Banner of the Stars II
2001 • Sunrise
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 2001
- Episodes
- 10
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Sunrise · Bandai Visual · WOWOW · BeSTACK
- Genres
- Action · Romance · Science fiction
Due to a lack of ambassadors for the recently-conquered worlds the rapidly advancing fleet of the Bebaus brothers leave behind, Lafiel is appointed Territorial Ambassador of the planet Lobnas II. Upon arriving to the planet Jinto and Lafiel discover that the planet was used by the United Mankind as a prison planet and now has a million prisoners on the only inhabited island. The prisoners are parted in three blocks. The western where women are housed, the eastern belongs to the men and the central is mixed under the restriction that all prisoners living there are sterilized. The women in the western sector want to emigrate from the planet of fear for the men and when they do the men in the east rebel, overthrowing the guards and capturing Jinto to try to stop the emigration of the women. At the same time an enemy fleet heads toward the system forcing Lafiel to abandon Jinto.
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Banner of the Stars II was released in 2001 as the direct sequel to the 2000 series Banner of the Stars, both produced by the renowned animation studio Sunrise. The series adapts the light novel sequence written by Hiroyuki Morioka, which depicts an expansive interstellar conflict between the Abh Empire and the Humankind Empire. The production sought to expand upon the complex linguistic and sociopolitical world-building established in the original Crest of the Stars, maintaining a focus on the character dynamics between the noble Lafiel and the human Jinto amidst the backdrop of a sprawling space opera.
The visual direction for the series continued the aesthetic established in the earlier installments, characterized by a blend of traditional cel animation and early digital techniques to realize the Abh fleet designs. The series was directed by Yasunori Ide, who aimed to balance the tactical, military-heavy narrative with the intimate character growth of the protagonists. It was generally well-received by fans of the science fiction genre for its commitment to hard science-fiction concepts, specifically its focus on the logistical realities of space warfare and the intricate cultural identity of the Abh people.
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