Banner of the Stars

Banner of the Stars
星界の戦旗 (Seikai no Senki)
Genre	Space opera, Military science fiction
Novel
Author	Hiroyuki Morioka Toshihiro Ono
Publisher	Hayakawa Publishing, Sunrise
Original run	December 1996 – ongoing
Volumes	4
TV anime
Director	Yasuchika Nagaoka
Studio	Sunrise
Licensor	Bandai Entertainment
Network	WOWOW
Original run	April 14, 2000 – July 14, 2000
Episodes	13
TV anime
Banner of the Stars II
Director	Yasuchika Nagaoka
Studio	Sunrise
Licensor	Bandai Entertainment
Network	WOWOW
Original run	July 11, 2001 – September 26, 2001
Episodes	10
Original video animation
Banner of the Stars III
Director	Yasuchika Nagaoka
Studio	Sunrise
Released	August 26, 2005
Runtime	55 minutes
Episodes	2
Related
Crest of the Stars - 1996 Seikai no Danshō - 2005
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Banner of the Stars (星界の戦旗, Seikai no Senki^?, lit. Battle Flag of the Stars) is a series of science fiction novels written by Hiroyuki Morioka, which serve as sequels to Crest of the Stars. The series is ongoing. Three of the four novels in the series have been made into anime.

Novels

As of the present, there are four novels in the Seikai no Senki series. These are:

• Seikai no Senki I "Kizuna no Katachi" (Banner of the Stars I "The Form of Bonds") (1996)
• Seikai no Senki II "Mamoru Beki Mono" (Banner of the Stars II "That Which Is to Be Protected") (1998)
• Seikai no Senki III "Kazoku no Shokutaku" (Banner of the Stars III "A Family Dinner") (2001)
• Seikai no Senki IV "Kishimu Jikuu" (Banner of the Stars IV "Cacophonous Space-Time") (2004)

So far there are TV anime adaptations of the first two books and an OVA anime adaptation of the third book was released within the second half of 2005.

Anime

Among fans, Banner of the Stars is a title used to describe all anime except Crest of the Stars (which Hiroyuki Morioka has said was not intended as the main idea of the story, but just an introduction to how Ghintec and Lamhirh met). Currently two TV series and an OVA have been released:

Seikai no Senki I, Banner of the Stars

1. Reunion
2. Operation Phantom Flame
3. Assault Ship Basroil
4. The First Campaign
5. Spectacular Insanity
6. Remembrance Dinner
7. Escape in the Dark
8. The Eve of the Decisive Battle
9. The Basroil's Battle
10. Shooting Star
11. The Flaming Battlefield
12. The Battle for Aptic Gate
13. The Shape of Bonds

Seikai no Senki II, Banner of the Stars II

1. Operation Hunter
2. Planet of Exile
3. Emigration Plan
4. The Hunters
5. Rebellion
6. Abh Hell
7. The Flag of Gasarus
8. Things to Protect
9. To Lay Down the Bow
10. An Abriel's Tears

Seikai no Senki III OVA Banner of the Stars III

(not yet licensed in the US)

1. Reunion of the Stars
2. Family Dining

Manga

Manga adaptations of the Banner of the Stars and Banner of the Stars II anime series have been released. These volumes were referred as the second and third parts of the Seikai Trilogy. This was because at the time of publishing, only three anime series were adapted from Hiroyuki Morioka's works, and Banner of the Stars III was yet to be made. Crest of the Stars consisted of the first part of the trilogy. The manga were released in English by Tokyopop in 2004.

• Seikai Trilogy, Vol. 2: Banner of the Stars (subtitle: The Shape of Bonds)
• Seikai Trilogy, Vol. 3: Banner of the Stars II (subtitle: Protecting the Precious)

Characters

Banner of the Stars Volume one "No Turning Back" region 1 DVD.

The crew on the attack ship Basrogrh with Ghintec and Lamhirh;

• Aicryac Üémh Tlyzr Naurh
• Sobach Üémh Dor Ïuth
• Samsonn Borgh Tiruser Tirusec

The Lodaïrhs who appear newly;

• Cénéch Üémh Stymer Cipair
• Biboth Aronn Nérémr Ïarlucec Nélaith
• Biboth Aronn Nérémr Ïarlucec Néféc
• Atosryac Ssynec Atosr Lymh Faibdacr Loïc

and others.

External links

• Banner of the Stars (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Banner of the Stars II (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Banner of the Stars III (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Banner of the Stars at TV.com