Banner of the Stars

[VivisQueen]

Banner of the Stars
(a.k.a. Seikai no Senki)

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Much of the following discussion will be for FYAB, although anybody else is more than welcome to join in whenever they want! :D

Basically, just started this and been looking forward to it for ages. Crest was a great show and to see Lafiel and Jinto back together kicking political arse... a pleasure unlike any other. Hehehe.

Episode 1:

What a powerful start. I love the way this show can achieve this vastnes of scope whilst retaining a sharp and nuanced focus on the characters. The monologue at the end really grabbed me, cannot wait for more.

[Brand2]

A bit of a late post, but oh well.

Anyway, episode 1:

What a great start, I'm already liking the way they're going with this. The monologue at the end was excellent, and the character interactions are as interesting as they were in Crest, I'm looking forward to the rest of the series =).

[VivisQueen]

Originally Posted by Brand2

A bit of a late post, but oh well.

Anyway, episode 1:

What a great start, I'm already liking the way they're going with this. The monologue at the end was excellent, and the character interactions are as interesting as they were in Crest, I'm looking forward to the rest of the series =).

Hehehe. I am SO glad I picked this up. I'm watching three great series at the moment (Tutu, Twelve Kingdoms, and this), and I think this one will have my favourite characters. I just know it.

[alexander]

You didn't answer whether you care for season-knowing Lamhirh-loving comments from me...

[VivisQueen]

I definitely care.

[Fireaxe]

SnS I was great, but personally I always felt like SnS II is a better series overall. I always saw SnS I as some sort of interlude between two sublime series (CotS and SnS II). Don't get me wrong, I thought it was an awesome show, but somewhat weaker than the other two, though not necessarily by much (mainly because I thought they spent too much time on showing us space battles). Still, there are a couple of incredibly poignant scenes in there that make this series stand out amongst other space-operas.

Lafiel rescuing Jinto just before the explosion of the Basroil comes to mind.

my score: 5 / 5 (or 9.5 on anidb)

[chii]

Originally Posted by Fireaxe

(mainly because I thought they spent too much time on showing us space battles). )

sorry that makes me laugh cause i don't think you can spend too much time on that when that's what the anime is about as well :P

but i do agree that it was the weaker of the 3

i'll always have a weak spot for space battles. especially when well done :D

[Fireaxe]

Originally Posted by chii

sorry that makes me laugh cause i don't think you can spend too much time on that when that's what the anime is about as well :P

I'm sorry but I don't see what's funny about it, SnK II barely shows any real space battles, most of the actions occur on solid soil and I thought it was perfect like that. And to a lesser extent, it was the same with CotS (except ep. 3 to 6 that were very space-operaesque).

So saying that the Seikai saga is "all about space battles" is, imo, far from accurate.

[VivisQueen]

Ep 2

I agree that I prefer the non-space battles stuff since that's where most of the drama is. The space battles are a bit too technical to be as gripping.

Episode 2 continued well, although it was mainly transition. I'm liking Lafiel's crew, though. And that brazen captain lady iwth the red lipstick (Spoor?) is really growing on me. Hehehe. I wasn't that interested in her in the first season, but here her personality's shining through nicely.

Seriously, though, I can't wait for the main beefy parts of the story to kick in. I just sense so much tragedy ahead.

@_@ Febdash's sister in the next episode? Uh-oh.

[chii]

Originally Posted by Fireaxe

I'm sorry but I don't see what's funny about it, SnK II barely shows any real space battles, most of the actions occur on solid soil and I thought it was perfect like that. And to a lesser extent, it was the same with CotS (except ep. 3 to 6 that were very space-operaesque).

So saying that the Seikai saga is "all about space battles" is, imo, far from accurate.

i never said it was ALL about space battles but that it is about them as well