LEGEND OF THE GALACTIC HEROES: DIE NEUE THESE

By Shunsuke TADA

PRODUCTION I.G - as SALES All rights, World / PROD / FIN

Animation - Completed 2022


    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Animation, Science-fiction
    • Countries
    • JAPAN
    • Languages
    • JAPANESE
    • Duration
    • 270 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Shunsuke TADA
    • Synopsis
    • Production I.G proudly presents the new adaptation of the million-selling, Nebula Award-winning epic SF novel series Legend of the Galactic Heroes by Yoshiki Tanaka. Set in a distant future were two interplanetary super states, the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance are engaged in an apparently endless conflict, the novels portray the complex psychology of characters from both sides, delve into military strategy, tackle political and social differences, and examine how war affects the lives of ordinary people. The series is directed by Shunsuke Tada (Kuroko's Basketball, Noblesse, The Prince of Tennis), animation is supervised by Takayuki Goto (Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C.) with character designs by Yoko Kikuchi (Kuroko's Basketball: Last Game), while the majestic spaceship designs are supervised by veteran Atsushi Takeuchi (Ghost in the Shell).

      Caught in a 150-year-long conflict, interstellar nations reach the pinnacle of strategic warfare at the hands of two genius leaders. Reinhard of the Galactic Empire, and Yang of the Free Planets Alliance lead the charge from opposing fronts. Fighting is their destiny, but in this vast universe torn by political intrigue, their greatest enemy may not be each other.