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Slayers
スレイヤーズ (Sureiyāzu)
Demographic	Shōnen
Genre	Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Manga
Authored by	Hajime Kanzaka
Publisher	Kadokawa Shoten
Other publishers: CPM Manga Editorial Vid Carlsen Comics Planet Manga Japonica Polonica Fantastica Panini Comics IVREA
Serialized in
Original run	1995 – 2005
No. of volumes	8
TV anime: Slayers
Directed by	Takashi Watanabe
Studio	E.G. Films
Licensor	Bandai Visual Central Park Media (original), FUNimation Entertainment (new)
Network	TV Tokyo
Other networks: A+ TV Azteca CERTV - Canal 4 SBS, Tooniverse Etc...TV ABS-CBN, QTV 11
Original run	April 7, 1995 – September 29, 1995
No. of episodes	26
TV anime: Slayers Next
Directed by	Takashi Watanabe
Studio	E.G. Films
Licensor	Bandai Visual Central Park Media (original), FUNimation Entertainment (new)
Network	TV Tokyo
Other networks: Anime Network, CoLours TV A+ TV Azteca SBS, Tooniverse Etc...TV
Original run	April 5, 1996 – September 27, 1996
No. of episodes	26
TV anime: Slayers Try
Directed by	Takashi Watanabe
Studio	E.G. Films
Licensor	Bandai Visual Central Park Media (original), FUNimation Entertainment (new)
Network	TV Tokyo
Other networks: Anime Network A+ TV Azteca SBS, Tooniverse Etc...TV
Original run	April 4, 1997 – September 26, 1997
No. of episodes	26
Related works
Slayers Special (OVA) Slayers Excellent (OVA) Slayers Movie: Slayers The Motion Picture Slayers Movie 2: Slayers Return Slayers Movie 3: Slayers Great Slayers Movie 4: Slayers Gorgeous Slayers Movie 5: Slayers Premium

Slayers (スレイヤーズ, Sureiyāzu^?) is a series of fifteen light novels written by Hajime Kanzaka. It was later developed into several manga titles, three televised anime series, two three-episode Original Video Animations (OVAs), and five movies. It also spanned three console role-playing games for the Sony Playstation, as well as one for the Nintendo Super Famicom (known internationally as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System). Slayers is a Dungeons & Dragons-style parody that follows the adventures of the young sorceress Lina Inverse and her companions as they journey through their world. ^[1][2] Using powerful magic and swordsmanship they battle overreaching wizards, demons seeking to destroy the world, dark lords, and the occasional hapless gang of bandits. Image File history File links Circle-question. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... 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Characters

Lina Inverse (リナ・インバース, Rina Inbāsu^?)

Lina is the primary protagonist and anti-hero and the only character that appears in all incarnations of Slayers. She is an adolescent but very powerful sorceress, with a great love of money, treasure (especially the magical sort) and food. In the anime and manga (but not the light novel) Lina uses overly destructive magic recklessly (but comically), often with little provocation. She is reputed to be an evil, powerful, destructive, diminutive and flat-chested sorceress (the evil part isn't true). She has an older sister, Luna, who is a powerful swordswoman. Although Lina has faced down dragons, monsters, and even a Dark Lord with little fear, the mere mention of Luna's name sends her into terrified hysterics. She also suffers from a fear of slugs.

In the first episode of the TV series, she introduces herself by destroying a gang of bandits known as the Dragon Fangs. She steals a large portion of their treasure, then sets off towards the nearest town to cash it in for a sizable profit. On the way to the town she is ambushed by the remainder of the Dragon Fangs. However, mere seconds before she would have blasted them to bits, Gourry Gabriev valiantly comes to her "rescue" and they begin their adventures together. Lina and Gourry do fall in love, but acting on these feelings is an entirely different story.

Lina has many different nicknames, one of them being "Dragon Spooker", a name that she isn't too fond of. (This is in the English translation. In Japanese, the kanji stands for "Dragons step past out of sheer revulsion"; the /spoo/ syllable is correct, but /s*r/ was changed to /k*r/ to translate better into English.) This is rumored to have appeared because of an incident in the first episode, in which the Leader of the Dragon Fangs’ pet black dragon escapes. Just when it appears that the beast is going to crush Lina (and Gourry, who was knocked out on top of her in a compromising position), it blanches in disgust and steps over her, a blush along its snout, much to her shock, and thereafter rage. However, the nickname was mentioned before the black dragon met her, thus leading to a possible earlier incident.

Another nickname Lina encounters is the "Dragon Nester." This comes from a rhyme: "Little girl with little breasts, scares the dragon from its nest." This takes off from a running gag, in which characters constantly comment on the small size of Lina's breasts. She generally takes offense to these comments, and often responds with violence. This nickname only appears in the English dub but small breast jokes are a staple of the franchise.

In Slayers Try, Gourry, Amelia and Zelgadis find out that Lina has an elder sister named Luna. Luna is a skilled and powerful warrior, who later retired and became a waitress in Lina's hometown ^{[citation needed]}. When Lina refused to accompany Filia on her quest, Filia handed Lina a letter from Luna that said, "Shut up and do it!", prompting Lina to cower in fear.

Ages (Rough estimates):

• OVAs and Movies: 13 to 14, 16 (In Premium only)
• First Series: 15
• Second Series: 16
• Third Series: 17

Voices: Megumi Hayashibara (Japanese), Lisa Ortiz (English; TV), Cynthia Martinez (English; Movies/OAV)

Gourry Gabriev (ガウリイ・ガブリエフ, Gaurī Gaburiefu^?)

Gourry is a wandering swordsman who meets up with Lina in the first episode of the television series. He accompanies her from then on. He carries the fabled Sword of Light, originally known as Gorun Nova before it came to the Slayers world.

Gourry is somewhat less than scholarly, in fact he's downright dumb, and has a serious memory deficit along with ADD, but his skills as a swordsman are unmatched throughout the franchise. A characterization of Gourry from his manga profile is "as loyal as man's best friend but not quite as smart." After he meets Lina he decides to become the "little girl's" unpaid bodyguard (despite his disappointment at his charge's lack of development), and they slowly get to know one another. Gourry kindness (he spares the life of his rival Zangulus on several occasions), loyalty (absolute to Lina) and consideration for others is clear throughout the franchise but is not as quixotic as that of the Seyruuns'.

While Gourry is deadly with plain steel, he is incredibly powerful when armed with his family's magic blade. He is the keeper of the Sword of Light, a mystic weapon whose steel blade can be detached, allowing the use of an alternate blade made of pure, destructive light at the incantation, "Light, come forth!". The sword can fell lower-ranked demons on its own and absorbs magic. If magic is cast directly on the sword of the light, the swords power becomes combined with that of the spell. Gourry takes great care of the Sword of Light, and watches it especially carefully to protect the valuable relic from thieving hands, especially those of Lina herself. Lina often tries to trick him into giving it to her by claiming he already promised it to her, but these are one of the few times where Gourry's less than astute (incredibly gappy) memory is crystal clear. Gourry does allow Lina to borrow the sword in certain extreme circumstances.

At the end of the third series, Gourry gives up the Sword of Light so that it and the other light weapons can be protected. In the following book series, he acquires the legendary Blast Sword. Manipulating the magical energies around it, the Blast Sword creates an extremely sharp blade. If not treated with care, it can slice through its sheath, and will sink up to its hilt into the ground below. An enchantment placed on it by the party allows them to change its sharpness to be useful again.

Gourry eventually falls in love with Lina. He is less averse to the notion than the young sorceress, however, he apparently does not know (yet another thing Gourry doesn't know) how to make a romantic advance.

Ages (Rough estimates):

• Premium: 23
• First Series: 22
• Second Series: 23
• Third Series: 24

Voices: Yasunori Matsumoto (Japanese), Eric Stuart & Christopher Patton (Slayers Premium movie) (English)

Naga the White Serpent

Naga is a buxom sorceress with an obnoxious laugh (similar to Ayeka Masaki Jurai's in Tenchi Muyo! and Kodachi Kuno's in Ranma ½) who is Lina's partner in the movies and OVAs.

Naga was often found hanging around Lina Inverse during Lina's earlier adventures, but the two had later parted company under unknown circumstances. During the time that they were together, whenever Naga was around, she was either working together with Lina or against her, all the while irritating the red-headed sorceress to no end.

Naga claims she is Lina's only serious rival. Lina calls her "goldfish feces" — as in, she trails after Lina. Like Lina, she has a massive appetite and is an excessive alcoholic. She is extremely well-endowed, much to Lina's disgust and jealousy, and wears very little clothing (it is characterized in the OVA as the "evil sorcerer look" and as an even less respectable sort of look).

It is rumored and hinted at throughout the different Slayers series that Naga is really the daughter of Prince Philionel El Di Saillune, and the oldest sister to Amelia Wil Tesla Saillune. However, despite the hinting, it was never confirmed until the creator, Hajime Kanzaka, revealed in an interview that Naga is indeed the lost heir of the Saillune family^{[citation needed]}.

Naga appeared specifically in the OAV’s and movies, however there is a debatable cameo appearance by her in the first season of the TV series midway through (during a crowd scene, several people walked in from of the 'camera' including a shapely lower torso that bore an uncanny resemblance to Naga's design, though the long trailing hair was red so it may have been an homage. Amelia notices the character during the brief scene.

Ages (Rough estimates):

• OVA's and Movies: 19 to 20, 22 (In Premium)

Voices: Maria Kawamura (Japanese), Kelly Manison (English)

Zelgadis Greywords (ゼルガディス・グレイワーズ, Zerugadisu Gureiwāzu^?)

Zelgadis is a sorcerer who begins the various incarnations of the franchise as a retainer for his ancestor Rezo, opposed to Lina, but ends up in Lina and Gourry's group. He is a chimera made of rock golem, brau (English trans. blow) demon, and human.

Zelgadis Greywords tends to become something of an enigma to his comrades, due to his quiet and antisocial nature. As a boy, he was transformed by Rezo, the red priest — who is either or both his grandfather and great-grandfather (the translation is unclear and differs) — into a three-part chimera. One third is golem, one third is human, and the last third is brau-demon (a being neither demon nor mazoku ^{[citation needed]}). The golem third turned him into stone, and ordinary weapons can't hurt him (unless weilded with Gav-like strength), making Zelgadis nearly unstoppable in a physical fight. The demon third enables him run faster than the eye can see, and granted him great power in Shamanist magic ^{[citation needed]}. The human third was simply a remnant of the old Zelgadis, before Rezo changed him.

Zelgadis specializes in Shamanistic magic, which pulls its power from the Astral, or spiritual, plane. His elemental spells are formidable, and include Stone Spiker, a modified version of Ray Wing, and his trump card, the mighty Ra-Tilt. Though he is not as learned in the art as Lina, Zelgadis's even combination of physical brunt and magical finesse render him among the most fearsome of mortal warriors.

Zelgadis travels with Lina because he wants to find a spell that can change him back into a human. Despite the incredible abilities bestowed upon him by Rezo in the transformation, he dislikes his change in appearance (his skin is tinged blue-grey with lots of rocks sticking out) and wishes more than anything to regain human form. However, Zelgadis likes to consider himself evil, but not too evil. In one episode Zelgadis (and the others) are described in insulting terms. Zelgadis is called "the heartless mystical swordsman" an epitaph he actually likes (Lina and Gourry are called "A smartmouthed sorceress and her idiot swordsman" while Amelia is called "a crazy girl,"). Amelia (who thinks Zelgadis' form is actually cool-looking) seems to have a crush on him, and he seems to feel the same way about her, though he refuses to admit it, even to himself.

Ages (Rough estimates):

• Premium: 18
• First Series: 17
• Second Series: 18
• Third Series: 19

Voices: Hikaru Midorikawa (Japanese), Daniel Cronin & Crispin Freeman (English),

Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun (アメリア・ウィル・テスラ・セイルーン, Ameria Wiru Tesura Seirūn^?)

Amelia is a young miko (shrine-maiden, sometimes translated as priestess) and the princess of Saillune with an unwavering (quixotic) belief in justice. She joins Lina's group during the first TV series. Amelia longs to be a "hero of justice" and quixoticly pursues her quest by following Lina and fighting (what appears to her as) villians. Amelia's naive tendency to believe whatever she is told sometimes leads her to mistake friend and foe. In the novels, Amelia is older and taller than Lina, but in the Animanga franchise Amelia appears to be both younger and smaller (though very busty, much to Lina's annoyance). In all incarnations of the franchise Amelia's manner is that of a little girl playing crusader.

Wherever there's a crime, you'll find Amelia tripping close behind. She’s a helpful little princess who's always either in the way or flat on her face (or in a headlock from Lina). She initially comes across as a very dense little kid who really can't tell the good guys from the bad guys. Although Lina was often annoyed with Amelia for her wide-eyed naiveté, desire to learn the Dragon Slave, and larger bust size, eventually Lina comes to accept her as a friend. Most of Amelia's lessons in justice and heroism came from her father Prince Philionel of Seyruun, the "ultimate pacifist" armed with a variety of oxymoronic but very effective attacks, whom Lina once mistook for a bandit king (TV series). It is rumored that Naga the White Serpent might be Amelia's long-lost older sister, the crown princess Gracia (this rumor was later confirmed by Hajime Kanzaka during an interview ^{[citation needed]}). After the murder of her mother, Amelia has vowed never to use blades, but once used the Sword of Light to channel the Ra-Tilt ^{[citation needed]}. Amelia seems to eventually develop a crush on Zelgadis.

Ages (Rough estimates):

• Premium: 15
• First Series: 14
• Second Series: 15
• Third Series: 16
• Novels: 17-18

Voices: Masami Suzuki (Japanese), Veronica Taylor & Joani Baker (English; eps. 11-13) also Luci Christian (Slayers Premium movie) (English)

Sylphiel Nels Rada (シルフィール・ネルス・ラーダ, Shirufīru Nerusu Rāda^?)

Sylphiel is a lovely young cleric who knew Gourry before she met Lina and the others. She became infatuated with Gourry to the point where, in the English translation for the anime, she refers to him as "Dear Gourry" or "Gourry Dear." Gourry only remembers her for her good cooking. While she is weak in shamanism and black magic her skills in white magic (healing and protection) are impressive. This is mainly due to her profession as a Shrine Maiden. Surprisingly, in Slayers Next she manages to get the hang of Lina's signature spell, the Dragon Slave. Her only other offensive spell, Flare Arrow, is comically pathetic: slow, weak and shaped like a carrot or beet. In the TV series, she joins the group for the end of the first series and again near the end of the second series. She does not appear in Slayers TRY (her position being somewhat usurped by Fillia) except in an eyecatch.

Ages (Rough estimates):

• First Series: 19
• Second Series: 20

Voices: Yumi Tōma (Japanese), Stacia Crawford (English)

Filia Ul Copt (フィリア・ウル・コプト, Firia Uru Koputo^?)

Filia made her first appearance in Slayers Try. She is a Priestess of the Fire Dragon King. Being a Golden Dragon, she has a huge sense of honor and is dedicated to "fulfilling her duties to the temple." She is annoyed to great extents by any monster that crosses her path. She carries a large mace (affectionately dubbed Mace-sama) in her garter, and uses it to end many of her arguments. Filia originally wanted Lina's big sister Luna to accompany her on her quest, but Luna retired and suggested Lina as a replacement.

Filia, at the end of Slayers Try, accepts the egg of the reborn Valgaav in repentance of what her ancestors did to his kind. In the ending credits, you see the glowing see-through egg nestled in a warm basket with Filia yelling something at Gravos and Jillas while they are polishing her pottery.

Ages (Rough estimates):

• Third Series: Unknown (Presumed to be a few hundred years). In her human form, she appears to be in her early 20s.

Voices: Houko Kuwashima (Japanese), Tara Sands (English)

Xellos (ゼロス, Zerosu^?)

Xellos is a high level Mazoku (see Universe section below), who is thousands of years old. Xellos describes himself as "Priest" of "Greater Beast Zelas-Metalium."^[3] Great Beast is described as one of the five demon lords "given birth to" by Shabranigdo^[4]. Xellos served Hellmaster Phibrizzo (another of the five demons) in his attempt to destroy Gaav the Demon Dragon King. Gaav stated that Xellos was given power beyond any Mazoku created by Shabranigdo. Dragons fear Xellos and see him as their mortal enemy after he killed half the population during The War of Monster Fall. In the 6th Slayers novel (Vezendi's Shadow), Xellos says his full name is Xelloss Metallium. He is also known as Beast master Xellos, "trickster priest" (by many, including himself) and "namagomi" ("raw garbage" by Filia) or simply Xellos. Xellos is sometimes a hindrance, sometimes helpful to Lina and her friends; He claims to serve to goals of Phibrizzo, and in season three that of the Monster race, but his actions do not always appear consistent. His trademark response to any important question is, "Sore wa himitsu desu!" (Literally: "That is a secret!"). A constant duel goes on between fans whether there is a love or hate, or even a love-hate relationship between Xellos and Filia. First appears in Slayers NEXT.

Age: Greater than 1000

Voices: Akira Ishida (Japanese), David Moo & Kurt Stoll (Slayers Premium movie)

Martina Zoana Mel Navratilova (マルチナ・ゾアナ・メル・ナブラチョア, Maruchina Zoana Meru Naburachoa^?)

Martina, along with her father, plotted to capture Amelia. Lina, along with Gourry and Zelgadis, saved Amelia then used the Dragon Slave to destroy Martina's castle and the surrounding town. Enraged, Martina ran off and learned magic so that she could take revenge on Lina. Later, Martina joins forces with Lina and company. Martina is fickle in her love affairs, obsessed with whatever man she happens to see first that day. At the beginning of the series she is hung up on Zelgadis, but her interests switch to Gourry and even Xellos as the series progresses, before settling on Zangulus. She is obsessed with her Lord Zoamelgustar, a monster (demon) god she made up, but nevertheless appears to grant her powers that can rival the highest ranking Mazoku.

She is usually a comic foil for the other characters.

Her sole powers are drawn from her dark monster god, which not even Xellos or any other Monster antagonists have heard (Xellos: "Never heard of him..."). She does seem adept at curses (even though they seem to backfire on her). She even cursed Lina so that any damage she inflicted would be returned to her. However at one point she summons Zoamelgustar's power and is able to generate a shield far greater than one that Lina or any of the other spell caster could muster. This is actually auntie Aqua, the remnant of the water dragon god the party met along the way to a Claire Bible ^{[citation needed]}. She faces down the final enemy in the last episode, showing that she is an ally and, in a way a friend of the regular cast, including Lina. When Hellmaster Phibrizo "kills" her during the final battle, Martina uses her last moments to encourage Lina to keep fighting and save Gourry. She eventually marries Zangulus in a fake backdrop church, as her hometown is still rebuilding after Lina's Dragon Slave.

Voices: Tomoko Ishimura (Japanese), Rachael Lillis (English)

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Name Discrepancies

Different translators have rendered character names differently. These are all valid transliterations of the original Japanese names (Note: the 'L' and 'R' sound is interchangeable in Japanese, which uses an intermediate sound; Alternate spelling are mostly homonymous). Transliteration is the practice of transcribing a word or text written in one writing system into another writing system. ...

• Lina, Reena
• Gourry, Gaudi
• Naga, Nahga
• Amelia, Ameria
• Filia, Firia, Philia, Fillia
• Sylphiel, Sylpheel
• Valgaav, Valgarv
• Xellos, Xelloss, Zeross
• Zelgadis, Zelgadiss
• Zelas (Metallium), Zellas, Xelas, Xellas

Media

The first of the three seasons of the anime bore the franchise's title and established Lina's three principal companions:

• Gourry (The swordsman)
• Zelgadis (The chimera shaman-rogue)
• Amelia (A young princess and warrior of justice)

The second season was titled Slayers NEXT, and the third season was titled Slayers TRY. A fourth season, Slayers AGAIN, was rumored following the success of TRY, but early scheduling conflicts caused interest in the project to dissipate.^[5] Each anime series begins humorously but builds slowly until the fate of the world hangs in the balance. Throughout each series, Slayers maintains its comedic nature, frequently displaying Lina's ill temper or abuse of her comrades or lesser opponents, using these events as comic relief in later episodes. Use of extremely destructive spells in inappropriate settings, especially the powerful "Dragon Slave" spell, is another frequent gag. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ...

Although released after the anime series aired, the two OVAs and the first four movies depict events that occurred early in Lina's career as a bandit-hunting and dragon-spooking adventuress. These installments show her first encounter and subsequent exploits with her first partner, Naga the White Serpent. Naga, while not a great intellect, is a formidable sorceress in her own right, and views herself as Lina's strongest and foremost rival; these adventures take place before the events of the three television seasons. A human ovum An ovum (loosely, egg or egg cell) is a female sex cell or gamete. ...

Volumes one through six of the light novels have been translated into English and released in North America by Tokyopop. The anime aired on TV Tokyo from April 7, 1995 through September 26, 1997, totalling 78 half-hour episodes, and was released on VHS and DVD in North America by Software Sculptors. In May 2005, at Anime Central in Chicago, FUNimation Entertainment announced they obtained the license for the TV series, since the previous owner's license expired in Fall 2005. It currently airs as part of the FUNimation programming block on CoLours TV, and the first DVD box set will be released on October 9th 2007 ^[6]. The OVAs and movies were released in Japan between 1996 and 2001, later released in North America and dubbed into English by ADV Films. Enoki Films holds the license to the Slayers television franchise as a middleman. For the music movie, see Tokyo Pop. ... The logo of TV Tokyo. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS is a recording and playing standard for analog video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC) and launched... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ... Central Park Media is a distributor of East Asian cinema, television, and comics. ... Anime Central (ACen for short) is an anime convention that is held yearly in Rosemont, Illinois, in the United States. ... FUNimation Entertainment (previously known as FUNimation Productions) is an American entertainment company formed by Gen Fukunaga in the early 1990s to produce, merchandise and distribute anime and other entertainment properties in the United States and international markets. ... CoLours TV is a multicultural TV network produced by the non-profit organization Black Star Communications. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... ADV Films logo ADV Films is the home video publication arm of A.D. Vision based in Houston, Texas. ... Enoki Films is a producer of anime based in Tokyo. ... middle_man is a program created by Krunch Software with the sole purpose of Enhancing your AIM experience. The AOL Instant Messenger plug-in enhances and extends funtionality of AIM to its users. ...

Setting and magic

Further information: List of Spells in Slayers

In the universe of Slayers, the supreme being is neither good nor evil, but is called the Lord of Nightmares, who created everything, and who is said to "float like gold on the Sea of Chaos." Later, it is revealed that the Lord of Nightmares (or L-sama, for short) is not in fact floating upon the Sea of Chaos, but in fact comprises it. Four pillars rise out of the Sea of Chaos, and each supports its own world. Since the Sea of Chaos comprises the Lord of Nightmares' body, the worlds likewise spring from her. In Slayers Next, the Claire Bible confides that if the worlds are destroyed and returned to chaos, the Lord of Nightmares can return to her true form (although why she created the four worlds in the first place has not been revealed, either by the novels or the author himself). This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Lord of Nightmares is the creator deity in the anime and novel series Slayers (known as The Slayers in its American video release). ...

On each of these worlds are gods (shinzoku, lit. "godly race") and demons (Mazoku, lit. "evil race"), fighting without end. Should the gods win the war in a world, that world will be at peace. Should the demons win, the world will be destroyed and returned to Chaos. In Lina's world, the supreme god is Ceiphied, and the supreme demon is Shabranigdo (the Ruby-Eye). Long ago, Ceiphied won the war, and split Shabranigdo's body in seven to prevent him from coming back to life. He then took the seven fragments and embedded them in human souls. As the souls are reincarnated the individual fragments would be worn down until Shabranigdo himself would be destroyed. However, Ceiphied was so exhausted that he himself sank into the Sea of Chaos, leaving four parts of himself and his soul in the world. On each world in the universe of the anime and manga series Slayers, there is a Dragon King fighting a Demon King. ... It has been suggested that Lei Magnus be merged into this article or section. ...

A millennium before the events in Slayers, one of Ruby-Eye's parts (which was sealed in the body of Lei Magnus, a very powerful sorcerer) revived and started the Resurrection War against one of the parts of Ceiphied, the Dragon King of Water (Aqua Lord). Ultimately, the piece of Shabranigdo won, but the Aqua Lord, using the last remnants of her power, froze and sealed him within the Kataart mountains. Nevertheless, Shabranigdo's lieutenants escaped and remained at liberty, sealing a part of the world within a magical barrier, through which only they could pass (most of the series takes place within this barrier, shown in the beginning of season three as the limits of the map shown in the first two season). These leaders and their servants are among the principal antagonists throughout the three Slayers TV seasons. They are intelligent, cunning creatures, often indulging in intrigue amongst themselves, and they feast on human emotion, especially fear and pain. A millennium (pl. ... otheruses|Magician}} The Enchanted Garden of Messer Ansaldo by Marie Spartali Stillman: a magician makes his garden bear fruit and flowers in winter. ...

To increase the amount of pain and terror they cause, the most powerful Mazoku lend their power to humans in the form of Black Magic spells that call directly on their powers^{[citation needed]}. Such spells include the Gaav Flare (no longer functional after the events of Slayers Next) and Dragon Slave, and are capable of causing enormous damage and suffering to all things and beings, except the Mazoku whose power is invoked for that spell and higher-ranking Mazoku who can protect themselves.

In contrast to the destructive power of Black Magic are the healing abilities of White Magic, drawn from the caster's own life force. Striking a balance between healing and attack is the rare Divine Magic, which only the dragon servants of the shinzoku have been shown to channel; it is suggested that the barrier erected by the generals of Shabranigdo blocked the power of Ceiphied and his fragments, and thus those people within the barrier had no access to the power to develop spells based around it. Whether people outside the barrier could channel Divine Magic is suspect, as in Slayers Try people outside the barrier are in awe at a simple light spell--confided by the author ^{[citation needed]} to be accessible to anyone regardless of magical potential, with rote study.

Shamanistic Magic is focused on manipulation and alteration of the natural world such as Raywing and Fireball, as well as the Astral Plane including Elmekia Lance. The greatest Astral spell is the Ra-Tilt, a spell of devastating power when used against a spiritual being, such as a Mazoku, and equal in power to the Dragon Slave (explained by Lina to Gourry in season one).

Above all other magic, however, and of its nature used purely for destruction, are spells drawing power from the Lord of Nightmares. Two spells of this class are the Ragna Blade, capable of "cutting through anything," and the Giga Slave, capable of felling any opponent, but which could destroy the world if the spell is miscast (as explained in great detail in Slayers Next).

New Film

In the March '07 issue of the Japanese "Weekly Dragon Magazine," it states that if customers buy all three Slayers series in Japan, they will receive a new Slayers film with them. It supposedly focuses on the romance between Lina and Gourry. This new film has 2 parts. First part is 25 minutes of scenes from all 3 Slayers Series. The second part is a 2 minute feature "Meet Again, sung by Megumi Hayashibara" with Lina and Gourry running on the beach. Zelgadis, Amelia, Xellos are there too.^[7]

Reception

References

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External links

Official

• FUNimation's Official Slayers Website
• Enoki Films' Slayers website

Other sources

• Slayers (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

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• Slayers Realm
• Slayers Universe - Slayers fansite.