‘El-Hazard: The Alternative World’ is a fantasy anime series that ran from May 26, 1995, to January 25, 1996, with a total of seven OVAs. It was written by Ryoe Tsukimura and directed by Hiroki Hayashi for the Japanese animation studio AIC and Pioneer LDC. It had several runs in both the United States and the United Kingdom, with Anime Limited announcing they are releasing a special edition of the final OVA ‘The Alternative World’ on Blu-ray DVD boxset in England.
“After releasing El-Hazard: The Magnificent World OVA series months ago, Anime Limited have acquired the UK rights to release El-Hazard: The Alternative World as a collector’s edition Blu-ray release,” they said on their website. They are planning an “early bird” on Thursday, June 16.
The licensing for ‘El-Hazard: The Magnificent World’ is currently held by Nozomi Entertainment in the United States. Here is the image from their anniversary release:
Happy 24th anniversary to El-Hazard The Alternative World! 🎂
Makoto and others are stranded in a strange world. See if they make it home!
Pre-Order on @rightstufanime or with the link below!
🌎https://t.co/u3nsBFYkoS🌎 pic.twitter.com/V3zatRhvvS— Nozomi Entertainment (@NozomiEnt) January 8, 2022
MyAnimeList lists the synopsis as follows,
“After Makoto Mizuhara agrees to testify against the boisterous student council president Katsuhiko Jinnai for bribing school clubs in the recent student council elections, Jinnai chases him down in an attempt to silence his self-proclaimed rival. Suddenly, during the chase, time stops for everyone—except Makoto. Perplexed, he wanders around the campus until he notices a light coming from the school’s closed-off basement, where an ancient relic had just been uncovered.
Makoto is walking toward the artifact surrounded by strings of light, when out of it comes an otherworldly woman who claims she has been waiting for ten thousand years to see him. Weakened by the passage of time, she uses her remaining power to transport a confused Makoto to another world, which she refers to as El-Hazard. However, others who are still at school are also caught in the spell, namely: Jinnai; Masamichi Fujisawa, the alcoholic teacher; and Nanami Jinnai, the headstrong sister of president Jinnai.
The fantastical and magnificent world of El-Hazard awaits these four individuals where they will become entangled in the story of its inhabitants and embark on an adventure filled with laughter, danger, and even romance.”
The music for the series was done by Seikou Nagaoka.
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