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“Depressed Hitomi becomes Gaea's Wing Goddess, controlling Escaflowne's fate to save or destroy the world alongside King Van.”
Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea
エスカフローネ
7.07
4,497 rank · 79,319 viewers · 244 favorites
Adventure
Fantasy
Romance
Isekai
Love Polygon
Mecha
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Synopsis
Depressed Hitomi becomes Gaea's Wing Goddess, controlling Escaflowne's fate to save or destroy the world alongside King Van.
Hitomi Kanzaki is in a very depressed mood. She only wants to sleep and fade away. Her misery summons Lord Folken who sends her to Gaea. The people of Gaea think she is the Wing Goddess, who can call upon the legendary Dragon Armor called Escaflowne. On Gaea, King Van, the sole survior of the White Dragon Clan, is also in a depressed state. Swearing an oath to get his revenge on the Black Dragon Clan that obliterated Van's kingdom, he lives by the sword. Now that the Wing Goddess has finally appeared, she posseses Gaea's world fate in her heart. Escaflowne will either lead Gaea to peace or total ruin. (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 22 sampled reviews
6.5
/10
What 22 viewers settled on.
80%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 8
σ 2.04
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.04 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.3 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 2.7
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No
Score over time
↓ 1.50
Running avg · Oct 2008 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I have a particular taste for anime and this one was a little too dark for me. The animation (particularly the eyes) seemed a little odd. Not nearly as beautiful as some. Well done overall but not...”
- 7 “Escaflowne is one of the classical fantasy world / isekai shows, before lame 2020's isekais took over everything. I always seem to remember this film favorably after watching, which is probably a...”
- 9 “The techno fantasy potential is completely tapped and suits the darker theme, it's an absolutely beautiful improvement from the series that deserved a 16:9 movie. The title should be reinterpreted...”
Verbosity
Short · 27%
Medium · 32%
Long · 41%
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- Format 1 × 97′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 37m all episodes
- Aired Jun 2000 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0370 catalog
Produced by
- Atelier Musa Producer
- Omnibus Promotion Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor
- Bandai Entertainment Licensor