Crest of the Stars
Crest of the Stars
TV ShowEnded

Crest of the Stars

7.3 / 10
1999
3 seasons
36 episodes
AnimationDrama

Jinto Lin's life changes forever when the Humankind Empire Abh takes over his home planet of Martine without firing a single shot. He is soon sent off to study the Abh language and culture and to prepare himself for his future as a nobleman - a future he never dreamed of. Or wanted. Now, Jinto is entering the next phase of his training, and he is about to meet his first Abh, the lovely Lafiel. But Jinto is about to learn that she is more than she appears to be. And together they will have to fight for their very lives.

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Based on a science fiction novel series, Crest of the Stars (Seikai no Monsho) is the first installment in this sci-fi saga. The story follows Jinto, whose world was taken over by the largest empire in the galaxy: the Abh. Jinto's father, the planet's prime minister, handed their world over to the Abh in exchange for a standing in the Abh Empire. As a result, Jinto became a prince and was shipped off for an Abh Education. There he meets a princess of the Abh Empire, Lafiel, whom he quickly befriends despite her cold exterior. The Abh Empire is plunged into war soon after and the story continues from there...

  • Invasion

    1.Invasion

    02-01-199925m

    Jinto recalls that day when the alien race, the Abh, invaded his home planet. Now a teen, he must go to Military School where he will finally meet an Abh.

  • Kin of the Stars

    2.Kin of the Stars

    09-01-199925m

    It has been seven years since the alien invasion of his home planet of Martine, and Jinto Lin is now on Delktoe, where he has just completed his education at an Abh school and is a...

  • Daughter of Love

    3.Daughter of Love

    04-01-199925m

    Jinto Lin has finally met his first Abh, and perhaps the only thing more noticeable than Lafiel's beauty is her piloting skills. Jinto, on the other hand, is in for a rocky militar...

  • Surprise Attack

    4.Surprise Attack

    23-01-199925m

    Despite the Humankind Empire Abh's dominance over the universe, not everyone is under its control. Four groups still remain free, and they've put aside the past differences between...

  • The Battle of Gosroth

    5.The Battle of Gosroth

    30-01-199925m

    While on their way to the Abh capital to bring Jinto Lin to his military training, the captain and crew of the patrol ship Gosroth detect the presence of warships that they suspect...

  • Mysterious Conspiracy

    6.Mysterious Conspiracy

    06-02-199925m

    With the Gosroth destroyed, the United Mankind is free to continue its path toward the planet of Sufugnoff. The Abhs did, however, fight ferociously until the end, letting Jinto an...

  • Fortunate Revolt

    7.Fortunate Revolt

    13-02-199925m

    Less-than-stimulating dinner conversation with Baron Febdash -- particularly the part where he expresses his hatred for land people -- results in Lafiel losing her appetite, and sh...

  • The Style of the Abh

    8.The Style of the Abh

    20-02-199925m

    With all access to Jinto -- imprisoned by Baron Febdash -- cut off, a desperate and now-armed Lafiel is left with only one option: storm the space station's housekeeping control ce...

  • To the Battlefield

    9.To the Battlefield

    27-02-199925m

    Despite odds stacked heavily against her, Lafiel -- relatively inexperienced as both pilot and soldier -- emerges victorious in her battle with the baron. That doesn't mean that Ji...

  • Escape: Just the Two of Us

    10.Escape: Just the Two of Us

    06-03-199925m

    Though their landing was a bumpy one, Jinto and Lafiel successfully reach Sufugnoff after barely escaping the United Mankind forces that have invaded the planet. Unfortunately, sta...

  • Sufugnoff Gateway Battle

    11.Sufugnoff Gateway Battle

    13-03-199925m

    Despite their disguises, Jinto and Lafiel encounter danger even before making it to the city, crossing paths not with the United Mankind but rather with three teenagers up to no go...

  • Lady of Chaos

    12.Lady of Chaos

    20-03-199925m

    Despite their uniforms, the officers who force their way into Jinto and Lafiel's hotel room aren't from the police department. They're actually anti-empire revolutionaries looking...

  • Trouble Soaring Through Heaven

    13.Trouble Soaring Through Heaven

    27-03-199925m

    Not wanting to unnecessarily drag anyone into her dispute with United Mankind, Lafiel insists that her anti-empire captors-turned-allies split from Jinto and herself in the undergr...

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