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Escaflowne: Anime Legends Complete Collection 
Actors : Maaya Sakamoto, Tomokazu Seki, Jôji Nakata, Mayumi Iizuka, Minami Takayama
Director : Yoshiyuki Takei, Kazuki Akane
Studio : Bandai
by Bandai
Release Date : 2006-04-11
Publisher : Bandai
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 8
EAN : 0669198801549
UPC : 669198801549
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 18 reviews)
List Price : $49.98
Our Price : $19.99
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Hitomi Kanzaki is a typical high school girl, with typical high school problems. But when a vision of a young man battling a dragon becomes a reality, her life changes forever. Drawn into a strange vortex with the swordsman, Van, Hitomi is thrust into the strange world of Gaea. Entangled in a struggle over life and death, Van must learn to master the suit of armor, Escaflowne. Chased by the Empire of Azibach, Van and Hitomi will encounter both allies and enemies in an effort to unlock the secrets within Escaflowne. Hitomi's heart is stirred by love and adventure, but at times aches with sorrow. The entire 26 episode epic series in one package. Genre: Action/Romance/Fantasy |
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Although it didn’t fare well on Fox Kids, Escaflowne has a large, loyal following, perhaps because this sprawling fantasy offers the ingredients of classic mecha, sword-and-sorcery and magical girl adventures. After psychic teen-ager Hitomi has a vision of a man battling a dragon, Prince Van of Fanelia and a dragon materialize. He slays the monster and transports Hitomi to the mysterious world of Gaea. An odd mixture of advanced technology and medieval culture, Gaea has links to ancient Atlantis. A typical romantic triangle develops, involving Hitomi, diamond-in-the-rough Van and ideal knight Allen Schezar. The saga attains a Byzantine complexity when the trio is captured by Zaibach Emperor Dornkirk--who is actually Sir Isaac Newton. He's at work on a machine that will enable him to create alternate destinies for Gaea. At times, the story by Hajime Yatate and Shoji Kawamori seems to be careening out of control, as Hitomi whines and the supporting characters appear, disappear and undergo radical personality changes. The most serious flaw is the failure of any of the heroes to defeat the evil Dornkirk, who has dispatched murderous doppelgangers, conducted sadistic experiments on kidnapped children and attempted to subjugate an entire planet. But the combination ofteen-age romance, fantastic robot-suits ("guymelefs"), elaborate battles, hystroinic villains and a world-threatening challenge has made Escaflowne a favorite among otaku. The feature, released theatrically in the US in 2002, repeated much of the story. Rated 13 and up for animated violence. --Charles Solomon |
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Great Series!! |
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Great anime!!!! The anime is filled with drama, romance, action, adventure, mecha, blood, etc. Personally, its one of my top 5 favorite animes of all time. I think any anime fantaic need to watch all 26 episodes. Not a waste of money at all!! |
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the best |
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escaflowne is awesome, i was very sad when they took this show off the air, but now i have it anytime. the product was brand new, shipping was quick, A++ |
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The Best Anime Of All Time? |
Regarding Escaflowne being the best, I cannot say that it IS the best. But rather, floating near the top of my top 5-10 of the many, many animes that I have watched.
There have been some times where upon finishing a series or a movie, I would get a bit disappointed that there would be no more. After watching Escaflowne, I had felt it.
It is hands down far out. The storyline had me bedazzled throughout the series. The storyline is a very, very emotional experience (though I thought that it was a bit too frustrating at times)... I would say at the same level as that of Gundam. The animation was also captivating. The artists really thought things through when illustrating the massive Guymelefs (mecha); the physics of their movement was extremely life-like, contributing to the spectacular fight scenes.
Just to give you an idea of my taste in animes, I will leave you with a list of where it stands among my favorites (in no particular order) to lt you gauge it for yourself...
- Robotech (Macross Saga/Invid Invasion)
- Gundam (MSG, SEED to name a few)
- Cowboy Bebop
- Gungrave
- Bubblegum Crisis
- Rurouni Kenshin |
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An AMAZING anime show! Epic and violent, charming and funny! |
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This was one of the earliest anime shows I'd seen and it's by far my favorite. I love the characters and the story is massive and keeps you guessing/wanting to know what happens next. Highly recommended for those who like a good adventure with plenty of action and even heart. |
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Very well done anime. |
Escaflowne is very well done. This is what got me hooked on anime. The great thing about Escaflowne is that there realy isn't any one dimensional characters. There is no true bad or good. Everyone is fighting for the same goal, but they go about it in opposite ways.
If your looking for an anime worth the money and your time this is it. You will defintly watch this more than once, and find yourself telling others about it.
Just be glad it's on DVD. You can skip past the inticial begging and end song so you can get straight to the action. I watched this anime on VHS back in the day. So much fast forwarding. |
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