Final Fantasy VII: Last Order

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English: Final Fantasy VII: Last Order

Synonyms: Last Order Final Fantasy VII

Japanese: ラストオーダー -ファイナルファンタジーVII-

Information

Type: Special

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Sep 14, 2005

Producers: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Square Enix

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Madhouse

Source: Game

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Duration: 25 min.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.33¹ (scored by 36,550 users)

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Ranked: #2213²

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Popularity: #2070

Members: 60,870

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Synopsis

With reports of monsters terrorizing the reactor at Mount Nibel, the Shinra Electric Power Company dispatches their elite fighting force SOLDIER to investigate. Accompanied by fellow SOLDIER First Class Zack Fair and a small contingent of company guards, the war hero Sephiroth is to assess the condition of the Mako reactor at the behest of the company. In Nibelheim, the village that the reactor powers, Sephiroth discovers the source of the monsters and the origins of Shinra's legendary Jenova Project.

Running through the woods months later, Zack is no longer the hero he once dreamt of becoming. He flees from the General Affairs Department of the Shinra Electric Power Company, better known as the Turks, who desperately seek to bury the evidence living within the two.

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Sequel:

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

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Characters & Voice Actors

Strife, Cloud

Main

Sakurai, Takahiro
Japanese

Sephiroth

Main

Morikawa, Toshiyuki
Japanese

Fair, Zack

Main

Suzumura, Kenichi
Japanese

Lockhart, Tifa

Supporting

Ito, Ayumi
Japanese

Reno

Supporting

Fujiwara, Keiji
Japanese

Tseng

Supporting

Suwabe, Junichi
Japanese

Rude

Supporting

Kusunoki, Taiten
Japanese

Jenova

Supporting

Hojo, Professor

Supporting

Nozawa, Nachi
Japanese

Martial Arts

Supporting

Ootsuka, Houchuu
Japanese

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Staff

Maruyama, Masao

Producer

Asaka, Morio

Director, Storyboard

Shimizu, Youji

Sound Director

Nomura, Tetsuya

Animation Director, Original Character Design

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Ending Theme

"Last Order" by Takeharu Ishimoto

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Reviews

Jun 3, 2007

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

VK11 (All reviews)

101 people found this review helpful

Let me begin with saying that if you are reading this review, you probably have played Final Fantasy VII or at least know the basic story of the game as Last Order is not a show that you will randomly watch. You really need to know the story behind the game in order to fully appreciate what the people at Square-Enix did with Last Order.

Last Order basically gives the gamer what they have wondered since seeing the flashback in the basement of the Nibelheim Mansion - what exactly is the history behind Zack and how does he fit into the grand scheme of things. If you paid attention to all of the minute details in the game, you can get a decent idea of who Zack exactly is and what his role is. Last Order tells us that story and Zack's relationship with Cloud and Sephiroth and how Cloud ended up with Zack's buster sword.

The animation is flawless when you consider that they needed to convert all of the Final Fantasy VII world into an animation. It's a completely different project that what Advent Children was about because that was computer graphics, not anime. Cloud, Zack, Sephiroth and the members of ShinRa are all drawn very well, pretty much to perfection.

The music is done very well and the voice actors they gave to each of the main characters seem to fit them quite well. My only qualm with it is the music selection. Don't get me wrong, the music was great. But I feel they should have used some of the music from the game to capture the real essence of FFVII.

Because its approximately only a 30-minute show, its hard to judge anything about character development. BUT, it does do a great job showing the relationship between Zack and Cloud and exactly the closeness of their friendship. The show also does well in portraying how the ShinRa wanted to capture Zack and Cloud at all costs.

Overall, this 30-minute show will answer many questions and leave viewers with a satisfied feeling as they witness the background story of Zack and his relationship with everyone. The big battle scene between Zack and Sephiroth is amazing and showcases Zack's skills very well. This is especially the case when Zack and Cloud are on the run and its Zack vs. the entire ShinRa soldiers at one point.

Definitely a 10/10 worthy show and if you've played Final Fantasy VII and liked the game, chances are you probably already seen this because most avid Final Fantasy gamers are simply on top of everything that is Final Fantasy. Ah, what the heck. It's a nice way to spend 30 minutes or your day. ^_^

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Sep 24, 2007

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 5

Venneh (All reviews)

35 people found this review helpful

Title: Final Fantasy VII: Last Order

Manga or Anime or Both?: Anime alone, as far as I'm aware, released with the Collector's Edition in the US, and the Ultimate Edition in Japan.

Story: Last Order cuts between flashbacks to the Nibelheim Incident, Zack's escape from the lab with Cloud five years later, and ShinRa and the Turks' pursuit of the former.

Story Critique: ...Honestly, it's not what I was expecting. I knew that it covered the Nibelheim Incident and it's aftermath, but still. They didn't even cover anything before Sephiroth goes crazy and burns down/slaughters Nibelheim. I was really looking forward to that. read more

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Feb 1, 2009

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 5

SelfRevolution (All reviews)

27 people found this review helpful

Let me start off by saying: If you've played Final Fantasy VII extensively, or have just taken in all necessary information from playing it through once then this will have a drastic effect on your opinion of this anime. I'll explain what I mean by this and review it in full:

First off I have given this anime a 5 due to it being (for the most part) a recap of a portion of the FFVII storyline. Just to reiterate: if you have played FFVII and remember all information relating to the whole 5 years ago incidents at Nibelheim then I think you will agree with me when I say this anime is (to an extent) Square Enix's attempt at milking FFVII.

Now I am huge fan of the Final Fantasy games having played them all through numerous times, VII included, but in all honesty all the new content you get from this anime is a couple of new scenes of Zack slicing through some members of Shinra, then get injured himself, you will also see Cloud get stabbed once more than I remember in the game, otherwise you will have already have got all of this anime has to offer by playing FFVII on the Playstation.

Story: Yes the story originally was excellent in FFVII, but I'll say again, this is more or less just a recap, hardly anything new other than some action scenes, it's not worth more than the 5 average rating I have given it.

Art: This anime looked nice enough, but in all honesty I have seen better and have come to expect something a little more from Square Enix. Just take a look at FFVII - AC, it came out the same year and the art and animation are MUCH better.

Sound: There's a few of Uematsu Nobuo's classics thrown in which, if you're a fan of the original game like me you'll find leave you with a slight feeling of nostalgia, prompting you to remember the awesome game. Other than the Uematsu stuff, the music isn't anything special but it's good enough.

Character: The anime's heavily focused on Zack, who yeah, if you like him could be an entertaining enough character, but we don't really get enough time to really develop any connection to the characters here. The appearance of Tifa and Cloud along with Tifa's mentor/ master will again leave you with that nostaligic feeling, but - here I go again - have you played FFVII you'll have seen this all before, so you know what to expect, the characters themselves are great but with so little time nothing has any real chance to develop.

Enjoyment: Average because I'd seen it all before.

In short: This is one for the fans, and even then it's not anything to scream and shout about. If you like action, want something quick to watch (20 mins without the credits) then go for, but don't expect too much.

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Jul 2, 2007

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

jet2r0cks (All reviews)

20 people found this review helpful

This is kind of a let down, and a waste of money as well. This anime is basically most of the scenes we saw during the game, like when Sephiroth went to Jenova, and why Cloud lost his memory, etc. Plus extra scenes that were also shown in the game, but I think you had to do some stuff to unlock the extra scenes.. If I wanted to revisit those scenes I would just play the whole game. (But for those who don\'t have the game, well I guess this would be a good thing)

I bought the DVD cause I thought it was like FF7: read more

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