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(Synopsis)
Makoto Mizuhara is a teenager with it all. Brains, looks, and sensitivity. So what if he's clueless? Unfortunately, Katsuhiko Jinnai, president of Shinanome High School, has dark and nefarious plans for our oblivious hero. Jinnai, tired of living in Makoto's shadow, decides to sabotage Makoto's science experiment. This being anime, the device sends Makoto and Jinnai hurtling through time and space. Along for the ride is Nanani, Jinnai's sister and Makoto's childhood friend, and Mr. Fujisawa, the history teacher. A quick run-through of the characters thus far: Makoto is our hero. Kind, intelligent, and completely awkward. Jinnai gives new meaning to the word megalomaniac. Nanani is the spunky one, the first of Makoto's love interests (but not the last), and an entrepreneur extrodinare. And then we have Mr. Fujisawa, in all his unshaven, mountain-climbing, alcoholic glory. He's understandably one of the series' most loved characters.
Anyway, our wanderers find themselves in the far off world of El Hazard, smack-dab in the middle of a war between the Kingdom of Rushtaria and the Evil Bugrom Empire. Makoto and Mr. Fujisawa rescue the beautiful Princess Rune Venus of Rushtaria (love interest no. 2), Jinnai is captured by the Bugrom Empire and immediately proceeds to conquer it for himself and teach the Bugrom what it truly means to be really, really bad, and Nanani just wanders the world alone for the first third of the series. For completely unexplained reasons, Mr. Fujisawa possesses the strength of a giant, just so long as he's sober (heh, heh, heh!). After getting acquainted with their surroundings, Makoto and Mr. Fujisawa begin a journey through El Hazard, trying to find a way back home...
Dialogue : Japanese / English
Episodes : 1-26
Subtitles : English
Publisher : MAC
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