Description: The Priestess of Water is retiring and her replacement is long overdue! What has happened to her? And just when Makoto is trying to learn more about this new world... What's this? An alternative world?
Amazon.com: "The Priestess of Water" contains the first four episodes in a 13-chapter (on 4 separate discs) broadcast series that continues the story from the two popular OAVs. Many of the artists also worked on the Tenchi series, and they've created another comic sci-fi adventure centering on a pleasant, somewhat dense hero pursued by colorful, powerful women.
The arrival of Qawoor, the new priestess of water, in the Kingdom of Roshtaria, sets the story in motion: the power-mad Mr. Jinnai uses the insectlike Bugrom in a new bid for power; a curious device Makoto found emits blasts of energy. At Qawoor's coronation, the mysterious Arjah, who calls himself the ruler of the universe, sends the cast from the idyllic El Hazard to a gritty industrial world.
The characters land in different regions and the plot complications multiply. Honeymooners Miz and Fujisawa discover they're climbing a mountain on a floating island; the flamboyant emperor Dall Narciss falls in love with Qawoor. He wants Makoto to repair the dimensional reactor that supplies their power, but his lieutenant, Gilda, suspects Matoko of espionage. Fire priestess Shayla-Shayla dukes it out with Jinnai and finds herself a prisoner of the Bugrom.
The tone is too silly for any of these problems to seem like much of a threat to the eccentric characters. --Charles Solomon
You don't have to see the OAV to enjoy this The Alternative World is, acccording to the AIC site, the first TV version of the El Hazard series. It has 13 epidsodes on 4 DVDs, ... US. Visually speaking, the colors are brilliant with slightly too much red for my eyes (a product of aging and improper equipment set-up). The quality of the art is excellent, and attention to details is good. Audio wise, the English dub is good (Pioneer has done well with all it's English versions). Unlike some translations, the story works well in English. The story is easy to follow, even if you haven't seen the original version. I was able to understand what was going on, who was who, and the basic point of the plot. The situations are slightly adult in nature, but it doesn't mean that a younger viewer won't enjoy the series. Overall, the story is funny and entertaining.
3rd series ok, but get the original and second series first. This is DVD disk 1 of 4.
The series continues with more than a few of the cast from El Hazard getting transported to an alternate dimension version of the El Hazard we've become familiar with.
It's nice to see the characters adapt to their new roles. For some of them, it's their first time, for the earthlings it's their second. Don't want to provide too many details that will spoil your experience other than a hint that the ancient weapons are resolved a bit differently in this series.
Technically, this series lacks some of quality of the original series, but it's still worthwhile for die hard El Hazard fans.
Continuity Notes: El Hazard the "Alternative World" is the 3rd El Hazard series. The original "Magnificent World" is the best, so start out with that one. The "Alternative World" series is continuation of "Magnificent World" and is not part of the "Wanderers" series.
Cautions: This series is the most adult of any of the El Hazard series. Lots of sexual inuendo like a sitcom, but nothing really happens.
3rd series ok, but get the original and second series first. This is DVD disk 1 of 4.
The series continues with more than a few of the cast from El Hazard getting transported to an alternate dimension version of the El Hazard we've become familiar with.
It's nice to see the characters adapt to their new roles. For some of them, it's their first time, for the earthlings it's their second. Don't want to provide too many details that will spoil your experience other than a hint that the ancient weapons are resolved a bit differently in this series.
Technically, this series lacks some of quality of the original series, but it's still worthwhile for die hard El Hazard fans.
Continuity Notes: El Hazard the "Alternative World" is the 3rd El Hazard series. The original "Magnificent World" is the best, so start out with that one. The "Alternative World" series is continuation of "Magnificent World" and is not part of the "Wanderers" series.
Cautions: This series is the most adult of any of the El Hazard series. Lots of sexual inuendo like a sitcom, but nothing really happens.
why this series isn't so good... First off, if you don't get the whole series of El Hazard The Alternative World (4 DVDs), that's because it's actually a sequel to El Hazard The Wanderers (which is about < 9 hrs in length) and that was a really good anime (I rate that at 4.5 stars) compaired to this sorry sequel. Second, After watching both El Hazard shows, I have come to the conclusion that you probably don't need to watch this series (Alternative World) at all...it's boring with a really weak plot...the anime just didn't do justice to the first El Hazard series...you can do without it... If you can manage it, try and find the series of El Hazard: The Wanderers instead...it shows how the gang first arrived in El Hazard from earth, it explains story behind the 3 priestesses, etc... and its a lot lot lot more funny than this one.
why this series isn't so good... First off, if you don't get the whole series of El Hazard The Alternative World (4 DVDs), that's because it's actually a sequel to El Hazard The Wanderers (which is about < 9 hrs in length) and that was a really good anime (I rate it at 4 stars) compaired to this one. Second, After watching both El Hazard shows, I have come to the conclusion that you probably don't need to watch this one at all...it's boring with a really weak plot...the anime just didn't do justice to the first El Hazard series...you can do without it... If you can manage it, try and find El Hazard: The Wanderers instead...
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