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“High school girl Hitomi transported to Gaea, joins Prince Van to battle evil Zaibach empire.”
Vision of Escaflowne
天空のエスカフローネ
6.26
20,485 rank · 2,717 readers · 17 favorites
Shounen
Isekai
Mecha
Action
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
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Synopsis
High school girl Hitomi transported to Gaea, joins Prince Van to battle evil Zaibach empire.
When high school girl Hoshino Hitomi dabbles with tarot cards she suddenly finds herself on a strange world called Gaea. With her new found friend, Van Fanel, the young prince of the devastated kingdom of Fanelia, Hitomi becomes involved in the battle against the Zaibach forces, an evil empire bent on conquering the planet. (Source: Tokyopop)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
5.0
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 2
σ 2.16
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.16 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 2.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Mar 2008 → Jun 2013
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Before I say anything, let me make it clear that this manga series started about two years before the anime came out. The last volume has comments/interviews from both Katsu Aki and the creators,...”
- 2 “Let's make one thing clear right now: I absolutely ADORE the "Escaflowne" anime. I rated it a 10/10. This will influence my review. Not that it matters anyway; as a stand-alone this manga...”
- 6 “For those of you expecting a manga version of the anime series, I'd suggest you throw that idea out right now. Other than a shared setting and some similar elements (the Escaflowne, the main...”
Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 67%
Long · 33%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 34 × 8 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 32m approx
- Published Dec 1994 – Jan 1998
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0544 catalog