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Legend of the Galactic Heroes 4K Remaster Pamphlet: Toshio Furukawa’s Comments (Part 4)
This is part 4 of 5. For the full list of entries, click here. **Contains major spoilers for the OVA series** Toshio Furukawa (古川登志夫) Role: Olivier Poplin My manager told me, “An anime like a Taiga drama[1] is about to start,” and that’s how I encountered Legend of the Galactic Heroes. I like characters who…
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes 4K Remaster Pamphlet: Kazuhiko Inoue’s Comments (Part 3)
This is part 3 of 5. For the full list of entries, click here. Kazuhiko Inoue (井上和彦) Role: Dusty Attenborough Around 1988, during the production of My Conquest is the Sea of Stars, I was mainly doing narration work, so I hadn’t done much anime. At that time, I was really happy to be given…
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes 4K Remaster Pamphlet: Masashi Hironaka’s Comments (Part 2)
This is part 2 of 5. For the full list of entries, click here. **Contains major spoilers for the OVA series** Masashi Hironaka (広中雅志) Role: Siegfried Kircheis Even though it’s been 34 years, it feels amazing that everyone still has demand for this work. I remember that My Conquest is the Sea of Stars had…
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes 4K Remaster Pamphlet: Ryō Horikawa’s Comments (Part 1)
This pamphlet was released in 2022 to coincide with the 4K remaster of the movies My Conquest is the Sea of Stars and Overture to a New War. In this series, I’ll be translating the voice actor commentary section. This is part 1 of 5. For the full list of entries, click here (will update…
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Famicom)
Title: 銀河英雄伝説 (Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu)Platform: Nintendo Family Computer [Famicom]Developer: KEMCOPublisher: Tokuma ShotenRelease: 21 December 1988 Legend of the Galactic Heroes for the Nintendo Famicom was the first video game tie-in for the franchise, releasing the same year as My Conquest is the Sea of Stars. Though based on the film in setting, the game has…
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TOWN MOOK SF Adventure Special – Dedicated to “Galaxy Saga”: Staff Comment Collection
Up next in the My Conquest is the Sea of Stars TOWN MOOK is a collection of comments from various staff members, including character designer Okuda Matsuri and mechanical designer Naoyuki Katō. Other translated sections of this book can be found HERE. Eight key staff members who participated in the anime version of Legend of…
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TOWN MOOK SF Adventure Special – Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars (Roundtable Interview)
Released in May 1988 following the movie a few months prior, this book includes interviews, staff commentary, an encyclopedia, and much more. The following is a translation of a roundtable interview with Yoshiki Tanaka (the original author of Legend of the Galactic Heroes), director Noboru Ishiguro, screenwriter Takeshi Shudo, and producer Masatoshi Tahara. In the…
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ガルマが死んだ日 (The Day Garma Died), Act 11, 12, and Afterword
This post covers pages 44-47 The Day Garma Died chapter list (Please note that while this particular chapter is safe for all ages, others in the book are R18) Content Warnings — Act 11 — For writingSexually suggestive For imagesSexually suggestive but nothing explicit shown — Act 12 — For writingNone For imagesNone Act 11…
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Road to Char’s Counterattack – 10/1987 (Animage)
Char’s Counterattack is once again the cover story in the October 1987 issue of Animage. This is highlighted by an interview with Director Tomino in which he discusses his decision to set the movie when Amuro and Char are in their thirties and how it fits in the Gundam world’s chronology. Plus some notes about…
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Animage 12/1979 – Yoshiyuki Tomino Answers 67 Questions
As part of a larger feature on the currently airing Mobile Suit Gundam in the December 1979 issue of Animage, Director Yoshiyuki Tomino answers 67 questions sent in by fans. Questions are numbered as they appear in the article and Director Tomino’s answers follow, with section titles in between. I’ve added a few of my…
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