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{{Short description|Japanese anime television series}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Last Exile
| image = <noinclude>LastExile DVD vol1 cover.jpg</noinclude>
| alt = A red-haired girl holding a canteen and a boy in a pilot suit looking up at her
| caption = Cover art of the Japanese volume 1 compilation [[DVD]] for ''Last Exile'', featuring main characters Lavie Head and Claus Valca
| genre = {{ubl|[[Adventure (genre)|Adventure]]<ref name="funimationadssLE"/> |[[Fantasy]]<ref name="funimationadssLE"/> |[[Steampunk]]<ref name="azn"/>}}<!-- Keep the three most relevant, sourceable genres per [[WP:MOS:A&M]]. -->
| creator = [[Gonzo (company)|Gonzo]]
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = [[Koichi Chigira]]
| producer = {{ubl|Hiroyuki Birukawa|Naoshi Imamoto}}
| writer = {{ubl|Koichi Chigira|Gonzo}}
| music = Hitomi Kuroishi
| studio = Gonzo
| licensee = [[Crunchyroll]]
| network = [[TV Tokyo]]
| network_en = {{English anime network|CA=[[G4 (Canadian TV channel)|G4techTV]] ([[Anime Current]])|US=[[TechTV]]/[[G4techTV]], [[AZN Television]]|ZA=[[Animax]]}}
| first = April 8, 2003
| last = September 30, 2003
| episodes = 26
| episode_list = List of Last Exile episodes#Last Exile (2003)
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing
| author = Gonzo
| illustrator = Robo Miyamoto
| publisher = [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
| demographic = ''[[Seinen manga|Seinen]]''
| magazine = [[Young Ace]]
| first = July 4, 2011
| last = October 4, 2012
| volumes = 3
| volume_list = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = Last Exile: Travelers from the Hourglass
| author = Gonzo
| illustrator = Minoru Murao
| publisher = [[Kadokawa Shoten|Kadokawa]]
| demographic = ''[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]''
| magazine = Newtype Ace
| first = September 10, 2011
| last = June 10, 2012
| volumes = 2
| volume_list = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| title = Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing
| director = {{ubl|Yukio Takahashi {{small|{{abbr|(Chief)|Chief director}}}}|Koichi Chigira}}
| producer = {{ubl|Hiroyuki Birukawa|Tadashi Hoshino|Masami Abe}}
| writer = Kiyoko Yoshimura
| music = Hitomi Kuroishi
| studio = Gonzo
| licensee = [[Crunchyroll]]
| network = [[Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting|CBC]]
| network_en      = {{English anime network
| SEA = [[Animax|Animax Asia]]}}
| first = October 15, 2011
| last = March 24, 2012
| episodes = 21
| episode_list = List of Last Exile episodes#Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing (2011)
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing: Over the Wishes
| director = Yukio Takahashi
| producer = 
| writer = Shūichi Kōyama
| music = Hitomi Kuroishi
| studio = Gonzo
| licensee = 
| released = February 6, 2016
| runtime = 120 minutes
}}
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{{Nihongo|'''''Last Exile'''''|ラストエグザイル|Rasuto Eguzairu}} is a Japanese [[anime]] television series created by [[Gonzo (company)|Gonzo]]. It featured a production team led by director [[Koichi Chigira]], character designer [[Range Murata]], and production designer [[Mahiro Maeda]]. The three had previously worked together in ''[[Blue Submarine No. 6]]'', one of the first [[Computer graphics|CG]] anime series. It aired on [[TV Tokyo]] from April to September 2003. A sequel series, {{Nihongo|'''''Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing'''''|ラストエグザイル～銀翼のファム～|Rasuto Eguzairu Gin'yoku no Famu}}, aired from October 2011 to March 2012. A film adaptation of the series, '''''Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing: Over the Wishes''''', was released in February 2016.

The story is set on the fictional world of Prester, where its inhabitants use [[Aircraft|aerial vehicles]] known as vanships as a means of transportation. On this world, which is divided in eternal conflict between the nations of Anatoray and Disith, sky [[courier]]s Claus Valca and Lavie Head must deliver a girl who holds the key to uniting the two factions. Although Prester itself is not a representation of Earth, it features technology reminiscent of nineteenth century Europe at the dawn of the [[Industrial Revolution]]. Many of its designs were also inspired by Germany's technological advances during the [[interwar period]].

The series was licensed in North America by [[NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan|Geneon Entertainment]] in June 2003, two months after the first episode aired in Japan. [[Funimation]] began licensing the series after Geneon ceased production of its titles, later licensing the sequel series. It was also licensed for English releases in the United Kingdom, originally by [[A.D. Vision#ADV Films|ADV Films]] until its closure in 2009, and is now licensed by [[Crunchyroll UK and Ireland|Manga Entertainment]], and in Australia by [[Crunchyroll Store Australia|Madman Entertainment]]. Other published media included two soundtracks, two manga, and artbooks.

''Last Exile'' has received widespread critical acclaim and is considered to be one of Gonzo's best works. It has been praised for its narrative, visuals, themes, soundtrack and production values.