My buddy Ed ought to be a Japanimation salesman. He's hooked me, a non-enthusiast, to his latest find: Last Exile. What could possibly be better than an animé series devoted to the soap opera of charismatic teenagers battling in repulsor-driven airships from a would-be 1920s? Said animé series that, without your even watching it, lends itself to ColdPlay's hit "Clocks." Can you hear it? Send a memo to the marketing department.
