Banner of the Stars

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Seikai no Senki
星界の戦旗 (Banner of the Stars)
Genre	Space opera
Novel
Authored by	Hiroyuki Morioka
Artist	Toshihiro Ono
Publisher	Hayakawa Publishing, Inc., Media Works, Sunrise Tokyopop
Publish date	December, 1996
No. of volumes	4
TV anime : Banner of the Stars I
Directed by	Yasuchika Nagaoka
Studio	Sunrise
Network	WOWOW
Original run	April 14, 2000 – July 14, 2000
No. of episodes	13
TV anime : Banner of the Stars II
Directed by	Yasuchika Nagaoka
Studio	Sunrise
Network	WOWOW
Original run	July 11, 2001 – September 26, 2001
No. of episodes	10
OVA: Banner of the Stars III
Directed by	Yasuchika Nagaoka
Studio	Sunrise
No. of episodes	2
Released	August 26, 2005
Runtime	?
Related
Seikai no Monshō - 2000 Seikai no Danshou (OAV) - 2000

Banner of the Stars (星界の戦旗, Seikai no Senki^?) (literally Battle Flag of the Stars) is a series of anime based on novels written by Morioka Hiroyuki which serve as sequels to Crest of the Stars. This series of novels is so far not yet complete.

Contents 1 Novels 2 Anime 2.1 Seikai no Senki I "Banner of the Stars" 2.2 Seikai no Senki II "Banner of the Stars II" 2.3 Seikai no Senki III OVA "Banner of the Stars III" 3 Characters 4 External links

[edit] Novels

As of the present, there are four novels in the Seikai no Senki series. These are:

• Seikai no Senki I "Kizuna no Katachi" (Battle Flag of the Stars I "The Form of Bonds")
• Seikai no Senki II "Mamoru Beki Mono" (Battle Flag of the Stars II"That which is to be Protected")
• Seikai no Senki III "Kazoku no Shokutaku" (Battle Flag of the Stars III"A Family Dinner")
• Seikai no Senki IV "Kishimu Jikuu" (Battle Flag of the Stars IV"Cacophonous Space-Time")

So far there are TV anime adaptations of the first two books and an OVA anime adaptation of the third book was released within the second half of 2005.

[edit] Anime

Among fans, Banner of the Stars is a title used to describe all anime except Crest of the Stars (which Morioka Hiroyuki has said was not intended as the main idea of the story, but just an introduction to how Jinto and Lamhirh met). Currently there are two series and an OVA released:

[edit] Seikai no Senki I "Banner of the Stars"

1. Reunion
2. Operation Phantom Flame
3. Assault Ship Basroil
4. The First Campaign
5. Spectacular Insanity
6. Remembrance Dinner
7. Escape in the Dark
8. The Eve of the Decisive Battle
9. The Basroil's Battle
10. Shooting Star
11. The Flaming Battlefield
12. The Battle for Aptic Gate
13. The Shape of Bonds

[edit] Seikai no Senki II "Banner of the Stars II"

1. Operation Hunter
2. Planet of Exile
3. Emigration Plan
4. The Hunters
5. Rebellion
6. Abh Hell
7. The Flag of Gasarus
8. Thing to Protect
9. To Lay Down the Bow
10. An Abriel's Tears

[edit] Seikai no Senki III OVA "Banner of the Stars III"

1. Reunion of the Stars
2. Family Dining Table

(not yet licensed in the US)

[edit] Characters

The crew on the attack ship Basrogrh with Ghintec and Lamhirh;

• Aicryac Üémh Tlyzr Naurh
• Sobach Üémh Dor Ïuth
• Samsonn Borgh Tiruser Tirusec

The Lodaïrhs who appear newly;

• Cénéch Üémh Stymer Cipair
• Biboth Aronn Nérémr Ïarlucec Nélaith
• Biboth Aronn Nérémr Ïarlucec Néféc
• Atosryac Ssynec Atosr Lymh Faibdacr Loïc

and others.

[edit] External links

• Animenfo
• AnimeNewsNetwork
• Banner of the Stars at TV.com
• The Abh Nation - fan site
• Petition - Petition to get Banner III licensed in the United States.