The Vision of Escaflowne (1996)

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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.

• Released: 1996-04-02
• Genres: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
• Seasons: 1, 26 episodes
• Episode length: 25m
• Network: TV Tokyo
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 8.1/10 from 201 votes

Created by Shoji Kawamori.

Top cast

• Maaya Sakamoto as Hitomi Kanzaki (voice)
• Tomokazu Seki as Van Fanel (voice)
• Shin-ichiro Miki as Allen Schezar (voice)
• Mayumi Izuka as Millerna Aston (voice)
• Minami Takayama as Dilandau Albatau / Prince Child (voice)
• Jouji Nakata as Folken Fanel (voice)
• Yuri Amano as Eries Aston / Naria (voice)
• Ikue Otani as Merle (voice)
• Toru Okawa as Gaddes (voice)
• Ginzo Matsuo as Kio (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Vision of Escaflowne

• United States: buy on Apple TV Store
• United Kingdom: stream on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
• Canada: buy on Apple TV Store

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