The Vision of Escaflowne, episode 1, “Fateful Confession.” Directed by Kazuki Akane. Written by Shōji Kawamori. TV Tokyo (1996). Distributed by Funimation (2018). Available on Crunchyroll.
Man, they do not make them like this anymore.
I am really excited to be seeing, at last, this classic anime of which I have heard so much, but have never before had the opportunity to see. I did watch the movie adaptation once, many years ago (and reviewed it here), and it sucked. After seeing the first episode of the classic television series, it’s hard to believe that the TV show and the film are even from the same franchise. The difference is like … like … like the difference between Revolutionary Girl Utena and Adolescence of Utena, the latter of which I wish I could bleach from my brain. Continue reading “‘The Vision of Escaflowne,’ Episode 1”