Gaiden Series Episode 2
http://a.scarywater.net/ca/logh%20ga...20.avi.torrent
On their tracker you can get the h264 version if you like.
Power without perception is virtually useless!
So, I've noticed Central Anime are currently releasing "Legend of Galactic Heroes: Spiral Labyrinth". Does anyone know what this is and when/where it takes place? I'd search around, but I'm a bit afraid of catching spoilers in case it's a sequel. I doubt it is though, it's probably some backstory on a character or something(which is great too). I'll probably check it out soon anyway.
It's here: http://a.scarywater.net/ca/
The Gaidens are mostly backstories on the main characters (prequels, if you will)
The order is roughly:
Golden Wings
A hundred billion stars, a hundred billion lights
Spiral Labyrinth
I've yet to watch them though.
Golden Wings seems to be about when Reinhard and Kircheis were boys (Yang is in it too, at least in the credits page)
100 Billion Stars is around the time Reinhard is sent on his first mission
Spiral Labyrinth seems to focus more on Yang, around the time of El Facile.
Humans are different from animals. We must die for a reason. Now is the time for us to regulate ourselves and reclaim our dignity. The one who holds endless potential and displays his strength and kindness to the world. Only mankind has God, a power that allows us to go above and beyond what we are now, a God that we call "possibility".
Ok, thanks. Was hoping it would be more than a prequel, but it sounds interesting either way.
Necromancer again...
So I did watch all of the show and its prequels.
I think it was worth watching despite many shortcomings.
I guess it's a rare gem in that it is quite serious and is not polluted with useless romance/drama/fanservice but still keeps you wanting for more.
The very old anime drawings/tech and format took a time getting to, as this wasn't a show I had nostalgia for as for KOR or Maison Ikkoku.
It's a shame the story is closed, because there are interesting bases for an after. I can't write much more not to spoil the fun though.
I guess the show did well, with the so many episodes it had. It really did well since it was purely OVA from what I understand.
Since it did so well for so long, it probably was enough for the guys who had this project and probably had to move to other works.
I had seen ratings on anidb for years, decided it was too old and probably wouldn't suit my tastes. I'm glad I finally decided to give it a try.
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
Where did you get the whole thing? I have been meaning to watch this, and now is a great time since I just finished D3.
Peace.
I think I downloaded my complete torrent set on bakabt a couple years back. Too bad I still haven't touched it yet.
Yep. (Well, just started downloading because it looks good and I'm bored).Originally Posted by animus
HD Version (44GB)
DVD-version (30GB)
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
If you can, get central-anime's version. Especially for the one million stars arcs, the image quality really is something else, and subtitles are billions light years above the others in terms of quality.
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
I just watched the entire series and the 3 movies, and I must say this is a masterpiece. It was an awesome work, especially considering when it was produced, and had amazing characters. I particularly loved Yang, and I was devastated for 3 days after watching that episode.
My favorite scene of the show is this.
Peace.
I finished the 110 episodes from the main series. Like the general opinion here, I liked this a lot despite the flaws it had (some of which had be rather frustrated, but anyway.. I finished it). What's rest of the series (Gaiden + movies) like? Are they also worth a watch? I do feel a bit burnt out at the moment (maybe myfevercold has something to do with it).
----------------------------------------------------------------
Military
I share Kraco's sentiments here. Reinhardt as a tactician seems every way to be inferior to Yang despite them being called "equals". I'm not sure if it's poor execution or if they really did want Yang to be in a league of his own.
In the earlier battles (before the Imperial Civil War pretty much) when Reinhardt still had direct control over his (one) fleet, he seemed to execute plans on the same level as Yang, but they'd come out equal while Reinhardt would always start with a larger force. The "setup" was that Yang was always the one to dive in at the last moment to save the Alliance (he had a good grasp of the situation), while Reinhardt would have up suddenly put up with the variable known as Yang.
In the latter stages of the story, most of Reinhardt's "errors" were due to his incomplete control over his huge navy, with dumbass Admirals being lured into traps they honestly shouldn't have fallen for. (Bittenfelt of the Black Lancers, I'm looking at you.. though what you lacked in neurons you seem to make up for with missiles and guts, so you survived).
The fleet battles more often than not were confusing. It's hard to see why a certain side would win, or why a certain side would lose. Perhaps it was my misplaced expectations, but I keep thinking that Code-Geass level tactics would be awesome in this show between military geniuses.
Staying on the topic of military and might, those Terraists (awesome name btw) wreak massive damage. Yang says that terrorism doesn't change history, but boy must you work hard to save history's course from it. Where do they even get their guns from? The military? If so, their one true merit must be their delusion drug that they use to make everybody their puppets.
Characters
As far as characters went, I'm so pro-Imperial. I'm slightly biased since I love the whole aristocratic elegance theme of Imperialism, but the characters appeal to me a lot more.
Reinhardt vs Yang: Yang's funny to watch and speaks more wisely than Reinhardt, but the latter has the vision and drive that I (and almost everybody else) is attracted to. He's also good looking, just to put icing on the cake. He's not always right (and I don't like his "How dare you" remarks as Kaiser), but damn he's charismatic. His death had a lot more impact on me than Yang's.
Reinhardt's charisma also lead to many admirals devoting themselves to him rather than the dynasty (as rightly said in the show), which in turn makes me admire and connect to them more so than the Alliance team. Devotion to a person just seems that much more personal, understandable and likable than devoting to the abstract principle of democracy.
Interesting characters existed on both sides (Schenkopp is the most notable one from the Alliance's "secondary" characters). The Alliance characters suffered a bit from their "rag-tag" organisation for me. It didn't even occur to me that Attenborough was pretty much the highest Admiral next to Merkatz underneath the Commander. His ability didn't shine enough for it to be apparent to me. The entire Alliance team's relationship was both closer and looser than that between Reinhardt's admirals. They were closer as a family, but their attitudes and devotion to their beliefs seemed so based on "foppery and whims" (to use their own words), it's hard to take them seriously when it's like they're doing it for fun.
The Imperial had many more "traitors" and "defects", but admiral-class and above were all men of sworn loyalty and often pride. Sometimes too much pride, which lead to unfortunate downfalls such as the likes of Reuental. Of the lot, Oberstein stands out to me the most. He's the silent one who stands for what is absolutely correct, so much that he becomes the necessary evil behind the empire's success. That guy deserves a lot more credit than what's given to him.
And for all the "ugly art", the women are fine in this show. The smart Frederica, Princess Dianna-ish Hildegarde, even the sultry Dominic and of course the tsundere Katerose. The one I couldn't get behind however, was Annerose. She's... actually not that pretty.
The openings and ending theme songs are pretty good - particularly the EDs. Too bad I can't find all of his songs in full versions.
I'll likely take a bit of a break from the LoGH universe and spend some time on other things that I've neglected (currently airing anime, life in general..), but I'll come back to visit if you guys tell me the prequels are good.
Last edited by Buffalobiian; Tue, 07-16-2013 at 09:40 AM. Reason: sentence structure
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Yang was always the superior tactician, even he himself said so. What he recognized about Reinhardt is his strategic ability, which exploits his charisma and political skills. The difference between the two was also discussed in the show.
When Yang died, I felt like I lost a good friend.
Peace.
He did? I thought he was reluctant to admit something like that, despite Schenkopp's confidence in him. I picked up on the strategy bit, yeah. I do remember Yang commenting that Reinhardt was very good at executing his plans fast.. but that's all I remember.
How about the rest of the material? I have them on download at the moment..
edit:
I agree with that in nature, but less intensely. Yang felt like someone you could talk to (the "audience" was essentially Julian). Reinhardt felt like a leader you look up to.
Last edited by Buffalobiian; Tue, 07-16-2013 at 09:30 AM.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
I have seen the movies. I remember some being good, while 1 was just horrible.
I have not yet seen the gaiden because I burned out just like you did. Moreover, when Yang died, LOGH was just not the same to me anymore.
Peace.
Yeah, that sucked - particularly for you since you like Yang more than I did (and I still liked him quite a lot). Kinda like me and Death Note.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
