English Dub Review: Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These “The Geier Takes Flight”

Overview:

The head of the Galactic Empire’s Science and Technology Department, Anton Hilmer von Schaft, is a man known for his sheer ambition. He is now presenting to Reinhard a large-scale plan to retake the long-lost Iserlohn Fortress.

Our Take:

I think we are coming up on a battle that will test our mettle as viewers. The thing about showing both sides of a conflict is that we start to like and relate to characters on each side. With a monumental battle coming up it stands to reason that we might be losing some characters that we have grown to like. Not only that but Iserlohn Fortress is home to civilians as well so I feel like we might have a Pearl Harbor type situation coming up.

Matt Shipman voices another character and I completely forgot. What is interesting is you can hear him as Reinhard and also hear him as Julian and you can tell they are two completely different characters. Reinhard is dripping with experience and sounds cold and calculating. Meanwhile, Julian is determined and optimistic. I just like to give credit when I think a voice actor is killing it at what they do.