# Escaflowne: The Movie (2000)

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**Original title**: *エスカフローネ*
**Runtime**: 98 min
**Genres**: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
**Directed by**: Kazuki Akane
**Written by**: Ryota Yamaguchi, Kazuki Akane
**Starring**: Maaya Sakamoto, Tomokazu Seki, Mayumi Izuka, Minami Takayama, Koji Tsujitani, Shin-ichiro Miki

> *One will wake it. One will destroy it.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Hitomi Kanzaki stumbles into Escaflowne’s war when she pulls Prince Van from a bus. They race dragons and warlords to claim the armored titan Escaflowne. A 2000 anime pulse of magic, mechs and teenage dread.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, outsider, playful

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