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Apr 1, 2009 5:59 AM
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Escaflowne is one awesome mecha, I must say. Great design and concept behind it.

Yoko Kanno's music was so damn epic, her soundtrack for this show is surely one of her greatest ever.
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Jun 26, 2009 5:42 PM
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Holy crap! What an awesome anime. After two episodes I've already fallen in love with it.

Animation, sountrack, story ect... it's all great. And the world is interesting as well.
Dec 7, 2009 1:26 PM
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Great, things are getting interesting, I just can't believe how Balgus died so soon, that was one badass man, we need more characters like this.

Yeah Escaflowne desing is really something, probably the best I've seen after the Evangelion ones.
Feb 22, 2010 12:29 AM
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I absolutely agree with you guys the music is fantastic. The mecha action is freaking sweet. So far so good.
Feb 22, 2010 5:22 AM
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Yeah, so far so good.
Van seems a bit useless though.
May 13, 2010 1:59 AM
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Awesome Music!
Sweet Mecha.
So Far and This is just Epi 2.
Jul 27, 2010 10:50 AM
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Yoko kanno's a freaking genius.
Dec 8, 2011 10:57 PM
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The first ep didn't really catch my interest, but this ep got it!

I bet furries love this anime
What a haul! What a HAUL!!!
Nov 12, 2012 6:09 PM
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I already knew the song before the fight... I just didn't know that it came from that serie! The moment I realised it, It was EPIC!
May 27, 2014 5:41 AM

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Yoko Kanno??? No wonder its so awesome. Its mind blowing that the same woman to score this scored Cowboy Bebop and Ghost in the Shell SAC.
Love and Peace!!!
Dec 15, 2014 2:09 AM

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Damn shit just got real. First of all, the music's too good. Kanno does it again.
Hitomi seems to see the future or something; definitely got to do with that pendant.
And, I just hope they don't show the cat girl too much. It doesn't seem she is there for any other reason except for comic relief @__@
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Mar 31, 2015 9:27 PM

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While I'm still not to keen on the character deigns, the actual aesthetics of the series are quite stunning.
Apr 13, 2015 7:11 PM

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(rewatching again)

Dance of Curse / 5 (listening to the full version as I post) No joke, one of the best soundtracks of all anime :D

Balgus is the man. He needs no mecha. But really, it's Dance of Curse that brings the chills. That, and the music when the gate was broken. Oh yes!
Jul 18, 2015 9:30 PM

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Wow great episode.
Really liking the mix of fantasy and mecha in a feudal-inspired setting.Works better than one might expect.
I know the word 'epic' gets over- and misused pretty often,but the OST for this anime deserves to be called epic.
The theme for the Escaflowne mecha is simply amazing.
Jan 22, 2016 2:29 PM

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I think it's cool that Escaflowne seems alive, with the energist acting like a heart and all.

Invisibility cloaks...no fair! Poor city and warriors D:

I liked that Indian-esque music in the preview!
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Mar 13, 2016 11:44 AM

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HOLY SHIT THE KINGDOM LOOKS FUCKIN GREAT

but NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WHAT POINT IS A KINGDOM IS BALGUS IS DEAD

THIS IS FUCKING GAY

BALGUS WAS FUCKIN BALLIN
WHY'D THE NIGGA HAVE TO DIE

SHEEEEEEEEEIT I WANT TO DROP IT JUST BECAUSE THEY KILLED OFF THE COOLEST FUCKING CHARACTER WE'LL HAVE EVER SEEN IN THE 26 EPISODES OF THIS
Jan 1, 2018 11:18 AM

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Best music: when the gate is broken, and of course that Escaflowne theme battle music.

This is how great mecha is done. The way Escaflowne's sword is drawn, with the music, epic!
Balgus don't need no mech to fight mechs.

^ same as last post... I don't change.
Feb 3, 2018 1:58 PM

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Balgus such a badass.


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Apr 14, 2018 5:16 PM

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Shit hit the fan pretty fast.

RIP Balgus.

One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron


Sep 29, 2018 11:07 AM

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sweet cheerful kingdom destroyed in a blink. gotta love those mecha designs
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May 7, 2019 12:20 PM

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What the hell this OST is amazing
Sep 30, 2020 2:08 PM

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Love the scenery/backgrounds, it's almost Ghibli like. Great attention to detail; in the scene where Hitomi was looking out of the window after changing, they even drew the wrist bone underneath her wristwatch.

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Mar 14, 2021 1:23 PM

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The escaflowne is a great design

RIP Balgus
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Dec 19, 2021 11:05 PM

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Soundtrack slaps hard.

I would say I would be annoyed with Merle the catgirl but she's cute and with the music and 90s art I am not mad at it.
Dec 2, 2022 3:57 AM
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Baru debut langsung tragis,benar benar keren
Dec 6, 2022 7:59 PM

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balgus mvp episode.


i will put on hold for now

Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate.


I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was bound to lead me to a slow death.


Jul 20, 2023 10:16 PM

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WHAT!? 2nd episode and the kindom is destroyed this shit is on fire to the very beginning!!!! AND OH MY GAWD ESCAFLOWNE'S DESIGN ARE ABSOLUTELY FUCKING GREAT SO MUCH ROBOTIC SEXINESS PROVKED ME A MECHANICAL ERECTION, THIS IS THE SHIT THAT GET EVERY MECHA FAN AN ORGASM
BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH
Sep 30, 2023 5:32 AM

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omg what is this a super hidden gem or something? a few months ago I'd never heard of it. It starts so strong, and I don't think I've ever seen such a seamless blend of fantasy and mecha.
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Apr 2, 4:55 PM
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And there's that Escaflowne song that was lurking in my memory! I'd say it reminds me of One Winged Angel but I suppose 1996 would means the Escaflowne drama song is older.

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