Last Order: Final Fantasy VII

Last Order: Final Fantasy VII
Last Order logo and promotional artwork featuring Zack (front), Sephiroth (middle), and Jenova (back)
ラストオーダー -ファイナルファンタジーVII- (Rasuto Ōdā -Fainaru Fantajī Sebun-)
Genre	Fantasy, action, Science fiction, cyberpunk
Original video animation
Directed by	Morio Asaka
Produced by	Masao Maruyama Jungo Maruta Akio Ofuji
Written by	Screenplay: Kazuhiko Inukai Kazushige Nojima Original story: Hironobu Sakaguchi Kazushige Nojima
Music by	Takeharu Ishimoto
Studio	Madhouse Square Enix
Licensed by	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Released	September 14, 2005 (Japan) February 20, 2007 (North America)
Runtime	25 minutes

Last Order: Final Fantasy VII (ラストオーダー -ファイナルファンタジーVII-, Rasuto Ōdā -Fainaru Fantajī Sebun-^?), 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 Order's 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.