here is the latest revision of the mailing list charter/introductory blurb.
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-Hank
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Legends of the Galactic Heroes (LoGH) is an anime (Japanese animation)
series based on a series of science fiction novels published beginning in 1982.
Currently, the anime consists of 78 episodes and 2 movies. A total of
104 episodes are planned. LoGH also exists in Japanese and Chinese manga
(comic book) form.
LoGH is different from other anime in that there are no giant
transforming robots, funky martial artists, or babes in sailor suits. If
you're looking for any of these things you'll be disappointed here.
LoGH is far more serious. It's like an epic opera set in space. Set
somewhere in distant space in the 37th-38th centuries, LoGH is a story of the
titanic struggle going on between the Galactic Empire, a dynastic
monarchy based on 19th century Prussia, and the Free Planets Alliance, a
nominal republic. All types of characters, from high nobility, admirals,
and politicans, to common soldiers and farmers, are interweaved into the
story. Throw in a classical music soundtrack, and you've got a pretty
darn good series.
Simply put, the spectacle of thousands of battlecruisers in precise
formations locked in mortal combat while the strains of 'Bolero' play in
the background is just awesome.
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