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A red-haired girl holding a canteen and a boy in a pilot suit looking up at her
Cover art of Victor Entertainment's volume 1 compilation DVD for Last Exile, featuring main characters Lavie Head and Claus Valca

Last Exile is an animated television series created by Gonzo in celebration of the company's 10th anniversary.[1] The steampunk fantasy series was directed by Koichi Chigira, and character designs were created by Range Murata.[2] The story is set on a fictional world divided in eternal conflict between the nations of Anatoray and Disith, and sky couriers Claus Valca and Lavie Head must deliver a girl who holds the key to uniting the two factions. Last Exile aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 7, 2003 to September 29, 2003.[citation needed]

The series was previously licensed for English-language broadcast and distribution in North America by Geneon Entertainment (then Pioneer Entertainment) in June 2003.[citation needed] Currently, the series North America license is now owned by Funimation Entertainment. Geneon premiered its dubbed version of the series in TechTV's Anime Unleashed programming block on March 8, 2004. The first 13 episodes aired nightly until March 14, 2004. The remaining 13 episodes premiered on December 6, 2004, with new episodes airing each weeknight until the series concluded on December 22, 2004.[citation needed]

ADV Films previously owned the license for the series' English release in the United Kingdom before the company's demise and is now licensed by Manga Entertainment as of January 2013, and distribution rights in Australia and New Zealand are owned by Madman Entertainment.[citation needed] Last Exile was licensed for regional language release in France,[3] Germany,[4] and Sweden.[5] On December 26, 2008, American production house Funimation Entertainment announced it was taking over production and distribution of the show from Geneon.[6] Last Exile has also been hosted at the streaming media website Crunchyroll.[7]

Two pieces of theme music were used for the series. "Cloud Age Symphony", performed by Shuntaro Okino, was used as the opening theme for all 26 episodes, and Hitomi Kuroishi's "Over The Sky" was used as the ending theme.[8]

A sequel, Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing, began a simulcast broadcast in both Japan and Asia on the same day on October 15, 2011 by TV Tokyo and Animax Asia respectively with the Animax airing broadcast with English subtitles and other local languages subtitles in each market area of Asia. Taking place two years after the events of Last Exile, the new series is set on Earth where there is a war with the powerful Ades Federation conquering the other nations. The titular protagonist Fam Fan Fan and her friend Giselle Collette are Sky Pirates who get involved in the war when they rescue Princess Millia of Kingdom of Turan.

Two theme songs were used for Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing. The opening theme song is "Buddy" by Maaya Sakamoto while the ending theme song is "Starboard" by Hitomi Kuroishi. Four special ending theme songs were used in certain episodes; "Starboard [Silky Wind ver.]", sung by Hitomi Kuroishi in another language, was used in episodes 8 and 20, "Innocent Eyes" was used in episode 17, "Sorrows of Life" was used in episode 18 and "Grand Exile" was used in episode 19. The original opening and ending theme songs from Last Exile, "Cloud Age Symphony" by Shuntaro Okino and "Over The Sky" by Hitomi Kuroishi respectively, was used in episode 15.5.

Episode list

Last Exile's episode titles were originally given in English, as displayed at the beginning of each episode, and use terms from chess.

Last Exile (2003)

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Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing (2011)

A special episode featuring an extended preview of the main series was aired on October 7, 2011, one week prior to the sequel anime's airing.[12] It was broken into four parts: File: 001 -New Story-, File: 002 -Characters-, File: 003 -Production Staff-, and a special message from each of the three main characters to the viewers. The special ends with a TV size preview of the opening theme "Buddy" sung by Maaya Sakamoto.

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Episode # Title Director Screenwriter Original airdate[citation needed] English airdate

Volume DVDs

Japanese releases

Japanese distributor Victor Entertainment released a total of 13 DVD compilations of Last Exile between July 23, 2003, and July 21, 2004. Limited version releases were also available for the first and eighth volumes that included an art poster and an action figure each. A complete seven-disc boxed set was released on November 21, 2004. The deluxe edition of this set included a model of Tatiana's and Alister's red vanship, a short fiction on the Battle of Otranto,[Note 1] unpublished articles on the series, and illustrations by character designer Range Murata.[13] A reprint of the 2004 DVD boxed set is released by Victor Entertainment along with a remastered Blu-ray boxed set. Both boxes are recreated especially for the updated release, which also comes with a reprint of the artbook "Last Exile Chronicle" originally in a 2007 limited edition release.[14]

Victor Entertainment DVD releases[13]
Volume Released Discs Episodes   Volume Released Discs Episodes
1 July 23, 2003 1 2 8 February 21, 2004 1 2
2 August 21, 2003 1 2 9 March 24, 2004 1 2
3 September 21, 2003 1 2 10 April 21, 2004 1 2
4 October 22, 2003 1 2 11 May 21, 2004 1 2
5 November 21, 2003 1 2 12 June 23, 2004 1 2
6 December 17, 2003 1 2 13 July 21, 2004 1 2
7 January 21, 2004 1 2  
Box July 23, 2003[Note 2] Box February 21, 2004[Note 2]

North American releases

Last Exile received a respectable amount of attention in the United States. Pioneer Entertainment (later Geneon Entertainment) licensed the series in June 2003, two months after the first episode aired in Japan,[7] and released the first compilation DVD volume on November 18, 2003.[15] After Geneon ceased distribution of its licensed titles in 2007, the series was licensed to Funimation Entertainment,[7] and a four-disc boxed set was released on May 5, 2009.[16]

Geneon Entertainment DVD releases
Volume Released Discs Episodes
1 November 18, 2003[15] 1 4
2 February 3, 2004[17] 1 4
3 April 6, 2004[18] 1 4
4 June 8, 2004[19] 1 4
5 August 10, 2004[20] 1 4
6 October 12, 2004[21] 1 3
7 December 14, 2004[22] 1 3
Box set October 4, 2005[23] 7 26
Funimation Entertainment DVD releases
Volume Released Discs Episodes
Box set May 5, 2009[citation needed] 4 26
Anime Classics set June 14, 2011[citation needed] 4 26

Other releases

Madman Entertainment, Last Exile's licensor and distributor in Australia and New Zealand, released a seven-disc compilation set on February 15, 2006.[24] The series was also previously licensed by ADV Films for distribution in the United Kingdom before the company's demise.[25] Manga Entertainment currently has the license for UK distribution

Notes

  1. ^ In episode 11, Vincent Alzey reveals that he and Alex Row once served together in the Anatoray military during the Battle of Otranto.
  2. ^ a b In addition to bonus materials, the limited edition first and eighth volume releases also included storage boxes for volumes 1–7 and 8–13, respectively.

References

General
  • Koichi Chigira (director) (2003). Last Exile (DVD) (in Japanese and English). Funimation Entertainment. ISBN 1-4210-1819-5.
Specific
  1. ^ "A-Kon News". Anime News Network. June 1, 2006. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
  2. ^ Arnold, Adam (January 2004). "Last Exile: A Time for War". Anime Fringe. 5 (1): 2. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  3. ^ "Last Exile" (in French). Déclic-Images. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
  4. ^ Schubert, Karsten (April 2004). "Last Exile – Schlachtschiffe im Wolkenmeer". Funime (in German) (37): 29. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
  5. ^ "Last exile" (in Swedish). TV4 Science fiction. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
  6. ^ "Funimation Licenses Gonzo's Last Exile Anime". Anime News Network. December 26, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
  7. ^ a b c Yadao, Jason (January 25, 2009). "Mysteries multiply in 'Last Exile' anime". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  8. ^ "Music" (in Japanese). JVC. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
  9. ^ "Story" (in Japanese). JVC. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
  10. ^ "Tech TV Updates on Last Exile". Anime News Network. January 29, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
  11. ^ "Last Exile 14-26 on Anime Unleashed". Anime News Network. November 18, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
  12. ^ ラストエグザイル-銀翼のファム- - しょぼいカレンダー (in Japanese). しょぼいカレンダー -番組表-. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  13. ^ a b "DVD & Video" (in Japanese). JVC. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  14. ^ "DVD&Blu-ray｜ラストエグザイル―銀翼のファム― 公式ホームページ" (in Japanese). Gonzo. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  15. ^ a b "Last Exile, Vol. 1: First Move". Borders Group. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "Last Exile: The Complete Series". Borders Group. Archived from the original on April 23, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "Last Exile, Vol. 2: Positional Play". Borders Group. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ "Last Exile, Vol. 3: Discovered Attack". Borders Group. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "Last Exile, Vol. 4: Breakthrough". Borders Group. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ "Last Exile - Grand Stream (DVD 5)". Right Stuf. Retrieved August 5, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  21. ^ "Last Exile, Vol. 6: Queen Delphine". Borders Group. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ "Last Exile, Vol. 7: Sealed Move". Borders Group. Retrieved August 5, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  23. ^ "Last Exile - The Murata Range Complete Set Edition". Amazon.com. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  24. ^ "Last Exile Collection (Fatpack)". Madman Entertainment. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  25. ^ "ADV Films UK Press Releases for February 2005". Mania. January 7, 2005. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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