Maze the Megaburst Space

Maze the Megaburst Space (Japanese: MAZE☆爆熱時空, Meizu Bakunetsu Jikū) 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 the North America.

One day an Ordinary High School Student wakes up in a partly ruined house with no idea how she got there or anything else except that her name is Maze. Exploring outside she finds herself in a scene straight out of The Wizard of Oz with her ruined house having crushed some Beastmen that were chasing Princess Mill Varna who is on the run from the Holy Jaina Group after they conquered her kingdom. When re-enforcements arrive Maze accidentally discovers that she is a powerful Form Master. Furthermore it is revealed that she can also pilot Dulgar, the most powerful Demi-Armour that Mill can summon. Due to confusion and uncertainty she is still losing though until nightfall. When the sunset Maze changes genders and personalities and the new Male-Maze easily deals with with the most powerful fire spell known.

So Maze (both of them) wind up protecting Mill from her pursuers and eventually try and take back her kingdom. Along the way they pick up several companions. Demi-Armor hunters Aster and Solude, both of whom are interested in Female-Maze. Randy, handy guide and Exposition Fairy, quite literally. She's a tiny Winged Humanoid who usually hides in Maze's shirt when the going gets tough. Then there's 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. Also goes on to explore the world, the origin of the Demi-Armours and reveal exactly who and what Maze is.


 * A Day in the Limelight Solude gets one of these
 * After the End So far after people have forgotten anything about it
 * Badass Normal Aster.
 * BFS Aster's weapon of choice.
 * Big Bad The Creator, head of the Jaina Holy Group
 * Bi the Way Mill is cheerfully indiscriminate about which form Maze in when she hits on him/her.
 * Bodyguard Crush Rapier had one of these for her king.
 * Body Swap The after effects of a potion to seal Maze's magic also screws up the transformation and temporarily results in Male Maze's personality controlling the female form and vice versa.
 * Brother-Sister Incest Sort of.  are really close.
 * Gender Bender Maze, combines this with Fusion Dance since each form has a separate personality. Also The Creator.
 * Generation Xerox
 * Handsome Lech Male Maze
 * Hot-Blooded Male Maze but oddly enough not
 * King Incognito Prince Gold
 * Kotono Mitsuishi Female Maze
 * Language of Magic The language that spells are cast in.
 * Meaningful Name Maze. Also combined with the Punny Name
 * Psycho Lesbian Solude's ex, Medusa.
 * Schoolgirl Lesbians And non-schoolgirl ones, too, in the form of Solude
 * Time Travel On several occasions.
 * Tomokazu Seki Male Maze
 * Warrior Prince Again, Gold.