Update:The secretary of Yoshiki Tanaka, the author of the novels, has confirmed that the new anime series will indeed not be a remake of the 1988 anime series. It will be a new anime series.
今日の舞台で発表された「銀英伝」の再アニメ化ですが、過去のアニメのリメイクではなく、原作の「銀英伝」を改めてアニメ化すると聞いています。新しいスタッフが、「銀英伝」という作品をどう解釈するか、私としても楽しみにしています。
— 安達裕章 (@adachi_hiro) February 12, 2014
Exciting news for all anime watchers, as a possible remake of the anime classic Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu) has been confirmed. The announcement was shown at the end of a recent stage play of Legend of the Galactic Heroes, the extent of the reveal is currently unknown. The news has however, exploded on Twitter in Japan, since the anime itself has been revered as a masterpiece by many anime watchers.
アニメ化情報はカテコ後、スクリーンに映し出されました！ 舞台化に続き、新たな幕が上がる… 「銀河英雄伝説アニメ化決定」
— NOHMI (@harujiro_0508) February 12, 2014
Legend of the Galactic Heroes, known in Japan as Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu, is a series of light novels written by Yoshiki Tanaka, with illustrations from various artists. It is a science fiction series that began in 1982, with the original series ending in 1987. A new series titled Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Side Stories was then launched in late 1984 by Tanaka. The series gained popularity, where it won the Seiun Award for Best Novel of the Year in 1989. Since then there has been many adaptations based on Tanaka’s work, the first being a manga one-off called Legend of Galactic Heroes: Golden Wings.
The first animated version of the series was the film My Conquest is the Sea of Stars in early 1988, animated by Artland and Magic Bus. The film was successful and warranted an animated series that aired from late 1998 till 1997. The series wasn’t a standard televised anime, but a long string of OVAs. Since then a slew of animated films were released, and a manga adaptation by Katsumi Michihara that started in 2007. There was also a stage play based on Legend of the Galactic Heroes that started showing in 2011, where the new anime announcement was made at a recent showing.
Not much information about the new animated series is known. It is likely to be a retelling of the original light novels, but how and by who is a big question. There has been no official word outside of the announcement from the stage play, so keep an eye out for more information in the coming days.
Source Article – Haruhichan
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