Kanzaki Hitomi is a typical high school girl, with the usual problems, but when a vision of a young man battling a dragon becomes a reality, her life changes dramatically. Drawn into a strange vortex with the swordsman, Van, Hitomi is thrust into the mysterious world of Gaea. Van must learn to master the suit of armour, Escaflowne, before he and Hitomi are crushed by the ambitions of the Empire of Zaibach. Van and Hitomi will encounter both allies and enemies in an effort to unlock the secrets of Escaflowne, and Hitomi's heart, stirred by love and adventure, will, at times ache with sorrow. But why was she sent to this world? Her journey has just begun!