Last Exiles

Ambitious project produced to celebrate the 10 years of the studio Gonzo, Last Exile (ラストエグザイル, lasuto egusaïlu ) is a Japanese cartoon which was a public and critical real success.

History

In a world similar to our 19th century but more technologically advanced, Claus Valca and Lavie Head are orphan. This childhood has them conduit has to go in the traces of their respective, pilot fathers of a type of two-seater aircraft called Vanship, fascinating places in the community of the messengers flying and taking part in the air races.

They are found accidentally embarked on a very difficult mission which will take them along on a very dreaded ship (Silverna) to the right in the middle of a war. From there, their life changes and their dream is found with their range: to cross the " Large Stream" , fantastic permanent tornado which carried their fathers. But for that, they will have to face the Guild, supposed to guarantee the chivalrous rules of the engagements in the world, and to overcome their fear of more terrifying captain.

Characters

Claus Valca (Κλαυς Βαλκα)

A pilot of fifteen years old vanship who finds himself in the center of the mystery of Exile.

Lavie Head (Λαβη Εαδ)

The navigatrice and the mecanician of Claus.

Alvis Hamilton (Αλβις 'Αμιλτον)

Girl of the Hamilton family and key of the mystery of Exiles.

Alex Row (Αλεξ Ρω)

Enigmatic captain of the Silverna (the vessel is also called " the massacreur").

Sophia Forrester (Σοφια Φορεστρ)

The Second of the Silverna and the future empress of Anatoray.

Tatiana Wisla (Τατιανα Φισλα)

Only daughter of the " proud and noble" house Wisla d' Anatoray, it is also the best pilot of vanship of combat of Silverna.

Alister Agrew (Αλιστρ Αγγρω)

Confidante, better friendly and expert navigatrice of Tatiana.

Dio Eraclea (Διο Ελακλαρ)

The young brother of the most powerful member of the Guild, Maestro Delphine Eraclea.

Mullin the Shetland (Μαλην Σετλανδ)

Nineteen year old infantryman and mechanic on board Silverna.

Dunya Scheer (Δωνια Σερ)

Soldier of Dithis fighting with Anatoray against the Guild.

Luciola (Λυξιολα)

Member of the Guild and bodyguard personnel of Dio Eraclea.

Maestro Delphine Eraclea (Δελβινε Ελακλαρ)

With the head of the Guild and older sister of Dio Eraclea.

Vincent Alzey (Βινξεντ Αρδαι)

Captain of the Urbanus and friend of Alex and Sophia.

Card-index Série

Number of episode: 26
Date of first diffusion in Japan: April 7th with the September 29th 2003, on TV Tōkyō
Date of first diffusion in France: January 30th 2006, on France 4
Origin: Japan
Kind: Fantastic action SF
Realizer: Kouichi Chigira
Scenario: Kouichi Chigira, Tamioka Katsuhiro, Yamashita Tomohiro
Character original designer: Arranges Murata
Character Designer: Osamu Horiuchi, Minoru Muroa
Music: Hitomi Kuroichi
Studio: Gonzo Digimation
French Editor: Declic Images
Public: any public

Musics

Old Cloud Symphony (Opening)

Sung by: Shuntaro Okino

Over The Sky (Ending)

Sung by: Hitomi

Lapping machines (seiyuu)

Original version

Claus Valca: Mayumi Asano
Lavie Head: Chiwa Saito
Alex Row: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Alvis E. Hamilton: Anna Shiraki
Tatiana Wisla: Eri Kitamura
Dio Eraclea: Junko Noda
Lucciola: Tomoe Hanba

French version

Company: Studio Lincoln
Artistic director: Cyrille Artaux
French Adaptation: Xavier Varaillon (ép 1 to 25)

Voice:

Claus Valca: Fabien Briche
Lavie Head: Adeline Chetail
Alex Row: Serge Thirié
Alvis E. Hamilton: Jessica Barrier
Tatiana Wisla: Marie Gamory
Dio Eraclea: François Creton
Lucciola: Vincent Debouard

List Episode

Episode 1: First Move
Episode 2: Luft Vanship
Episode 3: Transpose
Episode 4: ZugZwang
Episode 5: Positional Play
Episode 6: Arbiter Attack
Episode 7: Interesting Claus
Episode 8: Takeback
Episode 9: Calculate Alex
Episode 10: Swindle
Episode 11: Develop
Episode 12: Discovered Attack
Episode 13: Isolated Pawn
Episode 14: Study Lavie
Episode 15: Fairy Chess
Episode 16: Breakthrought
Episode 17: Making Material
Episode 18: Promotion Sophia
Episode 19: Sicilian Defense
Episode 20: Large Stream
Episode 21: Rook Dio
Episode 22: Queen Delphine
Episode 23: Castilling Lucciola
Episode 24: Sealed Move
Episode 25: Calm Move
Episode 26: Resignation

Derivative products

a artbook: Last exiles ~ aerial log , by Murata Range

Trivia

Last Exiles sign, after Blue Submarine 6, the second collaboration of the designer Range Murata and the stimulating realizer/Mahiro Maeda (which worked, inter alia, on Evangelion, the two The segments Second Rebirth of Animatrix and the animated sequence of Kill Bill vol. 1).

External bonds

http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/last-exile/: Official site

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