Product Details

• 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: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
• DVD Release Date: December 14, 2004
• Run Time: 75 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002VYPFS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #124,772 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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44 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars And so do I feel the deepest Catharsis..., September 30, 2004

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Bjorn R. Buer "wolf-sigma" (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Last Exile: Sealed Move - Volume 7 (DVD)

Last Exile comes to a conclusion in the beauty that only great anime can create. The final battle against the Guild for Exile brings together the characters to meet what fate has dealt them and leaves us all feeling emotionally drained and teary eyed (and don't try to hide it).

The Last Exile series follows in the footstep of the truly great anime series like Macross Plus, Escaflowne and Cowboy Bebop. The combination of story, vision and human character weaves a plot all of its own that removes these anime from the screen and places them nearer the heart. Last Exile has exhibited some amazing traits, from its fantastic world, to its fully articulated characters to its apocalyptic story. This final DVD simply proves that time spent with Last Exile is not wasted time.

This final DVD (which if you all are wondering I watched in Japanese) goes far beyond a simple ending or an anti-climax. Everything a fan could desire, from massive ship battles to tragic deaths, can be found in the final episodes. The various strings of story that have until now been untied all are finished here, including the fate of Dusis and Alvis's connection to Exile. More importantly, the emotional content of this final DVD is fully worth the watching. Ancient Greeks called this sort of thing Catharsis, or the release of pent up emotion. When Last Exile runs credits, you'll simply feel better.

It is also important to note that nothing in this final DVD is terribly campy or groan inducing, a problem I have been having with many Hollywood movies these days (Alien vs Predator anyone?). As has been the case thus far production values remain high, sound is incredible and the animation is jaw dropping. Although I can say nothing of the dubbing that will accompany this release, past experience has pointed to it being fairly good. As for special features...I hope to know more when this DVD does get released. I just wanted to give fans a chance to hear that Last Exile does not disappoint on any story-based level. I highly suggest this series to any anime fan or person who tends towards imaginative entertainment.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars BLUE SKIES AHEAD, December 20, 2004

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Sesho "www.sesho.libsyn.com" (Pasadena, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Last Exile: Sealed Move - Volume 7 (DVD)

In this last volume of Last Exile we come to the end of the story, or do we? I have to admit I don't really know what happened at the end of this last installment of a great series. That happens a lot with these 26 episode animes. They suffer from 2001:A Space Odyssey syndrome in that it's not exactly clear what happens at the end.

Sealed Move is mainly about the last battles between the Guild and the combined fleets of the Anatoray and Disith as they try to overcome the tyranny of their more advanced masters. Their cause is more urgent since Queen Delphine is trying to gain control of Exile (whatever that means), because its not exactly clear what Exile really is, and what Alvis' relationship to it is. You'll have to get this dvd to see which side wins and who lives and dies.

I really enjoyed this series. At times it seemed a little too opaque on its plot points, especially in the last couple of episodes, but the great characters make up for it. And the little nuances the animators came up with...For example, when Al is sitting in the navigator's seat of Claus' vanship, she starts kicking her legs up in the air in childish impatience or hyperactivity, something a live actor would do naturally, but that animators rarely do, giving life to an animated character. That's another thing I liked about the series. The animation is so good that sometimes you forget you're watching anime. All in all, this series bears repeated viewings over a lifetime.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Checkmate, February 7, 2005

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V. ereshkin "manic-botanic" (new york) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Last Exile: Sealed Move - Volume 7 (DVD)

Our story continues with Alvis and Dio being saved from Maestro Delphine by Luciola and Claus. Alex Rowe is continuing his torture sessions with Delphine in which she tries to extract the remaining mysterions in order to control exile which is a ship that turns the land of prestar into an earthlike environment. The tide is turning for our evil despot as Sophie and the head of the dossis people work together and attack the guild to finally end their reign of terror. You'll laugh, you'll cry,and be confused in certain parts but its all worthwhile. There are definately some issues with the story that were not developed enough but even so..I love the series and the finale is mindblowing...its definately checkmate for the guild.