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Mar 21, 2009 9:57 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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wow, so allen propose to hitomi; meanwhile van doesn't really know what to do except fight; and dilandau is back too, just wanting to massacre people, but then he disappears, and after that hitomi disappears too, what is going on?
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Apr 4, 2009 5:05 AM
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kage-bunshin said:
what is going on?


The writer is taking the piss and laughing at all the viewers, that's what's going on.
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Oct 17, 2009 3:17 PM
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Why was Hitomi saying "stop!" is she expecting Van to just lay down and die?

Also Merle should wear some pantsu.
Apr 14, 2010 9:52 PM
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"Send me back to my world" that was easy, she didn't tap her heels ;)
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May 3, 2010 9:17 PM
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lmao w0w Alan really is a big playboy, Van should have came with her to earth
Aug 31, 2011 12:10 PM
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What the hell lol
Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone
Feb 20, 2013 3:07 AM
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i was not expecting that at all tbh.
Mar 7, 2013 2:57 PM
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Can someone explain to me why Zaibach doesn't search for Folken? I find it weird that he just ran away without saying a word and no one cares about it. Or is it that I missed something? Hmm...

Also, Dilandaud disapeared by the same light as Hitomi. I thought at first that she sent him to Atlantis or something, but if he've been sent to earth, the hell's gonna happen?!

Anyway, It seems we are going to know more about that mysterious ''Celena''.
Jun 17, 2013 10:38 PM
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Something to consider is that the show was supposed to be far longer before it was decided to cram it into 26 eps due to funding or whatever. They still managed it surprisingly good, IMO.
burbelsJun 17, 2013 10:41 PM
Hell is empty and all the devils are here.
Oct 6, 2013 9:16 AM

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*sigh*
Jul 8, 2014 3:43 AM
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SithNoKami said:
*sigh*


agreed... -_-
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Jul 9, 2014 9:04 PM

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wah? Damn it why doesn't Dilandau die???

Ok, Now Hitomi is really starting to get on my nerves...
Love and Peace!!!
Nov 17, 2014 2:49 PM

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It was a relief to see Dilandau back in action, however briefly. It had been too long and the show was suffering for it.

Also, marriage proposal. I'm finally taking some interest in this love triangle thing.
Jan 24, 2015 8:42 AM

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"If you don't trust people they don't trust you."
Apr 27, 2015 7:03 PM

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(rewatching again)

This is another one of the episodes I remember seeing when this aired way back on Fox Kids. The battle is one of my favorites (ok they're all my favorites). The music, the fire... crazy Dilandau, oh yea.

Allen and Hitomi have basically been together since that kiss. He's being a bit too protective of her. Van is too (he was making sure Folken didn't do anything).
Jun 6, 2015 12:44 PM

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She....Hitomi could have wished herself back at any time? Did I get that wrong?
Jun 6, 2015 3:37 PM

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Shocked said:
She....Hitomi could have wished herself back at any time? Did I get that wrong?


No, it's because of her heart. In her heart she hadn't really wanted to go back so very badly but then a bunch of crap has happened all of a sudden in the last few episodes so she can't handle it anymore and so is sent back.
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Jun 6, 2015 3:47 PM

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AngelicTotoro said:
Shocked said:
She....Hitomi could have wished herself back at any time? Did I get that wrong?


No, it's because of her heart. In her heart she hadn't really wanted to go back so very badly but then a bunch of crap has happened all of a sudden in the last few episodes so she can't handle it anymore and so is sent back.


So if she truly wished from her heart to go back in the first few episodes, she could have?
Jul 10, 2015 10:18 PM
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Shocked said:
AngelicTotoro said:


No, it's because of her heart. In her heart she hadn't really wanted to go back so very badly but then a bunch of crap has happened all of a sudden in the last few episodes so she can't handle it anymore and so is sent back.


So if she truly wished from her heart to go back in the first few episodes, she could have?


I believe so. Gaia is a world where wishes come true and because she holds the pendant and Escaflowne in a connection her wishes are 100% likely to come true. So in the beginning she could have gone back to the mystic moon if she wished hard enough.
Feb 13, 2016 11:52 AM

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LOL that ending. "PLEASE SOMEONE SEND ME BACK HOME!" *gets transported back home* totally reminds me of the wizard of oz xD

"I'm sick of all this fighting! I want to go back to my own world!" LOL THIS IS COMING FROM SOMEONE WHO LIVES ON EARTH xD
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Mar 21, 2016 9:38 AM

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Dilandownsydrome's back

fucking hell mate
Jun 8, 2016 8:37 PM

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HELL YES!! DILANDAU'S BACK! I can't get enough of his insane yelling. The kid is seriously messed up but it's hysterical to me. And yet there's some part of me that wants to give him a big hug and calm him down.
Also.. Hitomi is dumb. This whole series has built up this huge love triangle and when it's close to being resolved, suddenly Hitomi disappears. If you don't like war then why the hell are you trying to date a KNIGHT? And Hitomi do you even realize how much war is on Earth?? You had two options: Stay in Gaia and help resolve a war, or transport back to earth and be helpless to try and stop it. The logical answer would be Gaia. Hitomi I hate you.
Aug 8, 2016 6:50 PM

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lol what is this wizard of Oz shit? XD
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Dec 11, 2016 1:54 PM
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Well I hope she stays in her fucking world like that Bitch can't decide which boy he likes wtf man. Allen is just a prince charming playboy after what he did with chid and that playing around with meliena feelings the needs chops his Dick but noooo our mc is an annoying hoe
Feb 4, 2018 11:59 AM

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(Dilandau laugh: ah ha ha hah ahahahh)
Apr 30, 2018 3:18 PM

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So she's back on earth,well now I wonder if Dilandau was sent there too.

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Aug 11, 2018 9:14 PM
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After 5 or 6 mundane episodes the reappearance of Dilandau brings this series roaring back to life.

Great episode.
May 9, 2019 11:59 AM

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Fuck, Dilandau doesn't have boobs. I guess my theory was wrong, then? So that wasn't him? But the dog-person is the same.. Hmmm.
HONESTLY, I've thought that before but Van and Allen have way better chemistry than Van x Hitomi or Allen x Hitomi lmao. I just don't feel Hitomi's feelings. Her scene with Millerna was nice though.
An episode with Dilandau will always be a good episode. The man (?) is crazy and we love it.

I must say that I didn't like the direction the anime take. Allen is lying to himself, I think, because of his love for Millerna that won't happen; Van is focused on fighting because of his hurt feelings; Hitomi is "hurrr durr confused in this world" (I used to like her very much, but I'm a bit disappointed now)... Idk. Dilandau burn everything pls. I love you
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Jun 1, 2019 4:50 AM

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Holy shit Hitomi is so annyoing, if she wasn't such a drama queen the series would be so much better
Oct 19, 2019 8:02 PM

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I was about to hate this but then she went back to her original world.

I mean, when a character tries to make her protectors feel bad about protecting her as if they can negotiate with someone like Dilandau. It's annoying.
Nov 29, 2020 4:03 PM

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[spoiler]So she returned but there's time travel now?[spoiler]

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Feb 18, 2021 10:43 PM

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Dilandau is fun; I hope they actually reveal more about him.
Jun 20, 2021 10:51 PM

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Why the fuck do people like Dilandau. He's a psychopath and not even an entertaining one. He's just a whiny piece of shit.

And Hitomi wishes herself back home. Good riddance.

Also Van, what the hell man ? Since when do you care about her so much ? Why do you care about her so much ?
Jan 11, 2022 5:44 AM

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That ominous orchestral music just hits every time.

Allen being the possessive boyfriend, okay...

I think Dilandau had experiments done on him and they messed him UP in the head. Turned him into a pyro for sure.

Hitomi: I love Allen. I love Van. Allen just proposed. Can I go home back to earth? lol




May 17, 2022 2:43 PM

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The production quality has really fallen off in the second half of the series, and it was very evident in this episode - so many extended static shots of a character talking with no motion except lip-flap, and the fights, which were so consistently lavish early on in the series, now resemble something you'd see in a 90s Gundam show, with several noticeably shoddy shots of unshaded mechs vaguely flapping their limbs at each other, plus I'm pretty sure they're re-using cuts from earlier episodes.
Oct 21, 2022 8:08 AM
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The suspense never slowed down in this story. The ending was a half unexpected and I really love the drama. It's very engaging.
Aug 2, 2023 10:49 PM

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Bruh again dilandu start with full bloodthirst but when the pink heart-gem of escaflowne shines he's scared and run away how son of a bitch can do this motherfucker
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"Folken confirmed everyone's suspicions about Zaibach so they formed an alliance to fight" What suspicions exactly? The suspicions that should've been confirmed by the unprovoked destruction of Fanelia and/or the two blatant attacks on Asturia? One of them on the fucking capital by uncloaked Guymelefs. They should've been moving against Zaibach ten episodes ago, not hand waving about an alliance in final few episodes.

Thank god everyone's favorite well-developed villain Dilandau is still around. What would this series be without the deep rivalry between Van and him? Its really Dilandau's strong motivation and thoroughly explained backstory that make him fun to watch all the time.

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