"Last Exile" (2003) Series de televisión

Calificación de los usuarios:

8.3/10   

Directors:

Kôichi Chigira
Kristi Reed

Escritores:

Gonzo (story)
Kristi Reed (English version)

Temporadas:

1 | 2

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

6 abril 2003 (Japan)

Género:

Acción | Aventura | Animación | Fantasía

Plot Keywords:

Anime | Steampunk

Comentarios de los usuarios:

An Amazing Application of Style and Plot

Reparto

Paul St. Peter	...	Additional Voices / ... (26 episodios, 2003)
Tony Pope	...	Emperor of Anatoray / ... (13 episodios, 2003)

País:

Japan

Idioma:

Inglés | Japonés

Color:

Color

Clasificación:

USA:TV-PG | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Canada:G | Singapore:PG

Compañía:

G.D.H.

Trivialidades:

In the theme song, the only main character that isn't featured is Luciola. Although it is thought that Queen Delphine does not appear either, she does towards the end of the series when there is a slight change to the animation during the theme song. This occurs right after the line "...I will be the light." She is visible for a split second.

Citas:

Fat Chicken: Oh, look at all the little babies with their little baby fans.
Lavie Head: Shut your trap, Fat Chicken!
Boy A: Aren't you over the weight limit!
Boy B: Piggy-bird!

Banda de Sonido:

Over the Sky

An Amazing Application of Style and Plot

"Last Exile" was capable of doing things that other series just can't. Not only does it bring more emphasis towards the romanticized sci-fi genre of Victorian-era steam tech, but it does it in a way that exudes its concepts with ascetically pleasing designs. The animation itself is even given a certain color tone to add to the whole "Age of Invention" feel of it.

As I noted before, it also shows an incredibly well-conceived world. Wars are performed in a traditional fashion of steam-armed musketeers, dog fighters in lighter-than-air ships, couriers, and an aged but still-present caste system. The character's storyline equally are full-fleshed. Some of the more minor characters stray into stereotypes, but it never becomes so blatant that it sticks out and sours this combination. There is a rushed feel towards the series in the end and I feel it would have been nice if it could have been expanded into more than 26 episodes, but it still performs the ending in a way that does not sour the series.

If you like Victorian Era science fiction, and even if you don't like anime, I might recommend this to you, simply because it is a series well made enough to be enjoyable for more than just animation quality and foreign dialogue.