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Movie Info

"Escaflowne" blends romance and fantasy to tell the story of Hitomi Kanzaki, an ordinary high school student whose life has lost all meaning. Feeling at her most desperate, she wishes that she could just disappear into thin air -- a wish that is immediately granted when a mysterious man suddenly materializes and catapults her away from Earth. Hitomi is instantly thrust into Gaia, a strange new world ruled by sword and sorcery. In this world she realizes she can make a difference.

Rating:

PG-13 (Strong Animated Violence)
Genre:

adventure, fantasy, animation, sci fi
Original Language:

Japanese
Director:

Kazuki Akane
Producer:

Masahiko Minami, Minoru Takanashi, Masuo Ueda, Toyoyuki Yokohama
Writer:

Kazuki Akane, Tetsujiro Yamagami
Release Date (Streaming):

Mar 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA):

$56.5K
Runtime:

1h 38m

Cast & Crew

Shin'ichirô Miki
Allen
Voice

Jôji Nakata
Folken
Voice

Ikue Ootani
Merle
Voice

Maaya Sakamoto
Hitomi Kanzaki
Voice

Tomokazu Seki
Van
Voice

Kazuki Akane
Director

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Critic Reviews for Escaflowne

All Critics (14) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (8)

Its ambitiousness and artistry should satisfy discriminating fans of the anime genre.

July 20, 2002

Loren King
Chicago Tribune
Romantic, riveting and handsomely animated.

March 29, 2002 | Rating: 3/4

Melanie McFarland
Seattle Times
A visual spectacle full of stunning images and effects.

March 7, 2002 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Tom Maurstad
Dallas Morning News
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.

March 1, 2002 | Rating: C-

Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle
A fan film that for the uninitiated plays better on video with the sound turned down.

February 24, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine
Quote not available.

May 5, 2003 | Rating: 2/5

Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
It is just too bad the film's story does not live up to its style.

February 13, 2003 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
Required viewing for anime fans.

May 24, 2002 | Full Review…

Oregonian
Even die-hard fans of Japanese animation ... will find this one a challenge.

April 29, 2002 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review
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.

April 19, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee
Typical anim, 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.

March 28, 2002 | Rating: C | Full Review…

William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Fairly run-of-the-mill.

March 3, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

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Audience Reviews for Escaflowne

Feb 22, 2011

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...

Chris B Super Reviewer
Apr 07, 2006

This is a retelling of the anime of the same name, but is sooooo much better. I ~loved~ the ending.

Curt C Super Reviewer