Rank:  Vice Admiral  	  Occupation: Advisor, later Fleet Commander  Alternate Spellings: Ernst 	  Group Affiliation: The Galactic Empire 	  Base of Operations: Flagship Brunhilde, later Flagship Kvasir  First Appearance: MOVIE &quot;My Conquest is the Sea of Stars&quot; 	  Hair: Black 	  Age: Mid 30's

For decades, the Galactic Empire has been locked in an interstellar war with the Free Planets Alliance, a conflict that involves thousands of spaceships and millions of soldiers on both sides. Two new commanders enter the conflict with great hopes: Imperial Admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm and the FPA's Yang Wen-Li. As they deal with superiors and subordinates, maneuver through complicated political arrangements, plot strategies, and win battles, each will be tested, and ultimately, changed, by the reality of war. 
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In humanity's distant future, two interstellar states—the monarchic Galactic Empire and the democratic Free Planets Alliance—are embroiled in a never-ending war. The story focuses on the exploits of rivals Reinhard von Müsel and Yang Wen Li as they rise to power and fame in the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance.

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The sequel to Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Second.

This movie, based on an anecdote of "Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu" written by novelist Tanaka Yoshiki, preludes the 110-episodes TV series by describing the first encounter between the ambitious young man Reinhard von Museal under the imperial flag and the passive Yang Wenli who serves a corrupting democracy. Set in an imaginative future, the story describes the first encounter between Yang and Reinhard and discusses how heroes are born.
 
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Faithful to novels, except some changes may be considered major, e.g., some characters changed from male to female.  Covers volume 1 and 2 of the novels.

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