Sunday, February 10, 2008

Review of anime Banner of the Stars
Review Time. Today lets look at the anime Banner of the Stars. (This is the sequel of the anime Crest of the Stars)

Value: 5/5

Genre. Action/comedy/drama

Rating. 13+

STORY.

It is three years after the events of Crest of the stars and Jinto has finished his officer training. He gets assigned to the assault ship the Basroil where Lafiel is captain. Dispite not having seen each other for this time their friendship is as strong as ever. The joy of being reunited is overshadowed however by the fact that the war is raging as strong and violently as ever. They soon find themselfs in the thick of battle against a relentless enemy who is using a new devastiting weapon. Can they hold long enough for the reinforcements to arrive?

CHRACTERS.

Jinto lin. He was a normal boy who became a member of the Abh nobility. He still sees himself as the normal boy he used to be and doesn't hold much value to his title. He becomes friends with Lafiel who liked the fact that he treats her as a normal person too.

Lafiel. She is a member of the Abh royal family who has become Jinto's friend beause he treats her like a normal person. Because of her royal heritage this she usually appears cold and distand but she is nothing of the sort.

Bebaus. He is the admiral in charge of the system that they must defend. The rumour is that he is suffering from his family curse and is completely insane.

Abh. The are build for space travel and almost never set foot on a planet. They have blue hair, live for over 200 years and look a lot like elfs. They have no interest whatsoever in the planets that inhabit the systems they conquer other than to maintain the peace.

United Mankind. This is one of the four factions remaining that opposes the Abh. They are the most aggressive of the three and they hate the Abh with a passion. They are the most powerfull faction after the Abh.

Federation of Hania. One of the four factions. They have allied themselfs to United Mankind and are the second strongest faction in the alliance.

Republic of Greater Alcont. One of the four factions. They have allied themselfs to United Mankind and are the third strongest of the alliance.

People's Sovereign Union of Planets. One of the four factions. They have allied themselfs to United Mankind and are the weakest of the alliance.

ART & MUSIC.

Both the art (5/5) and music (5/5) are very good.

VOICE ACTING

The Japanese acting is great as usual (5/5). I haven't seen the English dub so i don't know how good or bad it was..

Personal note. What is there not to like about this one. Action, drama, humor, romance and a great story. This anime has it all. Unlike Crest of the Stars this anime is a lot more serious. War has broken out and there are a lot of battles but there is still a lot of humor left and the story is excellent. The character development is continued and you can see the characters grow more and more. At the start of the very first episode they show a part of the anime where they speak the original language of the Abh. They also do this at the start of each episode.

If you have any questions please let me know. Also tips and comments about how i can make this sort of blog better are more than welcome.

Comments (0)