Crest of the Stars

{{Infobox animanga/Print | type = manga | author = Kōichirō Yonemura | illustrator = | publisher = Flex Comix | demographic = Shōnen | magazine = FlexComix Next (2012) Comic Meteor (2012 – 2021)' | first = May 8, 2012 | last = April 28, 2021 | volumes = 8 | volume_list = }} is a three-volume space opera science fiction novel written by Hiroyuki Morioka with cover illustrations by Toshihiro Ono. This was followed by a second, ongoing novel series, Banner of the Stars (a.k.a. Seikai no Senki, currently six volumes) and a series of books collecting short stories set in the same universe known as . Beginning in 1999, the novels were adapted into anime and manga series, the first of which ran for 13 episodes on WOWOW. A recap movie, Crest of the Stars Special Edition, was also released in 2000. PlotCrest of the Stars chronicles how Jinto met Lafiel and the events that followed before the war.