Ranked #1996

Tytania

As a whole, Tytania can be labeled as a classic example on how the concept may look good but the execution can go so wrong in many ways. From what Legend of the Galactic Heroes was able to accomplish as a series, Tytania was clearly inferior in how it presented most of its areas to the audience.

Tytania's setting in the story does bring out a similar setting to Legend of the Galactic Heroes where one huge group controls most of the universe and one individual that comes from a small group becomes the great opponent to them. As mentioned earlier, the concept looks good altogether as the viewer becomes willing in learning about the two sides. Eventually the problems that happen in the storyline begin to surface which highlights how poorly executed Tytania turned out to be.

Certain examples of poor execution within the story of Tytania would include bad direction as some of the episodes felt out of place through most of the series. From the second half, there were a few episodes that made viewers wonder on how they weren't brought up in the early episodes such as the first meeting between Jouslain and Fan Hyulick or the past flashback story that involves Idris. Along with the bad direction in the storyline, there are often lame moments in the storyline such as a uninspired/poorly developed relationship between Fan Hyulick and Lira Florenz.

The characters of Tytania are in a similar situation as the storyline. While the concept of the characters are interesting enough to look up at, the character development becomes an issue in Tytania. As far as character development goes, the cast in Tytania is very large that some hardly get the time to be developed at all. An example of witnessing a character being hardly developed in Tytania would involve someone like Jouslain. In one way, this reviewer takes notice that Jouslain is a likable/interesting character yet it is stunning that he doesn't do anything significant like winning a battle for Tytania. With the character development being an issue in Tytania, it is very easy to realize that most of the characters stood out to be uninspire to the audience.

With the concept of Tytania looking good to the audience, the animation does have its highlights in the series. The character designs provide good distinctions by looks along with the appropriate coloring. While this reviewer is not that big of a fan with CG visuals, they do seem to work alright with the spaceships in Tytania. The sound overall in Tytania is mostly decent in its results. The opening theme song was certainly the best one of the soundtrack since it provides the unique music of a Japanese opera theme while the ending theme song provides a decent rock tune. The bgms through Tytania are mostly music that is very easy to forget about and the seiyu's do seem to fit the voice roles of their characters.

As it stands out, Tytania is no doubt a series that is a huge letdown especially to those in the audience that were expecting great results from the director and original creator that were responsible in Legend of the Galactic Heroes. There is certainly a great difference in what Legend of the Galactic Heroes was able to do that Tytania wasn't able to achieve. Because of the large amount of 110 episodes, LotGH was able to gather the time to develop its storyline and large cast of characters unlike Tytania which only has 26 episodes of room to work with. For Tytania's case, it also may have been an mistake to make an anime adaptation anyway due to the novel remaining to be unfinished. read more

Tytania (Overall 8.5/10)

This is a series that surprised me. For one of Fall’s numerous additions into the anime genre, many were of sub par quality like Blade of the Immortal (and that’s not to say they aren’t enjoyable to watch…just not your best anime to watch if you can watch others), however, Tytania was a surprise to me. For one, I didn’t check out this series until like now, because it doesn’t receive a universal good rating from all of its viewers. Let me tell you why, its one of those slow plot, politically driven series that uses a decent amount of action but not in any abundance to satisfy the average shonen fan. Ok…now for the important things.

Story: 9/10 (excellent)

After venturing into outer space, humanity has built many planetary cities. Most of these cities were affiliated to the Interstellar Federation, and it became the biggest force in the galaxy. Therefore, people believed that the Age of the Federation would last long. However, the situation changes when a clan called "Tytania" secedes from the Federation and receives the title of Lord from the Emperor of Vardhana. Tytania obtains a victory over the Federation, and they assert that the Empire cannot exist without them. Tytania puts most of the Federal Territories under its control, and they hold hegemony in the galaxy. Meanwhile, a war begins between Euria and Tytania over their respective rights and interest. From that moment on, the galaxy enters into a tempestuous period. (Wikipedia).
The Tytania family is essentially an autocratic, despotic group of powerful nobles all of the same blood that controls nearly every other aspect of the galaxy. The emperor is a mere puppet and it isn’t until a surprise defeat by Fan Hyulic does the action really start happening… centering around the noble’s aim to preserve power and Hyulic’s flight from them.

Character: 9/10 (excellent)

The characters in this complex power struggle are pretty unique and perhaps one of the strongest parts of this series. The majority of the series center around the character of Fan Hyulic and the Tytania family, with the former being your laid back, funny, and lazy ordinary guy who possesses a keen wit and shrewdness. Not surprisingly, Fan Hyulic is voiced by the same voice actor who voices Komui Lee in D. Gray-man. The Tytania family revolves around the power ambitions of each of the four dukes who vie for power among themselves and outside. The interactions between all of them, as well as the numerous support characters present hints of romance, (just hints so far mind you), taut political intrigue, and a rooting for your favorite character.

Animation: 7/10 (decent)

For a series that came out in the Fall of 2008, it doesn’t employ the best animation. Instead it seems to use a style similar to Victorian Romance Emma, or Romeo and Juliet, and essentially, old style drawings. The space battles do see bits of CG, and the characters are decently well animated. One thing for sure, everyone looks a little on the shoujo side, with huge irises… is that a obsession I wonder?

Sound: 8/10 (Great)

Sound is pretty unique, the OP is a operatic like theme which suits the haughty nobility of the Tytania family, as Fan Hyulic doesn’t even appear here. The ED is rock which suits Fan’s rebel role in the story. Overall nothing to laud at, nothing to denounce about, Tytania’s soundtrack is very decent.

Enjoyment: 9/10 (excellent)

Of course not everyone would agree with me here, for personally, my type to watch are these slightly slow moving, puzzle putting together political strivings of each character. It makes for an intellectual watch  But looking for a quick action sci fi fix would not satisfy you here. Think Gundam Wing… without the gundams.
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My first very review so bear with my lack of skill.

I'm a big Galactic Heroes fan so when I found out Tytania was from the same writer I was excited. I wasn't disappointed, though I want it to progress to the level of LOGH.

Story: Though Tytania is currently not as deep as Legend of Galactic Heroes it still has the feel. An unstoppable force being challenged by an unexpected event. I like how the storyline is continuous. I'm sure the plot will thicken a bit more. And one important thing for some viewers these days who may have short attention spans - the plot is advancing fairly quick. Some of the LOGH "talking-heads" episodes made new(younger) viewers to LOGH turn it off.

Art: What can I say, it's beautiful. The character designer is Mikmoto, one of my favorites.

Sound: Very good. I like the opposites of the opening and closing themes. Opera for the Tytania opening and Rock-n-Roll for the rebel Hyulic.

Character: The depth of the characters still needs work, though the mysteries still exist to make you want more. At first Lydia seemed to be the comic relief, but at episode 9 we find her to be the little ripple in the water that may bring change. Hyulic, as we see, has already created change by just winning a battle he wasn't supposed to.

Enjoyment: Of course I enjoy it. From the seriousness and excitement of space combat to Zarlish arguing with his frilly younger brother or Lydia infiltrating Tytania HQ.

Overall: I think this turn into one of the best series this season. It'll sneak up on you. read more

Well at the halfway point Tytania doesn't fail to disappoint. This is coming from someone who loves Legend of Galactic Heroes however this show is just a caricature of that excellent show.

Lets look at the Story first... its way too broad to finish in 26 episodes, its half way through and barely anything has taken place. The story is too wide in scope and the focus is lacking. The characters in large part are similar to the ones in LoGH where its almost mimicry. Fan Hyulick is nowhere near as likable as Yang Wen-Li however.

The main problems with the story is that its uninteresting, its about the fall of a tyrant however they do a bad job establishing Tytania as such a fearsome power. Tytania seems to be full of bumbling fools who cant even catch one man. It makes it hard to take them seriously. Especially in Episode 13 which is why I am giving such a harsh review.

The story is not clever in the slightest drags on way too long and keeps the audience from being engaged in caring about the characters or what will happen. Id say that the story to the halfway point is a complete failure and thats why I give it the score of 4.

Art - Its good, everything is fairly well drawn and animated and the main characters art style is memorable for the most part. There definitely aren't any complaints here although to be honest the battle scenes are pretty dull and boring to watch.

Sound - Good voice acting and the effects are serviceable, gave it an 8 as its pretty good. The music is so-so which keeps it from being a 9 or a 10.
LoGH had much better music as well as better voice acting.

Character - Well the character animation is good, however the characters themselves are just mimicry of LoGH for the most part. Not to mention most of the characters are unlikable with the exception of maybe Duke Jouslain you end up thinking most of them just plain suck or are 2 dimensional.

I think one of the problems here is that the author rips himself off from his previous work (LoGH) way too much especially in terms of characters as they almost fit the stereotypes from that anime to a T.

Enjoyment - Rather meaningless score, im watching it since I love space opera but to date am extremely disappointed with what has been presented to me. Perhaps if I hadn't watched LoGH I would enjoy it a lot more, and its not to say LOGH did not have its problems (the earth cult and terrorism were just ridiculous in that anime, not to mention the last 30 episodes sucked) However I just cant shake the feeling that Ive seen this before and it was done much better than this. Take away the improved visuals and its a step back in every way shape and form.

Overall - I wanted to like this, I really did give it a fair chance (up until episode 13 I rated it overall an 8) but that was me being optimistic it could still get better. Episode 13 proved me entirely wrong by just having huge flaws in logic, the rare battle scenes being extremely static and boring to watch (it took 15 ships way way too long just to sink 1 ship) The intrigue is just not there. Tytania seems to make inept decisions and use bad strategy and logic time and time again you wonder more how they ever got to be so supposedly powerful.

You have to turn your brain off to accept that a group like Tytania got to be so powerful when they cant seem to do ANYTHING right. I could take Tytania down with a slingshot and a ball of string with how pathetic they are. The fact that Fan Hyulick is completely lame takes away any satisfaction at his success. He also doesn't portray being particularly intelligent. At least they do a bad job of making him out to be some genius. Its just extremely hard to find yourself caring in the end.

I suggest watching Legend of Galactic Heroes over Tytania, but if you are going to watch both, watch Tytania first. If you see Tytania after LoGH you will end up extremely dissatisfied with your experience. read more

*note* This is my opinion based on a single episode. If you love this anime, please go ahead and write a review explaining why. I'm simply trying to save some people the trouble of watching something that they won't enjoy. Just voicing my personal opinion. Also, check our anime compatability before jumping to any conclusions. If I get anymore unfounded derogatory comments or messages, I will be reporting them. However, if you would like to convince me otherwise in an explanatory manner, feel free to reply.

It had been a long time since I had seen a true sci-fi ship-toting anime, so I decided to give this one a try. I actually had to stop at one episode, simply because I was laughing at it so hard it hurt to watch any more. I have a small attention span (I have dropped a good half of the animes I have ever seen), but this is the one that was so below my expectations that I gave it a 1.

Story: 1
This is simply because it was so much of an anti-parody that it made me burst in to tears and laughter simultaneously. It reminded me of the episode of Suzumiya Haruhi when they were playing the Computer Club's "Day of The Sagittarius III". It seemed almost as if they were doing an anti-parody of the genre, but just made the parodies that much more funny.
On a more direct note, the story itself seemed convoluted and full of so many cliched plots that it was a simple front for pretty boys aimlessly attacking each other. Essentially, there is a mega-empire that is planning on taking over all of the universe. Enter the small little courageous planet that beats the odds and manages to fight back against the big bad empire. I'm assuming it continues with a multitude of long and drawn out battles... There was a 'political intruge' side of things that some fans might enjoy, but it wasn't for me, !based on the obvious protagonist/antagonist relationships! (the exclamations marks frame my edit on 12/6/08)

Art: 8
The art is very beautiful- one thing I thought it was lacking was a uniqueness in colour scheme, character design, or facial structure, but seriously, gorgeous. Generic art done to perfection.

Sound: 7
It fits the story and art- very generic epic, but well chosen in its own way.

Character: 1?
The reactions of the mega-empire to the resistance were so ridiculous and generic that I couldn't handle it. Half the characters = pompous mega-empire, the other half = insurgent resistance. Wasn't really much of a unique character in the bunch from what I could tell. This is probably where this anime fell short to the extreme, but also where watching long-term would give a better look into this. Hence the question mark.

Enjoyment: 1
Kind of obvious by the above. I don't really believe laughing AT something would be truly considered enjoyment.

Overall: 1
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Space themed anime series do not come by too often these days, so when one does you have plenty of reason to look forward to it. Being a loyal space rts player myself, this was great news for me. Although Tytania didn't quite deliver alot of epic battles you see in games like Homeworld2 etc but instead emphasizes on the political side, it was unique in its own way. Unique enough to provide a good and enjoyable show.

At the start of the series we are introduced to both the Tytania clan and the carefree 'protagonist', Admiral Fan Hyulick. He becomes the main target of Tytania after his insignificant forces wipe out a much larger Tytania fleet led by one of the four dukes. While fleeing from planet to planet, he meets many different people that will aid him in his escape from the galaxy's #1 treat.

The plot itself was interesting and the way they worked it out in the series was quite enjoyable to watch. The fact the story is seen from two perspectives enables you to see the thoughts of both groups instead of only getting to see one group, automatically labeling the other group as the bad guys at the same time. The fact there isn't a 'real' protagonist also supports this since you are not 'forced' to share the same thoughts as he has. There is plenty of room for considering and thinking about the motives and ideals for both groups.

The art was quite good, considering this series didn't have a big budget to work with. Aside from a few CGs and a obvious poor quality scenes I haven't found any complaints. The space battles had a nice animation that made them great to watch, the ships had a solid design and the characters looked good enough for the major part.

The soundtrack has a few things that deserve a mention here. First of all, the OP was quite surprising as it turned out to be an opera and really impressed me. Most shows go with a Jpop or another of the more common music types, but Tytania went with an opera and did a very nice job at that. The soundtrack during the show wasn't anything too special, but the 'tension' and 'battle' tracks were just the kind what this show needed. Additionally, they were played just when you think they should be, making for a more enjoyable viewing experience.

Since this series has seven main characters, it is only to be expected there isn't as much room for development. Luckily, we get to see more of the personalities on the Tytania sides through both the politics (council meetings, public relation mission to another planet eg) on their side and there is even a flashback episode showing the past of one of the four dukes. On the Hyulick side there isn't as much development, but I'll be frank and say that there isn't much that needs explanation on their side. Prior their meeting with each other they all pretty much led a normal life so I'm glad they instead focused on their characters from that onwards instead of going back in the past.

Overally Tytania was an enjoyable show for those that like space themed anime series and don't mind an interesting bit of politics mixed with an occasional space battle. Personally, it didn't get me bored for even one minute. But this may very for everyone based on their preferences. For me it was more than just enjoyable, but that is probably since I am a loyal fan of 3d space rts games like the Homeworld Series, Sins of a Solar Empire, Eve Online etc. Even if you are not like that, this show surely is interesting enough to at least give it a try.

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Overall: 7.5/10

If you haven't seen the oft-compared LoGH (Legend of the Galactic Heroes) yet but intend to, and aren't sure which to watch first, I'd say Tytania is best to start with. Personally, having seen and loved LoGH beforehand, I came to Tytania in hopes of a similar show that I could enjoy. To that end, Tytania was a letdown. LoGH will make it harder to appreciate Tytania for what it is.

...And what Tytania is is a reasonably solid show, with a few notable shortcomings. I can't laud it with praise, nor can I pick it apart with criticism. It is reasonably well-made when the average quality of anime is kept in mind, even if some of the care and attention to detail we saw in LoGH was completely missing.

The first problem with Tytania is its cast of mannequins. Not only is the character development flimsy and lacking, the manner of the characters often felt cheap and one-dimensional. Nobody was terribly interesting nor seemed to have any deep humanity about them. Ironically, the most well-developed characters seemed to hold either unlikeable or unimportant roles.

There's also the trouble of realism. A lot of the things that happened in Tytania didn't make a whole lot of sense... such as a person dying from spending a couple minutes underwater (When there was no need to be there in the first place), or an unarmed man beating up hordes of men who had large guns (But didn't seem to think it appropriate to try using them). It felt that a lot of times, in terms of plot changes, the ends justified the means, even if the means made no sense at all. This contributed, along with the character problems, to the constant feeling that this story was within the world of anime; it could never transition into the real world, because things wouldn't happen this way in the real world.

My last issue with Tytania is that I feel it was poorly translated into anime form. As the original story comes from a series of novels which is still ongoing, conversion into a stand-alone story is not an altogether straightforward process. It takes some creativity to do it well. Unfortunately, I don't believe it was done well, and Tytania ended up feeling incomplete. There wasn't even a real attempt to wrap up the story. I imagine if there were another season or two to work with, it could become something of a more satisfying story; though I don't think another season is coming judging by the reception of the first.

If you're anything like me, you'll get through this show, and you may even enjoy it here and there if you can avoid being too critical. The story was there, it was just poorly realized. read more