Escaflowne: One of the Most Anime (and Best) Animes of all Time (Full Escaflowne Retrospective)

Welcome everyone to another anime retrospective omnibus, this time we will be looking at The Vision of Escaflowne. Now this has been a viewer suggestion for a while, and I will say I see why. While I had no idea what to expect going into my first watch of the series, I did not expect the series to stick with me so much and to be such a great series. But why is it great? To answer that, lets take a deep dive into The Vision of Escaflowne. And of course... All properties shown here belong to their respective owners. "The Vision of Escaflowne" is a production of Sunrise (Bandai Namco Filmworks) and its creation is credited to Hajime Yatate and Shoji Kawamori. And..... Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. 0:00 - 4:02 Intro and Preamble (Escaflowne isn't just a "chick flick") 4:03 - 15:48 Plot Summary 15:49 - 16:35 The Series is Great... But Not Perfect 16:36 - 18:04 The Love Triangle Issue 18:05 - 18:56 The Logistical Issues 18:57 - 20:45 The Sometimes Clunky Delivery of the Themes 20:46 - 21:14 The Cast and the Core of the Series Surpass These 21:15 - 22:56 Escaflowne: The Movie 22:57 - 25:36 The Different Dubs (including the Fox Kids One) 25:37 - 26:57 Why The Show is Great 26:58 - 31:15 The World (Setting) of Gaia 31:16 - 33:14 An Amazing OST 33:15 - 35:13 Creating a Dream 35:14 - 47:00 Dornkirk: The Man Obsessed with Fate 47:01 - 1:00:47 Dillandau: The Lord who Wounds, the Wounded Lord 1:00:48 - 1:20:24 Folken The Fallen Angel 1:20:25 - 1:36:35 Dryden and Doing One's Own Thing 1:36:36 - 1:51:59 Millerna and Making One's Identity 1:52:00 - 2:14:04 Allen Schezar: Deconstruction of a Knight 2:14:05 - 2:23:37 Leon, the Worst character here 2:23:38 - 2:41:51 Von/Van and the Construction of a King 2:41:52- 3:01:23 Hitomi Kanzaki: The True Vision of Escaflowne 3:01:24 - 3:13:02 The Tremendous Tertiary Cast 3:13:03 - 3:21:43 Fate, Agency, Self-Discovery, and Making One's Own Future 3:21:44 - 3:28:53 Conclusion