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“Jinto and Lafiel return to govern Hyde System amid Martin's resistance and a First Devastation Fleet's unexpected arrival.”
Banner of the Stars III
星界の戦旗 III
7.72
1,429 rank · 19,476 viewers · 61 favorites
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Military
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Synopsis
Jinto and Lafiel return to govern Hyde System amid Martin's resistance and a First Devastation Fleet's unexpected arrival.
Jinto and Lafiel were riding on a light-armed transport ship "Bokbrusue" and navigating at the planar space of the Hyde System. This was for Jinto to govern the Hyde System, which returned to Empirial rule after the Union retreated, officially as an Earl. However, the government of Martin, Jinto`s motherland, resisted obstinately against the Empirial rule. On the other side, "Daiichi Jyuurin Sentai" (the First Devastation Fleet), formed with the new ship type "Attack Vessel", travelled to the Hyde System for drilling practices, but... (Source: ANN)
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Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
6.8
/10
What 5 viewers settled on.
80%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 2.93
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.93 · split reception
The polarity gap
7.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 1.0
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Score over time
↓ 2.20
Running avg · May 2007 → Jan 2026
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Banner of the Stars III OVA is easily the best of the entire series. It comes full circle back to the planet Martine, where Jinto was born. He is returning to govern the planet but Martine wants...”
- 8 “A good ending to the series, and better than the previous two seasons. This season, though short, gets back to interesting questions of politics as Jinto is sent back to deal with his home planet...”
- 8 “Banner of the Stars III is a two episode OVA from 2005. It is the conclusion for the anime that began with Crest of the Stars in 1999. To this day, the novels are still ongoing, now up to Volume 6...”
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Medium · 20%
Long · 60%
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- Format 2 × 37′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 14m all episodes
- Aired Aug 2005 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0375 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor