List of Legend of the Galactic Heroes episodes

This is a list of episodes for the OVA series Legend of the Galactic Heroes. In-universe dates are given in the Universal Calendar (U.C.) used in the Free Planets Alliance and the Imperial Calendar (R.C.) used in the Galactic Empire.

Chronological order of episodes and films

 * Golden Wings (From the beginning to 18:30)
 * "Spiral Labyrinth" (Gaiden 2, episodes 1–14)
 * "Silver-White Valley" (Gaiden 1, episodes 1–4)
 * "The Mutineer" (Gaiden 2, ep. 15–18)
 * "The Duelist" (Gaiden 2, ep. 19–22)
 * Golden Wings (From 18:30 to the end)
 * "The Retriever" (Gaiden 2, ep. 23–26)
 * "Dream of the Morning, Song of Night" (Gaiden 1, ep. 5–8)
 * "A Hundred Billion Stars, a Hundred Billion Lights" (Gaiden 1, ep. 13–24)
 * "The Third Tiamat Battle" (Gaiden 2, ep. 27–28)
 * My Conquest is the Sea of Stars
 * Overture to a New War (From the beginning to 35:40)
 * "Disgrace" (Gaiden 1, ep. 9–12)
 * Overture to a New War (from 35:40 to the end)
 * Main OVA series (The first two episodes have an expanded retelling in Overture to a New War)

Series 1
The first series covers volumes 1 and 2 of the original novels, adding two stories from the prequel novel The Star Crusher (episodes 9 and 11) and an original story (parts of episodes 13 and 14). The main theme is Reinhard von Lohengramm's rise to power, mirrored by Yang Wen-li's unwillingness to go beyond his military duties and assume a similar position in the Free Planets Alliance.

Series 2
The 28-episode series 2 covers volumes 3 to 5 of the original novels. Reinhard von Lohengramm achieves almost all his goals: the Goldenbaum dynasty is finally overthrown and the Free Planets Alliance is defeated and occupied. One of the main themes is the comparison between a corrupt democracy and an efficient dictatorship and the moral issues of such a situation, with Yang Wen-li standing for democracy because a corrupt democracy can be amended, while a dictatorship can only be overthrown by force, and a wise dictator is an exception.

Series 3
The 32-episode series 3 covers volumes 6 to 8 of the original novels.

Series 4
The 24-episodes series 4 covers volumes 9 and 10 of the original novels.