El Hazard
El Hazard is an anime franchise by the anime studio AIC.
The series began as a seven episode OVA series. It was popular enough to be made into a 26 episodes TV series, The Wanderers, set in an alternate timeline. A second thirteen epidode TV series, The Alternate World, is a continuation of the original OVA timeline.
The story focuses on four people from our world who are accidentally transported to the fantastical world of El Hazard, which is threatened with a massive war.
El Hazard is a "light" series -- while it has a fair amount of character development, the series focuses almost entirely on action/adventure and comedy. Contrast this with, say, Tenchi Muyo!, which has a bit more character development and drama (especially in the later series).
Historical context: After the phenomenal success of Tenchi Muyo!, AIC wanted to repeat its success. It created El Hazard, which proved that AIC could reliably create popular anime.
Referenced By
Anime International Company | List of Japan-related topics 123-K | List of anime | No Need for Tenchi | Tenchi Muyo | Tenchi Muyo!
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