The Legend of the Galactic Heroes Purity Test

Check all boxes for which your answer is "yes". As with all purity tests, all technicalities count. The Submit button is at the bottom.

  1. Know what "LoGH" stands for?
  2. Know the Japanese title of LoGH?
  3. Know the German title of LoGH (as shown in the anime)?
  4. Know what the German title really means (as it's shown in the anime)?
  5. Can you write the kanji/Chinese characters which make up the title of LoGH in Japanese/Chinese?
  6. Know who wrote the original LoGH novels?
  7. Know who the Executive Producer of LoGH is?
  8. Know which animation studio created the LoGH anime?
  9. Know who the voice actor for Yang Wenli was? (either one)
  10. Know who the voice actors are for three or more other LoGH characters (besides Yang)?
  11. Read any of the LoGH novels? (main story)
  12. Read all of the LoGH novels? (main story)
  13. Read any of the Gaiden novels?
  14. Read any the LoGH manga?
  15. Read all of the LoGH manga?
  16. Seen LoGH in its original Japanese without any subtitles/translation?
  17. Seen an English-subtitled version of LoGH?
  18. Seen the English dub of LoGH (episodes 51-52)?
  19. Seen the Mandarin dub of LoGH?
  20. Seen the Chinese subtitled version of LoGH?
  21. Seen any other language version of LoGH? (French, German, Arabic, etc.)
  22. Seen all 110 episodes of the original series? (in any language)
  23. More than once?
  24. Seen any of the LoGH Gaiden episodes?
  25. Seen Golden Wings?
  26. Seen Tokuma's "Making of LoGH" documentary?
  27. Seen the 35mm film version of either of the LoGH movies?
  28. Own any LoGH VHS tapes? (English fansubs or Chinese subtitled versions)
  29. Own any LoGH original Japanese release VHS tapes?
  30. Own any LoGH laser discs?
  31. Own any LoGH laser disc box sets?
  32. Own all of the LoGH laser disc box sets? (Seasons 1-4, plus the 2 Gaiden ones)
  33. Own any LoGH VCDs? (Hong Kong version, not burned CDs)
  34. Own any LoGH DVDs? (Hong Kong version)
  35. Order the official LoGH DVDs? (The original Japanese version with everything- yes, the one that costs 231,000 Yen)
  36. Own any LoGH artbooks/photo books? (not including the ones that come with the LD box sets)
  37. Own any LoGH cels?
  38. Own any LoGH model kits?
  39. Own any LoGH video/computer games?
  40. Own the LoGH board game? (Japanese version, very rare)
  41. Own any LoGH trading cards?
  42. Own any LoGH posters or wall scrolls?
  43. Own any of the LoGH music soundtrack CDs?
  44. Own any of the LoGH drama CDs?
  45. Own the Official LoGH Encyclopedia? (Japanese book version)
  46. Translated, or helped translate, any of the novels, manga, or anime?
  47. Helped to produce an English fansub of LoGH (working on translations, editing, timing, etc)?
  48. Own an LoGH doujinshi?
  49. Wrote an LoGH fanfic?
  50. Drawn LoGH fanart or done any sort of artistic thing related to LoGH? (WinAmp skin, music video, flag, cardboard cutout, PhotoShop edit, etc.)
  51. Named a real-life thing (car, computer, pet) after something from LoGH?
  52. Thought about "slashing" two LoGH characters? (if you don't know what "slash" is, just smile and skip to the next question.)
  53. Do you have your own web page related to LoGH?
  54. Worked on an LoGH-related webpage even though it wasn't solely your own?
  55. Signed an online petition to release LoGH on DVD in the USA?
  56. Participated in a LoGH forum/mailing list/online club?
  57. Founded or moderated a LoGH forum/mailing list/online club?
  58. Written an article about LoGH for an online or printed publication?
  59. Adapted an existing game or gaming system for LoGH? (RPGs, Miniatures game, Space Empires 4 mod pack, etc)
  60. Cosplayed as a LoGH character?
  61. Participated in a LoGH cosplay group (3 or more people)?
  62. Attended an LoGH panel at a convention as a regular audience member?
  63. Asked a question (of the panelists) during an LoGH convention panel?
  64. Served on an LoGH panel at a convention (as a panelist, moderator, or organizer)?
  65. Planned your convention schedule around its LoGH-related events?
  66. Decided to attend a convention solely because of its LoGH-related events?
  67. Obtained an autograph from any of the creators of LoGH?
  68. Used an LoGH-related image on any badge you've worn at a convention?
  69. Won any goodies given out at a LoGH panel?
  70. Used a LoGH-related name as an email address/IRC nickname/other online handle?
  71. Quoted from LoGH in an online signature or profile?
  72. Named your characters/ships/places in any game after LoGH characters/ships/places?
  73. Looked up a name from LoGH to see if it has any significance in real history?
  74. Tried to figure out if the battles in LoGH were based on real historical battles?
  75. Used a LoGH reference in the course of a non-LoGH chat/conversation? ("Give me back my CD, or I'm sending the PKC to your house!")
  76. Made a point in a non-LoGH discussion by citing something from LoGH?
  77. Consider LoGH to be one of your favorite series?
  78. Consider LoGH to be your favorite series, period?
  79. Called somebody a "philistine" (or any similar intellectually pretentious putdown term) because they didn't like LoGH?
  80. Become more interested in classical music because of LoGH?
  81. Become more interested in Norse mythology because of LoGH?
  82. Convinced somebody to cosplay as a LoGH character?
  83. Even though they'd never seen LoGH before?
  84. Given out free copies of LoGH to your friends to try to get them interested in the series? (does not count if you got $$$ or other anime in return).
  85. Gotten a friend interested in LoGH?
  86. Gotten more than 5 people interested in LoGH?
  87. Referred to a friend or acquiantance as your "adjutant," "commander," "chief of staff," or other commonly-used LoGH term?
  88. Been called a LoGH expert/fan/fanboy/fangirl/otaku/sl0r3 by a friend or acquiantence?
  89. Tried mixing tea with brandy because you got the idea from LoGH?
  90. Tried "Thor's Hammer" Vodka just because it had an LoGH-themed name?
  91. Sat cross-legged on a table because you saw Yang do it in LoGH?
  92. Fattened up a Burmese or Siamese cat so it looks like Julian's cat?
  93. Learned Japanese naval command words such as "fleet," "fire!" "launch," "spindle formation," etc from LoGH?
  94. Learned most of your German (words such as "Flaggschiff," "Festung," or "Rosenritter") from LoGH?
  95. Know any of the lyrics to the Free Planets Alliance National Anthem?
  96. Sang any LoGH song at karaoke?
  97. Watched LoGH instead of studying for a class (such as Poli Sci, Sociology, or Philosophy) because you thought that LoGH had the same lessons as the class, but presented them in a more interesting manner?
  98. Made up your own personal nickname for an LoGH character? ("K-sama", "Uke boy")
  99. When hearing a piece of classical music, remember the scene from LoGH it was used in?
  100. Gone to either one of the LoGH-themed bars in Japan?

Good going!