List of Escaflowne episodes
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The following is a list of episodes for the Japanese anime series Vision of Escaflowne.
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| Screenshot | Title | Original airdate | # | |||
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| "Fated Confession" | April 2, 1996 | 1 | ||||
| During a track practice, Hitomi sees a boy dressed in armor on the track. She sees a mysterious vision then passes out. Later, she hears from her best friend that the boy she is in love with, Amano is moving. She gets him to agree to a deal, if she can complete a run in 13 seconds, he'll give her her first kiss. But during the run, the mysterious boy from before shows up once again, and seconds later a dragon appears. The Dragon is slayed by the boy, named Van Fanel, thanks to Hitomi warning him of the dragon's attack. However, once defeated a mysterious light transports Hitomi and Van to a strange new world where beasts surround them. | ||||||
| "The Girl From the Mystic Moon" | April 9, 1996 | 2 | ||||
| Hitomi finds herself on a mysterious new world, Gaea, where the earth, named the Mystic Moon lies in the sky above. The beasts escort her and Van back to Fanelia, Van's homeland where it is revealed that he is to be crowned King. While there, Hitomi meets Merle, a cat like friend of Van, and Balgus, the master swordsman of the city. However, during the ceremony, invisible giants called Guymelefs attack the city and burn it to the ground. Van awakens Fanelia's Guymelef, Escaflowne, with the Energist from the slain Dragon. He takes out a few Guymelefs, but Balgus is killed and the strange light transports him and Hitomi away once more. | ||||||
| "A Gallant Swordsman" | April 16, 1996 | 3 | ||||
| Hitomi awakens in the woods, separated from Van, and is attacked by a mysterious man. A blond haired man who looks exactly like Amano rescues her, and is confronted by an angry Van. The man easily defeats Van and Hitomi passes out. She awakens later, in a Fort of the Kingdom of Asturia. The rescuer reveals his name to be Allen Schezar. A representative from the country of Zaibach, an ally of Asturia, named Dilandau shows up, asking for supplies. He has been sent by the Zaibach Emperor, who demands 'a dragon' be captured, along with Hitomi (although Dilandau doesn't know Hitomi is who to capture yet). Van finds Escaflowne and tries to escape in it, but Allen stops him in his Guymelef. They battle, with Allen winning. Suddenly, Hitomi gets another vision of the invisible giants destroying the castle. | ||||||
| "The Diabolical Adonis" | April 23, 1996 | 4 | ||||
| Hitomi passes out after her vision and is brought into the infirmary. Merle, who escaped from Fanelia, also arrives ill. They gradually recover. However, invisible Zaibach Guymelefs appear once more and attack the castle. They escape on a ship, the Crusade, but the Zaibach Guymelefs fly after it. Van jumps into Escaflowne and transforms it into a dragon in order to lure them away. | ||||||
| "The Mark of the Brothers" | April 30, 1996 | 5 | ||||
| Van is defeated by Dilandau and brought on to the Zaibach Floating Fortress, Vione. There, Folken reveals to Van that he is his older brother. Hitomi convinces Allen of her powers and they find the Vione. They head inside to find Van. After having a vision of Van being killed by Dilandau, Hitomi rushes onto the ship and warns Van just in time to save himself and escape. | ||||||
| "The Capital of Intrigue" | May 7, 1996 | 6 | ||||
| The group arrives in Palas, the capital of Asturia, where they meet Millerna, the youngest princess of Asturia. Allen heads to the castle to talk to the king, who has been convinced by Folken that Allen and Fanelia are the enemy. Van sees Folken and chases after him and they meet on a bridge. However from the Zaibach Floating Fortress above, Dilandau attempts to kill Van by shooting a Chlima Claw at him. Hitomi, who had seen a vision of Van's death, saves him. Escaflowne is found by the Asturia Royal Guard and Van is forced to fight 3 other Guymelefs. | ||||||
| "Unexpected Partings" | May 14, 1996 | 7 | ||||
| Van easily defeats the 3 Guymelefs. Later he duels with Allen and afterwards Millerna and Allen kiss while Hitomi watches. Upset, she heads to her room where a group of Geckos kidnap her. Van heads out in Escaflowne and rescues her. Dilandau attacks him, burning down much of the town. Van changes Escaflowne into a dragon and escapes. | ||||||
| "The Day the Angel Flew" | May 21, 1996 | 8 | ||||
| Hitomi, Merle and Van stay in the woods where Van and Hitomi talk about their family. Back in Asturia, Millerna learns of Zaibach's planned attack on the neighboring country of Freid and with Gadess rescues Allen from the prison. Van, Merle and Hitomi find an Energist Excavation site, and Van attacks. However Hitomi is caught by them, forcing Van to surrender. When Hitomi's beeper goes off, they escape, however the ground beneath Hitomi collapses, causing her to fall into a chasm. Van jumps off of Escaflowne and spouts wings, saving her. | ||||||
| "Memories of a Feather" | May 28, 1996 | 9 | ||||
| Hitomi learns of Van's past, his mother was a Draconian, a winged descendent of the people of Atlantis. Meanwhile, the Crusade heads to Freid and Millerna leaves Asturia. On the way to Freid, Van is attacked by Dilandau and the Dragonslayers. Thanks to Allen, the Dragonslayers are defeated, but Allen sacrifices himself to save Hitomi and is seriously injured. | ||||||
| "The Blue Eyed Prince" | June 4, 1996 | 10 | ||||
| The group arrives in Freid where they meet Prince Chid, Millerna's nephew. Van asks that Hitomi teach him how to effectively see the unseen so that he no longer needs to rely on her clairvoyance in battle. Plactu, a powerful monk comes to Freid to interrogate Miguel, a Dragonslayer captured during the fight, but a doppelganger named Zongi kills him and takes his form. He then has Miguel claim that Allen and the others are traitors who wish to take over Asturia. The Dragonslayer escapes, but his Guymelef is destroyed by Van and Zongi kills him. Van is captured and thrown in jail with the others after the fight. | ||||||
| "Prophecy of Death" | June 11, 1996 | 11 | ||||
| Hitomi is brought in to be interrogated by Plactu, who is really Zongi. She sees the truth about Zongi and has a vision of both of them dying. Hitomi's heart stops, but Van gives her CPR and saves her. Chid lets Van and Hitomi go look for the deceptant, who heads to see Dilandau in a nearby temple. Dilandau kills the doppelganger then attacks Van and Hitomi when they arrive. They are able to escape and head back to Freid, where they are absolved of the charges since Plactu's corpse has been found. | ||||||
| "The Secret Door" | June 18, 1996 | 12 | ||||
| Duke Freid arrives at the castle and decides to let Allen and the others help protect Freid. That night, Van asks Hitomi to predict where Zaibach will be attacking from but she refuses to help saying she doesn't want to be used at their convenience. She goes outside upset, but talks to Prince Chid and decides to give him a Tarot Reading. Meanwhile, Millerna goes to her sister's room and discovers a diary which reveals that Allen and she had a relationship, and that Allen is Chid's true father. The next day, Zaibach arrives and Freid prepares for war. | ||||||
| "Red Destiny" | June 25, 1996 | 13 | ||||
| The Freid forces at the Capital sacrifice themselves so the Duke and the others can escape. They head to Fortuna Temple, where Duke Freid tells everyone how Freid possesses the power of Atlantis, which ended up causing the destruction of that nation a countless number of years before. Hitomi finds Van fiddling around with Escaflowne and he tells her he's going to become one with it using her dowsing technique and apologizes for being insensitive to her. The battle culminates at the temple and Duke Freid is killed after deciding to hand the power over to Zaibach. As Chid presents Folken with the power, the Crusade flies away. However, something's wrong with Escaflowne... | ||||||
| "Dangerous Scars" | July 2, 1996 | 14 | ||||
| Van comes out of Escaflowne, seriously wounded. Hitomi realizes that Van's wounds match the damage on Escaflowne. They go and meet Dryden, Millerna's fiance, who summons the Ispanos who fix Escaflowne, healing Van. Dilandau and the Dragonslayers approach the Crusade. Van heads out and kills every single one of the Dragonslayers. After seeing their ghosts, Van dies, and Escaflowne collapses. | ||||||
| "Lost Paradise" | July 9, 1996 | 15 | ||||
| By holding on to Escaflowne, Hitomi tries to rescue Van from the world of the dead and succeeds in convincing him to come back to the world of the living. Hitomi talks to Allen and mistakenly admits to him that she has a crush on him. Upset, she goes away but is asked advice from Millerna. That night, 2 leopard women attack the Crusade in Zaibach Guymelefs but retreat because of Merle. Dryden thinks he has discovered a way to the Mystic Valley, and the Crusade heads there. | ||||||
| "The Guided Ones" | July 16, 1996 | 16 | ||||
| Naria and Eriya report to Folken while Dilandau is taken back to Zaibach by the sorcerers. On the Crusade, Dryden leads them to the Mystic Valley while reading from a diary from Allen's father. It tells about his journey to the Mystic Valley and how he met Hitomi's grandmother years before. They reach the Mystic Valley, but the Zaibach Forces are right behind them... | ||||||
| "The Edge of the World" | July 23, 1996 | 17 | ||||
| The Crusade makes it into the Mystic Valley. There, Van sees images of Balgus and mentors from Fanelia, Allen sees the truth about what happened to his father, and Hitomi learns from Van's mother that its her fault bad things have been happening. With her power, she has caused fate to turn for the worst. Suddenly, Naria and Eriya make it into the Mystic Valley, however Escaflowne transports everyone away. | ||||||
| "Gravity of Fate" | July 30, 1996 | 18 | ||||
| Van's mother gives him a new energist before disappearing. Suddenly, Allen, Hitomi and Van are transported to Zaibach where they meet Dornkirk. Dornkirk tells them how he came to become the man we know today and then places them in a dungeon. When the sorcerers attempt to dismantle Escaflowne, Van almost dies from the pain. Hitomi reaches out to him, literally and figuratively, and shares his pain so that he is able to use his abilities to have Escaflowne escape and transport them out of Zaibach. | ||||||
| "Operation: Golden Rule of Love" | August 6, 1996 | 19 | ||||
| Nervous about the power of Hitomi and Escaflowne, Zaibach puts in a plan led by Folken to separate them. Meanwhile, the group returns to Asturia. Millerna and Dryden decide to get married and have the ceremony soon. After Van and Hitomi argue, Zaibach uses the Fate Redirector, with assistance from Folken and Eriya, to attract Hitomi and Allen to a bridge. There, they kiss while Van watches in shock. | ||||||
| "False Pledge" | August 13, 1996 | 20 | ||||
| Shortly before her marriage to Dryden, Millerna asks Hitomi to read her fortune. Seeing that Millerna is supposed to be with Allen, Hitomi changes fate so this will not be true. The wedding takes place, however, Naria and Eriya, now with fortune enhanced blood, suddenly attack. Realizing that it's her fault this happened, Hitomi surrenders herself to them. | ||||||
| "Reaction of Fortune" | August 20, 1996 | 21 | ||||
| Naria and Eriya's enhanced fortune blood goes array and Naria's Guymelef crashes and is unable to make it back to Vione. However, that night Naria kidnaps Hitomi, hoping to bring her there. Van decides he'll finish this by killing his brother. He's about to when Eriya, and Naria, who let Hitomi go, stop him. The Floating Fortress crashes, but Folken escapes on the remaining Guymelef. | ||||||
| "The Black Winged Angel" | August 27, 1996 | 22 | ||||
| Asturia decides to hold economic sanctions against Zaibach for their actions. Meanwhile, in Zaibach General Adelphos watches a strange girl and a dogman in a garden. Van hears word that Folken has returned to Fanelia and heads there with Hitomi. However, 2 Earth Dragons arrive and split them up. After revealing his past and saving Van, Folken convinces his brother to trust him once again. | ||||||
| "Sign of A Storm" | September 3, 1996 | 23 | ||||
| Asturia prepares for war against Zaibach and signs treaties with the neighboring countries. Zaibach launches a sneak attack on Asturia, led by Dilandau and his only remaining subordinate, Jajuka. Hitomi gets upset over Allen and Van fighting to protect her and is suddenly transported back to earth. | ||||||
| "Choosing Fate" | September 10, 1996 | 24 | ||||
| Hitomi is back on earth the day she passed out. She finds everything happening exactly like it did before, but notices how her friends Yukari and Amano feel towards one another. Back on Gaea, Allen's sister Celena returns, only to turn into Dilandau and disappear at her mother's grave. Merle helps Van realize that he is in love with Hitomi and, regardless of how she feels towards him, decides to go see her. With the help of Dornkirk's Fate Redirector, he makes it back to earth and he and Hitomi return to Gaea. | ||||||
| "The Zone of Absolute Fortune" | September 17, 1996 | 25 | ||||
| Back on Gaea, the final war begins. Using a bomb which harnesses the power of the drag energist to produce a chain reaction and explode by crashing several pieces of the energists together Basram, one of the allied forces, wipes out most of the Zaibach Forces. Hoping to stop the chaos, Hitomi and Folken head to Zaibach. There, finding Dornkirk's Fate Alteration Engine Operating, Folken kills Dornkirk with his sword. However, the end of the sword breaks off, stabbing Folken and killing him. The principle of action-reaction then triggers the engine to reach its optimal output and cast the immediate area in the 'Zone of Absolute Fortune' which would supposedly grant all of humanity's wishes. | ||||||
| "Eternal Love" | September 24, 1996 | 26 | ||||
| The Fate Alteration Engine is activated, however, Dorkirk, returning as a spirit is disappointed that his machine simply triggered the innermost aggressive and selfish drives innate to all intelligent life thus causing the Allied Forces to fight each other (this is a subtle reference to Sigmund Freud's concept of the Id, Ego, and Superego as components of the human personality where the Id dictates selfish human drives and wishes which the fate alteration engine triggered in all the persons in the battlefield outside of Zaibach driving many soldiers and generals to have insanely high levels of ambition, aggression, and obsession with little restraint from their Egos, and Superegos). In effect, The Fate Alteration Engine simply became a mind control device which activated the innate animalistic and aggressive drives of people as opposed to a machine which is literally capable of controlling the statistical probability of occurrences in the innumerable interactions of all matter and energy in the Universe. When Jajuka dies, Dilandau turns back into Celena. To protect her, Allen battles Van; Hitomi stops their fight by realizing she loves Van and she doesn't want him to hurt others to protect her. Van heads to Zaibach and saves Hitomi, much to the surprise of Dornkirk, who does not understand the power of love. They return to Fanelia and say goodbye to other another before Van removes the Energist from Escaflowne to send Hitomi back to earth. | ||||||
