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Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars

Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars poster
Genre
science fantasy
Country
Japan

How it feels

A boy discovers that his school is secretly hosting an alien spaceship. He gets drawn into conflicts between different extraterrestrial groups.

whimsicalthoughtfulmysteriousslow-pacedquietly dramatichopefulintrospective

What happens

Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars (学園戦記ムリョウ, Gakuen Senki Muryō; lit. "Record of School Wars Muryou") is an anime series directed by Tatsuo Sato and produced by Madhouse. Shingu aired from May 8, 2001, through December 4, 2001, on NHK. It ran for 26 episodes and was released on DVD on five volumes by The Right Stuf International in the United States. On March 3, 2008, the series made its North American television debut on the Funimation Channel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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