ANIME: Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World

A force known as Astral power permeates throughout the world, wielded by astral mages. Fearing its destructive power, the "Empire" persecutes those who show their abilities. The tormented mages then founded the Nebulis Sovereignty to flee from their oppressors. Since then, the two nations have been in bitter conflict, the war still going strong for more than a century.

After committing the great crime of freeing an imprisoned witch, the talented knight Iska is sentenced to prison. A year later, the Empire leadership suddenly decides to set him free, with the condition that he hunts down a fearsome mage known as the "Ice Calamity Witch." Hoping to end the war, Iska agrees. Coincidentally, the Ice Calamity Witch herself, Aliceliese "Alice" Lou Nebulis XI, also wishes for peace and is willing to do everything she can to bring down the Empire.

As Iska and Alice both yearn for a crusade that will turn the world into one without struggle, woe, or pain, the strings of fate tie them ever closer together, creating a bond that goes beyond something fabricated by mere coincidence.

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I finally got around to watching this anime. It aired for the Fall season 2020. 

Cover of volume 2 LN

It's actually based off a Light Novel of the same name. 

It's so nice. I hesitated to watch it because after the initial PV, I was just sort of put off by the seemly hopeless story. It's basically a love story of star-crossed lovers. So, as per usual, I expected it to end as a tragedy. Which I was in no mood for. lol

Anyway, I just decided to put it on and Ah~ It's so sweet and has you rooting for the Main Characters, Iska and Alice. the animation is a little odd, but really amazing in the magic and fight scenes. 

Well, I've been watching it little, by little when I have time and am almost done with it now. I only have 4 episodes left but OMFG!! I am so frustrated with it right now because the "captain" is a fucking useless bitch. LOL 

She's so fucking useless I can't even stand it. 

She's always getting captured. Hasn't ever fought and is just in the fucking way. UGHAdlkfja;sdk! LMAO... GOD! I HATE characters like her. I really wish she would just die and let Iska get revenge later. loll... 

Anyways, overall I have been enjoying it. I hope it does end happily for Iska and Alice. I just want them together! ;A;/

Our Savior, FUNimation!

Over the past few years, Funimation has saved so many titles from all the defunct anime companies.

Such as Bandai, ADV and Geneon. For that I am so very grateful because... whoo! There were just... some of my childhood memories.

You know? lol..

Their most recent acquisition has been Wolf's Rain (Bandai) and Scrapped Princes (Bandai). I am so annoyed... but happy with that because right as they went under... I lost my job so I wasn't able to get the last few volumes of the DVDs (guys, this was way back, that anime is old. lol) Now it's all 24 in a bluray.

So ughh! but yayy!! I AM SO FREAKING THRILLED!! I am going to get it even though I have the Geneon version because... because! Because I CAN! lol!!

And as for Wolf's Rain.. huwaahhhh!! I can't express how happy I am!! I wasn't able to get that one at all so now I'm going crazy with joy over it. I'm going to get it my next pay check. lol!

Now for my other hopefuls of their saves...
First, of course, Sentai has been doing a good job of rescuing dead titles too, so maybe it'll be from them, but I hope Funimation gets the rights to the original series of Neon Genesis Evangelion. They currently have the movies but they don't actually have the series.. so I hope that changes soon.

The other title I really hope some one saves is Witch Hunter Robin.
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haha.. That title... whoo... I remember how much I loved that series and now that I can totally afford to throw about $40 or $50 any given day, I WANT IT!!! lol..

It really sucks to be a broke otaku but.. oh well. lol

Last Exile & Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing

Oh god... I'm all stuck in feels right now.... I'm seriously on the verge of crying...
I just finished a mini-marathon of Last Exile: Fam, the silver wing and It was the episode that recapped what happened in the Original Last Exile (15.5) that got me right in that soft spot that holds Last Exile in my heart....

OMG... First off, WOW, This is one of those shows that I only ever watch dubbed and the re-cast they had to get because of the different company and just... The situation that most of those actors are retired or too busy with other things, to even do a lot of voice acting, but I am SO happy that Funimation tried really, really hard... and SUCCEED in getting actors that fit the old cast almost to a T.

Claus was so close to how Johnny Young Bosch did that... I swear I wanna cry.. Lucciola (oringally mona marshall)... OMG... I'M ON THE VERGE OF TEARS.... Ahh... that re-cap was seriously walking through memory lane of my early anime years and as i'm sure you all know, those first years have so many emotions tied to them that I'm just a squishy marshmallow right now.

Anyways, if you watched this second season/series of Last Exile, you know it's been several years AFTER the original Last Exile. Both Clause and Lavi are long dead (??) and Alvis and Dio are in the middle of a whole new war that of course involves trying to go after the Exiles and their keys.

Which first off, I was confused on WHY Claus and Lavi are gone. Mostly because Tatiana & Alister are still alive... and... look barely older than when we left them... when they were already OLDER than Claus and Lavi.... So, from where I am right now.. MYSTERY.. but.. I'm almost done, just a few more eps to go before I see what lies behind the mystery, anyways,  I'm honestly quite annoyed with Fam and pretty much the main characters of this new series. My whole interest has been in Dio and any and all OLD characters. I can't express enough how much Claus and Lavi meant to me. It was one of the first anime I watched and it touched me so deeply that It's... it's just ONE OF THOSE.

My fellow anime fans you know what I speak of. lol..

There is that ONE anime that will always mean more to you than any other, even when you get many new favorites, that one will mean more simply because it's tied to you in memory and emotionally. That is what Last Exile is to me.

Claus was the main chara in the first series. Fam, is the main in this one.

So my rate or feelings as far as these new main characters go, it's just meh. Blah. bleh.

My rate/feelings as far as Dio and the overall story and how they linked the new and the old, it's a solid 8/10.
-----SO FAR. Gonna get to the last episode soon. I can't wait!! <3