Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- tragic
- mournful
- anime marathon
- video game nostalgia
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The short revisits the Nibelheim incident five years before the events of Final Fantasy VII and establishes the origins of later conflicts.
Mako reactors, experimental chambers, Jenova mythology, and SOLDIER combat share the film's visual and narrative space.
Sephiroth's discovery of Shin-Ra research transforms his understanding of Jenova and drives his violent rejection of humanity.
Shin-Ra researchers and Hojo use Mako, Jenova cells, and human subjects to manufacture supernatural soldiers and clones.
Films like Final Fantasy VII: Last Order, and why
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
fantasy action anime, tragic backstory, and dramatic conflict between superhuman soldiers
Resident Evil: Degeneration
video game adaptation with stylized combat, science fantasy mythology, and emotionally charged heroism
Ninja Scroll
anime fantasy adventure centered on comradeship, betrayal, and destructive supernatural power
Movie Details
- Directors
- Morio Asaka, Tetsuya Nomura
- Release Date
- 2005-09-14
- Runtime
- 25 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (82)
Cast
- Kenichi Suzumura
- Toshiyuki Morikawa
- Takahiro Sakurai
- Ayumi Ito
- Junichi Suwabe
- Keiji Fujiwara
- Taiten Kusunoki
- Daisuke Namikawa
- Megumi Toyoguchi
- Mayuko Aoki
Common questions
- What is Final Fantasy VII: Last Order about?
- A concentrated anime prequel transforms the Nibelheim disaster into a violent science-fantasy origin story for Cloud, Zack, Tifa, and Sephiroth.
- What is Final Fantasy VII: Last Order like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Final Fantasy VII: Last Order as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Final Fantasy VII: Last Order violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Final Fantasy VII: Last Order as graphic.
- Which films are like Final Fantasy VII: Last Order?
- Films with a similar feel include Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Resident Evil: Degeneration, and Ninja Scroll.
- How long is Final Fantasy VII: Last Order?
- Final Fantasy VII: Last Order runs 25 minutes.
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