Sunday 7 October 2007

My Conquest is the Sea of Stars.

My conquest is the sea of stars is the pilot movie to the series "Legend of the Galactic Heroes" probably one of the most complex and extraordinarily philosophical anime that have ever been created. The production is from 1988 but nevertheless it is a series of more than 110 episodes with a plot that is so thick with action that EVERY episode is compared with big budget action movies! Main characters are easily killed and there is a degree of realism that is disturbing with bombings, battles and political assassinations. The struggle to rule humanity is the theme and two nations battle over political and ethical supremacy. The scale of the conflict is massive and there is a very clear chain of command that is the backbone of the story. Literary hundreds of characters are introduced all of whom are voiced by different people! The fact that are completely massive space battles in the range of tens of thousands of spaceships has made this show an instant classic for me. The best thing though is that all the space battles are accompanied by classical music! Imagine 40 thousand spaceships blasting each other on the tune of Ravel's Bolero!!! It is beyond words! Just watch it!

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