Oh yeah, and there was another rumor that a new breed of evolved Bugrom was to be introduced in the final season, presumably from the union of Jinnai and Diva."
The Alternative World pretty much bombed in Japan. In addition to this, Hiroki Hayashi and a few others who weren't involved in the subsequent projects past The Magnificent World condemned what AIC had done to their brainchild, and due to mounting pressure from fans and such, the thing was prematurely canned.
Well, I mentioned it before and no one really believed me. ^^; So, I finally mangaed to get ahold of Lord of Nightmares-sensei. And, here's what she says on the matter:
The Alternative World pretty much bombed in Japan
In addition to this, Hiroki Hayashi and a few others who weren't involved in the subsequent projects past The Magnificent World condemned what AIC had done to their brainchild, and due to mounting pressure from fans and such, the thing was prematurely canned.
this caused him to go mental, reactivating practically every single super weapon that lay dormant across El-Hazard
Oh yeah, and there was another rumor that a new breed of evolved Bugrom was to be introduced in the final season, presumably from the union of Jinnai and Diva.
P.S. Saucer, this is a much better something for us to grab ahold of. Just saying "They planned, they canned" didn't give us enough to be sure it wasn't just skepticism.
Who needs Hayashi anyway?
It's like, dude, you just told them that you don't care, but now that they messed up, you suddenly do? You should've done something from the get-go instead of being all macho artist like.
Heh you said "dude," have you been AIMing Karrie? ^_^
Err anyhow... you see Bob, if he didn't do that, he couldn't join EAI -- Eccentric Artists International. ... If you say you're an artist but you're not eccentric, then you're just a poser.
Oh, and Saucer, I wasn't directly guaging success by video game releases... I just know that VGs are a BIG market. To produce them based on a show suggests that the execs are positive they can wring you out for more money by going into alternate markets. It's more of a status, though not a direct correlation to success.
There are a few creative works that simply should not have sequels, planned or unplanned, end of story. First example that come to mind is the first The Crow movie.
MrWhat, that's a good idea about the movie. I often wondered why AIC never attempted a movie?
... my Boys Be Free single ... I don't know how to make mp3s from it ;.; I can scan it though!
. If you're a Mac user, I'll have to relay you to Saucer.
Hey dragonprincess, welcome to the community! Woulda said something sooner but I've been offline since wednesday evening -_- Anyways, Bonjour!
How would I like to see El-Hazard continued?
My first preference is a theatrical movie that is mostly, but not not religiously, canonical, and more dramatic/less wacky than the original series. I'm thinking of the Ah! My Goddess movie as an example. And no more "tweener" stories-- I want a movie that takes place entirely after Ifurita's return.
or maybe a continuation of The Wanderers
As for the Wanderers, I'd disagree with the admin =P
Its pretty much the same with the OVA, save the large gap. Nevertheless they could do quite some stuff. Say, introduce elements from the game. =) There is a lot they could do. =) And besides, continue, like, having the TV Ifurita go on random insanity. Or center a series around her. I've always supported that >=3
Well, yeah, if you just want to make it "The Wanderers 2: Adventurous Romps in El-Hazard".
I'd agree on the OVA thing. Honestly, its really pathetic that they even tried to further the Tenchi syndrome in Alternative world(I so hate that show XD). Shayla should get over Makoto just as everyone else should.
Save Ifurita of course. That is, the OVA one.
Alexei-chan! (Glomps Alexei in an inappropraitely yaoi outburst) It's been so long...
AIC still has the rights? If I remember correctly, didn't that go to someone else? or was that Tenchi?
Now, I've no idea how I'm going to cope when Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu finishes next year...
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AIC still has the rights? If I remember correctly, didn't that go to someone else? or was that Tenchi?
Anyhow, a 10 Year special would be nice. That I, too, can agree on, if they actually get it right this time. I don't like OVA2 and TV2 much, both due the lack of, say, the phantom tribe, true Ifurita...
Especially the phantom tribe could be used to do so interesting things, after all. Its a shame that never came to be. They just forgot this group. =/ Although they had such terrible potential. Plots could be done with them easily, they apparently are smart and plan in really really long terms, which can be used really well for a plot...Jinnai's bugrom are beaten anyway, after all. Which was a problem in TV2 and Alt - Jinnai was there, but he had absolutely no point. Which is a real shame. An idea I once had was the phantom tribe attempting to help restore the bugrom empire behind the scenes(not openly of course). There were so many possibilities...giving them access to a demon god, or demons(well considering demon GODS seem to be extremely powerful, its to rationalize that there could be demons, who are much weaker). That'd be their interest, it'd give Jinnai some menace(which he definitely needs).
And it could also bring Ifurina in again. Just like they did in the radio drama. =/
On a side note: Sanks for the welcome, some people probably know me anyway, tho, was a member from some email list and forgot to join here, he he, still being a ditzy Iffy fan XD
Is the avatar too big? If so, I'll bug some people to resize it properly^^
I guess I'll do that, yupyup ^_^
Speaking of, I just finished the TV series. And although I absolutely loved it, I was kinda miffed that they just ended it so abruptly with so many loose ends. Does the OVA finish things up? And where can I find the OVA anyway?
Apologies for veering off-topic, but I do adore Guu...
The 'Deluxe' OVA certainly continues the series and ties up some loose ends (particularly regarding Weda and Clive) but it's not a conclusion. There's another OVA being released starting in December, called Guu Final, so I assume we might have a genuinine conclusion. But to be honest, Guu never had that much plot and I'm not sure what there is to conclude. There's always the question of exactly what Guu is, but the more I watched the series, the less I wanted to find out. She's just some crazy force of nature with unlimited powers, and I think an explanation would just spoil the fun.
More than one person has hinted at the possibility of romance between Hale and Guu. Personally I think this is a ridiculous suggestion, although it would be damn funny ^_^
I'm afraid I can't advise you on where to get the OVAs- I'm reliant on others for my downloads due to having no internet connection of my own. They'll probably resurface on BitTorrent when the new OVAs start getting subbed. The OVA series does come highly recommended though... it's even funnier than the TV series, the stories are weirder, and there's even a Digi Charat crossover ^_^
Hmmm.
If'n it were me doing the writing for a third OAV, the first thing I would do is set it a few years ahead and have Ifurita present. I always thought Alternative World was such a cheat, having her in the opening credits but she shows up for maybe, what five seconds in the series?
Getting past the "quest for Ifurita" would resolve several situations--Makoto's made his choice (shades of Tenchi...), Nanami, Shayla and Qawoor will have to accept that and move on, and so on. Of course, you'd have to have a new quest to replace it with.
El-Hazard is a big world, yet we've seen only a fraction of it. I'd like a "road" story of sorts; Fujisawa, much as he probably loves fatherhood, is itchy to do something manly and physically demanding. Nanami might still be trying to figure out what her place in things is, seeing as Makoto is pretty much out of the picture. I think the change in group dynamics regarding the three priestesses might be a bit intense; Afura's borderline arrogance against Shayla's temper and take-charge attitude would certainly cause sparks to fly, and with Qawoor being such awussmouse, the third part of the equation isn't there to balance things.
Heh, a remake would be interesting. As long as it wasn't as horribly botched as Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040. O_O;
I was also thinking that a prequel would be interesting as well. Sort of like Macross Zero (prequels seem to be the going trend in anime these days). Something that covered at least part of the ancient holy wars. Including the origin of Ifurita. Yes, more Ifurita is always a good thing.
Well, yeah, if you just want to make it "The Wanderers 2: Adventurous Romps in El-Hazard". Hell, that's what my current very-work-in-progress sort of is. :P A game starring Fujisawa actually using common base Wanderers elements... Tim wants a demo by Christmas, so we'll see. I've been working on a platform game runtime enviornment for the GBA, which has been a hell of a lot of work, but generally successful. This could be run easily through an emulator on any platform a GBA emulator exists (Windows, MacOS, etc. The best part I say. No porting work for me. ^_^V ) Although I'll probably make a Windows runtime for the same datafiles just for immediate and probably better-sounding music and stuff on Windows. (... only since I don't own a good enough Mac to work on porting it.)
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Obviously its only running test material right now, but it's good test material nonetheless.
Hey 2040 was great ^_^V Much better than the old BGC with all the chracters much better to. Plus it was drawn in the style of EL-Hazard as the character designer loved the style of it