This is my favorite anime series ever. I just finished the series today, and I loved it. I'd already seen the whole TV series before, but it wasn't as good. The TV series used too much filler and dumbed down some of the plot. I'm not going to give away the plot, because it just has so many twists. But without revealing anything, this series is about four high school students who get transported to a different world. Sounds kind of familiar doesn't it? Well, it should, there's at least twenty other anime series that are just like that. However, El Hazard pulls it off like no other. It has a great story, great direction, great music, great characters, and so on and so on. The series kind of drags around the third tape, but that doesn't really matter. It's still great. It does get kind of sad around the end, though. Make sure you have a tissue ready. It's also kind of confusing, almost exactly like the TV show. Just with a different character. I haven't seen the sequels yet, but from what it sounds like, the sad thing is reversed. I don't know how, but it is. I guess I'll have to see them. That's enough for now, just go rent the series. NOW!
