
Originally Posted by
Xenonight2
I just finished watching The Vision of Escaflowne with my gf. It's awesome! If you like FMA you'll love this show.
It's about a schoolgirl from Japan who goes to a magical world called Gaea where her tarot cards and her dowsing are actually extremely powerful. There's mecha, too, and dragons, and cat people, and even more. The show plays around a lot with tropes regarding love triangles and fate and destiny and seeing the future. It seems really cliche at first but it develops into something being very unique and awesome.
It's a little slow to start, but it's only a 1 season show, so it's not a huge time investment.
The characters are awesome and memorable, but I won't spoil anything there. Let's just say the villains are very compelling! And the soundtrack is gorgeous, composed by Yoko Kanno, if you know who that is.
Really, really recommend it.