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Last Exile (2003)
Curious, cute, nostalgic, playful
This was at first one of the oddest (in a wonderful way) things I had seen in some time, with a cute cast and what is appearing to be a wonderful storyline, thoughtful and yet complex. I guess the action effects are either real video overlaid with drawings or something, or they are more likely computer graphics. The character interaction is good old cel looking stuff, which adds a feeling of warmth to it overall. Seeing wingless planes, and ships "sinking" into the clouds when hit, kinda reminded me of StarBlazers, but that soon gave way to the fact that this is WAY beyond that. With old masters, watching things from above (adds destiny) and people in colonial uniforms, with blasters and such (and old style guns and so on, brings together old and new in a way that has me quite hooked. Looks I am going to be up all night for a few weeks watching this one :)