Hitomi Kanzaki is a typical high school girl, with typical problems, but when a vision of a young man battling a dragon becomes a reality, her life changes forever. Drawn into a strange vortex with the swordsman, Van, Hitomi is thrust into the strange world of Gaea. Van must learn to master the suit of armor, Escaflowne, before he and Hitomi are crushed by the ambitions of the Empire of Zaibach. Van and Hitomi will encounter both allies and enemies in an effort to unlock the secrets within Escaflowne, and Hitomi's heart, stirred by love and adventure, will, at times ache with sorrow. But why was she sent to this world? Her journey has just begun! 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 urrounding Van, his past, and the giant machine known as Escaflowne. When I first watched this series on TV, they only showed 9 episodes. The show is just like Gundam Wing, instead of calling them Mobile suits,they are called:"Guymelef's".The Escaflowne Guymelef almost looks like the Gundam 01 and Wingzero. I really wanted to see the entire series. But I wasn't getting anywhere after buying the first volume on VHS. When I got the first 2 volumes on DVD, they were very interesting, the first volume had a pilot episode that was never aired on TV. The other episodes had never-before scenes. The characters I liked are: Allen, Millerna, and Dryden. The reason why I liked those characters because their voices were done by: Brian Drummond, Venus Terzo, and Michael Dobson. The series got really interesting when I bought the other volumes on DVD. I learned that Van's brother Folken lost one of his arms in the Dragon slaying ceremony to be the new King of Fanelia. Another thing I learned that Dilandau was really Allen's sister who was spirited away by the wind. The music was very beautiful. It was done by Yoko Kanno. The final episode was very interesting,Hitomi said good-bye to Van and the others and returned to the Mystic Moon. So in closing, after the series, see the Movie. Being a newcomer to anime I've been reading lots of things on the internet and searching out things I think I might enjoy. I've read so many positive reviews of EscaFlowne that I thought I might give it a shot. There's a newly released "Anime Legends" line from Bandai and this title was on the list. I ordered and I wasn't disappointed.<br/><br/>I'm probably a lot older than the average American anime viewer and I was totally sucked into this story. The animation was beautiful, with a few scattered static frames but not too much. The music everyone agrees is top notch. When I'm watching anime on DVD I tend to start skipping the intro and end music as I view several episodes in a sitting, but not with EscaFlowne. The opening reminded me of the band "YES". A lush and beautiful song that I never got tired of hearing.<br/><br/>This show has been described by many good reviews already, but if you like classic fantasy, fairy tales, Lord of the Rings type stuff you'll love this. It's well paced with no boring episodes, each one unfolding the story enough more and leaving you wanting to see the next one. It's just one of the best television programs that I've ever seen, Anime or live action.
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