Escaflowne does everything right (even when it doesn't). It expertly combines mecha with fantasy, romance, explorations of the self and what it means to be *you.* The action is intense, Hitomi's arc is one of my favorite in fiction, and Dilandau is the GOAT of antagonists. An all-around must watch

April 01, 2026 - 16:50 UTC

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Hear.
Freaking.
Hear!
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I own the show on multiple formats, and have watched it front to back over a dozen times. the movie is still one of my favorite pieces of animation, and I used to even watch it only as storyboards because even the process of making it was so beautiful to me
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Let’s not forget an amazing sound track by Yoko Kanno herself, both memorable and haunting. I’m still extremely happy I tracked down a physical copy of the music cds a long time ago.
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I need the physical version of the OST myself, I could never find it 😭
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