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Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)

Action · Animation · Drama

War rages between the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance. With two new brilliant young leaders at the helm, anything can happen in this military space opera.

IMDb rating
9.0 (7,399 votes)
Episode average
8.5 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons
4
Language
JA
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1988)

8.15 avg 26 episodes 7.4 → 9.5 24 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 750 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 640 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 636 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 616 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 606 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 550 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 601 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 529 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 521 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 524 votesEp 11: 7.5 · 526 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 481 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 477 votesEp 14: 8.4 · 486 votesEp 15: 8.8 · 597 votesEp 16: 8.5 · 546 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 467 votesEp 18: 8.1 · 446 votesEp 19: 8.1 · 436 votesEp 20: 8.0 · 458 votesEp 21: 8.9 · 548 votesEp 22: 8.2 · 433 votesEp 23: 9.2 · 585 votesEp 24: 8.5 · 440 votesEp 25: 8.1 · 464 votesEp 26: 9.5 · 1,113 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1In the Eternal Night7.4750
2Battle at Astate7.5640
3Birth of 13th Fleet8.1636
4Imperial Afterglow7.8616
5Kastrop Rebellion7.6606
6The Knights of the Rose7.7550
7Iserhlohn Captured8.5601
8Cool, Clear Cybernetic Eyes8.1529
9Klopstock Incident7.7521
10Jessica's War7.7524
11Actress Exits7.5526
12Attack on the Empire8.0481
13When the Rain of Grief Comes7.8477
14Emancipation of the Frontier8.4486
15Battle at Starzone Amlitzer8.8597
16New Currents8.5546
17Before the Storm8.2467
18The Lippschadt Conspiracy8.1446
19Yang's Fleet Mobilization8.1436
20Bloodshed in Space8.0458
21Doria Starzone Encounter8.9548
22Courage and Loyalty8.2433
23Goldenbaum Fallen9.2585
24Victory for Whose Sake?8.5440
25The Day Before Destiny8.1464
26Farewell, Distant Light9.51,113

Season 2 (1991)

8.20 avg 28 episodes 7.7 → 9.5 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 409 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 409 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 422 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 365 votesEp 5: 8.7 · 418 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 369 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 384 votesEp 8: 8.9 · 432 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 374 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 364 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 364 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 364 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 360 votesEp 14: 8.9 · 483 votesEp 15: 7.8 · 342 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 346 votesEp 17: 8.3 · 354 votesEp 18: 8.6 · 378 votesEp 19: 7.6 · 341 votesEp 20: 8.2 · 340 votesEp 21: 7.7 · 337 votesEp 22: 8.3 · 344 votesEp 23: 7.9 · 344 votesEp 24: 8.5 · 365 votesEp 25: 9.0 · 435 votesEp 26: 9.2 · 487 votesEp 27: 9.2 · 515 votesEp 28: 9.5 · 733 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1First Battle7.7409
2Portraits7.6409
3One Narrow Thread7.3422
4Lost Things7.6365
5Inquiry8.7418
6War Without Weapons8.0369
7Fortress vs. Fortress8.5384
8Return8.9432
9With determination and ambition7.9374
10Thunder7.7364
11Abduction of the Young Emperor7.9364
12The Arrow Is Released7.8364
13Departure of One7.7360
14Julian's Journey/Humanity's Journey8.9483
15The Battle Named 'Twilight of the Gods'7.8342
16Invitation to a Requiem7.7346
17The Gjellenhorn Sounds8.3354
18Occupation of Phezzan8.6378
19Arrival of the Cold Wave7.6341
20The Ark Fleet of Admiral Yang8.2340
21Search for a Universe of Freedom7.7337
22Two-Headed Snake: Battle of Rantemario8.3344
23The Darkness Deepens7.9344
24Consecutive Battles8.5365
25Death Match of Vermillion, Part 19.0435
26Death Match of Vermillion: Part 29.2487
27Emergency Turn9.2515
28Long Live the Emperor!9.5733

Season 3 (1994)

8.70 avg 32 episodes 8.2 → 8.9 27 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 375 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 384 votesEp 3: 9.0 · 460 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 345 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 347 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 335 votesEp 7: 9.0 · 398 votesEp 8: 8.9 · 372 votesEp 9: 9.0 · 391 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 320 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 324 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 333 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 319 votesEp 14: 7.9 · 330 votesEp 15: 7.9 · 346 votesEp 16: 9.2 · 435 votesEp 17: 8.9 · 425 votesEp 18: 9.5 · 638 votesEp 19: 9.0 · 361 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 320 votesEp 21: 8.7 · 353 votesEp 22: 8.9 · 360 votesEp 23: 8.2 · 310 votesEp 24: 8.2 · 321 votesEp 25: 9.3 · 461 votesEp 26: 9.3 · 519 votesEp 27: 9.4 · 734 votesEp 28: 9.8 · 3,822 votesEp 29: 9.6 · 734 votesEp 30: 9.0 · 451 votesEp 31: 8.5 · 345 votesEp 32: 8.9 · 411 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1After the Ceremony, the Curtain Rises Again8.2375
2To Earth8.6384
3The Künmel Incident9.0460
4Visitors8.1345
5Past, Present and Future8.1347
6The Magician Is Captured8.4335
7Invitation to an Opera9.0398
8Blood Running Down the Stairs (Cascade)8.9372
9Holy Land9.0391
10Holiday's End8.2320
11Against All Flags8.0324
12Under the Golden Lion Flag (Goldenlöwe)8.3333
13Twilight of the Gods (Ragnarok) Again8.0319
14To El Facil7.9330
15The Battle to Retake Iserlohn7.9346
16The Prodigal Sons Come Home9.2435
17The Battle of Marr-Adetta Starzone (Part One)8.9425
18The Battle of Marr-Adetta Starzone (Part Two)9.5638
19The Edict of the Winter Rose Garden9.0361
20The Long Road Ahead8.3320
21Rolling Thunder8.7353
22Eve of the Festival8.9360
23To the Windy Corridor8.2310
24Spring Storm8.2321
25The Battle of the Corridor (Beginning): The Invincible and the Undefeated9.3461
26The Battle of the Corridor (Middle): Kaleidoscope9.3519
27The Battle of the Corridor (Ending): End of the Imperial Expedition9.4734
28The Magician Doesn't Return9.83,822
29After the Festival9.6734
30The Disappointing Triumphal Return9.0451
31The Order for the Transfer of the Capital8.5345
32New Government in August8.9411

Season 4 (1996)

8.92 avg 24 episodes 8.3 → 9.8 27 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 354 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 343 votesEp 3: 9.3 · 479 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 324 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 333 votesEp 6: 9.4 · 486 votesEp 7: 9.0 · 382 votesEp 8: 9.0 · 412 votesEp 9: 8.9 · 400 votesEp 10: 9.1 · 426 votesEp 11: 9.4 · 612 votesEp 12: 9.7 · 1,089 votesEp 13: 8.9 · 350 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 328 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 343 votesEp 16: 8.8 · 354 votesEp 17: 8.9 · 372 votesEp 18: 8.3 · 328 votesEp 19: 8.7 · 387 votesEp 20: 9.1 · 441 votesEp 21: 9.0 · 459 votesEp 22: 9.7 · 1,213 votesEp 23: 9.3 · 469 votesEp 24: 9.8 · 3,821 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Premonition of the Storm8.3354
2In the Distant Frontier8.2343
3Roses at the End of Summer9.3479
4Rumbling8.4324
5Burgeoning8.3333
6The Urvashi Incident9.4486
7In the Name of Pride9.0382
8Rebellion Is a Hero's Privilege9.0412
9The Two Great Ones Strike at Each Other!8.9400
10Live by the Sword...9.1426
11Die by the Sword9.4612
12Endless Requiem9.71,089
13Running Start Towards the Future8.9350
14Long Live the Empress! (Hoff Kaiserin)8.3328
15Invitation to Rebellion8.3343
16A Challenge to Arms8.8354
17Cosmic Mosaic8.9372
18For Peace, Via Bloodshed8.3328
19Planet of Confusion8.7387
20Stehibalm Schloss Burns9.1441
21The Crimson Star Road9.0459
22Bloodthirsty Maiden (Brünnhilde)9.71,213
23The Golden Lion Flag (Goldenlöwe) Loses Its Light9.3469
24Dream: To See It to the End9.83,821
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