homosexual) themes here, just a bit of friendly rivalry, right? Both of these dashing young fighters were trained by the renowned swordslinger Vargus (or Valgus) and their eagerness to claim the title of top student shows constantly in their dealings with each other. Will Hitomi protest against such unenlightened treatment, or will she revel in the courtly attentions of this Knight of Heaven? A wild bird needs to fly freely, but Allen prefers his birds to sing privately in a cage just for him. Hitomi worries about being this well-known playboy's latest conquest, but that doesn't stop her from enjoying his affectations and endearments. There's a lot of deep spiritual bonding going on as well, but that's a little more difficult to explain.Īllen & Hitomi: Can you say 'love triangle'? Just your average schoolgirl romance plot here.tall blondes get all the good dates. Hitomi's ability to sense enemy attacks and trigger cool transporter effects keeps the action lively, while her total lack of understanding when it comes to men provides ample fodder for the romance plot. Van hides his awkwardness towards Hitomi with a brash facade which either makes him annoying or endearing to her, depending on the background music. When they're together, either machines get blown up or Van gets smacked around, but they're never quite as funny and engaging as Ranma and Akane (Ranma 1/2).

Van & Hitomi: Are they friends or potential lovers? Will they get married? It doesn't really matter.

Hitomi & Amano (her would-be boyfriend).

Folken & Naria & Eriya (ooh, a threesome).

If any of the following seems a bit odd, keep in mind that there's a small amount of personal speculation included as well. As always, I try to minimize spoilers, but obviously this will probably make more sense if you've seen at least the first few episodes. Right now I've only done the relationships among the major characters, but I'll get around to the interesting minor characters at some point. This is kind of an experiment.instead of the usual character biography, I'm gonna describe some key relationships between characters in Escaflowne.

Mandisa's Everything Page - The Vision of Escaflowne (Tenkuu no Escaflowne): A Spider's Web in Gaea A Spider's Web in Gaea

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