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{{Short description|Japanese anime television series}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image        = Escaflowne dvd.png
| caption      = Limited Edition [[DVD]] box set
| ja_kanji     = 天空のエスカフローネ
| ja_romaji    = Tenkū no Esukafurōne
| genre        = [[Fantasy]],<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000"/> [[isekai]],<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000"/> [[Mecha anime and manga|mecha]]<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000"/>
| creator      = {{ubl|[[Hajime Yatate]]|[[Shōji Kawamori]]}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = manga
| author       = Shōji Kawamori
| illustrator  = [[Katsu Aki]]
| publisher    = [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
| publisher_en = {{english manga publisher
| AUS          = [[Crunchyroll Store Australia|Madman Entertainment]]
| NA           = [[Tokyopop]]
}}
| demographic  = ''[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]''
| magazine     = [[Shōnen Ace]]
| first        = October 24, 1994
| last         = November 26, 1997
| volumes      = 8
| volume_list  = #Manga
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type         = tv series
| director     = [[Kazuki Akane]]
| producer     = {{ubl|Yumi Murase (TV Tokyo)|[[Masahiko Minami]]|(Sunrise)}}
| writer       = Hiroaki Kitajima<br>[[Shōji Kawamori]]<br>[[Ryōta Yamaguchi]]<br>Akihiko Inai
| music        = {{ubl|[[Hajime Mizoguchi]]|[[Yoko Kanno]]|[[Inon Zur]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Vision of Escaflowne|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138919/fullcredits|access-date=July 27, 2023|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>}}
| studio       = [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]
| licensee     = {{ubl|[[Crunchyroll]]|{{English anime licensee| UK = [[Anime Limited]]}}}}
| network      = [[TX Network|TXN]] ([[TV Tokyo]])
| network_en   = {{English anime network
| CA           = [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]]
| US           = [[Fox Kids]]
| UK           = [[AnimeCentral]]
| SEA          = [[Animax|Animax Asia]]
}}
| first        = April 2, 1996
| last         = September 24, 1996
| episodes     = 26
| episode_list = List of The Vision of Escaflowne episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = manga
| title        = Messiah Knight: The Vision of Escaflowne
| author       = Yuzuru Yashiro
| publisher    = Kadokawa Shoten
| demographic  = ''[[Shōjo manga|Shōjo]]''
| magazine     = [[Asuka Fantasy DX]]
| first        = April 18, 1996
| last         = January 18, 1997
| volumes      = 2
| volume_list  = #Manga
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = light novel
| author       = Yumiko Tsukamoto
| illustrator  = Nobuteru Yūki<br>Hirotoshi Sano
| publisher    = Kadokawa Shoten
| demographic  =
| imprint      =
| magazine     = [[Newtype]]
| first        = June 1996
| last         = August 1997
| volumes      = 6
| volume_list  = #Novels
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = manga
| title        = Escaflowne: Energist's Memories
| author       = Various
| publisher    = Kadokawa Shoten
| demographic  = ''Shōjo''
| published    = January 8, 1997
| volumes      = 1
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title        = Anime film
| content      =
* ''[[Escaflowne (film)|Escaflowne]]'' (2000)
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}

{{Nihongo|'''''The Vision of Escaflowne'''''|天空のエスカフローネ|Tenkū no Esukafurōne|lit. ''Escaflowne of the Heavens''|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[anime]] television series produced by [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]. It premiered from April to September 1996, on [[TV Tokyo]]. Sony's anime [[satellite television|satellite]] channel, [[Animax]] also aired the series, both in Japan and on its various worldwide networks, including Hong Kong, [[Taiwan]], and [[Southeast Asia]]. It was licensed for [[DVD region code#1|Region 1]] release by [[Bandai Entertainment]].

The series follows a high school girl named Hitomi, who finds herself pulled from Earth to the planet Gaea when a boy named Van appears on the high school track while battling a dragon. In Gaea, she is caught in the middle of a war as the Zaibach Empire attempts to take over Gaea. Van (King of Fanelia), with aid from Allen (an Asturian Knight), commands his mystical [[mech]] Escaflowne in the struggle to stop the Zaibach Empire.  Hitomi's fortune telling powers blossom in Gaea as she becomes the key to awakening Escaflowne and to stopping Zaibach's plans.

While the anime series was in production, two very different [[manga]] series retellings were also developed and released: a version of the story entitled ''The Vision of Escaflowne'' and a retelling titled ''Hitomi — The Vision of Escaflowne''. In addition, a second manga adaptation called ''Escaflowne — Energist's Memories'' was released as a single volume in 1997. The story was novelized in a series of six [[light novels]] by Yumiko Tsukamoto. An anime film, entitled simply ''[[Escaflowne (film)|Escaflowne]]'', was released in June 2000. Four CD soundtracks and a [[drama CD]] have also been released in relation to the series.

==Plot==
{{Further|List of The Vision of Escaflowne characters{{!}}List of ''The Vision of Escaflowne'' characters}}
Gaea is an alternate world that was created from the combined wishes of the inhabitants of [[Atlantis]] when it started to sink into the ocean. On Gaea, Earth is known as the Mystic Moon. Gaea's size, mass, atmospheric composition, temperature belts, and even seasons are the same as Earth’s. The series focuses on Hitomi Kanzaki and her adventures after she is transported to the world of Gaea, a mysterious planet where she can see Earth and its moon in the sky. Hitomi's latent psychic powers are enhanced on Gaea and she quickly becomes embroiled in the conflicts between the Zaibach Empire led by Emperor Isaac Dornkirk and the several peaceful countries that surround it. The conflicts are brought about by the Zaibach Empire's quest to revive the legendary power from the ancient city of Atlantis. As the series progresses, many of the characters' pasts and motivations, as well as the history of Atlantis and the true nature of the planet Gaea, are revealed.

==Production==
[[Shoji Kawamori]] first proposed the series after a trip to [[Nepal]], during which he visited the foggy mountain region and pictured a hidden world where an epic focusing on both fate and destiny should be set.<ref name="AnimeExplosion">{{cite book|last=Drazen|first=Patrick|title=[[Anime Explosion! The What? Why? & Wow! of Japanese Animation]]|date=October 2002|publisher=Stone Bridge Press|location=Berkeley, California|isbn=1-880656-72-8|oclc=50898281|pages=288–297|no-pp=yes}}</ref><ref name="Animerica Sept 2000">{{cite journal|title=Animerica Spotlight: The Vision of Escaflowne|last=Loo|first=Egan|journal=[[Animerica]]|date=September 2000|volume=8|issue=8|pages=7–10, 36–38|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|location=San Francisco, California|issn=1067-0831|oclc=27130932}}</ref> When he returned, he proposed the series to [[Bandai Visual]] and [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]. According to Kawamori, his [[Sales pitch|pitch]] for the series was simple: "if ''[[Macross]]'' was robotic [[mecha]] and love songs, why not a story about robotic mecha and divining powers?".<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000"/> He worked with Bandai producer Minoru Takanashi to finish fleshing out the original idea.<ref name="AnimeExplosion"/> They researched various mysteries for inspiration, particularly stories centered on the mythical land of [[Atlantis]] and the [[Bermuda Triangle]].<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000"/> As the series began taking shape, they changed the lead character from a male, to a high school girl as the lead character.<ref name="AnimeExplosion"/><ref name="Animerica Sept 2000"/> [[Nobuteru Yuki]] was hired as the character designer, and tasked with crafting a design for Hitomi and the rest of the cast. He would later state that Hitomi was his favorite character because it was the first one he would ever designed completely from scratch rather than simply being adapted from an existing medium. Initially, Folken and Dilandau were a single enemy commander, but as the story was fleshed out, the creators felt the series would be more interesting if there were two with very different personalities.<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000"/>

Initially, [[Yasuhiro Imagawa]] was brought on board to direct.<ref name="AnimeExplosion" /><ref name="Animerica Sept 2000" /> He is credited with coining the word "escaflowne", a Latin-based derivative of the word "escalation", that would be used in the title.<ref name="AnimeExplosion"/><ref name="Animerica Sept 2000"/> Imagawa imagined a series that was heavily male-oriented and would feature a shapely heroine and dramatic battles.<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000" /> However, he left the project before production started to direct ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam]]''.<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000"/> Without a director, the series was put on hold and Kawamori left to work on other projects. After two years, Sunrise revisited the project and brought in relative newcomer [[Kazuki Akane]] as the new director.<ref name="AnimeExplosion"/><ref name="Animerica Sept 2000"/> To broaden the potential audience, Akane decided to add more girl-oriented elements to the series. The suggestive elements were removed, several of the male characters were given more "beautiful boy" appearances, and the plot element around the [[tarot cards]] were added.<ref name="AnimeExplosion" /><ref name="Animerica Sept 2000" /> Akane also redesigned Hitomi, taking her from a curvy, air-headed, long-haired girl with glasses to a slim, athletic, short-haired and more intelligent and confident girl.<ref name="AnimeExplosion"/><ref name="Animerica Sept 2000"/> With the series character designs finalized and the story set, [[Yoko Kanno]] was selected to write the songs for the series, including the background songs which she co-wrote with her then-husband [[Hajime Mizoguchi]], with whom she had previously collaborated on the soundtrack for ''[[Please Save My Earth]]''.<ref name="AnimeExplosion"/><ref name="Animerica Sept 2000"/> Initially they found it difficult to score the series as the plot itself was still being reworked around the new concept, but the plot changes were finished in time for them to prepare the score and give the film the desired final "epic touch."<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000"/> 16-year-old [[Maaya Sakamoto]], fresh from a small role in the anime adaptation of ''[[Mizuiro Jidai]]'', was selected not only as the voice of Hitomi, but also to sing the ''Escaflowne'' theme song. Kanno is noted as saying that Sakamoto is an ideal interpreter of her work. After this project, they continued to collaborate on many other works and some consider her work on ''The Vision of Escaflowne'' to be the launching point of Sakamoto's career.<ref name="AnimeExplosion"/>

It is said as the series entered into production, the budget required it be cut down to twenty-six episodes before work began on the final scripts and the animation.<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000"/><ref name="AnimeEncyc">{{cite book|last=Clements|first=Jonathan|author-link=Jonathan Clements|author2=Helen McCarthy|author2-link=Helen McCarthy|title=[[The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917]]|date=September 1, 2001|publisher=Stone Bridge Press|location=Berkeley, California|isbn=1-880656-64-7|oclc=47255331|no-pp=yes|pages=115|edition=1st}}</ref> However the director disputes this in a Panel Q&A for Funimation's Kickstarter, where he states the series was always supposed to be 26 episodes. This is clarified by Shoji Kawamori in the Special Edition Booklet for ''[[Escaflowne (film)|Escaflowne]]'', in which he states the original pitch was 39 episodes in 1990, but this version never went into production, it was also radically different in concept and tone. The production really began in 1994 where the show solidified its fantasy aspects and the final format.,<ref>ESCAFLOWNE THE MOVIE ULTIMATE 3-DISC EDITION-BOX Booklet</ref> In an interview during this time Kawamori had said he was unsure what form Escaflowne would take, but eventually it was set on a 26 episode TV anime.<ref>Ledoux, Trish.(September 22, 1997) Anime Interviews: The First Five Years of Animerica, Anime & Manga Monthly. Viz Communications, U.S.; Original ed. edition. pp 110-118. {{ISBN|1569312206}}.</ref> In the retail Japanese video release, some of the extended scenes were restored to the first seven episodes.<ref name="AnimeEncyc"/>

==Media==
===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}}

===Soundtracks===
[[Maaya Sakamoto]] voiced the main character of Hitomi Kanzaki and performed the opening theme song "Yakusoku wa Iranai" and other songs from the series.<ref name="AnimeExplosion" /> [[Yoko Kanno]] and [[Hajime Mizoguchi]] composed and produced the series' musical themes and background, incorporating a variety of styles including contemporary, classical, and [[Gregorian chant]]. Four [[CD]] [[soundtrack]]s have been released in Japan by [[Victor Entertainment]]. ''Escaflowne: Over the Sky'' was released on June 5, 1996, with sixteen tracks, including the series' full opening and ending themes.<ref name="BandaiCDs">{{cite web|url=http://www.b-ch.com/cgi-bin/contents/ttl/det.cgi?ttl_c=134|script-title=ja:天空のエスカフローネ|publisher=Bandai Entertainment|work=Bandai Channel|language=ja|access-date=February 10, 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080121073702/http://www.b-ch.com/cgi-bin/contents/ttl/det.cgi?ttl_c=134 <!-- Bot retrieved archive -->|archive-date = January 21, 2008}}</ref><ref name="CD1">{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICL-769|title=Escaflowne Soundtrack|publisher=Neowing|work=CD Japan|language=ja|access-date=February 10, 2008}}</ref>  The second CD, ''Escaflowne Original Soundtrack 2'', was released on July 24, 1996, and contained an additional seventeen tracks.<ref name="BandaiCDs" /><ref name="CD2">{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICL-772|title=Escaflowne Original Soundtrack 2|publisher=Neowing|work=CD Japan|access-date=February 10, 2008}}</ref>

Released on September 28, 1996, ''Escaflowne Original Soundtrack 3'' contained an additional fifteen tracks.<ref name="BandaiCDs" /><ref name="CD3">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0000070H2/|script-title=ja:天空のエスカフローネ(3)|language=ja|access-date=February 10, 2008 |title=Amazon.co.jp }}</ref>  The fourth CD soundtrack, ''The Vision of Escaflowne: Lovers Only'', was released in on January 22, 1997, and contained twenty tracks, including the original TV length opening and ending themes and the ending theme used for the final episode of the series.<ref name="CD4">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000058AAM/|title=天空のエスカフローネ The Vision of Escaflowne|language=ja|access-date=February 10, 2008}}</ref>  Despite the relative popularity of the soundtracks, they were not licensed for release outside Japan for some time and were only available by [[import]]ing them. However, all 4 soundtracks can now be currently purchased digitally via [[iTunes]].

===Manga===
Three alternate retellings of ''The Vision of Escaflowne'' have been released in [[manga]] form, with first two manga series developed at the same time as the anime.  Due to the radical changes in the anime series during production, these two manga series are very different from the original anime series and each other.  The first series, also titled ''The Vision of Escaflowne'' was one of the first manga series to appear in the then new ''[[Shōnen Ace]]'' magazine from [[Kadokawa Shoten]].  Despite the anime series itself being on hold, Sunrise gave artist [[Katsu Aki]] the existing production and character designs, resulting in the first series having the heavy manga feel and curvaceous Hitomi that was originally planned for the anime series.<ref name="AnimeExplosion" /><ref name="Animerica Sept 2000" /> Given free rein to change the story however he wanted, Aki's version is a violent saga focused primarily on fighting and has Hitomi transforming into a "curvaceous [[nymph]]" that is the power source of the mecha Escaflowne.<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000" /> The series premiered in ''Shōnen Ace'''s first issue on October 24, 1994, and ran until November 26, 1997.  The thirty-four chapters were collected and published by Kadokawa across eight ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes.<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000" /> It was licensed for released in North America by [[Tokyopop]] with the first volume released on July 8, 2003.<ref name="tokyopop1">{{cite web| title=''Vision Of Escaflowne, The'' Volume 1| url=http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1691| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040427094825/http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1691| archivedate=April 27, 2004| publisher=[[Tokyopop]]| accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref> The Tokyopop English editions were also imported for distribution in Australia by [[Madman Entertainment]].

{{Graphic novel list/header}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 1
| OriginalRelDate = March 28, 1995<ref>{{cite web| title=天空のエスカフローネ１|  trans-title=Escaflowne of the Heavens 1| url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999713104/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125150312/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999713104/| archivedate=January 25, 2022| publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]| language=Japanese| accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
| OriginalISBN    = 978-4-04-713104-0
| LicensedRelDate = July 8, 2003<ref name="tokyopop1"/>
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59182-366-8
| ChapterList     =
* {{nihongo|"Vision 1: Of Dreams and Legends"|聖宝石パワー発現!!|Hijiri hōseki pawā hatsugen!!}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 2: Dilandau"|冷徹！ディランドー|Reitetsu! Dirandō}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 3: Battle in Asturia"|激突！古城基地の闘い!!|Gekitotsu kojō kichi no tatakai!!}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 4: Rah Drick, Demon of the Heavenly Mountains"|天上山脈の悪魔|Tenjō sanmyaku no akuma}}
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 2
| OriginalRelDate = November 28, 1995<ref>{{cite web| title=天空のエスカフローネ２|  trans-title=Escaflowne of the Heavens 2| url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999713123/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125150410/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999713123/| archivedate=January 25, 2022| publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|  language=Japanese| accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
| OriginalISBN    = 978-4-04-713123-1
| LicensedRelDate = September 9, 2003<ref>{{cite web| title=''Vision Of Escaflowne, The'' Volume 2| url=http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1692| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040427095238/http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1692| archivedate=April 27, 2004| publisher=[[Tokyopop]]| accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59182-367-6
| ChapterList     =
* {{nihongo|"Vision 5: Secrets of the Holy Spring"|聖なる湖の神話|Seinaru mizuumi no shinwa}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 6: Trial by Fire"|激闘！バァンVS炎の騎士!!|Gekitō！ Bān VS Hono no kishi!!}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 7: Familiar Faces"|奪われた紋章|Ubawareta monshō!}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 8: Single Passage"|たったひとつの突破口|Tatta hitotsu no toppakō}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 9: Zaibach Infiltration"|ザイバッハ侵入作戦|Zaibahha shinnyū sakusen}}
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 3
| OriginalRelDate = April 1, 1996<ref>{{cite web| title=天空のエスカフローネ３|  trans-title=Escaflowne of the Heavens 3| url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999713137/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125150410/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999713123/| archivedate=January 25, 2022| publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|  language=Japanese| accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
| OriginalISBN    = 978-4-04-713137-8
| LicensedRelDate = November 4, 2003<ref>{{cite web| title=''Vision Of Escaflowne, The'' Volume 3| url=http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1693| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040427100125/http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1693| archivedate=April 27, 2004| publisher=[[Tokyopop]]| accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59182-368-4
| ChapterList     =
* {{nihongo|"Vision 10: Conspiracy"|ゲルグラン元帥の陰謀!!|Geruguran gensui no inbō!!}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 11: Death to the Queen"|処刑!! エスカリーナ王妃|Shokei!! Esukarīna ōhi}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 12: Identity of the Flame"|炎の騎士の正体|Honō no kishi no shōtai}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 13: Emperor Dornkirk"|帝王ドルンカーク|Teiō Dorunkāku}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 14: The Forest of Deception"|まやかしの森の悲劇|Mayakashi no mori no higeki}}
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 4
| OriginalRelDate = July 29, 1996<ref>{{cite web| title=天空のエスカフローネ４|  trans-title=Escaflowne of the Heavens 4| url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999713147/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125150658/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999713147/| archivedate=January 25, 2022| publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|  language=Japanese| accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
| OriginalISBN    = 978-4-04-713147-7
| LicensedRelDate = January 6, 2004<ref>{{cite web| title=''Vision Of Escaflowne, The'' Volume 4| url=http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1789| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040427091106/http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1789| archivedate=April 27, 2004| publisher=[[Tokyopop]]| accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59182-449-4
| ChapterList     =
* {{nihongo|"Vision 15: Knights of Gold and Silver"|金の騎士・銀の騎士|Kin no kishi gin no kishi}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 16: Final Farewell"|最後のメッセージ|Saigo no messēji}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 17: A Desperate Prayer"|命がけの祈り！|Nochigake no inori!}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 18: Battle of the Mine"|第２採掘場の死闘!!|Dai 2 saikutsuba no shitō!!}}
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 5
| OriginalRelDate = November 27, 1996<ref>{{cite web| title=天空のエスカフローネ５|  trans-title=Escaflowne of the Heavens 5| url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999713169/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125150800/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999713169/| archivedate=January 25, 2022| publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|  language=Japanese| accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
| OriginalISBN    = 978-4-04-713169-9
| LicensedRelDate = March 2, 2004<ref>{{cite web| title=''Vision Of Escaflowne, The'' Volume 5| url=http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1790| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040427093630/http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1790| archivedate=April 27, 2004| publisher=[[Tokyopop]]| accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59182-450-8
| ChapterList     =
* {{nihongo|"Vision 19: Suicide Bombing"|脅威 !! ゾンギ自爆計画|Kyōi!! Zongi Jjibaku Keikaku}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 20: Millerna's Choice"|ラーナの真実|Rāna No Shinjitsu}}
* {{nihongo|'Vision 21: Renegade?!"|逆賊アレン!?|Gyakuzoku Aren!?}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 22: The Revolutionist's Army"|反帝国軍を探せ。|Han teikokugun o sagase.}}
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 6
| OriginalRelDate = April 25, 1997<ref>{{cite web| title=天空のエスカフローネ６| trans-title=Escaflowne of the Heavens 6|  url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999713181/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125150953/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999713181/| archivedate=January 25, 2022| publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|  language=Japanese| accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
| OriginalISBN    = 978-4-04-713181-1
| LicensedRelDate = May 11, 2004<ref>{{cite web| title=''Vision Of Escaflowne, The'' Volume 6| url=http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1791| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040427094433/http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1791| archivedate=April 27, 2004| publisher=[[Tokyopop]]| accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59182-451-6
| ChapterList     =
* {{nihongo|"Vision 23: Into the Storm"|豪雨の対決!!|Gōu no taiketsu!!}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 24: Riot in Freid"|動乱！フレイド公国!!|Dōran! Furei do kōkoku!!}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 25: The Legend of the Light"|光の神話|Hikari no shinwa}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 26: Vision of Fate"|運命のビジョン!!|Unmei no bijon!!}}
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 7
| OriginalRelDate = September 1, 1997<ref>{{cite web| title=天空のエスカフローネ７| trans-title=Escaflowne of the Heavens 7|  url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999713195/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125151043/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999713195/| archivedate=January 25, 2022| publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]| language=Japanese| accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
| OriginalISBN    = 978-4-04-713195-8
| LicensedRelDate = July 6, 2004<ref>{{cite web| title=''Vision Of Escaflowne, The'' Volume 7| url=http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1792| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040427095211/http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1792| archivedate=April 27, 2004| publisher=[[Tokyopop]]| accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59182-452-4
| ChapterList     =
* {{nihongo|"Vision 27: Espionage"|スパイ潜入|Supai Sen'nyū}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 28: Unto the Ark"|箱船が運びし者|Hakobune ga hakobishi mono}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 29: Abandoned Paradise"|棄てられた楽園|Sute rareta rakuen}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 30: The Demon Awakes"|目覚めた邪神!!|Mezameta jashin!!}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 31: Mystery of the Lost Empire"|消えた帝国の謎!!|Kieta teikoku no nazo!!}}
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 8
| OriginalRelDate = January 28, 1998<ref>{{cite web| title=天空のエスカフローネ８| trans-title=Escaflowne of the Heavens 8| url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999713208/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125151212/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999713208/| archivedate=January 25, 2022| publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|  language=Japanese| accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
| OriginalISBN    = 978-4-04-713208-5
| LicensedRelDate = September 14, 2004<ref>{{cite web| title=''Vision Of Escaflowne, The'' Volume 8| url=http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1793| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040427100610/http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1793| archivedate=April 27, 2004| publisher=[[Tokyopop]]| accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN    = 1-59182-453-2
| ChapterList     =
* {{nihongo|"Vision 32: Invading the Ark"|「箱船」発動 !!|"Hakobune" hatsudō!!}}
* {{nihongo|"Vision 33: Emergence of the First Commander"|第1指揮官出現!!|Dai 1 Shikikan Shutsugen!!}}
* {{nihongo|"Final Vision: Dreams of a World"|星の見る夢|Hoshi no miru yume}}
}}
{{Graphic novel list/footer}}

In 1996, with the premiere of the anime series, ''Messiah Knight&nbsp;— The Vision of Escaflowne'' was created.<ref name="AnimeExplosion" />  This ''shōjo'' oriented adaptation was written by Yuzuru Yashiro and serialized in ''[[Asuka Fantasy DX]]''<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000" /> from April 8, 1996, through January 18, 1997.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} Unlike the first manga, it focused more on the interaction of the characters and severely toned down the violence to the point that the mecha are not used for battle at all and Escaflowne only appears near the end of the series. It was abruptly canceled after only 10 chapters and the end of the anime, due to the slowing popularity of the series.<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000" /> The individual chapters were released in two ''tankōbon'' volumes,<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000" /> at which time the series was retitled ''Hitomi&nbsp;— The Vision of Escaflowne.''
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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 1
| RelDate = September 27, 1996<ref>{{cite web| title=Hitomi 天空のエスカフローネ１| trans-title=Hitomi: Escaflowne of the Heavens 1| url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999852739/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125153138/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999852739/| archivedate=January 25, 2022| publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]| language=Japanese| accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
| ISBN    = 978-4-04-852739-2
| ChapterList     =
{{nihongo|"Prologue"|プロローグ|Purorōgu}}
#{{nihongo|"The Price of the Wound"|傷の代償|Kizu no daishō}}
#{{nihongo|"White Demon"|白き魔人|Shiroki majin}}
#{{nihongo|"The Day When the Angel Dances"|天使の舞う日|Tenshi no mau hi}}
#{{nihongo|"The Smell of Battle"|戦いの匂い|Tatakai no nioi}}
#{{nihongo|"Storm Raider"|嵐の襲撃者|Arashi no shūgekisha}}
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 2
| RelDate = April 7, 1997<ref>{{cite web| title=Hitomi 天空のエスカフローネ ２| trans-title=Hitomi: Escaflowne of the Heavens 2| url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999852799/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125153921/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999852799/| archivedate=January 25, 2022| publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]| language=Japanese| accessdate=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
| ISBN    = 978-4-04-852799-6
| ChapterList     =
#<li value="6">{{nihongo|"Scarlet Demon Boy'|緋の魔少年|Hi no ma shōnen}}
#{{nihongo|"The Sprouting Bond'|芽生えた絆|Mebaeta kizuna}}
#{{nihongo|"Destiny Reunion'|運命の再会|Unmei no saikai}}
#{{nihongo|"Burning Earth'|灼熱の大地|Shakunetsu no daichi}}
#{{nihongo|"Eternal Feelings"|永遠の想い|Eien no omoi}}
{{nihongo|'Epilogue'|エピローグ|Epirōgu}}
}}
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A final manga retelling, ''Escaflowne&nbsp;— Energist's Memories,'' was a collaborative effort of various [[Mangaka|manga artist]]s around Japan to create 15 "mini-stories" related to the anime series. The single volume manga was published in January 1997 under Kadokawa's ''Asuka comics DX'' imprint. Artists who contributed to the volume include: Tammy Ohta, Yayoi Takeda, Kahiro Okuya, Daimoon Tennyo, Kazumi Takahashi, Masaki Sano, and Kyo Watanabe.

===Novels===
Yumiko Tsukamoto and [[Shoji Kawamori]] collaborated in the writing on a novelization of the ''Vision of Escaflowne'' anime series. The [[light novel]] chapters were originally serialized in ''[[Newtype]]'', and the illustrations were provided by [[Nobuteru Yuuki]] and Hirotoshi Sano. The individual chapters were collected and released in six individual volumes by [[Kadokawa Shoten|Kadokawa]] under their "New Type Novels" label between June 1996 and August 1997.

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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 1
| OriginalRelDate = June 1996
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-701603-9
| ChapterList     =
| VolumeExtras    =
| Summary         =
'''Volume title:'''  Escaflowne<br>
'''Cover characters:''' [[List of The Vision of Escaflowne characters#Hitomi Kanzaki|Hitomi Kanzaki]], [[List of The Vision of Escaflowne characters#Van Fanel|Van Fanel]], [[List of The Vision of Escaflowne characters#Allen Schezar|Allen Schezar]], Susumu Amano
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 2
| OriginalRelDate = August 1996
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-701604-7
| ChapterList     =
| VolumeExtras    =
| Summary         =
'''Volume title:'''  {{nihongo|The Dragon's Wanderings|竜の流離|Ryū no Sasurai}}<br>
'''Cover characters:''' Van Fanel, Hitomi Kanzaki, Allen Schezar
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 3
| OriginalRelDate = November 1996
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-701609-8
| ChapterList     =
| VolumeExtras    =
| Summary         =
'''Volume title:'''  {{nihongo|The Dragon's Training|竜の修練|Ryū no Shūren}}<br>
'''Cover characters:''' Allen Schezar, The Doppelganger, [[List of The Vision of Escaflowne characters#Dilandau Albatou|Dilandau Albatou]], Hitomi Kanzaki, [[List of The Vision of Escaflowne characters#Prince Chid|Prince Chid]]
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 4
| OriginalRelDate = April 1997
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-701610-1
| ChapterList     =
| VolumeExtras    =
| Summary         =
'''Volume title:'''  {{nihongo|The Dragon's Silence|竜の沈黙|Ryū no Chinmoku}}<br>
'''Cover characters:''' [[List of The Vision of Escaflowne characters#Millerna Aston|Millerna Aston]], Allen Schezar, [[List of The Vision of Escaflowne characters#Dryden Fassa|Dryden Fassa]], Van Fanel, Hitomi Kanzaki
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 5
| OriginalRelDate = May 1997
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-701613-6
| ChapterList     =
| VolumeExtras    =
| Summary         =
'''Volume title:'''  {{nihongo|The Dragon's Preference|竜の愛憎|Ryū no Aizō|}}<br>
'''Cover characters:'''  Eriya, [[List of The Vision of Escaflowne characters#Folken Fanel|Folken Fanel]], Nariya, Van Fanel, Hitomi Kanzaki
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 6
| OriginalRelDate = August 1997
| OriginalISBN    = 4-04-701617-9
| ChapterList     =
| VolumeExtras    =
| Summary         =
'''Volume title:'''  {{nihongo|The Dragon's Eternity|竜の永遠|Ryū no Eien}}<br>
'''Cover characters:''' Van Fanel, Hitomi Kanzaki, Escaflowne
}}
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===Anime film===
{{Main article|Escaflowne (film){{!}}''Escaflowne'' (film)}}
{{nihongo|''Escaflowne''|エスカフローネ|Esukafurōne}} is an anime film released in Japan on June 24, 2000, that retells the story of the anime series. The film was produced by [[Sunrise (Japanese company)|Sunrise]], animated by [[Studio BONES]], and directed by [[Kazuki Akane]].  Featuring character re-designs by [[Nobuteru Yūki]], the film focuses on the relationship between Van and Hitomi and their personal issues. The characters themselves are also given different personalities; in the film Hitomi changes from a cheerful girl in love to a depressed, suicidal schoolgirl who suffers from self-induced feelings of loneliness and alienation and Van is now a violent, hot-headed man.<ref name="animeondvdrev">{{cite web|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|date=April 15, 2005|title=Escaflowne Movie: Standard Edition|url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/995.php|publisher=AnimenOnDVD.com|access-date=July 31, 2006}}</ref> In the film the world of Gaea has a more Asian design than the heavily European-influenced television series.<ref name="AnimeEncyc"/>

===Other media===
Victor Entertainment released one [[drama CD]] for the series, ''Escaflowne Original Drama Album'', which  was released on December 18, 1996.<ref name="Drama CD">{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICL-830|publisher=Neowing|work=CD Japan|title=Escaflowne Original dorama album|access-date=September 13, 2007}}</ref> A video game based on the series, also titled ''The Vision of Escaflowne'' was released to the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] system by [[Bandai|Bandai Games]] in 1997.  A limited edition version came packaged with a small collector's book and 26 tarot cards. The [[action-adventure game]] had an altered plot line and featured additional characters.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:天空のエスカフローネ|trans-title=The Vision of Escflowne|url=http://www.bandaigames.channel.or.jp/list/esc.htm|language=ja|publisher=[[Namco Bandai Games]]}}</ref>

==Reception==
Though well received, ''The Vision of Escaflowne'' was not as popular in Japan as producers hoped. Outside Japan, however, it was a worldwide hit.<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000"/> In the United States, it outsold ''Gundam'' on video tape;<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000" /> and the first volume of the English DVD release of ''The Vision of Escaflowne'' was the fourth best-selling anime DVD for the month of September 2000.<ref name="Animerica2">{{cite journal|title=Anime Radar: News|journal=[[Animerica]]|date=November 2000|volume=8|issue=10|page=32|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|location=San Francisco, California|issn=1067-0831|oclc=27130932}}</ref> The series aired in South Korea where it enjoyed consistently high ratings.<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000"/> Producers noted that it was the worldwide success that led to the eventual creation of the anime film, ''[[Escaflowne (film)|Escaflowne]]''.<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000"/>

Egan Loo, writing for ''[[Animerica]]'', considered it an "epic fantasy" with some of the "most dramatic music in any soundtrack, anime, or live-action", and a "breathless pacing" that result in its being an "acclaimed masterpiece."<ref name="Animerica Sept 2000"/> [[The Anime Encyclopedia|The Anime Encyclopaedia]] calls it the "genuine family entertainment, both in and out of the anime world, and arguably the best TV anime of the 1990s".<ref name="AnimeEncyc"/> It is called a "fantastically beautiful series, with striking production design" and an "incredibly well executed fusion of familiar anime genres and devices" by [[Anime Classics Zettai!]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Camp, Brian.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/124985401|title=Anime classics zettai! : 100 must-see Japanese animation masterpieces|date=2007|publisher=Stone Bridge Press|others=Davis, Julie.|isbn=978-1-933330-22-8|location=Berkeley, Calif.|oclc=124985401}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikiquote|The Vision of Escaflowne}}
*{{Official website|http://www.escaflowne.jp/index.html}}
*[http://www.pachinko-live.com/machine/ef/ Official CR The Vision of Escaflowne website] {{in lang|ja}}
*{{Anime News Network|anime|240}}

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|before = ''[[Sorcerer Hunters]]''<br><small>(10/3/1995 – 3/26/1996)</small>
|title = [[TV Tokyo]] Tuesday 18:00 Timeframe<br>''The Vision of Escaflowne''
|years = (April 2, 1996 – September 24, 1996)
|after = ''[[Saber Marionette|Saber Marionette J]]''<br><small>(10/1/1996 – 3/25/1997)</small>
|-}}
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