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The Vision of Escaflowne

★ 7.7 5K votes 1996–1996 1 season · 26 episodes Ended TV Tokyo
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 10/10Distinctive scoreMusic inseparable from the show's identity.This show: 8/10High fantasyInvented worlds with magic and rules of their own.This show: 8/10Romantic yearningThe will-they-won't-they ache as the main draw.This show: 7/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Maaya SakamotoTomokazu SekiShin'ichiro MikiIkue OtaniMayumi IizukaJôji Nakata
Starring
Maaya SakamotoTomokazu SekiShin'ichiro MikiIkue OtaniMayumi IizukaJôji Nakata
Ratings per Episode
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Votes per Episode
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About

"A tarot-card fantasy of love, war, and giant robots"

A Japanese high school girl with a talent for fortune-telling is suddenly swept into Gaea, a fantasy world where giant armored mechs called Guymelefs decide the fate of kingdoms. She's drawn into the orbit of a young, hot-tempered king and the war closing in around him. What starts as a dreamy shoujo adventure steadily darkens into a genuine war story, held together by lush, painterly animation and one of anime's most beloved orchestral scores. The tonal whiplash is real, but the emotional payoff for patient viewers is considerable.

Watch it for

the way Yoko Kanno's score elevates every romance beat and every mecha battle alike.

Maybe skip if

you dislike sudden shifts from lighthearted schoolgirl romance into bleak, morally messy war drama.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 11996
7.72K2610h 5m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Fated Confession7.5
9223 min
▶2The Girl from the Mystic Moon7.7
7825 min
▶3A Gallant Swordsman7.4
7224 min
▶4The Diabolical Adonis7.3
7023 min
▶5The Mark of the Brothers7.5
6924 min
▶6The Capital of Intrigue7.5
6625 min
▶7Unexpected Partings7.5
6423 min
▶8The Day the Angel Flew7.8
6823 min
▶9Memories of a Wing7.7
6223 min
▶10The Blue-Eyed Prince7.8
6023 min
▶11Prophecy of Death7.7
6123 min
▶12The Secret Door7.7
5923 min
▶13Red Destiny7.7
5823 min
▶14Dangerous Scars8.3
6423 min
▶15Lost Paradise7.5
5623 min
▶16The Guided Ones7.7
5723 min
▶17The Edge of the World8.0
5723 min
▶18Gravity of Fate7.7
5623 min
▶19Operation Golden Rule of Love7.8
5623 min
▶20False Pledge7.9
5723 min
▶21Reaction of Fortune7.6
5623 min
▶22The Black Winged Angel7.9
5723 min
▶23Sign of a Storm7.6
5723 min
▶24Choosing Fate7.7
5824 min
▶25The Zone of Absolute Fortune7.6
5623 min
▶26Eternal Love7.8
5923 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Maaya Sakamoto Hitomi Kanzaki
Tomokazu Seki Van Fanel
Shin'ichiro Miki Allen Schezar, Amano
Ikue Otani Merle
Mayumi Iizuka Princess Millerna, Yukari
Jôji Nakata Folken Fanel
Toru Okawa Gaddes, Gaddess
Ginzô Matsuo Kio, Ruhm, Sorcerer C
Yûji Ueda Reeden, Athlete B
Minami Takayama Dilandau, Serena Schezar, Celena
Vic Mignogna Folken, Folken Fanel (FUNimation Dub), Folken Fanel (Funimation Dub)
Aaron Dismuke Van Fanel, Van Fanel (FUNimation Dub), Van Fanel (Funimation Dub)

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