Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)

Action · Animation · Drama

War rages between the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance. With two new brilliant young leaders at the helm, anything can happen in this military space opera.

IMDb rating: 9.0 (7,038 votes)
Seasons: 4
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1988)

8.13 avg 26 episodes 7.3 → 9.5 24 min avg

Slow burn
Big finale
Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	In the Eternal Night	7.3	656
2	Battle at Astate	7.5	549
3	Birth of 13th Fleet	8.2	534
4	Imperial Afterglow	7.8	518
5	Kastrop Rebellion	7.6	509
6	The Knights of the Rose	7.7	458
7	Iserhlohn Captured	8.5	500
8	Cool, Clear Cybernetic Eyes	8.1	440
9	Klopstock Incident	7.6	433
10	Jessica's War	7.7	438
11	Actress Exits	7.5	438
12	Attack on the Empire	7.9	395
13	When the Rain of Grief Comes	7.7	391
14	Emancipation of the Frontier	8.4	399
15	Battle at Starzone Amlitzer	8.8	503
16	New Currents	8.5	461
17	Before the Storm	8.2	380
18	The Lippschadt Conspiracy	8.1	362
19	Yang's Fleet Mobilization	8.0	351
20	Bloodshed in Space	8.0	376
21	Doria Starzone Encounter	8.9	451
22	Courage and Loyalty	8.2	355
23	Goldenbaum Fallen	9.1	481
24	Victory for Whose Sake?	8.5	360
25	The Day Before Destiny	8.1	387
26	Farewell, Distant Light	9.5	941

Season 2 (1991)

8.18 avg 28 episodes 7.7 → 9.4 25 min avg

Big finale
Rebound
Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	First Battle	7.7	338
2	Portraits	7.6	346
3	One Narrow Thread	7.2	361
4	Lost Things	7.6	307
5	Inquiry	8.6	350
6	War Without Weapons	8.0	314
7	Fortress vs. Fortress	8.5	328
8	Return	8.9	371
9	With determination and ambition	7.9	321
10	Thunder	7.7	310
11	Abduction of the Young Emperor	7.9	309
12	The Arrow Is Released	7.8	308
13	Departure of One	7.7	306
14	Julian's Journey/Humanity's Journey	8.9	418
15	The Battle Named 'Twilight of the Gods'	7.8	289
16	Invitation to a Requiem	7.7	293
17	The Gjellenhorn Sounds	8.3	298
18	Occupation of Phezzan	8.5	319
19	Arrival of the Cold Wave	7.6	286
20	The Ark Fleet of Admiral Yang	8.2	283
21	Search for a Universe of Freedom	7.7	282
22	Two-Headed Snake: Battle of Rantemario	8.3	290
23	The Darkness Deepens	7.9	290
24	Consecutive Battles	8.4	311
25	Death Match of Vermillion, Part 1	9.0	374
26	Death Match of Vermillion: Part 2	9.2	425
27	Emergency Turn	9.1	431
28	Long Live the Emperor!	9.4	632

Season 3 (1994)

8.68 avg 32 episodes 8.2 → 8.8 27 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	After the Ceremony, the Curtain Rises Again	8.2	316
2	To Earth	8.5	321
3	The Künmel Incident	8.9	390
4	Visitors	8.1	286
5	Past, Present and Future	8.1	290
6	The Magician Is Captured	8.4	274
7	Invitation to an Opera	9.0	335
8	Blood Running Down the Stairs (Cascade)	8.8	310
9	Holy Land	8.9	325
10	Holiday's End	8.2	260
11	Against All Flags	8.0	267
12	Under the Golden Lion Flag (Goldenlöwe)	8.4	275
13	Twilight of the Gods (Ragnarok) Again	8.0	260
14	To El Facil	8.0	271
15	The Battle to Retake Iserlohn	7.9	286
16	The Prodigal Sons Come Home	9.2	371
17	The Battle of Marr-Adetta Starzone (Part One)	8.9	366
18	The Battle of Marr-Adetta Starzone (Part Two)	9.4	549
19	The Edict of the Winter Rose Garden	8.9	302
20	The Long Road Ahead	8.3	264
21	Rolling Thunder	8.7	300
22	Eve of the Festival	8.9	303
23	To the Windy Corridor	8.2	256
24	Spring Storm	8.2	267
25	The Battle of the Corridor (Beginning): The Invincible and the Undefeated	9.3	392
26	The Battle of the Corridor (Middle): Kaleidoscope	9.3	454
27	The Battle of the Corridor (Ending): End of the Imperial Expedition	9.4	649
28	The Magician Doesn't Return	9.8	3,408
29	After the Festival	9.5	627
30	The Disappointing Triumphal Return	9.0	387
31	The Order for the Transfer of the Capital	8.5	290
32	New Government in August	8.8	353

Season 4 (1996)

8.92 avg 24 episodes 8.3 → 9.8 27 min avg

Big finale
Rollercoaster
saved-best-for-last

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Premonition of the Storm	8.3	281
2	In the Distant Frontier	8.2	289
3	Roses at the End of Summer	9.3	410
4	Rumbling	8.4	271
5	Burgeoning	8.4	282
6	The Urvashi Incident	9.4	418
7	In the Name of Pride	9.0	324
8	Rebellion Is a Hero's Privilege	9.0	357
9	The Two Great Ones Strike at Each Other!	8.9	349
10	Live by the Sword...	9.1	370
11	Die by the Sword	9.4	537
12	Endless Requiem	9.7	960
13	Running Start Towards the Future	8.9	298
14	Long Live the Empress! (Hoff Kaiserin)	8.3	273
15	Invitation to Rebellion	8.3	292
16	A Challenge to Arms	8.8	303
17	Cosmic Mosaic	8.9	321
18	For Peace, Via Bloodshed	8.3	279
19	Planet of Confusion	8.7	336
20	Stehibalm Schloss Burns	9.1	384
21	The Crimson Star Road	9.0	404
22	Bloodthirsty Maiden (Brünnhilde)	9.7	1,102
23	The Golden Lion Flag (Goldenlöwe) Loses Its Light	9.2	400
24	Dream: To See It to the End	9.8	3,464