Status: Complete (26 episodes)
Premise: Prester's two rival nations are at war with one another. Separated by a vortex of unstable weather they are forced to engage in battle using the code of chivalric combat, which is being forced upon them by a superior 3rd party known as the guild for their own amusement. The guild supplies technology to both sides of the conflict in order to maintain control of these games. The story revolves around a brother and sister who work as couriers in they vanship (a flying machine that resembles an old fashioned luxury car) but get caught up in dangerous affairs after accepting to transport a mysterious young girl from a dying pilot.
Thoughts: Heavily influenced by WW1 fighter pilots this is a wonderful setting rich in detail and well thought out from beginning to end. There is a real gritty aspect to it as well as these machines break down and we see the inner workings and how they supposedly work.
Pose: Visually stunning, well dubbed, good story, and a unique world makes for a great change of pace.
Cons: There are several "Why the hell did they do that?" done for story related reasons, but they are few and far between.
-Notes: This anime was intended to show that modern CGI can be integrated into classical anime animation and they did a wonderful job, the first episode was approximately 75% CG compared to standard practice which is around 15%. It creates a vary fluid feel to the story, not so many talking heads. SPIN OFF ALERT! Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam is a spin off bringing back a couple of character and the setting but depicting a different struggle for humanity. It is rather good and enthusiasts of the setting will like the continuation of the story but we have lost most of the cast (most not all, a few have come back).
7.5/10 (Screw aerodynamics!)
No comments:
Post a Comment