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How his illness was often described as a "burning" of his body/soul. How he seems to see his own death as a consequence of >!Kircheis'!< death. How Kircheis has often been associated with fire, with word description like; "hair like flame", or "like molten ruby". How I think of the folklore hero Siegfried (whose name he bore) whose one notable feat was jumping across a ring of fire to rescue the Valkyrie Brunhilde, who later become his lover, and who later indirectly caused his death. How Brunhilde, in the end, throw herself onto Siegfried's funeral pyre out of grief, and how that fire later become the fire that engulf the world and heaven and bring about Ragnarok.

In a way, I kinda see >!Reinhard's!< death as a parallel to Brunhilde being consumed by Siegfried's funeral pyre.

"…and eventually opened his eyes slightly and whispered to her. Unless, perhaps, he mistook her for someone else.
“When the galaxy is mine…we shall all…” "
(Book 10)

I feel like it implies he mistook her for >!Kircheis!< by how Reinhard seems to think of him the closer he is to his >!death!<. I think it's neat that the shows decided to tell this to the viewer by having Siegfried's Idyll played in the background.

(yoinked this and then compiled it from my twitter rambling back in 2023. English is not my first language, so there're probably grammar errors)

u/PimsriReddit — 11 days ago

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Comparing LOGH to Tanaka’s other works

So I LOVE Galactic Heroes and because of that I’ve been meaning for a while to check out Tanaka’s other series as well. I recently started reading the Arslan manga (since there’s no official book translation). I’ll reserve judgement as I read more but as of three volumes in it’s surprisingly weaker than LOGH. It’s not bad but the politics and world building just feel so much more simplistic. What are your experiences with/thoughts on Tanaka’s larger body of work? Which series comes closest to LOGH in your opinion?

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u/GramsciFan — 11 days ago

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Favourite Animmanga

I was just curious, I have seen LoGH(like myself)fans get stereotyped that they only watch intellectual and philosophical anime. It's somewhat true, I like deep, political drama but I also enjoy slice of life or action occasionally

What are your favourite anime, manga(or even Light Novel) other than Legend of the Galactic Heroes

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u/Leather_Passenger813 — 11 days ago

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Ansbach change (DNT vs OVA)

Regarding Braunschweig's death, it's fascinating how DNT kept 80% of the dialogue from the OVA, but changed the meaning of the scene by omitting a few lines and changing facial expressions.

In both versions, the same sequence of events happens:

Ansbach is freed from his cell and meets a despairing Braunschweig
Braunschweig wagers his options, but Ansbach tells him it is futile because Reinhard will kill him regardless
Braunschweig agrees to suicide and orders Ansbach to kill Reinhard
However, Braunschweig immediately gets cold feet
Therefore, Braunschweig force-feeds him poison wine

The main difference is that OVA Ansbach seems to hold Braunschweig in contempt. Most prominently, DNT omits the line:

>Can't you at least die like a man?

DNT Ansbach seems genuinely saddened about it, and he is softer about the lead-up to it. OVA Ansbach is rather cold and seemingly had made up his mind to kill Braunschweig long before Braunschweig ordered him to kill Reinhard, while DNT Ansbach merely gave Braunschweig a little push.

I don't know which one I prefer. Maybe I still like OVA better.

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u/Chlodio — 11 days ago

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Which of the Gaiden anime episodes are based on Tanakas Gaiden novels?

I know some of the 52 Gaiden anime eps are not based on Tanakas own novels.

Is there a way to know which?

I already watched all the series and gaiden as well, I am just wondering out of curiosity.

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u/MAQS357 — 11 days ago