Crest of the Stars is a show that was sold to me as this big political space epic, and maybe when paired with Banner of the Stars, its sequel, it is. But on its own, it’s kind of lacking. In characterization, in plot development, in charm, and in general. It’s by no means awful, it just lacks the greatness of, say, Gundam, or Legend of the Galactic Heroes. It’s kind of like watching .hack//SIGN. It’s LoGH by way of Dot Hack: a lot of talking, not a lot actually going on. And by the end, the characters aren’t that different than when they started out like. I guess that’s realistic? I mean, people in real life don’t develop like fictional characters, in some grand linear fashion. But I guess I was just expecting a little more from what I’d been told.
Not much to say about the bookend material. Just me on my soap box again, if you don’t mind. I wear glasses now, or at least I’m supposed to (I do when I’m watching TV or movies), so I thought I’d show me with glasses as I’m speaking in public. Me lecturing in public might be the most unrealistic thing I’ve depicted myself doing in these things. I guess the fact that I’m addressing a bunch of penguins is the game changer.
Also, yeah, the Penguin Council are supposed to be penguins that talk with different “accents” of sorts.
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(2025)