Banner of the Stars - No Turning Back (Vol. 1)
The 13-partBanner of the Stars(2000, a.k.a.Celestial Banner)  is the sequel toCrest of the Stars(1999); both of them are based on  the science fiction novels of Hiroyuki Morioka.Bannerpicks up the  story three years after the conclusion of the first series. Human noble Jinto  Lin continues to declare he will always remain at the side of Abh princess  Lafiel, although she generally treats him with scorn. The war between the Abh  and humanity is heating up again, and Lafiel is now Deca-Commander of the  spaceshipBasroil; as supply officer, Jinto follows her into their first  battle.Banner of the Starssuffers from the same weaknesses asCrest: the filmmakers spent too much time inventing weird Abh words  and runes, and far too little developing the characters and choreographing  what should be dramatic battle sequences. (Rated 13 and older: violence, alcohol use)--Charles Solomon