Rating: 
Summary: Amazing, one of Gonzo's best works
Review: The first dvd of Last Exile contains 4 episodes. This new animation series is a must-buy collection!! It's one of Gonzo's best animation yet. Last Exile delivers the viewers humor, adventure, and suspense. The graphics in this anime are amazing and spectacular!! The 4 episodes contained are Last Move, Luft Vanship , Transpose, and Zugzwang. Episode 1, it starts out with a vanship flying in the Grand Stream searching for a Disith fleet. The vanship is from the battle ship Silvana. The pilots of the vanship catches sight of their enemy and destroys them. That same day in Norkia, the 2 main characters Claus Valca, and Lavie Head are revealed. Claus is a vanship pilot and Lavie is his navigator. They are on a mission to deliver a message to Mad-thane, but to get to him, they have to go through a battle field between the Disith and Anatory. Episode 2, Claus and Lavie have delivered the message to Mad-thane, but he is losing the battle. Claus and Lavie try to help, but then another vanship appears in the battle and bombs a Disith ship. The Silvana appears and begins to fire upon the Disith fleets, which helps the Anatory ships retreat from the battle. After the Anatory fleet has made their escape, the Silvana disappears. Claus and Lavie have accomplished their mission and return home. Episode 3, Claus and Lavie are participating in a race now and have to start dead last, because they finished their mission the day before last. While Claus and Lavie are racing, another vanship pilot is being attacked by a Guild starship. Before Claus and Lavie are at the final corner of the race, the pilot being chased by the guild crashes into them. It seemed that the pilot of who crashed into Claus, was Ralph Wednesday, who was on a mission to deliver a girl named Alvis Hamilton to the Silvana. Claus takes over the mission and escapes down river with the girl. The starship has found Ralph and still thinks that he has the girl. Ralph sacrifices himself to let Claus get away from the starship and deliver Alvis. Episode 4, Claus and Lavie have taken the girl Al to their home, and will set out on their mission in the morning. It seems that the guild starship can detect other vanships with the sound of their engine. The Guild starship finds Lavie and Claus at their home and attacks them. Luckily, Claus is able to maneuver the vanship through the canals and avoid the starship. Claus reaches their destination, but when they arrive, the starship has found them. They crash land, but the starship has picked Al. Claus tries to make it let go of her with a rock. but is only knocked aside. Suddenly we hear a gun shot and the starship falls down and Alex Row, captain of the Silvana is revealed. The credits roll. My review doesn't tell all of last exile, to know more details and more parts of the story, its up to you to find out and buy last exile First Move.
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Summary: Eye candy that's sweet, and a plot that bites back.
Review: The Japanese animation house Gonzo builds on its reputation for stylish programming with its latest series, "Last Exile" (www.lastexiledvd.com). U.S. anime fans receive plenty of eye candy in this story of orphaned childhood friends, Lavie and Claus, who run an aerial delivery service in their two-person plane, called a van ship. The sky's the limit, literally, in their world, where wars are fought from giant airborne warships while a floating palace holds the supposed arbiters, the Guild. Their intimate, yet platonic, relationship is eminently watchable. However, if the American voices don't work for you, there's always the subtitled Japanese track. As the story unfolds in the four episodes that make up volume 1 of this 26-episode series, Lavie and Claus are caught in the middle of a battle between the Anatory and the Disith when they're dispatched with messages from the family of the Anatory's fleet leader. They then find themselves rescuing a little girl, Alvis, who's somehow linked to the rogue ship Sylvana. Besides a gripping story, the highlight of this show is its stunning animation, with Victorian flourishes and a naval vocabulary that puts a unique stamp on the airships and character designs. The color palette is earth tones, a visually rich, comforting look. Above it all flies the Guild, a pale-skinned, androgynous race that's a stunning contrast in bright whites. A stunning look for a stunning show.
Rating:
Summary: Eye candy that's sweet, and a plot that bites back.
Review: The Japanese animation house Gonzo builds on its reputation for stylish programming with its latest series, "Last Exile" (www.lastexiledvd.com). U.S. anime fans receive plenty of eye candy in this story of orphaned childhood friends, Lavie and Claus, who run an aerial delivery service in their two-person plane, called a van ship. The sky's the limit, literally, in their world, where wars are fought from giant airborne warships while a floating palace holds the supposed arbiters, the Guild. Their intimate, yet platonic, relationship is eminently watchable. However, if the American voices don't work for you, there's always the subtitled Japanese track. As the story unfolds in the four episodes that make up volume 1 of this 26-episode series, Lavie and Claus are caught in the middle of a battle between the Anatory and the Disith when they're dispatched with messages from the family of the Anatory's fleet leader. They then find themselves rescuing a little girl, Alvis, who's somehow linked to the rogue ship Sylvana. Besides a gripping story, the highlight of this show is its stunning animation, with Victorian flourishes and a naval vocabulary that puts a unique stamp on the airships and character designs. The color palette is earth tones, a visually rich, comforting look. Above it all flies the Guild, a pale-skinned, androgynous race that's a stunning contrast in bright whites. A stunning look for a stunning show.
Rating:
Summary: Stunningly Beautiful
Review: This anime features a terrific and engaging storyline. The true star, however, is some of the most stunningly beautiful animation I have ever seen. I cannot wait to see where it all goes. I count the days until every new volume comes out. Shame on Pioneer for waiting every other month to release these. This is my only complaint.
Rating:
Summary: Great beginning
Review: This anime is a great beginning to the series. It opens up a world of flight, and adventure. If you are a fan of Action/Adventure, this is for you.
Rating:
Summary: Grand Steam
Review: This is a story about 2 kids that just want to fly over the "Grand Stream" a never ending storm that flows like a river over the world. At this time 2 major contries are at war overlooked by the guild. They are drawn into the battle when a fellow Vanship pilot entrust his cargo to them. This begins their adventure. Overall I have seen most of the Japan release of this series and if Pioneer can do a good job with the dub (for those that don't like sub titles) this will be an anime that you will be drawn completely into, the music and animation are the best I have seen to date. I would actually give this 10 out of 5 stars, beautiful storyline, great action and it holds the balance between the eye candy and the story.
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Summary: The best
Review: This is absolutely the most stunning, facinating, perfect anime I've ever seen. Nothing marrs Last Exile. The animation is even better than .hack, the voices are some of the least irritating I've heard, and the story...well, there is one continuous story line that keeps you riveted from one espisode to the next. A must buy for any fan or collector, or even if you've never seen anime before.
Rating:
Summary: Cool anime
Review: This is an awesome anime, no doubt about that.
*warning* there is no magical realism in this anime!!! Anyone can die easily in this anime!!! So be prepared :D
Rating: 
Summary: Disappointing
Review: This is one of those anime titles that look really good in the trailers ... and fail to live up to that look. Visually it's a treat; but visuals can only carry you so far. The characters here are flat, and the storyline bland. I watched the whole first disk and found nothing here to make me want to see more.
Rating:
Summary: Awesome
Review: this is probably tied for the best anime series i've ever seen. wonderful color. wonderful feeling. wonderful plot. wonderful ending. no disappointment whatsoever. And not one true recap episode!
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