Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These

For more than 150 years, two vast powers have battled for dominance of the Milky Way. The Galactic Empire—an absolute monarchy under Kaiser Friedrich IV and a deeply rooted aristocracy—moves to crush any challenge to the crown. Opposing it is the Free Planets Alliance, a representative democracy increasingly undermined by a corrupt High Council whose leaders exploit war and unrest to maintain public support.

The deadlock begins to shift with the emergence of two exceptional commanders on opposite sides. In the Empire, Reinhard von Lohengramm rises from minor nobility to High Admiral through sheer strategic talent, aided by his sister’s standing as the Kaiser’s favored concubine, and pursues a vision of unifying humanity through conquest. Across the front lines, Alliance officer Yang Wen-li—an avid historian and reluctant commodore celebrated as the Hero of El Facil—uses his tactical skill to outmaneuver both the enemy and his own leadership’s failures, all while seeking a path toward lasting peace.