Ive been recommended The Legend of Galactic Heroes, what are you thoughts on this show anons?
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It is the best anime I have ever seen. It is the only anime that I have rated as a 10/10. It starts a bit slow but it is worth it.
If you want interesting characters, political commentary that makes you think and doesn't preach to you, you won't find another anime that nails it quite like this anime does.
I would write much more about why I think the anime is a masterpiece but it is difficult for me to talk about the best elements of the show without any spoilers.
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."
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.