Escaflowne - Collection 1 (DVD)

a truly classic anime.
the story follows a young girl drawn into another world ull of magical beasts and giant robots.
the the young girl is drew into a battle for supermacy as battles wage between two factions one deserving of rulership and one who wants to controll everyone.
what follows is a fairly drew out anime that is well worth the wait even if just for the battles especially were escaflowne is concerned the robot that transforms into a dragon its just too cool for words.
the show itself is fairly funny at points and is full of mystery concerning the background of the main charcter van and his atlantean roots.
but its definatley one of my favourite animes and has a firm place in my collection

Escaflowne is a 90s Japanese anime about a young high school girl named Hitomi who is magically transported into another world and where a new journey about fate and destiny begins. This dvd is the first half of this 26 episode long series. I first watched this during my first year at uni and initially wasnt too thrilled with the design of the characters. However, I persevered and eventually got used to it. Now having watched the whole series (more than once), I LOVE it and cannot imagine any other way. The film that goes with Escaflowne is quite different and I'd rather not associate it with this series as that was a HUGE disappointment and the redesign of ...  Read the complete review