Product Details

• Format: Animated, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Bandai
• VHS Release Date: December 5, 2000
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004Z4SN
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #545,153 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Escaflowne is truly amazing, September 25, 2000

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Brandon Floyd (Pamplico, South Carolina United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Escaflowne - Betrayal & Trust (Vol. 2) (DVD)

Let me just start by saying that Escaflowne (Visions of Escaflowne) is not your typical anime TV series. If you have not yet seen the original uncut version and are only watching the FOX version, you are really missing out. This series has drama, incredible action sequences, and the music that will pull you completely into the story. Oh yes, and the animation is better than most other TV series, especially during the mecha battle sequences. The characters are extremely interesting, and they seem to display emotion and react as real people would in their various situations. This series is also very deep and sometimes may seem a little confusing to you. The plot has many secrets and surprises in store for you. However, trust me, no matter how confusing the series may get, everything will come together in the end. This is the second DVD release for Escaflowne which will continue the excellent story, and I can't wait to get my hands on it. This is the original uncut version with all of the video and music in its right place. And it's on DVD, which means that it will last you a lifetime, and you will get to see the crisp animation as it is meant to be seen with sharpness that only DVD can display. If there has ever been a reason to buy a DVD player, this series is it. I would reccommend Escaflowne to any anime fan, and especially fans of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gundam Wing, or other mecha series. I think that fans of those series will love the medievel spin put on the mecha in the Escaflowne series. So, do yourselves a favor and make sure that you have some money reserved for this DVD when it is released.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite DVD..., January 28, 2001

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"earlbecke" (Thornton, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Escaflowne - Betrayal & Trust (Vol. 2) (DVD)

This one has my favorite episode on it... #7, "Unexpected Partings," I believe. Ah! I just love that one. I mean, how can I resist Dilandau-sama destroying a city while screaming "moecha" (burn) at the top of his lungs? *grin* Okay, okay, serious review. I reccomend this series highly. It's a very beautiful show with exquisite animation and a very complex plot. It's amazing that it all fits in 26 episodes, I think. The characters may have noses the size of the Empire State Building, but I'm willing to overlook that fact because half the characters are so darn GORGEOUS anyhow (like Folken or Dilandau or Allen or Yukari [yes, you heard me, Yukari =P]...yumminess... ^_^). This show is very detailed in a way most anime isn't, even showing little things like the citzens' reaction at having their houses shoot up in flames...come on, do you see that in, say, Sailor Moon? Anyway, it's easily my favorite anime ever, even topping Evangelion and Mononoke-Hime (both of which I also love). I'm glad that it's finally been released comercially with subtitles, and it's obviously a goldmine for the company that did so...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Besides the excellent episodes you also get..., December 22, 2000

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Katherine Dooley (Syracuse, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Escaflowne - Betrayal & Trust (Vol. 2) (DVD)

"Club Escaflowne"! One of the things I really love about the DVD format is the little extras that usually come along with it. The first Escaflowne DVD had a set of beautiful music videos set to music from the series. This disk as a really fun interview with the Japanese voice actors for Merle, Hitomi, Van and Folken called "Club Escaflowne". (Warning to people who haven't seen the whole series yet, they do reveal a major plot point that may "spoil" some things for you) The actors really have a lot of fun joking and teasing back and forth as they chat about the series, funny stories about themselves, and more. Even if you have the series on VHS already, I consider this feature, along with the durabilty (escaflowne is a series you'll watch over and over) and beauty of the DVD format to be a reason to get this disk.