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For those who wait through the final end credits, they are rewarded with a short animated epilogue that shows what happens to Jinto and Lafiel three years later after they had parted ways in order to perform their duties.

After the first arc of Sekai no Monshou, there are two more series. The next story arc is Sekai no Senki (Battle Flag of the Stars).

At this time, only Crest of the Stars has been translated into English, but other stories in this galaxy have been animated and are available in Japanese. In addition to Sekai no Senki, an OVA titled "Birth" and the "Crest of the Stars Movie" have been created. The movie version is a condensed version of the Crest of the Stars series and reuses the animation along with some new bits not present in the four discs of the first arc.

Of note is that the Abh are an engineered race of humanoids originally created as living machines. They broke free of their human creators and destroyed that branch of humanity that created them. They then proceded to reproduce rapidly and at the point where Crest of the Stars begins, they control over half of the known "human" space and are genetically superior to normal humans. Intelligence, lifespan, reaction speed, psychic awareness of space, and other personal characteristics can be engineered and manipulated. If you can imagine a highly numerous race like Khan (from Star Trek II) at war with the remaining humans, then that is part of the aspect of this storyline. You get an idea very quickly from each fight which side is superior pound for pound. Although the Abh are presented in a positive light (as the show is mostly presented from their viewpoint), I feel sorry for the humans each time they lose a major encounter.

Another nice part of the Crest of the Stars series (and this disc) is that the fights are done between fleets of ships. This differs from many other anime that tend to avoid fleet actions and is nicely done. Some of the English translations are in error in the series (and result in logic errors), but unless you have a eye for detail (and there is a lot of subtle detail) you may miss them as details sometimes come fast and furious and slow and langourous.

I think that this show deserves to have the original Japanese books translated and released in a trade edition. Perhaps this could be bundled in a boxset with Sekai no Senki if it ever gets released in English.

Wow. (Enough said)
It was wonderful. Far beyond my expectations. The series brought me to tears more than once (maybe it's just me...^^), and I TRULY hope Bandai releases the sequel. They didn't advertise for it, but I'm still hoping. *crosses fingers* Sci-Fi and angst lovers should check this out. The ending almost left me hollow. (Almost!) But the very end was great, telling the audience about the Abh Empire's crest. (Yes, the infamous dragon-crest-thing). And to top it all off, the name of the one who wrote the commentary on the dragon is a Latino! ^_^ I thought that was cute. (But enough about that...) It's great; I want the sequel. What a wild ride! ^_^

odd ending, sometimes surreal
i bought the whole first series, and am looking forward to the others. the ending was different from what i expected. but, pretty much the whole series was unusual. the main characters stand out, as do others such as the Baron's father, and the Silejian officer. their behaviors and attitudes are not the stereotypical cardboard cutouts often seen in movies and anime. it isn't necessarily the plot which is relatively conventional ... but something unusual that i can't quite place my finger on, but that i'm pretty sure must reflect the life of the creator of the series ... maybe the US occupation of Japan may have played some role in the formative experience of the creator ... also it's odd that both main characters have mother figures that perish and are mostly absent during their early years...