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Escaflowne is a film of genre Fantastic directed by Kazuki Akane released in USA on 25 january 2002 with Māya Sakamoto

Escaflowne (2000)

Escaflowne
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Released in USA 25 january 2002
Length 1h38
Directed by
Genres Fantastic,    Fantasy,    Action,    Adventure,    Animation
Rating65% 3.29933.29933.29933.29933.2993

Escaflowne (Japanese: エスカフローネ, Hepburn: Esukafurōne), also released under the title Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea, is an anime fantasy film produced by Sunrise and animated by studio Bones. Directed by Kazuki Akane, the film is a re-telling of the 26-episode anime television series The Vision of Escaflowne. While the plot of the film has some similar elements to the original television series, the characters differ in varying degrees from the television counterparts, with many completely redesigned and bearing little resemblance to the originals. The world of Gaea has a more Asian design than the heavily European influenced television series.

The film was licensed for Region 1 release by Bandai Entertainment, which gave the film a theatrical release on January 25, 2002. A soundtrack and two drama CDs have also been released in Japan by Victor Entertainment in relation to the series.

Synopsis

Hitomi Kanzaki is plagued by sleepiness and experiences very unusual and strange dreams. She is depressed and wants nothing more than to disappear. After leaving her only friend, she is suddenly transported, while inside the Dragon Armour, to a new and mysterious world, Gaea. Once there she is declared the "Winged Goddess", but is confused and can't understand anything. After a while she discovers there is a battle for the Black Dragons dynasty between Prince Van and his brother Lord Folken. A battle in which she is called to play an important role.

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