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, also abbreviated as ''Last Order'' or ''LO'', is a 2005 Japanese anime original video animation (OVA) produced by Madhouse and released by Square Enix. It was directed by Morio Asaka and produced by Masao Maruyama, Jungo Maruta, and Akio Ofuji. Tetsuya Nomura acted as the supervising director. The OVA is an alternate rendition of two flashbacks found within the 1997 video game ''Final Fantasy VII''. ''Last Order'' was released in Japan with ''Advent Pieces: Limited'', a special edition release of the film ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children'', and as a bonus feature in the North American "Limited Edition Collector's Set" release of ''Advent Children''. ''Last Order'' is associated with the ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII'', a series of prequels and sequels to the original ''Final Fantasy VII''. Although not an official ''Compilation'' installment or canon within it, the OVA has nonetheless been included in official guidebooks. The ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII'' includes the games ''Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII'', ''Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII'', and ''Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII'', as well as the film ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children'' and the collection of short stories ''On the Way to a Smile''. ''Last Orders soundtrack was released with the music of ''Before Crisis'', and select songs were later remixed for ''Crisis Core''. The OVA was created due to the success of promotional commercials for ''Before Crisis'', with production lasting six months. The plot of ''Last Order'' encompasses two events that occurred before the main events of ''Final Fantasy VII''. One storyline revolves around the Nibelheim scenario that focuses on Zack Fair, Cloud Strife, Sephiroth and Tifa Lockhart. The other event follows Zack and Cloud as they run from the megacorporation Shinra. The OVA cuts back and forth between these two flashbacks, linked by the narration of Turk leader Tseng and his reflections on the Nibelheim event. Originally meant to focus on Zack, ''Last Order'' highlighted Tseng's feelings and position in the Shinra company, as well as his moral values. Although the 77,777 copies of ''Advent Pieces: Limited'' that were released in Japan sold out months in advance of the official release date, ''Last Order'' received a negative fan response due to changes in content and presentation from the original ''Final Fantasy VII'' game, and because of this, the crew working on ''Crisis Core'' avoided recreating certain scenes from ''Last Order''. ==Background== ''Last Order'' explores situations shown and referenced within ''Final Fantasy VII'' and other ''Compilation'' titles. The world of ''Final Fantasy VII'', referred to as "the Planet", is dependent for its survival on a flow of spirit energy called the Lifestream.〔Bugenhagen: "Lifestream... In other words, a path of energy of the souls roaming the Planet. 'Spirit Energy' is a word that you should never forget."(''Final Fantasy VII'')〕〔Cloud: "If the Spirit energy is lost, our Planet is destroyed..."(''Final Fantasy VII'')〕 The megacorporation Shinra eventually rises to power and begins extracting the Lifestream through Mako reactors, killing the Planet.〔Bugenhagen: "Ho Ho Hoooo. Spirit energy is efficient BECAUSE it exists within nature. When Spirit energy is forcefully extracted, and manufactured, it can't accomplish its true purpose."/Cloud: "You're talking about Mako energy, right?"/Bugenhagen: "Every day Mako reactors suck up Spirit energy, diminishing it. Spirit energy gets compressed in the reactors and processed into Mako energy. All living things are being used up and thrown away. In other words, Mako energy will only destroy the Planet..."(''Final Fantasy VII'')〕 Shinra uses the Mako as an energy source〔Marlene: "The Shinra Electric Power Company discovered a way to use the Lifestream as an energy source."(''Advent Children'')〕 and to manipulate the strength and abilities of their paramilitary organization, SOLDIER.〔Sephiroth: "Normal members of SOLDIER are humans that have been showered with Mako. You're different from the others, but still human."(''Final Fantasy VII'')〕 Sephiroth, considered the strongest member of SOLDIER, is sent to investigate a Mako reactor in the secluded town of Nibelheim and is accompanied by the SOLDIER Zack and two grunts, one of whom is Cloud.〔Sephiroth: "Our mission is to investigate an old Mako reactor. There have been reports of it malfunctioning, and producing brutal creatures. First, we will dispose of those creatures. Then, we'll locate the problem and neutralize it."/Cloud: "Brutal creatures... Where?" /Sephiroth: "The Mako Reactor at Nibelheim."(''Final Fantasy VII'')〕〔Marlene: "Anyway, there was one SOLDIER named Sephiroth, who was better than the rest."(''Advent Children'')〕 While there, Sephiroth spends most of his time reading in the Shinra Mansion, which had previously been used by the Shinra scientist Hojo to conduct experiments. Through Hojo's log books, Sephiroth comes to learn of his past, in which he was injected with Jenova's cells. The Planet had once been inhabited by the Cetra (or "Ancients"), who were almost completely destroyed by Jenova, an extraterrestrial lifeform that crashed onto the Planet 2,000 years previously, and began infecting the Cetra with a virus.〔Ifalna: "That's when the one who injured the Planet... or the 'crisis from the sky', as we call him, came. He first approached as a friend, deceived them, and finally...... gave them the virus. The Cetra were attacked by the virus and went mad... transforming into monsters. Then, just as he had at the Knowlespole. He approached other Cetra clans...... infecting them with... the virus..."(''Final Fantasy VII'')〕 When Jenova was unearthed by a Shinra science team, it was mistakenly identified as a Cetra. This caused Sephiroth to believe he was also a Cetra, and that humans had betrayed his ancestors.〔Sephiroth: "...an organism that was apparently dead, was found in a 2000 year old geological stratum. Professor Gast named that organism, Jenova...X Year, X Month, X Day. Jenova confirmed to be an Ancient...X Year, X Month, X Day. Jenova Project approved. The use of Mako Reactor 1 approved for use..."(''Final Fantasy VII'')〕〔Sephiroth: "You ignorant traitor. I'll tell you. This Planet originally belonged to the Cetra. Cetra was a itinerant race. They would migrate in, settle the Planet, then move on...At the end of their harsh, hard journey, they would find the Promised Land and supreme happiness. But, those that disliked the journey appeared. Those who stopped their migrations built shelters and elected to lead an easier life. They took that which the Cetra and the planet had made without giving back one whit in return! Those are your ancestors."/Cloud: "Sephiroth..." /Sephiroth: "Long ago, disaster struck this planet. Your ancestors escaped... They survived because they hid. The Planet was saved by sacrificing the Cetra. After that, your ancestors continued to increase. Now all that's left of the Cetra is in these reports./Cloud: "What does that have to do with you?" / Sephiroth: "Don't you get it? An Ancient named Jenova was found in the geological stratum of 2000 years ago. The Jenova Project. The Jenova Project wanted to produce people with the powers of the Ancients...... no, the Cetra....I am the one that was produced."(''Final Fantasy VII'')〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Last Order: Final Fantasy VII」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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