5/5 A personal favorite of mine.
  by E. L. Howard (Boston, MA USA)
The first few episodes of this show are a little slow, but it when it picks up you'll wish the ride never ended. I really adore the character designs. Any comparisons to Miyazaki are accurate. Both the original Japanese and the English dub are fantastic. I love the opening theme as well.

My only gripe is somewhat minor. Some of the 3D computer graphics aren't well integrated with the standard 2D. Sometimes it comes out great, but other times I wish they had just left it out.

4/5 A must see
  by Gregory B. Yates (Grundy, VA USA)
This is one that makes characters you think about day after watching. I would say that it also has some episode that see to slow down the story but it all comes together in the end.

5/5 last exile
  by Benjamin Powers
I love this series, and I've been looking for a box set of it for a long time. The quality is excellent, and the box is as memorable as the anime. Great product!

5/5 Plot Intensive with Good Ending
  by B. Baker (Tucson, AZ USA)
As many avid anime watchers are aware, the Japanese have a fascination with making great series...and then destroying them with terrible endings that usually try to wrap up everything in five minutes. Animes with a truly satisfying ending are few and far between. Fortunately, Last Exile broke out of the mediocre ending mold.

The epilogue aside, this anime had a refreshing focus on character development - these were characters in which you could actually get attached to and had realistic reactions to events in the series. The voices (not talking about dubbed) fit their personality and each added an interesting perspective to the series.

Many series recently have focused primarily on action and explosions with little emphasis on plot...this trend did not stem from Last Exile. While there is action and battle scenes, there is a focus on plot and mystique which is enough to keep the viewer interested all the way through the whole series. Best of all...there are no filler episodes.

I would say that if you have no interest in the series by episode 5, then it's not an anime for you...but most people are hooked before 5.

Cheers.

4/5 Excellent Anime Series
  by Joe (Houston)
Very enjoyable anime, and I definitely agree that it's hard to stop watching. There is enough theme to make it feel worth watching, without it being preachy at all. Enjoyable.