Original sentence: ADV Films owns the license for the series' English release in the United Kingdom, while distribution rights in Australia and New Zealand are owned by Madman Entertainment
Edited sentence: ADV Films owns the license for the series's English release in the United Kingdom, while distribution rights in Australia and New Zealand are owned by Madman Entertainment.Anime News Network rated the series as "a must-have for all anime fans".By integrating music and sounds of a European theme, the soundtrack contributed to the series's unique flavor.Despite this complaint, Last Exile's action sequences and cliffhangers compelled viewers to wait and see these mysteries resolved.However, the complex storyline tested viewers' patience because "mysteries pile upon one another before the answers start spilling forth in the second half [of the series]".It received numerous praises for its artwork and production, placing it as one of Gonzo's best work.Last Exile has been likened to Hayao Miyazaki's classic work Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and the early steampunk novel trilogy A Nomad of the Time Streams.TechTV vice president Grey Grannan stated that Last Exile "had more universal appeal than other types of anime shown on the network, which often contained lots of references recognizable only by hard-core fans".The network moved its Anime Unleashed programming block into prime time to take advantage of the quality of the series, eventually launching it into a top ten position on the Nielsen VideoScan anime survey in the middle of 2004.When the series premiered on the network, The New York Times recommended it for younger viewers as well with the headline "An Anime Marathon, and It's Not Just for Adults"