The Vision of Escaflowne

The Vision of Escaflowne
Limited Edition DVD box set
天空のエスカフローネ (Tenkū no Esukafurōne)
Genre	Fantasy[1] Isekai[1] Mecha[1]
Created by	Hajime Yatate Shōji Kawamori
Manga
Written by	Shōji Kawamori
Illustrated by	Katsu Aki
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Tokyopop
Magazine	Shōnen Ace
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	October 24, 1994 – November 26, 1997
Volumes	8 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Kazuki Akane
Produced by	Yumi Murase (TV Tokyo) Masahiko Minami (Sunrise)
Written by	Hiroaki Kitajima Shōji Kawamori Ryōta Yamaguchi Akihiko Inai
Music by	Hajime Mizoguchi Yoko Kanno Inon Zur[2]
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Crunchyroll UK: Anime Limited
Original network	TV Tokyo
English network	CA: YTV SEA: Animax Asia UK: AnimeCentral US: Fox Kids
Original run	April 2, 1996 – September 24, 1996
Episodes	26 (List of episodes)
Manga
Messiah Knight: The Vision of Escaflowne
Written by	Yuzuru Yashiro
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Magazine	Asuka Fantasy DX
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	April 18, 1996 – January 18, 1997
Volumes	2 (List of volumes)
Light novel
Written by	Yumiko Tsukamoto
Illustrated by	Nobuteru Yūki Hirotoshi Sano
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Magazine	Newtype
Original run	June 1996 – August 1997
Volumes	6 (List of volumes)
Manga
Escaflowne: Energist's Memories
Written by	Various
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic	Shōjo
Published	January 8, 1997
Volumes	1
Anime film
Escaflowne (2000)

The Vision of Escaflowne (Japanese: 天空のエスカフローネ, Hepburn: Tenkū no Esukafurōne, lit. Escaflowne of the Heavens) is a Japanese anime television series created by Shōji Kawamori with Sunrise Studios and directed by Kazuki Akane. It premiered from April to September 1996, on TV Tokyo. Sony's anime 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 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, was released in June 2000. Four CD soundtracks and a drama CD have also been released in relation to the series.