| Worse than 10 years older?.....This show was made in 1995 so it's almost 20 years old already. So far i have found it to be visually charming. Personally i can't really say yet whether it hold's up or not because i'm on the fourth episode. I don't know how in the end thing's are presented but this series is suppose be parody of tabletop RPGs and RPG's. So that's that. |
| Well i just watched the first "half" (10 episodes) and i have to say that it was very much a disappointment. First two episodes were heavy on joke's but after that they played it mostly straight and it just doesn't really work. If this had been aired when i was like 10 then it would have been coolest thing ever but now..... And the pacing is kinda bad. With some episodes it felt like there was lot of pauses and moments where anyone isn't saying anything and that makes it all worse (and flashback's are the worst idea ever) Not saying is bad or anything. It's just really lackluster. I hope the second half goes back to the funny stuff. |
| Well i just finished the series and i thought that the episodes after 10 were great. Even the last few episodes were enjoyable watch because there was balance between the drama and the jokes and the execution in overall was much better. -Personally i really liked Tesla and Zelgadis was much more livelier on the second half and the new voice actor was a HUGE improvement over the first one. Which version did you watch by the way? I went with the dub version which really fitted this show much better. There was some truly awful voice actors here and there but the Disgaea type of voice casting really worked. -Soundtrack wasn't anything to boast about there was some nice tunes here and there. -The humor obviously is hit or miss thing but personally i chuckled and laughed more than few times. The jokes might not be all that clever but did work for me. In the end ii think that this would have easily deserved and eight if episodes 3-10 weren't so "clunky". I gave the series and seven and i'm definitely looking forward watching the second season later on. |
| Well it's still summer vacation little longer and i got the anime fever few week's ago because i hadn't really watched any series for a very long time (just movies) I will check those OVA's at some point. I watched the premium episode earlier and it certainly looked really good but didn't have anything else going on beside that. But yeah. The filler episode are the best ones. My favorites probably were the boat episode, play episode and the marriage one. Villain's didn't do much for me either. |
| The content is kind of same old same old after a while...I think the reason you are disappointed is still because of the outdated animation. The OP is way cool though. |
| There's two kinds of people you can't win an argument against: One - Too dumb to tell right from wrong. Two - Too stubborn to admit they are wrong. |
| O_O;; Honestly I can say that Slayers is my favorite anime of all times. The animation at first is low quality because they had a reaaaally tiny budget, but after it was a success, they had lots of money to put into Slayers Next (season 2). Season 2 (Next) Is the best one of the entire slayers franchise, and you absolutely have to watch it until the end, believe me, you won't be disappointed. Apart from that, the OVA's are great, and if you're looking for a new stylish animation, go for Slayers Premium (the movie) and also the 4th and 5th season of slayers, which are also great. :) |
| I know the topic is a bit old but... I don't think it's overrated. The show has some problems indeed, but the ones you're complaining about are totally subjective. How's Zelgadis "maybe not useless-annoying"? He's a really important part of the story, he's the one who is after Rezo because 1) he knows he's looking for the philosopher's stone and 2) he wants to kill him, so if he gets the philosopher's stone before Rezo he can become more powerful and take his revenge on him (we know why). And Lina doesn't know who to trust, both Zelgadis and Rezo could have been evil. He's also the reason why Rezo ultimately gets the philosohper's stone. I don't think the evil characters are uninteresting either, but again, this is subjective. Maybe we are not talking about Rezo and Copy Rezo here, right? Well yeah, the minor evil characters aren't really interesting, but they're just there to move the plot forward, teaching us stuff from the Slayers Universe and they all die after all. Now if it's about Rezo... Rezo's one of the most interesting villains I've ever seen in an anime; he's able to heal almost any disease but he can't do anything about his own blindness, which is driving him crazy (plus a part of Shabranigdo lives in his soul). It's not just an evil guy. Copy Rezo isn't that interesting, he's just an emo because he isn't the real Rezo and that makes him feel bad, but his whole story arc is still a lot more complex than the first one, it's not "poorly recycled." Here's when Lina needs to find a way to defeat Copy Rezo without using the Ragna Blade. And the story, yeah, it's messy, but after the 2nd episode I don't see it generic at all. |
| I don't know why people complain about animation quality. Look good even today imo. |
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| I don't know what to say, I'm biased here. It was the first anime I've ever watched entirely and fell in love from the first episodes. But then again, I was 10 years-old and it was 2004 where they didn't even know their name - they called them Japanese manga cartoons. We had this first anime channel that first aired Slayers, Inuyasha, Kiddy Grade, Blue Gender, Pokemon etc. So I really loved Slayers and wasn't bothered by graphics or god knows what. I was a big fan of RPGs and wizards and dragons and of course, for a 10-years-old this show was big fun (although it was only 12+ back then lolz badass here). We didn't have the anime notion yet so, compared to other cartoons, it was somehow more interesting and mature (although yes, it gets silly from time to time). I liked the adventure and the characters which undergo some development and all have contoured and unique personalities. I had spent a lot of time recording Slayers, drawing all kind of posters and stuff with the characters, searching for photos and music - because back then internet was expensive and I could barely spend one hour per week surfing it. And by the way, Slayers Next is by far the best season indeed. And I think it's also pretty original, I mean, are there any animes created before '95 with the same themes? I agree with @Arkantasa, @crissio and @emeraldrosary and share the same opinion, but I don't know if I would feel different if I didn't see it 13 years ago, but, say, now. So yeah, I think it was great and I rewatched it several times, even recently and it was one of my biggest anime love ever, and the first one who dragged me into anime world, but I don't really intend to shove it down anyone's throat. I can understand why some people might not like it, just like, dunno, people born after 2000 who don't enjoy 80's or 90's music. So... de gustibus non disputandum...bitchez? |
Anakat_samaJun 6, 2017 3:29 AM
| The mindfucker. |
| im suspect to talk, cause im absolutely love slayers, its so fucking good. the action is good, the jokes are good, the story, the characters, the soundtrack, everything. only if you born and grow up watching FULL HD animes, that you may find weird to watch a 4:3 show. the only season i dont like is slayers try. the rest is very good. specially season 1 and 2. i ddint watched any of the movies or specials yet, cause i cant find it to download and its not on crunchyroll |
| I think most people prefer Slayers Next, which is season 2. I personally love this series, I was looking for an anime with a somewhat generic fantasy setting and not much of an over-arching plot. This pulls that off well, the characters are all lively and colorful, and it's pretty funny too. |
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| your IQ is not high enough to fully respect the quality of slayers |
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