Escaflowne (2000)
Escaflowne follows Hitomi, a Japanese high school girl, who escapes her reverie of depression on Earth by traveling to the alternate world of Gaia. There, she meets Van, an enigmatic young King, who will determine the fate of countries with a mystical dragon armor named Escaflowne. (Bandai Entertainment)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Kazuki Akane, Yoshiyuki Takei
Written By: Ryôta Yamaguchi, Kazuki Sekine
Starring: Tomokazu Seki, Maaya Sakamoto, Minami Takayama, Jôji Nakata, Kelly Sheridan, Mayumi Iizuka, Paul Dobson, Andrew Francis, Kirby Morrow, Brian Drummond
Genres: Romance, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Animation
AKAs: Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea, Escaflowne: The Movie
Country: Japan
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Escaflowne belongs to 5 collections
1. Anime (collaborative: moderated by Nanera - 10 stars)
2. Adapted from a TV series (collaborative: moderated by djross - 4 stars)
3. Mecha (collaborative: moderated by Etheriel - 4 stars)
4. Adult Swim (collaborative: moderated by Vesey - 1 star)
5. IMDB: over-rated films (collaborative: moderated by avgcrtckr)
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| Dec 28, 2017 |  |
metalhank | 66 66th |
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Solid anime OVA with really good visuals and a plot that keeps you interested and entertained. The biggest issue is there are a lot of characters and they are not developed very well (clearly made for those who have watched the series). If they had added another 20-30 minutes and had more character development it could have been stellar.
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| Nov 02, 2017 |  |
Daigoro | 4 19th |
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My first exposure to the Escaflowne franchise, and I still found it mediocre. Some beautiful animation and music but it does not make up for a rushed, trite love story and an entire cast of vapid, one-dimensional characters with no development. Watch the TV series instead.
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| Mar 21, 2013 |  |
OrangeAmel | 55 31st |
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Although I don't remember the TV series very well, it's obvious that animation is way better here than there (finally normal noses!).Tracks are also very easy on the ear and therefore these both aspects are enjoyable. There was also included a nice speech about being lonely together. What makes it worse than the original is that the story was not explained and hard to follow for someone who didn't know it beforehand. Perspective for some matters has changed, too. Ending looks very stereotypical.
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| Jun 24, 2010 |  |
aliceporto | 65 18th |
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Beautiful graphics, but the TV series is so much better, in every other way!
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| Jan 22, 2010 |  |
antitype | 57 30th |
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Pretty, but skip this and watch the much better TV series.
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
thelastdayx | 60 27th |
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The tv series is WAY better.. this movie is merely a condensed version of the story.
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| Average Percentile 44.44% from 157 Ratings |  |