Click here to visit our new site --> CafeDVD 2.0 Escaflowne: The Movie - Limited Ultimate Edition (3-Disc Box Set) (2000) Rating: Starring: Maaya Sakamoto, Tomokazu Seki, Joji Nakata, Mayumi Iizuka, Minami Takayama Director: Kazuki Akane Category: Animation Studio: Pioneer Studios Subtitles: English Length: 200 mins     "Romantic, Riveting, and Handsomely Animated."- Seattle Times Gaia - a mythical realm ruled by sword and sorcery and immersed in blood and violence.Thrust into a conflict she doesn't quite understand, Hitomi helps aid the young Prince Van as they embark upon their journey. The battle over a legendary suit of dragon armor, Escaflowne, has begun. Hitomi Kanzaki is tired of life.Depressed and despondent, she wishes that she could just fade away, to make the pain of living stop hurting.Her pain resonates with another on the world of Gaea, and when her wish is granted, she finds herself in a strange land.She is greeted as the Wing Goddess, who possesses the power to summon the legendary Escaflowne.Hitomi's fate is interwined with the brash young warrior King Van, who also feels that life has lost its meaning.Sworn to strike back at the Black Dragon Clan which destroyed his kingdom, he fights to exist, and he exists to fight.The arrival of the Wing Goddess marks the final turning point in Van's battle, as she holds an entire world's destiny in her heart.By summoning Escaflowne, the Wing Goddess will choose the path of Gaea's future.But is her heart's desire salvation