El Hazard: The Magnificent World
Announced back in October 2013 and then delayed initially past its first December 25th, 2013 release date, it looks like the El-Hazard: The Magnificent World is indefinitely delayed with no indication of what’s going on with it. Unlike a lot of other productions and releases, there’s no “active” ownership of the show since it’s been long gone and the producers aren’t involved with the release any further, so updates aren’t available. S
lotted with a 18,900yen price tag to it, the initial reports confirmed that that it will include the English language dub that Pioneer produced back in the 90′s. The 18,900yen release is set to come on four discs which is being produced from a new teleceine working off of the original 35mm film. The fourth disc in the set is a bit of a bonus in that it contains the CD Special that revolves around Jinnai. The set includes the two original OVA series that made up the show which Pioneer released first on Laserdisc in North America and then eventually on VHS before the DVD revolution landed.
Plot concept: When Makoto Mizuhara discovers an old monument in his school and awakens a beautiful woman, he, his teacher, his worst enemy and one of his female friends is transported to the magnificent world of El Hazard. There they discovers that they have received some special powers. Makoto and his teacher Fujisawa lands in a jungle and saves a princess from some large bugs. Makoto’s friend Nanami lands in a desert. And Makoto’s rival, Jinnai lands in the middle of the bug’s kingdom and becomes their general, plotting to destroy Makoto and his new friends. After several having his attacks repelled by Makoto several times, Jinnai learns about an ultimate weapon, the demon Ifurita. And so everyone sets of to find Ifurita, and when she’s found Makoto learns that she is the same woman that sent them to El Hazard. But the one gaining control of her is Jinnai.
[Source: TFP Forums]