>Here comes some spoiler: >According to the director, the whole saga in the anime version will end >in the "Imperial Chamber" scene, which will look like (most probably) as >follows:=20 >It's a rainy night. In the Imperial chamber, the Kaiser lies on his bed, >dying. He was surrounded by his ministers and marshals. Hilda and >Annerose were kneeling (?) at bedside. After uttering the last words >"... the galaxy in my hands, we ...", the Kaiser dies. It's just before >midnight. Annerose can't stop weeping. Hilda stands up and says in a >solemn and sad manner (something like this), "The Kaiser is not >conquered by illness. Don't misunderstand it. It is fate that he dies."=20 >Everyone in the Chamber is very sad. > >If it turns out like this, it will be slightly different from the >version in the novel. Of course the books include this scene, but there >are two scenes following it, extending the whole story just past >midnight. First there will be Julian, Attenborough and Poplan, who have >follow the Kaiser to Phezzan after the (ultimate) peace is concluded, >discussing their future. Then there will be Mittermeier and his adopted >son (ie Reuentahl's son). In my view, the novel version is slightly >"calmer and more peaceful" than the anime version. I like the former >more. It ends with Felix reaching up into the night sky, reaching for a star. = So it seems to end the same way as the novel. _ Lee Thompson lt@seattlelab.com Seattle Lab Inc. http://www.seattlelab.com Quality Assurance