New Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing Trailer

When the announcement of Gonzo studios decision to make a sequel to its classic series Last Exile was broken, Anime UK News forums erupted in joy. Now the official website has a new trailer is online in advance of Fam, the Silver Wing’s October premiere.

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Despite having a brand new story and cast, the return of Last Exile also sees the return of key members of the original production including original director Koichi Chigira, original character designer Range Murata and composer Hitomi Kuroishi. Interestingly, the trailer shows the return of Dio to the show, much changed from when we last saw him in the original series.

Funimation has already licensed this for US but there is no word on a UK distributor.

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We've known Dio (and Alistia) were returning since the cast list was announced ages ago.
Someone needs to re-license the original series for the UK; if it was worth re-releasing Chobits surely this deserves another go?
Goodness knows what happened to the rights - Gonzo nearly always licensed titles they animated directly with the UK, and Last Exile was release here by ADV UK.

How did I not hear of this sooner. I loved the original Last exile Series

Trailer is pretty hot. Song at the end feels weirdly chirpy though, doesn't quite fit. Sawashiro Miyuki means instant watch either way, of course.

All the chars look very young? I liked the original so this should be worth a look.