Kelly Sheridan,
Kirby Morrow,
Venus Terzo,
Maaya Sakamoto,
Tomokazu Seki
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In this animé feature based on the popular Japanese television series, Hitomi is a high school student who is trying to come to terms with a severe case of depression. When her spirits are at their lo... read more
DVD Release Date: July 23, 2002
Stats: 617 reviews
I was forced to watch this in college by a roommate whose sole mission was to get me into Anime. He was not very successful. The film is actually kind of interesting but I was cautious from the get-go of such a detailed journey film (that involves nothing less than traveling th... read more
Loved the ending to the OVA but still enjoyed the film, although Folken killed in the way he was just didn't do it for me...
This is a retelling of the anime of the same name, but is sooooo much better. I ~loved~ the ending.
This movie is an acquired taste since it's a shorter, more cryptic version of the series, Vision of Escaflowne. The character designs have changed somewhat for the movie adaptation. Everyone takes on an older, and in some cases more sinister appearance. The icing on this cake ... read more
A highly condensed, almost too fast-paced, rehash of the series...with a storyline that is only moderately similar to the series. If you had to pick only one you could watch, choose the series.
This movie is definitely better if you've seen the anime series, as you'll "get" the characters a little more quickly, but it's still quite fun to watch on its own. It's very much eye candy.. Oh, and if you *have* watched the anime? The movie is kind of..a loose 'retelling' of th... read more
Not a bad retelling with beautiful animation, but the story from the TV series was much much better.
It's awsome! I loved it because it kept me etertained all throw the movie I'm working on getting the series because I loved the movie and no one I know has the series so I'm gonna buy it so I can understand it more better and re watch it anytime I want because I can' t get enough... read more
Now I want to get the series. What fun to have a connection with an entire other world and the ability to travel there! Reminds me a bit of the Inuyasha anime series. It's neat.
I'm quite impressed with the sheer quality of this film. The art and music just sing; it's more of a somewhat alternate take than what the anime was, but it does so in a way it stands on it's own. Truely one of the best adaptations of its kind I've ever seen.
The idea of an ordinary slacker kid being a savior for another world may not be anything new, but Escaflowne literally gives it a new paint job. Full Review
A visual spectacle full of stunning images and effects. Full Review
A combination of standard, stiff TV-style animation and snazzy-looking digital effects that do little to disguise the fact that the characters barely move. Full Review
It is just too bad the film's story does not live up to its style. Full Review
Even die-hard fans of Japanese animation ... will find this one a challenge. Full Review
Romantic, riveting and handsomely animated. Full Review
Typical animé, with cheapo animation (like Saturday morning TV in the '60s), a complex sword-and-sorcery plot and characters who all have big round eyes and Japanese names. Full Review
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