| El-Hazard - The Magnificent World | |
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 Title screen for The Magnificent World |
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| 神秘の世界エルハザード (Shinpi no Sekai El-Hazard) |
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| Genre | Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Romance |
| OVA | |
| Director | Hiroki Hayashi |
| Studio | AIC Pioneer LDC |
| Licensor |   Geneon  Madman Entertainment |
| Episodes | 7 |
| Released | 26 May 1995 - 25 January 1996 |
| OVA: El-Hazard 2 | |
| Director | Yoshiaki Iwasaki |
| Studio | AIC Pioneer LDC |
| Episodes | 4 |
| Released | 21 March 1997 - 25 October 1997 |
| TV anime: El-Hazard TV (The Wanderers) | |
| Director | Katsuhito Akiyama |
| Studio | AIC Pioneer LDC |
| Network |  TV Tokyo ABS-CBN, HERO |
| Original run | 6 October 1995 – 29 March 1996 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| TV anime: El-Hazard: The Alternative World | |
| Director | Yasuhito Kikuchi |
| Studio | AIC Pioneer LDC |
| Network | TV Tokyo AXN-Asia |
| Original run | 8 January 1998 – 25 March 1998 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| OVA: A Night of Captivation, Temptation, and Purification | |
| Director | Yoshiaki Iwasaki |
| Studio | AIC Pioneer LDC |
| Episodes | 1 |
| Released | 1998 |
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Synopsis
The series began as a seven episode OVA series entitled, El-Hazard: The Magnificent World. abbreviated (and sometimes as OAV) is a term originating from Japanese animation ( Anime) for animated films and series which are made specially to be It was popular enough to be remade into a twenty-six episode TV series, The Wanderers, set in an alternate timeline. A second four episode OVA series, El-Hazard: The Magnificent World 2 and El-Hazard: The Alternative World, a twelve episode TV series with a follow-up special later released on laserdisc, are continuations of the original OVA timeline. The Laserdisc (LD is an obsolete Home video disc format and was the first commercial Optical disc storage medium There is also a Sega Saturn visual novel videogame inspired from the TV series, with several possible endings. The is a 32-bit Video game console that was first released on November 22 1994 in Japan, May 11 1995 in North America A is an Interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics usually with Anime -style art
The story focuses on four people from our world (High school students Makoto Mizuhara, Katsuhiko Jinnai and Nanami Jinnai, and History teacher Masamichi Fujisawa) who are mysteriously transported to the fantastical world of El-Hazard, which is threatened with a massive war between the human nations on one side and the insectoid Bugrom tribe on the other. The following article provides information on major and minor characters in the fictional universe of the various El-Hazard Anime and The following article provides information on major and minor characters in the fictional universe of the various El-Hazard Anime and The following article provides information on major and minor characters in the fictional universe of the various El-Hazard Anime and The following article provides information on major and minor characters in the fictional universe of the various El-Hazard Anime and The following article provides information on major and minor characters in the fictional universe of the various El-Hazard Anime and To add further complexity, the quartet's transportation has a side effect, in that each of them gains a unique special ability. For instance, Katsuhiko gains the power to communicate with the Bugrom, and subsequently uses his power to become the Bugrom's military leader while his sister can see through illusions. The hard-drinking, chain-smoking Fujisawa, on the other hand, gains superhuman strength and athletic ability, but only when he's sober. Makoto's power comes much later but he learns he can control the ancient technology of that world which range from minor gadgets to the most powerful weapons.
The central conflict in El-Hazard: The Magnificent World focuses on Makoto, who along with Nanami, Mr. Fujisawa and human residents of El-Hazard fight against Jinnai's conquest, but other, more sinister machinations lie below the surface. The Wanderers is a simplified version of the original OVA storyline, stretched to twenty-six episodes and eliminates or alters several of the OVA's major characters. El-Hazard: The Magnificent World 2 sees Makoto and the others continuing on in their lives in El-Hazard, when Mr. Fujisawa suddenly runs off, having gotten cold feet the night before his wedding. El-Hazard: The Alternative World follows up with the actual wedding, but the cast is then thrust into another world for a second time; the militant world of Creteria.
Although the original OVA series was critically acclaimed, subsequent follow-ups were almost universally panned as uninspired cash-ins. The "official" sequel to the OVAs, The Alternative World, remains infamous among fans as the death blow to the continuation of the story.
Characters
El-Hazard's causal loop
At the crux of the El-Hazard plotline is a causal loop, or an example of the predestination paradox. The following article provides information on major and minor characters in the fictional universe of the various El-Hazard Anime and A predestination paradox, also called either a causal loop, or a causality loop and (less frequently either a closed loop or closed time loop The first OVA begins with Makoto meeting Ifurita for the first time on Earth. After giving him a warm greeting, revealing that she somehow knows him, she sends him to El-Hazard. Later on in the series, Makoto discovers Ifurita entombed in a labyrinth, where she had been kept since ancient times. Upon this second meeting with Ifurita, Makoto is puzzled by the fact that she does not recognize him, nor does she treat him with the same demeanor she evoked in their first encounter.
Over the course of the series, Makoto manages to free Ifurita from her enslavement to Jinnai (the "master" of the Power Key Staff, and therefore her master. ) In response, Ifurita comes to love Makoto, but events involving the Eye of God (see below) force her to drift through time and space for ten-thousand years until she is eventually entombed under what would later become the site of Shinonome High School. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. The series then returns to the beginning, this time from Ifurita's perspective. After warmly greeting Makoto, she sends him to El-Hazard in order to trigger all of the events that, from Makoto's perspective, had yet to take place. Soon after, Ifurita is reunited with an older Makoto who has transported back to her with her key, enabling them both to return to El-Hazard together.
The Eye of God
The Eye of God plays a prominent role in both the OVA and The Wanderers. In both continuities, it is the ultimate superweapon, created by an ancient civilization. Its basic design is that of a giant metallic orb that floats in a geosynchronous orbit within the world's atmosphere, and thus is often compared to the Death Star of Star Wars fame. The Death Star is a Fictional Space station and Superweapon appearing in the Star Wars movies and expanded universe. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded
The Eye of God is a dimensional weapon that sends all it destroys into a vortex leading to an unknown destination. V erification of the O rigins of R otation in T ornadoes Ex periment or VORTEX, is a field project that seeks to understand how a In the first OVA series, its use in ancient times is responsible for pulling the Phantom Tribe from their own world into El-Hazard. The following article provides information on major and minor characters in the fictional universe of the various El-Hazard Anime and
In the OVA continuity, the Eye of God first needed to be unsealed by the Muldoon priestesses before it could be operated via the Stairway to the Sky, a tall metal tower that almost reaches the height of the Eye's orbit. The following article provides information on major and minor characters in the fictional universe of the various El-Hazard Anime and Two female members of the royal house were required in order to activate the weapon, but the Phantom Tribe attempted to get around this barrier by creating a machine that would require the use of only one. The Phantom Tribe also sabotage the Eye, causing it to go out of control when the Princesses Rune Venus and Fatora use it to destroy the Bugrom. The following article provides information on major and minor characters in the fictional universe of the various El-Hazard Anime and The following article provides information on major and minor characters in the fictional universe of the various El-Hazard Anime and It's stopped by Ifurita, who synchronizes with the device and is ultimately lost in time and space for ten thousand years as a result. The following article provides information on major and minor characters in the fictional universe of the various El-Hazard Anime and
In The Wanderers, the Eye is controlled from within rather than from the Stairway to the Sky, and the character Ifurita acts as a key to controlling the weapon. Jinnai attempts to use Ifurita to control the Eye, but once connected, Ifurita's true purpose as the Demon God is revealed, and she attempts to destroy El-Hazard. Makoto stops the Eye from going out of control and is temporarily lost, but finds his way back to El-Hazard at the end of the series.
In The Alternative World, another Eye of God appears, but this one is a shattered version of the original and does not seem to need a princess and three priestesses to unseal it. Its origin is not explained.
Prominent Locations
Notes and trivia
- In the English dub, Jinnai names a group of Bugrom Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo, Gummo and Margaret. This article provides details regarding some of the locations found in Anime series El-Hazard. These are references to the five Marx brothers and their long-suffering foil, Margaret Dumont. The Marx Brothers were a popular team of sibling Comedians who appeared in Vaudeville, stage plays film and television Margaret Dumont ( October 20, 1882 &ndash March 6, 1965) was an American comedic actress To further the in-joke, Jinnai's dub actor R. Martin Klein is credited under the alias of Bob Marx. Robert Martin Klein (commonly credited as R Martin Klein professionally is a voice actor who is known to play characters who are rude mean crazy deranged and/or adorable
- Tenchi Muyo and El Hazard are considered sister series, and characters from both series have made several cameo appearances in the other. A short list: Fujisawa appeared in a few episodes of Tenchi in Tokyo, Ryoko and Tenchi are featured on a magazine cover in a later episode of The Wanderers, Jinnai and Alielle make an appearance in the Tenchi spinoff series Magical Project S, while (badly) hidden elements from Magical Project S can be seen in the El Hazard OVAs. Magical Project S, known in Japan as, is a 26-episode anime series produced by AIC and Pioneer LDC.
- In the English dub, the Bugrom language is garbled French.
Role-playing game
Guardians of Order released a role-playing game based on the first OVA series in 2001 and with rules based on the company's Tri-Stat system. Guardians of Order was a Canadian company founded in 1996 by Mark C A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Tri-Stat dX is a generic Role-playing game system developed and published by Guardians of Order in 2003. The gameplay is reminiscent of the company's more generalized anime-inspired game Big Eyes Small Mouth, but features some modified mechanics and additional skills to better fit the El-Hazard universe. Big Eyes Small Mouth is a Roleplaying game that was designed to simulate the action of Anime and Manga. For example, it is possible to create "Relic characters" that are similar in nature to Ifurita, and earthling characters have access to the attribute "Unknown Superhuman Power" which allows the Game Master to pick special attributes or powers that the player must discern over the course of gameplay. A Gamemaster or Game Master (often abbreviated as GM) is a player in a multiplayer Game who acts as organizer arbitrator and officiant in rules situations
A note contained in the book suggested that the game would receive a supplement in 2002 based on characters and events from El-Hazard: The Magnificent World 2, but no such supplement was released. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
External links
Internet Movie Database
- El-Hazard: The Magnificent World on The Internet Movie Database
- El-Hazard: The Magnificent World 2 on The Internet Movie Database
- El-Hazard: The Alternative World on the Internet Movie Database
- El-Hazard: The Wanderers on The Internet Movie Database
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