ANIME TOP TEN (LIST #1) - #6: Vision of Escaflowne (1996)
Submitted by Penguin Truth on February 2, 2012 - 4:52pm
Director(s): Kazuki Akane
Screenplay: Shoji Kawamori
Music: Yoko Kanno
Everything comes together so well in Vision of Escaflowne. First of all, there's a great and wonderous new world created on Gaia, a mix of midieval, Renaissance, and steampunk motifs. You really get a good feel for the world and its people (and beast-people). It's a world whose secrets unravel as the story moves. I really like the Guymelefs, the giant combat armors that are like magic machines, and the combat and lore. Themes of fate, love, and loss shine a light on the story and characters. Yoko Kanno's soundtrack is gorgeous, providing sweeping, powerful context to the actions on screen. It really helps to lift the series above similarly well-crafted works into an exciting epic journey.
Boy, I haven't seen this one
Boy, I haven't seen this one in awhile. A rewatch is in order.
I remember when I first
I remember when I first watched this, the character designs were a bit tough to get used to. However, the story was really good, thus overcoming whatever objections I had to the beak noses. ^_^;
Simply awesome
The fact that you get to love this anime without the typical manic pixie dream girl we get so much on recent productions speaks of amazing storytelling, complex characters and a journey you can inmerse yourself into.
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