OZ: Extra-Dimensional Tales of Time and Space), a manga serialized in Comic JAM and published by Tairiku Shobo in 1986–1988.
It was illustrated by Kia Asamiya, whose debut manga series Shinseiki Vagrants was being serialized in Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Comp at the same time.
The illustrations were also done by Asamiya, and though some of the characters' proper nouns are different, the world view and story development are almost the same as the later Maze series.
Maze: The Mega-Burst Space: The Legend of the Holy Armored Machine), was serialized in Newtype 100% Comics, beginning on December 11, 1996, but remains unfinished due to the discontinuation of the magazine.
[12][13] The OVA and anime television series were licensed in North America by Central Park Media and released on DVD under their Software Sculptors label.
Before she can gather what has happened, a princess named Mill storms into her house, thanking her for having saved her life.
When re-enforcements arrive, they are only saved when Maze discovers that she has phantom light magical powers and can summon Mill's family heirloom mecha, Dulger.
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.
The DVD release, while being flawed in some areas, is still a good buy, especially with the first TV episode included as a preview of things to come.
"[28] Michael Predederva of Prede's Anime Reviews said, "The look of the show is very 80's inspired, but it is the music that convinces me that the entire production team was chronologically frozen in 1984 and thawed out in 1997 to make the thing.
The dub is also worth mentioning, it's probably Matlin Recording's best effort to date, although I'm sure Elisa Wain shouting, 'Big sister-brother!'
[31] Kara Dennison of Otaku USA said, "Between the weird story, the earworm ending theme, and how generally strange all the characters were… well, no, I can't account for my anime club on this one.