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Postby RedMage » Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:18 pm

I ended up with some crappy bootleg or Hong Kong release of LE on eBay last year. Thought I had gotten a deal. :( :eyeroll:
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Postby CDLviking » Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:44 pm

Always buy from a reputable retailer. Amazon and ebay trade primarily in bootlegs most of the time. Online stores are much more reliable than sites that allow others to sell their own merchandise.
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Postby RedMage » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:21 am

CDLviking wrote:Always buy from a reputable retailer. Amazon and ebay trade primarily in bootlegs most of the time. Online stores are much more reliable than sites that allow others to sell their own merchandise.


It's not all bootlegs on eBay. I've gotten some legitimate releases there. I've gotten a lot better at identifying the bootlegs since then.
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Postby Rexman64 » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:30 am

The general rule is that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. An official release of a 26 episode series for under $30 just doesn't happen.
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Postby RedMage » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:36 am

"All region" DVDs are a pretty good tipoff too. :hits_self
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Postby jayquam » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:34 pm

well i guess ill just continue to order from amazon,the seller i got first move from is reliable
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Postby mitsuki lover » Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:28 pm

Generally if it is sold in the U.S. or Canada it should have a Region 1 on it.

Most online Anime stores will give you the original price along with what they're selling it for.
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Postby Htom Sirveaux » Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:34 pm

I just finished watching the series again, but I'm still not quite clear on [SPOILER]why the Silvana had to open fire on the Urbanus toward the end[/SPOILER]
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Postby CDLviking » Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:04 pm

[spoiler]If I remember correctly, the Urbanus was acting as a shield for the Silvana. When it got hit the Silvana had to blast its way through to continue towards Queen Delphine without slowing.[/spoiler]
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Postby That Dude » Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:06 am

CDL is right.
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Postby MPX42 » Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:22 pm

Man,Last Exile was indeed awsome.Too bad I only have seen 12 episodes. :bang: If only you could view them all on Youtube.
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Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:54 am

Just finished watching it for the third time. I love this series! The designs, the world and characters are so tangible and loveable or hateable. I don't feel this strongly about most series (except maybe 24).
Watching the last episode I found that when the old Guild member lifted into the sky he gave the command to ascend and then you clearly hear Dio's voice call out "Ascending!" He is possibly alive! But if he is, would he be insane or cured of his brainwashing? Any thoughts?
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Postby kyouki » Sun Jun 04, 2006 10:11 am

Warrior 4 Jesus wrote:Watching the last episode I found that when the old Guild member lifted into the sky he gave the command to ascend and then you clearly hear Dio's voice call out "Ascending!" He is possibly alive! But if he is, would he be insane or cured of his brainwashing? Any thoughts?

I think he's alive too...

However, did you know that 'Dio' means 'God' in italian? And 'Lucciola' means 'firefly' ^^
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Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Sun Jun 04, 2006 6:19 pm

Woah, no I didn't know that. Interesting.
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Postby That Dude » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:14 pm

I just watched it for the fourth time through I think...I don't think that Dio is alive...But that's just me.
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Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:20 pm

Why? You hear his voice. What's your theory That Dude?
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Postby kyouki » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:54 am

Eh eh, look at this:
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They are all happy in the new planet... but... who would be the guy in the left?
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Postby That Dude » Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:47 pm

That picture wasn't drawn be Range Murata who's illustrations were inspiration for the show...But it's a good picture anyway.

As far as Dio being alive...I just don't know......
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Postby Evangelion » Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:05 pm

I really liked Last Exile as well. I thought it could have been a lot more, though. Lots of potential. I also like Steampunk, so this was a very easy anime to like.

Point of interest: Cicada (Lucciola's brother) is the name of a variety of large winged insects.
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Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:48 am

No, Dio's brother is Cicada.
Kyouki, that is a great painting! Hidden Dio!
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Postby bigsleepj » Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:50 am

Quick qeustions for US fans of Last Exile. I see that there are two Last Exile box-sets at Amazon.com. One is called Last Exile - The Murata Range Complete Set Edition and the other is Last Exile - The Complete Series Boxed Set.

My questions: are both box-sets the exact same series, just different editions with the same number of episodes?

Thanks. :)
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Postby kyouki » Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:53 pm

The picture was the last japanese dvd's cover ^^
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