Seikai no Monshō
星界の紋章 (Crest of the Stars)
Genre	Space opera
Novel
Authored by	Hiroyuki Morioka
Publisher	Hayakawa Publishing, Inc. Tokyopop HarperCollins Canada
Publish date	April, 1996 September 5, 2006 August 24, 2006
No. of volumes	3
TV anime
Directed by	Yasuchika Nagaoka
Studio	Sunrise
Network	WOWOW
Original run	2 January 1999 – 27 March 1999
No. of episodes	13
OVA: Seikai no Danshō
Directed by	Osamu Nabeshima Yasushi Nagaoka
Studio	Sunrise
No. of episodes	1
Released	April, 2000
Runtime	25 minutes
Related
Seikai no Senki - 2000 Seikai no Senki II - 2001 Seikai no Senki III (OAV) - 2005

Crest of the Stars (Japanese: 星界の紋章 Seikai no Monshō) is a trilogy of space opera (some parts could classify as military science fiction/military space opera) science fiction novels written by Morioka Hiroyuki. Beginning in 1999, the novels were adapted into anime series, the first of which ran for 13 episodes on WOWOW. There are three sequel series to the anime -- Banner of the Stars (13 episodes, aka Seikai no Senki), Banner of the Stars II (10 episodes, aka Seikai no Senki II) and both adapting the second novel, two recap movies -- Crest of the Stars Special Edition and Banner of the Stars Special Edition, and an OVA Crest of the Stars Lost Chapter (aka Seikai no Danshō). The fourth anime series, adapting the third novel, Banner of the Stars III (aka Seikai no Senki III) is an OVA released in Japan in 2005. Image File history File links Seikai_no_Monsho_I_Teikoku_no_Ojo_(Book_Cover). ... Classic pulp space opera cover, with the usual cliche elements. ... 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Banner of the Stars ) (literally Battle Flag of the Stars) is a series of anime based on novels written by Morioka Hiroyuki which serve as sequels to Crest of the Stars. ... Classic pulp space opera cover, with the usual cliche elements. ... Military science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction where interstellar or interplanetary conflict and its armed solution (war) make up the main or partial backdrop of the story. ... Morioka Hiroyuki (森岡浩之: 1962-) is a Japanese sci-fi novelist. ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... WOWOW was the first private satellite broadcasting and pay TV station in Japan. ... Banner of the Stars ) (literally Battle Flag of the Stars) is a series of anime based on novels written by Morioka Hiroyuki which serve as sequels to Crest of the Stars. ... Crest of the Stars (1999, Japanese: 星界の紋章 Seikai no Monshō) is an anime science fiction (space opera (some parts could classify as military science fiction/military space opera)) series based on the same title Japanese science fiction novel published in 1996 written by Morioka Hiroyuki. ... A human ovum An ovum (loosely, egg or egg cell) is a female sex cell or gamete. ... Original Video Animation (OVA) is an acronym used in Japan for anime titles that are released directly to retail sale, without prior showings on TV or in theaters. ...

Novels

The Trilogy is composed of the following books:

• Seikai no Monshō I "Teikoku no Ōjo" (星界の紋章I 帝国の王女) (Crest of the Stars I "The Imperial Princess") (Released September 6 2006 in U.S. by Tokyopop)
• Seikai no Monshō II "Sasayaka na Tatakai" (星界の紋章II ささやかな戦い) (Crest of the Stars II "A Modest War") (Released January 9 2007 in U.S. by Tokyopop)
• Seikai no Monshō III "Ikyō e no Kikan" (星界の紋章III 異郷への帰還) (Crest of the Stars III "Returning to a World Unfamiliar")

Plot

Crest of the Stars and Banner of the Stars (series I and II) follow Ghintec Linn (aka Jinto Lynn), a young prince whose world is taken over by the space-dwelling race of the Abh. When Ghintec was a young boy, his father, Rock Lynn, under threat of invasion, handed over their world, Martine, to the Abh in exchange for a position within Abh society. Young Ghintec is sent off to school to learn the ways of Abh nobility and the story of Crest of the Stars picks up as he meets the young Abh princess, Lamhirh (aka Lafiel) as they are about to travel to military school for Ghintec's further training. Linn ssynec Rocr Dreuc Haïder Ghintec (a. ... For information on the Hebrew month, see Ab. ... Princess is the feminine form of prince (from Latin princeps, meaning principal citizen). ... Ablïarsec néïc Dubreuscr Bœrh Parhynr Lamhirh (a. ...

However, in the midst of their travels, Lamhirh and Ghintec (along with the Abh ship Gothlauth, aka Gosroth) find themselves at the very beginnings of a war between the Abh Empire and the Four Nations Alliance of humankind - an anti-Abh alliance of the democratic nations of the United Mankind, the Federation of Hania, the Republic of Greater Alcont, and the People's Sovereign Union of Planets - a conflict with strong overtones of the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens. For information on the Hebrew month, see Ab. ... Combatants Delian League led by Athens Peloponnesian League led by Sparta Commanders Pericles Cleon Nicias Alcibiades Archidamus II Brasidas Lysander For the earlier war beginning in 460 BC, see First Peloponnesian War The Peloponnesian War (431 BC–404 BC) was an Ancient Greek military conflict fought between Athens and its... Coordinates 37°4′ N 22°26′ E Country Greece Periphery Peloponnese Prefecture Laconia Population 18,184 source (2001) Area 84. ... A view of the Acropolis of Athens during the Ottoman period, showing the buildings which were removed at the time of independence The History of Athens is the longest of any city in Europe: Athens has been continuously inhabited for at least 3,000 years. ...

The series -- both the anime and novels -- are particularly notable for the fact that Morioka created for them an entire language, Baronh (and an accompanying alphabet, Ath), which the Abh speak, read, and write. Almost all written text in the anime is in Baronh, with occasional text in other (invented) languages; at least one planet is shown to have adopted Ath to write their own language (although this is not a plot point, and easily missed). The Ath Alphabet, used to write Baronh Baronh is an artificial language created by Japanese science fiction author Morioka Hiroyuki and used in Crest of the Stars and Banner of the Stars. ... Ath is an alphabet created by Morioka Hiroyuki for his Crest of the Stars novels. ...

Crest of the Stars was released in Japan in 1999 and in the United States by Bandai in 2001. At the end of 2002, TechTV announced that Crest of the Stars was to be one of the initial titles as part of their new Anime Unleashed programming and began broadcast at the end of 2002 and through 2003. This article is about the Japanese toy manufacturer. ... TechTV is also the name of a closed-circuit television network based in Ruston, Louisiana TechTV (May 11, 1998 – May 28, 2004) was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Francisco, California featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet. ... Anime Unleashed logo. ...

Characters

Main article: Characters in Crest of the Stars

The main protagonists of Seikai series of novels and anime are Ghintec (Jinto), a genetically "Terran" Abh nobleman, and Lamhirh (Lafiel), a princess of the empire. The story generally revolves around their evolving relationship. Other characters also give color to the story, the importance of whom underscore the rather difficult and extraordinary circumstances the relationship of the two main characters have to develop under. There of course is their fellow bridge crew on the attack ship Basroil- Sobach, Aicryac, and Samsonn. From the empress on the top to the lowly "grounder" subject, from the Commander-in-Chief of the Rüé Spainec (Imperial Armed Forces) to the ordinary fectodaic (Wing Flyer), from the ambassadors of foreign states to their forces in the battlefield, the characters of the Seikai series give depth to its story. This is an index of the characters of the novels and anime Crest of the Stars and its sequels. ... Linn ssynec Rocr Dreuc Haïder Ghintec (a. ... Ablïarsec néïc Dubreuscr BÅ“rh Parhynr Lamhirh (a. ...

Anime Episode List

Crest of the Stars Volume one "To The Stars" region 1 DVD.

1. Invasion
2. Kin of the Stars
3. Daughter of Love
4. Surprise Attack
5. The Battle of Gosroth
6. Mysterious Conspiracy
7. Fortunate Revolt
8. The Style of the Abh
9. To the Battlefield
10. Escape: Just the Two of Us
11. Sufugnoff Gateway Battle
12. Lady of Chaos
13. Trouble Soaring Through Heaven

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Public Reception

See also

• Conlangs

An artificial or constructed language (known colloquially as a conlang among aficionados), is a language whose vocabulary and grammar were specifically devised by an individual or small group, rather than having naturally evolved as part of a culture as with natural languages. ...

External links

• Crest of the Stars - The official site from Bandai.
• Crest of the Stars (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• The Abh Nation - fan site
• Crest of the Stars: Odyssey - fan site
• Seikai no Monshou (Crest of the Stars) - the Abh language, society and fictional science

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Reviews

• Seikai no Monshou - the review of original Japanese version (or Seikai no Monsho)
• Crest of Stars - The overview of Crest of the Stars with excerpted scenes
• Review of Crest... on THEM Anime
• Asian-Stuff.com - Crest of the Stars Review