Ive been recommended The Legend of Galactic Heroes, what are you thoughts on this show anons?
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I've watched the first 5-6 episodes, and it appears to be, on the one hand, the lower officers who are "truly for the people," while the senior pols/officers are all incompetent/corrupt hacks, and on the other, two commanders saying, ah, yes, the enemy is doing X, which I realized they would do while sunning myself on the beach as a 12-year-old."
Does that crap get better?
As for military anime, nothing in my mind is superior to Yōjo Senki, AKA The Saga of Tanya the Evil. I recommend the novels (very well written) or the anime. The first episode is bait; it is exciting, but offers none of the depth that the later episodes so. I would recommend you watch the first three eps before deciding whether to watch the whole thing.
Worst (but certainly funniest) way to describe Tanya: "loli Hitler." (Understandable, though, Tanya definitely scores as a high-functioning Dark Triad type.
Best Way: "Yōjo Senki is a magical girl anime where the girl is an anti-war Patton mixed with an atheist Man For All Seasons; an Invincible Hero on the battlefield but a Failure Hero in the rear echelon."
The beginning is arguably the slowest portion of the story.
There will be a lot of depth to the characters as the story progresses.
There are definitely some competent senior politicians/leadership characters along with smart higher level officer characters.
One of the best things about the show is how gray the morality of the characters are. Barely any characters can be classified as wholly evil or wholly good. To say much more about this would be very spoilerish.
I have seen the first season of the Yojo Senki anime as well as the sequel movie and really enjoyed both. I hope they make a second season of it.
If you are a fan of Yojo Senki I think you should keep watching. There will be events in LOGH you will certainly enjoy.
Is it ther same Tanya who has to constantly prove that her supperiors are quite unimaginative and by the of season tries to stage rogue mission on her own?
At least wait until they explain backgound situation for Empire and FPA before making grand statments.
Don't worry.
All of them die. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.