Reviews

Probably the most fun of the bunch, but also the most formulaic one. It's completely detached from reality; we got to a point where the gags happen for the sake of gags and the plot progresses just because it has to. You can clearly see it in the designs and the dialogue too; there are no real stakes or motivation. Hell, I'd rather have Rezo show up again, at least he had a motivation and a proper goal! Flawed as it blalantly was, they used it to the show's advantage! Nothing so far, in terms of writing, has been used to enrich Lina's world or to at least create a one-shot movie that can stand on its own. Being unrelated to the main story is not enough, any movie needs to be complete in terms or writing and by that I mean that the characters must be realistic and humane, otherwise any story quickly becomes dated at best. The only human characteristic Lina and Naga have are their unsatisfiable greed; everything else was written to make nerds giggle, not to move people in any way.

If I had to compare it to anything it would be Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus. Both are fun and colourful films, but both feel like the franchise had lost plenty of steam by that point.

This also came out a mere MONTH after The End of Evangelion. I'm only bringing this up since they decided to parody mecha this time. Asuka fighting the mass production EVAs has NOTHING compared to the grand duel in Slayers Great! And yes, said duel takes up roghly the second half of the movie.

Can't really complain since I've wanted to see Slayers for the longest time and hey, about time I did it! I'm only disappointed the movies have turned out to be subpar so far. The second one I wouldn't mind rewatching (especially if I was a kid) and maybe the third one every other year (only if I was a kid), but so far only the original show seemed to stand out to me. What it lacked in animation made up in superior writing; it wasn't the best anime by a long shot and it may seem dated or cliche to some folks, but I think it held up well and it was fun! So far, the movies leave quite a lot to be desired.