Last Exile (2003)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Last Exile is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video, Funimation Now, Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Junko Noda
Dio Eraclea (voice)
Mayumi Asano
Claus Valca
Wakana Yamazaki
Sophia Forrester (voice)
Chiwa Saito
Lavie Head
Paul St. Peter
Additional Voices
Tomoe Hanba
Lucciola (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Alex Row (voice)
Natsuko Kuwatani
Alister Agrew (voice)
Yukana
Title Narrator
Eri Kitamura
Tatiana Wisla (voice)
Mela Lee
Additional Voices
Shin-ichiro Miki
Mulin Shetland (voice)
Michiko Neya
Guzel (voice) / Delphine Eraclea (voice) / Guzel (voice)
Ai Kayano
Millia il Velch Cutrettola Turan (voice)
Aki Toyosaki
Fam Fan Fan (voice)
Kazushige Kanehira
Art Designer
Johnny Yong Bosch
Claus Valca
Kiyoko Yoshimura
Series Composition / Writer / Series Composition
Kari Wahlgren
Lavie Head
Anna Shiraki
Alvis E. Hamilton (voice)
Kei Ichikura
Art Direction
Aoi Yuki
Giselle Collette (voice)
Crispin Freeman
Alex Row
Koichi Chigira
Series Director / Storyboard Artist / Key Animation / Series Composition / Writer
William Frederick Knight
Additional Voices
Miyuki Sawashiro
Liliana il Grazioso Merlo Turan (voice)
Michelle Ruff
Alvis Hamilton
Mahiro Maeda
Writer
Makoto Kobayashi
Art Designer / Key Animation
Hiromasa Ogura
Art Direction
Hiroko Kazui
Storyboard Artist
Tooru Yoshida
Storyboard Artist / Director / Key Animation
Minoru Ohara
Storyboard Artist
Toshiaki Motoya
Storyboard Artist
Kouji Houri
Storyboard Artist
Masahiko Ohkura
Storyboard Artist
Kiyoko Sayama
Storyboard Artist
Junichi Sakata
Storyboard Artist
Hisaya Takabayashi
Storyboard Artist / Director
Kanji Wakabayashi
Storyboard Artist / Director / Key Animation
Hirotaka Endo
Director
Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Director
Hiroyuki Okuno
Director / Key Animation
Yukio Takahashi
Director / Key Animation
Akira Kato
Director
Makoto Sokuza
Director
Daisuke Chiba
Director
Masakira Azumi
Director
Junichi Takaoka
Director / Animation Director
Daisuke Kurose
Director / Key Animation
Taiki Nishimura
Director
Tetsuo Ichimura
Director / Key Animation
Yasufumi Soejima
Director / CGI Director
Toshiya Shinohara
Director
Minoru Murao
Animation Director / Key Animation / Character Designer
Yuichi Tanaka
Key Animation / Character Designer / Animation Director
Range Murata
Character Designer / Key Animation
Makoto Kobayashi
Mechanical Designer
Osamu Horiuchi
Key Animation / Animation Director
Takako Shimizu
Animation Director / Key Animation
Yoko Kuhara
Key Animation
Toshinori Watanabe
Key Animation
Mariko Aoki
Key Animation
Yusuke Shimizu
Key Animation
Eri Osada
Key Animation / Animation Director
Hiroko Shigekuni
Key Animation
Ai Mochida
Key Animation
Yuji Hosogoe
Animation Director / Key Animation
Makito Uehara
Key Animation
Ayako Suzuki
Key Animation / Animation Director
Chie Saito
Key Animation
Kenichi Higaki
CGI Director
Hironori Kushima
Key Animation
Tatsuo Nakajima
Key Animation
Toshimitsu Takechi
Key Animation
Masaru Yoshioka
Key Animation
Toshiya Washida
Key Animation / Animation Director
Shinsuke Yanagi
Key Animation
Takuro Shinbo
Key Animation / Animation Director
Hiromi Okazaki
Key Animation / Animation Director
Miyuki Inoue
Key Animation
Tadahito Matsubayashi
Key Animation
Misao Abe
Key Animation
Takashi Igari
Key Animation
Ryuta Nakahara
Key Animation
Yasuko Miyazaki
Key Animation
Teru Goto
Key Animation
Yasushi Shingou
Animation Director / Key Animation
Kayoko Kumagai
Key Animation
Mayu Fujimoto
Key Animation
Takeshi Kusaka
Key Animation / Animation Director
Sayaka Takase
Key Animation
Chuji Nakajima
Key Animation
Tadashi Abiru
Key Animation
Shosuke Shimizu
Animation Director / Key Animation
Eiji Shirai
Key Animation
Takeshi Otani
Key Animation
Tomoyo Masuda
Key Animation
Tomoyuki Tajima
Key Animation
Kumiko Ozawa
Key Animation
Minako Ito
Key Animation
Yuichi Nakazawa
Key Animation
Yukitaka Kimura
Key Animation
Yoshio Usuda
Animation Director
Haruka Oikawa
Key Animation
Shohei Kohara
Key Animation
Takafumi Hino
Key Animation
Masaki Tanigawa
Key Animation
Kyoko Kotani
Key Animation
Hideto Komori
Key Animation
Tatsuya Mizuno
Key Animation
Tomoyuki Ohshita
Key Animation
Lee Joo-hyun
Key Animation
Maki Uchida
Key Animation
Takahiro Ogino
Key Animation
Koichi Takai
Key Animation
Eri Sano
Key Animation
Gakushi Maeda
Key Animation
Fumiko Ueda
Key Animation
Eiji Abiko
Key Animation
Kyouko Yasuda
Key Animation
Akira Inoue
Key Animation
Nao Nakamoto
Key Animation
Yuka Kudou
Animation Director
Hiroshi Imaoka
Key Animation
Nobuhiro Arai
Key Animation
Erkin Kawabata
Key Animation
Naoaki Hojo
Key Animation
Yuri Chiaki
Key Animation
Chika Mishima
Key Animation
Atsushi Ichinoseki
Key Animation
Kechiki Ota
Key Animation
SNIPES
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Shimizu
Key Animation
Masashi Yamaoka
Key Animation
Mariko Goto
Key Animation
Kazuyo Nakamura
Key Animation
Futoshi Fujikawa
Key Animation
Kazuya Morimae
Key Animation
Tokura Era
Key Animation
Kosuke Murayama
Key Animation
Noritoshi Yoshizawa
Key Animation
Shunji Suzuki
Key Animation
Atsuko Inoue
Key Animation
Naoyuki Onda
Key Animation
Rikako Kon
Key Animation
Shinichi Iimura
Key Animation
Tsuguru Fukuda
Key Animation
Yuki Fujii
Key Animation
Rinko Daito
Key Animation
Hisashi Hosaka
Key Animation
Minoru Watanabe
Key Animation
Ryuji Tsuzuku
Key Animation
Yuu Kato
Key Animation
Oku Yukihide
Animation Director
Kazuo Sakai
Key Animation
Sakura Takagi
Key Animation
Yukie Kawakami
Key Animation
Takeshi Okada
Key Animation
Chihiro Saito
Key Animation
Shuichi Hara
Key Animation
Mamoru Kurosawa
Key Animation
Shinya Yamada
Key Animation
Takayuki Nakao
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Takahashi
Key Animation
Hisashi Samejima
Key Animation
Kenji Terao
Key Animation
Rika Mishima
Key Animation
Ayako Ishihara
Key Animation
Hideo Maru
Key Animation
Chikayoshi Sakurai
Key Animation
Hiroki Itai
Key Animation
Chie Yamazaki
Key Animation
Masaki Inada
Key Animation
Takashi Kumazen
Key Animation
Yousuke Obuchi
Key Animation
Kazuma Uike
Key Animation
Yukio Takatsu
Key Animation
Hiroko Yoshida
Key Animation
Katsuyuki Satou
Key Animation
Kim Jung-nam
Key Animation
Yoshitomo Yonetani
Key Animation
Hiroshi Kosuga
Key Animation
Norimoto Tokura
Key Animation
Shuujirou Hamakawa
Key Animation
Mitsuo Tano
Key Animation
Ryūtarō Minagawa
Key Animation
Yoshihiro Nakamura
Key Animation
Kenji Fujisaki
Animation Director
Kim Yeong-beom
Key Animation
Kanetoshi Kamimoto
Key Animation
Nobutoshi Ogura
Key Animation
Hitoshi Kamata
Key Animation
Daisuke Kusakari
Key Animation
Rui Niitsuma
Key Animation
Tokuyuki Matsutake
Key Animation
Mami Yamaguchi
Key Animation
Shinichiro Minami
Animation Director
Keishi Kawakubo
Key Animation
Motonobu Hori
Key Animation
Tatsuya Urano
Key Animation
Katsuya Shigehara
Key Animation
Haruna Katsu
Key Animation
Koji Haneda
Animation Director
Yasuko Higuchi
Key Animation
Kazuhiro Ono
Key Animation
Miki Yoshino
Key Animation
Yoshiki Mizuno
Key Animation
Hitoshi Ueda
Key Animation
Shunryo Yamamura
Animation Director
Kiyoshi Matsushita
Key Animation
Masashi Wakayama
Key Animation
Kaoru Sekiya
Key Animation
Yosuke Kabashima
Key Animation
Masaki Yamada
Key Animation
Akira Matsunaga
Key Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 7, 2003
Original Nameラストエグザイル
StatusEnded
Seasons2
Episodes47
Running Time26m
Content RatingTV-PG
Genres
Wiki.
Last Exile (ラストエグザイル, Rasuto Eguzairu) is a Japanese anime television series created by Gonzo. It featured a production team led by director Koichi Chigira, character designer Range Murata, and production designer Mahiro Maeda. The three had previously worked together in Blue Submarine No. 6, one of the first CG anime series. It aired on TV Tokyo from April to September 2003. A sequel series, Last Exile -Fam, the Silver Wing- (ラストエグザイル~銀翼のファム~, Rasuto Eguzairu Gin'yoku no Famu), aired from October 2011 to March 2012. A film adaptation of the series, Last Exile -Fam, the Silver Wing-: Over the Wishes, was released in February 2016.
The story is set on the fictional world of Prester, where its inhabitants use aerial vehicles known as vanships as a means of transportation. On this world which is divided in eternal conflict between the nations of Anatoray and Disith, sky couriers Claus Valca and Lavie Head must deliver a girl who holds the key to uniting the two factions. Although Prester itself is not a representation of Earth, it features technology reminiscent of nineteenth century Europe at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Many of its designs were also inspired by Germany's technological advances during the interwar period.
The series was licensed in North America by Geneon Entertainment in June 2003, two months after the first episode aired in Japan. Funimation began licensing the series after Geneon ceased production of its titles, later licensing the sequel series. It was also licensed for English releases in the United Kingdom, originally by ADV Films until its closure in 2009, and is now licensed by Manga Entertainment, and in Australia by Madman Entertainment. Other published media included two soundtracks, two manga, and artbooks.
Last Exile has received widespread critical acclaim, it is considered as one of the best works of Gonzo with praise for its narrative, visuals, themes, soundtrack and production values.