Series synopsis
Last Exile is a Japanese animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on April 7, 2003. It ended on March 24, 2012. It stars Mayumi Asano, Junko Noda, Wakana Yamazaki and Tomoe Hanba.
A richly romantic action-adventure fantasy, set in a world where retro-futuristic vehicles permeate the skies. Against this lavish background are the lives of young and heroic van ship sky porters - Claus and Lavie - who are forced to take on the mission to deliver a mysterious girl, Alvis, to the battle ship Silvana. Before they know it, they become entangled in an aerial adventure between two countries gripped in an eternal war of magnificent air battleships.
Premise
A richly romantic action-adventure fantasy, set in a world where retro-futuristic vehicles permeate the skies. Against this lavish background are the lives of young and heroic van ship sky porters - Claus and Lavie - who are forced to take on the mission to deliver a mysterious girl, Alvis, to the battle ship Silvana. Before they know it, they become entangled in an aerial adventure between two countries gripped in an eternal war of magnificent air battleships.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mayumi Asano as Claus Valca (voice)
- Junko Noda as Dio Eraclea (voice)
- Wakana Yamazaki as Sophia Forrester (voice)
- Tomoe Hanba as Lucciola (voice)
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as Alex Row (voice)
- Natsuko Kuwatani as Alister Agrew (voice)
- Eri Kitamura as Tatiana Wisla (voice)
- Shin-ichiro Miki as Mulin Shetland (voice)
Supporting cast
- Ai Kayano as Millia il Velch Cutrettola Turan (voice)
- Michiko Neya as Delphine Eraclea (voice)
- Aki Toyosaki as Fam Fan Fan (voice)
- Anna Shiraki as Alvis E. Hamilton (voice)
- Aoi Yuuki as Giselle Collette (voice)
- Chiwa Saito as Lavie Head (voice)
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Liliana il Grazioso Merlo Turan (voice)
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 50 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | October 8, 2011 | February 11, 2012 |
| Season 1 | 26 | April 7, 2003 | September 29, 2003 |
| Season 2 | 21 | October 15, 2011 | March 24, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Before the First Takeoff Special Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing, the second anime series in Gonzo's Last Exile franchise, will air a special on October 7, one week before the premiere of the actual anime itself. The special program will outline the world of the anime through talk segments with the staff and cast. |
October 8, 2011 |
| 2 |
First Adjournment (Episode 9.5) A recap episode told by Giselle and Millia, both of whom are writing a letter to Atamora at Kortoffel. |
December 17, 2011 |
| 3 |
Second Adjournment (Episode 15.5) Dio and Al continue to run away. |
February 11, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Move The episode starts with Tatiana who flies with her Vanship inside the Grand Sream looking for Disith ships as they prepare for a confrontation. Meanwhile, Claus and Lavie vanship two pilots are preparing for a race. Before qualifying races however Claus and Lavie decide to take a job. They must deliver a message to Duke Madossein by his wife. In addition they also choose to personally hand over a message from her daughter. Madossein Duke is a master of the fleet Anatory, so Claus and Lavie are forced to deliver a message in the middle of a firefight between Anatory and Disith vessels. In the clash we see Fusilier Moran for the first time in action. The episode ends with Claus and Lavie who climb on the ship the commander Duke Madossein. |
April 7, 2003 |
| 2 |
Luft Vanship Just as Claus and Lavi deliver their message to Duke Madossein, The Guild is hit. Duke Madossein instructs everyone to get to safety, and Claus and Lavi are escorted to their vanship. However, just as they are about to leave, Claus remembers he still has his letter from Holy. Lavi rigs the PA system in order to read it to the Duke and everyone else on board. However, this could be cut short as the first officer send guard to stop Claus and Lavi. But the guards aren't the only ones heading for Claus and Lavi, as Mullin Shetland is touched by the words from the letter. |
April 14, 2003 |
| 3 |
Transpose The race is on! Claus and Lavi enter in a race, that they've entered so many limes before. But this time is different. They hope to finish the race, and they almost do (in 1st place too), but they are hit by a renegade vanship delivering ""cargo"". They soon learn that the ""cargo"" is actually a little girl. Claus decided to take the mission and is told, by Ralph, not to run his engine because the people after the girl can detect it. Just as Claus and Lavi leave the enemy vanship approaches. Now Ralph must make the ultimate sacrifice so that Claus and Lavi can escape with the little girl. |
April 21, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Open File In the skies above the sacred Grand Lake, the Ades Federation declares war on the kingdom of Turan. Just when the Turan flagship's destruction seems inevitable, a Sky Pirate named Fam boldly states, "I’ve made up my mind! I’m going to steal that ship!" |
October 15, 2011 |
| 2 |
Fool's Mate Princess Liliana is sent to Iglasia with instructions for defending the royal city from the Federation assault. Meanwhile, Princess Millia readies a surprise attack of her own, but little does she know Luscinia has a trick up his sleeve too... |
October 22, 2011 |
| 3 |
Light Square With her kingdom now under Federation control, Princess Millia finally begins to understand what it means to be a Sky Pirate. Fam also reveals details about her past and her dream for the future. |
October 29, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 7, 2003 |
| Last aired | March 24, 2012 |
| Runtime | 26 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday |