Wanderers: V3 The Winds of War (El Hazard TV series) [DVD]

Features

• Type: DVD
• Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
• Language(s): english, japanese
• Director(s): Eiichi Sato, Harumi Tamano, Ikurô Satô, Kazu Yokota, Kazuhito Kikuchi, Kô Matsuzono, Makoto Bessho, Makoto Sokuza
• Actor(s): Steve Blum, Randy McPherson, Heidi Lenhart, Eddie Frierson, Michael Sorich, R. Martin Klein, Lia Sargent, Melissa Fahn, Julie Ann Taylor, William Knight

The plot falls by the wayside in the first three episodes, but things begin to pick up in the "Eye of God" episode. The hinted-at romance between Makoto and Rune starts to heat up as they discover Makoto possesses mystical powers traditionally held by members of the royal house of Roshtaria. Those powers enable him to activate ancient machinery that may be the key to inter-dimensional travel--and a way back to Earth. The idyll proves short-lived: Jinnai uses his Bugrom troops and the terminally dim Ifurita (who now describes herself as "the Devil") to kidnap Princess Rune--and Nanami. The inevitable sibling squabbles ensue, threatening to derail Jinnai's plot to conquer all of El Hazard. Of course, Makoto, Mr. Fujisawa, and the rest of the gang are already planning the rescue that will occur during the final episodes. Rated 13 Up: Violence, brief nudity, minor profanity, alcohol use. --Charles Solomon