Escaflowne: The Movie

Original title: Escaflowne

2000
PG-13
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

3.9K

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A grim retelling of the television series "The Vision of Escaflowne".A grim retelling of the television series "The Vision of Escaflowne".A grim retelling of the television series "The Vision of Escaflowne".

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

3.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Yukari
(voice)
(as Mayumi Iizuka)
…

Minami Takayama

Dilandau Albatou
(voice)

Kôji Tsujitani

Jajuka
(voice)

Ikue Ôtani

Merle
(voice)

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Oruto
(voice)

Hisako Kyôda

Old Woman
(voice)
(as Naoko Kyoda)

Kappei Yamaguchi

Shesta
(voice)

Caitlin Glass

Hitomi Kanzaki (FUNimation dub)
(English version)
(voice)

Aaron Dismuke

Van Fanel (FUNimation dub)
(English version)
(voice)

Vic Mignogna

Dune
(English version)
(voice)
…

Jad Saxton

Yukari Uchida (FUNimation dub)
(English version)
(voice)

Joel McDonald

Dilandau Albatou (FUNimation dub)
(English version)
(voice)

Chuck Huber

Jajuka (FUNimation dub)
(English version)
(voice)

Sonny Strait

Allen Schezar (FUNimation dub)
(English version)
(voice)

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Trivia
The movie was a darker, action-packed, very abbreviated version of the series, and a great many changes were made from the original.

Quotes
Hitomi Kanzaki (FUNimation dub): There's no sorrow that doesn't fade away with time. That's what I want to believe, at least.

Connections
Featured in AMV Hell 3: The Motion Picture (2005)

Soundtracks
Yubiwa
Lyrics by Yûho Iwasato
Music and Arrangements by Yôko Kanno
Performed by Maaya Sakamoto

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Featured review

Underrated anime masterpiece

I haven't seen the entire series `The Visions of Escaflowne'. What I saw I really liked, but it needed something. It needed to be a much darker and more grim story. Well, this movie has a grim and dark story, with plenty of graphic violence to boot (now why did it get a PG-13?). Even though it kind of is a condensed version of the series, it does tell it's own story in a way. Though some `Escaflowne' fans may be disappointed by how much different the movie is, many people will be happy with the style.

The story is basically the same as the series: A normal high-school girl named Hitomi is transported to the world of Gaea to help the survivors of countries that fell to the powerful Black Dragon empire in one final battle that will determine the fate of their world.

It's actually a pretty good story with amazing animation and characters who are much less annoying in the movie than they were in the series. The music is also stunning with several great tracks.

Every way I look at the movie I love it. It's even kind of a cute romance movie. If you have a friend who wants to see some anime, show him this. If you liked the movie then get the 3-disc DVD. Well worth watching, but do get the subtitled version. Dubbed: C, Subtitled: A.

Rated R for graphic animated violence/gore, language, and sensuality. Suggested for ages 15 and up.