The Slayers (1995– )
"Sureiyâzu" (original title)

The adventures of a teenage female mage and her companions as they quest for gold and glory (especially gold).

Stars:

Megumi Hayashibara, Yasunori Matsumoto, Lisa Ortiz

Cast

Series cast summary:
Megumi Hayashibara	...	Lina Inverse (26 episodes, 1995)
Yasunori Matsumoto	...	Gourry Gabriev (26 episodes, 1995)
Lisa Ortiz	...	Lina Inverse (26 episodes, 1995)
Hikaru Midorikawa	...	Zelgadis Greywords (18 episodes, 1995)
Takehito Koyasu	...	Copy Rezo (17 episodes, 1995)
Bin Shimada	...	Zangulz (16 episodes, 1995)
Masami Suzuki	...	Ameria Wil Tesla Saillune (16 episodes, 1995)

Storyline

In a medieval sword and sorcery world, there is one mage who is notorious for her power and grace (at least that's how she likes to put it), Lina Inverse. In reality, she is a teenage mage with a penchant for collateral damage, obnoxiousness and gluttony. This series chronicles her adventures with companions, such as the powerful but dumb swordsman Gourry Gabriev as she quests for gold and finds a heck of a lot trouble along the way.

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Plot Keywords:

sword and sorcery | wizard | anime | based on novel

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Taglines:

She's lethally lovely. He's gallantly vain. Together they're The Slayers!

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

7 April 1995 (Japan)

Also Known As:

The Slayers

Company Credits

Production Co:

SoftX, TV Tokyo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (26 episodes)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rights to air on US TV were acquired by FoxKids (who outbid Cartoon Network at the time who expressed an interest) when anime exploded due to the surprise success of Sailor Moon in 1995. However, FoxKids decided against airing any episode due to the nature of the show being a geared to more adult that kids, and has since lets their rights expire.

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Quotes

Lina Inverse: Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows, buried in the flow of time is where your power grows. I pledge myself to conquer all the foes who stand in front of this mighty gift bestowed in my unworthy hand. Let the fools who stand before us be destroyed by the power you and I possess. Dragon Slave!

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Connections

Followed by Slayers Revolution (2008)

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Soundtracks

"KUJIKENAIKARA!"
(I'll Never Give Up!)
Ending theme
Performed by Megumi Hayashibara and Masami Okui
Lyrics by Satomi Arimori
Music by Masami Okui
Arrangement by Toshirô Yabuki

User Reviews

Kept me laughing for hours

It takes a lot to get an emotional reaction out of me when I watch something alone. This is one of the few things which makes me burst. Non stop fun which keeps me enthralled for hours as I roll all over the floor.