Editing The Vision of Escaflowne (section)

===Anime===
{{See also|List of The Vision of Escaflowne episodes{{!}}List of ''The Vision of Escaflowne'' episodes}}
''The Vision of Escaflowne'' premiered in Japan on [[TV Tokyo]] on April 2, 1996, where it aired weekly until it completed its twenty-six-episode run on September 24, 1996.<ref name="BandaiCDs" />  [[Bandai Entertainment]]{{'s}} North American division, which licensed the series for home video distribution under its AnimeVillage label, first released the series with English subtitles, across eight [[VHS]] volumes, including a box set, from September 15 to December 15, 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://escaflowne.anime.net/production/animation_live_action/video_tapes/index.html|title=The Vision of Escaflowne Video Tapes|publisher=Escaflowne Compendium|access-date=August 8, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324231355/http://escaflowne.anime.net/production/animation_live_action/video_tapes/index.html|archive-date=March 24, 2008}}</ref> In August 2000, [[Fox Kids|Fox Kids Network]] began broadcasting the series in the United States.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Erickson|first1=Hal|title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003|date=2005|edition=2nd|publisher=McFarland & Co|isbn=978-1476665993|pages=305–306}}</ref> Produced by [[Saban Entertainment]] under license by [[Bandai Entertainment]], these [[dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] episodes were heavily edited to remove footage, add new "flashback" sequences to remind the audience of the events that just occurred, and to heavily downplay the role of Hitomi in the series. The first episode was skipped altogether, and the series soundtrack produced by Yoko Kanno was partially replaced with more techno rearrangements by [[Inon Zur]]. This modified version of the series was canceled after ten episodes due to "low ratings".<ref name="AnimeExplosion"/><ref name="AnimeEncyc"/> Fox explained that they edited to meet their own target audience, to comply with broadcast standards, and to fit the allowed timeslot.<ref name="Animerica">{{cite journal|title=Escaflowne Q&A|last=Loo|first=Egan|journal=[[Animerica]]|date=November 2000|volume=8|issue=10|pages=22–23|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|location=San Francisco, California|issn=1067-0831|oclc=27130932|url=http://www.animerica-mag.com/features/escaflowneqa.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030222110006/http://www.animerica-mag.com/features/escaflowneqa.html|archive-date=February 22, 2003}}</ref> The Canadian television channel [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]] acquired Fox's dubbed version of the series for broadcast. Following Fox's planned broadcast schedule, they premiered the series on September 11, 2000, with the second episode.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-10-31/ytv-programming|title=YTV Programming|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=October 31, 2000|access-date=May 16, 2008}}</ref> YTV aired all of the episodes Fox Kids dubbed, concluding with the series true first episode in February 2001.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-02-19/ytv-finishes-vision-of-escaflowne|title=YTV Finishes Vision of Escaflowne|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 19, 2001|access-date=May 16, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-02-27/ytv-broadcasts-the-first-episode-of-escaflowne|title=YTV Broadcasts the first episode of Escaflowne|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 27, 2001|access-date=May 16, 2008}}</ref>  Bandai began releasing the dubbed version to VHS in 2000, discontinuing the releases in February 2001 after only four volumes had been released.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-02-22/edited-escaflowne-tapes-cancelled|title=Edited Escaflowne Tapes Cancelled|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 22, 2001|access-date=May 16, 2008}}</ref>

Bandai later released the entire series, unedited and in the original episode order, to [[DVD region code#1|Region 1]] [[DVD]]. Spanning eight volumes, the releases include the original Japanese audio tracks with optional English subtitles, and the uncut English dubbed track.<ref name="AoDReview1">{{cite web|url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/305.php|title=Escaflowne Vol. #1 (of 8)|first=Chris|last=Beveridge|publisher=AnimeOnDVD.com|date=October 3, 2000|access-date=May 16, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201145215/http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/305.php|archive-date=December 1, 2008}}</ref> Bandai also later released the series in several different box sets, including a Limited Edition set released on July 23, 2002, a "Perfect Collection"—which included the ''[[Escaflowne (film)|Escaflowne]]'' feature-length movie—released October 26, 2004, and an "Anime Legends" box set on April 11, 2006.<ref name="AoDDVDList">{{cite web|url=http://www.animeondvd.com/review/seriespage.php?series=10356|title=Escaflowne|publisher=AnimeOnDVD.com|access-date=May 16, 2008}}</ref> At [[Otakon]] 2013, [[Funimation]] had announced that they have acquired both licenses to ''The Vision of Escaflowne'' and the movie.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=August 10, 2013|title=Funimation Adds Cowboy Bebop, Escaflowne, Outlaw Star, More|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-10/funimation-adds-cowboy-bebop-escaflowne-outlaw-star-more|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> On February 27, 2016, [[Funimation]] launched a [[Kickstarter]] campaign to re-dub the Escaflowne TV series using the HD materials from Sunrise, with the goal of $150,000, with it raising over the goal at $318,784.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-27/exclusive-funimation-launches-kickstarter-to-dub-escaflowne-tv-anime-director-cut/.99141|title=Exclusive: Funimation Launches Kickstarter to Dub Escaflowne TV Anime Director's Cut|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 27, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> Three pieces of theme music are used for the series. {{nihongo|"No Need for Promises"|約束はいらない|[[Yakusoku wa Iranai]]}}, performed by [[Maaya Sakamoto]], is used for the series opening theme for the entire series, except the first episode in which no opening sequence is used. Performed by [[Hiroki Wada]], "Mystic Eyes" is used for the ending theme for the first twenty-five episodes, while the final episode uses [[Yoko Kanno]]'s instrumental piece {{nihongo|"The Story of Escaflowne ~ End Title"|ザ ストーリー オブ エスカフローネ~エンド タイトル|Za Sutoorii Obu Esukafuroone ~ Endo Taitoru}}. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the series was made available in its Funimation dub on [[Channel 4]] via [[All 4]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/100-hours-anime-blast-all-4|title=100 hours of Anime blast onto All 4|date=October 25, 2019|publisher=Anime UK News|access-date=October 25, 2019}}</ref> From November 2022 to January 2024, the series streamed on ITV Hub, along with its successor platform, [[ITVX]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 9, 2022|title=Anime Now Streaming on ITV Hub|url=https://animeuknews.net/2022/11/anime-now-streaming-on-itv-hub/|access-date=July 27, 2023|website=Anime UK News|language=en-GB}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}