The Vision of Escaflowne
Original Title：天空のエスカフローネ
Languages:
- Spanish: La Visión de Escaflowne
- English: The Vision of Escaflowne
- French: Vision d`Escaflowne
- Japanese: 天空のエスカフローネ
- Chinese: 天空之艾斯嘉科尼
"The Vision of Escaflowne" (Japanese: 天空のエスカフローネ, Tenkū no Esukafurōne, lit. "Escaflowne of the Heavens") is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise and directed by Kazuki Akane. It premiered on TV Tokyo from April to September 1996. The series follows high school girl Hitomi Kanzaki who is pulled from Earth to the planet Gaea when she witnesses a boy named Van battling a dragon. On Gaea, she becomes embroiled in a war as the Zaibach Empire seeks to dominate the planet. Van, the king of Fanelia, with the assistance of Asturian knight Allen, pilots the mystical mech Escaflowne in the fight against the Zaibach Empire. Hitomi's fortune-telling powers develop on Gaea, making her key to awakening Escaflowne and thwarting the Zaibach's plans. The series blends fantasy, adventure, mecha, shōjo, and shōnen elements, exploring themes of fate, war, love, and trauma through intricate character relationships and conflicts. In addition to the anime, there are two manga series, a novel, a movie, and various music albums derived from the series.