Release OrderRecommended
0 / 10 watchedEvery animated entry in release order. Recommended for first time viewers.
- 1 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars Released February 6, 1988. First meeting of Reinhard and Yang.
- 2 Legend of the Galactic Heroes (OVA main series) 110 episodes released December 1988 to March 1997. Core of the story.
- 3 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Golden Wings First released on home video in 1992, then in cinemas that December. Side story with manga style art.
- 4 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War Released December 18, 1993. Expanded retelling of the OVA opening.
- 5 Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden: Season 1 24 episodes, February to September 1998. Prequel stories.
- 6 Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden: Season 2 28 episodes, December 1999 to June 2000. Continues the prequels.
- 7 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Encounter 12 episodes, April to June 2018. Modern retelling starts here.
- 8 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Stellar War 12 episodes released as three films September to November 2019. TV broadcast followed in 2020.
- 9 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Collision Three films released March to May 2022.
- 10 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue Three films released September to November 2022.
Chronological Order
0 / 10 watchedThe same entries arranged by in-story time. Prequels first, then the main war, with the remake grouped separately.
Prequels
- 1 Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden: Season 1 Earliest events in the timeline.
- 2 Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden: Season 2 Continues the prequel years.
- 3 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Golden Wings Flashback side story. Save it for after the main series to avoid spoilers.
Main story
- 4 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars First clash of the two leads.
- 5 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War Retells the OVA opening, so skip it if you watch episodes 1 and 2.
- 6 Legend of the Galactic Heroes (OVA main series) Episodes 1 to 110 carry the story to its end.
Modern retelling
- 7 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Encounter Retells the same novels with new animation. Watch instead of the classic, not after it.
- 8 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Stellar War Continues the retelling. Watch instead of the matching classic stretch.
- 9 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Collision Continues the retelling.
- 10 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue Latest released part of the retelling.
About Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Reinhard von Lohengramm and Yang Wen-li rise on opposite sides of a war between the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance.
The 1988 to 1997 OVA tells the full story, the Gaiden episodes cover earlier years, and Die Neue These retells the same novels with modern production.
Good to know
A fifth Die Neue These season was announced on November 5, 2023 with no release date set yet, so the remake remains unfinished. New viewers can start with either the classic OVA or Die Neue These, since both cover the same story from the beginning.
