History YMMV / TheVisionOfEscaflowne

** What about the [[https://youtu.be/24uqPdIlIes?list=PLAEF6FF810BA2A6D4 full Warsaw symphonic orchestra?]]

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: The [[NoExportForYou Japan-Only]] UsefulNotes/PlayStation game was not well received. The only saving grace was that the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic soundtrack was beautiful]].

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Experiencing the series over 20 years after it was produced (yes, it's that old) might make one think it's a ClicheStorm... when in actuality, sure, many of these tropes had been seen before, but to Westerners? That's probably the first time ''ever'' they saw these.

** This honor goes to the German dub, solely for it's downright awesome voice acting! Seriously, whoever dubbed this show in German needs to win some kind of prize for casting the perfect people as the right characters, Dilandau especially! Not only did the German dub totally do him justice, the voice actress who did his German voice seriously nailed EVERY SINGLE FIBER of his being and threw so much emotion in her delivery of his voice, especially in his sad scenes (like his only scene in episode 16. That's where this lady is at her absolute BEST!)!

** Creator/AndrewFrancis who voiced Dilandau in the original English Dub should also be given a special mention considering that he did a good job in making the character sound like the [[AxeCrazy axe-crazy]] homicidal psychopath and pyromaniac that he is; and so Andrew's voice actually fits the role. Not only that but Andrew, at the time he did the voice-acting for the show and was going through puberty, was actually around the same age as Dilandau - fitting, isn't it? And not bad for a 14-15 year old. With that, Dilandau not only looks like a young teenage boy, but he actually sounds like one. [[spoiler: Note: Celena was voiced by a woman, not Andrew Francis, which still makes the voice-acting choices all the more interesting]].

** After the explosion of ''[[TrappedInanotherWorld isekai]]'' anime in the 2010s, with protagonists regularly hit by a truck to be reincarnated, many fans find it amusing that Hitomi is instead transported by hitting ''[[IncrediblyLamePun a Van.]]''

** Geneon Dub vs Funimation Dub [[LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana AGAIN!!!!!]]

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Experiencing the series almost 20 years after it was produced (yes, it's that old) might make one think it's a ClicheStorm... when in actuality, sure, many of these tropes had been seen before, but to Westerners? That's probably the first time ''ever'' they saw these.

* EndingAversion: Many fans consider the series and movie [[BittersweetEnding ending]] to be disappointing, to the point that those who've seen ''WebVideo/VisionOfEscaflowneAbridged'' consider its ending to be BetterThanCanon. [[spoiler:Abridged!Hitomi [[GenreSavvy correctly realizes]] that she has a magic "instantly teleport anywhere" pendant, and "since Gaea runs on NarniaTime," she could easily remain with Van and juggle both lives on Gaea and Earth.]]

* AnimationBump: The movie compared to the television series, which was no slouch itself. For all the complaints about characterization and plot problems, nobody can deny that the movie's animation was ''sumptuous''.

* AwesomeEgo: Dilandau.

* BrokenBase: Over the manga and [[TheMovie The Movie]]. Many fans claim both are completely unnecessary. Others enjoy the lighter interpretation provided by the manga or the much, much [[DarkerAndEdgier darker, angstier, and more emotionally jarring experience]] of the film.

* ContinuityLockout: Despite only being a twenty-six episode anime, the plot is so fast-paced and non-episodic that viewers who miss so much as one or two episodes are liable to find themselves confused. This [[WildMassGuessing may]] be one reason it did so poorly during its initial TV airing in Japan, and why it was VindicatedByHistory since it's BetterOnDVD.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Dilandau and Jajuka.

* LargeHam: You got Balgus, who is [[AC:Creator/BrianBlessed]] with a BFS, but the true GodEmperor of this trope is Dilandau. He hardly needs to fight, he can simply floor his enemies with his EvilLaugh alone. '''''MOERO MOERO! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!'''''

* {{Macekre}}
** The ''Escaflowne'' edit on FOX Kids.
** Averted when TheMovie aired on Creator/AdultSwim.

* {{Narm}}: There are times when Dilandau seems to have a Master's degree in this. It's played up even harder in the original English dub with Dilandau having an extremely high and chirpy voice that makes him sound like he's nine years old! [[spoiler: Justified in that he is actually a girl.]]
** [[{{Narm}} "My cheek BURNS Van, just like the city! And all because YOU'RE in it!!!"]]

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Experiencing the series almost 20 years after it was produced (yes, it's that old) might make one think ClicheStorm... when in actuality, sure, many of these tropes had been seen before, but to westerners? That's probably the first time ''ever'' they saw these.
* StoicWoobie: Folken.

*** Note that Allen never actually pursues any of the women (save Marlene, who probably started it; that relationship was a two-way street). Millerna throws herself at him and Allen's response is to stand there. He didn't even know Hitomi had a crush on him. That said, he doesn't discourage her either, which Millerna's older sister Ares calls him out on.

* CrazyAwesome: Dilandau.

*** Bagpipes? What about the [[https://youtu.be/24uqPdIlIes?list=PLAEF6FF810BA2A6D4 full Warsaw symphonic orchestra?]]

* ValuesDissonance: Allen's father neglected his wife and family because he fell in LoveAtFirstSight with Hitomi's grandmother (or thought of her as his non-romantic soulmate) when she was briefly transported to Gaea, and doesn't realize he really loved his wife until he was dying in the snow. Fair enough, it's a classic tragic love story... except the object of his obsession was probably not fully out of puberty when he met her. Later, Allen proposes to 15-year-old Hitomi partly to resolve the LoveTriangle with 15-year-old Millerna. In both cases the story treats this as "He's focusing on the wrong girl," not "Wait, she's ''how'' old?!". It's a JustifiedTrope [[DeliberateValuesDissonance when we consider that Gaea's set of values are close to the mindset reigning in the Renaissance, where high-class women were expected to be ''already'' married by Hitomi and Millerna's age.]]

* AssPull: Some viewed the implications that [[spoiler:Emperor Dornkirk is really Isaac Newton, of whom managed to gain the power of Atlantis,]] to be this, with Shoji Kawamori's sole explanation being that he came up with it after finding out that [[spoiler:Newton]] studied the occult. It still made some viewers wonder why Shoji chose Donkirk to be actually [[spoiler:Isaac]], of all people.

* StoicWoobie: Folken

* ContinuityLockout: Despite only being a twenty-six episode anime, the plot is so fast-paced and non-episodic that viewers who miss so much as one or two episodes are liable to find themselves confused. This [[WildMassGuessing may]] be one reason it did so poorly during its initial TV airing in Japan.

*** Note that Allen never actually pursues any of the women (save Marlene, who probably started it; that relationship was a two-way street). Millerna throws herself at him and Allen's response is to stand there. He didn't even know Hitomi had a crush on him.

* EndingAversion: Many consider the [[BittersweetEnding ending]] to be disappointing, to the point that those who've seen WebVideo/VisionOfEscaflowneAbridged consider its ending BetterThanCanon. [[spoiler:Abridged!Hitomi [[GenreSavvy correctly realizes]] that she has an ''instant interplanetary teleportation device'', and "[[YearInsideHourOutside since this runs on Narnia time]]" she could easily remain with Van and juggle both lives on Gaea and Earth.]]

* CosmicDeadline: Namely the final episode. The finale, while not a bad episode at all, made many viewers feel like it was a bit rushed and some of the events there probably could have used a bit more expanding. Maybe it could have at least been made into either a 2-part sequence, or a one-hour special episode at the very least. It should be noted that even though the creators and producers originally were planning to make more than 26 episodes (budget and time-constraints got in the way), they have mentioned that the show would still have ended the same way it did (and yes, that includes not creating a second or third season, etc., beyond that point). That said, if they had been given more time and money, perhaps there would have been more pacing and more time spent on things such as the war and Allen's long-lost sister. But in spite of these flaws, the fans still love the TV series very dearly.

* AssPull: Some viewed the implications that [[spoiler:Emperor Dornkirk is really Isaac Newton, of whom managed to gain the power of Atlantis,]] to be this, with Shoji Kawamori's sole explanation being that he came up with it after finding out that [[spoiler:Newton]] studied the occult. It still made some viewers wonder why Shoji chose Donkirk to be actually Isaac, of all people.

* AssPull: Some viewed the reveal that [[spoiler:Emperor Dornkirk is really Isaac Newton, of whom managed to gain the power of Atlantis,]] to be this, with Shoji Kawamori's sole explanation being that he came up with it after finding out that [[spoiler:Newton]] studied the occult. It still made some viewers wonder why Shoji chose Donkirk to be actually Isaac, of all people.

* AssPull: Some viewed the reveal that [[spoiler:Emperor Dornkirk is really Isaac Newton, of whom managed to gain the power of Atlantis,]] to be this, with Shoji Kawamori's sole explanation being that he came up with it after finding out that [[spoiler:Newton]] studied the occult.

* AssPull: Some viewed the reveal that [[spoiler:Emperor Dornkirk is really Isaac Newton, of whom managed to gain the power of Atlantis]] to be this, with Shoji Kawamori's sole explanation being that he came up with it after finding out that [[spoiler:Newton]] studied the occult.