Maze☆Bakunetsu Jikuu (MAZE☆爆熱時空, Meizu Bakunetsu Jikū / Maze the Megaburst Space) is a Japanese light novel series by Satoru Akahori. It was adapted into an OVA series in 1996 by J.C.Staff, followed by an anime television series and a sequel movie. The OVA and anime television series were licensed in North America by Central Park Media and released on DVD under their Software Sculptors label. The TV series has aired on Comcast's Anime Selects On Demand channel multiple times. The manga has not been released in North America.
Contents
- 1 Synopsis
- 2 List of Published Books
- 2.1 Novel
- 2.2 TRPG
- 2.3 Manga
- 3 Media
- 3.1 TV Anime
- 3.2 OVA
- 3.3 Animated Film
- 4 Character
- 4.1 Abilities
- 5 Radio Program
- 5.1 Radio Drama
- 5.2 Voice Drama
- 6 Reception
- 7 External Link
- 8 Trivia
Synopsis[]
Maze wakes up in her house, everything is a wreck and she has amnesia. Before she can gather what has happened the girl Mill storms into her house thanking her for having saved her life. She tells Maze that her house suddenly fell down from the sky and crushed Mills pursuers under it. However before long they are both on the run from further pursuers who want their hands on princess Mill. They are only saved when Maze discovers that she has phantom light magical powers and can summon Mills family heirloom mecha. However her performance with the mecha is weak; that is until the sun goes down and she is turned in to a lecherous man. Soon other travellers join them as Maze tries to protect Mill and figure out what she is doing in this fantasy world.
(Source: ANN)
List of Published Books[]
Novel[]
Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko Main series
- Volume 1 Perfect and Strongest Couple (July 1993)
- Volume 2: Invincible Big Party (November 1993)
- Volume 3: Eternal Unchanging Stranger (August 1994)
- Volume 4: Pure and pretty holy girl (September 1995)
- Volume 5: Great Reversal of Surprise and Raging Waves (February 1996)
- Volume 6: The Exciting Hometown Cataclysm (August 1996)
- Volume 7 Super Spiritual Power of the Legendary Holy Land (April 1997)
- Volume 8: Sorcerer of the Makai Void (September 1997)
- Volume 9: Pure love immortality (Ai is everything) grand finale (March 1998)
Gaiden series-Only the former two titles have "Gaiden" in the title, but the latter two are included for convenience.
- Gaiden 1: Mir-chan's wifey day (February 1995)
- Gaiden 2: Hiyoku Brothers (December 1995)
- Gaiden 3: Rapier Ranbu (October 1996)
- Gaiden 4: Mir-chan's Great Love Operation ♡ (January 1998)
Kadokawa Mini Library
- Side Story: A bold and lovely challenger (April 1997)
- Side Story: Daring Invincible Adventurer
TRPG[]
- "Maze☆Bakunetsu Jikuu (OVA)" Fujimi Shobo
Manga[]
- Completed "Maze: Mega Burst Space [Chouse Kitan Maze Bakunetsu Jikuu]" (1 to 6). Original: Satoru Akahori // Illustrator: Rei Shinshi
- Serialized in Monthly Comic Dragon from October 1995 to December 1999.
- “MAZE☆Bakunetsu Jiku Densetsu Seikouki Densetsu” (1) – incomplete. Original: Satoru Akahori // Illustrator: Eiji Suganuma
- It was serialized in Comic Newtype.
Complete Ver. 1
Complete Ver. 3
Complete Ver. 4
Complete Ver. 5
Complete Ver. 6
Media[]
TV Anime[]
From April 2, 1997 to September 24, every Wednesday from 25:15 to 25:45, it was animated and broadcast on TV Tokyo. 25 episodes in total.
The animation work has not been made into video software in Japan since the laser disc and VHS video were released by Victor Company of Japan The LD version is commonly known as the "Ogeretsu version", and it is full of skin colors that are out of the broadcasting code frame (such as underwear in the scene where Moe Ikaruga wakes up at the beginning), but the DVD was released in the United States. The version (English title: "MAZE: THE MEGA-BURST SPACE") uses the material of the TV broadcast version.
Staff (TV)
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Episode List (TV series)
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In addition, the opening eye-catching line of the TV series "Okiro" has been changed to "Start" because the viewing time zone for video software is not always late at night.
OVA[]
An original animation filmed before television broadcasting. It is an original story, the fairy Randy first appeared in OVA, and an OVA original mix will also appear.
Story |
Maze has gained incredible powers traveling through time and space, but she has also acquired one rather large problem: every night she turns into a really horny man. Unfortunately, Maze must rescue an equally lascivious princess from a mysterious warrior cult. Still, the male version of Maze would rather be chasing tail than rescuing willing princesses. |
Staff
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Part 1 | "Bold and Wonderful Challenger!! (大胆素敵な挑戦者!!, Daitan Suteki na Chōsensha!!) | ─── | ─── | July 24, 1996 |
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Part 2 | "Bold and Radical Adventurer!! (大胆過激な冒険者!!, Daitan Kageki na Bōkensha!!) | ─── | ─── | September 21, 1996 |
Animated Film[]
Published April 25, 1998. Co-screened with "Welcome to Rhodes Island!" This is Japan's first late-night anime adaptation into a movie. This movie work has not been released as software such as VHS, LD, DVD, etc., and has not been made into a novel.
Story |
Maze and his party headed for the Temple of Deldel after receiving the order to capture the "Ancient Giant". The three shrine maiden Dell sisters stop the resurrection of the giants, but during the battle with Gorgeous, the large magic armor twin tails are finally revived. Maze and the others try to stop the giants with the Holy Armor Durga. |
Staff
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Theme Song (movie)
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Character[]
Maze wakes up in her house; everything is a wreck and she has amnesia. Before she can gather what has happened a girl named Mill storms into her house, thanking her for having saved her life. She tells Maze that her house suddenly fell down from the sky and crushed Mill’s pursuers under it. However, before long they are both on the run from further pursuers who want to get their hands on Princess Mill.
When reinforcements arrive, they are only saved when Maze discovers that she has phantom light magical powers and can summon Mills family heirloom mecha, Dulgar. However her performance with the mecha is weak; that is until the sun goes down and she is turned in to a lecherous man who can even handle one of the most powerful spells ever known. Soon other travellers join them as Maze tries to protect Mill and figure out what she is doing in this fantasy world; Demi-Armor hunters Aster and Solude, both of whom are interested in Female Maze; Randy, handy guide and Exposition Fairy (quite literally as she's a tiny Winged Humanoid who usually hides in Maze's shirt when the going gets tough); and Rapier, Knight and Demi-Armour pilot of the neighbouring kingdom ruled by Mill's uncle, who joins up with the party when her kingdom falls to Jaina as well.
Female Maze (Mei Ikaruga) |
─ The heroine of the story. She accidentally saves the life of Princess Mill when her house falls on Mil's would-be murderer (much as in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) upon falling into the fantasy world. After that, she becomes extremely protective of Mill, who often shows intimate feelings or sexual advances toward Maze. She is a natural pacifist when the story begins. She has considerable magical abilities but initially is much less effective at using them while a female. Maze is a fusion of Mei and her brother Akira who switch places at daybreak and nightfall. During the day Mei is dominant, while at night Akira is. Maze was brought from the real world as the Eraser to correct an imbalance. |
Male Maze (Akira Ikaruga) |
─ At night, Maze turns into a male with a distinct personality from the daytime female form. He loves to fight, to the horror of the female form, who can be seen trapped in his head shouting at him wherever he tries to fight. In male form, he has vastly increased magical powers. He is very sexually predatory towards almost any pretty girl he meets. Like the female Maze, his memories are mostly wiped or jumbled upon leaving the real world, though they start to recover over time. He is initially portrayed as a sex crazed, violent monster with little personality, but in time his personality emerges. In the real world, he and his sister Mei shared a taboo love that led to him being outcast by their parents. In time, both halves of Maze fall in love with each other again, even though they can only meet each other physically during sunrise and sunset. At the conclusion of the TV series, they choose to not go back to the real world, as this is the only world that they can share their love. The Japanese character for "Akira" can also be read as "Mei" and thus the name "Maze" comes from the term "Meis" as in "two of Mei". |
Maze and Mill meet more companions on their journey and become embroiled in a war to defeat Jaina and raise Mill back to the throne of Bartonia.
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Mill Varna (ミル・ヴァルナ王女) is the princess of one of the empires in the fantasy world (Either Bestool or Bartonian). She is very outgoing and childish and seems to have abandonment issues over Maze. She is obsessed with both Mazes and often outlines her plans to marry Maze (but always with the female one), have Maze's children (with the male one), etcetera. Her family was killed when the Jaina holy group took over her family's territory. She also has the power to summon Dulgar, one of the greatest Demi-Armors (the equivalent of a mech) in the entire world, which only Maze has the power to pilot. In the light novels, manga, and in episode 26, 'she' is revealed to be a hermaphrodite. |
Abilities[]
The Female Maze (Mei Ikaruga) is a form master who is proficient in all five colors of Phantom Light (Elemental magical ability) of the unknown energy outburst. Unlike the female Maze, the male Maze (Akira Ikaruga) is not bothered by combat, and his attack power is incredibly powerful when synchronized with the female Maze. When reinforcements arrive, they are only saved when Maze discovers that she has phantom light magical powers and can summon Mills family heirloom mecha, Dulgar.
- The five forces (Phantom Light) of earth, water, fire, wind, and light that make this world exist. They are called "topaz form of earth," "sapphire form of water," "ruby form of fire," "emerald form of wind," and "diamond form of light," respectively, and they handle various kinds of magic and magical machines using these powers.
However her performance with the mecha is weak; that is until the sun goes down and she is turned into a lecherous man who can't even handle one of the most powerful spells ever known.
A Demi-Armors (equivalent of a mech) that has power that far exceeds normal abilities excavated in its perfect form. It can only be piloted by powerful phantom warriors.
| The most powerful Demi-Armors machine is that Maze and Mill Varna board. Since Maze, who was sent back in time, was the first to board this machine together with Mel, Mill's ancestor (the developer of Durga), the genetic patterns of both were recorded, and only those with Maze's blood and Mill's blood could demonstrate its true value. Toward the end of the story, it is revealed that there was another Holy Armored Aircraft Curly that was paired with this aircraft. Its name is derived from Durga, one of the incarnations of "Durga," the fourth wife of Shiva, who destroyed demons in India. The Holy Armored Aircraft Kali, the counterpart of this machine, is also derived from an incarnation of the same Durga.
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Radio Program[]
From April 11, 1996, TBS radio "Fantasy World" broadcast a radio program "MAZE☆Bakunetsu Hour" with voice actors Sakura Tange and Tomokazu Seki as personality.
Radio Drama[]
In 1996 and 1997, it was broadcast on TBS Radio "MAZE☆Bakunetsu Hour" and "Dragon Hour" and Tokai Radio "Koichi Yamadera's GAP SYSTEM". The CD was released by BGM Victor.
- "Phantom light flow (form)" series
- "Palania" Seri
Voice Drama[]
"Maze☆Bakunetsu Jikuu" Anime V All-in-One Service Cassette Tape Version.
Reception[]
Carlos Ross of THEM Anime Reviews called the series a "silly fantasy" and a "genuine fan-service anime."
External Link[]
- TV Anime "Maze☆Bakunetsu Jikuu" ─ Official Website
- Maze☆Bakunetsu Jikuu Movie ─ Official Website
- Maze☆Bakunetsu Jikuu OVA ─ Special Page - JC Staff
- Maze☆Bakunetsu Jikuu ─ Wikipedia JP
- Maze☆Bakunetsu Jikuu ─ Wikipedia CH
- Maze☆Bakunetsu Jikuu ─ Wikipedia EN
Trivia[]
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