The problem with this is that immersion immediately goes bust; and the whole thing isn't quite stupid or parodical enough to laugh off like many other forgotten 90s fantasy ovas.
Without immersion, Ellcia can't be anything more than utterly mediocre. Only its art direction and some surprisingly well directed and energetic swordfights are its saving grace
Though by art direction, I don't mean art in the sense of things such as Angel's egg, Rintaro's substance riddled visual trips or Nausicca's pastoral beauty. By art, I mean that the battleships in this anime look Gurren Lagann esque and have Lego Bionicles for a face. They then go on to absolutely nuke a diesel punk city with glowy orb things. I'm admittedly part of that tiny niche who would watch stuff like this. You can now join this niche too with just a few hours of time and a tolerance for very very forgotten old ovas.
