Escaflowne (エスカフローネ) is a 2000 Japanese animated adventure dark fantasy[2] film produced by Sunrise and animated by studio Bones. Directed by Kazuki Akane, the film is a re-telling of the 26-episode anime television series The Vision of Escaflowne. The film was licensed for Region 1 release by Bandai Entertainment, which gave the film a theatrical release in January 2002.
A soundtrack and two drama CDs have also been released in Japan by Victor Entertainment in relation to the series. There was also a novelization written by Ryota Yamaguchi published in 2000 by Kadaokawa Sneaker Bunko.
Plot
Hitomi Kanzaki is in crisis. Her life has lost its meaning, and she is plagued by unusual dreams. She is depressed and wants nothing more than to disappear. After falling out with her only friend, she is mysteriously summoned to another world, Gaea, where she finds herself inside Escaflowne, a doomsday weapon destined to come to life at the appearance of a prophesied "wing goddess".