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The Vision of Escaflowne
天空のエスカフローネ (Tenkū no Esukafurōne)
Demographic	Shōjo, Shōnen
Genre	Adventure, Romance, Mecha, Fantasy, Steampunk
TV anime
Director	Kazuki Akane
Studio	Sunrise
Network	TV Tokyo, Animax
Other networks: Animax GMA Network, QTV, Animax TV Azteca MTV YTV TVN (2001), Etc...TV Animax Fox Kids, AnimeCentral Fox Kids Anime Selects, Adult Swim
Original run	April 2, 1996 – September 24, 1996
Episodes	26[1]
Manga: The Vision of Escaflowne (shōnen ver.)
Author	Hajime Yatate (original creator) Katsu Aki (art)
Publisher	Kadokawa Shoten
Other publishers: TOKYOPOP Carlsen Comics
Serialized in	Shōnen Ace
Original run	December 1994 – January 1998
Volumes	8
Manga: Messiah Knight: The Vision of Escaflowne (shōjo ver.)
Author	Hajime Yatate (original creator) Yuzuru Yashiro (art)
Publisher	Kadokawa Shoten
Serialized in	Monthly Asuka Fantasy DX
Original run	May 1996 – February 1997
Volumes	2
Movie: Escaflowne
Director	Kazuki Akane
Studio	Sunrise
Released	June 24, 2000
Runtime	98 min.

The Vision of Escaflowne (天空のエスカフローネ, Tenkū no Esukafurōne^?, lit. Escaflowne of the Heavens) is a 26-episode anime television series created by Sunrise and directed by Kazuki Akane. It premiered in Japan on April 2, 1996 at 6:00 p.m. on TV Tokyo and ended September 24, 1996. It has elements from the genres of shōjo, shōnen, romance, and mecha, and has since inspired a shōnen manga and shōjo manga series, a video game, and an Escaflowne theatrical movie. Image File history File links Acap. ... Page from long running shōjo manga Glass Mask by Suzue Miuchi, demonstrating archetypal shōjo art conventions Shōjo or shoujo ) is a term used in English to refer to manga and anime aimed at a female audience between the ages of 13 and 18. ... Bleach , a well-known example of Shōnen manga This article is about the shōnen style of anime and manga. ... 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Plot

The series focuses on the heroine, Hitomi Kanzaki, and her adventures after she is transported to the world of Gaea, a mysterious planet where she can see Earth and its moon in the sky. On Gaea, Earth is known as the Mystic Moon or "Phantom Moon" (幻の月, Maboroshii no tsuki^?). Hitomi's latent psychic powers are enhanced on Gaea and she quickly becomes embroiled in the conflicts between the Zaibach Empire and the several peaceful countries that surround it. The conflicts are brought about by the Zaibach Empire's quest to revive the legendary power from the ancient city of Atlantis. As the series progresses, many of the characters' pasts and motivations, as well as the history of Atlantis and the true nature of the planet Gaea, are revealed. For other uses, see Atlantis (disambiguation). ...

Characters

Main characters

Hitomi Kanzaki

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Hitomi, born on December 9, is a track sprinter at school and practices tarot card reading as a hobby. A dimensional rift opens the fabric of reality between Van's world and Hitomi's world, and she is transported along with him to Gaea.

Through her time in Gaea, her latent psychic abilities manifest, which allows her to find people or destinations through dowsing and accurately read the future through tarot card reading. She discovers that she is clairvoyant, an ability that begins to warp Emperor Dornkirk of Zaibach's visions of the future. On occasion, Hitomi can unwittingly summon pillars of light capable of transporting herself and others to other locations. Throughout the series she is torn between romantic interest in both Allen Schezar and Van.

Van Slanzar de Fanel

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Van Fanel is the young half-Draconian king of Fanelia who must learn to cope with drastic changes in his life after Fanelia is destroyed by Zaibach. He pilots Escaflowne, a Guymelef made by the mysterious Ispano tribe which can transform into a flying dragon. He earns his right to pilot Escaflowne through a blood pact which connects his body and soul to Escaflowne. Due to the blood pact and Hitomi's influence, Van becomes injured when the Escaflowne is damaged, and these wounds will not close until Escaflowne is repaired. Consequently, if Escaflowne is destroyed, Van will die.

His destiny and Hitomi's are linked, and he is initially dependent on Hitomi's clairvoyant abilities, which save his life more than once. He also holds a grudge against Folken for leaving his native kingdom of Fanelia for Zaibach and Dornkirk for his grand ambitions. Due to being half-Draconian, Van is able to manifest a pair of feathered wings which enable him to fly.

Allen Crusade Schezar

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Allen is a member of the Knight Caeli, Asturia's elite knights who bears an uncanny resemblance to Hitomi's high school crush, Susumu Amano.

When Allen was younger, his younger sister Celena was kidnapped by Zaibach, his father disappeared mysteriously, and his mother died shortly afterwards. He has captured the heart of Princess Millerna of Asturia, but also demonstrates strong feelings for Hitomi as the series progresses.

He was a gifted swordsman at a young age, becoming one of the most skilled fighters of Gaea under the expert tutelage of Balgus of Fanelia. During his early knight career he and Princess Marlene fell in love and she bore his child, Chid. Later within the series, Allen briefly becomes romantically involved with Hitomi through Dornkirk's influence.

Allen also harbors a great deal of anger towards his father, Leon, for leaving his mother and family behind (it is later revealed that Leon truly loved Allen's mother and was murdered by Dornkirk's soldiers for the secrets of Atlantis.)

Folken

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The Strategos or tactician (軍師, gunji^?) of Zaibach, Folken is revealed to be Van's older brother and the original heir to Fanelia. After he failed to kill a dragon, he lost an arm to the beast and was later picked up by the Zaibach, who nursed him back to health under Dornkirk's instructions and fitted him with a mechanical arm. He originally joined the empire in hopes of realizing Zaibach's ideals of a world free of war, but is later disillusioned and defects.

He, like Van, is half Draconian and thus he also has angelic wings. His wings have turned black, however, a portent that his life is coming to an end. Folken dies when his sword breaks as he kills Dornkirk and strikes him in the heart.

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The leader of an elite group of Guymelef pilots called the Dragon Slayers in Dornkirk's army. He is also a maniac with a penchant for fire and destruction who abuses his soldiers, although he is also emotionally-dependent on them as well (he gladly kills anyone who has caused any harm to them, such as the Doppelganger Zongi).

Towards the end of the series it is revealed he is actually Allen's lost sister, Celena (voiced by Saffron Henderson in the English dub), who was brainwashed and mutated by Zaibach's fate alteration machines. Dilandau eventually regains his/her memory and returns to his/her original, and true, female form, Celena.

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Other major characters

Emperor Dornkirk Voiced by: Masato Yamanouchi (Japanese), Richard Newman (English) Yamanouchi Masato (山内 雅人) is a seiyū who was born on April 3, 1929 in Tokyo, Japan and died on April 7, 2003 due to complications from lung cancer. ... Richard Newmans roles in Transformers cartoons are too nummerous to count. ...

The leader of Zaibach and main antagonist of the series. He is said to be the equivalent of two hundred Earth years old and is unveiled throughout the series as the scientist Isaac (Isaac Newton or a character based on him).

Isaac learned that physical attraction between matter is caused by the force of gravity. He thus believed that everything in the universe, including fate and destiny, is caused by a force and everything is governed by a universal law. His theories and discoveries led him into the invention of machines that can predict and change the future. Isaac was transported into Gaea and later became Emperor Dornkirk of Zaibach.

Dornkirk continually looks into the future with his Destiny Prognostication Engine in order to create an ideal future for Gaea by unlocking the secrets of Atlantis. Hitomi's visions of the future and Van's connection to Escaflowne continually interfere with his efforts, however.

The future he seeks to create is the "zone of absolute fortune", in which everyone's wishes would come true. However, it is that very power that destroyed Atlantis.

Merle

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A 13-year-old cat-girl, pet and childhood friend of Van. She is jealous of Van's increasingly close relationship with Hitomi, but eventually comes to accept Hitomi; and becomes a loyal friend to her.

An orphan, she has since devotedly followed Van since she was picked up by the Fanelian courts. She never hesitates to protect Van at all costs (the twins Eriya and Naria spared Van's life once when Merle hauled herself in front of him, seeing their past selves reflected on her).

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One of the three master swordsmen of Gaea and a general of Fanelia's army, Balgus served under Van's father in his younger days and later left to travel around Gaea, searching to improve his skills. He met Allen and trained him for a time, but when Van's father died he returned to Fanelia to look after Van and his mother. When Zaibach destroyed Fanelia, he died while saving Van.

Though he perished early in the series he continues to affect the lives of the main characters through his lasting influence as both a mentor to Van and teacher to Allen.

Millerna Sarah Aston Voiced by: Mayumi Iizuka (Japanese), Venus Terzo (English) Iizuka Mayumi (飯塚 雅弓) is a seiyū and J-pop singer who was born on January 3, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan and grown up in Taiwan and Yokohama, Japan. ... Venus Terzo (born Oct. ...

The third princess of the kingdom of Asturia who is in love with Allen Schezar, though she is betrothed to the merchant prince Dryden Fassa. Millerna's ambition was once to become a doctor, but was forced to give up her medical studies by her second sister, Eries.

Her eldest sister, Marlene, is deceased and was the wife of Duke Freid and the mother of Allen's son, Chid. She later runs away from Asturia to join Van's troupe and fulfill her dreams. She is upset by her engagement to Dryden, but gradually comes to appreciate her fiancé's good qualities. At the end of the series, however, they separate on good terms, with Dryden saying: "I will come back when I'm more deserving of you". Millerna then realizes that she can't depend on others to make her happy.

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A knowledgeable, successful, and generous merchant who is also a part-time scholar. He is engaged to Millerna through his father Meiden, a friend of Asturia's king. He's perceptive and open-minded and well aware that Millerna is in love with Allen, yet he still flirts with her.

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Minor characters

Yukari Uchida Voiced by: Mayumi Iizuka (Japanese), Willow Johnson (English) Iizuka Mayumi (飯塚 雅弓) is a seiyū and J-pop singer who was born on January 3, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan and grown up in Taiwan and Yokohama, Japan. ... Willow Johnson is a voice actress. ...

Yukari is Hitomi's best friend. She is also Hitomi's track manager or former track manager.

Hitomi's grandmother Voiced by: Sachiko Miki (Japanese), Nicole Oliver (English) Nicole Oliver is a Canadian actor currently residing in Vancouver, BC. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from York University, and additional training from the British American Drama Academy in Oxford and London. ...

As a young woman, Hitomi's grandmother came twice to Gaea in the same night, though years had passed on Gaea between her two visits. Leon Schezar fell in love with her, and spent many of his travels trying to see her again. Once he discovers the true nature of Atlantis, he is able to see her again before dying. He then gives her the red pendent which is later passed on to Hitomi.

The Dragon Slayers

The Dragon Slayers are the fourteen elite Guymelef pilots, which serve Dilandau, as part of Zaibach's army. Their force is dedicated to the capture of Escaflowne, the Ispano guymelef. Their names are Gatty, Chesta, Dallet, Miguel, Guimel, Viole.

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Mr. Mole is, as he says, a humble thief, and not even a very good one. He makes his first appearance in the series when he knocks Hitomi down and tries to steal her pendant.

He later follows the gang around Palace and Freid and is to be seen hiding for the purposes of eavesdropping and theft.

Prince Chid

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Prince Chid is the heir to duchy of Freid and is supposedly the Duke of Freid and Princess Marlene's son, but his real father is Allen Schezar.

When Princess Marlene had married Duke Freid, she never openly revealed the truth behind her pregnancy, but she wrote about it in a hidden diary that was later found by Millerna. Chid displays a strong connection and trust for Allen, though unaware of their true connection as father and son. After Duke of Freid died, Chid eventually became the Duke.

Jajuka Voiced by: Kouji Tsujitani Tsujitani Kōji (辻谷 耕史,born April 26, 1962) is a seiyuu who voices many anime and video game characters. ...

Jajuka becomes the only soldier under Dilandau's command after the dragon slayers are killed in battle by Van.

Jajuka is an ex-servant of the Sorcerers who kidnapped Celena. He was responsible for her well-being as a child and genuinely cared for her, the two were almost inseparable. When Dilandau was returned to the sorcerers years later, Jajuka volunteered to fight beside him.

Susumu Amano Voiced by: Miki Shinichiro Shinichiro Miki (三木 眞一郎 Miki Shinichirō) is a seiyū who was born on March 18, 1968; in the city of Tokyo. ...

Susumu Amano, referred to by Hitomi and Yukari as 'Amano-sempai', is a senior colleague of her on the track team.

Adelphos Gein Voiced by: Banjō Ginga Senpai (先輩, せんぱい) is a Japanese term for a person in a club or other organization, including a school or college, who is a senior. ... Banjo Ginga, 2006. ...

Adelphos is one of the four generals of the Zaibach army. He leads the Copper Army and is directly superior to Dilandau.

Countries and places

Gaea Gaia, also spelled as Gaea, Gaïa, or Ge, can refer to any one of the following: Gaia is a Greek and Roman goddess, also known as the Earth Mother. ...

A mystical world where Hitomi is transported and where the series takes place. In Gaea, the Earth can be seen as one of the moons in the sky. Gaea was revealed to be the final fantasy of the Atlanteans. It was created from the will of the Atlanteans who survived the destruction of their homeland.

Mystic Moon

This is the Earth as seen from Gaea. It has a reputation for being a cursed place among the people of Gaea because it is where the Atlanteans (the ancient race who brought destruction upon themselves) are believed to have come from. It appears as though the people of Gaea know nothing about how the Earth really is. It is hinted (and later shown) that Hitomi is not the first person to come to Gaea from Earth.

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A small kingdom in Gaea ruled by the Fanel family of which Van is the current king. In order to become the king, the heir to the throne must slay a dragon, remove the energist from inside of the dragon, and take it back to Fanelia. Folken failed this test, which left Van as the next in line for the throne. The kingdom is destroyed by Zaibach early in the series. Fanelia bears some similarities to feudal-era Japan.

Zaibach

A powerful empire ruled by Dornkirk that possesses advanced technology. It was once a small and frail land. People were facing hunger, sickness, neighboring attacks, living in constant fear. As a well educated man of science, Dornkirk used his knowledge to rebuild Zaibach into one of the most respected and feared countries in Gaea.

People of Zaibach have committed their lives to the vision of Dornkirk. They seek to create a new era of peace by controlling the world. Zaibach is similar to Industrial Revolution-era England.

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A major kingdom in Gaea that was initially allied with Zaibach before leading an alliance against them. The country is a monarchy and its greatest warriors are known as the "Knights of Caeli". Asturia bears some resemblance to Renaissance-era Italy.

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A duchy in Gaea that is ruled by the Freid family. It has an ancient Atlantean artifact that Dornkirk needs to complete his plan to revive the power of Atlantis. This artifact draws the attention of Zaibach who invades Freid. The duty of the ruler of Freid as well as of its people is to safeguard this powerful artifact and prevent it from causing destruction as what it had done in Atlantis. Freid is said to have been based on Southeast Asia, specifically Thailand.

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An ancient, mysterious civilization on Earth that was destroyed after its inhabitants created a device to turn human thoughts into energy. Atlantis was an advanced technological society, and its inhabitants artificially evolved themselves into angelic beings, considering themselves gods.

Their ego and their advancements caused their device to destroy themselves, and their city. It is unknown how many Draconians are left. The Draconians are the descendants of the winged Atlantis inhabitants. Most of the main characters of the show visit the ruins of Atlantis late in the series. The remains of Atlantis is linked to Gaea through a large portal found in the Mystic Valley, which in turn can be found in the dark continent of Asgard.

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Production

Staff

• Planning: Sunrise
• Original Concept: Hajime Yatate, Shōji Kawamori
• Character Design: Nobuteru Yūki
• Animation Director: Hiroshi Ōsaka
• Mechanical Design: Kimitoshi Yamane
• Mechanical Director: Hirotoshi Sano
• Art Director: Junichi Higashi
• Color Design: Shihoko Nakayama
• Director of Photography: Kazunobu Okeda
• Sound Director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
• Music: Yoko Kanno, Hajime Mizoguchi
• Music Producer: Shirō Sasaki, Toshiaki Ōta
• Music Production: Victor Entertainment
• Producers: Yumi Murase (TV Tokyo), Masahiko Minami (Sunrise)
• Director: Kazuki Akane
• Production Cooperation: Bandai Visual, Minoru Takanashi, Katsuji Umezawa
• Production: Sunrise, TV Tokyo

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Music

• Opening theme -- Yakusoku wa Iranai by Maaya Sakamoto
• Ending theme -- Mystic Eyes by Hiroki Wada

This series marked the anime debut (in a lead role) of Maaya Sakamoto as the voice of the main character Hitomi Kanzaki and as the singer of the opening song "Yakusoku wa Iranai", as well as of many other songs in the series. Maaya Sakamoto , born March 31, 1980 in Itabashi, Tokyo) is a Japanese seiyū (voice-actor) and singer who made her debut in 1996 as the voice of Hitomi Kanzaki in the hit anime series The Vision of Escaflowne. ... h-wonder is a composer and arranger born in Japan. ... Maaya Sakamoto , born March 31, 1980 in Itabashi, Tokyo) is a Japanese seiyū (voice-actor) and singer who made her debut in 1996 as the voice of Hitomi Kanzaki in the hit anime series The Vision of Escaflowne. ... Yakusoku wa Iranai (or No Need for Promises/Promises not Necessary) is the theme-tune to the anime series The Vision of Escaflowne. ...

The music, composed by Yoko Kanno and Hajime Mizoguchi, is of a decidedly European flavor, though it also incorporates different styles such as contemporary, classical, and Gregorian chant. Yoko Kanno , born March 19, 1964 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) is a composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks for many games, seminal anime films, TV series, live-action movies, and advertisements. ... Hajime Mizoguchi (Mizoguchi Hajime: 溝口 肇) is a cellist and composer. ... Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic, unaccompanied sacred song of the Roman Catholic Church. ...

Media information

Episodes

Further information: List of The Vision of Escaflowne episodes

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Soundtracks

The albums released for the anime includes the following:

• Vision of Escaflowne Original Soundtrack
• Vision of Escaflowne Original Soundtrack 2
• Vision of Escaflowne Original Soundtrack 3
• Vision of Escaflowne: Lovers Only

There were also one soundtrack released for the movie. Promises Not Necessary - 3:32 (YK) Flying Dragon - 2:37 (YK) Dance of Curse - 4:06 (YK) Murder - 4:01 (YK) Escaflowne - 2:06 (YK) Angel - 2:18 (YK) Cubic - 2:06 (HM) Romance - 5:43 (HM) Ne Zu Mi - 3:24 (YK) Wings - 3:34 (YK) Gloria - 6:58... Vision of Escaflowne - 4:17 (YK) Fanelia - 2:14 (YK) Ask the Owl - 2:05 (YK) Charm - 1:53 (YK) Country Man - 1:35 (YK) A Mole Man - 3:06 (YK) Cradle Song - 1:28 (YK) Machine Soldier - 2:29 (YK) Shadow of Doubt - 4:42 (HM) A Far Cry... Short Notice - 0:43 (YK) Arcadia - 5:14 (YK) Epistle - 3:24 (YK) Farewell - 2:50 (YK) Blue Eyes - 3:14 (YK) Perfect World - 4:40 (HM) I Recommend Instincts - 4:44 (YK) Scrappy - 1:42 (YK) Shrilly - 2:11 (YK) Revenge - 4:08 (YK) Illusion - 1:37 (YK) Blaze...

• Escaflowne The Movie Soundtrack

Ring - 3:34 (YK) First Vision - 4:10 (YK) Colors - 3:06 (HM) Into Gaea - 2:39 (YK) Enter The Dragon Slayers - 2:00 (YK) Horse Ride - 1:38 (YK) Gaean Sheep - 0:47 (HM) Regret - 4:02 (HM) Bird Song - 0:58 (YK) Sora - 2:23 (YK) Revival of...

Drama CDs

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There were also two drama CDs released for the theatrical movie, which are listed below.^[3]

• Escaflowne Prologue 1: Earth
• Escaflowne Prologue 2: Gaea

Broadcast information

• The Vision of Escaflowne was later broadcast across Japan by the anime satellite television network, Animax, who also aired the series later across its respective networks worldwide, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and other regions. Animax has also dubbed and translated the series into English for broadcast across its English-language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia, their adaptation being unedited and retaining all of the original plot and character elements.

• The series was aired on the Fox Kids network in the United States in an edited form between August and October of 2000, but was cancelled. No reason was given by Fox for its cancellation, but in 2002 a former employee of Fox claimed it was because Fox Kids' target audience of 6-12 year olds could not follow the series' complex plot. ^{[citation needed]} This Escaflowne was significantly modified from the original version, including the removal of the entire first episode, and is often derided by fans.

• A 23-episode version, heavily cut for content and timing, and with a different title sequence, aired several times on the Fox Kids channel in the UK during 2001 and 2002. As with the version aired in the U.S., the first episode was removed during the original run, but was played at the end as the 23rd episode after the series had ended. AnimeCentral is currently airing the series uncut.

• The Vision of Escaflowne has aired on YTV in Canada under the title Escaflowne, though it featured some of the same changes as the Fox Kids version. Unlike Fox, YTV aired the complete series twice before retiring it.

• Vision of Escaflowne aired as a whole in Mexico on public television. TV Azteca aired the whole series uncut in two different occasions. In Chile, TVN and Etc. TV aired the whole series, first censored and later uncut.

• Vision of Escaflowne was aired in the Philippines by GMA Network last March 24, 2000. The Philippine airing predates the North American airing by at least 4 months and features the English dub as shown on video/DVD. GMA originally aired the series in primetime, weekly. Its replay was shown in the afternoon, daily (from Monday to Friday). December 4, 2006 when GMA 7's sister station, QTV 11 airs its Filipino-dubbed version.

• The Vision of Escaflowne was aired on MTV Germany in 2002 (therefore viewable in Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and because of its success the whole show was aired a second time. The German version was translated from the French version and therefore had some minor translation errors, but beside this, all episodes were aired in their original sequence (unlike to its airing on some other networks; see above).

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Releases

• Bandai's Anime Village label released a "Special Edition" in North America created by Bandai Visual in Japan. This "Special Edition" was the entire 26-episode story arc condensed into three VHS tapes. In 1998, Anime Village marketed this edition as the Vision of Escaflowne Best Collection.

• The unedited 26-part series has since been released on VHS and bilingual DVD box sets in the US and UK. In October 2004 Bandai again released an Escaflowne box set that uses slim DVD cases, but the content appears unchanged from the original box set release from 2002. This re-release also includes Escaflowne: The Movie. There have been several DVD versions of the movie, including the "Ultimate Edition", which included a bonus features disc and the soundtrack CD.

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Manga

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The American translation was imported to Australia by Madman Entertainment. The shōjo manga of Escaflowne has not been licensed. Madmans Logo Madman Entertainment is an Australian company that specialises in the distribution of Japanese anime and manga in Australia and New Zealand. ... Page from long running shōjo manga Glass Mask by Suzue Miuchi, demonstrating archetypal shōjo art conventions Shōjo or shoujo ) is a term used in English to refer to manga and anime aimed at a female audience between the ages of 13 and 18. ...

References in other media

The "hero"-type unit of the Goliath mech in the game StarCraft was named Alan Schezar, in homage to the Escaflowne character Allen Schezar^{[citation needed]}; it made an appearance in the bonus campaign called "The Enslavers" in StarCraft and StarCraft: Brood War, as the player's enemy, a space pirate named Alan Schezar. Is a last name. ... “Starcraft” redirects here. ... “Starcraft” redirects here. ... StarCraft: Brood War is an expansion pack released in 1998 for StarCraft — an award winning real-time strategy computer game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. ... Look up pirate and piracy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The setting, characters, and Guymelefs from Escaflowne have appeared in the Super Robot Wars series of video games. The series was featured in Super Robot Taisen Compact 3 for the WonderSwan Color. Super Robot Wars: Alpha Gaiden, one of many SRW games released by Banpresto in Japan. ... The WonderSwan Color is a handheld game console designed by Bandai. ...

In the webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del, Ethan and Lucas are shown to be fans of Escaflowne (Ethan misses a date to watch an Escaflowne marathon, which contributes to his break up with his first known girlfriend as well as a poster visible in the background of several comics) ^[4] This article is about Ctrl+Alt+Del, the webcomic. ... A marathon is typically the sequential broadcast of a number of related television programmes, most notably reflecting a theme or a specific television series. ...

Bloc Party guitarist Russell Lissack cited Escaflowne as one of his main influences.^{[citation needed]} Bloc Party are a British indie rock band. ... Russell Lissack (born March 11, 1981) is the lead guitarist of London-based indie rock band Bloc Party. ...

In the Canadian novel Refused Classification, one of the main characters crossdresses as Hitomi Kanzaki at a costume party. Refused Classification is the highest rating in the Australian classification system, and effectively constitutes a ban by the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC). ... Crossplay is cosplay in which the person dresses up as a character of the opposite sex. ...

References

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External links

• Bandai Channel's official website for The Vision of Escaflowne (Japanese)
• Animax's website for The Vision of Escaflowne (Japanese)
• Bandai UK's webpage
• Escaflowne Compendium

• The Vision of Escaflowne in the Anime News Network encyclopedia
• The Vision of Escaflowne in the AnimeNfo.com encyclopedia
• The Vision of Escaflowne in the Internet Movie Database
• The Vision of Escaflowne in the TV.com database