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Escaflowne: The Movie (2000)
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Original name: エスカフローネ
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Gaea is a mythical realm ruled by sword and sorcery and immersed in blood and violence. Thrust into a conflict she doesn't quite understand, Hitomi Kanzaki helps aid the young Prince Van as they embark upon a journey to fight the Black Dragon Clan. The battle over a legendary suit of dragon armor, Escaflowne, has begun.
Style:
anime, atmospheric, stylized, intense, serious, sexy, light, breathtaking, dark, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
unrequited love, tragic hero, good versus evil, secrets, supernatural, supernatural ability, teenage life, escapades, rivalry, future dystopia, heroic mission, depression, parallel universe, violence, catastrophe, superhero, samurai, magic, revenge, distopia, fight, psychology, relationships, loneliness, betrayal ...
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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The Vision of Escaflowne is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise Studios and directed by Kazuki Akane. It premiered in Japan on April 2, 1996 on TV Tokyo, with the final episode airing on September 24, 1996. Sony's ...
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