Last Exile, it was done as a 10th anniversary series for Gonzo so its pretty damn good. After Wolf's Rain I'm just happy for a good ending!

I'd rank it right up their with the greats the plot and story are excellent, the characters are excellent, the animation I'll say B. Although the CG stuff was very well done. The whole show had a 1930's science fiction theme, and the characters were in Victorian looking dress with all European names.

What I liked it the most and maybe its because I have been watching Jay Leno's videos about prewar cars lately were the "vanships". They looked pretty cool you could see insperation from the pre war streamlined Bentley's, and Bugatti's with a healthy does of Fokker tri motor.

The capital ships in the series were also quite interesting, "Silvana of Genocide" or more the commenly used "kill em all Silvana" Good name for a battleship! The captian Alex also never likes to pay his bar tab and runs up quite a large one...

The airial combat was pretty good, kind of a combo of first world war tactics and star wars if that makes sense. With a running joke in the series being Claus's "Immelmann" turn. Lots of almost Star Wars ish pod racing to.

Cool series, if you are tired of the mind games in Death Note, and the never ending fight scenes in Bleach give it a try! Its only 26 episodes, so its a short one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vBGJ24N8Xg
Just saying bang saves on ammo!

See pod racing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5gWeXkirdM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G90VPYci6RY&feature=related
Silvana, I love the last part: Captain "fire" XO "On which fleet?"

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