At least, that was the case in Japan. People on the other side of the globe, however, had a far different reaction. In the United States, The Vision of Escaflowne outsold nearly every other anime ...

One of the most popular mecha designers in anime is one with a unique international reach. From working on anime like 'Escaflowne' to 'Cowboy Bebop', Kimitoshi Yamane is a widely respected figure ...

Escaflowne: Collector’s Edition is now readily available on Blu-ray at retailers such as Amazon. Disclosure: Funimation sent me a copy of this boxset for the purposes of this review.

Adult fans of Japanese anime (the term for Japanese-style animation) will be impressed by the ambitious and imaginative “Escaflowne,” a good-vs.-evil tale of romance, fantasy and science ...

One of Escaflowne‘s best merits is its brisk pacing–especially in contrast to the laborious, drawn-out plotting that can typify anime. That swiftness also makes it tough to summarize.