El-Hazard

El-Hazard
Title screen for The Magnificent World
神秘の世界エルハザード
(Shinpi no Sekai El-Hazard)
GenreIsekai[1]
Original video animation
El Hazard: The Magnificent World
Directed byHiroki Hayashi
Produced by
  • Hiroaki Inoue
  • Yasuo Hasegawa
Written byRyoe Tsukimura
Music bySeikou Nagaoka
StudioAIC
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Released May 26, 1995 – January 25, 1996
Runtime
  • 30 minutes (2–6)
  • 45 minutes (1 & 7)
Episodes7 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written byHidetomo Tsubura
Published byFujimi Shobo
MagazineMonthly Dragon Age
DemographicShōnen
Original run1995 – 1996
Volumes3
Anime television series
El-Hazard: The Wanderers
Directed byKatsuhito Akiyama
Produced by
  • Kazuaki Morijiri
  • Kyoko Kobayashi
Written byRyoe Tsukimura
Music bySeikou Nagaoka
StudioAIC
Licensed by
  • NA: Nozomi Entertainment
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run October 6, 1995 – March 29, 1996
Episodes26
Original video animation
El Hazard: The Magnificent World 2
Directed byYoshiaki Iwasaki
Produced by
  • Hiroaki Inoue
  • Kazuaki Morijiri
  • Akiko Odawara
Written byKazuhisa Onishi
Music bySeikou Nagaoka
StudioAIC
Licensed by
  • BI: Anime Limited
  • NA: Nozomi Entertainment
Released March 21, 1997 – October 25, 1997
Runtime30 minutes each
Episodes4 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
El-Hazard: The Alternative World
Directed byYasuhito Kikuchi
Produced by
  • Hiroaki Inoue
  • Kazuaki Morijiri
  • Kin'ya Watanabe
Written byMitsuhiro Yamada
Music bySeikou Nagaoka
StudioAIC
Licensed by
  • NA: Nozomi Entertainment
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run January 8, 1998 – March 25, 1998
Episodes13
Original video animation
A Night of Captivation, Temptation, and Purification
Directed byYasuhito Kikuchi
Written byMitsuhiro Yamada
Music bySeikou Nagaoka
StudioAIC
Licensed by
Released1999

El-Hazard (Japanese: 神秘の世界エルハザード, Hepburn: Shinpi no Sekai Eru Hazādo, lit. "The Magnificent World of El-Hazard") is a Japanese anime franchise written by Ryoe Tsukimura and directed by Hiroki Hayashi. The series was animated by AIC and produced by Pioneer LDC.

There is also a manga adaptation, which is published in English by Viz Media. The series was formerly distributed in the U.S. by Geneon. The distribution rights to the Wanderers TV series were acquired from Geneon by Right Stuf entertainment, announced during a Right Stuf press release on May 18, 2010. The anime was distributed by Right Stuf's publishing label Nozomi Entertainment. Later, during their panel at Anime Expo 2019, they also rescued The Magnificent World and The Alternative World OVAs.[2]

  1. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 19, 2017). "8 Anime That Were Isekai Before It Was Cool". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (July 6, 2019). "Right Stuf, Nozomi Ent. Add Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei, A.D. Police, El-Hazard Anime". Retrieved July 6, 2019.