Part 3 of Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai’s 4-part rewatch of maybe the most quintessential ‘00s anime, Shoji Kawamori’s bizarre mecha isekai, Escaflowne!

0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:42 You Will (Not) Remember
0:07:07 Twincest and portrayals of race
0:12:55 Folken kinda sucks
0:16:17 Alan’s dad really sucks
0:17:34 Millerna’s desire vs duty
0:20:58 Dryden > Alan
0:28:22 Van and PTSD
0:31:21 Escaflowne on Fox Kids
0:32:36 The power of positive thinking
0:42:12 Merle
0:43:20 Van, Dilandau, and toxic masculinity
0:49:24 Manga Dilandau
0:52:09 Van and Hitomi’s dreams
0:53:50 Alan’s father complex
0:58:04 Outro

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Recorded Sunday 2nd December 2018

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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