![](https://cdn.animecharacters.io/images/anime/large/742-e81a16fd.jpg)
Format
OVA
Episodes
110
Episode Duration
26 min per ep
Status
Finished Airing
Premiered
Aired
1988-01-08 to 1997-03-17
Source
Novel
Rating
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Genres
Drama
Sci-Fi
Space
Military
Adult Cast
Studios
K-Factory
Kitty Film Mitaka Studio
Producers
TV Tokyo
Kitty Films
Tokuma Shoten
Tokuma Japan Communications
Wright Staff
Licensors
Sentai Filmworks
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu (銀河英雄伝説)
The 150-year-long stalemate between the two interstellar superpowers, the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance, comes to an end when a new generation of leaders arises: the idealistic military genius Reinhard von Lohengramm, and the FPA's reserved historian, Yang Wenli. While Reinhard climbs the ranks of the Empire with the aid of his childhood friend, Siegfried Kircheis, he must fight not only the war, but also the remnants of the crumbling Goldenbaum Dynasty in order to free his sister from the Kaiser and unify humanity under one genuine ruler. Meanwhile, on the other side of the galaxy, Yang—a strong supporter of democratic ideals—has to stand firm in his beliefs, despite the struggles of the FPA, and show his pupil, Julian Mintz, that autocracy is not the solution. As ideologies clash amidst the war's many casualties, the two strategic masterminds must ask themselves what the real reason behind their battle is. [Written by MAL Rewrite]