Allen Schezar, is the
typical hero guy from the fantasy anime Escaflowne by Shouji Kawamori and produced by Sunrise. Escaflowne is one of the
best anime series I have ever seen. IMHO, it is exceptional in all respects including
character design, mech. design, music, and animation. The main female protagonist (Hitomi)
is neither a giggly air-head nor is she the constant heroine in distress (enter Miaka,
Fushigi Yuugi). While she is no Lina Inverse (Slayers), she manages to hold her own quite
well and saves the hero a number of times.
Although hero-type characters don't usually appeal to me, I
found myself really liking Allen-san. He is after all very debonair and charming,
blonde-hair, blue-eyed, and a great swordsman. All in all, the perfect ideal guy. Although
they make him out to be the "playboy" in the show, I do not think that he
qualifies. After all the only exploits of his that they talk about is his relationship
with Marlene -- first of all he was in love with her and second of all that happened like
years and years ago. DOH!