Video Index • El Hazard • The Magnificent World • Volume 1
Episode 1: Battlefield of Confusion
Synopsis:
It all begins with the discovery of mysterious ruins beneath the school...
Meet Makoto Mizuhara, and ordinary Japanese high school student. Katsuhiko Jinnai, a not so ordinary high school student, has somehow gotten it into his head that Makoto is his destined rival, and hatches plot after plot against him. Makoto's never given Jinnai any reason to believe this, but that doesn't stop Jinnai from luring Makoto to the school late one night for his own nefarious reasons.
Once at the schoolyard, Makoto is summoned by a mysterious woman who shows him the way to El-Hazard, The Magnificent World. Pulled this way and that by the threads of destiny, Makoto and several others venture into this incredible new land. What amazing adventures lie in store...?
Directed by Tenchi-Muyo!'s Hiroki Hayashi, El-Hazard is a wacky new action-packed romantic comedy limited only by your imagination. Come join the fun waiting for you in the magnificent world of El-Hazard!
Cast
Makoto Mizuhara: Tetsuya Iwanaga
Katsuhiko Jinnai: Ryutaro Okiayu
Nanami Jinnai: Rio Natsuki
Mr. Fujisawa: Koji Ishii
Rune Venus: Kikuko Inoue
Alielle: Etsuko Kozakura
Londs: Hiroshi Naka
Dr. Schtalubaugh: Tamio Ohki
Diva: Yoko Sawaumi
Galus: Ryuzaburo Ohtomo
Credits:
Director: Hiroyuki Hayashi
Screenplay: Ryde Tsukimura
Character Design/Supervising Animation Director: Kazuto Nakazawa
Design Works: Kohji Watanabe
Color Styling: Takuya Kawami
Art Director: Nobuhito Sue
Director of Photography: Hitoshi Sato
Sound Director: Yasunori Honda
Music: Seikou Nadaoka
Direction: Akihiko Nishiyama
Concept Advisor: Hiroyuki Hataike, Takeshi Okazaki, Hiroaki Ohue
Original Plan: Hiroki Hayashi, Ryoe Tsukimura
Co-Produced by: Oniro
Produced by: AIC
© AIC / Pioneer LDC
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