Windaria
Characters: 10 Animation Smoothness: 10 Story: 10 Transition: N/A Originality: 6 Quality Anime: 8
Overall: 8.8
Most Original Character: The Enlightened Souls
Theme Song: Good (?)
Cover art: Okay (Too much cuteness)
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
Genre: Action/Romance
Releaser: Streamline Pictures with the Best Film & Video Corp.
Length: 95 minutes
Dubbed: Yes

(summary directly from the back of the box)
In the country of Windaria, the war between Lunaria and the Shadowlands escalates, catching in its path two pairs of passionate lovers... the young farmers, Alan and Marie, and a beautiful princess and a handsome prince for whom romance is forbidden. Their stories intertwined in an explosive epic of jealousy and greed, steeped with spies, secret missions, goulish apparitions, bewitching seductresses, and fierce gunbattles on land and in the air. The uncontrollable emotions of romance collide head-on with the inevitable brutality of war in one of the most fully realized fantasy worlds ever created... Windaria.
<-->
Don't get me wrong, but this movie is not a mushy romance flick. It focuses more on the cruelty of war, and the struggles of two nations. This is actually the most realistic fantasy anime I've ever seen, but then again, I have not seen Record of the Lodoss War yet. Anyway, this is a very good movie, with powerful animation rarely seen. Yes, it has blood, for all you blood fans. The battles in this movie are also very organized don't-shoot-the-leader European type fighting. Has many surprises. Some good some bad. This is the story re-told by a dying man, who wishes the truth to finally be revealed.


 
The Wanderers, El-Hazard TV series
Characters: 10 Animation Smoothness: 10 Story: 10 Transition: 4 Originality: 9 Quality Anime: 10
Overall: 8.8
Most Original Character: Jinnai
Theme Song: Excellent (?)
Cover art: Excellent
Recommendation: Recommended
Genre: Fantasy/Comedy
Releaser: Pioneer
Length: 45 for the first, 85 for the rest
Dubbed: Yes

(summary directly from the back of the box)
One Quiet autumn day, the Shinonome high school students are busy preparing for their school festival. Mr. Fujisawa, a rock climbing fanatic, is inspecting the grounds; the business savvy Nanami is selling box lunches; Jinnai the president of the student council is caught up in an unscrupulous scandal; and finally Makoto is completely immersed in inventing a device about which even he hasn't got a clue. This incident occurs when the peaceful day is almost over. Jinnai, who's just insulted Makoto, has caused his invention to operate recklessly. The machine roars, and throws Makoto and the others into another world. What will Makoto, Jinnai, Mr. Fujisawa and Nanami destinies be in the magnificent world?
<-->
A good series, with good animation. first tape is 45 minutes, the rest 85. For the most part, it's a "quest-like" anime.