The Slayers
1995 · TV Series · TV-PG · 22 min · ★ 7.5
A young sorceress who lives for food, treasure, and a good fight crosses paths with a well-meaning but dim swordsman after a stolen haul draws trouble on the road. As they travel toward a bustling city and battle odd foes along the way, two mysterious pursuers close in, determined to reclaim what was taken.
Also known as Slayers Excellent: Lina-Chan's Lovely Makeover Operation · Slayers Special: The Scary Chimera Plan · Slayers Excellent: A Frightening Future · Slayers Special: Jeffrey's Knighthood
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Details
- Original title
- スレイヤーズ
- Years
- 1995–2009
- Release date
- 1995-04-07
- Network
- TV Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 22 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (51 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a fantasy adventure packed with jokes, magic fights, and quirky heroes, like Shaman King or Naruto; Not for you if you prefer calm, serious stories or dislike loud, hot-tempered leads.
Pros: nonstop comedy; fun magic battles; bingeable adventure | Cons: uneven seasons; complicated plot at times; lead can annoy
Themes
- magic
- anime
- high fantasy
- based on light novel
Cast & crew
Megumi Hayashibara
as Lina Inverse (voice)
Yasunori Matsumoto
as Gourry Gabriev (voice)
- WT
Wataru Takagi
as Valgarv (voice)
- CH
Chafurin
as Almeis (voice)
- KI
Kazue Ikura
as Hellmaster Phibrizzo (voice)
- MH
Masato Hirano
as Zolf (voice)
- TK
Takehito Koyasu
as Rezo (voice)
- JN
Jouji Nakata
as Maryuo Gaav (voice)
- KH
Katsuhisa Houki
as Rodimus (voice)
- YK
Yumiko Kobayashi
as Pocota (voice)
Directed by Seiji Mizushima, Takashi Watanabe, Hiroshi Matsuzono
Created by Hajime Kanzaka, Rui Araizumi
Episodes5 seasons · 104 episodes
Season 126 episodes
- S1E1ANGRY? Lina's Furious Dragon Slave!22m
- S1E2BAD! Mummy Men Aren't My Type!22m
- S1E3CRASH! Red and White and Suspicious All Over!22m
- S1E4DASH! Run for it! My Magic Doesn't Work?22m
- S1E5ESCAPE! Noonsa, the Flaming Fish Man!22m
- S1E6FOCUS! Rezo's the Real Enemy?!22m
- S1E7GIVE UP! But, Just Before We Do, the Sure Kill Sword Appears!22m
- S1E8HELP! Shabranigdo is Reborn!22m
- S1E9IMPACT! The Eve of the Great Life or Death Struggle!22m
- S1E10JACKPOT! The Great Life or Death Gamble!22m
- S1E11KNOCK OUT! The Seyruun Family Feud!22m
- S1E12LOVELY! Amelia's Magic Training!22m
- S1E13MONEY! Knock Out Those Bounty Hunters!22m
- S1E14NAVIGATION! An Invitation to Sairaag!22m
- S1E15OH NO! Lina's Wedding Rhapsody?22m
- S1E16PASSION! Shall We Give Our Lives for the Stage?22m
- S1E17QUESTION? He's Proposing to THAT Girl?22m
- S1E18RETURN! The Red Priest Is Back!22m
- S1E19SHOCK! Sairaag Falls!22m
- S1E20TROUBLE! Rahanimu, The Furious Fish Man!22m
- S1E21UPSET! Gourry vs. Zangulus!22m
- S1E22VICE! The One Who Was Left Behind!22m
- S1E23WARNING! Eris' Wrath!22m
- S1E24X-DAY! The Demon Beast is Reborn!22m
- S1E25YES! A Final Hope: The Blessed Blade!22m
- S1E26ZAP! Victory is Always Mine!22m
Season 226 episodes
- S2E1The Sudden Pinch! The Terror of the Monstrous Zoamelgustar!22m
- S2E2The Roguish Priest! His Name is Xellos!22m
- S2E3A Wonderful Business! Being a Bodyguard isn't Easy!22m
- S2E4An Ancient Pledge! One Who Seeks Immortality!22m
- S2E5Staying Behind For the Sake of Love!22m
- S2E6You Can't Escape! The Return of the Obsessive Martina!22m
- S2E7Sudden Cooking! Follow the Phantom Dragon!22m
- S2E8Be Eternal! The Day Prince Phil Died?22m
- S2E9Hidden Ambitions! The Shocking Confession?22m
- S2E10On a Journey With a Pack of Scoundrels?! Take Back That Magic Power!22m
- S2E11Voices from the Darkness! Slash 'em to Bits, Ragna Blade!22m
- S2E12The Unexpected End? The Shocking Truth!22m
- S2E13Impending Fall! The Moment of Ambition's Defeat!22m
- S2E14The Forbidden Dance? Where is the Strongest Spell?22m
- S2E15A Big Crash? The Battle at Artemay Tower!22m
- S2E16Bitter Curve Balls! Gutsy Fast Balls!22m
- S2E17They're Talking About a Girl Named Zelgadis?22m
- S2E18The Temple of the Sand! The Secret of the Giga Slave!22m
- S2E19Disclosure at Last? Xellos's True Form!22m
- S2E20No Other Choice! Set Course for Dragon Valley!22m
- S2E21The Thousand Year Old Truth! The Traitorous Demon Dragon King!22m
- S2E22The Stolen Sword of Light! The End of the Demon Dragon King!22m
- S2E23The Menacing Swordsman! A Journey of Reunion!22m
- S2E24Sinister Trap! The Mysterious City of Ghosts!22m
- S2E25The Souls of the Dead! Lina's Final Decision!22m
- S2E26Go to NEXT! And Then Again...22m
Season 326 episodes
- S3E1Majestic? Hoist Sails for the Journey!22m
- S3E2Doubtful? A Letter from Home!22m
- S3E3Where'd That Arrogant Guy Go?22m
- S3E4On the Move! He's Out for Revenge?22m
- S3E5A Wild Rumor! You Can't Have Smoke Without Fire?22m
- S3E6Wandering Around? The Runaway Shrine Takes a Trip!22m
- S3E7A Peace Conference? This is the Dragon Shrine?22m
- S3E8Be Careful! The Plan has Begun!22m
- S3E9Continuous Fire! The Wind-Swept Shore of Battle!22m
- S3E10Ready for Exile! Isn't Two People's Love Eternal?22m
- S3E11The Hurdle's Cleared? Jiras' Hidden Power!22m
- S3E12Selfless and Senseless! Pursuit Through the Labyrinth!22m
- S3E13An Explosive Situation! The One Who Holds the Key!22m
- S3E14Striding and Swaggering! Lamentation Without End!22m
- S3E15Disaster and Danger? This Place is a Wonder Island!22m
- S3E16Pandemonium! Terror of the Cursed Jar!22m
- S3E17Immediate Results? Love is in the Tiny Differences!22m
- S3E18The Right Person in the Right Place! Amelia in the Village of Justice!22m
- S3E19Three People, Three Ways! Where the Light Leads!22m
- S3E20A Hero's Advent? To Whom does the Young Girl Pray?22m
- S3E21Savage and Unexplored! History Sealed Away!22m
- S3E22Eternal Death, Final Farewells! A Cry to the Fallen!22m
- S3E23No Time for Arguing! Head for the Showdown!22m
- S3E24No way to Guess! The Forbidden Gateway is Opened!22m
- S3E25He Who Emerges from the Dark Star!22m
- S3E26TRY Again! When All Returns to White!22m
Season 413 episodes
- S4E1AMAZING Astonishing Dragon Slave!?22m
- S4E2Because - You're Lina Inverse, That's Why!22m
- S4E3CHASE Never ending pursuit22m
- S4E4DRIFTER Chasing or being chased22m
- S4E5ETERNAL The Forest that has Slept from the Ancient Time22m
- S4E6FALL ON Peculiar Festival! Unusual Festival? Lift that ball up!22m
- S4E7GORGEOUS The Luxury Yacht is the Target!?22m
- S4E8HURRY UP Interfere! What, don't interfere?22m
- S4E9INSIDER He who knows the real Truth!22m
- S4E10JUDGEMENT The silver one resurrects!22m
- S4E11KEEP OUT the approaching Demon!22m
- S4E12LEGACY The decisive battle for Seyruun!22m
- S4E13MISTY The downward swinging sword!22m
Season 513 episodes
- S5E1NEW COMER? A new voyage!22m
- S5E2OH MY HEAD! Where did it go?22m
- S5E3PARTNER! They`re sharing a body?22m
- S5E4QUALITY TIME? A loving life?22m
- S5E5RAIDER! A voice from the darkness!22m
- S5E6SEEK! Who is the target?22m
- S5E7TOWN SCAPE Because it's a thing made by the people22m
- S5E8UNCOVER! The Darkness Unvielded!22m
- S5E9VOICE! What`s inside the jar?22m
- S5E10WISDOM Pursuing the Irrevocable Time!22m
- S5E11XENO Compensation For Resurrection22m
- S5E12YESTERDAYS MEMORY Regained Days22m
- S5E13ZERO HOUR The One Being Ruined!22m