▁February ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁It ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁pre quel ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁series . ▁ ▁Series ▁ 1 , ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁animated ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁Leg end ▁of ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Hero es ▁Ga iden , ▁or ▁side ▁stories , ▁series ▁of ▁nov els , ▁consisting ▁of ▁adapt ations ▁of ▁the ▁short ▁stories ▁" Sil ver - White ▁Valley ", ▁" D ream s ▁of ▁the ▁Mor ning ", ▁" S ongs ▁of ▁the ▁Night ", ▁" D ish on our " ▁and ▁the ▁novel ▁A ▁H undred ▁Bill ion ▁Stars , ▁a ▁H undred ▁Bill ion ▁L ights . ▁ ▁Series ▁ 2 , ▁released ▁between ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁animated ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁side ▁stories ▁from ▁the ▁Leg end ▁of ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Hero es ▁series ▁of ▁nov els , ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁adapt ations ▁of ▁the ▁nov els ▁Sp iral ▁Lab yr inth ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁Star ▁Cr ush er ▁( ada pt ed ▁as ▁" The ▁Third ▁Battle ▁of ▁T iam at "), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁original ▁stories ▁" The ▁Mut ine er ", ▁" The ▁Du ell ist " ▁and ▁" The ▁Retrie ver ". ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Th esis ▁ ▁started ▁being ▁produced ▁by ▁Production ▁I . G ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Sh un su ke ▁T ada ▁directed ▁the