Crest of the Stars
Seikai no MonshouSummary
Based on a science fiction novel series, Crest of the Stars (Seikai no Monsho) is the first installment in this sci-fi saga. The story follows Jinto, whose world was taken over by the largest empire in the galaxy: the Abh. Jinto's father, the planet's prime minister, handed their world over to the Abh in exchange for a standing in the Abh Empire. As a result, Jinto became a prince and was shipped off for an Abh Education. There he meets a princess of the Abh Empire, Lafiel, whom he quickly befriends despite her cold exterior. The Abh Empire is plunged into war soon after and the story continues from there...
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Note: The last episode aired with a runtime of ~40 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 13
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 5 h 12 min (13 × 24 min)
- Season
- Winter 1999
- Start date
- January 2, 1999
- End date
- March 27, 1999
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Other
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Sunrise
- Romaji title
- Seikai no Monshou
- English title
- Crest of the Stars
- Native title
- 星界の紋章
Characters 11
Main characters
- Lafiel AbrielラフィールMain
- Jinto LinnジントMain
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- Dusanyu AbrielドゥサーニュSupporting
- Beneej Spoorスポール・キネージュSupporting
- Plakia Lexshueレクシュ・ウェフ=ローベル・プラキアSupporting
- NarratorナレーターSupporting
- Rock Linnロック・リンSupporting
- Abriel Ramajアブリアル・ラマージSupporting
- Till Clintティル・コリントSupporting
- Febdash Danshakuフェブダーシュ男爵Supporting
- Dorin Kuクー・ドゥリンSupporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Yasuchika NagaokaDirector
- Takami AkaiOriginal Character Design
- Aya YoshinagaSeries composition
- Katsuhisa HattoriMusic
- Tomoaki OkadaArt director
- Katsuyoshi KobayashiSound director
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- Toshiya ShinoharaStoryboard (eps 2, 6, 10)
- Shigeru WatanabeExecutive Producer
- Katsuhisa HattoriTheme Song Composition (OP)
- Jun NakaiKey Animation (eps 5, 10)
- Osamu NabeshimaStoryboard (ep 12)
- Akira TakahashiAnimation Director (eps 3, 6, 8, 13)
- Katsuzou HirataKey Animation (eps 12, 13)
- Yasuhiro MinamiStoryboard (ep 4)
- Susumu NishizawaStoryboard (ep 9)
- Yukio NishimotoStoryboard (eps 3, 7, 11)
- Takeshi SeyamaEditor
- Yasuchika NagaokaStoryboard (eps 1, 5, 13)
- Mihiro YamaguchiStoryboard (ep 8)
- Shinobu TsunekiMechanical Design
- Masanori ShinoMechanical Design
- Yasuhiro MorikiMechanical Design
- Aya YoshinagaScript
- Masuo UedaPlanning
- Yasuchika NagaokaKey Animation (ep 13)