Iconic sci-fi anime Legend of the Galactic Heroes has announced a Die Neue These sequel for November 5, 2023.
The 5th anniversary event of Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These, which first debuted in Japan on April 3, 2018, saw the announcement of an upcoming sequel series with the Attendance by notable voice actors. These include Mamoru Miyano, who voices Reinhard bon Lohengramm, Yuki Kaji (Julian Mintz) and Junichi Suwabe (Paul von Oberstein). The accompanying teaser trailer was posted to Shochiku’s official YouTube channel.
The revival of the Legend of the Galactic Heroes anime series began in 2018 with Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These – Encounter. Under the name Die Neue This, the series received critical acclaim for surpassing the original video animation (OVA) series that first aired in 1988 in several aspects. All consecutive seasons of Encounter — Stellar War, Clash and Intrigue — were directed by Shunsuke Tada (Kuroko’s Basketball), with production by Hidemasa Tasaka (production assistant on the iconic Sword of the Stranger ) and written by Noboru Takagi (Kingdom). Production IG of the famous animated film Ghost in the Shell, inspired by the original novel series by Yoshiki Tanaka that spanned 10 volumes from November 1982 to November 1987.
Since Legend of the Galactic Heroes debuted in 1982, the series has been hailed as a must-see for veteran anime fans and space opera lovers alike. The series received critical acclaim for its exploration of political themes and was praised by CBR’s Brandon Smalls for avoiding common anime pitfalls when exploring philosophical themes, such as oversimplification and self-satisfaction. The 2018 revival of the original novel took a different approach from the 1988 OVA, with another review describing Die Neue This as stronger but losing some nuance.
Crunchyroll streams Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These and describes it as follows: “Thousands of years in the future, humanity has entered space. Here, it split into two nations and two different forms of government: the tyranny of the Galactic Empire and the democracy of the Free Planets Alliance. Countries have been at war for 150 years. Near the end of the 8th age of the space calendar, the appearance of two geniuses will change history forever. The unstoppable genius, Reinhard von Lohengramm, and the undefeated magician, Yang Wen-li. As leaders of the Imperial and Alliance armies, the two would face each other in battle time and time again. “
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