Will It Reach The Stars Or Fall To Earth?
If you want to talk about an anime classic, then you can’t go wrong with this epic space-opera that chronicles a seemingly endless war between two interstellar factions. Its reliance on character, military tactics, and differing philosophies made for quite an engaging watch.
In a time where live-action manga adaptations are pouring out into the mainstream, its a wonder why no one has picked this up yet. Well, someone has, though its not Hollywood, rather a Chinese production company.
According to an article on Anime News Network –
The official website for The Legend of the Galactic Heroes franchise revealed on Wednesday that Yoshiki Tanaka‘s epic science fiction novels are inspiring an unspecified “screen adaptation.” The screen adaptation will be a trilogy, and the first part is slated to debut in 2020.
Chinese film production company Jiaxuan Global Pictures (Wolf Totem, Bait 3D, love for life) is producing the adaptation. Tanaka (seen left in image above) said that he had originally thought a live-action screen adaptation of his novels was impossible, but he is looking forward to the adaptation.
Production I.G is also producing a new anime adaptation of the novels. The first season, The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These KaikÅ (The New Thesis: Star-Crossed), will premiere next April as a 12-episode television series. The event screenings of the second “season,” The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Seiran (The New Thesis: Stellar War), will then play in theaters, as three films of four episodes each, in 2019.
Tanaka’s space opera novel series follows the epic conflict between the Galactic Empire and Free Planets Alliance, as well as the personal stories of Imperial Admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm and the Alliance’s Yang Wen-Li. The 10 main novel volumes and four side-story volumes in The Legend of the Galactic Heroes saga have sold 15 million copies and earned Tanaka a Seiun Award. Besides Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Tanaka also wrote the original novel inspirations for The Heroic Legend of Arslan, Ryoko’s Case File, Sohryuden – Legend of the Dragon Kings, and Tytania anime projects.
Here’s hoping they do the source material justice and actually make a sci-flick that focuses just as much on the complex, moral issues as it does on the space battles!
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