▁the ▁nov els , ▁with ▁art ▁by ▁K ats umi ▁Mich ih ara . ▁In ▁addition , ▁there ▁are ▁several ▁video ▁game ▁adapt ations ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁release ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁being ▁a ▁real - time ▁strategy ▁game . ▁The ▁series ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁an ▁official ▁English ▁release ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁when ▁North ▁American ▁an ime ▁and ▁m anga ▁distrib utor ▁V iz ▁Media ▁announced ▁they ▁had ▁acquired ▁the ▁license ▁to ▁the ▁nov els . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁North ▁American ▁an ime ▁lic ensor ▁Sent ai ▁Film works ▁announced ▁their ▁license ▁to ▁the ▁an ime ▁and ▁the ▁an ime ▁was ▁later ▁released ▁on ▁H id ive ▁starting ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁an ime ▁adaptation ▁by ▁Production ▁I . G ▁ran ▁from ▁April ▁to ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 - part ▁film ▁series ▁that ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁September ▁to ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Setting ▁ ▁In ▁AD ▁ 2 8 0 1 , ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Federation ▁is ▁formed , ▁which ▁results ▁in ▁political ▁power ▁moving ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁planet ▁Earth ▁( now ▁named ▁Terra ) ▁and ▁the ▁Space ▁Era ▁calendar ▁replacing ▁the ▁Greg or ian ▁calendar , ▁with ▁ 2 8 0 1 ▁AD ▁now ▁being ▁SE ▁ 1 . ▁Rudolf ▁von ▁Golden baum , ▁an ▁ex - ad mir al ▁turned ▁dict atorial ▁politician ▁is ▁elected ▁to ▁power , ▁makes ▁himself