This is a 10 bit HEVC / x265 reencode of this 255.2 gb release of Legends of the Galactic Heroes, of which 61.9 gb is actually used in this release (the source release includes movies, as well as the main OVA series). Audio is encoded to AAC. Soft subtitles have been muxed into each episode, so you don’t need to manually add each subtitle for each episode.
This release is in release order, rather than the chronological order the source release used.
Each arc has quite varying degrees of visual quality, so I’ve provided comparison screenshots from an assortment of episodes below.
Here are some comparison shots of my encode vs the source release
Obviously there are some reductions in visual quality compared to the original in all my uploads, these screenshots should help you decide whether the reduction in quality is worth my far lower file sizes.
Source
https://postimg.cc/kBN3g6QM
https://postimg.cc/PPnnHz8F
https://postimg.cc/MnWkM657
https://postimg.cc/JsKfjfY9
https://postimg.cc/QK1L5Vvb
Mine
https://postimg.cc/V0ypYm5b
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https://postimg.cc/c6YPFg57
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Keep the file size differences in mind.
Reinhard and Kircheis graduate from their military academy and are immediately sent to the frozen frontier planet Kapche-Lanka. Unbeknownst to them, their new superior schemes to kill Reinhard on behalf of a rival of Reinhard’s sister Annerose von Grünewald.
Reinhard and Kircheis are assigned to the Imperial Military Police, where they uncover the corrupt and oppressive practices of the Empire’s law enforcement. They are soon ordered to investigate the murder of a student at their alma mater.
As Reinhard awaits the bestowal of his new title of Count von Lohengramm, he sends Kircheis to the artificial resort satellite Kreuznach III for a vacation. Restless from the lack of work, Kircheis assists the local police with a drug trafficking case related to an attack on a disgraced former Vice Admiral.
While Reinhard is still a commodore in charge of only a single squadron, he laments the incompetence of his superiors during a battle against the Free Planets Alliance. Amassing military successes under the direct command of Vice Admiral Richard von Grimmelshausen, Reinhard repeatedly clashes with Hermann von Lüneburg, a commodore and former regimental commander of the Alliance’s infamous Rosen Ritter.
Yang is propelled to the spotlight after his famous evacuation of civilians from El Facil. Following an unofficial double promotion and a flurry of media attention, he chronicles his research of the Year 730 Mafia—a close-knit group of Alliance military officers centered around the famed tactician Bruce Ashbey. He investigates a startling claim by Ashbey’s deceased widow that may have enormous political ramifications: that the great war hero was not killed in action but murdered.
Reinhard and Kircheis are posted on the destroyer Hameln II, docked at Iserlohn Fortress. After gaining the respect of the crew, Reinhard’s leadership is tested when the captain is severely wounded and passes command authority to Reinhard, the next-highest ranking officer on deck.
While Reinhard and Kircheis are working in the Imperial capital Odin, Reinhard learns of a mining rights dispute involving Dorothea von Schaffhausen, a friend of his sister Annerose von Grünewald. Upon hearing that Count Herxheimer intends to settle the matter with a duel, Reinhard volunteers to represent the Schaffhausen family.
After falling out of favor with the nobility, Count Herxheimer is trying to escape to the Free Planets Alliance with a stolen Seffle particle generator prototype. Reinhard is tasked with retrieving both the prototype and the defector, but is only assigned the cruiser Hässliche Entlein due to the confidential nature of the mission.
To commemorate the 30th year of the reign of Kaiser Friedrich IV, the Empire announces a large-scale military campaign against the Free Planets Alliance. In the ensuing clash between the Imperial expeditionary force and three Alliance fleets, Reinhard’s timely intervention shapes the tides of war.
Video:
960x720 – (~4:3) 30 fps HEVC Main 10
Audio:
Japanese; AAC Stereo ~100 TVBR
Subtitles:
English; ASS subtitles
Comments - 20
Arthedain
Thank you so much for this! AFAIK this is not in chronological order. I guess it’s in release order then?
Reaktor (uploader)
Yes, this is in release order.
chintu
Thanks
cazzate
thanks a lot for this upload Reaktor, btw do you think you will ever encode ‘Death Parade 2015’. its an amazing series, give it a shot if you haven’t.
Farwind
Any chance someone could seed this? I’m stuck at 9.2/13GB
Farwind
Thanks to whoever helped!
cazzate
[Reaktor] do you plan on encoding these movies in the future:
Tokyo Godfathers (2003) https://nyaa.si/view/1116163
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (1987) https://nyaa.si/view/1089766
The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2006) https://nyaa.si/view/1005225
Paprika (2006) https://nyaa.si/view/961732
5 Centimeters per Second (2007) https://nyaa.si/view/1101971
Betorogu
Good job for obtaining such a rare and underrated anime in the best quality possible!!!
Darthinvader_19
I don’t mean to be rude. But is this an incomplete release? There are around 50-55 episodes in this release, please let me know. Thank you.
Reaktor (uploader)
@Darthinvader_19 this release is Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu Gaiden, a spinoff series from the main Galactic Heroes OVA series (here are the MAL links to the two “seasons” this release is made up of: https://myanimelist.net/anime/3665/Ginga_Eiyuu_Densetsu_Gaiden_1999 https://myanimelist.net/anime/3371/Ginga_Eiyuu_Densetsu_Gaiden). I have linked my OVA release in the description as well, if that’s what you are looking for (110 episodes in that one: https://nyaa.si/view/1013436)
ravenlolanth
Can you do (Hakumei to Mikochi) please ? thank you!
cazzate
[Reaktor] do you plan on encoding these movies in the future:
Death Parade (2013) https://nyaa.si/view/1078685
Tokyo Godfathers (2003) https://nyaa.si/view/1116163
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (1987) https://nyaa.si/view/1089766
The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2006) https://nyaa.si/view/1005225
Paprika (2006) https://nyaa.si/view/961732
5 Centimeters per Second (2007) https://nyaa.si/view/1101971
Anir
Appreciate the small size Reaktor no pun intended
May i ask what encoding is? How do you encode to make it to this size? And why is it 255gb in the first place since its an old show?
TheUnseen
The filenames are all wrong except for the first arc.
Arc 2 Episodes are actually Arc 6 and such.
The mkv file tags are correct and show the actual arc.
As such they do not match the filenames and directories.
TheUnseen
The easiest and most reliable way of sorting the ‘acts’ is by having a look at the first episode of each act.
This episode shows the imperial date at which the story takes places, usually even followed by the month.
This can be used to sort the ‘acts’ accordingly.
Reaktor (uploader)
@TheUnseen as stated in a previous comment, this release is in release order rather than chronological because I don’t think it’s too hard to figure out what happens when based on dates and context. This is the order the show was released it, so this is the order I’ve released it in. If you want to watch it in chronological order (in-universe events happening after each other in a continuum), there are plenty of descriptions online on how the arcs / seasons can be rearranged to be watched that way.
Copy pasted from a reddit post:
Spiral Labyrinth (Gaiden 2, episodes 1-14)
Valley of White Silver (Gaiden 1, episodes 1-4)
Those Who Revolt / Mutineer (G2, ep. 15-18)
Those Who Duel / Duelist (G2, ep. 19-22)
[Here you could optionally watch the Golden Wings movie. though it’s the weakest adaptation of LOGH stuff.]
Those Who Recapture / Survivors (G2, ep. 23-26)
Morning’s Dream, Night’s Song (G1, ep. 5-8)
A Hundred Billion Stars, A Hundred Billion Lights (G1, ep. 13-24)
The Third Tiamat Battle (G2, ep. 27-28)
Disgrace (G1, ep. 9-12)
saadonetrillion
Love your uploads dude and just wanted to ask if you have decided to stop making releases or if you are taking a break
saadonetrillion
And i dont mean this in a bad way and its okay if you stop because youve already done a lot
BigMoo
Thanks!
Alister2310
Please come back.