Video:

It is a TV rip! A bad one too! Seems whatever video device they used to record this show was either too old, or it needed some serious cleaning. The picture is not grainy, but there is ghosting happening everywhere. Definitely not what you would expect from a DVD.

Audio:

Dolby digital 2.0. Sound is good in this release but that alone will not make up for the picture quality.

Subtitle:

Standard subtitles apply, English and Chinese. The english subtitles need some serious work. There is a lot of Engrish going on, and setences do not make a lot of sense. It seems they pulled the old 'translate to Chinese, then translate Chinese to English' stunt. The english subtitles will help you understand the story, but they will also take away the fun of watching the series, as you struggle to make sense of what is said.

Comment:

Last Exile is a great series! Definitely one of the best series released so far in 2003. The mecha is a good mixture between old/futuristic looking. The story is very engaging and the relationship between characters is very interesting.