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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War

1993, Japanese. Directed by Keizo Shimizu & Noboru Ishiguro.

Reinhard von Müsel and Yang Wen-li return to their respective homes, one victorious and the other defeated. While Reinhard earns the new name Lohengramm, Yang and his friends celebrate some welcome news.

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Runtime
1h 30m
Post-credits
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Language
Japanese
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Released
18 December 1993
Original title
銀河英雄伝説外伝／新たなる戦いの序曲（オーヴァチュア）
Country
Japan
Written by
Masatoshi Tahara
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Watch Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars (1988) and Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Golden Wings (1992) first.

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Our verdict is Absolute Cinema: Drop everything and watch it. It scores 8.2/10 from 41 TMDB viewer ratings.

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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).

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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 December 1993. (Checked 14 November 2026.)

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If you liked Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War, try Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars, Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1, Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 1: The Wyvern Arrives.

Who directed Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War?

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (1993) was directed by Keizo Shimizu and Noboru Ishiguro and stars Kei Tomiyama, Ryo Horikawa, Masashi Hironaka.

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