Last Exile (2003) — Story, Release Date, Rating

Synopsis:

In the airborne world of Prester, where flight is powered by crystallized liquid and controlled by the powerful Guild, young Claus Valca and his navigator Lavie Head navigate the Grand Stream as Sky Couriers. Driven by a desire to forge their own paths beyond their families' legacies, they undertake a seemingly routine delivery with unforeseen consequences. Their journey becomes entangled in the escalating tensions between the nations of Anatoray and Disith, forcing them to confront the Guild’s authority and uncover hidden truths.

The series explores themes of ambition, responsibility, and the burden of legacy within a richly detailed world. Claus and Lavie's experiences offer a glimpse into the lives of those who traverse the dangerous skies, highlighting their resilience as they navigate political intrigue and personal challenges while striving for independence in a society governed by powerful forces. The narrative blends elements of aerial exploration with character-driven storytelling, painting a portrait of a world on the brink of change.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: First move (Aired: 04/08/2003)
Episode 2: Luft Vanship (Aired: 04/15/2003)
Episode 3: Transpose (Aired: 04/22/2003)
Episode 4: Zugzwang (Aired: 04/29/2003)
Episode 5: Positional play (Aired: 05/06/2003)
... and 21 more episodes

Characters:

Eraclea, Dio (Main) - Voice Actors: Noda, Junko, Seth, Joshua, Roden, Simon T., Créton, François, Lladó, Carlos, De Flaviis, Fabrizio, Andreatto, Rodrigo
Hamilton, Alvis E. (Main) - Voice Actors: Ruff, Michelle, Padoan, Eva, Shiraki, Anna, Liebing, Katja, Concepcion, Priscilla, Barrier, Jessica, Barboza, Jhaidy
Head, Lavie (Main) - Voice Actors: Saitou, Chiwa, Wahlgren, Kari, Ciampa, Letizia, Bullara, Fernanda, Chetail, Adeline, Aponte, Rebeca, Kim, Seon Hye, Giménez, Ariadna, Gülland, Britt
Valca, Claus (Main) - Voice Actors: Bosch, Johnny Yong, Asano, Mayumi, Pfeiffer, Markus, De Filippis, Alessio, Briche, Fabien, Kim, Il, Torres, Jhonny, Barioni, Rafael, de Porrata, Álex
Agrew, Alister (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kuwatani, Natsuko, Sampler, Philece, Latini, Ilaria, Uzureau, Véronique, Welter, Ilya, Chacón, Lileana
Alzey, Vincent (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Blum, Steven, Gouda, Hozumi, Nowak, Pascal, Redondo, Óscar, Marconato, Alexandre, Martínez, Kaihiamal
Anatoray Emperor (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Forest, Michael, Kitamura, Kouichi
Austin, Godwin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishizuka, Unshou, Billingslea, Beau, Jimenez, Renzo, Jang, Gwang, Indrio, Saverio, Etcheverry, Eric
Bassianus, Marius (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Iwata, Yasuo, Artaux, Cyrille, Anselmo, Silvio, McConnohie, Michael, Meese, Andreas
Campbell, Arthur (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Soya, Shigenori, Redondo, Óscar, St. Peter, Paul, Harting, Peter
Cicada (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mallow, Dave, Makishima, Naoki
Dagobert, Lescius (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamaji, Kazuhiro, Violette, Vincent, Knight, William Frederick
Dorfstrand, Rumolt (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsuchiya, Toshihide
Eraclea, Delphine (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Neya, Michiko, Strassman, Karen, Dobrusskin, Susanne, Gaidarji, Tânia, Nosrée, Valérie, Lepore, Georgia
Fat Chicken (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Spevack, Melodee M., Tomoe, Seiko, Albaret, Jacques
Forrester, Sophia (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Taylor, Julie Ann, Yamazaki, Wakana, De Bortoli, Barbara, Bizot, Hélène, Hernández, María Teresa, Kametz, Michaela, Bortoletto, Marli
Frank, Gale (Supporting) - Voice Actors: McConnohie, Michael, Yanada, Kiyoyuki, Artaux, Cyrille, Redondo, Óscar, León Pecheco, Rubén
Giancarlo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ushiyama, Shigeru, Stocchi, Roberto, Kilbinger, Hans-Gerd, Sorich, Michael
Glamis, Vitellius (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyama, Takehiro, Kramer, Steve
Graf (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mizuno, Ryuji
Head, Georges (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Price, Jamieson, Itou, Kazuaki
Hurricane Hawk (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishii, Kouji, St. Peter, Paul, Alchieri, Gerolamo
Knowles, Henry (Supporting) - Voice Actors: McConnohie, Michael, Ishinami, Yoshito
Knowles, Charles (Supporting) - Voice Actors: McConnohie, Michael, Tsuchiya, Toshihide
Kostabi, Anthony (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Thornton, Kirk, Popovic, Frédéric, Makishima, Naoki, Costha, Faduli, Redondo, Óscar, Krause, Thomas
Lightning, Wina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nagata, Ryoko, Elias-Fahn, Dorothy, Jurado, Giannina, Moreau, Adeline, Manicone, Francesca
Lucciola (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Marshall, Mona, Hanba, Tomoe, de Boüard, Vincent, De Filippis, Stefano
Mad-thane, Lady (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yukino, Satsuki, Lee, Mela
Mad-thane, David (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Akimoto, Yousuke, Papenbrook, Bob, Sanna, Antonio, Berg, Rolf, Germain, Pascal, Omaña, Ricardo
Mad-thane, Holly (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hanazawa, Kana, Guest, Kim Mai, Liebing, Katja
Messina, Nestor (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Arimoto, Kinryuu, Pichon, Yann, Biagioni, Dante, McConnohie, Michael
Narrator (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yukana, Lee, Mela
Pelerin, Ethan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Seki, Tomokazu, Oliver, Tony, Nittoli, Adolfo, Hong, Si Ho, Maise, Dieter, Pauwels, Jérôme
Row, Alex (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Morikawa, Toshiyuki, Freeman, Crispin, De ambrosis, Massimo, Pérez, Luis Miguel, Redondo, Óscar, Höppner, Gregor, Rollo, Alfredo, Thiriet, Serge
Scheer, Dunya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Higgins, Kate, Sudou, Yumi, Guillén, Maria Rosa, Rivero, Yensi, Schmitz, Tanja
Shetland, Mullin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miki, Shinichiro, Wittenberg, Dave, D'Andrea, Simone, du Pac, Benoît, Schleberger, Stephan, Jeon, Gwang ju, Lladó, Carlos
Sunny Boy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Aizawa, Masaki, Mallow, Dave, De Risi, Marco, Berg, Rolf
Valca, Hamilcar (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Thornton, Kirk, Kanao, Tetsuo
Valca, Justina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Elias-Fahn, Dorothy, Aizawa, Keiko
Walker (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Price, Jamieson, Yamaguchi, Ken, Moriones, Saverio, Harting, Peter
Wednesday, Ralph (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Thornton, Kirk, Kitade, Shinya, Maggi, Angelo
Wisła, Tatiana (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ruff, Michelle, Kitamura, Eri, Leiße, Kordula, Guillén, Maria Rosa, Gamory, Marie

Staff:

Imamoto, Naoshi (Producer)
Chigira, Kouichi (Director, Series Composition)
Tsuruoka, Youta (Sound Director)
Akiyama, Katsuhito (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Aoki, Ei (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Aoki, Shinichirou (Episode Director)
Chiba, Daisuke (Episode Director)
Endou, Hirotaka (Episode Director)
Iwata, Yoshihiko (Episode Director)
Nishimura, Taiki (Episode Director)
Ochi, Hiroyuki (Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation)
Sokuza, Makoto (Episode Director)
Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki (Episode Director)
Wakabayashi, Kanji (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Watanabe, Sumio (Episode Director)
Yoshida, Tooru (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Suzuki, Takaaki (Script)
Yamashita, Tomohiro (Script)
Hontani, Toshiaki (Storyboard, Key Animation)
Kase, Mitsuko (Storyboard)
Oohashi, Yoshimitsu (Storyboard)
Ookubo, Tomihiko (Storyboard)
Sakata, Junichi (Storyboard)
Sayama, Kiyoko (Storyboard)
Sekino, Masahiro (Storyboard)
Yonetani, Yoshitomo (Storyboard, Key Animation)
Okino, Shuntarou (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Performance)
Abiko, Eiji (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Aisaka, Naoki (Key Animation)
Aoki, Tomoyuki (Background Art)
Artaux, Cyrille (ADR Director)
Bessho, Masanao (Key Animation)
Dolce Triade (Music)
Fujikawa, Futoshi (Assistant Animation Director, Animation Director, Key Animation)
Gonzo (Original Creator)
Gotou, Keiko (Color Design)
Hamatsu, Takehiro (Key Animation)
Hara, Shuuichi (In-Between Animation, Animation Director, Key Animation)
Harada, Hiroki (Key Animation)
Haryuu, Katsufumi (Background Art)
Hasegawa, Toshio (Special Effects)
Hashimoto, Hideki (Assistant Animation Director)
Hida, Aya (Editing)
Hino, Takafumi (Key Animation)
Hori, Motonobu (Key Animation)
Horiuchi, Osamu (Key Animation, Character Design, Animation Director)
Horiuchi, Hiroyuki (Animation Director)
Horiuchi, Takashi (Director of Photography)
Houri, Kouji (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Igari, Takashi (Key Animation)
... and 104 more staff

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Studios: Gonzo
Producers: GDH, TV Tokyo Music, Victor Entertainment
Licensors: Funimation, Geneon Entertainment USA
Rating: 7.78 / 10
Rank: #1121
Popularity: #1433
Users Listed: 182,750
Users Scored: 73,089
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 04/17/2022
Aired: April 8, 2003 – September 30, 2003 (Spring)
Type: tv
Source: original
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 26
Broadcast: Tuesday at 01:30 (JST)

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