Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Also known as Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu

OVA Finished 1988 Teen

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Two brilliant commanders on opposite sides of a century-long war try to end it, one by winning and one by reforming. Almost nothing happens on screen except people talking in rooms, and it is still the most tense thing here; the original OVA runs to 110 episodes.

Credits: Kitty Films and Magic Bus
Episodes: 110 listed
Runtime: about 25 minutes per episode
Genres: Award-Winning, Drama, Historical, Mecha, Sci-Fi, Seinen

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Herbert

HerbertSupporting character

Voice credit unavailableJapanese voice

Hildesheim

HildesheimSupporting character

Yousuke Akimoto

Yousuke AkimotoJapanese voice

Bernheim

BernheimSupporting character

Tetsuo Sakaguchi

Tetsuo SakaguchiJapanese voice

Bohlen

BohlenSupporting character

Voice credit unavailableJapanese voice

Karl Braque

Karl BraqueSupporting character

Yuji Fujishiro

Yuji FujishiroJapanese voice

Rolf Otto Brauhitch

Rolf Otto BrauhitchSupporting character

Shigeharu Matsuda

Shigeharu MatsudaJapanese voice

Minister Bruckdorf

Minister BruckdorfSupporting character

Shinji Nakae

Shinji NakaeJapanese voice

Buxtehude

BuxtehudeSupporting character

Voice credit unavailableJapanese voice

Baron Carnap

Baron CarnapSupporting character

Nobuaki Fukuda

Nobuaki FukudaJapanese voice

Carnap

CarnapSupporting character

Ryuuji Yamamoto

Ryuuji YamamotoJapanese voice

Maximilian von Castrop

Maximilian von CastropSupporting character

Hideyuki Hori

Hideyuki HoriJapanese voice

Clara

ClaraSupporting character

Sayuri Ikemoto

Sayuri IkemotoJapanese voice

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