Product Details

• Actors: Paul St. Peter, Tony Pope, Mayumi Asano, Chiwa Saito, Toshiyuki Morikawa
• Directors: Eric P. Sherman, Kristi Reed, Kôichi Chigira
• Writers: Eric P. Sherman, Kristi Reed, Gonzo
• Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
• DVD Release Date: June 8, 2004
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001WTW1K
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #192,913 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Last Exile - Breakthrough (Vol. 4)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Geneon Entertainment Release Date: 06/08/2004 Run time: 100 minutes

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breaking through the ordinary, April 30, 2004

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Corum (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Last Exile - Breakthrough (Vol. 4) (DVD)

LastEXILE: Breakthrough is definitely the true breaking point of the series, although the auction for Exile and the race in the third DVD began setting the scene up. Breakthrough includes episodes 13 through 16.

13. ISOLATED PAWN - Claus and Tatiana are left alone on a desert wasteland, and struggle to find the survivors of the Sylvana.

14. ETUDE LAVIE - Basically a complete flashback of Claus and Lavie's pasts. Includes the beautiful song 'Skywriting.'

15. FAIRY CHESS - Claus and Tatiana return to the Sylvana, although the situation there has changed...

16. BREAKTHROUGH - The war between Dysis and Anatore reaches a climax, and the Guild begins to play a more major role.

I can only recommend this amazing DVD to all of you. If you've been following the series up to now, you will not be disappointed!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Series Just Keeps On Getting Better And Better!!!, June 16, 2004

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Ramona D. Carpenter (Syracuse, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Last Exile - Breakthrough (Vol. 4) (DVD)

Ok I have so far purchased First Move, Positional Play, Discovered Attack, and now Breakthrough. This series doesn't stop wit the smart moves they make. All the character are lovable and very interesting. This series has 4 episodes that are everything.....

ISOLATED PAWN: Claus and Tatiana are thrown together to fly a vanship to defend the Silvana from a MASSIVE attack orchestrated by Anatoray and Tatiana begins to confide in Claus when the two make an emergency landing. Tatiana's character gets much character development.

ETUDE LAVIE: A flashback when Claus and Lavie still has a family. Learn much about their past. This is a somewhat sad episode........

FAIRY CHESS: All I can say is wow. This episode is like a drama show like somethin from MTV or 90210. I was shocked at the end of this episode what Sophia does to one of the main characters. This is my favorite episode up to this point!

BREAKTHROUGH: Action packed finally of the dvd where a character dies and ya cry. I guarantee you will cry. Very sad stuff here and i ain't saying nothing more about this episode.

So in the end, I recommend this dvd and the whole series to everyone out there! Please get this show cuz it is better than any anime I have ever seen besides "Grave of the Fireflies".....
This point 4th is where the real meat of the story picks up so please support this show and get it!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST ANIME EVER!, December 25, 2010

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Kallen Hake "mashfan81" (michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Last Exile - Breakthrough (Vol. 4) (DVD)

Another installment in what I consider the BEST ANIME EVER PRODUCED!
Visually stunning with an incredibly rich and complex yet engaging storyline.
The music is also bar-none in comparison with todays broadcast norm.
I guarantee you will NOT be disappointed in this series.
HOWEVER, I recommend you watch the volumes in order to understand the complex storyline.
ENJOY!