Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Stellar War Part 3 · review
Note: English is not my native language, I apologize for possible mistakes. Try to make this review as short and simple as possible, so that it does not contain any spoilers, don't expect a very elaborate review. We have already completed and finished the second season of Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These, originally we all expected to see this in 3-movie format, but in the end we can consider it as a regular second season of 12 episode anime, that unfortunately the serie did not have much attention as the deserved or at least I perceived that, although well this is not a surprising. Why thisis not popular? It does not have Lolis, It does not have Power Ups, It does not have Ecchi and more importantly: it's not a harem.
I feel that the animation and CGI was a little better worked compared to the first season, the CGI personally in this show does not bother me, it does well especially in space battles which are usually very static...there are things that this remake skips and some plot points are treated quite quickly, but they are not such vital things and the differences are minor, and the most important thing is that history does not lose its charm at any time.
Another thing to highlight is it's OST, it's very good and sticks very well, also with his characters designs it was just a matter of appreciating them well and they're really not bad. Almost every time I see criticism or negative comments about the series I find complaints about its design and jokes, it seems that beyond watching any video or images they have not really tried to watch the serie.
The characters look quite detailed and it seems that some efforts have been made in their designs for this second season, although there are some characters that really their design does not fit them at all and even makes them look younger than they are, the Empire side being more affected in this (I am seeing Oskar and Mittermeyer), there are others very successful as the case of Kircheis, Oberstein, with Kircheis, this design fit him more has as more nobility and class, the same with Oberstein and several characters whose design manages to reflect his personality.
This version is not yet finished and I hope that the study continues until the end, and so we can continue to see this story that focuses on the "global scenario", showing us that no type of government is right or wrong, that interstellar battle between democracy and the monarchy, together with That fascinating and harmonious mix between futuristic and classic styles.
With the end of this season we reach the first big shocking moment of the series. The story could be said that it really starts from here, let's just hope that Production I.G continues to do more LOGH and can finalize its full version. I personally liked it a lot, philosophy and political intrigue are here, the struggle and strategy are here, the losses are here, the deceptions and manipulations are here, the emotions are here.
LOGH always shines.