TYTANIA

NEWS

1988. ~ , SF novel Tytania written by Yoshiki Tanaka published volume 1~3
2008.05~ manga Tytania started serialization in "月刊少年シリウス" and is on-going
2008.10.09 anime Tytania will start airing

STORY

Along with the time of Stellar Calendar began, city-states belonging to the Stellar City League were built by human beings who have explored and settled the vast universe.

Some may think that the era of Stellar City League, the age of the greatest power in universe, would go on forever. However, the people who held the name of Tytania withdrew from the League and received the title of "Seignior of No-land" from the the emperor of Valudana, the League's main antagonist. History was changed.

Having fought the League and brought victory to Valudana Empire, the Tytania clan claimed that there would be no empire but for Tytania. Though being the nominal vassal to the empire, the clan of Tytania dominated the majority of the city-states and held the supremacy of whole universe.

And now, because of certain trouble concerning certain interests, the city-state Eulia from the League is going to fight the Tytania. Starting from this battle, the new stirring era of history is dawning.

CHARACTERS
(All names below are not official)

Juslan Tytania (CV: Daisuke Kishio / 岸尾だいすけ )
Duke of Valudana, candidate for the next "Seignior of No-land" who has doubts about the existing status of Tytania, generous in supporting artists. A person of wisdom and justice among Tytania clans.

Van Gulik (CV: Katsuyuki Konishi / 小西克幸 )
A genius tactician, intelligent but light-minded, basically do not like to subject to others, become opposed to Tytania by various experience.

Aliaburt Tytania (CV: Takashi_Kondo / 近藤隆 )
Duke of Valudana. Though balanced in feature, personality and ability, seems a little bit lack in humor. Usually the first to be mentioned in the four Dukes, also the one with the highest achievement in battlefield.

Idriss Tytania (CV: Hiroyuki Yoshino / 吉野裕行 )
Duke of Valudana. Though with a fair feature surpasses Aliaburt, the total appearance is slightly feeble. Unnecessarily aware of being the youngest of the four Dukes. The aspirant of the Tytania clan.

Zalish Tytania (CV: Tora Take / 武虎 )
Duke of Valudana. A manful character with firm lips and powerful eyes, not at all relevant to weak. The appearance with both manner and force often reminds people of the first "Seignior of No-land" Nevil Tytania.

Lydia (CV: Kaori_Nazuka / 名塚佳織 )
Second princess of Elbing Kindom. A Lively, bright, ingenuous and clever girl.

Ajiman Tytania (CV: Kenta Miyake / 三宅健太 )
The eighth "Seignior of No-land", the imperturbable commander in chief of Tytania clan. Though it is said that there was no competent Seignior after the third generation, he was said to have the talent resembling Nely the second Seignior.

STAFF

Original: Yoshiki Tanaka / 田中芳樹
Director: Noboru Ishiguro / 石黒昇
Music: Susumu Aketagawa / 明田川進
Studio: Artland / アートランド

LINKS

Official website: http://www.tytania.jp/index.html
Trailers: anime


ANIME AYA

Another anime adopted from the novel of Yoshiki Tanaka, the writer of "Legend of the Galactic Heroes" and "Ryoko's Strange File". The good news is, those two novels are pretty good. But the not so good news is, this one somehow left unfinished. So the problems is whether the anime will just go perfectly and ends incomplete as the novel, or rounded up by some original script and feels...not so original. But so what, in a world that "Macross F" still airing, there would be nothing more welcomed than a good old fashioned galaxy opera, especially when it will be led by not only male but also equally strong female characters.

The character designer is Haruhiko Mikimoto who also designed for "Macross" and "Gundam 0080". Clothing is still based heavily on military and royal fashion, since war would be the main storyline. For eyes familiar with "Legend of the Galactic Heroes", the four Dukes each possess a part of Reinhard in conscience/beauty/youth/tactics. And for the rebellion side, again their salvation is a single battle genius who is much luckier than Yang Wenli, since what he faces is a empire long passed its apex and a emperor who is not Reinhard.

The animation studio in charge is Artland which produced "Mushishi". On the work list of the director Noboru Ishiguro there are "Macross: Do You Remember Love?" and "Legend of the Galactic Heroes". As for the music director Susumu Aketagawa, he was also in the OVA of "Legend of the Galactic Heroes" and "Utawarerumono". A pretty good team leading the way to a new adventure.