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Anime Expo 2015: Viz Adds Legend of the Galactic Heroes Novels

Written By Samantha Ferreira

Legend of the Galactic Heroes Novel Cover 001 - 20150703First the anime, now the novels. Today’s a great day for Legend of the Galactic Heroes fans!

Earlier today, Viz Media announced that they licensed Yoshiki Tanaka’s The Legend of the Galactic Heroes novel series. The books will be released under the company’s Haikasoru imprint, with the first volume hitting in spring 2016. Two more volumes are scheduled for release. The remaining novels’ releases are dependent on the success of the first three volumes.

The Legend of the Galactic Heroes novel series spans ten main books and four side-story books. To date, the series has sold over 15 million copies to date, and won a Seiun Award.

Tanaka is a prolific writer in Japan, having written numerous fan favorite properties. His works include The Heroic Legend of Arslan, Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings, and Tytania.

Late director Noboru Ishiguro (Macross, Megazone 23) adapted the franchise to animation with his Artland Studio. He spent over a decade adapting the franchise into OVAs and theatrical films, with over 100 installments being produced between 1988 and 2000.

Sentai Filmworks announced that they licensed The Legend of Galactic Heroes anime franchise at their Anime Expo industry panel.

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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