Japan Synopsis
エスカフローネ
“One will wake it. One will destroy it.”
Gaea is a mythical realm ruled by sword and sorcery and immersed in blood and violence. Thrust into a conflict she doesn't quite understand, Hitomi Kanzaki helps aid the young Prince Van as they embark upon a journey to fight the Black Dragon Clan. The battle over a legendary suit of dragon armor, Escaflowne, has begun.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Escaflowne: The Movie. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Bandai Visual
Animation + Adventure in Japan
1018 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Escaflowne: The Movie itself).
The 1999–2001 Japan Window
Escaflowne: The Movie holds position #98 of 205 Japan films in the 1999–2001 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Escaflowne: The Movie premiered in 2000 — a quieter year for Japan cinema with only 64 titles in our catalog. The 2000s overall landed 1020 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 63 other Japan films in 2000.
The 1278th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
116 audience reviews — more than 78% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 68th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Escaflowne: The Movie, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- wings · 5
- airship · 3
- city ruin · 2
- teen angst · 1
- tragic villain · 1
- suicide note · 1
- dragon · 26
- unrequited love · 19
- depression · 11
- tragic hero · 7
- anime · 711
- adult animation · 101
- mecha · 68
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,509 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,669 of 2,532 (top 66%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Bandai Visual, SUNRISE, BONES |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | June 24, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0270933 |