Binary star is featured as the opening song for the anime “Legend of Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These”, a remake of the popular series that debuted in 1988 and spawned the longest OVA series to date.
From the series wiki the summary is as follows:
“For over 150 years in the distant future two interstellar human states – the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance – were embroiled in what seem to be a never-ending war within the Milky Way galaxy. Out from the ravages of war emerged two young stars whose deeds would make them worthy of the appellation of Galactic Heroes. They are Reinhard von Lohengramm from the Galactic Empire and Yang Wen-li from the Free Planets Alliance.”

To nobodies surprise, the song references many of the plot elements of the anime