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Introduction
When the Escaflowne
television series went into production, a unique problem was discovered.
The Sunrise animators and writers had prepared too much material
to fit into the allotted broadcast timeslot. In order to make the
episodes fit the schedule, a number of scenes were removed.
Naturally the
scenes chosen for deletion were not crucial to the plot of the series,
but they did expand upon the nature of the characters and —
in at least one case — introduced a unique and rather surprising
plot twist. One deleted scene also contained a selection of Yoko
Kanno background music that was not used anywhere else in the series.
The list below
details the deleted scenes. A few insignificant cuts, such as split-second
landscape shots, are not listed. For screencaptures of the listed
scenes, please visit the Screenshots
page.
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1: Fateful Confession |
- Yukari
speaks to Amano immediately prior to Hitomi's race.
The dialogue can not be heard. When they realize they
are being watched by Hitomi, they both turn and Amano
waves.
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| Episode
2: The Girl From The Mystic Moon |
- After
Hitomi has been taken to Gaia, Amano and Yukari are
seen standing outside Hitomi's home. They have just
told Hitomi's mother what happened at the shrine.
Yukari cries and Amano comforts her.
- Hitomi's
mother sits sadly inside, wondering where her daughter
has gone. She goes to the window and looks into the
sky as though in prayer.
- Balgus
talks to the Fanelian generals about Folken.
- Merle
and Hitomi are seen waiting for Van's coronation.
Hitomi wonders why she has been given a seat of importance,
and looks around at the crowd with discomfort.
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| Episode
3: The Gallant Swordsman |
- After
the Vione arrives at Castelo, Gaddes comes to announce
the visitors to Allen. Allen politely recommends that
Hitomi stay where she is, and then much less politely
insists that Van stay as well. In the process, Allen
manages to deeply insult Van by refusing to call him
by his official royal title. Van glares. Allen then
leaves to meet with Dilandau, ordering Gaddes to make
sure the two remain in the room.
- A
transponder beam is seen being fired from the Vione
toward Zaibach.
- Dilandau
is seen with his Dragonslayers prior to entering the
fort of Castelo. Chesta appears to have trouble holding
up the Zaibach banner.
- Van
begs Gaddes to allow them to leave the room and see
the visitors. Gaddes eventually gives in.
- Prior
to the battle between Escaflowne and Scherazade, the
Mole Man takes bets from the Castelo men.
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| Episode
4: The Diabolical Adonis |
- After
Van discovers the poison seed on Merle, he speaks
to Allen and then leaves.
- Allen
speaks with Hitomi at some length while she is ill
in bed. During this scene, Natal comes to sit on Allen's
shoulder. Eventually Allen gets up to leave, so that
he can prepare his men for the likely attack.
- A
Dragonslayer is seen discovering a hidden entrance
to Castelo. This explains how the Zaibach forces were
able to break into the fort so easily.
- Before
Van returns with the poison cure, Merle is seen having
a nightmare. She wakes up with a scream, which in
turn startles Hitomi.
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| Episode
6: City Of Intrigue |
- Prior
to arriving in Pallas, Allen spends a great deal of
time staring out the window of the Crusade and brooding.
Gaddes catches him doing this and makes a face at
him. Then he startles Allen by speaking to him. Allen
and Gaddes speak briefly and Allen begins to cheer
up.
- Allen
makes his way to Hitomi and proceeds to hit on her
shamelessly, even bending down to kiss her. He never
actually makes lip contact, however, and retreats.
- As
Allen leaves the bridge of the Crusade, he tosses
a command to Gaddes with a dismissive gesture. Gaddes
gives him a thumbs-up in return. Meanwhile, in the
background, Hitomi falls over and hits her head on
the glass window because she is in shock over her
near-kiss.
- Merle
goes in search of Van. While she is at it, she speaks
briefly to Oruto.
- In
Pallas, Millerna is seen giving orders to her maids
regarding the cleaning-up of Hitomi. Merle is unnerved
by the orders and bites a table.
- Hitomi
is given a bath by Asturian maids, and is quite embarrassed
about it.
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| Episode
7: Unexpected Partings |
- King
Aston is seen speaking to his two closest advisors
in the courtyard after dinner. Aston explains that
he has hired someone to arrange the kidnapping of
Hitomi by lizard men. A flashback reveals that the
person hired to arrange the abduction is the Mole
Man. Surprise! As the men speak of Hitomi she is shown
in a vision, praying in her Asturian dress in front
of the dual moons.
- Hitomi
has a dream in which a pleasant tarot reading is interrupted
when the Chariot card comes to life. Hitomi then wakes
up with a start.
- After
waking, Hitomi notices Merle curled up on her bed.
Hitomi yanks on the covers, causing Merle to slide
off like a slab of bacon. Hitomi then proceeds to
leave the room for some fresh air.
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The episodes
above are the only ones that were manipulated for time. The animation
of the later episodes was monitored much more carefully, so as to
prevent excess material — much to the disappointment of fans
everywhere, who would have loved the chance for more character development.
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