Underplayed Gems

Crest of the Stars (1999)

Crest of the Stars poster
Original title
星界の紋章
Genre
science fiction, science fiction anime and manga, Action, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country
Japan
Length
3 seasons, 13 episodes
Rated
PG
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young human boy is stranded on a spaceship after his father is overthrown as a ruler. He forms a bond with an alien princess as they navigate a sprawling interstellar war between two galactic empires.

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What happens

Crest of the Stars (Japanese: 星界の紋章, Hepburn: Seikai no Monshō) is a three-volume space opera science fiction novel written by Hiroyuki Morioka with cover illustrations by Toshihiro Ono. This was followed by a second, ongoing novel series, Banner of the Stars (a.k.a. Seikai no Senki, currently six volumes) and a series of books collecting short stories set in the same universe known as Fragments of the Stars (星界の断章, Seikai no Danshō). Beginning in 1999, the novels were adapted into anime and manga series, the first of which ran for 13 episodes on WOWOW. A recap movie, Crest of the Stars Special Edition, was also released in 2000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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