List of Last Exile episodes

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This is a complete episode list for the anime series Last Exile. Directed by Koichi Chigira and featuring character designs by Range Murata, the series was created by Gonzo in celebration of the company's 10th anniversary.[1] It premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo on April 7, 2003 and ran for twenty-six episodes until its conclusion on September 29, 2003.[2]

The series was licensed for English language broadcast and distribution in North America by Geneon Entertainment (then Pioneer Entertainment).[1] Geneon premiered their English dubbed version of the series in TechTV's Anime Unleashed programming block on March 8, 2004. The first thirteen episodes aired nightly until March 13, 2008.[3] The remaining thirteen episodes premiered on December 4, 2004, with new episodes airing each weeknight until the series concluded on December 22, 2004.[4] Last Exile also aired on G4TechTV Canada, starting on July 22, 2007.[5]

ADV Films owns the license for the series' English release in the United Kingdom while distribution rights in Australia and New Zealand are owned by Madman Entertainment. Last Exile is licensed for regional language release and broadcast in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Russia, Poland, Portugal, and the Philippines.[5]

Two pieces of theme music are used for the series. "Cloud Age Symphony", performed by Shuntaro Okino, is used as the opening theme for all twenty-six episodes, while Hitomi Kuroishi's "Over the Sky" is used as for the ending theme.[5]

[edit] Episode list

# Title Original airdate English airdate
01 "First Move"
"Faasuto Mūvu" (ファースト・ムーヴ) 
April 7, 2003 March 8, 2004
02 "Luft Vanship"
"Rufuto Vanshippu" (ルフト・ヴァンシップ) 
April 14, 2003 March 8, 2004
03 "Transpose"
"Toransu Poozu" (トランスポーズ) 
April 21, 2003 March 9, 2004
04 "Zugzwang"
"Tsūku Tsuwangu" (ツーク・ツワング) 
April 28, 2003 March 9, 2004
05 "Positional Play"
"Pojishonaru Purei" (ポジショナル・プレイ) 
May 5, 2003 March 10, 2004
06 "Arbiter Attack"
"Aabitaa Atakku" (アービター・アタック) 
May 12, 2003 March 10, 2004
07 "Interesting Clause"
"Intaresutingu Kurausu" (インタレスティング・クラウス) 
May 19, 2003 March 11, 2004
08 "Take Back"
"Teekubakku" (テークバック) 
May 26, 2003 March 11, 2004
09 "Calculate Alex"
"Karikyureito Arekkusu" (カリキュレイト・アレックス) 
June 2, 2003 March 12, 2004
10 "Swindle"
(スウィンドル) 
June 9, 2003 March 12, 2004
11 "Develop"
"Diberoppu" (ディベロップ) 
June 16, 2003 March 13, 2004
12 "Discovered Attack"
"Disukabaado Atakku" (ディスカバード・アタック) 
June 23, 2003 March 13, 2004
13 "Isolated Pawn"
"Aisoreiteddo Poon" (アイソレイテッド・ポーン) 
June 30, 2003 March 14, 2004
14 "Etude Lavie"
(エテュード・ラヴィ) 
July 7, 2003 December 6, 2004
15 "Fairy Chess"
"Fearii Chesu" (フェアリー・チェス) 
July 14, 2003 December 7, 2004
16 "Breakthrough"
"Bureeku Surū" (ブレーク・スルー) 
July 21, 2003 December 8, 2004
17 "Making Material"
"Meikingu Materiaru" (メイキング・マテリアル) 
July 28, 2003 December 9, 2004
18 "Promotion Sophia"
"Puromooshon Sofia" (プロモーション・ソフィア) 
August 4, 2003 December 10, 2004
19 "Sicilian Defense"
"Shishirian Difensu" (シシリアン・ディフェンス) 
August 11, 2003 December 13, 2004
20 "Grand Stream"
"Gurando Sutoriimu" (グランドストリーム) 
August 18, 2003 December 14, 2004
21 "Rook Dio"
"Rūku Diio" (ルーク・ディーオ) 
August 25, 2003 December 15, 2004
22 "Queen Delphine"
"Kuiin Derufiine" (クイーン・デルフィーネ) 
September 1, 2003 December 16, 2004
23 "Castling Lucciola"
"Kyasuringu Rushiora" (キャスリング・ルシオラ) 
September 8, 2003 December 17, 2004
24 "Sealed Move"
"Shiirudo Mūbu" (シールド・ムーブ) 
September 15, 2003 December 20, 2004
25 "Quiet Move"
"Kuwaietto Mūbu" (クワイエット・ムーブ) 
September 22, 2003 December 21, 2004
26 "Resign"
"Riza In" (リザイン) 
September 29, 2003 December 22, 2004

[edit] References

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  1. ^ a b A-Kon. Anime News Network (2003-06-01). Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
  2. ^ Official Last Exile episode list (Japanese). JVC. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
  3. ^ Tech TV Updates on Last Exile. Anime News Network (2004-01-29). Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
  4. ^ Last Exile 14-26 on Anime Unleashed. Anime News Network (2004-11-18). Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
  5. ^ a b c Last Exile (TV). Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.