Product Title: ESCAFLOWNE: THE MOVIE – ULTIMATE EDITION Condition: Previously viewed w/slight shelf wear to outer display box – DVD’s are in excellent condition w/a few very slight scratches to play surfaces – Memorial booklet is in near mint condition Approximate Running Time: 110 Minutes Genre: Anime Year Released: 2000 Former Rental: No Plot: Escaflowne is a sprawling adventure saga that infuses sword-and-sorcery and mecha elements into the popular "magical girl" anime genre. The girl is Hitomi Kanzaki, a withdrawn teenager who wishes she could just leave everything behind and vanish. When she's magically transported to the alternate world of Gaia, she gets her wish--in spades. The dashing Van of the White Dragon Clan is pitted against his twisted brother Folken, the leader of the Black Dragon Clan, in a succession war that threatens the very existence of Gaia. Hitomi is hailed as the long-awaited "Wing Goddess," and her power over the invincible dragon-mecha suit Escaflowne confirms her status. Although the tangled story line has been pared down, the feature remains a reworking of the 26-part TV series "The Vision of Escaflowne", which aired briefly on Fox Kids and is available on DVD. The "Extras" disc includes brief interviews with director Kazuki Akane, composer Yoko Kanno, voice actress/singer Maaya Sakamoto, English voice actress Kelly Sheridan (Hitomi), and three of the film's producers. Most of the subjects limit their remarks to "we tried to do our best, we hope you like the film." But one really spontaneous moment occurs when Kanno turns to Akane and tells the interviewer, "He's an inarticulate person; he puts into the project whatever he does not say face-to-face in real life." The footage of the first U.S. screening at the 2000 Anime Expo in Anaheim, California, and of a Korean/Japanese preview in Fukoka is awkwardly shot. On the CD of Kanno's eclectic score, the Carmina Burana-esque theme song from the TV series occurs near the end as "Dance of Curse II." Also included is a 20 page memorial booklet. This nicely packaged set is for hard-core Escaflowne fans, rather than general viewers. 020520-020520P-DVD2 Fantastic Finds: Your Pop Culture More Store! Buying, Selling Trading Long Lost Childhood Memories, And Helping Create New Ones Since 1998!