Still extremely unnecessary, and until the latter half, doesn’t really add much to the lore and character depth of Legend of the Galactic Heroes, but it’s still great to spend more time with these characters and see even a little more of the series’ fabulous worldbuilding. The main appeal is definitely the focus on the Rosen Ritter regiment, of which it does a lot to explain the purpose and evolution. If there’s any weaknesses, it’s that the first three arcs are largely uninteresting and serve mainly to demonstrate Reinhard’s ascension through the ranks, but eventually this prequel finds its feet, and though I’m still adjustingto Yang’s new voice actor, it’s great to see him back!