Banner of the Stars

Banner of the Stars
Cover of Banner of the Stars I featuring main heroine Lafiel
星界の戦旗 (Seikai no Senki)
Genre	Space opera, military science fiction
Novel series
Written by	Hiroyuki Morioka
Illustrated by	Toshihiro Ono (first three volumes) Takami Akai (from volume four)
Published by	Hayakawa Publishing
English publisher	J-Novel Club
Original run	December 1996 – present
Volumes	6 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Yasuchika Nagaoka
Music by	Katsuhisa Hattori
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA: Bandai Entertainment (former) Funimation
Original network	WOWOW
English network	US: G4 (Anime Unleashed)
Original run	April 14, 2000 – July 14, 2000
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written by	Toshihiro Ono (Banner of the Stars I) Wasoh Miyakoshi (Banner of the Stars II)
Published by	Dengeki Comics
English publisher	NA: Tokyopop
Magazine	Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	2001 – 2002
Volumes	2
Anime film
Banner of the Stars - Special Edition
Directed by	Yasuchika Nagaoka
Produced by	Korefumi Seki Masaki Kaifu Mikihiro Iwata Riku Matsukawa
Music by	Katsuhisa Hattori
Studio	Bandai Visual Sunrise
Released	July 7, 2001
Runtime	120 minutes
Anime television series
Banner of the Stars II
Directed by	Yasuchika Nagaoka
Music by	Katsuhisa Hattori
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA: Bandai Entertainment (former) Funimation
Original network	WOWOW
Original run	July 11, 2001 – September 26, 2001
Episodes	10 (List of episodes)
Video game
Developer	Gainax Network Systems
Publisher	Gainax (PC) CyberFront (PS2)
Genre	Strategy
Platform	Windows, PlayStation 2
Released	September 26, 2003 (PC) April 21, 2005 (PS2)
Original video animation
Banner of the Stars III
Directed by	Yasuchika Nagaoka
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA: Funimation
Released	August 26, 2005 – September 23, 2005
Runtime	30-45 minutes
Episodes	2 (List of episodes)
Related
Crest of the Stars Seikai no Danshō

Banner of the Stars (星界の戦旗, Seikai no Senki, lit. Battle Flag of the Stars) is a Japanese series of science fiction novels written by Hiroyuki Morioka, which serve as a sequel to Crest of the Stars. Three novels in the series have been adapted into anime. The first series, Banner of the Stars (13 episodes, a.k.a. Seikai no Senki) was released in 2000 with a recap movie Banner of the Stars Special Edition following in 2001. That year, Banner of the Stars II (10 episodes, a.k.a. Seikai no Senki II) was also released. The third anime series, adapting the third novel, Banner of the Stars III (a.k.a. Seikai no Senki III) is an OVA released in Japan in 2005.