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The Vision of Escaflowne (TV)

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Related anime:
    Escaflowne - Energist's Memories (manga) (alternate retelling)
    Escaflowne: The Movie (alternate retelling)
    HITOMI - The Vision of Escaflowne (manga) (alternate retelling)
    (The) Vision of Escaflowne (manga) (alternate retelling)

Alternative title:
Escaflowne
Escaflowne of the Heavens
I cieli di Escaflowne (Italian)
La Visión de Escaflowne (Spanish)
Tenku no Escaflowne (Japanese)
Vision d'Escaflowne (French)
Vision of Escaflowne
Видение Эскафлонэ (Russian)
إسكافلون (Arabic)
天空のエスカフローネ (Japanese)
聖天空戰記 (Chinese (Taiwan))
천공의 에스카플로네 (Korean)
Themes: catgirls, mecha
Objectionable content: Significant (bloody violence and/or swearing and/or nudity)
Plot Summary: High school student Hitomi is transported from Earth to the magical world of Gaea, where she meets boy prince Van Fanel, and is caught up in his quest to unite the countries of Gaea against the ominous Zaibach empire. On the way, she discovers an hidden ability and strives to unravel layers of mystery surrounding Van, his past, and the giant machine known as Escaflowne.
Video:
User Ratings: 3400 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 642 votes (sub:432, dub:170, ?:7, raw:2, edit.dub:2, others:29
11 Spanish dubbed
4 Italian dubbed
3 Spanish subtitled
3 French subtitled
3 Portuguese subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 German subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 French dubbed
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Excellent: 969 votes (sub:661, dub:245, ?:9, raw:5, edit.dub:5, others:44
12 Spanish subtitled
8 Spanish dubbed
7 German dubbed
4 Portuguese subtitled
4 Russian subtitled
3 French subtitled
2 Italian dubbed
2 French dubbed
1 Italian edited dub
1 German subtitled
)
 Very good: 831 votes (sub:520, dub:255, ?:6, raw:6, edit.dub:5, others:39
8 Spanish dubbed
5 French dubbed
5 German dubbed
5 Spanish subtitled
3 Portuguese subtitled
3 French subtitled
2 Russian subtitled
2 Polish subtitled
2 Tagalog dubbed
2 Italian dubbed
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 German subtitled
)
 Good: 541 votes (sub:327, dub:176, edit.dub:9, ?:5, raw:1, others:23
5 Spanish subtitled
3 German dubbed
3 French subtitled
2 Italian dubbed
2 Spanish dubbed
1 French dubbed
1 Polish edited dub
1 Polish dubbed
1 German subtitled
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Tagalog dubbed
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Decent: 209 votes (sub:126, dub:68, edit.dub:2, raw:2, ?:1, others:10
5 German dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
1 Tagalog dubbed
)
 So-so: 105 votes (sub:69, dub:27, ?:2, edit.dub:1, raw:1, others:5
1 Italian dubbed
1 German dubbed
1 French dubbed
1 Russian dubbed
1 Tagalog dubbed
)
 Not really good: 41 votes (sub:20, dub:19, raw:1, others:1
1 Arabic subtitled
)
 Weak: 33 votes (sub:21, dub:8, ?:1, others:3
1 German dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Bad: 18 votes (sub:8, dub:8, edit.dub:1, others:1
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Awful: 7 votes (sub:5, dub:2)
 Worst ever: 4 votes (sub:3, dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 6614 users, rank: #41
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.136 (Very good+.13), std. dev.: 1.5834, rank: #366
Weighted mean: 8.052 (Very good+.05), rank: #347 (seen all: 8.19 / seen some: 7.09 / won't finish: 4.81)
Bayesian estimate: 8.051 (Very good+.05), rank: #211
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 26
Production cost: ¥30,000,000 (per episode)
Vintage:
1996-04-02 to 1996-09-24
1999-09-04 (France Air Date)
1999-10-19 to 1999-12-26 (Episodes 1-24, Mexico, TV Azteca)
2000-01-02 (Episode 25, Mexico, TV Azteca)
2000-08-29 (Episode 26, Mexico, TV Azteca)
2002-04-03 to 2002-09-25 (Germany, TV-Channel: MTV)
2005-06-06 to 2005-07-08 (Mexico, TV Azteca)
2006-12-04 (Philippines - QTV Channel 11)
Releases: We have 11
Opening Theme:
"約束はいらない (Yakusoku wa Iranai - No Need for Promises)" by Maaya Sakamoto
Ending Theme:
"Mystic Eyes" by Hiroki Wada 
#2: "ザ・ストーリー・オブ・エスカフローネ~エンド・タイトル (The Story of Escaflowne ~ End Title)" by Yoko Kanno (ep 26)
Links: We have 6
Trivia: We have 2
DVD Easter Eggs: We have 4
Comment:
The FOX Kids broadcast of the series ran between August and October of 2000. Aside from numerous edits on each episode, the first episode was omitted from its run. Low ratings prompted FOX to quickly cancel the series.
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Reviews:
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DVD
    Escaflowne - TV series + movie Set (DVD) 2004-10-26
    Vision of Escaflowne - Complete Collection (DVD) 2006-04-11 (from $28.99)
    Vision of Escaflowne - Complete Collection Super Legends (DVD) 2009-10-20 (from $22.99)
    Vision of Escaflowne - Dragons and Destiny (DVD 1) 2000-10-03 (from $10.19)
    Vision of Escaflowne - Betrayal & Trust (DVD 2) 2000-12-05 (from $3.00)
    Vision of Escaflowne - Angels and Demons (DVD 3) 2001-02-06 (from $4.76)
    Vision of Escaflowne - Past and Present (DVD 4) 2001-02-06 (from $3.00)
    Vision of Escaflowne - Paradise and Pain (DVD 5) 2001-04-03 (from $10.19)
    Vision of Escaflowne - Fate and Fortune (DVD 6) 2001-04-03 (from $10.19)
    Vision of Escaflowne - Light and Shadow (DVD 7) 2001-06-05 (from $10.19)
    Vision of Escaflowne - Forever and Ever (DVD 8) 2001-06-05
    Vision of Escaflowne [Limited Edition Box Set] (DVD 1-8) 2002-07-23
Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 
Director: Kazuki Akane
Script:
Akihiko Inari (10 episodes
eps 4, 7, 10, 13, 16-18, 20, 23, 25
)

Hiroaki Kitajima (6 episodes
eps 5, 8, 11, 14, 21, 24
)

Ryota Yamaguchi (9 episodes
eps 2-3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26
)

Shoji Kawamori (ep 1)
Screenplay: Shoji Kawamori
Storyboard:
Kazuki Akane (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 9, 24-26
)

Kiichi Hadame (ep 15)
Nobuhiro Kondo (ep 22)
Nobuhiro Takamoto (eps 21, 23)
Shinichiro Watanabe (4 episodes
eps 5, 8, 12, 16
)

Shoji Kawamori (ep 20)
Shougo Kawamoto (6 episodes
eps 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 25
)

Yoshiyuki Takei (5 episodes
eps 4, 7, 11, 14, 18
)

Yuji Yamaguchi (ep 19)
Yuki Yamaguchi (ep 19) 
Unit Director:
Ikuro Sato (eps 15, 19, 23)
Kazuki Akane (ep 24)
Shinichiro Watanabe (eps 5, 8)
Shougo Kawamoto (5 episodes
eps 3, 10, 13, 17, 21
)

Takeshi Yoshimoto (7 episodes
eps 2, 6, 9, 12, 16, 20, 25
)

Yoshiyuki Takei (8 episodes
eps 1, 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 22, 26
)

Character Design: Nobuteru Yuki
Art Director: Junichi Azuma
Animation Director:
Hirokazu Hisayuki (ep 8)
Hironori Kanno (5 episodes
eps 3, 6, 13, 19, 25
)

Hiroshi Osaka
Hiroshi Takeuchi (ep 23)
Koji Ousaka (4 episodes
eps 5, 17, 22, 26
)

Shigeki Kuhara (4 episodes
eps 2, 7, 14, 24
)

Takahiro Komori (5 episodes
eps 4, 9, 15, 20, 25
)

Takuro Shinbo (5 episodes
eps 8, 11-12, 16, 18
)

Tetsuya Yanagisawa (eps 16, 18)
Yasuhiro Irie (ep 21)
Sound Director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
Director of Photography: Kazunobu Okeda
Assistant Animation Director:
Tetsuya Yanagisawa (ep 12)
Toshiyuki Tsuru (ep 21)
Assistant Unit Director: Megumi Yamamoto
Cultural Setting: Hiroaki Kitajima
Effects: Shizuo Kurahashi (Sound Box)
Key Animation:
Eiji Nakata (8 episodes
eps 7, 9, 11-12, 14-20 even
)

Norio Matsumoto (ep 20)
Shigeki Kuhara (7 episodes
eps 2, 7, 14, 20-22, 26
)

Toshihiro Kawamoto (ep 26)
Yoshiyuki Ito (OP; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 24, 26
)

Yutaka Nakamura (OP; 8 episodes
eps 2, 7, 9-10, 14, 20, 24, 26
)

Mechanical Director: Hirotoshi Sano
Music Production:
Shiro Sasaki
Toshiaki Ohta
Special Effects: Toshio Hasegawa (Marix)
Story Editor: Shoji Kawamori
Supervision: Shoji Kawamori
Theme Song Performance:
Hiroki Wada (ED)
Maaya Sakamoto (OP)
 
Maaya Sakamoto as Hitomi Kanzaki (debut role)
Tomokazu Seki as Van Fanel

Ikue Ohtani as Merle
Jouji Nakata as Folken
Juurouta Kosugi as Dryden Fassa
Kouji Tsujitani as Jajuka
Mayumi Iizuka as Millerna Aston
Minami Takayama as Dilandau Albatau
Narumi Hidaka as Eriya
Shinichiro Miki as Allen Schezar
Yuri Amano as Naria

Akiko Maruyama as Student
Akimitsu Takase as Soldier
Akio Ohtsuka as Goau
Akira Kubo as Priest
Banjou Ginga as Adelphos
Chafurin as
Bounty Hunter
Commander
Mole Man
Daisuke Gouri as Getin
Fumihiko Tachiki as
Daedalus
Plaktu (eps 10-11)
Ginzo Matsuo as
Kyo
Rum
Sorcerer
Hideaki Esumi as
Priest
Zodia
Hideaki Ono as
Captain of Vione
Financial Minister
Katz
Sorcerer
Katsuaki Arima as
Adjutant
Dalet
Soldier
Zaibach Soldier
Katsumi Masuna as
Bounty Hunter
Sorcerer
Katsuyo Endou as Student
Keiji Fujiwara as Kajya (ep 13)
Kenichi Ogata as Ispano Chief Engineer
Kentarou Itou as Sorcerer
Koji Kurose as Geckos
Kouichi Toochika as
Clue
Hunter
Kuru
Sailor
Soldier
Watch Guard
Wolf man
Masamichi Sato as
Cesario
Chief Guard
Instructor
Sorcerer
Masato Yamanouchi as Dr. Dornkirk
Mayumi Iizuka as Yukari Uchida
Mifuyu Hiiragi as Student
Minami Takayama as
Prince Chid
Serena Schezar
Mitsuru Ogata as Braintruster
Miyuki Ichijou as Encia (ep 17)
Natsumi Sasaki as Hitomi's mother
Nobuyuki Hiyama as
Bounty Hunter
Ort
Noriko Hidaka as Eriya (gold twin)
Osamu Saka as Meiden
Sachiko Miki as Hitomi's grandmother (ep 16)
Sakurako Kishiro as Marlene
Shinichiro Miki as
Allen
Priest
Shinji Nomura as
Military Minister
Sorcerer
Shozo Iizuka as Voris
Shuu Saitou as
Athlete (ep 1)
Freid Soldier
Taiki Matsuno as Migel
Takashi Matsuo as Home Secretary
Takaya Hashi as
Leon
Yurizen
Takehiro Murozono as
Hunter
Officer
Pyle
Takurou Kitagawa as Commander
Tamio Ohki as King Aston
Tesshô Genda as Vargas
Tomomichi Nishimura as
Helio
Sorcerer
Toru Ohkawa as Gaddess
Toshihiko Nakajima as
Doctor
Luva
Officer
Teo
Urara Miura as
Maid
Student
Yasuo Iwata as Asona
Yasuyuki Kase as Athlete (ep 1)
Yoshiko Kamei as Van (Child)
Yuji Ueda as Reeden
Yuji Ueia as Athlete (ep 1)
Yuri Amano as Elise
Yuri Takase as Soldier
Yutaka Nakano as Duke Freid
Japanese companies 
Backgrounds: Studio Easter
CG Effects: Rare Trick
Development: Tokyo Laboratory
Key Animation: Studio Live
Music Cooperation: TV Tokyo Music
Music Production: Victor Entertainment
Photography: Asahi Production
Production: Sunrise
Recording Studio: OP Requiem Studio
Sound Effects: Sound Box
Sound Production: Omnibus Promotion
English staff 
English cast 
Executive producer: Ken Iyadomi
Dialogue Director: Karl Willems
Engineering Assistant: Christopher Cleator
Post-Production Coordinator:
Diana Gage
Ian Farthing
Production Assistant: Richard Noboru Kekahuna
Production Coordination: Ken Onishi
Re-Recording Mixing: Jan Deny
Recording engineer:
Michael Iske
Trevor Smith
Subtitle Timing: David Fleming
Video Post-Production: Erin Falconer
 
Kelly Sheridan as Hitomi Kanzaki
Kirby Morrow as Van Fanel

Andrew Francis as Dilandau Albatau
Brian Drummond as Allen Schezar
Michael Dobson as
Dryden Fassa
General Adelfos
Nicole Oliver as Naria
Paul Dobson as Folken Fanal
Saffron Henderson as
Eriya
Naria
Venus Terzo as Millerna Aston

Alex Doduk as Prince Chid
Alvin Sanders as Voris
Andrew Francis as Van Fanel (young)
Brian Dobson as Muso
Brian Drummond as Shesta
Dale Wilson as Duke Freid
Don Brown as Valgas
Ellen Kennedy as
Eries Aston
Millerna Aston
Lisa Ann Beley as Marlene Aston (eps 10, 13)
Michael Dobson as Bronze General
Nicole Oliver as Hitomi's Grandmother
Paul Dobson as
Kio
Reeden
Richard Newman as
Emperor Dornkirk
Platinum General
Pyle
Saffron Henderson as
Celena Schezar
Yukari
Scott McNeil as
Jajuka
King Aston
Ted Cole as site leader
Terry Klassen as
Moleman
Ruhm (eps 2, 22)
Teo
Ward Perry as
Gaddess
Ort
Steel General
Willow Johnson as Yukari Uchida

English companies 
Broadcaster:
Animax Asia
Anime Selects (English Subbed)
Fox Network (Run Cancelled)
Jetix (UK)
YTV (Canada)
Distributor:
Bandai Entertainment
Beez (UK)
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia & New Zealand)

Korean staff 
(none)
Korean cast 
Sun-Jin Kim as Hitomi Kanzaki
Korean companies 
(none)
French staff 
French cast 
ADR Director: Thierry Kazazian
Executive producer: Carlo Levy
 
Naïké Fauveau as Hitomi Kanzaki
Olivier Jakovik as Van Fanel
Olivier Jankovic as Van Fanel

Bérangère Jean as Mirana (Millerna)
Brigitte Aubry as Dilandau
Jacques Albaret as Folken Fanel
Luc Miterand as Allen Schezar
Luc Mitteran as Allen Schezar

Bérangère Jean as
Eriya
Naria
Brigitte Aubry as
Elise
Serena
Yukari
Danièle Hazan as
Mère d'Hitomi
Sid (Chid)
Varie Fanel
Jacques Albaret as Général Adelfoss
Luc Mitteran as
Amano
Dornkirk
Olivier Hémon as
Grava Aston
Vargas
Patricia Legrand as Marlène
Thierry Kazazian as
Gaddès
Jajuka
Téo
Zongi
Yann Pichon as
Dryden
Duc de Fleid
Goau Fanel
French companies 
Distributor: Dynamic Vision (France)
DVD Distribution: Dybex
Spanish staff 
Spanish cast 
Dubbing Director: Jose Gilberto Vilchis (Latin-america)
 
Alma Wilhelme as Hitomi Kanzaki
Oscar Muñoz as Van Fanel (Catalan dub)
Pilar Morales as Hitomi Kanzaki (Catalan dub)

Aleix Estadella as Folken Fanel (Catalan dub)
Ana Lobo as Merle
Federico Romano as Lord Dolkirk
Gemma Ibáñez as Princessa Millerna Aston (Catalan dub)
Geni Rey as Merle (Catalan dub)
Jorge Ornelas as Dryden Fassa
Jorge Santos as Folken Lacour de Fanel
Martha Ceceña as Princess Millerna
Meritxell Sota as Diladau Albatou (Catalan dub)
Oscar Flores as Allen Schezar
Victor Ugarte as Dilandau Albatou
Xavier Cassan as Allen Schezar (Catalan dub)

Ada Morales as Princess Marlene
Adrián Fogarty as Allen (Young) (1 ep)
Carlos Aguila as Boris
Genaro Vasquez as Gadeth
Joaquim Sota as Amano (Catalan dub)
Jordi Vila as Dorn Kirk (Catalan dub)
Luis Daniel Ramirez as Allen (Young) (1 ep)
Martha Ceceña as Yukari Uchida
Meritxell Sota as Yukari (Catalan dub)
Olga Hnidey as
Hitomi's grandmother
Hitomi's mother
Varie
Oscar Flores as Susumu Amano
Pilar Escandon as Princess Eries
Rebeca Gómez as
Chid
Selena Schezar
Ruth Toscano as Naria
Victor Mares as Leon Schezar
Xochitl Ugarte as Yukari Uchida (1 ep)
Spanish companies 
Broadcaster:
Buzz Channel (Spain)
Canal Sur (Spain)
ETC...TV (Chile)
K3 (Televisió de Catalunya)
Magic Kids (Argentina)
Panamericana Television (Perú)
Teleamazonas (Ecuador)
TV Azteca (Mexico)
TVN Chile (Chile)
Distributor: Dynamic Iberia (Spain)
Dubbing: Estudios Pegaso (Mexican Spanish)
DVD Distribution: Selecta Visión
TV Distribution: Selecta Visión
Italian staff 
Italian cast 
Dubbing Director: Annarita Pasanisi
Translation: Giorgio Nardoni
Executive producer: Francesco Di Sanzo

Assistant Director of Dubbing: Silvia Menozzi
Dolby Surround Mixing: Andrea Pochini
Dubbing Supervision: Gualtiero Cannarsi
General Supervision: Federico Colpi
Synchronization: Paolo Brunori
Technical Coordinator: Stefano Lirolli
 
Fabrizio Manfredi as Van Fanel
Ilaria Latini as Hitomi Kanzaki

Dario Penne as Dornkirk
Georgia Lepore as Millema Aston
Laura Lenghi as Dilandau Albatou
Sergio Di Stefano as Folken Fanel

Alessio Puccio as Principe Chid
Angelo Nicotra as Uomo Talpa
Barbara De Bortoli as Marlene Astor
Cristina Boraschi as Enes Aston
Federica De Bortoli as Yukari Uchida
Francesco Bulckaen as Susumu Amano
Marco Baroni as Dallet
Marco Vivio as Chesta
Mino Caprio as Ufficiale del cimitero dei draghi
Perla Liberatori as Nonna di Hitomi
Renato Mori as Re Aston
Roberto Del Giudice as Uomo geco A
Sandro Acerbo as Allen Shezar
Sandro Jovino as Meiden Fassa
Vittorio Stagni as Uomo geco B
Italian companies 
Broadcaster:
AXN Italia (from 14 January 2008)
MTV Italia (from 26 Dec 2000)
Distributor: Dynamic Italia (Italy)
Mastering: Studio PV
Postproduction: Studio PV
Synchronization: Elettronica Sincrostudio
German staff 
German cast 
Executive Producer (german Version): Carlo Levy
 
Björn Schalla as Van Fanel
Julia Meynen as Hitomi Kanzaki

Claudia Urbschat-Mingues as Dilandau Albatau
Jaron Löwenberg as Allen Schezar 

Antje von der Ahe as Milina Aston
Bernd Schramm as Herzog von Fraid
Erich Räuker as Placto
Helmut Gauss as König Aston
Helmut Krauss as Maulwurfmann
Horst Lampe as Doronkirk/Dolkirk
Ilona Otto as Yukari Uchida
Julien Haggege as Chester
Michael Bauer as Gades
Nico Sablik as Van (young)
Ricardo Richter as Prinz Chid
Stefan Gossler as Dryden Fassa
Thomas Kästner as Hauptmann Vargas
German companies 
Distributor:
ACOG (first release)
Dynamic (Germany)
Publisher: Dybex

Dutch staff 
(none)
Dutch companies 
Distributor: Dybex
Dutch cast 
(none)
Tagalog staff 
Tagalog cast 
(none)
 
Allan Ortega as Van Slanzar de Fanel
Charmaine Cordoviz as Hitomi Kanzaki

Ahlee Reyes as Millerna Sara Aston
Charvie Abeletes as
Eriya
Merle
Ely Martin as Dryden Fassa
Mark Aspiras as Dilandau Albatou
Roger Aquino as
Dornkirn/Isaac
Folken Lacour de Fanel

Ahlee Reyes as Yukari Uchida
Charvie Abeletes as
Celena Schezar
Chid zar Freid
Eries Aria Aston
Hitomi's Mother
Marlene Erisha Aston
Varie Escariina Fanel
Yuri (Hitomi's Grandmother, young)
Julius Figueroa as
Commander of Energist Mine (ep 8)
Gaddess
Miguel Lavariel
Ruhm
Zongi
Mark Aspiras as Susumu Amano
Roger Aquino as
Goau Fanel
Grava Efud Aston
Mole Man
Vieo
Voris

Tagalog companies 

Polish staff 
(none)
Polish companies 
Broadcaster: Hyper
Polish cast 
(none)
Portuguese staff 
Portuguese cast 
Theme Song Performance - Op: Bárbara Lourenço
 
Bárbara Lourenço as as Hitomi (PT)
Portuguese companies 

(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff 
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) companies 
Chinese (Taiwan) cast 
(none)
 
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