Legend of the Galactic Heroes & The Use of Propaganda

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The Legend of the Galactic Heroes is a monumental achievement in 1980s fiction. Yet, it is probably more relevant now than ever before. Matthew Roe (@TheCriticlysm) takes another look at this seminal science fiction classic, examining the series' historical influences and use of propaganda.

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  • @Ash_Wen-li
    @Ash_Wen-li3 жыл бұрын

    I'm just a Yang Wen-li profile pic coming here to balance out the Reinhards

  • @tattititan6897

    @tattititan6897

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's still not balanced

  • @TCBYEAHCUZ

    @TCBYEAHCUZ

    3 жыл бұрын

    OK

  • @TCBYEAHCUZ

    @TCBYEAHCUZ

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tattititan6897 I'm not really an anime fan but 1. Logh 2. Attack on Titan 3. Studio Ghibli stuff that's mostly it

  • @tattititan6897

    @tattititan6897

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TCBYEAHCUZ I hate this cringe medium tho, LOTGH and monster are the only quality shows in this medium ,rest all are cringe and genric including aot and Ghibli movies,if u think otherwise that means u r a moron.

  • @johon127

    @johon127

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tattititan6897 you might as well think only movies such as clockwork orange are worth right? lmfao, I like the ones you listed as much as I like other anime too, the medium itself is on a quality downfall but there are way too many already entertaining and good animes out there besides those two

  • @siegkaiserreinhard7471
    @siegkaiserreinhard74713 жыл бұрын

    Simply the GREATEST piece of FICTION of all times 👏👌

  • @reinhardvonloengram8020
    @reinhardvonloengram80203 жыл бұрын

    I am glad that I am not the only one who thinks of Lang as Beria.

  • @shadymerchant1198

    @shadymerchant1198

    3 жыл бұрын

    Beria? i see the similarities but Beria was a horrible man both personally and politically I see lang as just another incarnation of the state political police himself a decent guy who does horrible things

  • @reinhardvonloengram8020

    @reinhardvonloengram8020

    3 жыл бұрын

    ​@@shadymerchant1198 I mean Lang literally just decides that he is going to help eliminate Reuenthal because he insulted him. It doesn't get more personal than that. Maybe one could argue that he was a decent guy if he wasn't so vindictive. It is hard to pick the biggest bastard of the LOGH but Lang seams to be it the top league right there with Trunicht, De Vile, Falk and perhaps some other that I left out. In fact Falk seams to be his FPA analogy. They both participated in killing of innocent people for personal reasons so in my opinion they are both equally bad people.

  • @hajimeokajima
    @hajimeokajima3 жыл бұрын

    One of the best pieces of fiction ever. Watching it feels more like watching history itself unfold.

  • @thekaijumaster200x3

    @thekaijumaster200x3

    2 жыл бұрын

    Based Char Aznable profile pic.

  • @denverattaway9895

    @denverattaway9895

    9 ай бұрын

    It should be grade school educational core material. That aside and its thematic brilliance in depiction of humanity and all its glamour and imperfection, the classical ost is remarkable. The classical music choreography is nearly the most incredible aspect of this masterpiece in that it humanizes the characters by utilizing some of, if not the most exquisite beautiful compositions of all time, particularly the choreography and use of the Dvorak Symphonies; it's utterly breathtaking. Just my 2 cents.

  • @APioneerInTheSeaOfStars
    @APioneerInTheSeaOfStars2 жыл бұрын

    This video was impressive, and thank you for taking the time to make it. Yoshiki Tanaka really knew his history.

  • @Benjamin_Kraft
    @Benjamin_Kraft3 жыл бұрын

    I'm sure you just have it in the script to contrast against Yang Wen-li, but still, calling Reinhard a "noble-born brat" is hardly accurate at all. Sure, he was born a noble, but only by name, his family being all but destitute forcing his drunkard father to sell his daughter to the emperor. And he was surely not a brat. Prideful and arrogant, obviously, but not because he was spoiled and had an easy upbringing, but because he had an unmatched ambition and skill. Great video, always love seeing people making stuff about LOGH, though it's hardly a forgotten or even underappreciated series, it sure deserves more discussion in modern reviews.

  • @shadymerchant1198

    @shadymerchant1198

    3 жыл бұрын

    Even nobles without wealth and power are still far more privileged that the common peasant they have rights and advantages Reinhard got to go to the imperial officer academy something that was not available to the common worker even Mittermeyer was born to non noble but relatively well off family Reinhard's father wasn't destitute at least by empire standards he owned a nice home in a good neighborhood no palatial estate but pretty good he was forced to sell his daughter because the emperor wanted her he had no choice in the matter he thought he might as well take the money Reinhard was a brat you don't have to have an easy up bringing to be a brat which is defined as " A child, Particularly a badly behaved one." Reinhard was a willful and impulsive person who refused to obey he was justified often enough but a brat he still was LOGH is doing well though while not as popular as the mass media like AoT or similar shows its enjoying really good sales and views but it can always be talked about more

  • @oneof29

    @oneof29

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@shadymerchant1198 his family was rather destitute though since his father was an alcoholic. though i'm not sure how poor they were since i'm new to this series, i've only read it on the wiki

  • @Jose-yt3qz

    @Jose-yt3qz

    15 күн бұрын

    ​@@shadymerchant1198He could only go there due to his sister moving some sticks.

  • @variant_hero
    @variant_hero3 жыл бұрын

    More video essays pls! I loved this so much

  • @cojojojo1222
    @cojojojo12223 жыл бұрын

    I watched almost all video essays on r/videoessay and even if this video was posted today, this is one of the best video essays inspired by anime.

  • @AskAScreenwriter
    @AskAScreenwriter3 жыл бұрын

    One of the all time greats! Definitely worth seeking out.

  • @andren55
    @andren553 жыл бұрын

    That was such a good video mate!!

  • @austinnaramore2430
    @austinnaramore24302 жыл бұрын

    Damn, good video. Legend of Galactic Heroes is under-rated and handles politics better than some contemporary art. I will say that it still manages to be fun and interesting, especially if one has an eye for history.

  • @fuckk-popandtiktok3388
    @fuckk-popandtiktok33883 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video

  • @dfsengineer
    @dfsengineer3 жыл бұрын

    I was a first subscriber for that Sentai super-collection, paid a fortune, and regret nothing!

  • @alessandrott7568
    @alessandrott75683 жыл бұрын

    Not sure why his channel isn't in the description, but here is Matthew Roe's anime related playlist: kzread.info/head/PLBs8N9amglMyTjVbB7OCi7IF_qclFy90Z

  • @Crowbar6006
    @Crowbar60063 жыл бұрын

    This video makes me wish I knew more about the French Revolution.

  • @stangota5187
    @stangota51873 жыл бұрын

    Where can I watch it? I have only watched remake ver.

  • @bilo30040
    @bilo300403 жыл бұрын

    12:10 made me lol

  • @mattlionheart86va

    @mattlionheart86va

    3 жыл бұрын

    Birth of the Skaven --- well, I guess we'll just die.

  • @johanhernadez5366
    @johanhernadez5366 Жыл бұрын

    Hola amigos quisiera saber si alguno de ustedes sabe donde puedo ver o descargar la serie anime Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Side Stories 1998 de 52 capítulos en sub. Español. Estoy que la busco y no la encuentro por favor me ayuda. Gracias.

  • @atoll8423
    @atoll84232 жыл бұрын

    Isn't Yang a reference to Chen Qingzhi 陳慶之? A char from Tanaka's other historical novel who also win battles against impossible odds.

  • @tcc5750

    @tcc5750

    2 жыл бұрын

    I assumed he was based on Admiral Yi Sun-Sin. The man who never lost a battle and constantly had a corrupt government getting in his way, constantly.

  • @atoll8423

    @atoll8423

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tcc5750 Admiral Yi doesn't have the playfulness though, and Yi had earlier campaigns against Jurchens so Chen's late blooming career fits better. Perhaps he's closer to Tanaka's originally draft where Yang's prototype was a more serious, seasoned veteran.

  • @samsonthemanson
    @samsonthemanson Жыл бұрын

    Wanted to say - history doesn't repeat, we simply think it does because we continuously examine history with modern perspective.

  • @TheAnon03
    @TheAnon03 Жыл бұрын

    12:20 HAH! LOL. Guess you called it.

  • @yatarookayama8329
    @yatarookayama8329 Жыл бұрын

    12:19 and 2,5 years later yeah it's been an ongoing dystopia of Dark times ... That will keep at least until the end of 2024 , that hopefully some Reinhard will come to make things Great again ....

  • @loganw1232

    @loganw1232

    9 ай бұрын

    Maybe, maybe a yang wenli too.

  • @joehill4094
    @joehill4094 Жыл бұрын

    12:17 thanks for jinxing us.

  • @square5726
    @square57263 жыл бұрын

    Where can I find the best forum talking about galactic hero

  • @Criticlysm

    @Criticlysm

    3 жыл бұрын

    The best one I’ve found is r/logh

  • @loganw1232

    @loganw1232

    9 ай бұрын

    @@Criticlysmthanks

  • @yatarookayama8329
    @yatarookayama8329 Жыл бұрын

    4:19 Sur can assume him as that , But why he was elected to power ? How bad was society at that point ?

  • @MrChopstsicks
    @MrChopstsicks8 ай бұрын

    I want to watch it. I can but low quality but Blu-ray is 😢

  • @Fernandohe111
    @Fernandohe1113 жыл бұрын

    What is the music that starts around 5:30?

  • @Criticlysm

    @Criticlysm

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Classical Tension" by Neil Cross

  • @Fernandohe111

    @Fernandohe111

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice, thank you.

  • @ExistentialistAce
    @ExistentialistAce3 жыл бұрын

    Now I guess it's balanced

  • @lorefox201
    @lorefox2013 ай бұрын

    the skaven lmao

  • @ShahjahanMasood
    @ShahjahanMasood2 жыл бұрын

    Yi Sun sin is boss. Yang Wenli is Boss.

  • @KILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILL
    @KILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILL3 жыл бұрын

    Whaaaat, reinhard is not a "noble born brat", he was a commoner. He only has any affiliation with the goldenbaum dynasty because the emperor took "a liking" to his sister. In fact that is a major plot point early on, the fact that he is not of noble birth. What are you doing man????

  • @Criticlysm

    @Criticlysm

    3 жыл бұрын

    Another comment already addresses this, but Reinhard was born to an aristocratic family. Poor by noble standards, but a noble family all the same.

  • @KILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILL

    @KILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILL

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Criticlysm yeah I saw that after posting this lol. I still think my point mostly stands though as he wasnt exactly thought of highly. It has been a while since I watched the series in its entirety

  • @lithobolos

    @lithobolos

    3 жыл бұрын

    He was of noble birth. Nobles could fall on hard times and it was stated multiple times for a reason. "Some nobles moved in next door" was in the first flashback.

  • @christianalbertjahns2577

    @christianalbertjahns2577

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lithobolos Reinhard was born an Imperial Knight, a class in nobility with no inherent wealth and authority. In another words, Reinhard was just a commoner with "von" in his name when he was born. Also Reinhard's name when he was born was Reinhard von Musel, not Reinhard von Lohengramm. Musel is said Imperial Knight family, where Lohengramm is a nobility family name whose clan was pretty much dead by the time Reinhard received the name

  • @tryomama
    @tryomama2 жыл бұрын

    you know what's the best part? Friedrich the Great is gay. Guess who have that one very close "boy"friend that he went to full throttle depression after his death?

  • @lukaszspychaj9210

    @lukaszspychaj9210

    Жыл бұрын

    Gays try not to project challenge (impossible)

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