List of Last Exile episodes

Last Exile is an animated television series created by Gonzo in celebration of the company's 10th anniversary.[1] The dieselpunk 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 named Alvis E. Hamilton, who holds the key to uniting the two factions.

Last Exile aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 8 to September 30, 2003. The series was previously licensed for English-language broadcast and distribution in North America by Geneon Entertainment (then Pioneer Entertainment) in June 2003.[3] 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. 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. Last Exile was licensed for regional language release in France,[4] Germany,[5] and Sweden.[6] On December 26, 2008, American production house Funimation Entertainment announced it was taking over production and distribution of the show from Geneon.[7] Last Exile has also been hosted at the streaming media website Crunchyroll.[8]

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.[9]

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 civil 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 civil war when they rescue Millia il Velch Cutrettola Turan, the younger princess of the Kingdom of Turan. Fam and Giselle must help Millia restore the kingdom after its eventual demise and bring back the days of the Grand Race, an international grand prix which celebrates world peace.

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.

  1. ^ Macdonald, Christopher (June 1, 2006). "A-Kon News". Anime News Network. 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. ^ "Geneon Entertainment Signs Distribution Agreement with Toei Animation". Anime News Network. November 11, 2004. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Last Exile" (in French). Déclic-Images. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
  5. ^ Schubert, Karsten (April 2004). "Last Exile – Schlachtschiffe im Wolkenmeer". Funime (in German) (37): 29. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
  6. ^ "Last exile" (in Swedish). TV4 Science fiction. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
  7. ^ Loo, Egan (December 26, 2008). "Funimation Licenses Gonzo's Last Exile Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
  8. ^ Yadao, Jason (January 25, 2009). "Mysteries multiply in 'Last Exile' anime". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  9. ^ "Music" (in Japanese). JVC. Retrieved May 14, 2008.