is a series of books collecting short stories by

Hiroyuki Morioka (born March 2, 1962, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese science fiction novelist. Biography In 1992, his first novel ''Yume no Ki ga Tsugeta nara'' ("If Only the Dream Trees Could Touch") appeared in Hayakawa Publishing's ''S-F Magazine' ...

, set in the same universe and involving characters from his novels ''

Crest of the Stars is a three-volume space opera science fiction novel written by Hiroyuki Morioka with cover illustrations by Toshihiro Ono. This was followed by a second, ongoing novel series, '' Banner of the Stars'' (a.k.a. ''Seikai no Senki'', currentl ...

'' and ''

Banner 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 epis ...

'', with many of them originally published in the '' S-F Magazine''. The word ''Dansho'' refers to a passage from a written work, but there is currently no consensus on how the title should be translated. One story later included in the 2005 compilation ''Seikai no Dansho I'', "Birth", was made into an

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OVA in 2000, four years after it was published in the ''S-F Magazine'' and 5 years before the consolidation of that story into the 2005 edition.

Plot

''Seikai no Danshō'' consists of short stories involving characters from the world of novels ''Crest of the Stars'' and ''Banner of the Stars''.

Media

Books

Anime

A 2000 anime OVA adapted the first published ''Seikai no Danshō'' story, "Birth", that was included 5 years later in the 2005 book ''Seikai no Dansho I''. It was released in North America by

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on the final DVD volume of '' Banner of the Stars II'' release in 2003, and in 2013 was re-licensed by

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for a 2018 release with the ''

'' DVD collection. It was also included in ''Crest of The Stars'' and ''Banner of the Stars''

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collection, released in Japan on December 25, 2019.

Radio drama

"Contact", "Original Sin", "Annexation" and "Childhood Friend" adaptations were broadcast in 2006 by

FM Osaka is an FM radio station in Osaka, Japan. The station is an affiliate of Japan FM Network (JFN). FM Osaka started broadcasting on April 1, 1970. It was the second commercial FM radio station to launch in Japan after FM Aichi. During its early ...

internet radio. "Original Sin" was the last work of the ''Seikai'' series starring

Hirotaka Suzuoki was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture who graduated from Tokyo Keizai University. His best known roles include '' Mobile Suit Gundam'' ( Bright Noa), '' Captain Tsubasa'' ( Kojirou Hyuga), '' Saint Seiya ...

, who died the same year.

CD Drama

"Birth" was released as a CD drama in 2001 ahead of the radio broadcast. It was later included in the '' Banner of the Stars II'' radio drama CD-BOX (First Limited Edition) released in 2006 as an appendix along with the 5th episode "Childhood Prank". Also, the third episode "Blessing" was released as an appendix to the ''

'' CD-BOX, the fourth episode "Ball Games" as an appendix to the ''Banner of the Stars'' CD-BOX, and the sixth episode "Jealousy" in ''Banner of the Stars III'' CD-BOX appendix. All of the above dramas were broadcast in 2006 after the end of the radio drama ''Banner of the Stars IV'' on

. On February 23, 2011, "Contact", "Original Sin", "Annexation", "Childhood Friend" were released as "''Star World'' Audio Drama CD Book with the ''Crest of the Stars'' and ''Banner of the Stars''". For Bandai Namco Arts Official Shop December 25, 2019 release of "Seikai Series Complete Blu-ray BOX", "Separation of the Star World: Day of the Fall of Lakfakar" was recorded.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seikai no Dansho Crest of the Stars 2000 anime OVAs 2005 manga Novels by Hiroyuki Morioka Japanese serial novels Bandai Entertainment anime titles Funimation