In honour of Mother's Day in the USA and many other countries today, here is the enigmatic mother of Allen and Celena Schezar, Encia Schezar.
We don't know much about Mrs. Schezar apart from her identity as a mother and that she loved flowers and nature. She was very devoted to her husband Leon Schezar and kids. Losing her husband and daughter is implied to have caused her untimely death in the anime. Her absence still haunts Allen in the story of Escaflowne.
I feel that Encia represents the “ideal woman” in the patriarchal Asturian culture. She seemed to have no desires or ambitions beyond supporting her husband and children and appeared to be very traditionally feminine in her appearance.
This Picmix portrait features official animation art from Vision of Escaflowne along with my original composition.
