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Blogging Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 22

Posted in Blogging Legend of the Galactic Heroes by Emperor J on May 30, 2009

Like those action movies where a cop is only days from retirement, LoGH isn't afraid of foreshadowing.

Like those action movies where a cop is only days from retirement, LoGH isn't afraid of foreshadowing.

The 22nd episode of Legend of the Galactic Heroes is titled “Courage and Loyalty” and for good reason. The focus of the episode is on those two concepts and how they relate to the shambles that is the Lippstadt League. On Reinhard’s side, Oberstein’s strategy continues to pay dividends.

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Blogging Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 21

Posted in Blogging Legend of the Galactic Heroes by Emperor J on May 23, 2009
Jessica Edwards pays the ultimate price for her colleagues expensing food, toilet seats and duck ponds while flipping property at the same time.

Jessica Edwards pays the ultimate price for her colleagues expensing food, toilet seats and duck ponds while flipping property at the same time.

The 21st episode of Legend of the Galactic Heroes returns to Alliance matters. It is divided into two sections, the start of formal hostilities between Yang and the National Salvation Military Council which seized control of Heinessen in episode 19; and the peaceful rally that ends rather un-peacefully.

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Blogging Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 20

Posted in Blogging Legend of the Galactic Heroes by Emperor J on May 16, 2009
Ovlesser speaks very loudly and carries a big axe.

Ovlesser speaks very loudly and carries a big axe.

Episode 20 of Legend of the Galactic Heroes goes back to the Empire’s Civil War between the official government forces, led by Reinhard, and the nobles making up the Lippstadt League. The dominant theme of this episode is the Lippstadt League seemingly not knowing what it is doing and Oberstein’s pragmatism making it that much worse.

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Blogging Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 19

Posted in Blogging Legend of the Galactic Heroes by Emperor J on May 9, 2009
Frederica is too shocked by something on the screen. What could it be?

Frederica is shocked by something on the screen. What could it be?

The 19th episode of Legend of the Galactic Heroes returns to events in the Alliance. The political vacuum formed after the botched invasion had left the nation on the edge of chaos. Yang had predicted an attempted coup, and in this episode it occurs with a surprise name heading the rebellion.

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The DVD Collection Part 7: Mobile Suit Gundam Wing

Posted in The DVD Collection by Emperor J on May 6, 2009

gw1Dates Aired: April 7, 1995 – March 29, 1996 (49 episodes)

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Blogging Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 18

Posted in Blogging Legend of the Galactic Heroes by Emperor J on May 2, 2009
Not to be outdone by the Third Estate's Tennis Court Oath, the Empire's Second Estate decides to fight back with an oath of its own.

Not to be outdone by the French Third Estate's Tennis Court Oath, the Empire's Second Estate decides to fight back with an oath of its own.

The 19th episode of Legend of the Galactic Heroes returns to events in the Galactic Empire. A new Kaiser was in power, and some of the nobility weren’t exactly thrilled by the arrangement. In this episode, the nobility choose sides and attempt to take the fight to Reinhard, though in the process the civil war begins.

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