Product Details

• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
• VHS Release Date: October 6, 1998
• Run Time: 110 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305100950
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #632,100 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very, very good, January 20, 2001

By 

Todd Rennells (Mesa, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: El Hazard: Battlefield Confusion [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is the first El-Hazard tape, which may be confusing since there are so many El-Hazard series.

The tape concerns a student named Makoto who finds himself, one of his teachers, and two classmates transported to the magical world of El-Hazard. Once there, he finds out that he bears an uncanny resemblance to a princess who has gone missing. The princess needs to be seen to preserve the fragile alliance of some of the nations of El-Hazard, and Makoto reluctantly agrees to pretend to be her. Hilarity ensues.

This series really has two things going for it. One is the humor. It's one of the top three funniest anime I've seen, along with Ranma 1/2 and Goldenboy. Makoto's teacher Fujisawa is, in particular, hilarious. He's gifted with super-strength when he gets to El-Hazard, but only when sober, and he's a complete drunk.

The other selling point is the visual aspect. Some anime, such as Revolutionary Girl Utena and X, have a haunting quality to them that can stick with you hours after you watch them. El-Hazard, however, is the anime that I would most describe as beautiful. The lush scenery and fantastic, quasi-Arabian architecture are breathtaking, as are the colors, lovely pinks, blues, greens, and oranges. It is quite simply amazing.

The only real complaint I might have is about one of the characters, Alielle. She is a prime example of a rather unfortunate prejudice regarding homosexuals, namely that they have some freakish sex drive that makes them incapable of keeping their hands off members of the same sex. She claims to be in love with Fatora, the missing princess, but this does not stop her from throwing herself at every female character she comes across. Maybe I'm taking it a little too seriously. It is done for laughs and is pretty funny, but I can't imagine too many gay people are flattered by such a portrayal.

Still, this is a very good series with a great opening video in "Battlefield of Confusion." If you like anime comedies, there is no reason you won't love this one.

4.0 out of 5 stars Eternal Blue, December 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: El Hazard: Battlefield Confusion [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a great movie for first time El-Hazard fans. It gets you involved with the characters, and leaves you hanging, begging for more! any Tenchi fan will love this action-packed romantic comedy.