Slayers

Slayers / スレイヤーズ / The Slayers / Slayers TV

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Studios: E&G Films
Producers: J.C.Staff, SoftX, TV Tokyo, TV Tokyo Music
Licensors: Central Park Media, Enoki Films, Funimation
Rating: 7.72 / 10
Rank: #1289
Popularity: #1688
Users Listed: 150,274
Users Scored: 64,668
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 11/26/2024
Aired: April 7, 1995 – September 29, 1995 (Spring)
Type: tv
Source: Light Novel
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 26
Broadcast: Friday at 18:30 (JST)

Synopsis:

Lina Inverse is a renowned sorceress known for her pursuit of valuable artifacts and her decisive handling of those who stand in her way. Her routine acquisition of treasures takes an unexpected turn when a naive swordsman, Gourry Gabriev, intervenes during a planned encounter with a group of vengeful bandits. Mistaking Lina's confidence for vulnerability, Gourry’s impulsive actions inadvertently thrust them both into a larger conflict.

Their journey to Atlas City becomes fraught with peril as they unknowingly become targets for shadowy figures seeking a powerful magical item recently acquired by Lina. This sets in motion a quest that gradually reveals the object’s significance and hints at potential consequences far beyond personal gain, compelling Lina and Gourry to confront forces that threaten to reshape the world. The series explores themes of self-reliance, unintended consequences, and the complexities arising from differing perceptions of strength and vulnerability.

Episodes:

Episode 1: ANGRY? Lina's Furious Dragon Slave!
Episode 2: BAD! Mummy Men Aren't My Type!
Episode 3: CRASH! Red and White and Suspicious All Over!
Episode 4: DASH! Run for It! My Magic Doesn't Work?
Episode 5: ESCAPE! Noonsa, the Flaming Fish Man!
... and 21 more episodes

Characters:

Gabriev, Gourry (Main) - Voice Actors: Matsumoto, Yasunori, Stuart, Eric, Sabre, Diego, Rollo, Alfredo, Créton, François, Pálmai, Szabolcs, von Lerchenfeld, Hubertus, Kang, Su Jin, Logar Jr., Juan, Vázquez, Juan Carlos
Graywords, Zelgadis (Main) - Voice Actors: Freeman, Crispin, Midorikawa, Hikaru, Manfredi, Massimiliano, Moneta, Claudio, Halm, Florian, Damu, Roland, Cronin, Daniel, Marconato, Alexandre, Kim, Seung jun, Pistorio, Pierre-François, Arraiz, Carlos
Inverse, Lina (Main) - Voice Actors: Hayashibara, Megumi, De Bortoli, Federica, Ortiz, Lisa, Pacotto, Emanuela, Schadt, Shandra, Quinto, Letícia, Barboza, Jhaidy, Uzureau, Véronique, Szabó, Gertrúd, Jeong, Mi Sook, Sáinz, Marta
Saillune, Amelia Wil Tesla (Main) - Voice Actors: Suzuki, Masami, D'Amico, Domitilla, Taylor, Veronica, Bullara, Fernanda, Bohlmann, Sabine, Bogdányi, Titanilla, Baker, Joani, Lee, Ji Yeong, Jara, Amelia, Gabriele, Léa, Valenti, Federica
Bandit Chief (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Houki, Katsuhisa, Willet, J.
Cally (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satou, Ai, Lillis, Rachael
Copy Rezo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyasu, Takehito, Breuer, Pascal, Gamba, Gianfranco, Vieira, José Manuel, Rofé, Peter
Dilgear (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kakegawa, Hirohiko, Violette, Vincent, Scarabelli, Mario, Albus, Thomas, Cathcart, James Carter
Dragonfang Bandit (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shioya, Kouzou, Willet, J.
El Di Saillune, Philionel (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Cathcart, James Carter, Anzai, Masahiro, Kim, Gi hyeon, Etcheverry, Eric, Ubaldi, Pietro, Camargo, Emerson
Eruk (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Natori, Yukimasa, Sholder, Adam
Innkeeper (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hoshino, Mitsuaki, Cathcart, James Carter
Knight (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishii, Kouji, Stuart, Eric
Lyes, Hallas (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Iwanaga, Tetsuya, Freeman, Crispin
Nels Laada, Sylphiel (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Touma, Yumi, Magnaghi, Debora, Kortemeier, Anke, F. Nagy, Erika, Crawford, Stacia, Regina, Márcia, Lee, Hyeon Jin, Sáinz, Marta, Barney, Magali, Henríquez, Melanie
Noonsa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shioya, Kouzou, Taschner, Kai, Pirovano, Pino, Ringenbach, Junior
Paula (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukamizu, Yumi, Lillis, Rachael
Rezo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyasu, Takehito, Prando, Francesco, Vieira, José Manuel, Láng, Balázs, Stachel, Marc, Amajones, Affonso, Kim, Min Seok, Breuer, Pascal, Lafourcade, Daniel, Gamba, Gianfranco, Rofé, Peter
Rodimus (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Houki, Katsuhisa, Scattorin, Maurizio, Erdmann, Manfred, Melennec, Patrice, Moreno, Antônio, Ringenbach, Junior
Rossburg (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nishimura, Tomomichi, Lewis, Ted
Ruby Eye Shabranigdo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Gouri, Daisuke, Haigney, Michael, Ângelo, João, Zucca, Mario, Belle, Ekkehardt
Saillune, Randionel (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inaba, Minoru, Tusco, Gianluca, Lobozzo, Jerry, Hoegel, Gudo
Saman (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Maruyama, Eiji, Cathcart, James Carter, Volcanes, Armando
Shopkeeper (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sawa, Ritsuo, Haigney, Michael
Shopkeeper's wife (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kujira, Cathcart, James Carter
Tiiba (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Kazumi, Sholder, Adam
Volun (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kosugi, Juurouta, Lazenby, Cliff
Vrumugun, Erisiel (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Bienaimé, Nathalie, Villari, Cinzia, Vadacca, Maddalena, Jara, Amelia, Ishikawa, Etsuko, Nanstad, Rachael
Vrumugun (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yanaka, Hiroshi, Vári, Attila, Cathcart, James Carter, Venditti, Francesco, Lelle, Tobias, Melet, Lionel
Waiter (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamazaki, Takumi, Jonson, Gene
Warrior (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hiyama, Nobuyuki, O'Malley, Liam
Wizard (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishii, Kouji, Cathcart, James Carter
Zangulus (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimada, Bin, Lewis, Ted, Juhász, György, Le Minoux, Martial, Auer, Dominik, Danti, Federico, Rufino, Sérgio
Zolf (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lemarié, Sylvain, Hirano, Masato, Zagnit, Stuart, Iacono, Gianluca
Zorom (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satou, Masaharu, Tiberi, Piero, Cathcart, James Carter
Zorro Man (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Murozono, Takehiro, Haigney, Michael

Staff:

Haigney, Michael (Producer, Script)
Kobayashi, Noriko (Producer, Associate Producer)
Watanabe, Takashi (Director)
Ishizaki, Susumu (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Iwasaki, Yoshiaki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kobayashi, Takashi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Matsuura, Johei (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Satou, Masato (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Satou, Hidekazu (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Sokuza, Makoto (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Tamano, Harumi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Hanada, Jukki (Script)
Koyama, Takao (Script, Series Composition)
Yamada, Yasunori (Script)
Kikuchi, Kazuhito (Storyboard)
Matano, Hiromichi (Storyboard)
Matsuzono, Hiroshi (Storyboard)
Yokota, Kazu (Storyboard)
D'Avena, Cristina (Theme Song Performance)
Hayashibara, Megumi (Theme Song Performance)
Okui, Masami (Theme Song Performance)
Satou, Hidetoshi (Theme Song Composition)
Artaux, Cyrille (ADR Director)
Guzmán, Juan (ADR Director)
Hanabusa, Yasutaka (Key Animation)
Hasegawa, Katsumi (Screenplay)
Imanishi, Kazuto (Planning)
Ishikawa, Shinsuke (Key Animation)
Kanzaka, Hajime (Creator)
Katou, Hiroto (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Kikuchi, Jouji (Animation Director)
Kinoshita, Yumiko (Key Animation)
Kojima, Akira (Key Animation)
Miyata, Naomi (Animation Director, Character Design)
Namatame, Yasuhiro (Key Animation)
Obunai, Mitsuru (Animation Director)
Salerno, Anthony (ADR Director)
Shishido, Kumiko (Animation Director)
Takahoko, Makoto (Key Animation)
Tezuka, Osamu (Music)
Tobe, Atsuo (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Yamamoto, Sawako (Key Animation)

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