Quote:Having not seen the other OVAs or TV series(been warned to ignore them(OVAs) and what I've learned about the TV series just put me off completely because it seemed to screw around with the things I liked about El-Hazard in the first place, which was the story involving Ifurita and Makoto and how he helped her move past what she was and get the freedom to choose her own fate.(yeah, I was a bit of a sucker for his falling for her too, despite its contrived nature). The TV Ifurita is, iirc, a complete twit with a palette swap and everything I've heard about the plot has said it doesn't really touch on the things I liked.
The Ifurita we see in OAV2 seems -much- less capable - she shows no sign of the same mimic abilities, and doesn't seem to have the same kind of brute power, so I suspect that she was either in desperate need of repair and refit, or just an older and less capable model that was externally identical to the new one.
"This hand of mine glows with an awesome power. Its burning grip tells me to defeat you....
Shining FINGER!" -Domon Kashuu, Mobile Fighter G Gundam