

[@StevenRogers]

Is the series on KZbin complete? I heard there were missing episodes, but I haven't tried to verify it. It would be cool if it existed on DVD. I'd buy it just for the convenience.

[@yeetkunedo]

It's complete until it's not, thanks to copyright strike bullshit. Yeah, it's not legal, but it's not like the rest of the world has a legal avenue to see it, and Sentai Filmworks has been insanely tight-lipped about progress on the series.

[@ayami123]

FUCKING SENTAI FILMWORKS THEY DESTROYED MANY ANIME, STOP DESTROYING THE CULT CLASSIC FUCKING SENTAI FILMWORKS THEY SUCK!

[@kalishinko]

The battle axes are used because of a gas they fill the ships/corridors with a gas which is highly volatile and basically explodes everything when guns and lasers are used. They usually use standard weapons in wide open areas and space.

[@nox5555]

also guns arent that good when fighting in close areas like the insides of a ship.

[@12yoweaboo]

You edited this so well man. The way you put a clip of yang spinning his finger for when you said repitition was godlike

[@3kb04_aliefakbar4]

Before Ainz.. Before Lelouch.. There was Reinhard Von Lohengramm

[@n543576]

I've been curious of this series for years like YEARSSS dating back to when i was a psudo military obsessed self proclaimed Maverick teenager. I think ill finally watch this after such a well explained video on the series. Strategy and tactical analysis are things that always fascinated me as well as what kind of person it would be to be able to objectively make decisions like that and the ramifications of such decisions. Im totally all in on this series after I finish watching all the kara no kyoukai movies ill make my way to finally watching this as well.

[@arcanethink]

Logh and Kara no kyoukai are amazing. ♥ ♥ ♥

[@BrandonHilikus]

n543576 i wish i could rewatch for first time again

[@fartmaster962000]

Binged the show and desperately looked for people on youtube who review and talk about it to ease out of the pain that watching it is over. It is the mark of a fantastic piece of media, that finishing it can leave one with a hollow and solemn feeling. It's a shame an in-depth examination of, in my opinion, the best anime ever made, only has 6 thousand views, but the small size of the people who appreciate it gives almost a kindred sense of connection. Great video man.

[@BrunoCAquino]

It's been a while I've watched this, but I remember something about the use of battle axes in battle, if I remember correctly they frenquently used a weapon that dispersed something called zephir particles, that would explode if ignited by rifle fire, and those particles are hard to detect and were constantly used by troops in melee combat, so they avoided using guns because of the possibility of igniting those particles in case they were there, and axes were used since medieval times as a plate armor counter weapon so it would make some sense they used new versions of axes to counter the armored enemies since they could not risk using gunfire.

[@10Alan17]

Watch this series! absolutely brilliant

[@neoritter5618]

Seffel (spelling is probably wrong) are the reason for battle axes. One side or the other developed a particle that can inundate an area like gas and if laser fire goes off would explode it all. At first it was uncontrollable, so even the side using it has to be wary, but in the series someone figures how to properly direct the particles and use it efficiently.

[@ilari90]

I think the crudeness of the battleships is purely due to the production things, just to make them effective at killing for the lowest cost, gives more feeling to the meaningless losses of all the crew inside. Everything is just numbers in the big game.

[@arcanethink]

Good to see another recommendation video for this gem and thanks for taking on my request.

[@yeetkunedo]

ArcaneThinker Wrong, actually. The use of axes (and crossbows) represent a need for low-tech, close-quarters combat in an age where Seffle particles can be deployed, thus rendering light-based weapons and traditional firearms useless due to a single shot becoming suicidal for all sides. Firing a laser pistol in a corridor with those particles flooding the air would turn said corridor into an inferno. This is why you see the stairway battle in Ep62. It forces the close-quarters fight, which is why the Rosenritter favor these tactics.

[@arcanethink]

EverydayLegend Yep , that right. It all came back to me.

is that a ripoff from Dune?

[@nicolasrouvreau8365]

I actually like anime, but for the first time I think the story is so good that's was sad they make it in anime and not in live action.

[@chitoisbestgirl6789]

This series was made in the 80's, the CGI will look awful but in today's time it is possible to remake it into Live-action.

[@robgraham5697]

I agree with all your points. Especially about the Earth Cult. That whole story arc could have been removed without losing anything in the story. What I liked the most is that the main characters were, in my opinion, supposed to be Alexander The Great and Sun Tzu. Two of the most influential military minds in history. I also wonder if Reinhardt's empire fell apart the same way Alexander's did, with his admirals turning on each other and ripping it apart.

[@BrandonHilikus]

schenkoppp is the mannn

[@IvanMedina_IT]

Great review! I was looking to introduce some pals to the series but this one points out (summarized of course) the great points that I couldn't come to with words.

[@alexoman7161]

Lot of people : One Piece Is A Masterpiece and the best anime of all time Me: you don’t know lotgh

[@Amatsaru29]

Regarding physical weapons Zephyr particles if shot by a laser or ignited can burst into flames causing mayhem for both sides. And some instances when the empire raided earth cult HQ, they had blaster resistant troops.

[@theanimaker7084]

Finished it last week, its just the GOAT. I plan on making a video on it as soon as I finish my dissertation... LOL

[@michaelmartin7932]

I sorta feel like i grew out of anime, but will give this a chance as I appreciate a good space opera

[@crosleybendix97]

I saw the series on two occasions throughout 2014-2016 and never considered watching analyses on it, but I'm feeling the LoGH bug again and decided to do so, even though this video is 4 years old, excellent work dude! Also, the Dusty disrespect! 😂

[@edenromanov]

It's one hell of an experience takes a couple of episodes to get into but once it hooks you you're pretty much a fan for life, SIEG KAISER REIHARD!

[@henrikhaugen1457]

I think the reason they fight with battle axes is because the armour they were seems pretty laser resistant, shown by the fact that their have been moments in the show where they deflet incoming shots. So running up close with an axe just became a more reliable solution

[@Grand1Admiral]

it is bloody brilliant, golden since well developed compared to others

[@peffiSC2source]

I actually didn't get the Terraism pun until it was pointed out in this video. Omg.

[@erfanashkan5925]

It's cool to see that some of the issues are fixed in the remake

[@hoppyh6210]

Great review, thanks! Just finished watching. Also Yang is actually 9 years older than Rheinhard, not over 10.

[@MaxCamel]

Episode 82.. Time to cry like a baby.

[@1987MartinT]

11:19-11:30 Well, anime can portray history in a way that does it justice. I recall an anime where the first 3 episodes are a very accurate depiction of the battle of Sekigahara. It could be used as a documentary.

[@billsykes2977]

What anime was that?

[@arcanethink]

Can you review Aria ? Even if you're not into SoL , I highly recommend it. The characters go through extensive growth throughout the 3 seasons , resulting in one of the best anime finales you'll ever experience. It will start off slow but know that the first seasons introduces you to the character , the second haves you spend time with them and the third lets you say goodbye. Just don't expect lollis with guns while going in and you'll end up loving it.

[@texasspirit8138]

Mittermeyer and Reuenthal remind me me the US civil generals Hancock and Armistead who both where more less brothers but one chose union the other confederate and later fight one other. And I like to add about the tech the empire is a aristocratic monarchy so to keep power you have to dumb down the people so they don't get to smart and for the hand to hand battles the empire developed these particles which explode if you shoot lasers so it's better to go hand and plus the axes are titanium coated with diamond so yeah deadly.

[@Xoruam]

"the empire is a aristocratic monarchy so to keep power you have to dumb down the people so they don't get to smart" People think that, but that's not necessarily true. It's only true when you are trying to take all the power for the sake of yourself, and shut yourself from the people. It all comes down to trust, if people trust the ruler and his rule benefits them, even if they are smart, they won't rise up against him. It's just that a lot of autocrats we know were assholes, so we just automatically assume that autocracy is the same as e.g. ban on freedom of speech and dumbing down society. You could actually argue that in modern democracy it IS democracy that favours dumbing people down, as people who are stupid won't be able to discern good policies from the bad, therefore they will vote for the party which metaphorically makes prettier puppy eyes to them.

[@zbigniew2628]

Studio was flooded so they lost most of the oryginal material befor DVD. There are small group of fans that tries to archivize laserdisc version with oryginal look. They are waitng for special machine to digitilize it, but because of coronavirus there was delay Laserdisc is the fastes degenerating medium storage, maybe less than tape.

[@xoooxthanks6957]

I am happy I watched it before it was taken down from youtube. Btw great analysis. You said alot of things I always say. There is alot more to say about the series, but it wld be hard doing it while staying spoiler-free. Good job

[@duncanidaho4787]

The axes are a reference to the power armors on The Forever War, an magnificent novel by Joe Haldeman. The 2d battles maybe are the result of avoiding the friendly fire. For me the worst were the lack of a strong female character, mostly of them are always shadowed by the male cast. Anyway, probably one of the best experiences I´ve ever live on any fiction, not just anime. A must watch even to comprehend better the way humanity works.

[@Kai-ow9gi]

Duncan Idaho the alliance could have had more female characters, but the Empire is an Imperial German society, it’s not gonna happen

[@MobiusCoin]

Well if I can't finish War and Peace (God knows I've tried), I can at least finish Space War and Peace.

[@LordEnz]

This Video made me watch this series. I cant thank you enough for this!

[@DigitalFulcrum]

I saw the first 20ish episodes of this and I am engaged! Very high class anime, I think another problem with this show is its availability, theres not many outlets to see it without going to pirating. I would love buy this show but I want subtitles or dub to it.

[@ratboyraticus9896]

Sentai said they are releasing a set later in the year. Also it's available for legal streaming on HiDive.

[@maxtruong187]

Ships in the series use neutron beam weapon as their main weapons and electron beam on the side for fighter screening. A laser that can cut through and destroy ships in less than a second at distance of dozen of light years is a big too much on a ship that around 1000m on average.

[@RisingSunReviews]

Great review. I had heard a lot of good things about the show but never much detail so this video was good at giving me an idea of what it was about and why it was so good. I'm just afraid that when I finally do watch it I'll be disappointed because it won't live up to the hype. Though maybe this is an example of a show that truly does deserve all the praise everyone gives it.

[@xaisthoj]

This is the end game anime, the anime that has nothing else that even comes close to it in it's own genre despite it's flaws... and it has many. Yet nothing even comes close.

[@stevangucu522]

I was just watching LOGH (OVA) and GOT Season 8 and got near end of both series at the same time. I was more exited for 25-30 year old LOGH series finale than the GOT pretentious forced subverted finale. For the Earth Cult I thought they would play on gaining people in both FPA and Galactic Empire through religious beliefs, and then gain more power in both governments by placing high officials on certain positions. That would be interesting plot where at some point few characters from GE and FPA could work together in short time to prevent cult influencing both governments.

[@MatheusRodrigues-he5fn]

where did you watch?

[@stevangucu522]

Matheus Rodrigues I use to watch it on the site similar like KissAnime. Now I tried to find to send you link but unfortunately I haven’t found it. Maybe there is torrent of every season, but I have never downloaded it, so I am not sure. There is on Hidive and Crunchyroll, but you have to log in.

[@thomasffrench3639]

Probably because GOT is pretty shallow, and doesn’t have anything to say.

[@delilahstokes518]

Best anime thematically and story wise. Sad most won't give it a chance because the animation just isn't the best. I understand, but it is sad.

[@anjuro]

As far as the ships sticking to a 2D plane goes , I noticed this too but honestly I don't know that it's that big of a plot hole. For starters the formations definitely do have a vertical dimension, it's not like every ship is in a neatly in a plane. One thing worth considering is that having a vertical formation presents a big target for barely any benefit moreover the enemy can avoid encirclement by matching speeds with the enemy's advance even as they are engaged so encirclement tactics are much more difficult in general. Also I think the conventional wisdom of "surrounding the enemy to win" may not apply as much in 3D (even if you manage to corner the enemy from 3 directions the enemy still has 3 more directions to retreat, moreover to fully encircle the enemy you would need a substantially larger army). Finally it may be that the spacecraft are not capable of free 3D movement (Typically there is only one engine(s) with the force to move the aircraft so it either takes a great distance or "parking" manouvres to move in any direction other than which the main engine is pointing) so even if there was some great benefit to having a vertical formation it's probably not worth sacrificing the fleet's maneuverability

[@princess_sarina_elysia]

Ultimately it’s length is it’s biggest weakness. Those who don’t REALLY love all things military may struggle with burnout if watched all on one go without watching anything else alongside it

[@jahidulhaque6099]

Actually, the best way to watch this great anime is by watching an episode per day. Then one will have ample time to reflect on what is redeemable from the episode because every episode has something to teach.

[@Kai-ow9gi]

Exactly why I choose the Empire

[@sr.estevao3859]

I only disagree with the Phezzan part. Rubinsky was one of my favorite characters and his schemes were actually great and damaging.

[@Leo_Lionhart]

lol, talk about incompetent leaders before Yang and Reinhard as the bad. Take a look at our world. You do see a lot of incompetent leaders and the rise of better ones. Studying history might help you see that clearly. Perhaps, you could read the book and carefully study how Yang described and mentioned those 2 other factors and how they resemble the fractions in the real world in that time when the author wrote it. There are obvious reasons why those are added to the book. I would like to see another deep analysis on the new remake. Still gave you a Like, appreciate the effort/attempt.

[@haus973]

Fairly sure the used axes because they released some sort of gas that would ignite from gunshots.

[@ilovethatkatielovesclassic8771]

axes for close quarters combat was explained by zephr particles or whatever. it got mentioned like once

[@lordblazer]

The look I have when someone finally reviews a series that's been running for nearly 3 decades.

[@YoshiCookie]

Best anime ever made ever with no exaggeration whatsoever.

[@claybrockner8773]

Where does one watch this show without paying $800? I've tried googling it but cant find nothing.

[@YoshiCookie]

@@claybrockner8773 Unfortunately you must find ways outside of retail.

[@claybrockner8773]

@@YoshiCookie do you know of these ways kind stranger?

[@YoshiCookie]

@@claybrockner8773 You just have to torrent it. My friend actually bought the US Blu-ray set. He said that it was “still cool” but that the translation was very poor, and also they forgot to label all persons and planets with subtitles ...

[@Fafnir989]

I don't know if they said this in he original but in the remake i believe they said the reason they used axes and melee weapons is because a highly explosive/reactive partial called zeffile particles were often sent into the areas of fighting so instead of using guns and possibly causing an explosion they used melee weapons and soon ranged jus because redundant due to corridors and such

[@tomfennesy9105]

Not sure that the militaries are bad. Free planets is better overall, but smaller in size. So they are even in what they can do. First battle was a fine example. Free planets had a better plan, that would of worked against all the other admirals would of put forward. Not until Reinhart said his plan did it even click there was another way with the better of his admirals.

[@irishcream9004]

The axes are harden carbon, and paper is really cheap was the reasons in the first two books for those questions

[@tokyorider2019]

This series is what people pitch Gundam to be, but ultimately isn't. I will definitely have to check this out!

[@SHOTRED555]

tokyorider2019 Well Universal Century Gundam shows are more like that. All the other ones are side series where it her writers can make up there own stories.

[@majch]

YES! This is what I wish Gundam was. Gundam kinda tries to be this but is filled with teenage angst and 1 dimensional characters. This is by far my favourite show of all time (not just anime, but TV show). Hope you watched it and liked it.

[@elichalfant941]

The pump in particals akin to explosive gasses so they have to uses Battle Axes for combat unless they want to be blown up

[@MrLiangyuwei]

I can proudly say I watched the whole original anime and own the Chinese translation of the whole novel set

[@cncredalert3replays424]

i have seen all the OVA and this anime is delicious and very memorable just like gurren lagan or code geass

[@TheWuffball]

After watching the remake, I started the original. I absolutely prefer the original, but the remake is good for it's own reasons.

[@ubiozmiec]

They are really amazing anime out there but this one is a 10/10.

[@hueylong5091]

I know you said this was a bad but after seeing those manga illustrations i gotta watch it

[@Neocortexmusic]

I too hated the Earth Cult. Not only because they were - as you said, in contrast to the FPA and the Empire - one-sidedly 'evil', but also because I felt that the plot resorted to them as a cheap trick to get something done. Won't spoil anything, but 'character x needs to die for plot advancement' or 'we need to explain why inexplicable event x happened' and there's the Earth Cult all of a sudden. I like the idea of an organized group that (a) was underground and reached far enough to have both followers as well as an impact on both (or even the three) nations and (b) lived for the romanticized idea of earth, but it was so poorly executed and truly a stain on an otherwise near-perfect series.

[@irdigega5056]

the goat show

[@pizdanpula223]

It's THE best political anime of all !