It looks like things are finally well and good in the world of El Hazard.
Miz and Mr. Fujisawa are married at last, and the time has come to usher in
Miz's replacement as the Priestess of Water -- a cute young woman named Qawoor
Towles.
Meanwhile, Makoto continues searching for a way to find Ifurita and go back to
his home world... Nanami is busy with her thriving restaurant business...
Alielle and Fatora are still trying to seduce the girls they like.
Trouble starts when a mysterious contraption Makoto had been studying
inadvertently sends the whole gang off to another world called Creteria.
But the Eye of God seems to be in Creteria as well, and if Makoto and company
don't do anything about it, it could be the end of everything this time.
Review: El Hazard: The Alternative World
El Hazard: The Alternative World picks up where El Hazard 2 leaves off.
Again, this isn't a continuation of the original El Hazard: The Magnificent World, but a filler
series which shows us what happened during the time Makoto and Ifurita were
separated.
As is the case with El Hazard 2, you need to have watched the original El
Hazard in order to cope up with everything that unfolds.
New characters are introduced and added to the existing pool -- there's
Qawoor, the new water priestess (yet another additional gal attracted to our
dear Makoto), and Parnasse, Alielle's girl-crazy brother.
Plot-wise, it's typical El Hazard. You get dimensional travel, magic, action, romance, humor, and some degree of
eroticism. Pacing is good, and there are a lot of moments that'll tickle your funny bone.
Quite a bit of suggestive scenes and dialogue are present (especially where
the lesbian characters are concerned).
Although still not as great as El Hazard 1, El Hazard: The Alternative World
is markedly more entertaining than El Hazard 2.
The art and animation are excellent, and I didn't find anything amiss in the
visuals.
Needless to say, the English dubbing is exceptional (as you basically have the
same group of voices from the past El Hazards).
Since there's nothing really wrong with this series, you may be wondering why
I didn't give it a perfect rating.
Well, it's just that I find the dimensional travel / ultimate weapon storyline
redundant and overused throughout all the El Hazard series that have been
released.
I can't help but feel all the El Hazards that followed the original are but
rehashes of the same basic theme... nicely done as they are.
Miscellanies: El Hazard: The Alternative World
Makoto seems to have a preference for blue-haired girls.
El Hazard: The Alternative World | |
| Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy |
|---|---|
| Episodes | 13 |
| Status | Finished Airing |
| Aired | Jan 8, 1998 to Mar 26, 1998 |
| Producers | Pioneer LDC |
| Studio | AIC |
| Rating | PG-13 - Teens 13 or older |
| Themes | - |
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