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天空のエスカフローネ [Tenkuu no Escaflowne] #1
The Vision of Escaflowne, Vol. 1
Hitomi Hoshino, a 16-year-old high schooler with an interest in mysticism, experiences strange dreams at night. A mysterious temple, a tremendous jewel, a shadowy prince - the images trouble her, and a strange incantation keeps echoing in her mind. During a simple fortune-telling one day Hitomi feels a magical pull, and in a shocking moment the dream incantation drags her from her body. She wakes up in a strange world where the Earth hangs in the sky and a headstrong prince asks her to power his god. Where is she? Why has she been transported? And will she really be able to wake the deity Escaflowne?
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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Katsu Aki
151 books33 followersKatsuaki Nakamura (中村克明), pen name Katsu Aki (克・亜樹), is a Japanese manga artist best known for his works The Vision of Escaflowne, Futari Ecchi, and Psychic Academy. Mangaka Mine Yoshizaki is one of Aki's former assistants.
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March 1, 2020
Reading this was NOT a good idea...
The Vision of Escaflowne is one of my favorite animes. Yes, it’s a little barfy at times (all the love triangles ugh), and it would have been better if they had been able to make all 39 episodes instead of ending the series at episode 26, but it’s a really neat tale about a girl growing up and facing her demons. I guess. This story is a completely different story and both main characters are just dumb. There’s no reason for me to like Van or Hitomi, and honestly, I don’t care about their story.
The Vision of Escaflowne is one of my favorite animes. Yes, it’s a little barfy at times (all the love triangles ugh), and it would have been better if they had been able to make all 39 episodes instead of ending the series at episode 26, but it’s a really neat tale about a girl growing up and facing her demons. I guess. This story is a completely different story and both main characters are just dumb. There’s no reason for me to like Van or Hitomi, and honestly, I don’t care about their story.
June 12, 2011
I am somewhat certain that this series - or perhaps the anime it is based on - is famous. Well, probably, at least, since I recognize the name and I'm not exactly the most knowledgeable of manga readers.
If it is, I have a simple question.
Why?
The basic plot is mundane, made distinct only by the sheer stupidity of it. Ordinary girl is magically summoned to a planet where war is waged with giant robots.
Fuck.
I should have stayed away the moment I spotted the mecha on the cover.
Once there she meets the Goooooood Peeeeeeeplz, who are promptly attacked so the author doesn't have to worry about developing their country at all.
The asshole who is their prince forces Girl (who is enough of a non-character I have zero problem not calling her by her name) to power his giant robot, which he has almost no fucking idea how to fly but somehow thinks will defeat the enemy ALL BY ITSELF. Apparently Girl is necessary to power the robot. Of course, the enemy's robots don't need people like her, which begs the question of why a country would keep a SINGLE mecha which required special handlers instead of building MORE mechas that don't to fight the invaders that they've known were coming for years. I'm probably supposed to rationalize that by saying "well, Escaflowne is so powerful they didn't need to build others" but the fact that no one can ACCESS its power kind of puts the kibosh on that.
Oh god, and then there's the art. If you can call it that. Imagine little finger quotes around that word. Go look at the cover for a moment. The interior of the book is worse. All the characters have the most ridiculous costume designs - I don't care enough to find a picture, so I'll just tell you that Girl is always wearing skirts short beyond all logic, and that everyone else has enormous poofy shoulders and what I can only assume are codpieces. Except for the queen, who just has a bizarre dress and some funky cone-things attached to her hair.
In summation: an uninteresting and uninspired plot line, art that hurts the eyes, and characters who aren't really characterized at all. I considered reading the rest for the sake of lowering my average rating, but I can't. I just can't.
There is some small similarity between this and Fushigi Yugi, in the 'ordinary schoolgirl brought to different world to save it' part, but FY is definitely more fun - and the art is miles better. Coming from someone who wasn't too wild about FY, that should tell you how disgusted I was with The Vision of Escaflowne.
If it is, I have a simple question.
Why?
The basic plot is mundane, made distinct only by the sheer stupidity of it. Ordinary girl is magically summoned to a planet where war is waged with giant robots.
Fuck.
I should have stayed away the moment I spotted the mecha on the cover.
Once there she meets the Goooooood Peeeeeeeplz, who are promptly attacked so the author doesn't have to worry about developing their country at all.
The asshole who is their prince forces Girl (who is enough of a non-character I have zero problem not calling her by her name) to power his giant robot, which he has almost no fucking idea how to fly but somehow thinks will defeat the enemy ALL BY ITSELF. Apparently Girl is necessary to power the robot. Of course, the enemy's robots don't need people like her, which begs the question of why a country would keep a SINGLE mecha which required special handlers instead of building MORE mechas that don't to fight the invaders that they've known were coming for years. I'm probably supposed to rationalize that by saying "well, Escaflowne is so powerful they didn't need to build others" but the fact that no one can ACCESS its power kind of puts the kibosh on that.
Oh god, and then there's the art. If you can call it that. Imagine little finger quotes around that word. Go look at the cover for a moment. The interior of the book is worse. All the characters have the most ridiculous costume designs - I don't care enough to find a picture, so I'll just tell you that Girl is always wearing skirts short beyond all logic, and that everyone else has enormous poofy shoulders and what I can only assume are codpieces. Except for the queen, who just has a bizarre dress and some funky cone-things attached to her hair.
In summation: an uninteresting and uninspired plot line, art that hurts the eyes, and characters who aren't really characterized at all. I considered reading the rest for the sake of lowering my average rating, but I can't. I just can't.
There is some small similarity between this and Fushigi Yugi, in the 'ordinary schoolgirl brought to different world to save it' part, but FY is definitely more fun - and the art is miles better. Coming from someone who wasn't too wild about FY, that should tell you how disgusted I was with The Vision of Escaflowne.
September 20, 2022
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So take this with a grain of salt because my opinion is greeeaaatly tainted by the movie (which I had just recently watched), and so this is more a review of the animated film than the manga. I read the (Indonesian) translated manga years ago, and was not into the artistic style at all , so I never continued the series. I watched the movie because I was curious about the plot.
BAD IDEA.
The movie is utter and complete SHIT.
Okay, so I watched the dubbed version, and the original might be better, but it irrationally enraged me.
Let's start with the main character, Hitomi Kanzaki. I totally get she's supposed to have depression (which was what initially attracted me to the manga in the first place), so it makes sense if she comes across as listless, despairing, not-so-proactive, etc.
But damn if she didn't annoy the hell out of me. Not because of the above traits, but because she's basically the most useless character in the history of comic book characters -- ever . Her entire purpose breaks down to providing the male lead, Van Fanel, with a "will to live" of his own. Her whole arc revolved around him. I expected her to develop by the end of the manga/movie. Not "cured" of her depression -- but at least finding a way to cope, finding a new purpose that is independent of men.
Nope. The cheesy ending was cringeworthy, and unhealthy. A romance between two people with deep depression and using each other to prop up their lives? That's where destructive relationships come from. One needs to work on one's self before they jump into a relationship trying to "heal" one another.
And final thing. This is specifically for the movie (not the manga). The (English) voice actress for Hitomi? Fuck you. Great job making her sound like a whiny, breathless teen. If that was the character arc the producers were going for, then it was an EXCELLENT job.
Practically every. single. line of dialogue she had, was either her CALLING HIS NAME, or saying something AND TACKING HIS NAME ONTO THE DIALOGUE.
Van?
Is that you, Vaaan?
Where did you go, VAAAWWWN?
The way she says his name. VAAWWNN.
Her freaking drawled out words and over-enunciation. Like she's constantly having an orgasm.
Like I said. It irrationally ENRAGES me. I want to punch a duck.
So take this with a grain of salt because my opinion is greeeaaatly tainted by the movie (which I had just recently watched), and so this is more a review of the animated film than the manga. I read the (Indonesian) translated manga years ago, and was not into the artistic style at all , so I never continued the series. I watched the movie because I was curious about the plot.
BAD IDEA.
The movie is utter and complete SHIT.
Okay, so I watched the dubbed version, and the original might be better, but it irrationally enraged me.
Let's start with the main character, Hitomi Kanzaki. I totally get she's supposed to have depression (which was what initially attracted me to the manga in the first place), so it makes sense if she comes across as listless, despairing, not-so-proactive, etc.
But damn if she didn't annoy the hell out of me. Not because of the above traits, but because she's basically the most useless character in the history of comic book characters -- ever . Her entire purpose breaks down to providing the male lead, Van Fanel, with a "will to live" of his own. Her whole arc revolved around him. I expected her to develop by the end of the manga/movie. Not "cured" of her depression -- but at least finding a way to cope, finding a new purpose that is independent of men.
Nope. The cheesy ending was cringeworthy, and unhealthy. A romance between two people with deep depression and using each other to prop up their lives? That's where destructive relationships come from. One needs to work on one's self before they jump into a relationship trying to "heal" one another.
And final thing. This is specifically for the movie (not the manga). The (English) voice actress for Hitomi? Fuck you. Great job making her sound like a whiny, breathless teen. If that was the character arc the producers were going for, then it was an EXCELLENT job.
Practically every. single. line of dialogue she had, was either her CALLING HIS NAME, or saying something AND TACKING HIS NAME ONTO THE DIALOGUE.
Van?
Is that you, Vaaan?
Where did you go, VAAAWWWN?
The way she says his name. VAAWWNN.
Her freaking drawled out words and over-enunciation. Like she's constantly having an orgasm.
Like I said. It irrationally ENRAGES me. I want to punch a duck.
July 12, 2017
I really can't understand the hate for this - I really liked it, although I am unfamiliar with the anime which I hear is a completely different entity - Unusually, the anime came first and this manga is based on the concept to expand the themes and universe but explore different ways it could have gone - a very bold move and clearly upsetting a lot of fans judging by all the 1 star reviews!
So we have a 16 year old high school girl transported to a historical world with various warring kingdoms - where she is to be an energist of one kingdom - to power their mech god Escaflowne. So far its like Fushigi Yugi meets Evangelion - both series I really like and the fusion here, mixed with some well developed characters is quite cool.
The artwork is very 80's in look and reminds me of Kazushi Hagiwara's style on Bastard!! Personally I'm a big fan of this BESM, big hair and shoulder-pad look, but it feels much older than it is and I can see why people don't like it - it's unsophisticated compared to a lot of other manga at this time. Still the retro look and plot works for me and on the strength of this i will definitely seek out more volumes and the anime.
So we have a 16 year old high school girl transported to a historical world with various warring kingdoms - where she is to be an energist of one kingdom - to power their mech god Escaflowne. So far its like Fushigi Yugi meets Evangelion - both series I really like and the fusion here, mixed with some well developed characters is quite cool.
The artwork is very 80's in look and reminds me of Kazushi Hagiwara's style on Bastard!! Personally I'm a big fan of this BESM, big hair and shoulder-pad look, but it feels much older than it is and I can see why people don't like it - it's unsophisticated compared to a lot of other manga at this time. Still the retro look and plot works for me and on the strength of this i will definitely seek out more volumes and the anime.
November 10, 2009
"The Vision of absolute, disastrous, terrible, dire and hideous rubbish" is more like it ¬__¬
This is.. an appalling manga. The artwork is horrible in every sense of the word - messy, with far too many lines, completely impossible to dicern at times (gundams + rocks in this artstyle = no comprehension of where anything is ¬__¬) - the character designs are vulgar and the characters themselves aren't much better. Hitomi should die, Allen Schezar should die, Dilandau should die, in fact, the only character with an ounce of 'character' about him is the prince, who's only redeeming feature is his mild wit and lack of stature. And who knows what the actual story is ^__^;;
In short, this was one of the worst birthday presents I ever received xD thank goodness my friends also thought to buy me
Saiyuki v.1 because otherwise I might have given up on manga forever ^__^
This is.. an appalling manga. The artwork is horrible in every sense of the word - messy, with far too many lines, completely impossible to dicern at times (gundams + rocks in this artstyle = no comprehension of where anything is ¬__¬) - the character designs are vulgar and the characters themselves aren't much better. Hitomi should die, Allen Schezar should die, Dilandau should die, in fact, the only character with an ounce of 'character' about him is the prince, who's only redeeming feature is his mild wit and lack of stature. And who knows what the actual story is ^__^;;
In short, this was one of the worst birthday presents I ever received xD thank goodness my friends also thought to buy me
Saiyuki v.1 because otherwise I might have given up on manga forever ^__^
November 24, 2012
Oh God, where to start?
If you enjoyed the anime series or the movie, STAY AWAY! In fact, just stay away in general. Compared to the beauty of art, story, and characters of the anime and movie, this manga is full of fail.
Vaan's been reduced to an ass that has an obsession with his height (or lack there of). Hitomi's been transformed to a mousy girl who's only purpose is to get naked, go blond and busty, and power a robot.
In fact, except for the robot, nothing about this Vision of Escaflowne resembles the anime or movie.
The manga version should be avoided at all cost. Watch the anime or the movie.
If you enjoyed the anime series or the movie, STAY AWAY! In fact, just stay away in general. Compared to the beauty of art, story, and characters of the anime and movie, this manga is full of fail.
Vaan's been reduced to an ass that has an obsession with his height (or lack there of). Hitomi's been transformed to a mousy girl who's only purpose is to get naked, go blond and busty, and power a robot.
In fact, except for the robot, nothing about this Vision of Escaflowne resembles the anime or movie.
The manga version should be avoided at all cost. Watch the anime or the movie.
June 21, 2009
Not really like the anime. Not only are the character designs off putting, but there's none of that lovely Yoko Kanno music.
March 29, 2022
Du bist ein ganz normales Mädchen,
doch du hast Visionen.
Visionen von einer fremden Welt,
in der du dich plötzlich wieder findest
und in der du lernen musst zu kämpfen…
Zum Inhalt:
Hitomi Hoshino ist eine Schülerin wie jede andere… nur sie hat Visionen von einer fremden Welt. Plötzlich jedoch werden diese Einbildungen zur Wirklichkeit, und sie findet sich an der Seite des jungen Prinzen Van von Farnella in einer anderen Dimension wieder. Das Land des Prinzen wird von Feinden aus dem Imperium Zaibach bedroht, die alles Leben in Farnella vernichten und die Kampfmaschine Escaflowne, den legendären Beschützer der Menschen ins Vans Reich, unter ihre Kontrolle bringen wollen. Hitomi muss lernen, dass ihr auf dieser Welt eine schicksalhafte rolle zugedacht ist, denn nur durch ihre Kraft kann es gelingen, dem mächtigen Feind zu trotzen….
Cover:
Das Cover gefällt mir sehr gut. Wir sehen hier auf einem bräunlich-grünen Grund den Charakter des Van, wie er in einer fremdartigen Kleidung und mit gezücktem Schwert kampfbereit dem Betrachter entgegenblickt, während man am oberen Rand des Covers den Charakter der Hitomi ausmachen kann. Außerdem schimmert aus dem Hintergrund der Kampfroboters Escaflowne hervor. Das macht natürlich neugierig und hat somit seinen Sinn voll und ganz erfüllt.
Eigener Eindruck:
Hitomi ist ein ganz normales Mädchen an einer japanischen Schule. Wie alle anderen träumt sie gern von Jungs und hat auch in Amano einen Schwarm gefunden. Der wird auch schon bald auf sie aufmerksam, als eine Freundin behauptet, dass Hitomi Visionen sehen kann. Dass diese Tagträume jedoch bald bitterer Ernst werden, damit hat Hitomi nicht gerechnet, denn ehe sie sich versieht, findet sie sich in einer fremden Welt wieder, wo sie als Energist eine Maschine betreiben soll, um das Land Farnella zu retten. Gemeinsam mit dem stürmischen und rüpelhaften Van gelingt es ihr tatsächlich gegen die finstere Bedrohung des Imperiums Zaibach anzukommen. Doch das hat alles seinen Preis. Und während Hitomi mit ihrem Schicksal hadert und mit der ganzen Gewalt nicht klar zu kommen scheint, legt Van seine ganze Hoffnung in sie…
Einige kennen den Mangaklassiker „Visions of Escaflowne“ vielleicht noch aus der gleichnamigen Animeserie welche eine Zeitlang auf einschlägigen Musiksendern im deutschen TV lief. Entgegen des Designs von dort sind die Charaktere hier in ihrer Urform und gefallen mit vom Design besser. Hitomi wirkt im Manga nicht wie im Anime wie ein Junge und auch Van gefällt mir von seinem Charakter besser. Er ist stürmisch, er ist aufbrausend und nicht so ein Versuch einen Mädchenschwarm aus ihm zu machen. Wer zu diesem Manga greift, der sollte auch wissen, dass sich dieses Werk hauptsächlich um die Mechas und Kämpfe mit ihnen dreht. Die Storyline ist dabei schon fast ein bisschen nebensächlich, wenn auch wichtig, aber trotzdem liegt das Hauptaugenmerk hier auf den Maschinen. Freunde der Mechas werden hier also voll und ganz auf ihre Kosten kommen. Für mich persönlich ist es dann aber doch ein bisschen zu viel Kampfgetöse und ich hätte gern ein bisschen mehr Story mit Herz gehabt. Trotzdem bin ich aber gespannt, wie es weiter geht und was es damit auf sich hat, dass Hitomi sich scheinbar in ihrer Form immer wieder verändert und scheinbar ein anderer Mensch wird. Außerdem hoffe ich, dass es Van gelingt Rache zu nehmen, denn das Schicksal um Farnella ist einfach nur traurig.
Fazit:
Tolle Zeichnungen und eine solide Storyline. Freunde von Mecha-Mangas werden hier voll und ganz auf ihre Kosten kommen. Ein absoluter Mangaklassiker, den ihr im übrigen nicht mehr im Laden kaufen könnt, sondern ein Sammlerstück durch und durch.
Idee: 5/5
Charaktere: 4/5
Logik: 4/5
Spannung: 3/5
Emotionen: 3/5
Gesamt: 4/5
Daten:
ISBN: 9783551754219
Sprache: Deutsch
Ausgabe: Flexibler Einband
Umfang: 175 Seiten
Verlag: Carlsen
doch du hast Visionen.
Visionen von einer fremden Welt,
in der du dich plötzlich wieder findest
und in der du lernen musst zu kämpfen…
Zum Inhalt:
Hitomi Hoshino ist eine Schülerin wie jede andere… nur sie hat Visionen von einer fremden Welt. Plötzlich jedoch werden diese Einbildungen zur Wirklichkeit, und sie findet sich an der Seite des jungen Prinzen Van von Farnella in einer anderen Dimension wieder. Das Land des Prinzen wird von Feinden aus dem Imperium Zaibach bedroht, die alles Leben in Farnella vernichten und die Kampfmaschine Escaflowne, den legendären Beschützer der Menschen ins Vans Reich, unter ihre Kontrolle bringen wollen. Hitomi muss lernen, dass ihr auf dieser Welt eine schicksalhafte rolle zugedacht ist, denn nur durch ihre Kraft kann es gelingen, dem mächtigen Feind zu trotzen….
Cover:
Das Cover gefällt mir sehr gut. Wir sehen hier auf einem bräunlich-grünen Grund den Charakter des Van, wie er in einer fremdartigen Kleidung und mit gezücktem Schwert kampfbereit dem Betrachter entgegenblickt, während man am oberen Rand des Covers den Charakter der Hitomi ausmachen kann. Außerdem schimmert aus dem Hintergrund der Kampfroboters Escaflowne hervor. Das macht natürlich neugierig und hat somit seinen Sinn voll und ganz erfüllt.
Eigener Eindruck:
Hitomi ist ein ganz normales Mädchen an einer japanischen Schule. Wie alle anderen träumt sie gern von Jungs und hat auch in Amano einen Schwarm gefunden. Der wird auch schon bald auf sie aufmerksam, als eine Freundin behauptet, dass Hitomi Visionen sehen kann. Dass diese Tagträume jedoch bald bitterer Ernst werden, damit hat Hitomi nicht gerechnet, denn ehe sie sich versieht, findet sie sich in einer fremden Welt wieder, wo sie als Energist eine Maschine betreiben soll, um das Land Farnella zu retten. Gemeinsam mit dem stürmischen und rüpelhaften Van gelingt es ihr tatsächlich gegen die finstere Bedrohung des Imperiums Zaibach anzukommen. Doch das hat alles seinen Preis. Und während Hitomi mit ihrem Schicksal hadert und mit der ganzen Gewalt nicht klar zu kommen scheint, legt Van seine ganze Hoffnung in sie…
Einige kennen den Mangaklassiker „Visions of Escaflowne“ vielleicht noch aus der gleichnamigen Animeserie welche eine Zeitlang auf einschlägigen Musiksendern im deutschen TV lief. Entgegen des Designs von dort sind die Charaktere hier in ihrer Urform und gefallen mit vom Design besser. Hitomi wirkt im Manga nicht wie im Anime wie ein Junge und auch Van gefällt mir von seinem Charakter besser. Er ist stürmisch, er ist aufbrausend und nicht so ein Versuch einen Mädchenschwarm aus ihm zu machen. Wer zu diesem Manga greift, der sollte auch wissen, dass sich dieses Werk hauptsächlich um die Mechas und Kämpfe mit ihnen dreht. Die Storyline ist dabei schon fast ein bisschen nebensächlich, wenn auch wichtig, aber trotzdem liegt das Hauptaugenmerk hier auf den Maschinen. Freunde der Mechas werden hier also voll und ganz auf ihre Kosten kommen. Für mich persönlich ist es dann aber doch ein bisschen zu viel Kampfgetöse und ich hätte gern ein bisschen mehr Story mit Herz gehabt. Trotzdem bin ich aber gespannt, wie es weiter geht und was es damit auf sich hat, dass Hitomi sich scheinbar in ihrer Form immer wieder verändert und scheinbar ein anderer Mensch wird. Außerdem hoffe ich, dass es Van gelingt Rache zu nehmen, denn das Schicksal um Farnella ist einfach nur traurig.
Fazit:
Tolle Zeichnungen und eine solide Storyline. Freunde von Mecha-Mangas werden hier voll und ganz auf ihre Kosten kommen. Ein absoluter Mangaklassiker, den ihr im übrigen nicht mehr im Laden kaufen könnt, sondern ein Sammlerstück durch und durch.
Idee: 5/5
Charaktere: 4/5
Logik: 4/5
Spannung: 3/5
Emotionen: 3/5
Gesamt: 4/5
Daten:
ISBN: 9783551754219
Sprache: Deutsch
Ausgabe: Flexibler Einband
Umfang: 175 Seiten
Verlag: Carlsen
January 25, 2024
Escaflowne has always been a favourite of mine - I grew up with the anime, and still own a VHS box set for it! So when I learned that there was also a manga, I just knew I had to get my hands on a copy.
I see a lot of the complaints in other reviews that state this is NOTHING like the anime - and it's not, nor was it meant to be. There's a forward in the beginning of it that states that the anime technically came first, and that the two versions of the manga - this one, the shounen one, and a shoujo one - are essentially AUs written by the two main directors using ideas and plotlines that were discussed for the original anime, but not used. So by that, I feel like judging this against the anime is utterly unfair.
That being said, the shounen version is NOT for me! But that doesn't necessarily make it bad, and I rather enjoyed it overall!
Some spoilers;
I see a lot of the complaints in other reviews that state this is NOTHING like the anime - and it's not, nor was it meant to be. There's a forward in the beginning of it that states that the anime technically came first, and that the two versions of the manga - this one, the shounen one, and a shoujo one - are essentially AUs written by the two main directors using ideas and plotlines that were discussed for the original anime, but not used. So by that, I feel like judging this against the anime is utterly unfair.
That being said, the shounen version is NOT for me! But that doesn't necessarily make it bad, and I rather enjoyed it overall!
Some spoilers;
August 8, 2024
Je suis très fan de l’animée série + film d’Escaflowne depuis longtemps, tellement que j’ai quasi toutes les versions sorties de cette saga. Mais le premier manga fait partie des versions dont j’ai un blocage, dû surtout au dessin, qui m’a empêché de le découvrir depuis un moment. J’ai fini par franchir le pas et lu ce premier tome. On ne va pas se mentir, je suis toujours hermétique au chara-design qui est clairement moins joli et attirant que l’animé.
Comme c’est un projet commun avec les différents supports de la franchise mais avec des approches libres de l’histoire, forcément il y a des gros changements, notamment dans les noms. Dites au revoir à Van Fanel et dites bonjour au Prince Burn. Je connais la signification en anglais mais mon cerveau n’en a fait qu’à sa tête et tout du long j’ai lu le prénom en ‘Burne’, ce qui est encore déstabilisant. En prime, le personnage est détestable, rien à voir avec celui de la série qui est bien plus attachant et surtout mature. Là c’est un héros égoïste, immature et vraiment bête (finalement “casse burne’ lui va bien).
Bref, blague à part, Je n'ai pas détesté mais je reste sceptique pour l’instant. On retrouve l’idée de base mais les nouveautés de l’intrigue et certains personnages ne m’ont pas trop accroché. J’attends de voir avec la suite.
September 10, 2017
On a planet far away, where giant robots fight the wars between ambitious rival factions, an Earth teen holds the secret to the greatest power source ever known. This is high fantasy with a definate sci-fi feel... and giant killer robots!
March 12, 2022
This book is so bad it's almost good (it reminds me of the 1960's Batman TV series that was described as being "camp"). Prince Van is the chief source of the humor; he is a foulmouthed teenage runt who is cast as the hero of this series.
I only have one more volume.
I only have one more volume.
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July 27, 2020Well this isn't like the tv show at all, very 90s shounen. Meh.
May 13, 2022
I just don't like mechas
September 21, 2022
I struggled separating when the mechas fought, prefer anime
August 31, 2014
I was looking forward to a good mecha manga when I got this book, and I was sorely, sorely disappointed. There's mecha in it and they do look cool, but the book as a whole was awful.
The artwork was average (at best) and the story could have been pretty good, but the Prince Van character made me want to gouge out my eyes. I understand that his character is supposed to be a whiny, hot-headed, self-centered punk, but they take it waaaaay too far. Almost every single page is filled with his juvenile diatribes. It was so distracting that it seemed as if more pages were dedicated to his whining rather than telling the story.
Maybe it gets better with subsequent books, but I don't think I can bring myself to pick up another one to find out.
One last bit of info: the book is targeted at teens and contains a bit of foul language and hints at nudity and sexual situations. Though I can't imagine that even teens would want to read this stuff.
The artwork was average (at best) and the story could have been pretty good, but the Prince Van character made me want to gouge out my eyes. I understand that his character is supposed to be a whiny, hot-headed, self-centered punk, but they take it waaaaay too far. Almost every single page is filled with his juvenile diatribes. It was so distracting that it seemed as if more pages were dedicated to his whining rather than telling the story.
Maybe it gets better with subsequent books, but I don't think I can bring myself to pick up another one to find out.
One last bit of info: the book is targeted at teens and contains a bit of foul language and hints at nudity and sexual situations. Though I can't imagine that even teens would want to read this stuff.
January 5, 2013
Maybe I would have liked this more if I had never seen the anime this manga was based on. But I've been a fan of the anime for years and if the rest of the manga series is like this first volume than it does not even come close to how good the anime is.
The art is definitely not the best, the characters are barely recognizable (both in design and personality), and the story is very confusing and hard to follow.
I don't think this manga is supposed to be a direct adaptation of the anime series (it really can't be since the story is so different), so the different story is probably to be expected, but the new story is very similar to the original story and the original story is so much better.
In short, you probably won't like this if you're a fan of the original anime series.
The art is definitely not the best, the characters are barely recognizable (both in design and personality), and the story is very confusing and hard to follow.
I don't think this manga is supposed to be a direct adaptation of the anime series (it really can't be since the story is so different), so the different story is probably to be expected, but the new story is very similar to the original story and the original story is so much better.
In short, you probably won't like this if you're a fan of the original anime series.
October 6, 2016
Off topic from this series but I'm currently just letting my autoplay on Youtube just go through JackSepticeye videos until I've seen an old one. Wow. We're starting to get back there. We're now in 2015 and Sean doesn't have green hair. HAHAHA. Whoa. Baby.
Okay, I read the before thing in the manga and it read that this version was going to be a lot different from another version as well as the anime. I kind of remember the anime just a bit but I didn't get too far in it. The characters are sort of familiar but I'm not sure. I'll eventually get to the anime. For now, the story seems pretty interesting.
Okay, I read the before thing in the manga and it read that this version was going to be a lot different from another version as well as the anime. I kind of remember the anime just a bit but I didn't get too far in it. The characters are sort of familiar but I'm not sure. I'll eventually get to the anime. For now, the story seems pretty interesting.
February 12, 2024
Hitomi a highschool girl gets transported to the land of Fanelia in the middle of a war which is fought by giant armored knight mecha.
I have not seen the anime so this was not bad for me. Story wise it was okay and it has the same old formula of a girl/boy being whisked away to a strange world and the only other thing was that the character of Prince Van was very annoying.
The art work is pretty cool though and I did enjoy the mecha knight designs.
The first half of the dialogue is written and reads kind of awkward but then gets better at the second half. Did they get a new translator midway through the book?
I picked up the entire manga series so I will see if it gets any better.
I have not seen the anime so this was not bad for me. Story wise it was okay and it has the same old formula of a girl/boy being whisked away to a strange world and the only other thing was that the character of Prince Van was very annoying.
The art work is pretty cool though and I did enjoy the mecha knight designs.
The first half of the dialogue is written and reads kind of awkward but then gets better at the second half. Did they get a new translator midway through the book?
I picked up the entire manga series so I will see if it gets any better.
November 3, 2016
I got this manga because I really like the anime (I LOVED it when I was in college). I think I will stick with the anime. This is the shonen version as evidenced by the fact that Hitomi wears a frilly bathing suit, except for the few times she is naked. The story is a little different than the anime and there is a publishers note (warning perhaps?) about that at the beginning of the volume. The artwork was okay, although there were a couple of times I had to look closely to distinguish the objects.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 16, 2014
I think the only good thing I can say about this was that it's different. Unfortunately, it's too different from the show for my liking; even though that was the intention. I didn't like how Van was portrayed, Allen was pretty much the same, and Hitomi was too whiny and I didn't like the artwork for her. I'm still unsure whether I'll pick up the second one, the storyline intrigued me enough that I would look past the character flaws.
July 10, 2010
I really liked the anime, but the manga looks too cluttered - perhaps I just can't stand the fight scenes, particularly when I can't follow what's going on exactly, who fights who etc. The overall mood of the anime (or of the movie) did not transfer to this take of the Escaflowne story, which I had hoped for.
October 14, 2013
Another sad example why anime to manga adaptations are in general a poor idea. Very rarely will you find a case of an anime being turned into a manga with success. Sadly this is an illustration of another failed attempt. While it may find a better reception among those who never have seen the original content of the anime, I still in good conscience can not recommend it.
February 2, 2016
This has some of the great characters we love: Hitomi, Alan, Van and some new characters we never met in the tv series. The art is full of action and keeps you turning the pages. We get the magic of Escaflowne and the threat of war from Zaibach. I enjoyed it. (Tokyo Pop rated this OT: older teen 16+)
July 2, 2016
I can't say I'm all that fond of any of the characters thus far, but I love mysticism and medieval settings and wars and the like so I'm excited to see where this goes. The characters have time to grow.
I have not seen the anime yet, and reading through the other reviews on here, I think I'll hold off on that until I've finished the manga series.
I have not seen the anime yet, and reading through the other reviews on here, I think I'll hold off on that until I've finished the manga series.
September 22, 2010
I chose to read this because I love the anime series. However, this manga bears absolutely no resemblance to the anime what-so-ever. The story is rushed and not fully explained. I couldn't bring myself to read past book 2. Just... don't.
November 16, 2011
Well, it's hard to say what I thought about this book. I couldn't help but picture the anime series, which I really loved. It was okay, I guess, I mean...I would read it again, just not any time soon.
August 13, 2016
I am quite torn about reviewing this one because I love the anime and while the manga isn't as good, I can't just give it a lower rating. It's Escaflowne! I just can't.
This is one of the few instances in which I'd recommend not reading the manga but watching the anime instead.
This is one of the few instances in which I'd recommend not reading the manga but watching the anime instead.
February 11, 2010
Good book
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