In humanity's distant future, two interstellar states-the monarchic Galactic Empire and the democratic Free Planets Alliance-are embroiled in a never-ending war. The story focuses on the exploits of rivals Reinhard von Müsel and Yang Wen Li as they rise to power and fame in the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance.
Direction
Tada stages fleet battles like orchestral crescendos — chaotic yet legible.
Production
Spaceship porn so detailed you'll pause to admire the hull damage.
Writing
Dialogue that lectures you on governance and you're grateful for it.
Director
Shunsuke Tada
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film adapts the 'Battle of the Corridor' arc, famously condensed from ten novel chapters in the original 1988 OVA.
Yang Wen-li's character design and philosophy deliberately evoke postwar Japanese intellectuals skeptical of militarism — a loaded choice for a space opera.
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