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The Vision of Escaflowne S1E1 — Fateful Confession
7.5
The Vision of Escaflowne•Season 1•Episode 1

Fateful Confession

7.5/10 · 95 votesApr 2, 199625 min

Ranked #24 of 26 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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One fateful day, high school sprinter Hitomi Kanzaki experiences a disturbing vision of another world and discovers from her best friend that Amano (the track team star she has a crush on) is about to go abroad. On an impulse, she asks him the next

Directed byYoshiyuki Takei
Written byShoji Kawamori
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Cast18

Maaya Sakamoto

Maaya Sakamoto

Hitomi Kanzaki (voice)

Tomokazu Seki

Tomokazu Seki

Van Fanel (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Allen Schezar (voice)

Mayumi Izuka

Mayumi Izuka

Millerna Aston (voice)

Minami Takayama

Minami Takayama

Dilandau Albatau / Prince Child (voice)

Jouji Nakata

Jouji Nakata

Folken Fanel (voice)

Yuri Amano

Yuri Amano

Eries Aston / Naria (voice)

Ikue Otani

Ikue Otani

Merle (voice)

Toru Okawa

Toru Okawa

Gaddes (voice)

Ginzo Matsuo

Ginzo Matsuo

Kio (voice)

M

Masato Yamanouchi

Emperor Dornkirk (voice)

Jurota Kosugi

Jurota Kosugi

Dryden Fassa (voice)

Crew10

S

Sai Yamane

Key Animation

Y

Yoshiyuki Takei

Director

Shoji Kawamori

Shoji Kawamori

Writer

H

Hiroshi Osaka

Animation Director

Kazuki Akane

Kazuki Akane

Storyboard Artist

T

Tadaaki Miyata

Key Animation

K

Koichi Horikawa

Key Animation

H

Hiroshi Osaka

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Yoshiyuki Ito

Key Animation

T

Takahiro Komori

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Episode Summary

"Fateful Confession" is episode 1 of The Vision of Escaflowne season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 95 votes, ranking #24 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Yoshiyuki Takei and written by Shoji Kawamori, it aired on April 2, 1996.

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