| i watched slayer and in my opinion (which is like 10 years old) is one of the best action adventure comedy fantasy except ova and sequel |
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| Slayers is great, I currently watch it and I can see the inspiration for Fairy Tail in it. The characters are lovable, the fights are good and the soundtrack is amazing. |
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| Watched the first two seasons and liked them both. It's a good mix of adventure, action and comedy. Comedy was peak in season one imo and Lina is <3 |
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| I watched the whole serie a while back and I still think it's one of the best Adventure/Comedy/Action serie out there. The cast of characters are pretty good and I think Xellos is still one of my favorite semi-antagonist character of all time. I think the season thats the most peak in terms of quality was Slayers Next, that one is really solid. |
| I watched it a bunch of years ago, the entire franchise including each movie and special. I found it to be pretty good, very entertaining and funny for the most part and I generally enjoy fantasy settings like that. But I didn't binge it, I spread it out over multiple months at least. I think I was watching other, more serious shows in between and then I'd go have some mindless fun with slayer when I felt like it. I also watched large chunks of it in dub, for comfort reasons and because I actually found it to be pretty good. Some chars I even liked more in the dub. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| I watched all slayers, the tv series are awesome, the other stuff with naga were so so but funny nontheless. Great characters, great battles, great world building. The artstyle is not to my taste though. |
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| Slayers was absolutely crucial to my anime viewing career. Saw the first season around 20 years ago, and it's been near and dear to my heart ever since. |
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| Slayers is great and Megumi Hayashibara as Lina Inverse is the best. |
| It's a classic that will always be fondly remembered by all of us 80s-90s kids. xD Lina is definitely my favorite Megumi role. |
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| It is a really great franchise, I got to watch the ovas a few months ago and I still love lina and I wish naga was in the main tv show |
| It is one of my favorite series, I also liked both the subbed and dubbed versions. I have watched it multiple times, Slayers Next is probably my favorite and Zelgadisis my favorite character. I tried watching the newer Slayers Revolution series too but I didn't think they were that good. |
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| It was the first anime series that I completed and still remains a classic. I've seen it dubbed originally and then subbed. While the Japanese dub is great, I prefer the English voices as it is what I grew up listening to. Also Lisa Ortiz is an amazing Lina, and the Dragon Slave chant is easily one of the most iconic chants in anime history. Xellos was and still remains one of my favorite anime characters of all time, and I can honestly admit that Sylphiel was my first anime crush. I've seen all the seasons, movies, and OVAs. The quality varies for each one, but I can certainly say that I enjoyed them all. Naga was probably one of the most important characters in my anime watching history in that while I was young, despite the outfit she wears, I remember her more for her personality and laugh, and helped me understand that a character with a ridiculous outfit needs a ridiculous personality to go along with it. Naga is just an amazing character in general. She may be loud and flamboyant, but she has a good heart who not only could stand toe to toe with Lina but would also help her whenever she needed it. I'm sad she's not in the TV series, but I understand why she was excluded, because if Lina and Naga were to team up throughout the TV series they wouldn't need anyone else hehehe. And of course, the opening theme for Slayers NEXT is one of the most iconic OPs in anime history that brings the nostalgia straight at me whenever I hear it play. |
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Tarotist said: And of course, the opening theme for Slayers NEXT is one of the most iconic OPs in anime history that brings the nostalgia straight at me whenever I hear it play. The Slayers Next OP seriously should be on every best Anime OP list ever created. It perfectly captures a sense of adventure while the visuals go from serious to light-hearted without missing a beat. Glad to see another fan. |
Bebop_Hakusho said: Tarotist said: And of course, the opening theme for Slayers NEXT is one of the most iconic OPs in anime history that brings the nostalgia straight at me whenever I hear it play. The Slayers Next OP seriously should be on every best Anime OP list ever created. It perfectly captures a sense of adventure while the visuals go from serious to light-hearted without missing a beat. Glad to see another fan. My dad doesn't like my Japanese music...BUT HE LIKES 'GIVE A REASON'. ...so the song is doing something right. xD (imho the lyrics are really good too) |
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Chiibi said: Bebop_Hakusho said: The Slayers Next OP seriously should be on every best Anime OP list ever created. It perfectly captures a sense of adventure while the visuals go from serious to light-hearted without missing a beat. Glad to see another fan. My dad doesn't like my Japanese music...BUT HE LIKES 'GIVE A REASON'. ...so the song is doing something right. xD (imho the lyrics are really good too) My Dad says the same thing about what little he's heard of my Anime songs (he calls them chipmunk voices) but I do sometimes wonder if he'd still enjoy some of the really good ones. After all music, perhaps more than any other form of storytelling, can universally transcend barriers like culture and language thanks to its emphasis on conveying feelings. Edit: but you're right the lyrics are pretty great too. |
Nick-Knight said: I've tried reading the LN and it was bland and boring. Lina is waifu material tho. And if they put it on Netflix I'd be sure to watch it because it seems to be, at the very least, enjoyable. You can find the entire series on Funimation's official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0E0504C76413ABC4 It's not just season one either, they have all the TV anime uploaded there. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC3C6C7CDC262B2D8 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1C026519987630B3 |
| A total classic. I really loved second season, the ambience and music are incredible. Too bad revolution and evolution r lost the touch. |
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| I binged it and all the ovas and movies like 2 years ago. It is a classic 👌 |
There's a scene in Slayers NEXT where Martina puts a curse on Lina, so that any pain Lina causes will be reflected back onto her. Xellos explains this to the group via a demonstration: He beckons Gourry over, grabs his arm, shoves Gourry's hand onto Lina's chest (whereupon Gourry makes his trademark tactless comment), Lina retaliates by kicking Gourry so hard that his ancestors feel it, Gourry sinks and grieves while Lina looks on smugly, suddenly Lina feels a kicking sensation in her groin region before sinking and grieving, and Xellos concludes his happy demonstration. :3 |
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| Slayers is amazing. It's one of the better fantasy titles in Anime. Just a fun show |
| I thought it was ok. Didn't really enjoy it enough to watch past the first season though.Characters weren't all that interesting to me. Which is saying something because I gave Kyoukai no Rinne a lower score for it's kind of bland characters and still ended up giving season 2 a chance. |
| All I'm gonna say is that if you are forced to pick one and only one D&D fantasy anime series to watch in your entire life, make it the Slayers. Nuff said. |
DrakkoZ said: Too bad revolution and evolution r lost the touch. Agreed....I didn't like those nearly as much...but it's hard for me to figure out why... |
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| Someone referred me to this thread since I'm pretty much the authority on all things Slayers. My Opinion: Objectively the greatest anime ever. If you never watch another anime series again you'll at least have watched the top of the top. The greatest songstress in history voicing the best main character in history. These are unassailable facts because I said so. Don't even @ me unless you're prepared to debate a wall and pull your hair out. |
NTAD said: Someone referred me to this thread since I'm pretty much the authority on all things Slayers. My Opinion: Objectively the greatest anime ever. If you never watch another anime series again you'll at least have watched the top of the top. The greatest songstress in history voicing the best main character in history. These are unassailable facts because I said so. Don't even @ me unless you're prepared to debate a wall and pull your hair out. Oh yeah?! Well, you're just a...a...a saucer-eyed egomaniac! Is that really your nose?! |
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Zelkiiro said: Whoa man. That's just going a bit too far.NTAD said: Someone referred me to this thread since I'm pretty much the authority on all things Slayers. My Opinion: Objectively the greatest anime ever. If you never watch another anime series again you'll at least have watched the top of the top. The greatest songstress in history voicing the best main character in history. These are unassailable facts because I said so. Don't even @ me unless you're prepared to debate a wall and pull your hair out. Oh yeah?! Well, you're just a...a...a saucer-eyed egomaniac! Is that really your nose?! I may be an egomaniac and that may be my nose but I'm not saucer-eyed. That is just hurtful. :< |
| I've seen the first season some months ago. Its my kind of humor for the most part! They really don't write dialogue like this anymore. Probably not gonna watch all 7 of them though. |
| In fact i do! It's one of the most enjoyable fantasy animes i've seen. The arstyle is what sealed the deal for me honestly. |
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| I haven't watched it but I really like its artstyle. I have no clue what the actual show is about but it looks like its some sort of fantasy setting. I mean, im not keen on fantasy anime but idk I still wanna watch Slayers. It just looks good and ive only heard good things about it. |
| I've only seen the first 13 episodes of Slayers on laserdisc 10 years ago, but it was quite enjoyable, and even my mom liked it. I've also seen "Slayers: The Motion Picture," which was good as well. Besides that, I own a Lina Inverse figure, the Super Famicom game, and very recently, I bought 2 Slayers artbooks, because Lina is sooooooooooo sexy. |
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Seiya said: and very recently, I bought 2 Slayers artbooks, because Lina is sooooooooooo sexy. "Yes, officer, this post right here."  |
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Zelkiiro said: Seiya said: and very recently, I bought 2 Slayers artbooks, because Lina is sooooooooooo sexy. "Yes, officer, this post right here." Lol, very funny. Trust me, I'm not the only guy who finds Lina hot. I mean, who could resist this: |
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Seiya said: Lol, very funny. Trust me, I'm not the only guy who finds Lina hot. I mean, who could resist this: Naga is the only hot one form Slayers. Lina is some little girl. Enough said.  |
YuusakuFujiki said: Seiya said: Lol, very funny. Trust me, I'm not the only guy who finds Lina hot. I mean, who could resist this: Naga is the only hot one form Slayers. Lina is some little girl. Enough said. Naga is only popular because of her tits. More people still prefer Lina, though. Lina isn't a "little girl," she's a teenager, but she's definitely not a loli or anything. |
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| Slayers is one of the reasons why I love anime so much. It was one of the first shows I watched knowing what an anime is and it's still one of my favorites to this day. Good comedy, a great adventure and characters that are just adorable, so what's not to love? Lina all the way. <3 |
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Zelkiiro said: Seiya said: and very recently, I bought 2 Slayers artbooks, because Lina is sooooooooooo sexy. "Yes, officer, this post right here." OOC; Lina would be very happy to be called 'sexy'; she's pretty sensitive about her body. xD Naga is annoying af and her "boobs" are ridiculous and stupid-looking. :/ |
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YuusakuFujiki said: ojou-sama confidence she radiates But I hate ojou-sama characters, thus this is a bad thing in my POV. |
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