Because its a 2 dimensional image as well as just a joke. 😐
The series does not fall into that trap though. The fleets are huge and extend vertically as well as horizontally. A few times in the series they fight within a corridor surrounded by unsafe space so quite a few times going up and down is impossible. While there isn't too much 3-Dimensional stuff done, that's probably something from the tone. The series tries hard to emulate classical/Napoleonic troop formations, etc. It's basically War and Peace in space. Which is why everyone dresses like a ponce and theres very old-fashioned elements. That is justified in the story though.
Originally posted by Nephthysyou're goddamn right.
Although LotGH is one of the few animes where formations and ship movements actually matter, unlike in Gundam or Code Geass where its all super powerful prototypes blowing everything away.
Anaval Gato says "phuck your formation, bytch!"
Just finished Starship Operators. Faaaaaaar superior to Tytania, despite being half the length. It's just as slow-paced but it doesn't fvck around following Lolicons around cities or having the main character climb a mountain to get over his girlfriend who he met twice. It has actually interesting space battles with believable physics and tactics and it has a goddamn plot that it actually sticks to. When I first started watching Starship Operators, I wasn’t exactly positive: the premise is a spaceship, piloted by unqualified teenagers with extravagant hairstyles. My first thought was something along the lines of “oh, here we go again, with the subplot of having teenagers save the world because of some convenient superpower they receiveâ€. Afterwards, Starship Operators continued to violently mutilate any sort of stereotype I could have had about the premise and threw them unceremoniously in the garbage bin.
So thats a recommendation. It might be a bit slow and dry for some but imo its still a good space opera show.
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I'm now watching Mouretsu Pirates. For a show with such a ridiculous premise (high-school girl becomes a pirate captain IN SPACE) it's surprisingly good. They take the premise seriously enough for it to avoid being silly yet manage to be silly without becoming farcical. Its very competently written and directed.
I also really like the 2 main characters. They seem to have got a Kirk/Spock relationship down pat. As I said, I didn't expect to like this show, but now I give it a hearty recommendation.