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Seikai no Senki [Banner of the Stars] was a 1999-2005 anime
series. It is an epic-scale space opera, and is based on a
series of SF novels. It is also mildly controversial, as the four
major adversaries bear a distinct resemblance to the Allied powers of
WWII, and the Empire resembles a highly sanitized Axis. The creator
has however dismissed charges of historical revisionism, saying that
he has merely drawn an interesting scenario from history.
A more in dept description can be found here
Eugene Ipavec, 5 may 2005
by Eugene Ipavec, 5 may 2005
In the series, the UM
is the most powerful of four galactic powers allied against the
Human-Abh Empire. The titular "banner of the stars" is not this, but
the Empire's flag, which has yet to be depicted onscreen. The United
Mankind flag shows up, though, hanging in the office of the planetary
governor of Aptic, and is an odd design indeed; dark blue, with a
sawtoothed border of four spikes on top and three at the side, and
golden chevrons at the corners. There is also a central device,
probably either a sun with planets or a planet with moons. (Or a
nucleus with electrons, but that's not very likely.)
Eugene Ipavec, 23 february 2006