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The Vision of Escaflowne
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Maaya Sakamoto
Hitomi Kanzaki (voice)
26 eps
Tomokazu Seki
Van Fanel (voice)
26 eps
Shin-ichiro Miki
Allen Schezar (voice)
26 eps
Mayumi Izuka
Millerna Aston (voice)
26 eps
Minami Takayama
Dilandau Albatau / Prince Child (voice)
26 eps
Jouji Nakata
Folken Fanel (voice)
26 eps
Yuri Amano
Eries Aston / Naria (voice)
26 eps
Ikue Otani
Merle (voice)
26 eps
Toru Okawa
Gaddes (voice)
26 eps
Ginzo Matsuo
Kio (voice)
26 eps
Masato Yamanouchi
Emperor Dornkirk (voice)
26 eps
Jurota Kosugi
Dryden Fassa (voice)
26 eps
Chafurin
Mole Man (voice)
26 eps
Toshihiko Nakajima
Teo (voice)
26 eps
Tessyo Genda
Balgus (voice)
26 eps
Narumi Hidaka
Eriya (voice)
26 eps
Koji Tsujitani
Jajuka (voice)
26 eps
Yuji Ueda
Reeden (voice)
26 eps
Keiji Fujiwara
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Vision of Escaflowne actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Vision of Escaflowne reads strongest on Spectacle, Character Depth and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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 surrounding Van, his past, and the giant machine known as Escaflowne.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E21
Reaction of Fortune
- Directed by Shogo Koumoto
- Written by Hiroaki Kitajima
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Minoru TakanashiProducer
- Masahiko MinamiProducer
Writing
- Akihiko InariWriter
- Hiroaki KitajimaWriter
- Ryota YamaguchiWriter
- Shoji KawamoriWriter
Direction
- Yoshiyuki TakeiDirector
- Tsuyoshi YoshimotoDirector
- Kazuki AkaneDirector
- Shinichiro WatanabeDirector
- Shoji KawamoriDirector
- Shogo KoumotoDirector
Cinematography
- Kazunobu OkedaDirector of Photography
Music
- Hajime MizoguchiOriginal Music Composer
- Yoko KannoOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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