Ok. I was ABSOLUTELY certain this was going to follow the route of Record of the Lodoss War, which expelled countless scenes of dialogue and mythology that nobody would give a damn about outside of the ROLW universe. Seeing El Hazard's possible outcome, I avoided it for a while.
On a bored day I struck it up...and indeed, I am happy to say that this keeps interest very well compared to ROLW...and therefore it's good. ^_^
Moved into another world...
Makoto, escaping a very unpleasant sitation from his class president, ends up in the realm of El Hazard. A mysterious terra deep in another dimension of space, Makoto, Fujisawa-sensai, and Nanami seek desperately for a way back home; but Nanami's brother, Jinnai, has other plans with his arrival.
The best thing about this story probably comes out of the fact that El Hazard can be completely guessed as soon as it's seen - but it is somewhat different each time you learn a new fact about it. I really like the gods and demons principles involved, as well as the tribes and the continents...this is much less complicated than ROLW, and therefore easier to understand.
Beware of the plot movement. It's like traveling over a hilly countryside, speeding up and slowing down with each crisis that enters the story. This jostles the mind of the watcher well, too, making them predict the end or watch in surprise at the sudden changes. And all seven episodes have great comedy. It is just about at the point of ecchi at times, but there is plenty of clean comedy as well.
Makoto for some odd reason is a stud...
Weak and unadmirable, he isn't my role model. But somehow someway, Makoto becomes a role model, anyways. I learned to love him, as I already liked Fujisawa, Miz, and Ifurita quite a bit. The romantic tale in this story is very subliminal and actually doesn't really make sense until the very end...but it is good.
The seiyuu are superb and do their job quite well. I think the best performer was for Nanami, with a very active voice and good expression of emotion. Another great one is Shayla-Shayla's actress, but everyone else seems to do good instead.
Ok music. Much strength in the background music, but nothing in particular I came to love about this show. It's music is meant to give the mood, but that's about all. Some gentle tones, or heavy orchestrations...the opening isn't all that interesting but it's solid and appreciable, as is the ending.
Just a great adventure.
That's really the power of this anime: the adventure. Lush vivid landscapes, beautiful colors and mixtures, interesting creatures, and much sci-fi despite the primitive looking culture. The animation runs EXTREMELY smooth in the action sequences, and the mouth s and dialogue look very much similar to many other animes I've seen. Though the style looks a little archaic, I can forgive it with appreciation for the animator's willpower to make smooth frames and luminescence galore.
I will say that I recommend this to someone looking for adventure and mythology - but it's only worth watching once. Newbies can like it, so it might be worth a shot. A great break from the long run adventures that don't really take you anywhere.
Anime: El-Hazard: The Magnificent World
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In the ruins beneath Shinanome High School, Makoto encounters Ifrit, an ancient, mysterious entity who transports him to the parallel world of El Hazard. She also takes the scheming Jinnai Katsuhiko, Jinnai's irrepressible sister Nanami, and Mr. Fujisawa along. The Earthlings find themselves placed in what appears to be an elaborate sword-and-sorcery tale involving the Eye of God — a super-weapon created by an earlier civilization...
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Character fall into magic world get powers and go on adventures with sexy and underage girls. Both have adventure and saner than normal characters.
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Approval: 56.52% (23 votes)
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by electonik on 2003-09-26 10:25
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24.0% (8 votes)
I just finished watching the 7 episodes of this series and I've never seen any other El-Hazard.
Although I was first a little cynical about the beginnings of the story, it starts getting interesting and draws you in. The plot isn't anything major, in fact it's quite light compared to other fast paced anime. As there are only 7 eps it didn't drag on and get boring which it may have done if theyed spun the story out some more.
As usual in the fantasy anime, there are some lovely drawings and the world has some lovely detail especially the panoramics, I always like this to create a good atmosphere.
The characters, although somewhat implausible, are lovable and I especially like the alchoholic smoker, sensei! It's all pretty tongue in cheek, so if you fancy a light hearted fantasy tale then look no further.....
ps. I don't normally get into the theme tunes, but I listened to the tune at the end every time - it's fun!
Although I was first a little cynical about the beginnings of the story, it starts getting interesting and draws you in. The plot isn't anything major, in fact it's quite light compared to other fast paced anime. As there are only 7 eps it didn't drag on and get boring which it may have done if theyed spun the story out some more.
As usual in the fantasy anime, there are some lovely drawings and the world has some lovely detail especially the panoramics, I always like this to create a good atmosphere.
The characters, although somewhat implausible, are lovable and I especially like the alchoholic smoker, sensei! It's all pretty tongue in cheek, so if you fancy a light hearted fantasy tale then look no further.....
ps. I don't normally get into the theme tunes, but I listened to the tune at the end every time - it's fun!
by PetriW on 2003-07-01 11:38
Approval:
47.1% (8 votes)
This is the worst of all El Hazard series. (I had to say that to counter the animenfo description.)
This anime reminded me a lot of Maze, another anime I did not like at all, they basically shares most bad point. The story starts with Makoto meeting a girl in a ruin unearthed in his school. She tells him she's been waiting for him for 10000 years then promptly transports him to an alternate world, the wonderful world of El Hazard.
El Hazard is divided in two, a good side and a bad side; turns out Makotos friends (who happened to be on the school grounds when he was transported) are transported along with him to the good side and somehow gain special powers in the process. Oh and of course Makotos arch nemesis (although Makoto doesn't understand why he is) is transported to the bad side and promptly installed as the leader of the invasion of the good side.
The animation is ok, nothing special but cute girls and stuff. Sound is average.
The story might have potential but is ruined by all the complete trash thrown into it, maybe I'm weird and don't understand it but frankly, I don't like an anime because the girls throw themselves at the main character, because there are lesbian girls all trying to get to the nonlesbian girls and because the men are indecisive to a fault. ;) This seems to be how El Hazard tries to sell itself but it comes through as poor taste and simply annoying to me. Sure, it CAN be good but then you need to keep it within limits.
This is one of the few animes I deleted after watching it, no rewatch value whatsoever and I'd say unless you liked Maze stay away from this trash.
This anime reminded me a lot of Maze, another anime I did not like at all, they basically shares most bad point. The story starts with Makoto meeting a girl in a ruin unearthed in his school. She tells him she's been waiting for him for 10000 years then promptly transports him to an alternate world, the wonderful world of El Hazard.
El Hazard is divided in two, a good side and a bad side; turns out Makotos friends (who happened to be on the school grounds when he was transported) are transported along with him to the good side and somehow gain special powers in the process. Oh and of course Makotos arch nemesis (although Makoto doesn't understand why he is) is transported to the bad side and promptly installed as the leader of the invasion of the good side.
The animation is ok, nothing special but cute girls and stuff. Sound is average.
The story might have potential but is ruined by all the complete trash thrown into it, maybe I'm weird and don't understand it but frankly, I don't like an anime because the girls throw themselves at the main character, because there are lesbian girls all trying to get to the nonlesbian girls and because the men are indecisive to a fault. ;) This seems to be how El Hazard tries to sell itself but it comes through as poor taste and simply annoying to me. Sure, it CAN be good but then you need to keep it within limits.
This is one of the few animes I deleted after watching it, no rewatch value whatsoever and I'd say unless you liked Maze stay away from this trash.
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Ishii Kouji
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Some notable examples of great evil villains with evil laughs: Dr. Evil, Dr. Horrible, The Joker, Lelouche, Light, and Mickey Mouse., megalomaniacMegalomania is a psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of power, relevance, and omnipotence, and by inflated self-esteem., short-temperedThis character has a short temper, meaning he or she can get angry quickly.
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Okiayu Ryoutarou
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voiced by:
Natsuki Rio
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Cross-dressers often hide their cross-dressing identity for a long period of time and thus tend to become adept in accurately portraying the opposite sex in terms of voice, movement, behaviour, temperament, etc., trapA trap is a plot device where a male character is mistaken for a female, with the intention of sexually deceiving other characters and/or the viewer. This behavior does not need to be intentional by the male (it is often not intentional) or continually maintained by the male, but the occurrence is common enough to deserve this fetish-specific tag., wigA wig is a head covering made from human hair, animal hair, or synthetic fiber. It is a false hairpiece used to alter a character`s hairstyle.
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Iwanaga Tetsuya
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Yoshida Miho
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Kozakura Etsuko
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Soumi Youko
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Hiiragi Mifuyu
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Amano Yuri
female, assassinAn assassin is a professional murderer; it is their job or profession to be hired to kill people. When events like one-off murders appear, they should be tagged on anime level. Only professional killers will be tagged with assassin tag. Assassins are often hireable to take out hits (or targets) designated by a client (or temporary employer) for a predetermined fee. Not all assassins work solo and may have a partner or even a team of more than two members., black hairThe character has black hair., blue skinno description set, disguisingDisguising is the ability to convincingly change one`s own or someone else`s appearance in order to hide one`s identity or assume another. Someone who has mastered this ability to any degree can put up disguises that are able to fool others; if nobody is fooled by the disguise, the person isn`t able to do it., exposed midriffIn fashion, midriff is a term for the human abdomen. The midriff is exposed when wearing a crop top or some forms of swimwear., facial markingsno description set, knee bootsKneehigh boots are boots that rise up to, but not including, the knee, or slightly thereunder; they leave the knee exposed. Boots that partly cover the knees, or fully cover and extend above the knees, are thigh boots / over-the-knee boots. Boots at a trouser length (or shorter) are half boots (or lower)., long hairLong hair is hair from (but not including) shoulder-length, up to (but not including) waist length hair. Sidelocks do NOT count as long hair.
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Ootsuka Mizue
female, , earringAn earring is a piece of jewellery attached to the ear via a piercing in the earlobe or another external part of the ear (except in the case of clip earrings, which clip onto the lobe). Earrings are worn by both sexes, although more common among women, and have been used by different civilizations in different times., hair ribbonHair ribbons are ribbons used both as hair decorations and as hair ties. Hair ribbons are often tied into bows. They may also be present as part of a hairband. In older anthropomorphic series, where the gender of characters was sometimes hard to tell at first glance, ribbon bows were used to indicate a female character., large breastsLarge breasts are breasts a fair notch larger than average, as found in some real life adolescent girls or fully grown women. They are bigger than medium breasts and smaller than huge breasts.
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Shimazu Saeko
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Usually strong against living beings, such as plants and animals, but easily fought by employing water.
Also usually entails immunity against heat., long hairLong hair is hair from (but not including) shoulder-length, up to (but not including) waist length hair. Sidelocks do NOT count as long hair., minidressA one-piece dress, with a hemline well above the knees similar to a miniskirt. Often worn together with knee boots., ponytailA ponytail is a hairstyle in which most or all of the hair on the head is gathered and secured at the back of the head with a hair tie, clip or similar device, and allowed to hang freely from that point., priestessno description set, red hairThe character has red hair.
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Sakurai Tomo
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