Escaflowne is a 2000 anime movie that is a complete retelling of the events of the anime television series The Vision of Escaflowne. Animated by Sunrise and Studio BONES, this remake replaced many of the elements of European fantasy that were introduced into the TV series with more Asian elements. Specifically, the director Kazuki Akane has cited the use of motifs from ancient Asian mythology, and character designer Nobuteru Yuuki has noted that he based a secondary outfit for the heroine Hitomi on Korean clothing. The movie was developed under the pre-production title Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea, but it was retitled just Escaflowne before its theatrical premiere.
The plot of the movie is similair to the television show, but retold in a way that could fit in a two hour movie as opposed to a one season TV show. Most of the characters present in TV show were also present in move, although character designs were often changed and in some cases almost unreconizable to the respective TV show character. The only major character seen to the movie and not seen in the TV show was Sora, an advisor to Folken.
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