The Vision of Escaflowne (Japanese: 天空㠮エスカフãƒãƒ¼ãƒ ,
Hepburn: Tenkū no EsukafurŠne, lit. Escaflowne of the Heavens) is a
26-episode Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise
Studios and directed by Kazuki Akane. It premiered in Japan on April
2, 1996 on TV Tokyo, and the final episode aired on September 24,
1996. Sony's anime satellite channel, Animax also aired the series,
both in Japan and on its various worldwide networks, including Hong
Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. The series was licensed for Region 1
release by Bandai Entertainment. It is currently licensed by
Funimation.The series follows a teenage high school girl named Hitomi,
who finds herself pulled from Earth to the planet Gaea when a boy
named Van appears on the high school track while battling a dragon. In
Gaea, she is caught in the middle of a war as the Zaibach Empire
attempts to take over Gaea. Van (King of Fanelia), with aid from Allen
(an Asturian Knight), commands his mystical mech Escaflowne in the
struggle to stop the Zaibach Empire. Hitomi's fortune telling powers
blossom in Gaea as she becomes the key to awakening Escaflowne and to
stopping Zaibach's plans.While the anime series was in production, two
very different manga retellings were also developed and released: a
shÅ nen version of the story entitled The Vision of Escaflowne and a
shÅ jo retelling titled Hitomi â€" The Vision of Escaflowne. In
addition, a second shÅ jo adaptation called Escaflowne â€" Energist's
Memories was released as a single volume in 1997. The story was
novelized in a series of six light novels by Yumiko Tsukamoto. A movie
adaptation, entitled simply Escaflowne, was released on June 24, 2000,
but bears only a basic resemblance to the original series. Four CD
soundtracks and a drama CD have also been released in relation to the
series.Gaea is an alternate dimension that was created from the
combined wishes of the inhabitants of Atlantis when it started to sink
into the ocean. Gaea has 100 different countries. On Gaea, Earth is
known as the Mystic Moon. Gaea's size, mass, atmospheric composition,
temperature belts, and even seasons are the same as Earth’s,
although its gravity is lower, as implied by some of the jumps and
acrobatic feats of some of the show's characters.
Hepburn: Tenkū no EsukafurŠne, lit. Escaflowne of the Heavens) is a
26-episode Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise
Studios and directed by Kazuki Akane. It premiered in Japan on April
2, 1996 on TV Tokyo, and the final episode aired on September 24,
1996. Sony's anime satellite channel, Animax also aired the series,
both in Japan and on its various worldwide networks, including Hong
Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. The series was licensed for Region 1
release by Bandai Entertainment. It is currently licensed by
Funimation.The series follows a teenage high school girl named Hitomi,
who finds herself pulled from Earth to the planet Gaea when a boy
named Van appears on the high school track while battling a dragon. In
Gaea, she is caught in the middle of a war as the Zaibach Empire
attempts to take over Gaea. Van (King of Fanelia), with aid from Allen
(an Asturian Knight), commands his mystical mech Escaflowne in the
struggle to stop the Zaibach Empire. Hitomi's fortune telling powers
blossom in Gaea as she becomes the key to awakening Escaflowne and to
stopping Zaibach's plans.While the anime series was in production, two
very different manga retellings were also developed and released: a
shÅ nen version of the story entitled The Vision of Escaflowne and a
shÅ jo retelling titled Hitomi â€" The Vision of Escaflowne. In
addition, a second shÅ jo adaptation called Escaflowne â€" Energist's
Memories was released as a single volume in 1997. The story was
novelized in a series of six light novels by Yumiko Tsukamoto. A movie
adaptation, entitled simply Escaflowne, was released on June 24, 2000,
but bears only a basic resemblance to the original series. Four CD
soundtracks and a drama CD have also been released in relation to the
series.Gaea is an alternate dimension that was created from the
combined wishes of the inhabitants of Atlantis when it started to sink
into the ocean. Gaea has 100 different countries. On Gaea, Earth is
known as the Mystic Moon. Gaea's size, mass, atmospheric composition,
temperature belts, and even seasons are the same as Earth’s,
although its gravity is lower, as implied by some of the jumps and
acrobatic feats of some of the show's characters.
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