Escaflowne (film)

Escaflowne Japanese , Hepburn Esukafurne? , also released under the title Escaflowne A Girl in Gaea, is a 2000 anime fantasy film produced by Sunrise and animated by studio Bones. Directed by Kazuki Akane, the film is a retelling of the 26episode anime television series The Vision of Escaflowne. While the plot of the film has some similar elements to the original television series, the characters differ in varying degrees from the television counterparts, with many completely redesigned and bearing little resemblance to the originals. The world of Gaea has a more Asian design than the heavily European influenced television series.

Hitomi Kanzaki is plagued by sleepiness and experiences very unusual and strange dreams. She is depressed and wants nothing more than to disappear. After leaving her only friend, she is suddenly transported, while inside the Dragon Armour, to a new and mysterious world, Gaea. Once there she is declared the Winged Goddess, but is confused and cant understand anything. After a while she discovers there is a battle for the Black Dragons dynasty between Prince Van and his brother Lord Folken. A battle in which she is called to play an important role.Escaflowne varies greatly from the original The Vision of Escaflowne series. With character redesigns by Nobuteru Yki, the film focuses on the relationship between Van and Hitomi and their personal issues. The characters themselves are also given different personalities, with the film Hitomi changing from a cheerful girl in love to a depressed, suicidal schoolgirl who is suffering from selfinduced feelings of loneliness and alienation. Van is also depicted as being more lonely and emotionally reserved, as well as being far more aggressive and willing to slay any perceived enemies than his more pacifistic series counterpart.citation needed ........

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