Legend of the Galactic Heroes Opening 1

Legend of the Galactic Heroes/Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu

Song info:
Name: Skies of Love
Performance, lyrics and composition: Monday Michiru (credited as Akiyoshi Michiru)
Arrangement: Kawabe Shin (credited as Kazato Shinsuke)

Summary:
For decades, the Galactic Empire has been locked in an interstellar war with the Free Planets Alliance, a conflict that involves thousands of spaceships and millions of soldiers on both sides. Two new commanders enter the conflict with great hopes: Imperial Admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm and the FPA's Yang Wen-Li. As they deal with superiors and subordinates, maneuver through complicated political arrangements, plot strategies, and win battles, each will be tested, and ultimately, changed, by the reality of war.

Viewing order:
There are two typically recommended ways to watch the series.
1. In release order:
- My Conquest is the Sea of Stars (Movie 1)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes OVA (Season 1 & 2)
- Golden Wings (Movie 2)
- Overture to a New War (Movie 3)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes OVA (Season 3 & 4)
- LoGH Gaiden Series 1 (Arcs: Silver-White Valley, Dreams of the Morning,Songs of the Night, Dishonor, One Hundred Billion Stars,One Hundred Billion Lights)
- LoGH Gaiden Series 2 (Arcs: Spiral Labyrinth, The Mutineer, The Duelist, The Retriever, The 3rd Battle of Tiamat)
2. In chronological order:
- Spiral Labyrinth (Gaiden Series 2)
- Silver-White Valley (Gaiden Series 1)
- The Mutineer (Gaiden Series 2)
- The Duelist (Gaiden Series 2)
- Golden Wings (Movie 2)
- The Retriever (Gaiden Series 2)
- Dreams of the Morning, Songs of the Night (Gaiden Series 1)
- One Hundred Billion Stars, One Hundred Billion Lights (Gaiden Series 1)
- The 3rd Battle of Tiamat (Gaiden Series 2)
- My Conquest is the Sea of Stars (Movie 1)
- Dishonor (Gaiden Series 1)
- Overture to a New War (Movie 3)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes OVA (110 episodes in 4 seasons)

The order in which I recommend watching the series:
First off, I recommend NOT watching it in chronological order because the main series is, without a doubt, the best release in the franchise, and watching some of the other releases first might discourage you from watching the main OVA at all, which is a problem since it's kinda long. That being said, the series is also rather slow-paced, give it about 20 episodes before deciding if you like it or not. Season 1 (26 eps) should be a good introduction.
So here's how I think you should watch it.
- My Conquest is the Sea of Stars (Movie 1 - it was the first release in the franchise and should be watched before anything else)
- Overture to a New War (Movie 3 - episodes 1 & 2 of the main series retold with more detail and backstory, it will help the viewer understand what's going on at the beginning of the main OVA)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes OVA (110 episodes in 4 seasons)
- Gaidens (in chronological order: Spiral Labyrinth, Silver-White Valley, The Mutineer, The Duelist, The Retriever, Dreams of the Morning,Songs of the Night, One Hundred Billion Stars,One Hundred Billion Lights, The 3rd Battle of Tiamat, Dishonor)
- Golden Wings (Movie 2)